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Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · 12h

Wikipedia at 25. "Twenty-five years of humanity at its best" with all its imperfections and flaws. And a willingness to engage constructively and creatively with these: wikimediafoundation.org/wikipedia25/...

Wikipedia 25 – Wikimedia Foundation

Celebrate Wikipedia’s 25th birthday and humanity at its best. Your support keeps knowledge reliable, open, and ad free, so it is accessible to everyone.

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Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · 4d

I've got to that time of life when "Excelling" means making a spreadsheet.

Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · 5d

Happy World Philosophy Day to all who celebrate

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World Philosophy Day

20 November

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Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · 6d

Make it make sense.

Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · 6d

Exactly.

Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · 6d

A story of AI, communications, and a viral LinkedIn post: stuartdunn.blog/2025/11/19/a...

AI and your potential PhD supervisor: Dos and Don’ts (or at least my take on them).

On the way in to work on Tuesday of last week, I dashed off a slightly grumpy LinkedIn post highlighting and decrying the use of AI to write PhD supervision enquiries. Here it is in full: I am gett…

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Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · 15d

If Trump sues the BBC, could its lawyers ask him to provide evidence that the 2020 election was stolen?

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Trump threatens $1bn legal action against BBC over 6 January speech edit - live updates

The BBC chair earlier apologised for the

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Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · 18d

I'm not massively surprised that pretty Theale has voted to remain in West Berkshire rather than join Reading.

BBC News - Resounding rejection in Theale referendum for Reading plan - BBC News
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Resounding rejection in Theale referendum for Reading plan

The non-binding referendum showed resounding support for the status quo - but turnout was just 25%.

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Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · 20d

Thank you for the shout-out @dhnow.bsky.social!

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dhnow.bsky.social @dhnow.bsky.social · 20d

Editors' Choice: The Digital Futures of History: Can AI be superstitious?

The Digital Futures of History: Can AI be superstitious?

This is an approximate text of the talk I gave at King’s Digital Futures Institute’s event on the Digital Futures of History on 15th October 2025. In 1937, H G Wells imagined an interco…

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dhnow.bsky.social @dhnow.bsky.social · 20d

Editors' Choice: The Digital Futures of History: Can AI be superstitious?

The Digital Futures of History: Can AI be superstitious?

This is an approximate text of the talk I gave at King’s Digital Futures Institute’s event on the Digital Futures of History on 15th October 2025. In 1937, H G Wells imagined an interco…

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Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · 20d

I have a small issue with Michael Heseltine's otherwise great description of Farage. If he really looked like a farmer, he would be wearing a boiler suit and covered in cow shit. What he actually looks like is someone who wants to look like a farmer.

Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · Oct 24

Many congratulations to my colleague Dr Rachael Kent. This is a milestone in the history of big tech accountability!

King's Arts & Humanities @kingsartshums.bsky.social · Oct 24

👏 Dr Rachael Kent @kingsdh.bsky.social wins historic case against Apple in £1.5 billion collective action.

The decision paves the way for £1.5 billion in compensation to be returned to nearly 36 million UK consumers and businesses ⬇️

Dr Rachael Kent wins historic case against Apple in £1.5 billion collective action | King's College London

The case, Kent v Apple, was brought by Dr Rachael Kent, Senior Lecturer at King’s College London, who made history as the first female Class Representative in the UK’s collective action regime.

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King's Arts & Humanities @kingsartshums.bsky.social · Oct 24

👏 Dr Rachael Kent @kingsdh.bsky.social wins historic case against Apple in £1.5 billion collective action.

The decision paves the way for £1.5 billion in compensation to be returned to nearly 36 million UK consumers and businesses ⬇️

Dr Rachael Kent wins historic case against Apple in £1.5 billion collective action | King's College London

The case, Kent v Apple, was brought by Dr Rachael Kent, Senior Lecturer at King’s College London, who made history as the first female Class Representative in the UK’s collective action regime.

www.kcl.ac.uk

Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · Oct 17

Fascinating and also dispiriting account of the demise of robots.txt 🤖

Martin Paul Eve @eve.gd · Oct 16

"The protocol taught us that technology can be based on human values like ethics and morality. It showed that voluntary compliance works when all parties benefit."

On robots.txt.

www.heise.de/en/backgroun...

