Prof Maz Hardey
@mariannhardey.com
Professor @ Durham University. Unravelling the mess of Tech, Education & AI. 🧶
Author of books on Disinformation | Women in Tech | GenAI | Health Tracking; reading everything else.
Neurodiverse. Powered by The North. (The cat doodle is me on a deadline).
Author of books on Disinformation | Women in Tech | GenAI | Health Tracking; reading everything else.
Neurodiverse. Powered by The North. (The cat doodle is me on a deadline).
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Prof Maz Hardey
@mariannhardey.com
· Dec 9
The Learner.
She is curious.
Diligent.
The one who asked if she could.
"Could I?..."
She would like to experiment.
Play.
But she got shamed.
Over and over again.
Stuck.
Using Gen AI in Education, by me. Image and Text.
She is curious.
Diligent.
The one who asked if she could.
"Could I?..."
She would like to experiment.
Play.
But she got shamed.
Over and over again.
Stuck.
Using Gen AI in Education, by me. Image and Text.
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Definitely worth a read.
Tech workers are reporting an "AI Hangover", a feeling like "eating plastic" or a "betrayal of language" when the LLM mirrors back a distorted version of their thoughts.
I wrote about why this is just a taste of what it feels like to be marginalised. www.mariannhardey.com/technologica...
I wrote about why this is just a taste of what it feels like to be marginalised. www.mariannhardey.com/technologica...
The Hangover of the Uncanny: Or, Driving Your Prompt Over the Bones of the Dead
There is a specific taste in the mouth these days. Have you felt it? I read a thread over the weekend that described the psychological after-effects of working deeply with AI not as fatigue, but as a....
www.mariannhardey.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:19 AM
Definitely worth a read.
Tech workers are reporting an "AI Hangover", a feeling like "eating plastic" or a "betrayal of language" when the LLM mirrors back a distorted version of their thoughts.
I wrote about why this is just a taste of what it feels like to be marginalised. www.mariannhardey.com/technologica...
I wrote about why this is just a taste of what it feels like to be marginalised. www.mariannhardey.com/technologica...
The Hangover of the Uncanny: Or, Driving Your Prompt Over the Bones of the Dead
There is a specific taste in the mouth these days. Have you felt it? I read a thread over the weekend that described the psychological after-effects of working deeply with AI not as fatigue, but as a....
www.mariannhardey.com
January 12, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Tech workers are reporting an "AI Hangover", a feeling like "eating plastic" or a "betrayal of language" when the LLM mirrors back a distorted version of their thoughts.
I wrote about why this is just a taste of what it feels like to be marginalised. www.mariannhardey.com/technologica...
I wrote about why this is just a taste of what it feels like to be marginalised. www.mariannhardey.com/technologica...
Rob’s swapped the syllabus for the open road. It’s the magic I’m working toward. ❤️
I have the Twilight foundation, but I shan't entrust the walls to a mere clod of wayward marl. 'Nonsense' is a load-bearing material...
Here’s to giving it all up. Hâv Koffe.
www.havkoffe.com/blog/giving-...
I have the Twilight foundation, but I shan't entrust the walls to a mere clod of wayward marl. 'Nonsense' is a load-bearing material...
Here’s to giving it all up. Hâv Koffe.
www.havkoffe.com/blog/giving-...
Giving it all up — Hãv Koffe
Giving up all you’ve work for… a journey (2-3 minute read)
www.havkoffe.com
January 11, 2026 at 7:15 AM
Rob’s swapped the syllabus for the open road. It’s the magic I’m working toward. ❤️
I have the Twilight foundation, but I shan't entrust the walls to a mere clod of wayward marl. 'Nonsense' is a load-bearing material...
Here’s to giving it all up. Hâv Koffe.
www.havkoffe.com/blog/giving-...
I have the Twilight foundation, but I shan't entrust the walls to a mere clod of wayward marl. 'Nonsense' is a load-bearing material...
Here’s to giving it all up. Hâv Koffe.
www.havkoffe.com/blog/giving-...
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I have a request, please, friends of Bluesky... I have written an app for Android that helps you find crossword answers. I need 9 people, please, to test it on their devices for a couple of weeks (Google's policy). It will cost you nothing and I will be eternally grateful if you can help. Please!
