David Lundie
@lundieeducation.bsky.social
Professor of Education, University of Glasgow Dumfries campus. Deputy Editor, British Journal of Religious Education. ESRC Teaching for Digital Citizenship. Templeton Bridging Culture Gaps through Empathy. #TeamRE #UofG #philosophy
Privilege to be at @uofgeducation.bsky.social with @tedpal.bsky.social and @rokewood.bsky.social to give an overview of our @erpioe.bsky.social Teaching for Digital Citizenship research project. Data justice and the genealogy of citizenship as response to social crises.
November 26, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Privilege to be at @uofgeducation.bsky.social with @tedpal.bsky.social and @rokewood.bsky.social to give an overview of our @erpioe.bsky.social Teaching for Digital Citizenship research project. Data justice and the genealogy of citizenship as response to social crises.
Who's "cancelling Christmas" now, eh, culture warriors?
Since when did *primary schools* become legitimate targets for politically motivated abuse?
Since when did *primary schools* become legitimate targets for politically motivated abuse?
November 26, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Who's "cancelling Christmas" now, eh, culture warriors?
Since when did *primary schools* become legitimate targets for politically motivated abuse?
Since when did *primary schools* become legitimate targets for politically motivated abuse?
Why are people focusing on Nigel Farage's schoolboy racism? He has a much more recent track record here. Exhibit A: Gerard Batten, who served as UKIP General Secretary under Farage, served alongside him as an MEP & London Mayor candidate. The man who welcomed Tommy Robinson into UKIP.
November 26, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Why are people focusing on Nigel Farage's schoolboy racism? He has a much more recent track record here. Exhibit A: Gerard Batten, who served as UKIP General Secretary under Farage, served alongside him as an MEP & London Mayor candidate. The man who welcomed Tommy Robinson into UKIP.
Is Mr Beast just Guy Grand from The Magic Christian?
November 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Is Mr Beast just Guy Grand from The Magic Christian?
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Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
November 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
One of the most powerful arguments for democracy is that it brings the rulers into direct contact with the ruled. As long as they are not completely callous and immoral, this usually elicits some level of empathy. Even Marjorie Taylor-Greene is not immune to this it seems www.npr.org/2025/11/15/g...
Trump cuts ties with Marjorie Taylor Greene, once among his top MAGA-world defenders
The dismissal of Greene — once the epitome of "Make America Great Again" — appeared to be the final break in a dispute simmering for months.
www.npr.org
November 15, 2025 at 3:41 PM
One of the most powerful arguments for democracy is that it brings the rulers into direct contact with the ruled. As long as they are not completely callous and immoral, this usually elicits some level of empathy. Even Marjorie Taylor-Greene is not immune to this it seems www.npr.org/2025/11/15/g...
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Teaching social research methods? Lots of free to access ideas for generating those lightbulb moments from @ncrm.ac.uk
Sparking ‘Aha’ Moments: A Resource for Teaching Research Methods
NCRM delivers research methods training, produces learning resources, conducts research and supports methodological innovation
www.ncrm.ac.uk
November 1, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Teaching social research methods? Lots of free to access ideas for generating those lightbulb moments from @ncrm.ac.uk
Someone is seriously trying to create an AI-generated encyclopedia. A comprehensive repository of non-knowledge. williampedia.com
Williampedia - The Free Encyclopedia
The free encyclopedia that anyone can edit.
williampedia.com
November 1, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Someone is seriously trying to create an AI-generated encyclopedia. A comprehensive repository of non-knowledge. williampedia.com
"work-conditioned housing". Seriously? It's literally just "workhouse" interspersed with some 21st century admin-speak
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/u...
In Utah, Trump’s Vision for Homelessness Begins to Take Shape
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:33 PM
"work-conditioned housing". Seriously? It's literally just "workhouse" interspersed with some 21st century admin-speak
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/u...
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Wikipedia says Shaheen is an academic. BBCQT implies you can’t trust what she says b/c she’s an ‘activist’. Someone who Wikipedia calls ‘a former academic’ who now campaigns for Reform & wants to be its first Home Secretary is an ‘academic & author’ who you can trust. Maybe they use Grokipedia now.
October 30, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Wikipedia says Shaheen is an academic. BBCQT implies you can’t trust what she says b/c she’s an ‘activist’. Someone who Wikipedia calls ‘a former academic’ who now campaigns for Reform & wants to be its first Home Secretary is an ‘academic & author’ who you can trust. Maybe they use Grokipedia now.
