Sian Prosser
@prossian.bsky.social
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Medievalist now managing an astronomy library and archive.
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jamesrball.com
Mini-scoop: After resisting pressure to strip Elon Musk of his fellowship for months, the Royal Society is meeting on 1 October to discuss his removal – following his decision to address Tommy Robinson's far-right rally on Saturday.

www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-r...
Royal Society to debate throwing out Elon Musk
One of the most prestigious scientific bodies in the world is considering expelling Musk after his appearance at Tommy Robinson’s extremist London rally
www.thenewworld.co.uk
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heroicendeavour.bsky.social
@nlisn.bsky.social is attempting to assess the proportion/spread of neurodiversity across across all UK library sectors. If you identify as neurodivergent, with or without a formal diagnosis, or suspect you may be - please fill in our short survey!

Reblogging/signal-boosting much appreciated!
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matthew43.bsky.social
The QAA Podcast is the most comprehensive and useful reporting on all this madness.

www.qanonanonymous.com
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kparkerhistorian.bsky.social
Looking forward to a 🌏 day with experts Michael Day, Sylvia Sumira, and Renae Satterley discussing the Molyneux globes @middletemple.bsky.social. #globes #maps #studyday

Sign up for the 11 Oct event here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/mid... 🗃️
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leilabelkora.bsky.social
I think every astronomy teacher will find something useful in this article. We always have to talk about astrology, if only because it is so popular.

I normally dislike the scrolling graphics thing but it works really well here. The illustrations are really good.🧪🔭

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Your Zodiac Sign Is 2,000 Years Out of Date (Gift Article)
Over millennia, our view of the stars has shifted, because of Earth’s wobble. It may be time to rethink your sign.
www.nytimes.com
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innerpeffray.bsky.social
Hooray! We're having a festival!

The Innerpeffray Festival returns for 2025 from Friday 5-Sunday 7 Sept. Check out our website for a programme of poetry, workshops, fiction, readings and music - inspired by the marks we make in books. The festival is sponsored by the Friends of Innerpeffray.
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charliehigson.bsky.social
New podcast episode with the fascinating @sebfalk.com explaining how people in the Middle Ages knew a lot more than we give them credit for shows.acast.com/willy-willy-...
Summer Book Club - The Light Ages | Willy Willy Harry Stee...
with Seb Falk
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clarajeffery.bsky.social
This is one of the absolutely most interesting threads I’ve ever encountered on social media. Yes it about Mamdani but so much more
swingingstorm.bsky.social
My mom and stepdad are from the same diaspora group as Zohran Mamdani’s dad (same like “my stepdad was kicked out of the same town and knows some of his classmates”) and apparently the New York Times doesn’t understand how diaspora works, so I am going to tell you a little about my mom’s people!
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samuelmoore.org
'“I don't think that people appreciate how few people are working to keep these collections online, even at huge institutions,” Weinberg told me. “It's usually an incredibly small team, one person, half a person, half a person, plus, like their web person who is sympathetic to what's going on.'
AI Scraping Bots Are Breaking Open Libraries, Archives, and Museums
"This is a moment where that community feels collectively under threat and isn't sure what the process is for solving the problem.”
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louiestowell.bsky.social
I don't think I have to tell most people who follow me why libraries are important, or that they're under threat in the UK. But I want to make sure everyone knows Lambeth libraries are going on strike and there's a solidarity hardship fund HERE linktr.ee/savelambethl... #KidlitUK #SaveLibraries
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theplanetaryguy.bsky.social
Inspired by @jtuttlekeane.bsky.social and @ohdearz.bsky.social, here's what the White House proposed budget cuts to NASA would do to the entirety of the agency's Science Mission Directorate.

