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Alex Campolo @alexcampolo.bsky.social · 2d

New article from the Algorithmic Societies group at Durham where theorize prompting as "a mutation in the exercise of political power, beyond the direct command and even the more indirect ‘action at a distance’ characteristic of liberal governmentality...." www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Politics of the prompt: Government in the age of generative AI

This paper addresses the politics of the technique of prompting in machine learning, at a time when bureaucratic and democratic government is undergoing transformation. Drawing on the case of the U...

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 3d

'Whatever the cause, deregulated competition has created a tragedy of the commons, whereby individual universities pursue short-term gains while the sector as a whole bears the cost when international confidence is shaken.'

The UCL admissions chaos will damage UK HE’s global reputation

Future crises can be averted if government and universities share data and plans in a more timely and transparent fashion, says Doug Sprecht

www.timeshighereducation.com

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Gala Rexer @galarexer.bsky.social · 3d

Join us @sociowarwick.bsky.social for the 2025 Annual Social Theory Centre Lecture with Dr. Areej Sabbagh-Khoury (who is one of the most important contemporary sociologists, if you ask me)

When: October 13, 4-6 pm
Where: A0.23 Social Sciences
Tell you friends in the Midlands!

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Alex Campolo @alexcampolo.bsky.social · 4d

“Computation has now been reconfigured by machine learning…” Looks awesome: events.humanitix.com/1000platform...

Adrian Mackenzie and Anna Munster Book Launch

Book launch event for '1000 Platforms' by Prof Adrian Mackenzie (ANU) and 'DeepAesthetics' by Prof Anna Munster (UNSW), hosted at ANU

events.humanitix.com

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Janez Fakin Janša @janez-fakin-jansa.bsky.social · 12d

The 4th episode of tactics&practice #AYASU? [podcast] is out!

🎧🚶https://aksioma.org/ayasu-ep4

What if real #change begins not with rupture, but with the quiet force of #collective habits and subtle shifts?

w/ Carolyn Pedwell and Neja Berger

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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 8d

Zohran Mamdani calling it a genocide on The View and getting applause.

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 8d

Vance's most monumental achievement to date has been being told off by two popes in one year.

Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 8d

Pope Leo, "Someone who says I'm against abortion but I'm in agreement with the inhumane treatment of immigrants, they're not pro life"

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Tim Howles @timhowles.bsky.social · 11d

John Searle, influential philosopher in the history of Analytic philosophy with works in philosophy of mind and language, has passed away. R.I.P. (1932-2025)

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Yasmin G @anilsghost.bsky.social · 12d

This is the very best of qualitative methods textbooks, short 3k word chapters, all case study examples of critical & creative methods. Beautiful images in every chapter

www.gold.ac.uk/goldsmiths-p...

How To Do Social Research With...

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Ben Dickenson @benjitoon.bsky.social · 12d

Newcastle says no to fascism.

The far right brought a hundred or so with them, bussed from far and wide. This city turned out 1000s, from local communities, estates and streets. Geordies of all backgrounds coming together and outnumbering the purveyors of hate by some distance.

Newcastle united.

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Carolyn Pedwell @carolynpedwell.bsky.social · 13d

Interview – Are You A Software Update? - Speculative Machines and Us speculativemachines.co.uk/news-item/19...

Interview – Are You A Software Update? - Speculative Machines and Us

Carolyn Pedwell gave an interview as part of the Aksioma Institute for Contemporary Art, Ljubljana Tactics & Practice podcast series, ‘Are you a Software Upda…

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Carolyn Pedwell @carolynpedwell.bsky.social · 14d

It was enlivening to have a conversation with Neja Berger as part of Aksioma Institute for Contemporary Art (Ljubljana)'s 'Are you a Software Update' podcast series:

aksioma.org/ayasu-ep4

S5 [Are You A Software Update?] E4: Revolution in the Minor Key [w/Carolyn Pedwell] - Aksioma

In a time of live-streamed genocide, it has truly never been more clear that witnessing suffering will not automatically trigger social transformation. If the answer is not in shocking jolts and major...

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Carolyn Pedwell @carolynpedwell.bsky.social · 16d

Thanks to you Joe, for your advice and feedback throughout the process of creating this website, and the project more generally!

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Joe Deville @joedeville.bsky.social · 16d

Congratulations @carolynpedwell.bsky.social! Such a fantastic project & site

Speculative Machines and Us @speculativemach.bsky.social · 17d

Excited to launch our NEW PROJECT WEBSITE: 'Speculative Machines and Us: Intuition, AI, and the Making of Computational Cultures'! 🤖 ⚡
🧐 Explore intuition in digital computing histories through 40 key concepts, initiatives, milestones, systems, and publications.

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Homepage - Speculative Machines and Us

Intuition, AI and the Making of Computational Cultures

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 16d

Don't think I've ever felt this embarrassed to be an American. There's shame and anger too. But mostly embarrassment. We're the laughingstock of the developed world. And we should be.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17d

Trump to the UN: "I'm really good at this stuff. Your countries are going to hell."

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Rebecca Coleman @rcecoleman.bsky.social · 17d

A super resource!

Speculative Machines and Us @speculativemach.bsky.social · 17d

Excited to launch our NEW PROJECT WEBSITE: 'Speculative Machines and Us: Intuition, AI, and the Making of Computational Cultures'! 🤖 ⚡
🧐 Explore intuition in digital computing histories through 40 key concepts, initiatives, milestones, systems, and publications.

speculativemachines.co.uk

Homepage - Speculative Machines and Us

Intuition, AI and the Making of Computational Cultures

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Carolyn Pedwell @carolynpedwell.bsky.social · 17d

Lots of information, publications, resources, news and teaching materials emerging from my British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship project, 'Speculative Machines', featured here:

Speculative Machines and Us @speculativemach.bsky.social · 17d

Excited to launch our NEW PROJECT WEBSITE: 'Speculative Machines and Us: Intuition, AI, and the Making of Computational Cultures'! 🤖 ⚡
🧐 Explore intuition in digital computing histories through 40 key concepts, initiatives, milestones, systems, and publications.

speculativemachines.co.uk

Homepage - Speculative Machines and Us

Intuition, AI and the Making of Computational Cultures

speculativemachines.co.uk

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 19d

this charlie kirk deification is some of the weirdest shit i have ever seen

Soraya Nadia McDonald @sorayanadiamcdonald.com · 19d

LMAO WUT

Oklahoma Republicans propose all state colleges must have Charlie Kirk statue

Schools would be required to build memorial plaza and describe slain activist as civil rights leader or face fines

www.theguardian.com

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Reconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 21d

I think Obama very clearly wants to be a party elder on Mount Olympus, keeping his powder dry so when he hurls down a thunderbolt it has the most impact/salience but not exactly surprised to see that strategy crumble if other party leaders aren't pulling their weight

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Carolyn Pedwell @carolynpedwell.bsky.social · 22d

WOW! 🤓

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 22d

Trump just designated “Antifa” as a terrorist organization, on par with ISIS and Al Qaeda. As a reminder, “antifa” is short for “antifascist”.

They will use this lie to surveil, imprison, and kill Americans on the left.

This may be our Reichstag Fire moment. Wake up.

www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/p...