January 10, 2026 at 8:15 AM
I have a request, please, friends of Bluesky... I have written an app for Android that helps you find crossword answers. I need 9 people, please, to test it on their devices for a couple of weeks (Google's policy). It will cost you nothing and I will be eternally grateful if you can help. Please!
Behold the creature, spun from night and fire, Upon a clouded fleece of milky white; She rests from twilight's hunt and fierce desire, A captive now to slumber's gentle might.
This tranquil scene, my love, I share with thee; For where thou art, is sweetest rest for me. #caturday
This tranquil scene, my love, I share with thee; For where thou art, is sweetest rest for me. #caturday
January 10, 2026 at 8:21 AM
Behold the creature, spun from night and fire, Upon a clouded fleece of milky white; She rests from twilight's hunt and fierce desire, A captive now to slumber's gentle might.
This tranquil scene, my love, I share with thee; For where thou art, is sweetest rest for me. #caturday
This tranquil scene, my love, I share with thee; For where thou art, is sweetest rest for me. #caturday
Come for the title (“I just go headbutt a tree...”), stay for the incredible scholarship.
Serious admiration for this multi-national study on how kids navigate digital play and well-being.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
#ChildhoodStudies #DigitalPlay #NewMedia #AcademicSky #Research
Serious admiration for this multi-national study on how kids navigate digital play and well-being.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
#ChildhoodStudies #DigitalPlay #NewMedia #AcademicSky #Research
January 8, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Come for the title (“I just go headbutt a tree...”), stay for the incredible scholarship.
Serious admiration for this multi-national study on how kids navigate digital play and well-being.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
#ChildhoodStudies #DigitalPlay #NewMedia #AcademicSky #Research
Serious admiration for this multi-national study on how kids navigate digital play and well-being.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
#ChildhoodStudies #DigitalPlay #NewMedia #AcademicSky #Research
Austen identified the "Softboy," centuries before TikTok.
In the corporate world, fluency is often a camouflage. A smooth Mission Statement is no different from a poetic Hinge bio; it is a curated performance of the Self.
My forensic analysis of the "Bio vs. Reality" gap
tinyurl.com/ycka2u83
In the corporate world, fluency is often a camouflage. A smooth Mission Statement is no different from a poetic Hinge bio; it is a curated performance of the Self.
My forensic analysis of the "Bio vs. Reality" gap
tinyurl.com/ycka2u83
The Burned Haystack of the Soul: Why Jane Austen Was the Original Forensic Analyst
I fell down a rabbit hole this morning. It started with a piece on the " Burned Haystack Dating Method " by Jennie Young, a strategy designed to help women cut through the noise of dating apps by...
www.mariannhardey.com
January 8, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Austen identified the "Softboy," centuries before TikTok.
In the corporate world, fluency is often a camouflage. A smooth Mission Statement is no different from a poetic Hinge bio; it is a curated performance of the Self.
My forensic analysis of the "Bio vs. Reality" gap
tinyurl.com/ycka2u83
In the corporate world, fluency is often a camouflage. A smooth Mission Statement is no different from a poetic Hinge bio; it is a curated performance of the Self.
My forensic analysis of the "Bio vs. Reality" gap
tinyurl.com/ycka2u83
Much to admire in Resistance! "The pseudonymous hacker... Martha Root — dressed as Pink Ranger from the Power Rangers — deleted the servers of WhiteDate, WhiteChild, and WhiteDeal in real time at the end of [her] talk..." techcrunch.com/2026/01/05/h... #TechCrunch
Hacktivist deletes white supremacist websites live onstage during hacker conference | TechCrunch
A hacker known as Martha Root broke in and deleted three white supremacist websites at the end of a talk during the annual hacker conference Chaos Communication Congress in Germany.
techcrunch.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Much to admire in Resistance! "The pseudonymous hacker... Martha Root — dressed as Pink Ranger from the Power Rangers — deleted the servers of WhiteDate, WhiteChild, and WhiteDeal in real time at the end of [her] talk..." techcrunch.com/2026/01/05/h... #TechCrunch
I’m arguing that we can HATE the environmental cost and the bias of AI, while admitting that for some, it’s the only ramp into the building. Here's my essay inspired by Stephen King's The Stand and the Privilege of the Analogue Soul.
www.mariannhardey.com/technologica...
www.mariannhardey.com/technologica...
