Elizabeth Stokoe
@lizstokoe.bsky.social
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Professor and Academic Director of Impact at #LSE | Psychologist | Hon FBPsS | Hon Prof @lborouniversity.bsky.social | @IndependentSage.bsky.social Behaviour Group | Conversation Analyst #EMCA | she/her | own views | #AcademicSky .. more

Elizabeth Stokoe is a British social scientist and conversation analyst. Since January 2023, she has been Professor in the Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science at The London School of Economics and Political Science. She was previously Professor of Social Interaction at Loughborough University (2002–2022) in the Discourse and Rhetoric Group, where she remains an Honorary Professor. She has been Professor II at University of South-Eastern Norway since 2016. .. more

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lizstokoe.bsky.social
**SECOND #EMCA Starter Pack!**

The 1st is full: go.bsky.app/DHMkXcX so the 2nd is linked below. If you're a #ConversationAnalysis #DiscursivePsychology #MCA #Ethnomethodology researcher and want to be added (or removed!), reply below.

Repost to keep building our community!

go.bsky.app/6p8x2UZ

lizstokoe.bsky.social
Misty October morning just before #sunrise at #Loughborough station 🍂
Pink and blue sky through hazy clouds over yellow lit train station platforms with glass pillared roofs  hazy clouds over yellow lit train station platforms with glass pillared roofs

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drsarahjwhite.bsky.social
Finally my Year 12 comparative studies on Blade Runner (and Brave New World) are directly relevant to my work! 😅 @saulalbert.bsky.social @lizstokoe.bsky.social
A screenshot with the text: Introduction
In Ridley Scott's (1982) film Blade Runner, the
"Voight-Kampff Empathy Test" distinguishes androids from humans by monitoring the subject's biometric responses while the examiner describes a series of grotesque scenes. This interpretation of Alan Turing's
(1950) thought experiment, fictionalised by Phillip K. Dick, imagines a future of ubiquitous
"strong deception" in human-machine communication (Natale, 2023), in which it has become otherwise impossible to tell them apart. By 2019, the year in which the film's events are set, Google's conversational artificial intelligence (Al) agent Duplex (Leviathan and Matias, 2018) was able to mimic human callers well enough to make booking calls to real restaurants and salons, with the artificial agent apparently passing as human "in the wild" at its product launch ionstration. Duplex has since been
mithdrawn amid questions about the ethics
kevinrothrock.me
another day in very normal times
atrupar.com
RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

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chrischirp.bsky.social
We found that the UK’s top scientific institutions, from the Met Office to the UK Health Security Agency, have inadequate institutional defences.

If an incoming government wanted to weaken the role of science and evidence in policy making, it could do so shockingly fast. 2/11
chrischirp.bsky.social
🧵🚨

The UK’s independent scientific bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation - over the past 5 months I've been working with @martinmckee.bsky.social to map out their vulnerabilities and it's not good news.

Today our report is published!
www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...

1/11
UK’s arm’s length public bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation
Seven in ten Britons say it is important for top scientific institutions to be independent in exclusive new polling.
www.ucl.ac.uk

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helensalisbury.bsky.social
How about approaching this from the other side- how do we incentivise employers to make the adjustments necessary to help people with disabilities into work. Rather than suggesting that if sick people just tried a bit harder they could not be sick, which is what this looks like
jamellebouie.net
genuinely think they are feeding him AI videos
atrupar.com
Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."
atrupar.com
Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."
thanhneville.medsky.social
I am pleased that we are following CALIFORNIA department of public health vaccination guidelines. Note: COVID vaccine will be given to 'all those who choose protection'.

As an ICU physician, I advise you to CHOOSE PROTECTION. I've seen too many bad cases.

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eicathomefinn.bsky.social
Hmm. Notwithstanding REF2029 'pause', there seems to have been a change in point 18 of CKU guidance (Multiple-weighting of outputs). Now reads: 'Further work will be done to explore the potential use of triple- and quadruple-weighting in REF 2029 and this section will be updated at a later date. 1/2
Section 4 – Contributions to Knowledge and Understanding (CKU) guidance – REF 2029
2029.ref.ac.uk
keithwdickinson.bsky.social
Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

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cvcev.bsky.social
🚨 BREAKING: Labour MPs back calls to restore NHS Covid vaccines for all Clinically Vulnerable people!

After pressure from CVF members and supporters - a rapid U-turn appears to be underway.

WELL DONE!

