TJ Perkins
@teejperk.bsky.social
Ph.D. Philosophy
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TJ Perkins
@teejperk.bsky.social
· Dec 17
Mound builders, mound blunders: mythmaking in nineteenth century American archaeology - History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences
In this paper, I critically examine and overturn a narrative from the history of American archaeology wherein historians have classified the overthrowing of the Mound Builders mythology in the late 19...
link.springer.com
Was the overturning of the Mound Builders mythology in the late 19th century a "triumph for science?" I argue, no, it wasn't, and that this narrative framing should be abandoned in my latest in the History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Hey Bsky, I need some pretend data so I can write the dashboard for my class's first-day activity next week docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
First day survey
This survey is used to start our discussion on the first day of class. I'll be sharing the aggregate responses in class, but otherwise won't do anything with me. On this page, there are 20 items that ...
docs.google.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Hey Bsky, I need some pretend data so I can write the dashboard for my class's first-day activity next week docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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I cannot stress how just a few years ago what is happening with Grok and CSAM would have been a no question Kiss of Death for X.
Musk would be legitimately looking at jail time, the company would be shutting down...
The sheer PANIC that would have engulfed it...
And today? Fucking crickets.
Musk would be legitimately looking at jail time, the company would be shutting down...
The sheer PANIC that would have engulfed it...
And today? Fucking crickets.
Twitter is the world’s largest generator of CSAM & non-consensual porn by a margin of about 8000%, and somehow… MSM isn’t even reporting on it.
(also includes advice for reporting ‘deepfake harassment’ to police if it escalates to a point where restraining order is necessary)
youtu.be/p71qQKmIGhQ
(also includes advice for reporting ‘deepfake harassment’ to police if it escalates to a point where restraining order is necessary)
youtu.be/p71qQKmIGhQ
I'm angry.
YouTube video by Charalanahzard
youtu.be
January 12, 2026 at 1:59 PM
I cannot stress how just a few years ago what is happening with Grok and CSAM would have been a no question Kiss of Death for X.
Musk would be legitimately looking at jail time, the company would be shutting down...
The sheer PANIC that would have engulfed it...
And today? Fucking crickets.
Musk would be legitimately looking at jail time, the company would be shutting down...
The sheer PANIC that would have engulfed it...
And today? Fucking crickets.
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Martin Peterson's creative response to being banned from teaching Plato (shared with his permission).
January 8, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Martin Peterson's creative response to being banned from teaching Plato (shared with his permission).
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1/3
Gregor Mendel published his work on inheritance in 1866.
Careful experiments, clear data, quantitative reasoning.
His paper was read — and then ignored.
...
For nearly 40 years.
#SciencePolicy
#SciComm
#philsci
#ScientificInnovation
#ResearchInnovation
#science 🧪
#biology
Gregor Mendel published his work on inheritance in 1866.
Careful experiments, clear data, quantitative reasoning.
His paper was read — and then ignored.
...
For nearly 40 years.
#SciencePolicy
#SciComm
#philsci
#ScientificInnovation
#ResearchInnovation
#science 🧪
#biology
January 3, 2026 at 4:34 PM
1/3
Gregor Mendel published his work on inheritance in 1866.
Careful experiments, clear data, quantitative reasoning.
His paper was read — and then ignored.
...
For nearly 40 years.
#SciencePolicy
#SciComm
#philsci
#ScientificInnovation
#ResearchInnovation
#science 🧪
#biology
Gregor Mendel published his work on inheritance in 1866.
Careful experiments, clear data, quantitative reasoning.
His paper was read — and then ignored.
...
For nearly 40 years.
#SciencePolicy
#SciComm
#philsci
#ScientificInnovation
#ResearchInnovation
#science 🧪
#biology
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Osgiliath would be a beautiful name for a baby girl.
December 25, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Osgiliath would be a beautiful name for a baby girl.
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Merry Explaining How the Academic Job Market Is Going to Non-Academic Family Members Eve to all who celebrate!
December 24, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Merry Explaining How the Academic Job Market Is Going to Non-Academic Family Members Eve to all who celebrate!
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Happy holidays! Today my paper "Turning Biodiversity Data into Evidence" is officially out on BioSocieties. This is the first paper of a special issue on Data Communities co-edited with Paola Castaño & Emma Cavazzoni.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Stay tuned for the other contributions!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Stay tuned for the other contributions!
Turning biodiversity data into evidence: the role of protocols in the epistemology of evidence-based conservation - BioSocieties
Proponents of evidence-based conservation (EBC) maintain that environmental intervention ought to be based on biodiversity data and data synthesis, instead of relying on unproven theory, individual ex...
link.springer.com
December 23, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Happy holidays! Today my paper "Turning Biodiversity Data into Evidence" is officially out on BioSocieties. This is the first paper of a special issue on Data Communities co-edited with Paola Castaño & Emma Cavazzoni.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Stay tuned for the other contributions!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Stay tuned for the other contributions!
Reposted by TJ Perkins
Sweeping science cuts in 2025 halted clinical trials, erased public health data and forced researchers into impossible choices.
