Elihu M. Gerson

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Sociologist of institutions and of technical work, mostly biology and computing. Focus: intersection among specialties; sentimental order(s) in social organization; comparative method.
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Orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4916-8456
CurrentlyProfessional Researcher, Philosophy Dept., UC Davis
Show threadElihu M. GersonSep 26, 2024

@dkiesow

Community is a composition
Audience is an aggregation

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Justin WeinbergSep 13, 2024
A class action antitrust lawsuit against the big publishers of academic journals was filed this week, saying they "conspired to unlawfully appropriate billions of dollars that would have otherwise funded scientific research."

Journal Publishers Sued on Ant...
Journal Publishers Sued on Antitrust Grounds - Daily Nous

Lucina Uddin, a professor of psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles, is the named plaintiff in an antitrust lawsuit against six publishers of academic journals: Elsevier, Wolters Kluwer, Wiley, Sage, Taylor and Francis Group, and Springer. The lawsuit accuses the publishers of collusion in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act, stating

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Elihu M. GersonSep 13, 2024
Zack BatistSep 13, 2024
Annoyed by the efficiency argument for open science. First, it's not really a given that open science actually makes science more efficient. But more importantly, it panders to administrative impulses to de-humanize scientific labour, evaluate science through seemingly-but-not-actually-neutral blanket criteria, and instigate a culture of adversarial auditing in place of mutual cooperation
Elihu M. GersonAug 29, 2024
Cat HicksAug 29, 2024
Made this point for better or worse in the conference yesterday, but love to point out to folks in tech that you don't "solve culture later" you GET a culture as soon as you have a couple of people working together because that is literally how human beings work together
Elihu M. GersonJul 6, 2024
David August ❌👑Jul 5, 2024

House Democrat is proposing a constitutional amendment to reverse Supreme Court's immunity decision. We need it, even if GOP will stop it.

https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-immunity-trump-biden-9ec81d3aa8b2fd784c1b155d82650b3e

#scotus #politics #law #democracy #USpol #presidential #immunity #PresidentialImmunity #election

House Democrat proposing constitutional amendment to reverse Supreme Court immunity decision

A leading House Democrat is preparing a constitutional amendment in response to the Supreme Court’s landmark immunity ruling. Rep. Joseph Morelle of New York says he is seeking to reverse the court's decision “and ensure that no president is above the law.” It’s the most significant legislative response yet to the decision this week from the court’s conservative majority. Congress can launch the Constitutional amendment process with a two-thirds vote of both the House and Senate, which is highly unlikely during the period of divided government. It then needs ratification by three-fourths of the states. There have been 27 amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

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Show threadElihu M. GersonJun 29, 2024
@yoginho
Do they have a lot to say about how institutions shape what we know and how we convert that knowledge into better ways of doing things?
Elihu M. GersonJun 5, 2024
Cat HicksJun 4, 2024

I just straight up walked out of a medical appointment. Stopped speaking when it was clear I was not being respected and that I was not being allowed to correct inaccurate information. Got up and walked out with her yelling through the building after me.

Like that was a miserable experience but on the other hand the power I felt???? Untouchable. Did you know you can just leave?? Happy Pride Month my friends!!!

Elihu M. GersonApr 29, 2024
Matt BrownApr 28, 2024
It is incumbent upon us as faculty to resist the brutal and unnecessary crackdown on peaceful student protests, to call for the resignation of all administrators who have called police in to run riot on our campuses and violently assault our students, and to loudly counter false narratives that distract from the real issues by smearing the students as hateful, disruptive, or violent.
Elihu M. GersonApr 13, 2024
Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her)Apr 12, 2024

What if universities responded to AI hype with confidence in their core mission rather than FOMO?

https://buttondown.email/maiht3k/archive/more-collegiate-fomo/

More collegiate FOMO

AI Hype is Warping How Universities See Themselves By Emily It seems to be the season of universities announcing their AI initiatives, and it seems like...