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#TheLatest
"Digital Safety for Kids: What Parents Should Know About Screen Time, Device Permissions & Parental Controls" from UK Education Blog
Read it here: https://education.clickdo.co.uk/parental-guide-to-digital-safety-for-kids/
#NAPCE #PastoralCare #Education #Schools
"Digital Safety for Kids: What Parents Should Know About Screen Time, Device Permissions & Parental Controls" from UK Education Blog
Read it here: https://education.clickdo.co.uk/parental-guide-to-digital-safety-for-kids/
#NAPCE #PastoralCare #Education #Schools
October 30, 2025 at 11:19 AM
#TheLatest
"Digital Safety for Kids: What Parents Should Know About Screen Time, Device Permissions & Parental Controls" from UK Education Blog
Read it here: https://education.clickdo.co.uk/parental-guide-to-digital-safety-for-kids/
#NAPCE #PastoralCare #Education #Schools
"Digital Safety for Kids: What Parents Should Know About Screen Time, Device Permissions & Parental Controls" from UK Education Blog
Read it here: https://education.clickdo.co.uk/parental-guide-to-digital-safety-for-kids/
#NAPCE #PastoralCare #Education #Schools
I think we under-estimate the role poorly designed targets in schooling plays in creating this situation. Governments chasing literacy and numeracy test scores that secure corporate investment create conditions that squeeze out the space for young people to develop a love of reading and learning
I think we under-estimate how many people are miserable because they have no enthusiasms, no hobbies, because they gave up reading and quit learning when school ended. It's shocking how much studying a beloved subject elevates your mood. It will transform your life.
October 27, 2025 at 9:17 AM
I think we under-estimate the role poorly designed targets in schooling plays in creating this situation. Governments chasing literacy and numeracy test scores that secure corporate investment create conditions that squeeze out the space for young people to develop a love of reading and learning
"In Edinburgh and Glasgow the sun does not rise until around 09:45 BST in the second half of December.
It would leave Scottish commuters and schoolchildren making their winter morning journeys in darkness"
Why not just change school & work times?
www.bbc.co.uk/weather/arti...
It would leave Scottish commuters and schoolchildren making their winter morning journeys in darkness"
Why not just change school & work times?
www.bbc.co.uk/weather/arti...
When do the clocks go back in 2025?
Most of us will get an extra hour in bed during the last weekend of October but the nights will be noticeably darker too, as Ben Rich explains.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 24, 2025 at 10:40 AM
"In Edinburgh and Glasgow the sun does not rise until around 09:45 BST in the second half of December.
It would leave Scottish commuters and schoolchildren making their winter morning journeys in darkness"
Why not just change school & work times?
www.bbc.co.uk/weather/arti...
It would leave Scottish commuters and schoolchildren making their winter morning journeys in darkness"
Why not just change school & work times?
www.bbc.co.uk/weather/arti...
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Exactly. And this is so self-evident, and follows from first principles, that I do not understand why people so easily believe otherwise
See also: irisvanrooijcogsci.com/2025/08/12/a...
Exactly. And this is so self-evident, and follows from first principles, that I do not understand why people so easily believe otherwise
See also: irisvanrooijcogsci.com/2025/08/12/a...
AI slop and the destruction of knowledge
Cite as: van Rooij, I. (2025) AI slop and the destruction of knowledge. This week I was looking for info on what cognitive scientists mean when they speak of ‘domain-general’ cognition. I was curio…
irisvanrooijcogsci.com
October 11, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Exactly. And this is so self-evident, and follows from first principles, that I do not understand why people so easily believe otherwise
See also: irisvanrooijcogsci.com/2025/08/12/a...
Exactly. And this is so self-evident, and follows from first principles, that I do not understand why people so easily believe otherwise
See also: irisvanrooijcogsci.com/2025/08/12/a...
How to burst the AI bubble? Wrong answers only.
A: insist on pronouncing AI "Ayyy" like Ali G. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A: insist on pronouncing AI "Ayyy" like Ali G. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
October 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
How to burst the AI bubble? Wrong answers only.
A: insist on pronouncing AI "Ayyy" like Ali G. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A: insist on pronouncing AI "Ayyy" like Ali G. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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NEW paper! 💭🖥️
“Combining Psychology with Artificial Intelligence: What could possibly go wrong?”
— Brief review paper by @olivia.science & myself, highlighting traps to avoid when combining Psych with AI, and why this is so important. Check out our proposed way forward! 🌟💡
osf.io/preprints/ps...
“Combining Psychology with Artificial Intelligence: What could possibly go wrong?”
— Brief review paper by @olivia.science & myself, highlighting traps to avoid when combining Psych with AI, and why this is so important. Check out our proposed way forward! 🌟💡
osf.io/preprints/ps...
May 14, 2025 at 9:23 PM
NEW paper! 💭🖥️
“Combining Psychology with Artificial Intelligence: What could possibly go wrong?”
— Brief review paper by @olivia.science & myself, highlighting traps to avoid when combining Psych with AI, and why this is so important. Check out our proposed way forward! 🌟💡
osf.io/preprints/ps...
“Combining Psychology with Artificial Intelligence: What could possibly go wrong?”
