Dr Franziska Kohlt
@frankendodo.bsky.social
Leverhulme Research Fellow HPS Leeds | Inaugural USC Carrollian Fellow | Tutor Oxford ContEd | Editor Lewis Carroll Review | Public Speaker | Polymath | Erdős–Bacon No 8 | https://linktr.ee/frankendodo
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And it's a wrap! I concluded my Carrollian Fellowship at the University of Southern California with the launch of the "Spectral Science" exhibition, and world premiere of the completely sold out, hour-long Phantasmagoria Magic Lantern show I co-created from my research. Absolute life highlight! 🪞🔮
Might design a guessing game for students: Who said it? Victorians or Manosphere Influencers?
January 31, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Might design a guessing game for students: Who said it? Victorians or Manosphere Influencers?
To celebrate the publication of 'Science, Religion and the Human Future' you can grab a limited time 30% discount - so get our new book for £13.99 ($17.50) here:
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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January 29, 2026 at 1:39 PM
To celebrate the publication of 'Science, Religion and the Human Future' you can grab a limited time 30% discount - so get our new book for £13.99 ($17.50) here:
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
The cover choice was made in honour of Tom McLeish.
There'll shortly even be a discount code, to make that price even better - watch this space.
But yes, I am a great fan of affordable academic publications, I really hope it reaches & inspires many.
Let me know what you think!
There'll shortly even be a discount code, to make that price even better - watch this space.
But yes, I am a great fan of affordable academic publications, I really hope it reaches & inspires many.
Let me know what you think!
January 20, 2026 at 8:19 PM
The cover choice was made in honour of Tom McLeish.
There'll shortly even be a discount code, to make that price even better - watch this space.
But yes, I am a great fan of affordable academic publications, I really hope it reaches & inspires many.
Let me know what you think!
There'll shortly even be a discount code, to make that price even better - watch this space.
But yes, I am a great fan of affordable academic publications, I really hope it reaches & inspires many.
Let me know what you think!
Thank you! It's somehow become more timely with each passing year since we started this work. Very glad it's come out now - and at a surprisingly affordable price!
January 20, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Thank you! It's somehow become more timely with each passing year since we started this work. Very glad it's come out now - and at a surprisingly affordable price!
This is also the first publication of my work on Religious Metaphor in Climate Change & Biodiversity crisis communication, and Hagiographic Storytelling and the Public scientist & also contains a chapter with my work on science-religion narratives during the Pandemic. 2/2
#scicomm #histsci #envhist
#scicomm #histsci #envhist
January 20, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Just arrived in the mail: 'Science, Religion, and the Human Future' (OUP 2026) - from our @eclasproject.bsky.social, on the history of conflict narratives in Science and Religion, and their present ramifications.
Now available as e-book & in print: global.oup.com/academic/pro... 1/2
Now available as e-book & in print: global.oup.com/academic/pro... 1/2
January 20, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Just arrived in the mail: 'Science, Religion, and the Human Future' (OUP 2026) - from our @eclasproject.bsky.social, on the history of conflict narratives in Science and Religion, and their present ramifications.
Now available as e-book & in print: global.oup.com/academic/pro... 1/2
Now available as e-book & in print: global.oup.com/academic/pro... 1/2
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This spring, I’m having my Paleoecology undergrads read one popular science book about a topic related to course themes (the history of life on Earth, any time or taxonomic group). What’s your favorite book in that vein? I’ve got a list of ~20 but want to make sure I’m not missing any good ones!
January 20, 2026 at 3:44 AM
This spring, I’m having my Paleoecology undergrads read one popular science book about a topic related to course themes (the history of life on Earth, any time or taxonomic group). What’s your favorite book in that vein? I’ve got a list of ~20 but want to make sure I’m not missing any good ones!
Candid summary of where we are in Higher Ed:
blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...
blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...
Why are UK universities failing? - LSE Impact
The HE sector in the UK faces the prospect of a university going into administration. How have universities fallen so low and is change possible?
blogs.lse.ac.uk
January 20, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Candid summary of where we are in Higher Ed:
blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...
blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...
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Do I know anyone who knows journalists/ academics/ contacts who are/have been reporting on/ researching Airbnb related crime// housing issues? (urgent-ish)
Please re-post!
@clanfear.bsky.social @ayuhas.bsky.social
Please re-post!