The Stand: Or, The Privilege of the Analogue Soul
The world hasn’t ended with a bang, nor with a superflu that wipes out 99% of the population. But the lines are being drawn all the same. Can you feel it? Here in York, the wind is catching over...
www.mariannhardey.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:54 PM
I’m arguing that we can HATE the environmental cost and the bias of AI, while admitting that for some, it’s the only ramp into the building. Here's my essay inspired by Stephen King's The Stand and the Privilege of the Analogue Soul.
www.mariannhardey.com/technologica...
www.mariannhardey.com/technologica...
The prophecy spoke of a Doppelgänger. A silent watcher made of brick and stud, perched upon the Grey Highlands, waiting to usurp the throne.
But I have claimed the Purple Fortress. Let the construct come. The age of Flesh and Fur is not yet over. #Caturday
#FantasyCats #CatsOfBluesky #LegoCat
But I have claimed the Purple Fortress. Let the construct come. The age of Flesh and Fur is not yet over. #Caturday
#FantasyCats #CatsOfBluesky #LegoCat
January 3, 2026 at 8:07 AM
The prophecy spoke of a Doppelgänger. A silent watcher made of brick and stud, perched upon the Grey Highlands, waiting to usurp the throne.
But I have claimed the Purple Fortress. Let the construct come. The age of Flesh and Fur is not yet over. #Caturday
#FantasyCats #CatsOfBluesky #LegoCat
But I have claimed the Purple Fortress. Let the construct come. The age of Flesh and Fur is not yet over. #Caturday
#FantasyCats #CatsOfBluesky #LegoCat
Reposted by Prof Maz Hardey
This is everything good in the world
This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.
December 30, 2025 at 3:11 AM
This is everything good in the world
I nearly forgot, it’s #caturday
The Overseer has assumed the high station upon the wooden skeleton.
From this vantage point, utterly indifferent to the technology hanging beneath her claws. We are merely the ground crew in her orbit.
The Overseer has assumed the high station upon the wooden skeleton.
From this vantage point, utterly indifferent to the technology hanging beneath her claws. We are merely the ground crew in her orbit.
December 27, 2025 at 7:01 AM
I nearly forgot, it’s #caturday
The Overseer has assumed the high station upon the wooden skeleton.
From this vantage point, utterly indifferent to the technology hanging beneath her claws. We are merely the ground crew in her orbit.
The Overseer has assumed the high station upon the wooden skeleton.
From this vantage point, utterly indifferent to the technology hanging beneath her claws. We are merely the ground crew in her orbit.
Whatever spirits may visit this house today, this particular cat-apparition demands its tribute of turkey before she shows a solitary spark of benevolence. God bless us, every one (especially Willow). 🎄🎩🐈⬛
December 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Whatever spirits may visit this house today, this particular cat-apparition demands its tribute of turkey before she shows a solitary spark of benevolence. God bless us, every one (especially Willow). 🎄🎩🐈⬛
Ah, the absurdity of geofencing the truth.
That Canadians watched a US produced investigative report while US citizens were "protected" is a defining moment for modern media
Journalistic integrity = geographic privilege.
Truth is contraband. Wherever you are based, watch this,
That Canadians watched a US produced investigative report while US citizens were "protected" is a defining moment for modern media
Journalistic integrity = geographic privilege.
Truth is contraband. Wherever you are based, watch this,
I’ve made a copy of the 60 Minutes INSIDE CECOT segment. If Substack takes it down, I’ll put it up on my website. I know there are cleaner copies out there, but I kinda like the punk rock bootlegged version. The link is in my pinned post if you haven’t seen it yet.
December 23, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Ah, the absurdity of geofencing the truth.
That Canadians watched a US produced investigative report while US citizens were "protected" is a defining moment for modern media
Journalistic integrity = geographic privilege.
Truth is contraband. Wherever you are based, watch this,
That Canadians watched a US produced investigative report while US citizens were "protected" is a defining moment for modern media
Journalistic integrity = geographic privilege.
Truth is contraband. Wherever you are based, watch this,
The Guardian calls it a "heady mix of hucksterism."
