Independent researcher. Interested in poetry, space ethics, science fiction, violence studies, the humanities, also ecology and astronomy. Master's from Johns Hopkins. First generation college grad. Disabled. On Mastodon since 2021. May boost photos of birds.
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"The study showed Gollum-like behaviours such as data hoarding, idea theft, and blocked access to resources are rampant', Valdez told Times Higher Education, noting 'this phenomenon disproportionately impacts early-career researchers and marginalised groups, pushing some out of academia altogether'."
Researchers driven out by ‘toxic’ academic Gollums – study
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/researchers-driven-out-toxic-academic-gollums-study
"The plaintiffs in the case are the American Historical Association, the Modern Language Association, and the American Council of Learned Societies, a nonprofit federation of 81 scholarly organization that includes in its membership both the AHA and the MLA as well as the College Art Association."
Three Humanities Organizations Sue NEH Over Its ‘Dismantling’
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/neh-dismantling-lawsuit-acls-mla-aha-1234740476/
@Tarheel That was a free link. Perhaps it varies by country.
"As the Zurich researchers warn, without more robust detection tools, AI bots might 'seamlessly blend into online communities'—that is, assuming they haven’t already."
‘The Worst Internet-Research Ethics Violation I Have Ever Seen’
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/05/reddit-ai-persuasion-experiment-ethics/682676/
"River animals were feeding on methane-eating bacteria, which in turn were consuming fossil fuel as food."
Scientists surprised to discover mayflies and shrimp making their bodies out of ancient gas
https://theconversation.com/scientists-surprised-to-discover-mayflies-and-shrimp-making-their-bodies-out-of-ancient-gas-253334
@startrekgifs Spock Amok
People like to push the idea that progressive policies will follow failed government. They said the same thing about the Arab Spring. And about 8-8-88 in in Burma/Myanmar. This idea that the public at large will suddenly wake up and care about the common person has no basis in reality. It will take generations of quality education and stable familial relationships to make that happen. And it will take baby steps to get to where that starts. Caring does not start with observing tyranny.
@startrekgifs Brother
@startrekgifs Discovery S2E1
@startrekgifs wrongs darker than death or night
@startrekgifs wrongs darker than night
@startrekgifs Maps and Legends
@startrekgifs Remembrance
@kevinrns @qurlyjoe What also gets me is that with employees like me to have a lot of medical cost, or I have to fork over a small fortune for essential care, my employer is paying their share as well. One would think businesses would be in favor of healthcare reform as a matter of basic business essentials.
@startrekgifs Basics, Part I
@startrekgifs Memento Mori
Yet another from Corbin. I still have read History of Wind, but I did read History of Rest.
Now...History of Plaster
@startrekgifs Where No Man Has Gone Before
Finally listening to #MaríaDueñas's #Paganini album. Not the best rendition of the 24 Caprices I've heard, but an interesting interpretation.
"'We were surprised,' says Dr. Eric Rubin, the editor-in-chief of The New England Journal of Medicine, one of at least four journal editors to get a letter from Martin and probably the most prominent."
Medical journals hit with threatening letters from Justice Department