Obituary: Farewell to robots.txt (1994-2025)

The voluntary compliance protocol that civilized the internet has departed, bids Henning Fries farewell.

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Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · Oct 17

These kids ought to get a job. vole.wtf/kick-the-bal...

Kick the Ball Back 👞⚽️

This game is every unsporty person’s worst nightmare.

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Martin Paul Eve @eve.gd · Oct 16

"The protocol taught us that technology can be based on human values like ethics and morality. It showed that voluntary compliance works when all parties benefit."

On robots.txt.

www.heise.de/en/backgroun...

Obituary: Farewell to robots.txt (1994-2025)

The voluntary compliance protocol that civilized the internet has departed, bids Henning Fries farewell.

www.heise.de

Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · Oct 15

Here is an approximate text of my talk at today's @kings-dfi.bsky.social event (with links to sources cited), the "Digital Futures of History"; on the (quasi)superstitious nature of AI: stuartdunn.blog/2025/10/15/t...

The Digital Futures of History: Can AI be superstitious?

This is an approximate text of the talk I gave at King’s Digital Futures Institute’s event on the Digital Futures of History on 15th October 2025. In 1937, H G Wells imagined an interco…

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Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · Oct 13

AI may be the future of everything but sometimes it's just ... grrr.

Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · Oct 13

A PSA: PhD enquiry emails written with AI are structurally very similar, and are therefore easy to spot. If you don't have time to write me an email yourself explaining why you want to work with me, then I don't have time to consider your proposal.

Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · Oct 11

This Wednesday, 18.30 - "Digital Futures of History", featuring, among others, yours truly talking about the future of digital folklore. www.kcl.ac.uk/events/the-d.... An approximate text will go on my blog straight after.

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The Digital Futures of History | King's College London

Join us in The Digital Futures of History in looking forward to the new ways in which we may soon be looking back.

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Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · Oct 1

Great talking today about historical contingency and the development of spatial technologies. Thank you for having me.

UCL CASA @casaucl.bsky.social · Sep 30

The CASA Seminar Series kicks off tomorrow, with @stuartdunn.bsky.social discussing how humans have used tools and tech – from ancient maps to digital platforms – to shape and navigate space.

Wed 01 Oct, 13:00–14:00
📍 In person at CASA, no booking needed

Join us: www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/eve...

CASA Seminar Series 2025-26

This academic seminar series explores a broad range of topics such as data science, urban planning and urban networks and their impact on the dynamic of cities.

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UCL CASA @casaucl.bsky.social · Sep 30

The CASA Seminar Series kicks off tomorrow, with @stuartdunn.bsky.social discussing how humans have used tools and tech – from ancient maps to digital platforms – to shape and navigate space.

Wed 01 Oct, 13:00–14:00
📍 In person at CASA, no booking needed

Join us: www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/eve...

CASA Seminar Series 2025-26

This academic seminar series explores a broad range of topics such as data science, urban planning and urban networks and their impact on the dynamic of cities.

www.ucl.ac.uk

Paul Cowdell @paulcowdell.bsky.social · Sep 29

The CfP for next year's Folklore Fellows Summer School is now open. It's a great panel of excellent keynotes. Worth flagging up to encourage as wide a participation of younger career scholars as possible.

Summer School 2026 - Folklore Fellows

11th Folklore Fellows' Summer School: Interdisciplinarity and Involvement – Enduring and Emerging Sites of the Vernacular. Helsinki and Tvärminne, Finland, 17th–21st August 2026.

www.folklorefellows.fi

Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · Sep 27

There are many wonderful reasons to travel to Italy. Pisa International Airport is not one of them.

Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · Sep 26

Duly noted.

Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · Sep 26

New (short) blog post on geographic info and AI. stuartdunn.blog/2025/09/26/o...

Online geography. A minor headache for AI?

AI is really bad at dealing with geographic information. Much as I wish this was an original observation it is not, I learned this in the summer when a colleague sent me this Skeet on Bluesky: My g…

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Digital Futures Institute @ King's College London @kings-dfi.bsky.social · Sep 26

🏛️ What does the future of history look like in a digital age?

Join us on 15 October for The Digital Futures of History and explore how emerging technologies are reshaping the way we study, preserve and engage with the past ⬇️

@stuartdunn.bsky.social @kingsdh.bsky.social @kingshistory.bsky.social