Jon Mason
@masjono.social
Academic at Charles Darwin University in the Northern Territory of Australia. Research interests spanning most things involving digital technology and education #sensemaking #wisdom #AIED #SOTL #inquiry #intercultural #learning #COIL #SDGs #OER #standards
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Discover the Longest Song in the World: A 639-Year Performance of the John Cage Composition Called “Organ/ASLSP (As Slow As Possible)”
Discover the Longest Song in the World: A 639-Year Performance of the John Cage Composition Called “Organ/ASLSP (As Slow As Possible)”
In 2016, Laurie Anderson recreated the experience of Lou Reed’s Metal Machine Music in Saint Mark’s chapel in Brighton.
www.openculture.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Discover the Longest Song in the World: A 639-Year Performance of the John Cage Composition Called “Organ/ASLSP (As Slow As Possible)”
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#TheWeekinData: Chatbot chat
*Barnsley becomes first UK “tech town”
*Social media for chatbots
*Marginal gains. Ouch!
Silicon Valley. Shenzhen. Barnsley. Previously famous for coal mining, a lamb chop and Kes, Barnsley is to be catapulted into the tech firmament.
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*Barnsley becomes first UK “tech town”
*Social media for chatbots
*Marginal gains. Ouch!
Silicon Valley. Shenzhen. Barnsley. Previously famous for coal mining, a lamb chop and Kes, Barnsley is to be catapulted into the tech firmament.
buff.ly/dph2PUB
February 6, 2026 at 12:35 PM
#TheWeekinData: Chatbot chat
*Barnsley becomes first UK “tech town”
*Social media for chatbots
*Marginal gains. Ouch!
Silicon Valley. Shenzhen. Barnsley. Previously famous for coal mining, a lamb chop and Kes, Barnsley is to be catapulted into the tech firmament.
buff.ly/dph2PUB
*Barnsley becomes first UK “tech town”
*Social media for chatbots
*Marginal gains. Ouch!
Silicon Valley. Shenzhen. Barnsley. Previously famous for coal mining, a lamb chop and Kes, Barnsley is to be catapulted into the tech firmament.
buff.ly/dph2PUB
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“AI is moving at the speed of light. No country can see the full picture alone.”
40 experts will lead a fully independent scientific panel to build shared evidence on AI’s real-world impacts, while informing guardrails, cooperation, and innovation for the common good.
https://ow.ly/Iyo150Y9lVx
40 experts will lead a fully independent scientific panel to build shared evidence on AI’s real-world impacts, while informing guardrails, cooperation, and innovation for the common good.
https://ow.ly/Iyo150Y9lVx
Secretary-General's Press Conference on the Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence
Good afternoon to all of you.Today, we are taking an important step to help ensure Artificial Intelligence serves all of humanity. I have just submitted for the consideration of the General Assembly a list of 40 distinguished individuals from every region to serve on the new Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence.
ow.ly
February 6, 2026 at 12:35 PM
“AI is moving at the speed of light. No country can see the full picture alone.”
40 experts will lead a fully independent scientific panel to build shared evidence on AI’s real-world impacts, while informing guardrails, cooperation, and innovation for the common good.
https://ow.ly/Iyo150Y9lVx
40 experts will lead a fully independent scientific panel to build shared evidence on AI’s real-world impacts, while informing guardrails, cooperation, and innovation for the common good.
https://ow.ly/Iyo150Y9lVx
liking the reframing of "human skills" relevant for now - am finding the "21st C skills" agenda needing a rethink
The Choice We Make: The Critically Human Skills that Define our Future via Nate and Able McClennen drive.google.com/file/d/1n_co...
February 6, 2026 at 1:31 AM
liking the reframing of "human skills" relevant for now - am finding the "21st C skills" agenda needing a rethink
When a crisis hits, what data is actually available right now? The Humanitarian Data Exchange (HDX) is built to make crisis datasets easy to find and use—now aggregating nearly 20,000 datasets from hundreds of partners.
https://data.humdata.org/dataset
https://data.humdata.org/dataset
data.humdata.org
data.humdata.org
February 1, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Casuarina beach before the rain
January 26, 2026 at 7:38 AM
Casuarina beach before the rain
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A call for research participants - current doctoral students and doctoral research supervisors #PhD #EdD #DPhil etc., in the #UK and #Finland.
A UK-Finland collaboration to improve our understanding of the doctoral journey.
Follow @drlindae.bsky.social - and DM if you need more information.
A UK-Finland collaboration to improve our understanding of the doctoral journey.
Follow @drlindae.bsky.social - and DM if you need more information.
January 25, 2026 at 11:58 PM
#data #consent #aied #research & assumptions … those “productivity tools” are tooling us
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
When two years of academic work vanished with a single click
After turning off ChatGPT’s ‘data consent’ option, Marcel Bucher lost the work behind grant applications, teaching materials and publication drafts. Here’s what happened next.
www.nature.com
January 26, 2026 at 12:00 AM
#data #consent #aied #research & assumptions … those “productivity tools” are tooling us
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The beach today - Lee Point
January 24, 2026 at 10:24 AM
The beach today - Lee Point
January 19, 2026 at 9:34 PM
In between the showers at Casuarina Beach
January 18, 2026 at 6:58 AM
In between the showers at Casuarina Beach
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Fun fact. In 1916, Denmark sold the Danish West Indies to the USA, with the colony becoming the US Virgin Islands. The USA was worried Germany could take control of the islands, though they had no plans to do so. In exchange, the USA acknowledged Denmark's complete sovereignty over Greenland.
