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Clive Thompson @clivethompson.bsky.social · Aug 20

This is really fascinating

Wikipedia's list of linguistic and stylist "tells" of AI writing, the better to help editors recognize it

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A Wikipedia-style guideline page on avoiding exaggerated wording by LLMs, with two sections titled Undue emphasis on symbolism and importance and Promotional language. Each section lists “words to watch” in a beige box, such as "stands as a testament", "plays a vital role", "rich cultural heritage", "breathtaking", and "must-see". Below, example sentences are shown with problematic phrases highlighted in yellow, including "enhancing its significance", "captivates both residents and visitors alike", "stands as a symbol", "reflects the evolving identity", "vibrant town with a rich cultural heritage", "fascinating glimpse into the diverse tapestry", and "value-driven experiences".

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Uilliam Mac ᚒᚔᚂᚂᚔᚐᚋ @uilliammac.bsky.social · Aug 10

The number of people arrested in UK Labour's deranged authoritarian crackdown has risen to 532.

The average age of those arrested is 54. 147 of the people arrested are aged between 60 and 69.

The Met counter-terror unit is working flat out bringing charges against them.
www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Corinne Fowler @corinnefowler.bsky.social · Jun 9

Job researching plants and enslavement
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNK213/s...

Senior Research Associate: Plants, Enslavement, and Public History at University of Bristol

Recruiting now: Senior Research Associate: Plants, Enslavement, and Public History 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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Margot Tudor @drmargottudor.bsky.social · Jun 23

✨Don't forget to sign up to our upcoming ONLINE conference on 'New Methods for New Histories (Online)' - we've structured the whole workshop as a virtual space; benefitting from global speakers, a roundtable structure and regular breaks! Pls get tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/new-method...

New Methods for New Histories (Online)

Workshop 2: Rethinking Internationalisms: Histories and Pluralities

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Alasdair Mackenzie @alasdairmackenzie.bsky.social · May 23

Hundreds of former Afghan commandos & their families were refused relocation by a UK Special Forces officer with possible links to a war crimes enquiry where they could’ve been witnesses.

At least five were later murdered by the Taliban.

The MoD then lied about this to Parliament & the courts.

One Special Forces officer blocked 1,585 Afghans from settling in UK

Documents shown to court by MoD show the officer rejected every application referred to him in the summer of 2023.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · Apr 16

'In response to these trends, Behrens argued that a shift toward more plant-based diets is not simply advisable, but likely inevitable. This view is grounded not in consumer preference, but in biophysical constraints and economic modeling.'

The Way We Eat Is About To Change — Whether We Like It Or Not

Oxford’s Paul Behrens says global diets will shift toward plant-based foods as a structural response to rising environmental and economic risks.

www.forbes.com

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Sameer Kankali Ⓥ☮🌈✌🏼🌱💚🐮🐷📚📖♟️✊🏼 @sameerkankali.bsky.social · Apr 4

Martin Luther King Junior was assassinated on this day in 1968.
R.I.P. 🕯️✊🏽

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Diya Gupta @diyagupta.bsky.social · Mar 31

Thank you, darling!

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Diya Gupta @diyagupta.bsky.social · Mar 31

I'm rather thrilled with this review of my book in the journal American Historical Review! @cityhistory.bsky.social @hurstpublishers.bsky.social #india #WW2 #emotionalhistory

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History @ City St George’s, UoL @cityhistory.bsky.social · Mar 25

Thanks to all that attended our event on telling difficult histories with award-winning BBC podcasters Kavita Puri and Ant Adeane and our brilliant colleague @diyagupta.bsky.social!

Here she is sharing her own experiences of researching and teaching the 1943 Bengal Famine.

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Diya Gupta @diyagupta.bsky.social · Mar 17

How do we tell difficult histories? I am delighted to interview Kavita Puri and Ant Adeane, the makers of the brilliant BBC Radio 4 podcast 'Three Million', on #1943BengalFamine on 18 March @cityhistory.bsky.social . Join us! @bbcradio4.bsky.social

www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

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Sara Silvestri @sarasilvestri.bsky.social · Feb 24

Finsbury Institute + Europe Politics Cluster @citystgeorges.bsky.social + @clsisel.bsky.social invite you at lecture by Ambassador Pedro Serrano @eudelegationuk.bsky.social
"The Balancing Power of the EU" tomorrow, Tue 25 Feb,5-6pm, B104, Northampton sq, London
www.city.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

EU Ambassador Lecture: The Balancing Power of the EU | City, University of London

The School of Policy and Global Affairs are delighted to host His Excellency Pedro Serrano to give a lecture on the EU-UK relations in a troubled world, with a reception to follow.

www.city.ac.uk

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History @ City St George’s, UoL @cityhistory.bsky.social · Feb 19

Our wonderful colleague @diyagupta.bsky.social will interview journalists Kavita Puri and Ant Adeane about the making of their acclaimed @bbcradio4.bsky.social podcast on the famine. It will be an important event for all historians of India, British colonialism, and humanitarianism.

