and all of the arguments we made 5 yrs ago in this paper about why the idea of robot rights relies on faulty assumptions about the nature of human cognition and intelligence still hold
Robot Rights?: Let's Talk about Human Welfare Instead dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1...
The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
Good morning. ☕
Certainty or the appearance of, which is followed by enforcing control to be certain about their certainty is what they have as a stand in for stability and regenerative directionality or vision.
What vision and certainty can we offer?
🧵 I’ve turned a lot of my study and writing attention to antifascism and parenting for personal and (obvious) situational-historical reasons. I’m finding something I didn’t expect: a space of intergenerational dialogue in which one issue becomes far more clear than it is between adults. /1
What can a synthesis of neurodiversity theory and care ethics offer to research on language, communication, and culture?
I am interested in how neurodivergent experiences challenge normative assumptions about relationality, communication, and value. 🧵
💥 🍃 🏥 New Stem Cell Therapy Effective for Severe Diabetes (Type 1)
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Single treatment led to reduced or no need for insulin in all 12 patients
New England Journal of Medicine Report
nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2506549
Gift Article NYT
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 143
On leaving the nest for the first time female #bumblebee workers thoroughly survey the surrounding landscape on long looping exploratory flights; stopping often to ‘sample’ #flowers until they discover a favourite patch.
#bees
#nature
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LAPD fired rubber bullets at Australian journalist @laurentomasi.bsky.social
Scientists Have Been Studying Remote Work For Four Years And Have Reached A Very Clear Conclusion: “Working From Home Makes Us Happier.” farmingdale-observer.com/2025/05/16/s...
Kekius Maximus & @elonmusk Subscribe Please put "Never went to therapy" on my gravestone
men will literally dismantle the federal government instead of going to therapy
Robert “Ed” Smylie, the NASA official who saved the Apollo 13 crew in 1970, has died at 95. He cobbled together an apparatus made of cardboard, plastic bags and duct tape after an explosion crippled the spacecraft as it sped toward the moon. nyti.ms/3Sbusb3
The war over the future is one between those with and those without empathy.
Those with and without intellectual humility.
Those with an ever increasing secure sense of self and those who have to perpetually lie to themselves in order to feel secure.
Tides will turn.
We should be writing Project 2029—defining the society we want, clearly and publicly.
Let’s start today.
Community and authentic connection are the solutions to every personal, cultural and political challenge we face. We can choose to lean into community/connection when we’re ready to set aside our fears and lean into our hopes. It’s well past time we do so and it is a glorious thing to experience
An image featuring Admiral Lisa Franchetti in her formal Navy uniform saluting, alongside text highlighting her distinguished 40-year naval career, including commanding a destroyer, two carrier strike groups, and the U.S. Sixth Fleet. The text then contrasts her extensive experience with her reported firing by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, identified as a Fox News weekend host. The source of the information is credited to the New York Times, with "COURIER" branding in the top right corner. The highlighted portion of the text emphasizes the contrast between her career and the circumstances of her dismissal.
Let’s face it. Getting rid of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is to make way for less qualified white men to take positions they don’t deserve.
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💥 BREAKING: At Apple's 2025 annual meeting of shareholders today, proposal entitled “Request to Cease DEI Efforts" is rejected by shareholders.
Right-wing nonprofit National Center for Public Policy Research (NCPPR) proposal was also rejected by Costco shareholders 98-2 percent.
unsustainable
#joinyourunion
Thank your union
@australianunions.bsky.social
Courage and honor come in many forms.
bsky.app/profile/mich...
All credit to Melissa Dickson Jackson illustrating how the arts, literature and an education are essential elements in navigating real world events! Found this on FB and it explains sooooo much about Musk, Mara and what’s happening in USA right now.
You first.
REVEALED: Trump & Elon Musk's BRUTAL Secret @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
In August, I spoke with the wonderful Dave Chapman of the Real Organic Project's podcast. You can listen to or watch the episode here: realorganicproject.org/frances-moor...
"Leadership does not reside in a person but in an arena that can be occupied by offerings of specific wisdom to the needs of the community. So leadership is produced collectively in the community, not the individual."
@norabateson.bsky.social
#Embracing Indigenous #Wisdom in Game B Society
Indigenous knowledge #systems are based on the idea that we are a small part of a complex #web of relationships, and that our actions should be guided by a deep understanding and #respect for that interconnectedness.
Inspired by #TysonYunkaporta.