@clanfear.bsky.social @ayuhas.bsky.social
January 5, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Do I know anyone who knows journalists/ academics/ contacts who are/have been reporting on/ researching Airbnb related crime// housing issues? (urgent-ish)
Please re-post!
@clanfear.bsky.social @ayuhas.bsky.social
Please re-post!
@clanfear.bsky.social @ayuhas.bsky.social
Do I know anyone who knows journalists/ academics/ contacts who are/have been reporting on/ researching Airbnb related crime// housing issues? (urgent-ish)
Please re-post!
@clanfear.bsky.social @ayuhas.bsky.social
Please re-post!
@clanfear.bsky.social @ayuhas.bsky.social
January 5, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Do I know anyone who knows journalists/ academics/ contacts who are/have been reporting on/ researching Airbnb related crime// housing issues? (urgent-ish)
Please re-post!
@clanfear.bsky.social @ayuhas.bsky.social
Please re-post!
@clanfear.bsky.social @ayuhas.bsky.social
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It's great to see so many signing up for the @asleuki.bsky.social Online Seminar on Eighteenth-Century Literature and Environment, on 29 Jan 2026, 3-7 pm GMT, but there's still room for more! Further details and registration information at: asle.org.uk/events/semin...
November 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM
It's great to see so many signing up for the @asleuki.bsky.social Online Seminar on Eighteenth-Century Literature and Environment, on 29 Jan 2026, 3-7 pm GMT, but there's still room for more! Further details and registration information at: asle.org.uk/events/semin...
Spotted in Cambridge
November 21, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Spotted in Cambridge
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Now live! Call for papers for our next conference, the 21st European Conference on Science & Theology (ECST XXI). Leeds, UK; 19-22 August 2026
Conference title: 'Lost in Translation? Celebrating Language Diversity in Science and Religion'
Deadline: 31 Jan 2026
esssatconference.org/call-for-pap...
Conference title: 'Lost in Translation? Celebrating Language Diversity in Science and Religion'
Deadline: 31 Jan 2026
esssatconference.org/call-for-pap...
November 5, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Now live! Call for papers for our next conference, the 21st European Conference on Science & Theology (ECST XXI). Leeds, UK; 19-22 August 2026
Conference title: 'Lost in Translation? Celebrating Language Diversity in Science and Religion'
Deadline: 31 Jan 2026
esssatconference.org/call-for-pap...
Conference title: 'Lost in Translation? Celebrating Language Diversity in Science and Religion'
Deadline: 31 Jan 2026
esssatconference.org/call-for-pap...
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My special issue on gardens and plants as laboratories of premodern science is out on @royalsocietypublishing.org #notesandrecords #nrrs #histplants #histsci #vegscilif #envhist with articles by me, Luzzini on minerals, @johedesan.bsky.social on Guy de La Brosse, Jalobeanu on Bacon, and Benharrech🌱
November 17, 2025 at 11:07 AM
My special issue on gardens and plants as laboratories of premodern science is out on @royalsocietypublishing.org #notesandrecords #nrrs #histplants #histsci #vegscilif #envhist with articles by me, Luzzini on minerals, @johedesan.bsky.social on Guy de La Brosse, Jalobeanu on Bacon, and Benharrech🌱
[This is obvs a largely rhetorical question]
October 22, 2025 at 11:32 AM
[This is obvs a largely rhetorical question]
270-page academic monographs for £150 - and a peer-reviewer recently responded to a book proposal of mine why I am not pitching the book to a "better" publisher (who would give me fewer pages at £110 purchase price more).
How did we get here?
How did we get here?
October 22, 2025 at 11:31 AM
270-page academic monographs for £150 - and a peer-reviewer recently responded to a book proposal of mine why I am not pitching the book to a "better" publisher (who would give me fewer pages at £110 purchase price more).
How did we get here?
How did we get here?
Attracting the brightest and best still going swimmingly
Another report on how our high visa costs deter top R&D talent
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
October 21, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Attracting the brightest and best still going swimmingly
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How, after all this, is it still Monday...?
September 29, 2025 at 6:16 PM
How, after all this, is it still Monday...?
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Last day to submit abstracts for the Cambridge University Entomological Society symposium is tomorrow! Please send your abstracts to [email protected]!!
@royentsoc.bsky.social @frankendodo.bsky.social @britentsoc.bsky.social @camzoology.bsky.social @zoologymuseum.bsky.social
@royentsoc.bsky.social @frankendodo.bsky.social @britentsoc.bsky.social @camzoology.bsky.social @zoologymuseum.bsky.social
The Cambridge University Entomological Society is hosting a symposium on ”The good, the bad, and the monstrous: insects in mythology, literature and media”, at the Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, on 20th November 2025.
