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Emma Stamm

@emma@assemblag.es

hometown 4.5.14+hometown-1.2.1

Founder, Lenox Institute for Advanced Study; co-host, LEPHT HAND podcast. PhD in critical theory and STS. Mostly I've worked as a professor. I write & perform music too. Unverified bc I don't want the link on my site, but it's definitely me. NYC

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Joined November 05, 2022

main website:

https://www.emmastamm.com

lenox institute for advanced study:

https://lenoxinstitute.org/

writing:

https://elftheory.substack.com/about

music:

https://stamm.bandcamp.com

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Emma Stamm @emma@assemblag.es · Jul 18, 2026

#nyc is under a flood warning. my dream journal got hit by the rain. luckily the dreams were spared, only the front and back pages got soaked. actually i think it makes my little back page dreamhaus doodle look cooler… please stay safe and dry new york. and close your windows! #dream #art

Emma Stamm @emma@assemblag.es · Jul 16, 2026

My friend Jason (@jmac@masto.nyc), co-admin of masto.nyc, has been working on a service that uses #opendata from the FAA & NOAA to forecast turbulence on major-carrier flights within, departing, or arriving in the US. It's a very cool & helpful tool, especially for nervous flyers, & while most of its features are completely free he just rolled out a premium tier to help offset the costs, If you'd like to learn about & support his work, check it out: https://bumpyskies.com/subscribe/ #travel

Emma Stamm @emma@assemblag.es · May 17, 2026

new orleans 2014, brooklyn 2026

#art

Emma Stamm @emma@assemblag.es · May 16, 2026

Happy 80th birthday, Robert Fripp. Impeccable in every way

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWVV5so-hK4

#prog #kingcrimson #music

Emma Stamm @emma@assemblag.es · May 16, 2026

can someone tell me about #punk #metal or #hardcore shows going on in #nyc this weekend ... thanks!

Emma Stamm @emma@assemblag.es · May 10, 2026

I wrote about #autism. Specifically, having an autistic twin; pondering a diagnosis myself; The Telepathy Tapes; pop-psych bullshit; the 90s; life-giving beauty, & stupid deaths.

I recorded an #audio version of it too. 11 minutes long, downloadable wav file.

I feel bad posting Substack links to Mastodon, so I put it on my website. The audio's not up on my site yet but I include the url for the original.

Link here: https://emmastamm.com/autism/

#disability #philosophy #psychology

Emma Stamm @emma@assemblag.es · May 09, 2026

#Philosophy/ #physics / #math poll:

Is it fair to describe quantity as having agency? I.e., is quantity as such a causal force?

Sorry to force a binary choice, happy to read comments.

Emma Stamm @emma@assemblag.es · May 07, 2026

What does it mean that the music most associated with wizards, capes, & sixteen keyboards also harbored some of the most radical left politics in rock history?

LEPHT HAND did an episode on prog rock! Ft. @dmandl@mastodon.social - here:

https://www.patreon.com/posts/prog-rock-and-of-157472737

I pitched this mostly because I love the music, but also to fill a void of good content about prog. This goes way beyond "10 best albums."

&, yes, most prog isn't left-leaning or political at all - we get into it.

#music #prog #progrock #philosophy

Emma Stamm @emma@assemblag.es · May 06, 2026

color study: The Jar Bar, Sunnyside, Queens; Aeon Books, Chinatown, Manhattan

#nyc #queens #manhattan #color

Emma Stamm @emma@assemblag.es · May 04, 2026

Replying to @alcinnz@floss.social

@alcinnz@floss.social big philosophical question. what problem does a theremin solve? and if you don't think theremins count as technology, why not?

Emma Stamm @emma@assemblag.es · May 04, 2026

Re: what to do if ICE shows up. Solid resource, share it widely:

https://zeteo.com/p/what-to-do-if-ice-shows-up-know-your

#ICE #ICEout #uspol #immigration

Emma Stamm @emma@assemblag.es · May 04, 2026

Replying to @alcinnz@floss.social

@alcinnz@floss.social great list, but do these not solve problems?

Emma Stamm @emma@assemblag.es · May 03, 2026

serious question, #mastodon - which, if any, new forms of technology *that weren't designed to solve a problem* excite you the most? which non-solution innovations do you like?

#science #tech #technology

Emma Stamm @emma@assemblag.es · May 03, 2026

Here's a video about whether philosophy is self-indulgent in moments of crisis, plus some thoughts about the anti-civilization movement:

https://elftheory.substack.com/p/whats-the-point-of-theory

#anarchism #socialism #communism #philosophy

Emma Stamm @emma@assemblag.es · Apr 27, 2026

Ich kann gerade genug Deutsch, um mich hier lächerlich zu machen.

Emma Stamm @emma@assemblag.es · Apr 27, 2026

"Safety" is doing so much harm in #AI that it would be a social net positive to just strike it from the dictionary

Emma Stamm @emma@assemblag.es · Apr 26, 2026

https://elftheory.substack.com/p/is-literature-superior-to-philosophy

This took me a very long time!

#AI + #linguistics + #philosophy in the service of poetry. Links back to Mastodon, to make sure everyone on Substack understands my allegiances.

Emma Stamm @emma@assemblag.es · Apr 26, 2026

we made eye contact

Emma Stamm @emma@assemblag.es · Apr 21, 2026

Replying to @ptvirgo@mastodon.social

@ptvirgo@mastodon.social this all makes sense, thank you for the perspective!

Emma Stamm @emma@assemblag.es · Apr 21, 2026

Replying to @ptvirgo@mastodon.social

@ptvirgo@mastodon.social We'll be online, too -- I can add you to the mailing list if you'd like. (And as an ex-Philadelphian it would be cool to do stuff there eventually...) I am part of a few platforms similar to The Lenox Institute, like this one - ehttps://www.acidhorizonpodcast.com/ahrc-courses - more or less all a crew of autodidacts being a bit less auto together online..

Emma Stamm @emma@assemblag.es · Apr 18, 2026

Replying to @mrowster@linernotes.club

@mrowster@linernotes.club yea, this is consistent with my experience. Thank you.

Emma Stamm @emma@assemblag.es · Apr 18, 2026

2 questions I'm trying to answer as I get a business off the ground:

> How much value is there in using mainstream social media for publicity (which we badly need) vs. its psychological costs (the thought of getting on IG is... ugh..)?

> Are there optimal ways to use the #fediverse for this?

Any thoughts? & since I'm hustling (sorry), here are links to the project:

https://elftheory.substack.com/p/special-announcement

https://lenoxinstitute.org/

Thanks, hope you're all ok, greetings from #NYC

#business #socialmedia

Emma Stamm @emma@assemblag.es · Apr 17, 2026

Replying to @icastico@c.im

@icastico@c.im @vinylrecords@fedigroups.social it's very good

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