Jack Stilgoe

@jackstilgoe.bsky.social

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Professor in Science and Technology Studies, UCL @stsucl.bsky.social. Science policy, responsible innovation, emerging technologies. Book https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-32320-2. Responsible AI UK (www.rai.ac.uk) .. more

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Ben Stanley @benstanley.eu · 2h

“You guys just got to the last page?”

Jack Stilgoe @jackstilgoe.bsky.social · 3h

Packed with insight on why old-school conservatives are sticking with Trump, despite everything

Project 2025 director Paul Dans: ‘We are in a full-on scrimmage for the future of America First’

The Maga activist on rifts within the right, his primary race against Trump confidant Lindsey Graham — and the president’s mistake over the Epstein files

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 5h

Do not miss this. Absolutely fascinating for anyone who loves political cartoons.

How we draw the age of Trump and turmoil: two cartoonists go head-to-head | Martin Rowson and Ella Baron

Martin Rowson has been drawing for the Guardian since the 1980s; Ella Baron since 2022. In paint and pixels, each is tasked with capturing the chaos and absurdity of our political moment

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Jack Stilgoe @jackstilgoe.bsky.social · 19h

I had no idea that social science and humanities professors can nominate people for a Nobel Peace Prize but science and engineering profs can't

Dr Vanessa @hpsvanessa.bsky.social · 1d

are YOU a university professor, professor emeriti or associate professor of history, social sciences, law, philosophy, theology, and religion?
Did you know you can nominate people for the Nobel Peace Prize?

Caitlin G. DeAngelis @caitlindeangelis.bsky.social · 1d

Some thoughts:

1. The deadline for nominating a person or group for the Nobel Peace Prize is Feb. 1.

2. History professors are qualified nominators.

3. The people of Minnesota have been awe-inspiringly peaceful in the face of state violence.

4. He would be so mad.

Jack Stilgoe @jackstilgoe.bsky.social · 23h

Superb talk from @katecrawford.bsky.social. Mapping Empires.

Kate Crawford | Mapping Empires

YouTube video by The Long Now Foundation

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Dr Vanessa @hpsvanessa.bsky.social · 1d

Caitlin G. DeAngelis @caitlindeangelis.bsky.social · 1d

Nomination and selection of Nobel Peace Prize laureates - NobelPrize.org

A nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize may be submitted by any person who meets the nomination criteria. A letter of invitation to submit is not required. The names of the nominees and other informati...

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Jack Stilgoe @jackstilgoe.bsky.social · 2d

This week, we had the launch of the UK Public Attitudes to Science, a gold standard survey. One of the most interesting findings: people say they know more about AI than other technologies but like it less. pas.ipsos.com/wp-content/u...

Jack Stilgoe @jackstilgoe.bsky.social · 2d

I think most people would have no idea. I think a lot would see ChatGPT as a standalone app without much thought for the size of the corporation. And don't get me started on the word "labs"

Jack Stilgoe @jackstilgoe.bsky.social · 2d

Absolutely. Far more questions than answers. The whys behind these things are interesting though.

Jack Stilgoe @jackstilgoe.bsky.social · 2d

Although those companies still trusted more than other “major corporations”

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Jack Stilgoe @jackstilgoe.bsky.social · 2d

Fascinating pic from @cip.org. People show surprisingly high levels of trust in AI systems. Low trust in AI companies. Full report here static1.squarespace.com/static/631d0...

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The Onion @theonion.com · 2d

Dwayne Johnson Intrigued After Learning About Special Trophy For Good Actors https://theonion.com/dwayne-johnson-intrigued-after-learning-about-special-trophy-for-good-actors/

Jack Stilgoe @jackstilgoe.bsky.social · 2d

Reading Mark Carney's speech, I am reminded that the political speech in many places feels like a dead institution. In the UK, I think it may, ironically, have died with Boris Johnson, a would-be purveyor of nostalgic oracy.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 3d

This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.

www.nature.com/immersive/d4...

This line graph illustrates the percentage change in agency staff levels from the previous year for nine major U.S. federal scientific and health organizations between the fiscal years 2016 and 2025. The agencies tracked include the CDC, Department of Energy, EPA, FDA, NASA, NIH, NIST, NOAA, and NSF. For the majority of the timeline between 2016 and 2023, the agencies show relatively stable fluctuations, generally staying within a range of +5% to -5% change per year. However, there is a dramatic and uniform plummet starting in the 2024–25 period. Every agency depicted shows a sharp downward trajectory, with staffing losses ranging from approximately -15% to over -25%. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shows the most significant decline, dropping to roughly -26%, while the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) shows the least severe but still substantial drop at approximately -15%.

