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Game Research Lab @gameresearchlab.bsky.social · 14d

Come work with us! We are hiring 3 postdoctoral researchers working in cultural game studies from the beginning of 2026 until the end of 2027. Read more and apply by 31.10.2025 (at 23.59.00 EET / UTC+2):

3 Postdoctoral Researchers (cultural game studies) / 3 tutkijatohtoria (kulttuurinen pelitutkimus)

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David Wright @davwright.bsky.social · 4d

Quite the treat to see @warringtonruncorn.com at the Boat Club tonight. If you like electronica and town planning nostalgia this is the night out for you. New album sounded great
warrington-runcorn-cis.bandcamp.com/album/public...

Public Works and Utilities, by Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan

6 track album

warrington-runcorn-cis.bandcamp.com

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David Wright @davwright.bsky.social · 6d

"In 2005 the face value of a ticket for “general standing” at an Oasis gig was the equivalent of three hours’ work at the median hourly wage. These days, you’d have to graft for pretty much a whole day: seven hours and 56 minutes, to be precise."

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The best gig I ever saw cost £4. Spiralling concert prices are a cultural disaster | John Harris

Tickets for big tours have vastly outstripped inflation, while smaller artists and venues struggle. The magic is in danger of being snuffed out entirely, says Guardian columnist John Harris

www.theguardian.com

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Alex Hanna-ween @alexhanna.bsky.social · 7d

I'm not an economist but seems worrying that the whole US economy is seven companies in a trenchcoat, passing the same $20 up and down

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 7d

NVIDIA and OpenAi:

Concerns that their “increasingly complex and interconnected web of business transactions is artificially propping up the trillion-dollar AI boom.“

@bloomberg.com $NVDA 👀
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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University of Manchester Sociology Department @uomsociology.bsky.social · 7d

VACANCY: Lecturer in Sociology (13 months, starting Jan 2026)
Closing date: 20 Oct 2025

Teaching PG modules on ‘Social Theory: Structure, Relations & Interaction’ & ‘Research Design’.
@britsoci.bsky.social @uomsoss.bsky.social
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

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David Wright @davwright.bsky.social · 13d

Martin O'Neill on the nonsense of XG stats very much channeling me in every staff meeting where University Rankings are mentioned. #radio4Today.

a cartoon of a man with glasses and the word nonsense on the bottom

ALT: a cartoon of a man with glasses and the word nonsense on the bottom

media.tenor.com

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Rachel Coldicutt @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social · 16d

My take (from Friday) on the digital ID proposals. I don't think it's relevant to say, "but other countries have ID cards, why can't we?" The critical questions here are implementation-based and it seems like they are up for grabs

www.careful.industries/blog/2025-9-...

Unpacking Digital ID - can the government deliver on its ambitions? — Careful Industries

A look at what has been proposed, how it might work, and whether it will be effective.

www.careful.industries

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Ben Williamson @benpatrickwill.bsky.social · 18d

OpenAI's VP for education recently said the company wanted to become "core infrastructure" for schools and universities. Any infrastructure, though, always depends on habituating users to its technical affordances - so I've been trying to track how it's doing that 🧵 www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/t...

Welcome to Campus. Here’s Your ChatGPT.

www.nytimes.com

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David Wright @davwright.bsky.social · 29d

Heavy bails on today.

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Armando Iannucci @aiannucci.bsky.social · Aug 27

The ever-eloquent @rafaelbehr.bsky.social pointedly refusing to mince his words on what Farage has done for us. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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David Wright @davwright.bsky.social · Aug 22

Catering costs on an FEC-ed project grant?

Mark Sumner 🇺🇦 @devilstower.bsky.social · Aug 21

Microsoft copilot for Excel has a warning not to use it for “business critical” calculations because the answer may not be accurate.

Would someone explain why I might *ever* want to use a spreadsheet where results are unreliable?

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Music Venue Trust @musicvenuetrust.bsky.social · Aug 18

MPs have launched a fan-led review of live music - with an online survey, which you will find via: committees.parliament.uk/committee/37...

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David Wright @davwright.bsky.social · Aug 13

Very good this. Should be of interest to the 'culture and foundational economy' folk.

The Quietus @thequietus.com · Aug 13

'King Street Social Club in North Shields is structured not to make a profit beyond its upkeep. It’s the only place I’ve ever been to where I’ve seen a sign warning that the price of beer is about to be reduced in the next month.'

Community Ownership can Save our #GrassrootsVenues

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King Street Social Club in North Shields exterior with sign above the door.

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Dave O'Brien @drdaveobrien.bsky.social · Aug 13

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Screenshot of the title and abstract of a forthcoming research article 'Precocity and second job holding in the creative economy'

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David Wright @davwright.bsky.social · Aug 9

'An 1812 letter from the Luddites described their mission as fighting against “all Machinery hurtful to Commonality.” That remains a strong standard by which to judge technological gains.'
Always quite proud to live a brisk stroll away from Arnold where the Luddites kicked off.

