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Louise Amoore @amoorelouise.bsky.social · 3d

Our article on the politics of AI prompts is out now @econsocjournal.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 1/n

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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Patricia Owens @whitproject.bsky.social · Sep 2

Really enjoyed discussing Erased with Selma Sondern on the "Roots and Branches" podcast @standrewsiih.bsky.social.
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Patricia Owens, how do we prevent historical erasure?

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Aeon Magazine @aeon.co · Sep 2

Science writer @philipcball.bsky.social calls nanotech an ‘oneiric technology’: a technology that quite probably cannot exist, but fulfils a deep-rooted dream, or a nightmare, or both. Read his Essay here:

No suffering, no death, no limits: the nanobots pipe dream | Aeon Essays

Thirty years ago, nanotech was about to change everything. Let’s not get tricked again by Silicon Valley’s magical thinking

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gloknos @gloknos.bsky.social · Aug 5

Our research associate Luke Kemp on societal collapse in human history, with insights from his book Goliath’s Curse 👇

Aeon Magazine @aeon.co · Aug 5

Popular perceptions of past empires focus on their great artwork and monumental achievements. But in recent years, many historians have taken a different approach, asking: what was it like as an ordinary person to live through these imperial collapses?

The great myth of empire collapse | Aeon Essays

Societal downfalls loom large in history and popular culture but, for the 99 per cent, collapse often had its upsides

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gloknos @gloknos.bsky.social · Aug 5

Our research associate Luke Kemp on societal collapse in human history, with insights from his book Goliath’s Curse 👇

Aeon Magazine @aeon.co · Aug 5

Popular perceptions of past empires focus on their great artwork and monumental achievements. But in recent years, many historians have taken a different approach, asking: what was it like as an ordinary person to live through these imperial collapses?

The great myth of empire collapse | Aeon Essays

Societal downfalls loom large in history and popular culture but, for the 99 per cent, collapse often had its upsides

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Elijah Watson @elijahjwatson.bsky.social · Jun 1

Anthropologists (and others! 🙏): If SAPIENS Magazine has mattered to you—as a reader, writer, teacher, or student—now is the time to speak up. Write to Wenner-Gren today. Tell them why public anthropology matters. #SaveSAPIENS #AnthroSky

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Lisa Stampnitzky @lisastampnitzky.bsky.social · May 26

A good thread from @gregggonsalves.bsky.social on the issues with critiquing science and expertise as simply “political”; as with his reference to Epstein’s excellent work, we can see that there are ways to rigorously study and critique the production of knowledge without defaulting to a simple

Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · May 26

I subscribe to the @newyorker.com, I was part of ACT UP, I knew Larry Kramer well and know Tony Fauci too. Daniel Immerwahr's piece on RFKJr, features this and other passages that need a reponse. 1/

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CRASSH @crasshlive.bsky.social · May 24

📣 Exhibit at the ARB in 2026!

The @artatarb.bsky.social art committee is looking to support innovative curatorial ideas for group exhibition projects that will foster discussion and engage members of the University and the public alike

The deadline has been extended to 31 July
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Three abstract paintings in black and turquoise on a wall and a screen on a low table showing video work.

An installation of very small photos lined up on a shelf along with walkman cassette players and headphones.

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Lisa Stampnitzky @lisastampnitzky.bsky.social · May 24

Must read on the crisis of the (UK) university from @unsocialtheory.bsky.social

janabacevic.net/2025/05/23/t...

Three ghosts of British higher education

[These are the more-or-less unedited notes for my speech at the event Multiple Crises of Higher Education, held on 20 May 2025 at Queen Mary’s Mile End Institute, and organised by the fantast…

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Dr Zara Bain @zaranosaur.bsky.social · May 23

I'm looking for #researchers, #writers and #ContentCreators seeking #transcription and closed caption services, or support with the #accessibility of their digital audio and video assets, in June, July and August.

If that's you, message my team via -- we'd love to learn more about your project!

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Ted McCormick @tedmccormick.bsky.social · May 24

A near-encounter with Mario Biagioli when I was a student was big for me. He heard I had given a talk at Harvard and asked me to send it to him; he then sent it on to Studies in History and Philosophy of Science, and it became my first publication. Such generosity, from a scholar I had never met.

In Memoriam: Mario Biagioli (1955–2025) | MPIWG

In Memoriam: Mario Biagioli (1955–2025)

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Alexandre Klein @alexandreklein.bsky.social · May 24

(Exposition) Histoire(s) de la médecine histoiresante.blogspot.com/2025/05/hist... #histmed

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Christos Lynteris @visualplague.bsky.social · May 15

A very interesting interview with anthropologist Charles Stépanoff on his new book about human-nonhuman relations Attachements. Enquête sur nos liens au-delà de l’humain @philomag.com www.philomag.com/articles/les...

Les humains font-ils la guerre au vivant ? Entretien avec l’anthropologue Charles Stépanoff

Les désastres écologiques contemporains donnent l’impression que l’homme amène la dévastation partout où il s’installe. Sommes-nous condamnés à rendre nos milieux de vie inhabitables ? Avons-nous décl...