January 17, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Fun fact. In 1916, Denmark sold the Danish West Indies to the USA, with the colony becoming the US Virgin Islands. The USA was worried Germany could take control of the islands, though they had no plans to do so. In exchange, the USA acknowledged Denmark's complete sovereignty over Greenland.
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How AI Is Exploding Our Illusions of Rigor via @insidehighered www.insidehighered.com/opinion/care... #EduSky #EduSkyAI #TLSky #EdTech #AIinEducation #aisky #ai #rigor #highered
How AI Is Exploding Our Illusions of Rigor (opinion)
Craig E. Nelson’s concept of “dysfunctional illusions of rigor” holds new currency in our AI age.
www.insidehighered.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:10 PM
How AI Is Exploding Our Illusions of Rigor via @insidehighered www.insidehighered.com/opinion/care... #EduSky #EduSkyAI #TLSky #EdTech #AIinEducation #aisky #ai #rigor #highered
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Practical classroom suggestions from @danikachorskyphd.bsky.social over at @mindfulaiedu.bsky.social. If you want students' authentic voices, ask them to record it! #EduSky #AIEdu
Looking for an alternative to a 5-paragraph essay? Try podcasting 🎙️. Even with AI prep, this promotes authentic student voice and demonstration of understanding.
New post on how we do this in the classroom: mindfulaiedu.substack.com/p/podcasting...
#AIEdu #EduSky
New post on how we do this in the classroom: mindfulaiedu.substack.com/p/podcasting...
#AIEdu #EduSky
Podcasting in the Classroom: Promoting Authentic Discussion in the Age of AI
An alternative assessment that values human conversation and personalized ideas over polished scripts
mindfulaiedu.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Practical classroom suggestions from @danikachorskyphd.bsky.social over at @mindfulaiedu.bsky.social. If you want students' authentic voices, ask them to record it! #EduSky #AIEdu
The Trouble With Harvard newrepublic.com/article/1193... via @newrepublic.com
… an old essay by Steven Pinker … plus new commentary
… an old essay by Steven Pinker … plus new commentary
The Trouble With Harvard
The Ivy League is broken and only standardized tests can fix it.
newrepublic.com
January 17, 2026 at 10:16 PM
The Trouble With Harvard newrepublic.com/article/1193... via @newrepublic.com
… an old essay by Steven Pinker … plus new commentary
… an old essay by Steven Pinker … plus new commentary
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"The ACTU and Microsoft Australia have also agreed to jointly develop and deploy resources to support workers’ access to training and new skills development for working with artificial intelligence systems and products."
www.actu.org.au/media-releas...
www.actu.org.au/media-releas...
Australian Unions and Microsoft sign agreement on Workers’ Rights and Artificial Intelligence - Australian Council of Trade Unions
The MOU, also signed by the Australian Services Union, Professionals Australia and the Shop Distributive and Allied Employees Association, provides Microsoft workers recognition of their rights to joi...
www.actu.org.au
January 15, 2026 at 11:25 PM
"The ACTU and Microsoft Australia have also agreed to jointly develop and deploy resources to support workers’ access to training and new skills development for working with artificial intelligence systems and products."
www.actu.org.au/media-releas...
www.actu.org.au/media-releas...
Blue Soldier crabs on the march
January 16, 2026 at 7:49 AM
Blue Soldier crabs on the march
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Germany has unveiled a revolutionary salt-air battery that could transform global energy storage. Instead of relying on lithium — a costly, finite, and environmentally challenging resource — this technology uses salt, air, and carbon to create a long-lasting, stable battery with a lifespan measur...
January 15, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Germany has unveiled a revolutionary salt-air battery that could transform global energy storage. Instead of relying on lithium — a costly, finite, and environmentally challenging resource — this technology uses salt, air, and carbon to create a long-lasting, stable battery with a lifespan measur...
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Obama actually won his Nobel Peace Prize.
January 15, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Obama actually won his Nobel Peace Prize.
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As research impact gains global importance, the need for shared language, practical tools, and confident practice grows. Our upcoming workshop and new initiative are here to support that.
Check them out in our first newsletter of the year.
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Check them out in our first newsletter of the year.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/impact...
Impact Insights - January 2026
The end of 2025 and start of 2026 have seen important signals about how research impact is being shaped, assessed and valued globally. At the same time, it is a moment to reflect on how our community ...
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January 16, 2026 at 1:23 AM
As research impact gains global importance, the need for shared language, practical tools, and confident practice grows. Our upcoming workshop and new initiative are here to support that.
Check them out in our first newsletter of the year.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/impact...
Check them out in our first newsletter of the year.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/impact...
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The warm and fuzzy emotion of kama muta underlies vital feel-good experiences like social connection and feeling part of something bigger. But are you getting enough of it?
The emotion you never knew you had, and how to feel more of it
The warm and fuzzy emotion of kama muta underlies vital feel-good experiences like social connection and feeling part of something bigger. But are you getting enough of it?
www.newscientist.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:28 AM
The warm and fuzzy emotion of kama muta underlies vital feel-good experiences like social connection and feeling part of something bigger. But are you getting enough of it?