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cdethier.bsky.social
Philosophy of science, epistemology, and random flights of fancy. Currently a postdoc at UMN. He/him/whatever. coreydethier.com
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seeing takes about the aid institutions and their role in imperialism. correct. If someone said "investor-owned hospitals exploit the vulnerable to benefit shareholders" I'd nod. If their followup was "and that's why I'm turning off your mom's dialysis machine" I'd...have some followup questions

submitted 37 days ago • 24 comments

Everyone seems to be framing Trump's freeze on federal grants as a Constitutional fight over powers of the purse & whether presidents can disregard Congressional appropriations. It is that. But also at stake is the fundamental validity of government contracts! I see much less discussion on this... 🧵

submitted 40 days ago • 67 comments

Yes, they can hallucinate papers that don't exist, discuss results that seem to be imaginary, and can be confusing and inconsistent. But talking to tenured professors may still be helpful

submitted 57 days ago • 14 comments

It's depressing how many job ads read as: "we expect you to carry a 4/4 load while running the major and doing community outreach; pay is 45k a year and the closest place you can afford to live requires 2 hours of commuting a day in a city with 0 public transit."

submitted 57 days ago • 0 comments

Just a reminder to come check out our session Thursday! (Or don't, I would understand that too.)

submitted 64 days ago • 0 comments

Anyone who is going to be at the Eastern: Jamee, Mathias, and I will be talking climate change, astronomy, robustness, and the work of the late George E. Smith on Thursday morning.

submitted 66 days ago • 1 comment

Had a dream in which I was late for my intiation into "Noux: the secret society for people who publish in Nous." The robes were straight-up ripoffs of the Stonecutter Society and @lastpositivist.bsky.social sponsored me. Gutted that there wasn't a "who keeps the continentals down" musical number.

submitted 75 days ago • 1 comment

We have always relied on the oil and gas industry to self-report methane emissions. Now we have independent ways to of measuring those emissions and it turns out they were lying about the emissions. By a lot. The blue lines are actual measurements. The pink are industry numbers.

submitted 90 days ago • 42 comments

oh my god overleaf I DO NOT WANT AI WRITING INTEGRATION

submitted 92 days ago • 7 comments

Ok, this is real Simpsons rabbit hole stuff, but despite what we all remember, the joke in the pictured segment *is on the adults*. The kids are just straight-up describing Power Rangers, a show that had existed for 3 years before the episode aired.

submitted 92 days ago • 0 comments

Really enjoying @bweatherson.bsky.social's new book, but like a lot of philosophy these days it relies heavily on some pretty unrealistic cases. I mean, a Sox fan who can't remember what year the curse was broken?

submitted 92 days ago • 2 comments

My research projects if I didn't have to devote so much mental energy to job applications:

submitted 93 days ago • 0 comments