Emily Heydon
@emilyheydon.bsky.social
Philosophy PhD student @ Buffalo 🦬 | California transplant | recovering homeschooler | thinking about niche construction theory and Bayesian games | 💜🏳️🌈⛸🌎🌿
the way that this is just me yelling at me about my dissertation (I wrote 1500 words today)
November 28, 2025 at 12:34 AM
the way that this is just me yelling at me about my dissertation (I wrote 1500 words today)
exhibit A in “students will misinterpret your comments in the most ridiculous ways possible and then think violence against you is warranted over that last half a point”
November 23, 2025 at 9:06 PM
exhibit A in “students will misinterpret your comments in the most ridiculous ways possible and then think violence against you is warranted over that last half a point”
gotta push back on that second one. if someone reminds you of your abuser that doesn’t mean anything good
November 22, 2025 at 5:04 PM
gotta push back on that second one. if someone reminds you of your abuser that doesn’t mean anything good
so apparently we almost had a campus shooter situation… absolutely unreal
November 20, 2025 at 10:02 PM
so apparently we almost had a campus shooter situation… absolutely unreal
staring at the APDA data and wondering why I ever let the PGR convince me that I needed to try to “stick it out” at a toxic program on the assumption that prestige translates into eventual job security
current dept doing better than old one…first column is permanent acad jobs, second is temporary
current dept doing better than old one…first column is permanent acad jobs, second is temporary
November 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
staring at the APDA data and wondering why I ever let the PGR convince me that I needed to try to “stick it out” at a toxic program on the assumption that prestige translates into eventual job security
current dept doing better than old one…first column is permanent acad jobs, second is temporary
current dept doing better than old one…first column is permanent acad jobs, second is temporary
interesting theory from @lynda.leads on Instagram about how these two phenomena might be related
November 16, 2025 at 3:11 PM
interesting theory from @lynda.leads on Instagram about how these two phenomena might be related
god help me, I’m discovering the teachings of Doug Wilson for the first time
November 15, 2025 at 11:33 PM
god help me, I’m discovering the teachings of Doug Wilson for the first time
correction: I’m reading the actual wording of the bill and it seems it isn’t a lifetime ban, but you can’t have worked with Chinese internationals within five years of applying for a grant which is still wild
November 8, 2025 at 1:05 PM
correction: I’m reading the actual wording of the bill and it seems it isn’t a lifetime ban, but you can’t have worked with Chinese internationals within five years of applying for a grant which is still wild
this is gluten-free and I got it delivered to my door for $12… the pizza gods have truly blessed me
November 2, 2025 at 1:09 AM
this is gluten-free and I got it delivered to my door for $12… the pizza gods have truly blessed me
thank you ref 1 for this ironic gem
November 1, 2025 at 2:12 AM
thank you ref 1 for this ironic gem
today I got to skate on the main performance arena at the skating club of boston’s prestigious center (for people who don’t know, this is where the world championships were held earlier this year)
October 26, 2025 at 2:22 AM
today I got to skate on the main performance arena at the skating club of boston’s prestigious center (for people who don’t know, this is where the world championships were held earlier this year)
so you’re telling me that this hasn’t just been my irrational fears all these years. The machine can actually choose to not give you your bank card back
October 22, 2025 at 10:42 PM
so you’re telling me that this hasn’t just been my irrational fears all these years. The machine can actually choose to not give you your bank card back
found a friend in the woods
October 19, 2025 at 7:16 PM
found a friend in the woods
this just in, the freshmen are saying our campus is “embarrassingly dirty and dilapidated”
October 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
this just in, the freshmen are saying our campus is “embarrassingly dirty and dilapidated”
anti-intellectualism in this country is getting scary. People think we just get paid to sit around or whatever
October 11, 2025 at 7:12 PM
anti-intellectualism in this country is getting scary. People think we just get paid to sit around or whatever
I read the article so that you don’t have to. It’s every bit as cringey as you’d expect. They also profiled two straight ace bffs who married for the tax benefits or whatever… and then tried to pretend that that situation is analogous to whatever *this* is
October 9, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I read the article so that you don’t have to. It’s every bit as cringey as you’d expect. They also profiled two straight ace bffs who married for the tax benefits or whatever… and then tried to pretend that that situation is analogous to whatever *this* is
what precise stage of “rapidly backsliding as a nation into conservative attitudes that are completely divorced from reality” is this
October 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
what precise stage of “rapidly backsliding as a nation into conservative attitudes that are completely divorced from reality” is this
watching in real time as redditors discover the concept of having preferences for nonmaterial goods
September 30, 2025 at 3:34 PM
watching in real time as redditors discover the concept of having preferences for nonmaterial goods
por que no los dos
September 21, 2025 at 11:15 PM
por que no los dos
I’m screaming because this is me too
September 21, 2025 at 3:48 AM
I’m screaming because this is me too
someone needs to go check on the undergrads
September 8, 2025 at 5:26 PM
someone needs to go check on the undergrads
found a largish frog
September 8, 2025 at 1:01 PM
found a largish frog
currently wallowing in The Pit of Despair™️ but close to completion
September 5, 2025 at 11:47 AM
currently wallowing in The Pit of Despair™️ but close to completion
