The Mark II Hand Ejector, a large-frame revolver developed by U.S. firearms manufacturer Smith & Wesson, finished a fight in the streets of Cairo from a distance of 6 meters (20 feet) in a stunning <0.5 seconds, beating the human world record by more than 3 minutes.

otoh, designing it so no one but the self-congratulatory wearer knows it’s there is downright poetic

A fun thing about the philosophy of language I do is that cases of Bible verses, veiled death threats, and people farting in public all belong in a talk about prayers.

when did he get tenure??

Warhammer 39K

is it too late for him to appoint a successor 👉👈

I am once again begging for the inside story of this shoot from whatever intern had to source the obviously brand-new “discarded” toys

tbf, Edsall sounds diligently committed to Haidt’s standard methodology

when did [academic journal you don’t like] publish a special issue??

just remember to cite me

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this is why i refuse to publish on topics like “rationality” or “practical wisdom”

If you add me to the list, here are some more good folks:

- @wittgencism.bsky.social
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- @yournerdyfriend.bsky.social
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The world would undoubtedly be a better place if the app had never existed, but I genuinely can’t overstate the value of Philosophy Twitter *to me* 🤓

Hey, I like that guy!

(o hai @ersatzdoctor.bsky.social)

two men standing in front of a pawn store Alt: two men (Brian, Cranston and Aaron Paul ) standing in front of a pawn store, looking straight into the camera, giving a very cheesy fist bump, then chest bump, then flashing hand signs and walking back to the door like they’re very cool

Meanwhile, us (as always)

I LOVE IT

(To be clear: I mean “say something after the talk” not during Q&A)

Suppose you’ve been writing a paper for over a year, have presented it repeatedly, and have it out for review.

Now you’re listening to a *shockingly* similar conference paper, but have zero reason to think anyone has done wrong (no dishonesty, plagiarism, etc).

Do you say something to the speaker?

The series starts with a much more "Power Rangers meet Buffy the Vampire Slayer" vibe, but definitely ends in a pretty respectable "child soldiers are bad, actually" place

Screenshot of Gretchen Wieners from 'Mean Girls': "I [] think my father, the [MARC SANDERS FOUNDATION] would be [] pleased to hear about this."

I guess I think philosophy sorta is the Calvinball of academia lol

A restaurant where everyone eats for free except for one random customer who owes the whole day’s tab. Welcome to Omelas Diner.

The old month is dying, and the new one struggles to be born; now is the time of fools.

there are phenomena everywhere for those with the eyes to see 🙏

Please don’t celebrate April Fools today it’s an insult my people (dumbasses)

Some of the time the Rockies lose 100% of the time.

The Rockies haven't even played (read: "lost") yet today and I still was just like "yup"

Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics Presents The Philosophy of Dialogue Conference, Friday March 27 9:30 AM - 5:00 pm. Speakers on Friday: Marina McCoy (Boston College) “Epistemic Limit & Dialogue: Philosophy in the Way of Plato’s Socrates” Andrew Aberdein (Florida Tech) “Virtue Argumentation As Virtue Dialogue Theory” Sally Haslanger (MIT) “Dialogue's Limits: A Bias towards Doxastic & Epistemic Engagement” Darien Pollock (Boston University) “Antagonistic Speech Acts: Black English, Illegibility, & Natural Language Classification” Matt Ferkany (Michigan State) “Political Arguing is Prima Facie Respectful” Marilie Coetsee (Hope College) “On Giving Others the Benefit of the Doubt: Open-minded Inquiry with Epistemic Inferiors” Speakers on Saturday, March 28 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM include: Catherine Elgin (Harvard) “Opening the Black Box: Epistemic Access to Expert Testimony” Scott Aikin (Vanderbilt) “Meta-argumentation & the Owl of Minerva Problem” Alida Liberman (Southern Methodist) “The Relational Benefits of Dialogue and the Limits of Artificial Intelligence” Ripley Stroud (UNC Chapel Hill) “Internet Trolls & the Principle of Charity” Registration is limited! Location of the conference is the Dennis F. Thompson Seminar Room Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics Harvard University 124 Mount Auburn Street Suite 520N, 5th Floor Cambridge, MA 02138

Attention Boston-area Philosophers! With the support of the Harvard Ethics Center, @agholdier.bsky.social, Matt Willis, & I are hosting the Philosophy of Dialogue Conference this Friday & Saturday (3/27 & 28) at Harvard! Free to attend, register here: lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/e6x9m...

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