Bloodbath is right.
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superteadrinker.bsky.social
The BL e-legal-deposit announcement is GOOD NEWS. The material hasn't been available ANYWHERE since last October, and now it is available in Oxford, Cambridge, Edinburgh and Dublin. This is a huge improvement.
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jasonwdean.com
Friends, for my final program at LHL on May 22, I will be joined by @hillemmalouise.bsky.social to discuss what happened after the burning of 300 copies of John Flamsteed’s 1712 Historia coelestis. Register here: events.lindahall.org/afterhourswi... #HistSci 📜 📚 #histSTM #astronomy #histastro 🗃️🔭
After Hours with Flamsteed's Burned Star Atlas
This program will be presented virtually via Zoom webinar.In 1716, British astronomer John Flamsteed built a pyre near the Royal Observatory. On it, he burned pages from a book he wrote as a “sacrifice to truth.” The pages were from the 1712 edition of Flamsteed’s Historiae coelestis, which Isaac Newton and Edmund Halley had printed despite Flamsteed’s vehement objections. What happened after the fire? How did copies of Historiae coelestis spread, and who circulated them? Not all the offending pages went up in flames. Flamsteed kept a few copies of the objectionable sections. In one copy, recently acquired by the Linda Hall Library, Flamsteed and his assistant took pen to paper in pursuit of truth: striking through, crossing out, and annotating Newton and Halley’s mistakes. Join scholar Emma Hill and the Library’s Vice President for Special Collections and Public Services Jason W. Dean as they introduce Hill’s census of surviving copies and discuss how the census has uncovered new information about the book’s production and the human story surrounding it.
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royalastrosoc.bsky.social
Exciting news! 😀🥳

The RAS Bicentennial Quilts have made the 180-mile, five-hour journey from Burlington House in London up to Jodrell Bank in Cheshire, home to the UK's largest radio telescope.

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The RAS Bicentennial Quilt, an inspiring community project launched in 2020 that weaves together 200 years of discovery across the Solar System, is pictured at Jodrell Bank. Credit: Lucinda Offer The RAS Bicentennial Quilt companion piece: a homage to astronomer Ellen Baker's spectacular 1876 Solar System quilt. Credit: Lucinda Offer Lucinda Offer, from the RAS, takes a selfie of herself standing in front of the UK's largest radio telescope at Jodrell Bank. Credit: Lucinda Offer A welcome to the 'A Stitch in Space Time' exhibition at Jodrell Bank. Credit: Lucinda Offer
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eaterofsun.bsky.social
Ask not for whom the bell tolls
mikeachim.bsky.social
OK, this is wild.

In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.

It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.

What the HELL?

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Unsplash image of the Earth, mostly the nightside with a tracery of city lights on every continent.
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mrlefferts.bsky.social
The English Short Title Catalogue is back online #ESTC datb.cerl.org/estc
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chrislintott.bsky.social
Anyone involved in publishing, reading, writing or editing scientific papers should read this argument against generative AI carefully.
davidallengreen.bsky.social
NEW

A close reading of the "AI" fake cases judgment

Why it the very plausibility of AI-generated case law that should put lawyers on their guard

By me

Substack:
emptycity.substack.com/p/a-close-re...

Personal blog
davidallengreen.com/2025/05/a-cl...
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schopflin.bsky.social
Essential stuff for info pro allies! And an excellent speaker.
brynolf.bsky.social
On Tuesday 27 May 1-2pm, I'm presenting a webinar on behalf of @ciliplgbtq.bsky.social, "How to be a good ally to trans*, non-binary and gender-conforming people"

I've spoken about this before but allies are more vital than ever now...

Register and share please!

www.cilip.org.uk/events/Event...
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bekkhilde.bsky.social
📢Dream job alert! 🚨 You could lead our small & friendly team at the Antics and work with one of ✨the best✨ special collections in the country! Happy to answer informal questions about SAL / the library. Please share amongst your networks of #library, #archives & #heritage professionals! 👇
antiquaries.bsky.social
Exciting recruitment news, we're now advertising for the role of Head of Collections (Library, Museum and Archives)! Closing date is 18 May. For all the details on the role and how to join our friendly team, please see the link. www.sal.org.uk/about-us/vac...
Vacancies & Volunteering - Society of Antiquaries of London
Current roles available: Assistant Librarian (full time)
www.sal.org.uk
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antiquaries.bsky.social
Exciting recruitment news, we're now advertising for the role of Head of Collections (Library, Museum and Archives)! Closing date is 18 May. For all the details on the role and how to join our friendly team, please see the link. www.sal.org.uk/about-us/vac...
Vacancies & Volunteering - Society of Antiquaries of London
Current roles available: Assistant Librarian (full time)
www.sal.org.uk
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