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Iwan Rhys Morus @irmorus.bsky.social · May 6

Tesla is @historyextra.bsky.social's Life of the Week. So here I am talking about why it's never been so important to understand the origins of his myth.

Nikola Tesla: life of the week

Iwan Morus revisits the life – and myth – of the enigmatic pioneer of electrical power

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gloknos @gloknos.bsky.social · Apr 8

Join us (online/in person) on 16 April to discuss Social Theory & the Promises of Post-Hegemonic Knowledge w/ the authors/eds of 3 fantastic new books in our Global Epistemics series w/ Rowman & Littlefield (Bloomsbury) edited by @berytia.bsky.social. Info & registration here: tinyurl.com/nonhege

Social Theory and the Promises of Post-Hegemonic Knowledge - gloknos

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Cambridge University Library @theul.bsky.social · Apr 9

📣 Applications are open for the @theUL and @cambridgeuni.bsky.social collaborative doctoral studentship:
The history and heritage of the discovery of environmental change and the interpretation of place in the East of England
📅: 16 May 2025
Apply here: loom.ly/tXuIqK8
@camglamresearch.bsky.social

Cambridge University Library and University of Cambridge - Collections Connections Communities

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gloknos @gloknos.bsky.social · Apr 8

Join us (online/in person) on 16 April to discuss Social Theory & the Promises of Post-Hegemonic Knowledge w/ the authors/eds of 3 fantastic new books in our Global Epistemics series w/ Rowman & Littlefield (Bloomsbury) edited by @berytia.bsky.social. Info & registration here: tinyurl.com/nonhege

Social Theory and the Promises of Post-Hegemonic Knowledge - gloknos

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Duncan Bell @duncanbell.bsky.social · Apr 1

JOB:

Assistant Professor in South Asian Political/ Intellectual History (3-year post) @Cambridge_Uni

www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50694/

Assistant Professor in South Asian Political/ Intellectual History (Temporary Cover) - Job Opportunities - University of Cambridge

Assistant Professor in South Asian Political/ Intellectual History (Temporary Cover) in the Faculty of History at the University of Cambridge.

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Max Planck Institute for the History of Science @mpiwg.bsky.social · Apr 1

The Berlin History of Knowledge Course List (KVV) for summer semester 2025 is now available online! This list conveniently compiles all history of knowledge and science courses @humboldtuni.bsky.social, @tuberlin.bsky.social, and @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social.

🔗 bit.ly/438eouS

#HistSci

Front cover of the summer semester 2025 History of Knowledge course list (KVV)

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Stuart Elden @stuartelden.bsky.social · Mar 30

"The Territory of the Vocabulary and the Vocabulary of Territory: Emile Benveniste" - a short piece exploring the spatial aspects of this book. progressivegeographies.com/2025/03/30/t...

The two volumes of the French Vocabularie, and the new English edition of the Dictionary of Indo-European Concepts and Society

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Iva Pesa @ivapesa.bsky.social · Mar 31

Want to learn about values in the Anthropocene? Check out this open web resource: rethinkingvalue.github.io/anthropocene/ With entries on Lake Titicaca, the Carribean, Georgia, India, and Marseille! It was a pleasure to work on this with Simone Schleper, Paul Merchant, Dan Finch-Race and Leo Steeds

rethinking value

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CIRR | Centre for International Relations Research at Groningen @cirr-ug.bsky.social · Mar 25

If you missed the launch of the Sustainability Technology (SusTech) Group our CIRR colleague Malcolm Campbell-Verduyn recently launched at the Rudolph Agricola School for Sustainable Development, watch it here!

Video Recording | Launch of RAS Sustainable Technology Research Group

YouTube video by Rudolf Agricola School for Sustainable Development

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CIRR | Centre for International Relations Research at Groningen @cirr-ug.bsky.social · Mar 25

Congrats to Beate Jahn & Sebastian Schindler & their authors for this superb Encyclopedia of IR. Delighted to see CIRR members @jcostalopez.bsky.social (Benchmark dates); Filipe dos Reis (State), @berytia.bsky.social (Behaviouralism) & many CIRR collaborators 👏 | www.elgaronline.com/display/book...

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CIRR | Centre for International Relations Research at Groningen @cirr-ug.bsky.social · Mar 26

🎉 Out now (open access) in Progress in Economic Geography: CIRR member Malcolm Campbell-Verduyn and Ludovico Rella's paper on AI-blockchain intersections and their implications for labour and value 👇 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

A stack made in heaven? Exploring AI-blockchain intersections and their implications for labour and value

How have socio-technical practices in blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) communities shaped one another and society more widely? This article…

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CIRR | Centre for International Relations Research at Groningen @cirr-ug.bsky.social · Mar 31

👏 Out in the journal Politics in open access: CIRR member Julia Costa Lopez @jcostalopez.bsky.social with Katharine Millar's @drkmillar.bsky.social paper on Conspiratorial Medievalism: History & Hyperagency in the Far-Right Knights Templar Security Imaginary 👇 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

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