#KeepCovidBoosters campaign a HUGE success!
Case Ref:

1 message

Beccy Cooper MP

@drbeccycooper.co.uk>

Mon, 6 Oct 2025 at 00:50

Dear

Thank you very much for contacting me about your concerns regarding access to Covid-19 vaccination for Clinically Vulnerable people. Please accept my apologies for the delay in responding to your email.

I am pleased to be able to confirm that the new Labour government is committed to strengthening our public health response and reducing health inequalities. Labour's recent commitments and statements have made clear that the principle of universal and fair access to vaccines particularly for those who are medically at-risk must be central to our national strategy.

In Parliament, Labour MPs have called for a rapid review of JCVI eligibility criteria and for the reinstatement of free Covid-19 vaccination for all Clinically Vulnerable people, in line with the existing approach to NHS flu vaccinations. Many have highlighted, as you do, that the logic and evidence for including all at-risk groups in annual booster rollouts are overwhelming, given the ongoing pandemic context and emergence of new variants.

Our party's manifesto commits to taking advice from clinicians and scientists and to working closely with NHS England to ensure that support for the most vulnerable is not withdrawn on cost grounds especially when this may lead to greater suffering and increased NHS pressure. There is widespread concern across Parliament about the risk of deepening health inequality and placing the cost burden of essential preventative care onto those least able to shoulder it.

Thank you again for taking the time to share your concerns so powerfully.

Best wishes,

Dr Beccy Cooper MP

Member of Parliament for Worth Parliamentary Office: House of C

Telephone: 01903 496390 betw

Clinically Vulnerable Families [LOGO]
conradhackett.bsky.social
Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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chrischirp.bsky.social
Sunday's actions were all about trying - and failing - and trying - and failing to deploy the National Guard to Portland and Oregon. It's really confusing, so I break it down in this video...

youtu.be/v4ZP_DJKkvE
Trump's authoritarian actions Sunday 5th October 2025 - all about the National Guard
YouTube video by Professor Christina Pagel
youtu.be
sgfmann.bsky.social
The Daily Telegraph: MI5 kept in dark in China spy trial fiasco #TomorrowsPapersToday

lizstokoe.bsky.social
Feathery #sunset clouds above the trees in the Outwoods #Loughborough 🍂

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ottoenglish.bsky.social
Dear Gods of all that is stupid...

IT'S REAL.
eicathomefinn.bsky.social
'Staff at some institutions will not get even get the small rise due to them because of a clause in the negotiations that allows for a delay for up to 11 months if a university is facing financial difficulties.' So far, Dundee, Kent, Brunel, Coventry, Swansea.
Five UK universities tell staff they can’t afford pay rises
Negotiations over whether to honour 1.4 per cent increase ongoing at several other institutions amid financial crunch
www.timeshighereducation.com
mikegalsworthy.bsky.social
She was arrested for holding a sign reading:

“I do not support the proscription of Palestine Action”

How that would warrant arrest is very unclear. I wonder if the police here even understand the boundaries of the bizarre law they’ve been forced to enforce.
sandylaping.bsky.social
you can read about all the actions here: www.trumpactiontracker.info?
it's chilling and it's getting worse, but we won't stop chronicling what's happening.. looking away is not an option
coachfinstock.bsky.social
There is no benefit to stopping the shutdown. None. GOP and Trump won't stick to any deals made and this is the only lever you have right now. And they will double down and double fuck Dems if they do cave. Don't blink. They own the exec and both house and senate. Let them sort it out.
nicholasgrossman.bsky.social
The White House is blatantly violating the Constitution, ignoring Congressionally-allocated spending. Approving any budget would put a stamp of approval on the end of checks and balances.

It'll hurt, yes, but it's time for opposition. The political costs will mostly fall on the people in charge.
Opinion | Democrats shouldn’t bail out Trump as the shutdown drags on
The best time for the opposition to take a stand, rather than settle for untrustworthy promises, is right now.
www.msnbc.com

lizstokoe.bsky.social
#Autumn colours timeline cleanse 🍂🍄🍁
Autumn fruits and foliage displayed in wood crates Deep red leaves Deep red leaves Autumn fruits and foliage displayed in wood crates

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zackpolanski.bsky.social
I'm Jewish. I'm also Mancunian.

Every other national party leader was interviewed by Laura Kunesberg during their conference.

Maybe the BBC thought as someone who also supports Palestine - I had nothing to say?

Let's keep growing: join.greenparty.org.uk
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