Yeah, I call it a failure to read the room. We are pumping the economy full of vanity metrics and calling it ‘progress’. If the prize is global supremacy, the cost is our collective agency.
Waiting for the safeguards feels long overdue.
Yeah, I call it a failure to read the room. We are pumping the economy full of vanity metrics and calling it ‘progress’. If the prize is global supremacy, the cost is our collective agency.
Waiting for the safeguards feels long overdue.
'The bullishness of the tech fraternity is a heady mix of old-fashioned hucksterism, plutocratic megalomania and utopian ideology.
Since the prize in that race is global supremacy, there are few incentives for either side to fret about risks, or sign up to international protocols'.
Since the prize in that race is global supremacy, there are few incentives for either side to fret about risks, or sign up to international protocols'.
When the AI bubble bursts, humans will finally have their chance to take back control | Rafael Behr
The US economy is pumped up on tech-bro vanity. The inevitable correction should prompt a global conversation, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2025 at 8:07 AM
The Guardian calls it a "heady mix of hucksterism."
Yeah, I call it a failure to read the room. We are pumping the economy full of vanity metrics and calling it ‘progress’. If the prize is global supremacy, the cost is our collective agency.
Waiting for the safeguards feels long overdue.
Yeah, I call it a failure to read the room. We are pumping the economy full of vanity metrics and calling it ‘progress’. If the prize is global supremacy, the cost is our collective agency.
Waiting for the safeguards feels long overdue.
Reposted by Prof Maz Hardey
'The bullishness of the tech fraternity is a heady mix of old-fashioned hucksterism, plutocratic megalomania and utopian ideology.
Since the prize in that race is global supremacy, there are few incentives for either side to fret about risks, or sign up to international protocols'.
Since the prize in that race is global supremacy, there are few incentives for either side to fret about risks, or sign up to international protocols'.
When the AI bubble bursts, humans will finally have their chance to take back control | Rafael Behr
The US economy is pumped up on tech-bro vanity. The inevitable correction should prompt a global conversation, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:43 AM
'The bullishness of the tech fraternity is a heady mix of old-fashioned hucksterism, plutocratic megalomania and utopian ideology.
Since the prize in that race is global supremacy, there are few incentives for either side to fret about risks, or sign up to international protocols'.
Since the prize in that race is global supremacy, there are few incentives for either side to fret about risks, or sign up to international protocols'.
Forget the New York Times and The Financial Times. The final boss of book reviews has entered the chat: my daughter. What will she make of my latest book, Navigating the Web of Disinformation?
December 22, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Forget the New York Times and The Financial Times. The final boss of book reviews has entered the chat: my daughter. What will she make of my latest book, Navigating the Web of Disinformation?
We have reached the event horizon of cognitive dissonance: the 'Prompt Engineer' treating a mad-lib like a proprietary algorithm.
Gatekeeping the syntax '8k, moody lighting, big eyes' as the lost library of Alexandria is delusion that deserves its own gallery.
A masterpiece of fragility. #AiArt
Gatekeeping the syntax '8k, moody lighting, big eyes' as the lost library of Alexandria is delusion that deserves its own gallery.
A masterpiece of fragility. #AiArt
December 21, 2025 at 7:19 AM
We have reached the event horizon of cognitive dissonance: the 'Prompt Engineer' treating a mad-lib like a proprietary algorithm.
Gatekeeping the syntax '8k, moody lighting, big eyes' as the lost library of Alexandria is delusion that deserves its own gallery.
A masterpiece of fragility. #AiArt
Gatekeeping the syntax '8k, moody lighting, big eyes' as the lost library of Alexandria is delusion that deserves its own gallery.
A masterpiece of fragility. #AiArt
Sigh. Loathe as I am to dwell on the dumpster of HE, but it is demoralising throwing oneself constantly into this fire.
To my colleagues signed off for burnout, I know we’re not ok, (trails off, looks sad…) 😔
To my colleagues signed off for burnout, I know we’re not ok, (trails off, looks sad…) 😔
Massive workloads causing workplace stress and illness in UK universities??? Shocked!! 😱
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/birming...
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/birming...