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History @ City St George’s, UoL @cityhistory.bsky.social · Feb 19

City’s Cluster for Modern History is hosting lots of exciting events this semester! 📣

First up we have a fascinating event on 18th March at 4pm on “Narrating Difficult Histories to a Broad Audience: the @bbcradio4.bsky.social podcast ‘Three Million’”. www.city.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

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Diya Gupta @diyagupta.bsky.social · Feb 3

I am loving teaching Ambedkar and Gandhi to my second-year undergraduate students for my South Asia module. You can tell from their faces that both Gandhi and Ambedkar's philosophical positions resonate with them, and with the inequalities they witness everyday. @cityhistory.bsky.social

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Diya Gupta @diyagupta.bsky.social · Jan 20

I am delighted to have this blog post on #1943BengalFamine and #emotions published by History Matters, Sheffield University's research blog. It feels like a promising start! Please do read and let me know your thoughts. historymatters.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/blog-archive... @cityhistory.bsky.social

History Matters - The 1943 Bengal Famine: Emotional Landscapes of Hunger

Diya Gupta| 10 January 2025 ◇ British History | Colonial History | South Asian History

historymatters.sites.sheffield.ac.uk

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Diya Gupta @diyagupta.bsky.social · Jan 15

Today, I spoke about #india #SecondWorldWar #emotionalhistory at City & Islington sixth form college. The students were wonderful! I'm still thinking about their questions. My resolution: keep talking about my work to young people. @cityhistory.bsky.social @hurstpublishers.bsky.social

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Diya Gupta @diyagupta.bsky.social · Jan 11

Really delighted to have taken part in #ImperialWarMuseum's
latest podcast 'Conflict of Interest' on art and photography, with Susan Wokoma. Listen here: podfollow.com/1566841158/e... @cityhistory.bsky.social

Conflict of Interest: Susan Wokoma explores The Home Front

How did British society react to the sudden increase of women in the workforce during the First World War? Or the thousands of colonial volunteers brought over to fight Nazism? Susan Wokoma (Che...

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Diya Gupta @diyagupta.bsky.social · Dec 23

A new and exciting funded PhD opportunity in photographic history starts in October 2025. “War, Photography & Empire: Visual Propaganda and British India, c.1941-47”
www.sww-ahdtp.ac.uk/collaborativ...

Deadline: 20 January 2025. International applicants welcome! Please circulate far and wide!

CDA War, Photography & Empire: Visual Propaganda and British India, c.1941-47 | SWWDTP Studentship

The AHRC funds postgraduate training and research in the arts and humanities, from archaeology and English literature to design and dance

www.sww-ahdtp.ac.uk

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · Dec 4

If you'd like to join @royalhistsoc.bsky.social - as a Fellow, Associate Fellow, Member or PGR Member - we welcome applications at any time bit.ly/45lOzr0

Membership is for #History professionals in Higher Education - worldwide, at all career stages - and in related sectors. Next deadline: 13 Dec.

Image advertising joining the Royal Historical Society as a Fellow, Associate Fellow, member or Postgraduate Member. The next closing date for applications is Friday 13 December 2024.

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George Padmore Institute @gpadmoreinstitute.bsky.social · Dec 4

Are you a young Black British woman who is keen to develop skills in recording and creating the stories and histories of your community? Apply for this ground-breaking programme of training and support. speaking-volumes.org.uk/apply-women-...

Women Speak Volumes Between Generations – APPLY

Call for participants Young Black women aged 18-30 invited to join an exciting new hybrid programme for budding archivists and curators Booker Prize winning author and literary activist Professor B…

speaking-volumes.org.uk

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Prospect Magazine @prospectmagazine.co.uk · Dec 4

Today, Prospect announced our 2025 World’s Top #Thinkers shortlist.

Here are the five nominees in our #climate category. 🧵

For the thinkers in our other categories—economics, freedom, geopolitics and technology—and to vote for your favourite, click here: www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/worlds...

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Diya Gupta @diyagupta.bsky.social · Dec 3

Very happy to have my review of Vivienne Guo's excellent book 'Women and Politics in Wartime China' published! Here's to foregrounding marginalised histories of #WW2
@cityhistory.bsky.social
@swwstudiesedin.bsky.social
www.swwresearch.com/post/book-re...

Book Review: Women and Politics in Wartime China: Networking Across Geopolitical Borders by Vivienne Xiangwei Guo

Reviewed by Dr Diya Gupta, Lecturer in Public History, City St George’s, University of LondonAbingdon and New York: Routledge, 2019, ISBN 9781138080645, £119.48 hardback“I do not know what is leftist and what is rightist. I have always believed in peace, independence, democracy and freedom for my country, no matter whether it means that I am a leftist or rightist.” (p. 194) These words were spoken in 1947 by the Chinese female politician Tan Tiwu, who served as both a Kuomintang (KMT) legislator

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · Dec 2

At History Workshop, we have a long history of publishing articles on the history of food and eating.

From the history of the pineapple to the legacy of the soon-to-close Smithfield meat market, this🧵 is sure to make you hungry (for history)!

(Part 1)

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Uttara @uttara.bsky.social · Nov 9

I’ve begun a historians of South Asia (broadly defined) starter pack, let me know if you want to be added
go.bsky.app/zUV84F

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