Alex Madva

Papers I learned from (Part 8: Somebody should do something) - Reflective altruism Brownstein, Madva and Kelly examine the role of personal choices in systemic change.

New short essay out today with @madva.bsky.social and @dryan149.bsky.social on all kinds of ways to do good visibly. Thanks to @reflectivealt.bsky.social for the opportunity to share ideas with the EA crowd.

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See you tomorrow! ✊

On 2/27, Erin Beeghly will be coming to Cal Poly Pomona for an author meets critics on her book "What's Wrong with Stereotyping", with an emphasis on stereotyping in a digital age! Join us at noon for comments from Gabbrielle Johnson, Eylül Zeynep Başkaya, and Connor Ruiz! More information on flyer!

Well I *wish* healthcare was a human right and not just a rite. Chanting along with the hymnal of Blue Shield's hold music is a weekly ritual. But maybe it would be more efficient if I started sacrificing some goats instead

Flyer for Serving Up Power: Hospitality Worker Organizing in LA on Wednesday 2/18 at 3:30pm

then get back online in the afternoon for @cpp-ccep.bsky.social's panel on organizing hospitality workers in LA!

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Flyer for Alex Madva's CSU's Got Talent presentation, "Somebody Should Do Something: How Anyone Can Help Create Social Change--CSU Edition"

Somebody Should Do Something & that Somebody Could Be in the CSU!

CSU's Got Talent on Wed 2/18, 10a (online)!

Come for the TLDR of my book, stay for the exploration of concrete strategies for applying the book's lessons through our roles in the CSU!

Register: events.zoom.us/ev/AjbgeQFT5...

Map showing tens of thousands of protests across the US between Trump's inauguration last year and January 31, 2026.

The volume & geographic distribution of protest nationwide during year 1 of Trump's second term was extraordinary.

Ha, well since you asked, I finished Spanish for English speakers and Italian for Spanish speakers so...

But Spanish<->Italian is like... "salsa verde"<->"salsa verde". Feels like cheating.

I bet some English dialects are harder for me to understand than Neapolitan Italian to Argentinian Spanish.

Lots of the dialogues in Duolingo are clearly written and voiced by AI now. (A bummer. They're super repetitive and boring.) But a little surprised their algo let this sub tweet get thru...

"Someday you're going to be the President or a criminal."

"Why not both?"

Jay Van Bavel posts that "Duke University just closed the Center for Advanced Hindsight". Fred Oswald comments, "advanced hindsight is 20/20"

Top comment from Fred Oswald: "advanced hindsight is 20/20" 💀

Full article notes "Ariely was named hundreds of times" in the Epstein files. "However, Duke has said the two are unrelated."

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(Must be noted: lots of non-Ariely folks are collateral damage...)

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"How Anyone Can Help Create Social Change: A Conversation with the authors of Somebody Should Do Something"

Mar 13, 2026
4:00pm – 5:00pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown - Room 410

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Jets fans saying debimos tirar más fotos

Flyer for virtual panel on Serving Up Power: Hospitality Worker Organizing in LA, featuring Juan Munoz, Jeremy Blasi, and Nick Stewart-Bloch, on Wednesday 2/18 at 3:30pm Pacific

Launching @cpp-ccep.bsky.social's Spring panel series on the Futures of Work!

And the Future of Work is... 👏ORGANIZED LABOR POWER 👏

Wed 2/18, 3:30pm PST, on Zoom

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So pumped!

YouTube video by Under The Desk News Somebody Should Do Something

The full interview with the amazing V. Spehar

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Try stuff! Philosophers like me sometimes overthink questions about the best and right way to make change. I'm trying to learn how to adopt an experimental mindset instead.

A real honor to talk about this and other themes from the book with @madva.bsky.social on @underthedesknews.bsky.social.

YouTube video by Under The Desk News Community and the 'No Mud, No Lotus' Ethos #substack #shorts

On Community, No Mud No Lotus, and Shout Out to V's Biggest Fan: www.youtube.com/shorts/900LA...

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On Experimental Mindsets, Curiosity, and Cross Stich: www.youtube.com/shorts/er0mf...

YouTube video by Under The Desk News Small Actions, Big Momentum #substack #shorts

Building from Small Actions to Big Changes: www.youtube.com/shorts/PNdcs...

YouTube video by Under The Desk News Small Acts Can Trigger Tipping Points #substack #shorts

Jump to the exciting final 5 minutes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iE9...

Had a blast on @underthedesknews.bsky.social with V Spehar and @michaelbrownstein.bsky.social yesterday!

Catch the full video here, plus some links to YouTube shorts in the thread below: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYGz...

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Tune in to Under the Desk News Substack Live today at 4p EST/1p PST to catch me and @michaelbrownstein.bsky.social speak with V Spehar about our book and how to navigate social-justice burnout!

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🎙️ Episode 10 of "Insert AI Generated Title" is live!

BOB in the Black Box dives deep with Karina Shah, CPP student, unpacking how AI & LLMs learn from human behavior.

This convo breaks down what’s really inside the “black box” — and why we matter more than we think in training AI.

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"Deep Fakes", Episode 9 of the CCEP podcast "Insert AI-Generated Title" is out now!

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Actually they mention the duck-rabbit too! Anybody out there who has the hard copy or the Kindle version etc, I'm dying to know who they cite for these passages... Bout ready to go full troll over here...