The New Yorker @newyorker.com · Aug 8

Today, the word “Luddite” is used as an insult to anyone resistant to technological innovation. But a recent book argues that Luddism stood not against technology per se but for the rights of workers in the face of automation.

Rethinking the Luddites in the Age of A.I.

Brian Merchant’s new book, “Blood in the Machine,” argues that Luddism stood not against technology per se but for the rights of workers in the face of automation.

www.newyorker.com

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Ariel Edwards-Levy @aedwardslevy.bsky.social · Aug 7

hoping that when they say the LLM talks like a Ph.D.-level expert, they mean "holds indecipherable decades-long academic grudges expressed largely in the form of questions that are actually more of a comment"

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Gav Maclean @gavmaclean.bsky.social · Aug 6

It's all we talk about this summer but what we gonna do about it. Here's our attempt at a start 👇

Gav Maclean @gavmaclean.bsky.social · Aug 4

50 people so far wanting to talk about gAI and the crisis in HE with
@semacrae.bsky.social @karengregory.bsky.social @huwcdavies.bsky.social @benpatrickwill.bsky.social @walkyouhome.bsky.social and more!

Edinburgh Critical AI in Education Network

The event is aimed at creating a space for critical discussion of AI across our universities in Edinburgh

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Per Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · Aug 6

I'll believe my research is '4-star plus' when it comes with free wifi and continental breakfast

Andrew McRae @mcraeandrew.bsky.social · Aug 6

‘Increasing quality of research’ 🤔 1/2

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Les Back @academicdiary.bsky.social · Jul 30

We have an opening for a one-year Sociology Lectureship in Glasgow focused on teaching the sociology of class. Please share it with anyone interested. www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/lecturer...

Lecturer in Sociology (LTS)

College of Social SciencesSchool of Social & Political Sciences Lecturer in Sociology (LTS)Vacancy Reference: 178793Salary, Grade 7, £40,497 - £45,413 per annum pro rata. The School of Social a...

www.jobs.gla.ac.uk

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Jon Agar @jonagar.bsky.social · Jul 30

Preparing my notes for an interview on history of identity cards, back in the news because of proposals such as Labour Together’s Britcard (left). There’s a long history (see WW2 poster, right)

Here’s a thread on recent (1980s-2010s) UK ID card history, showing how Tony Blair became keen on them

Front cover of Labour Together’s Britcard proposal. It is red and promises a ‘progressive digital identity for Britain’. The abstract imagery suggests progress (arrows) and immigration borders (the arrows are partially interrupted)

WW2 poster- a policeman’s hand takes a National Registration ID card from a plain, citizen’s hand. Text says a citizen may be asked for the card at any time

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Mariana Mazzucato @mazzucatom.bsky.social · Jul 25

Generative AI models are a collective work of art built on the free labour of millions of creators. Rather than raising digital walls & enforcing stricter copyright, we must treat creative knowledge as a public good.

New piece with @faustogernone.bsky.social in @projectsyndicate.bsky.social

AI Should Help Fund Creative Labor

Mariana Mazzucato & Fausto Gernone show how today’s innovation economy exploits the very people it relies on and propose a fairer system.

www.project-syndicate.org

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Centre for Cultural and Media Policy Studies @handle.invalid · Jul 24

As part of the Museum of Climate Stories project @jlarkin65.bsky.social is working with artist Caitlin Kiely and Coventry Biennial, using collage to re-imagine @coventrycathedral.bsky.social at workshops this weekend. Sign up 👇

www.coventrybiennial.com/events/recon...

Reconstructing the Cathedral: A Drop-In Collage Workshop with Caitlin Kiely

Join Birmingham-based artist and educator Caitlin Kiely to reimagine and reconstruct the iconic post-war Coventry Cathedral through the process of collage. Caitlin often takes archival material as a...

www.coventrybiennial.com

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John Doran @jahduran.bsky.social · Jul 23

Vale Ozzy Osbourne. 🤘

mary anne hobbs @maryannehobbs.bsky.social · Jul 23

Black Sabbath as an art form
by @jahduran.bsky.social of @thequietus.com
1 day after the final Villa Park show
timecode: 1.04.01

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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William Carruthers @williamcarruthers.bsky.social · Jul 23

Me, from a couple of years ago

Apollo @apollo-magazine.com · Jul 23

The United States has left UNESCO for the third time since 1984, citing ‘outsized focus on the UN’s sustainable development goals’. It’s only the latest sign of discord in a relationship that has been chequered almost from the start, as William Carruthers pointed out in 2023

Why is the United States rejoining UNESCO?

When the country renews its membership in July, it will pay back dues of more than $500m – but it does so on its own terms

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Hannah Barker @historyhannahb.bsky.social · Jul 21

This looks like a fantastic 2 year RA job on the history of paper money in Britain C18th-C19th for those completing/or with an MA or PhD.

Research Fellow at University of Birmingham

Recruiting now: Research Fellow on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board

www.jobs.ac.uk

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