— Brief review paper by @olivia.science & myself, highlighting traps to avoid when combining Psych with AI, and why this is so important. Check out our proposed way forward! 🌟💡
osf.io/preprints/ps...
Wonder if students could set up a server farm and mine bitcoin on one of these contracts?
Reading students claim 'unlimited' energy bills cost £2k more - BBC News www.bbc.com/news/article...
Reading students claim 'unlimited' energy bills cost £2k more - BBC News www.bbc.com/news/article...
Reading students claim 'unlimited' energy bills cost £2k more
The University of Reading says students maybe unaware how much extra they pay for unlimited energy
www.bbc.com
October 2, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Wonder if students could set up a server farm and mine bitcoin on one of these contracts?
Reading students claim 'unlimited' energy bills cost £2k more - BBC News www.bbc.com/news/article...
Reading students claim 'unlimited' energy bills cost £2k more - BBC News www.bbc.com/news/article...
Great to be here at @uniwestminster.bsky.social for Miyoung Ahn's book launch. Looking forward to working with her on a 4 nations ESRC research proposal looking at student belonging at @uofgdumfries.bsky.social among others.
October 1, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Great to be here at @uniwestminster.bsky.social for Miyoung Ahn's book launch. Looking forward to working with her on a 4 nations ESRC research proposal looking at student belonging at @uofgdumfries.bsky.social among others.
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As a society, our financial system around information is insane. It is the kind of system you would create if you wanted everyone to go insane.
In general I think it's hard to combat scientific misinformation when some of the best research is locked behind an academic paywall, while lots of nonsense gets published free for everyone to read in predatory journals.
September 29, 2025 at 7:20 AM
As a society, our financial system around information is insane. It is the kind of system you would create if you wanted everyone to go insane.
Long train journey to Disneyland Paris. Son: "I'm bored." Me, seizing the opportunity to add extra embarrassment to the tedious dad joke while in France: "bonjour, bored, je m'appelle papa!"
September 28, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Long train journey to Disneyland Paris. Son: "I'm bored." Me, seizing the opportunity to add extra embarrassment to the tedious dad joke while in France: "bonjour, bored, je m'appelle papa!"
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There's a reason this generation of kids are worried, building 'resilience' isn't pointless, but you need to give them a future they don't need to worry about.
How a high-schooler's private battle with debilitating panic attacks became Project GenZen — a public push to bring tools for resilience to an entire generation.
🔗 www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
🔗 www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
September 28, 2025 at 2:47 PM
There's a reason this generation of kids are worried, building 'resilience' isn't pointless, but you need to give them a future they don't need to worry about.
Remember in the 90s when anti-government protesters brought entire cities to a standstill protesting against unjust government and law enforcement actions...
ushistoryscene.com/article/the-...
www.britannica.com/event/Los-An...
ushistoryscene.com/article/the-...
www.britannica.com/event/Los-An...
a woman in a clown costume is standing in a crowd
ALT: a woman in a clown costume is standing in a crowd
media.tenor.com
September 27, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Remember in the 90s when anti-government protesters brought entire cities to a standstill protesting against unjust government and law enforcement actions...
ushistoryscene.com/article/the-...
www.britannica.com/event/Los-An...
ushistoryscene.com/article/the-...
www.britannica.com/event/Los-An...
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September 16, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Featuring some of our brilliant grantees, this isn't one to miss!
Thursday 25th September at 4.30pm as part of Grants Focus Week!
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Featuring some of our brilliant grantees, this isn't one to miss!
Thursday 25th September at 4.30pm as part of Grants Focus Week!
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#TeamRE #TeachRE
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A thought I keep returning to — and that’s underscored by today’s news — is that a legacy publication or a deep-pocketed investor could hire an astonishing array of talent right now and make the best newspaper in America overnight.
Well, this is fucked up and depressing.
Rolling Stone fired Alan Sepinwall, Status’ Oliver Darcy reports. That’s probably the end of my subscription.
September 16, 2025 at 5:14 AM
A thought I keep returning to — and that’s underscored by today’s news — is that a legacy publication or a deep-pocketed investor could hire an astonishing array of talent right now and make the best newspaper in America overnight.
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The thing that is hard to communicate is that that specific flavor of “brainrotted 4chan slug with incoherent beliefs” is also downstream of the right wing politics factories dumping glowing nuclear sludge into the river
there’s a reason nihilism has risen and it wears Rush Limbaugh’s face
there’s a reason nihilism has risen and it wears Rush Limbaugh’s face
September 12, 2025 at 2:34 PM
The thing that is hard to communicate is that that specific flavor of “brainrotted 4chan slug with incoherent beliefs” is also downstream of the right wing politics factories dumping glowing nuclear sludge into the river
there’s a reason nihilism has risen and it wears Rush Limbaugh’s face
there’s a reason nihilism has risen and it wears Rush Limbaugh’s face