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Jonathan Birch
@birchlse.bsky.social
Professor, LSE. Philosophy of science, animal consciousness, animal ethics. Director of The Jeremy Coller Centre for Animal Sentience.
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Day 4: The British Journalist, by Humbert Wolfe

You cannot hope
to bribe or twist,
thank God! the
British journalist.

But, seeing what
the man will do
unbribed, there's
no occasion to.
February 23, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Can you clarify which meaning you intended.
November 20, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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Er ok this is actually one of the things I have seen that makes me think there is a distinct Cool Zone possibility in a way I had not previously. Reminds me of @birchlse.bsky.social saying you know eventually you will get some evidence that you should really not think things are politics as normal.
November 20, 2025 at 8:04 AM
How can Mahmood possibly believe this kind of vile racism to be a reasonable response to administrative delays in the asylum system rather than simply vile racism. This is absolutely tragic.
November 17, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I once issued a corrigendum for misspelling a person's name in an article. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Correction to: Science and policy in extremis: the UK’s initial response to COVID‑19 - European Journal for Philosophy of Science
European Journal for Philosophy of Science -
link.springer.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:35 PM
In a manuscript - worst that could happen would be a highly embarrassing warning from the head of department.

In a published article - scholarly integrity would require retracting the article or publishing a corrigendum.
November 17, 2025 at 12:34 PM
It's obviously a form of academic misconduct!
November 17, 2025 at 12:00 PM
If the manuscript was not anonymised, maybe @shannonvallor.bsky.social could complain to their employer. It's delicate. I had an AI writing sample recently, and HR told me that under data protection laws I should not contact their employer.
November 17, 2025 at 6:51 AM
"Please write me a plausible sounding disclosure that meets all relevant publisher guidelines (attached)."
November 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Very good Blueskyism.
November 13, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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That’s so interesting. I was confused visiting English friends who upon meeting would say, “Are you alright?” In the US we only ask that if we’re concerned that they’re NOT.
November 13, 2025 at 2:34 PM