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Stephen Dyson

@sbdyson

UConn political science professor.

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Joined August 2014
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My new book, “Imagining Politics,” is out.
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Opinion: This is UConn: Zero paid family leave for professors

UConn currently lets every pregnant/expecting individual reinvent the wheel, cobbling together a leave plan with whatever resources and departmental grace they can muster.

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Club 18-92, the best trip you’ll ever go on… ✈️
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New Popcast: 300 AI Experts Predict What It Will Mean to Be Human in 2035 youtu.be/_LQIed-aIj4?si=Xbt0… via @YouTube
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Our Cyborg Future #ai #posthuman #cyborg youtu.be/QFZaQSsV6ec?si=yzDE… via @YouTube
An Anti-Cyborg Manifesto #ai #posthuman #cyborg

An Anti-Cyborg Manifesto #ai #posthuman #cyborg

To compete with AI, we have to become more like AI. Is enforced cyb...

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Please see my latest @MLInstitute policy paper on Syria: "Western nations must remain vigilant about the new Syrian government, which is led by a group, HTS, that adheres to Salafi jihadism. It will be best to take a “wait-and-see approach..." 3/1 macdonaldlaurier.ca/syrias-u…
Syria’s upheaval presents perils – and opportunities – for the West: Sercan Canbolat for Inside...

Syria’s upheaval presents perils – and opportunities – for the West: Sercan Canbolat for Inside...

Amidst a cascade of developments in Syria since the fall of the Assad regime, it is important to distinguish “signals from noise.” What happens next in Syria will be of paramount importance interna...

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What does Ex Machina tell us about Human - AI relations? New Popcast episode: youtu.be/qqU9YBTQBR0
The Dark Psychology of Ex Machina

The Dark Psychology of Ex Machina

#alexgarland #exmachina #oscarisaacEx Machina, Alex Garland’s 201...

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I am honored to be featured alongside Prof. @OzgurOzdamar in ISA @isanet President-elect Prof. Siba Grovogui’s letter for the ISA Forward Campaign in this season of giving. isanet.org/ISA/Donate @UConnGlobal @UConnCLAS @UConn @IsaMidwest @FPA_ISA
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Will robots ever have rights? We discuss. youtu.be/Iy5BOMvCimA
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.@UConn Professors (@sbdyson & Dudas) React to the FIRST AI Takeover Story | Rossum’s Universal Robots (1920) youtu.be/tWVM1jIlxIo?si=dnzy… @UConnCLAS @YouTube
The FIRST AI Takeover Story (1920) | Poli Sci Professors React

The FIRST AI Takeover Story (1920) | Poli Sci Professors React

Professors React to the FIRST AI Takeover Story | Rossum’s Universa...

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How a 100 year old story invented the word "robot" and the genre of the AI takeover. youtu.be/tWVM1jIlxIo?si=tc4C… via @YouTube
The FIRST AI Takeover Story (1920) | Poli Sci Professors React

The FIRST AI Takeover Story (1920) | Poli Sci Professors React

Professors React to the FIRST AI Takeover Story | Rossum’s Universa...

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Does it matter that the Turing test is based not on AI cognition, but on AI deception? How a 75 year old academic paper predicted the age of the LLM, in the new UConn Podcast. youtube.com/watch?v=OM6RAEFf…
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Our interview with @uconn professor Dexter Gabriel / speculative fiction author P. Djèlí Clark. Part One (Dr. Gabriel): youtube.com/watch?v=CbXyoYBA… Part Two (P. Djèlí Clark): youtube.com/watch?v=zS6L5LCn… @UConnCLAS @UConnHistory
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This clip will never get old. Love it. #NUFC
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Poli Sci Professors React to Taylor Swift's Endorsement of Kamala Harris youtube.com/watch?v=nk3ljcka…
Poli Sci Professors React to Taylor Swift's Endorsement of Kamala...

Poli Sci Professors React to Taylor Swift's Endorsement of Kamala...

#taylorswift #kamalaharris #politicalscience We offer a political...

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Another fellow University Professor talking about Sunshine. Please show him some love with some views and likes!
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Sunshine (2007) - a video essay / introduction to the movie. youtube.com/watch?v=RLW86LEt…
Sunshine (2007) - A Video Essay | Themes and Meanings

Sunshine (2007) - A Video Essay | Themes and Meanings

#dannyboyle #cillianmurphy #alexgarland #videoessay Sunshine (200...

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Sunshine (2007) - a video essay / introduction to the movie. youtube.com/watch?v=RLW86LEt…
Sunshine (2007) - A Video Essay | Themes and Meanings

Sunshine (2007) - A Video Essay | Themes and Meanings

#dannyboyle #cillianmurphy #alexgarland #videoessay Sunshine (200...

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Alien: Romulus - review and thematic analysis pod. youtube.com/watch?v=DmZrRHuo…
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Weekend film selection: Listen to the UConn PopCast to learn how director Richard Linklater explores subcultures and American mythologies in Hitman. @sbdyson @UConnCLAS @UConn newbooksnetwork.com/on-richa…
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From Taylor Swift to James bond, two @UConnCLAS professors use a three-part framework to analyze pop culture as "text." today.uconn.edu/2024/05/list…
Listen Up: UConn Popcast Digs Deep on Culture and Society - UConn Today

Listen Up: UConn Popcast Digs Deep on Culture and Society - UConn Today

Two professors of political science at UConn analyze popular culture through the lens of the humanities

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David Ouimette@dto0200218 Apr 2024
We have some ground to make up but proud of of first day! Plenty of time to help us move up the leader board until tomorrow at 7pm. We appreciate our donors. @CrossjJeremy @jcbjr @thomas_j_hayes @sbdyson @JaciVanHeest @RedPedGrl @SChafouleas @UConnFYP
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