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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 3d

we're getting all the downsides of cyberpunk (social alienation, ruthless hyper capitalism, digital mass surveillance state) but none of the promised upsides (cheap street food, cool jackets, super drugs that make you really fast and strong before they kill you)

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Data & Society @datasociety.bsky.social · 3d

This Thursday 1/22 at 3pm ET, join us as @alondra.bsky.social, @edwardongwesojr.com, @telliotter.bsky.social, & D&S Policy Director Brian J. Chen discuss the reality of the administration’s AI agenda. datasociety.net/events/one-y...

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Connected by Data @connectedbydata.org · 3d

We are running a conference on 'Power and participation in public tech' and registration is now open to all.

📆 Friday 6th March
🕰️ 10:00 - 17:00
🏢 Manchester, UK

🔗 connectedbydata.org/events/2026...

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Power and participation in public tech

This conference is for anyone interested in how to achieve better outcomes in the delivery of digital, data and AI work in the public sector through the involvement of the public, communities and workers. Come if you’re a public servant trying to engage or involve the public in your work on technology. Come if you’re working in civil society, in the union movement, or with grassroots groups, trying to be heard. Come to share what you’re up to, and to learn from others; leave with new insights, ideas, and connections.

connectedbydata.org

Jack Stilgoe @jackstilgoe.bsky.social · 3d

It says "sales ended". Any way to get the hybrid link?

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 4d

You can find me in the Times flying the flag for humanities and social sciences in this story about changes to funding at @ukri.org
www.thetimes.com/article/be92...

Hetan Shah, chief executive of the British Academy, said: "Whatever form it takes, whether foundational, mission-led or focused on innovation, research is vital to the UK's prosperity and international standing. The humanities and social sciences are central to this, helping us understand people, places and systems so new ideas can have real-world impact."

Jack Stilgoe @jackstilgoe.bsky.social · 4d

Nice. But maybe this one is more consistent

Jack Stilgoe @jackstilgoe.bsky.social · 5d

Second, Erman Sözüdoğru on pragmatism and pluralism in the philosophy of science @stsucl.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Pragmatic pluralism and problem framing: Why pragmatism demands pluralism

In this paper I focus on the benefits of scientific pluralism in practice. My main motivation is to investigate how do these benefits play out in prac…

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Jack Stilgoe @jackstilgoe.bsky.social · 5d

Two new papers from @stsucl.bsky.social colleagues. First, Simon Werrett on glass art in 18th Century Russia www.brepolsonline.net/content/jour...

Enlightened Icons: Mikhail Vasil'evich Lomonosov and Glass Mosaics in 18th-Century Russia | Brepols Online

Abstract In the 1750s the Russian academician and chemist Mikhail Vasil'evich Lomonosov experimented with making coloured glass in his laboratory at the Imperial Academy of Sciences in St. Peters...

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Jack Stilgoe @jackstilgoe.bsky.social · 5d

There will always be some academics who just play the game. For them, the incentives to produce slop are pretty irresistible. But academia at its best also polices the game and worries about winners and losers. We mustn’t reward the further pollution of our literature.

Seva @seva.bsky.social · 10d

I just finished a three-year term as an editor at an international relations journal. I began at the start of the LLM era but ended right in the middle of it. Our volume of submissions tripled and our desk reject rate rose to 75%. I have some thoughts.
open.substack.com/pub/hegemon/...

The Age of Academic Slop is Upon Us

what happens when AI automates "normal science"?

open.substack.com

Jack Stilgoe @jackstilgoe.bsky.social · 5d

Another data point for the theory that shame is no longer a regulator of political behaviour.

Shashank Joshi @shashj.bsky.social · 5d

Not the sort of letter committed to paper by a well man. "Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace"

Jack Stilgoe @jackstilgoe.bsky.social · 5d

Yes! The next day, we came into school and shouted all the lines at each other.

Nostalgic Things @nostalgicthing.bsky.social · 5d

On this date in 1994 (which was 12 years ago, obviously) the first episode of The Day Today was broadcast on BBC2.

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Nostalgic Things @nostalgicthing.bsky.social · 5d

On this date in 1994 (which was 12 years ago, obviously) the first episode of The Day Today was broadcast on BBC2.

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Shashank Joshi @shashj.bsky.social · 5d

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Joe Bak-Coleman @jbakcoleman.bsky.social · 5d

Ever wonder what proportion of high profile social media research is tied to the tech industry?

New from me, @cailinmeister.bsky.social, @jevinwest.bsky.social and @carlbergstrom.com.

Thread tomorrow.

arxiv.org/abs/2601.11507