Birmingham reprimanded over management of work-related stress
Investigation by Health and Safety Executive found institution ‘does not have appropriate arrangements in place’ to manage burnout among staff
www.timeshighereducation.com
December 20, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Sigh. Loathe as I am to dwell on the dumpster of HE, but it is demoralising throwing oneself constantly into this fire.
To my colleagues signed off for burnout, I know we’re not ok, (trails off, looks sad…) 😔
To my colleagues signed off for burnout, I know we’re not ok, (trails off, looks sad…) 😔
Reposted by Prof Maz Hardey
Here's a list of opportunities if you're looking to volunteer on Christmas Day and help people during the festive period.
Volunteering on Christmas Day: How you can get involved
www.bigissue.com
December 20, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Here's a list of opportunities if you're looking to volunteer on Christmas Day and help people during the festive period.
It was a dark and stormy night. She walked in with a yawn that could stop traffic, a real Femme Fur-tale looking for trouble.
I told her to put a lid on it, but she was already heading for The Big Sleep. 💤 #caturday
I told her to put a lid on it, but she was already heading for The Big Sleep. 💤 #caturday
December 20, 2025 at 7:21 AM
It was a dark and stormy night. She walked in with a yawn that could stop traffic, a real Femme Fur-tale looking for trouble.
I told her to put a lid on it, but she was already heading for The Big Sleep. 💤 #caturday
I told her to put a lid on it, but she was already heading for The Big Sleep. 💤 #caturday
Hear me out, coffee shops…
Bluesky is a good alternative to Twitter. We also need to develop better spaces than Instagram and Tiktok. I guess Facebook too if you're still on there for whatever reason. techcrunch.com/2025/12/17/f...
Facebook is testing a link-posting limit for professional accounts and pages | TechCrunch
Meta said that the test impacts professional accounts and pages on Facebook.
techcrunch.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Hear me out, coffee shops…
New research is live.
We analysed the industrial-scale toxicity directed at female athletes, so you don't ruin your own timeline doing it.
Shout out to the DU comms team for the "Comment Nuke" on the hellsite. That we have to lock doors to talk about the weather says everything about the storm. ⛈️
We analysed the industrial-scale toxicity directed at female athletes, so you don't ruin your own timeline doing it.
Shout out to the DU comms team for the "Comment Nuke" on the hellsite. That we have to lock doors to talk about the weather says everything about the storm. ⛈️
Comments by figures such as Joey Barton could fuel a culture of online hostility towards female athletes, says #research from @mariannhardey.com at our Business School.
Read more: www.durham.ac.uk/research/cur...
@uniofhull.bsky.social @lborouniversity.bsky.social @kickitoutofficial.bsky.social
Read more: www.durham.ac.uk/research/cur...
@uniofhull.bsky.social @lborouniversity.bsky.social @kickitoutofficial.bsky.social
December 19, 2025 at 11:48 AM
New research is live.
We analysed the industrial-scale toxicity directed at female athletes, so you don't ruin your own timeline doing it.
Shout out to the DU comms team for the "Comment Nuke" on the hellsite. That we have to lock doors to talk about the weather says everything about the storm. ⛈️
We analysed the industrial-scale toxicity directed at female athletes, so you don't ruin your own timeline doing it.
Shout out to the DU comms team for the "Comment Nuke" on the hellsite. That we have to lock doors to talk about the weather says everything about the storm. ⛈️
Reposted by Prof Maz Hardey
Comments by figures such as Joey Barton could fuel a culture of online hostility towards female athletes, says #research from @mariannhardey.com at our Business School.
Read more: www.durham.ac.uk/research/cur...
@uniofhull.bsky.social @lborouniversity.bsky.social @kickitoutofficial.bsky.social
Read more: www.durham.ac.uk/research/cur...
@uniofhull.bsky.social @lborouniversity.bsky.social @kickitoutofficial.bsky.social
December 19, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Comments by figures such as Joey Barton could fuel a culture of online hostility towards female athletes, says #research from @mariannhardey.com at our Business School.
Read more: www.durham.ac.uk/research/cur...
@uniofhull.bsky.social @lborouniversity.bsky.social @kickitoutofficial.bsky.social
Read more: www.durham.ac.uk/research/cur...
@uniofhull.bsky.social @lborouniversity.bsky.social @kickitoutofficial.bsky.social