Huge thanks to @royentsoc.bsky.social for supporting us!
Huge thanks to @royentsoc.bsky.social for supporting us!
October 19, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Last day to submit abstracts for the Cambridge University Entomological Society symposium is tomorrow! Please send your abstracts to [email protected]!!
@royentsoc.bsky.social @frankendodo.bsky.social @britentsoc.bsky.social @camzoology.bsky.social @zoologymuseum.bsky.social
@royentsoc.bsky.social @frankendodo.bsky.social @britentsoc.bsky.social @camzoology.bsky.social @zoologymuseum.bsky.social
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✨Deeply honoured to deliver this year's Annual Digital Lecture at The National Archives! Drawing on our @erc.europa.eu Data Loss project, I'll explore how preservation creates loss in the digital age and what that means for the politics of archives. Nov 20 6pm at Senate House, London. Do join us!
Join us on 20 November for the Annual Digital Lecture, a partnership between The National Archives, UK and the School of Advanced Study. The wonderful @nannathylstrup.bsky.social will be speaking about ‘When saving becomes loss: archival memory in the digital age’. Free to register!
When saving becomes loss: Archival memory in the digital age
Explore archival memory, data loss, and attempts to preserve the past in the digital age at this year’s Annual Digital Lecture.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 1, 2025 at 7:00 AM
✨Deeply honoured to deliver this year's Annual Digital Lecture at The National Archives! Drawing on our @erc.europa.eu Data Loss project, I'll explore how preservation creates loss in the digital age and what that means for the politics of archives. Nov 20 6pm at Senate House, London. Do join us!
How, after all this, is it still Monday...?
September 29, 2025 at 6:16 PM
How, after all this, is it still Monday...?
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We are currently open to receiving proposals for themed issues with @advancesjournal.bsky.social, which is published through Taylor and Francis, and is the official journal of @incsa.bsky.social. If you have ideas for a collection, email me.
Details👇
in-csa.com/themed-speci...
Details👇
in-csa.com/themed-speci...
Special / Themed Issues Call for Proposals – International Nineteenth-Century Studies Association
Call for Proposals Special / Themed Issues Advances in Nineteenth-Century Research The Journal of the International Nineteenth-Century Studies Association (INCSA) Follow on BlueSky Advances in Ninetee...
in-csa.com
September 29, 2025 at 6:27 AM
We are currently open to receiving proposals for themed issues with @advancesjournal.bsky.social, which is published through Taylor and Francis, and is the official journal of @incsa.bsky.social. If you have ideas for a collection, email me.
Details👇
in-csa.com/themed-speci...
Details👇
in-csa.com/themed-speci...
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Let’s say, hypothetically, you appreciated our position paper and @olivia.science and I would be recording answers to questions about it. What questions would you have?
🧵 Thread with my favourite quotes from:
📝 Guest, O., Suarez, M., Müller, B., et al. (2025). Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia. Zenodo. doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
1/🧵
📝 Guest, O., Suarez, M., Müller, B., et al. (2025). Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia. Zenodo. doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
1/🧵
Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia
Under the banner of progress, products have been uncritically adopted or even imposed on users — in past centuries with tobacco and combustion engines, and in the 21st with social media. For these col...
doi.org
September 26, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Let’s say, hypothetically, you appreciated our position paper and @olivia.science and I would be recording answers to questions about it. What questions would you have?
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The Cambridge University Entomological Society is hosting a symposium on ”The good, the bad, and the monstrous: insects in mythology, literature and media”, at the Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, on 20th November 2025.
Huge thanks to @royentsoc.bsky.social for supporting us!
Huge thanks to @royentsoc.bsky.social for supporting us!
September 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The Cambridge University Entomological Society is hosting a symposium on ”The good, the bad, and the monstrous: insects in mythology, literature and media”, at the Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, on 20th November 2025.
Huge thanks to @royentsoc.bsky.social for supporting us!
Huge thanks to @royentsoc.bsky.social for supporting us!
Oh what a wonderful thing to see in my news feed today! I have such fond memories of their congregation when Ilived in Cairo as a child
September 25, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Oh what a wonderful thing to see in my news feed today! I have such fond memories of their congregation when Ilived in Cairo as a child