“This year nearly broke me as a scientist,” one writes.
Six researchers share their stories: buff.ly/u2MHIQo 🧪
“This year nearly broke me as a scientist,” one writes.
Six researchers share their stories: buff.ly/u2MHIQo 🧪
‘This year nearly broke me as a scientist’ – US researchers reflect on how 2025’s science cuts have changed their lives
US science lost a great deal in 2025, including tens of billions of dollars of federal funding, entire research agencies and programs, and a generation of researchers.
buff.ly
December 23, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Sweeping science cuts in 2025 halted clinical trials, erased public health data and forced researchers into impossible choices.
“This year nearly broke me as a scientist,” one writes.
Six researchers share their stories: buff.ly/u2MHIQo 🧪
“This year nearly broke me as a scientist,” one writes.
Six researchers share their stories: buff.ly/u2MHIQo 🧪
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Leotia viscosa (Green Jelly Babies aka Chicken Lips Fungus). A pretty uncommon find. #Newfoundland Canada
#fungus #fungi #fungifriends #mushroom
Specimen is about 2.5” high (6 to 7cm).
#fungus #fungi #fungifriends #mushroom
Specimen is about 2.5” high (6 to 7cm).
December 22, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Leotia viscosa (Green Jelly Babies aka Chicken Lips Fungus). A pretty uncommon find. #Newfoundland Canada
#fungus #fungi #fungifriends #mushroom
Specimen is about 2.5” high (6 to 7cm).
#fungus #fungi #fungifriends #mushroom
Specimen is about 2.5” high (6 to 7cm).
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My new Gould paper is out today in Paleobiology (OA)! It is, in effect, a synthesis of some of my historical work on Stephen Jay Gould’s early career, which explores the curious position of punctuated equilibria in his early vision for evolutionary paleontology
www.extinctblog.org/palaeonews/2...
www.extinctblog.org/palaeonews/2...
Max’s New Gould paper — Extinct
My new paper in Paleobiology (OA), on some lesser known aspects of the early history of punctuated equilibria, is available to read online. It is, in effect, a synthesis of some of my older work on ...
www.extinctblog.org
November 12, 2025 at 1:47 PM
My new Gould paper is out today in Paleobiology (OA)! It is, in effect, a synthesis of some of my historical work on Stephen Jay Gould’s early career, which explores the curious position of punctuated equilibria in his early vision for evolutionary paleontology
www.extinctblog.org/palaeonews/2...
www.extinctblog.org/palaeonews/2...
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The discovery of organisms that have been alive for many thousands of years requires a revolution in how we understand life. An Essay by @karenlloyd.bsky.social
The discovery of aeonophiles expands our definition of life | Aeon Essays
The discovery of organisms that have been alive for many thousands of years requires a revolution in how we understand life
aeon.co
December 18, 2025 at 11:05 PM
The discovery of organisms that have been alive for many thousands of years requires a revolution in how we understand life. An Essay by @karenlloyd.bsky.social
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🏺🎮 Forgot I actually wrote a bit about the franchise’s death tableaux a few years ago and its relation to real life archaeology.
animalarchaeology.com/2018/09/10/f...
animalarchaeology.com/2018/09/10/f...
An Archaeology of Sudden Death: A Fallout Case Study
Content Warning: This post will discuss human remains and death from disasters and acts of mass violence. Although I will not be posting any actual images of real human remains, I will be using ima…
animalarchaeology.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
🏺🎮 Forgot I actually wrote a bit about the franchise’s death tableaux a few years ago and its relation to real life archaeology.
animalarchaeology.com/2018/09/10/f...
animalarchaeology.com/2018/09/10/f...
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newly minted dr Perkins with very proud advisor prof Havstad ✨
April 13, 2025 at 3:16 AM
newly minted dr Perkins with very proud advisor prof Havstad ✨
Was the overturning of the Mound Builders mythology in the late 19th century a "triumph for science?" I argue, no, it wasn't, and that this narrative framing should be abandoned in my latest in the History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Mound builders, mound blunders: mythmaking in nineteenth century American archaeology - History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences
In this paper, I critically examine and overturn a narrative from the history of American archaeology wherein historians have classified the overthrowing of the Mound Builders mythology in the late 19...
link.springer.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Was the overturning of the Mound Builders mythology in the late 19th century a "triumph for science?" I argue, no, it wasn't, and that this narrative framing should be abandoned in my latest in the History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Reposted by TJ Perkins
New on the Archive:
Perkins, TJ (2025) Mound builders, mound blunders: mythmaking in nineteenth century American archaeology. [Preprint]
https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/27349/
Perkins, TJ (2025) Mound builders, mound blunders: mythmaking in nineteenth century American archaeology. [Preprint]
https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/27349/
December 3, 2025 at 12:32 PM
New on the Archive:
Perkins, TJ (2025) Mound builders, mound blunders: mythmaking in nineteenth century American archaeology. [Preprint]
https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/27349/
Perkins, TJ (2025) Mound builders, mound blunders: mythmaking in nineteenth century American archaeology. [Preprint]
https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/27349/