Been wondering why NSF isn't spending most of its FY26 appropriation? A $1.5B tech initiative may be the reason. And big cuts to hundreds of research programs could be just the beginning of the bad news. www.science.org/content/arti...
Unexpected shift in funds has meant sharp drop in grants this fiscal year
One of the strongest supports of the genocide in Gaza is gone. Good riddance.
Happening this week!
Experimental Philosophy in China: Webinar Series – Session 3, Experimental Jurisprudence
Time: 9:00 AM, June 25 (Thursday), Beijing Time (UTC+8)
Tencent Meeting (VooV Meeting) ID: 965-198-333
Link: meeting.tencent.com/dm/GJN9NsVFC...
Speaker: Kevin Tobia
The Encyclopedia of Women Philosophers: A New Web Site Presents the Contributions of Women Philosophers, from Ancient to Modern
Edouard Machery
“There’s a strange mismatch between soccer as it actually exists throughout the United States and the red-meat Americana of Fox’s World Cup coverage…While USMNT players expound…on the importance of Juneteenth, vocal Trump supporter Lalas is busy doing promo videos for the [DHS].” Great takedown.
New paper out now! We (w/ @rmcelreath.bsky.social and @gregork.bsky.social) start from the observation that among adolescents in Leipzig, the gender gap in life satisfaction has doubled over time and ask: why?>
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
In a conversation with Julian Baggini on why there are so few women in academic philosophy, Mary Warnock once noted that “of all the humanities departments in British universities, only philosophy dep...
The leader of the free world is concerned with … a pool?
The literature on cognitive offloading and deskilling should be taken with a serious grain of salt. See literature on video games in the 1980s, see Haidt style literature on social media. The last
Chapter of my forthcoming book reasonable doubt talks a lot about policy and untrustworthy science.
Fox’s broadcast at the tournament has become a story of two contrasting styles. And there is one clear winner
In his resignation statement on Monday, Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain announced a timetable for his departure from Downing Street that left open two options for the process to replace him. Here's what happens next.
Matthew J (is) Tired
Keir Starmer, the British prime minister, could be replaced through a full leadership contest. But if the top contender, Andy Burnham, is the only candidate, the process will be much faster.
Given the growing evidence on cognitive offloading and skills erosion, this may be very prudent policy. And it will make for an informative social experiment, with much of the US serving as an counterexample
The New York Times
Alondra Nelson
“Norway is imposing a near ban on the use of generative AI tools by elementary school pupils while also restricting their use in the education of older children to prevent a negative impact on learning, the country's prime minister said on Friday." @jackiantonovich.bsky.social
Trump says beleaguered reflecting pool will ‘probably’ be drained for repairs
Algae blooms and peeling paint mar $14.2m renovation as president blames problems on ‘disgraceful Vandalism’
The troublesome Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool in Washington is “probably” going to be drained for repairs, Donald Trump has said, after algae blooms and peeling paint marred the controversial recent renovation efforts for America’s 250th anniversary celebrations next month.
In a Truth Social post late on Saturday, Trump said that after meeting with pool contractors, they would “probably be forced to release and drain much of the water in order to do the necessary repairs, but will have them done as quickly as possible”. Continue reading...
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Norway is imposing a near ban on the use of generative AI tools by elementary school pupils while also restricting their use in the education of older children to prevent a negative impact on learni...
