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Sam Kinsley
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Bristolian. Snr Lecturer Digital Geographies, Exeter. RGS-IBG Deputy Chair Digital Geographies Research Group. See also @geocritbot.uk
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Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
Dr. Gladys West, Mathematician Whose Work Made GPS Possible, Dies at 95
ALEXANDRIA, VA — Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She passed away
thezebra.org
January 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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a good time to share this report: ips-dc.org/resource-ric...
January 19, 2026 at 5:22 PM
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Happy New Year, Everyone!
January 3, 2026 at 1:44 PM
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X still allowing users to post sexualised images generated by Grok AI tool www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
X still allowing users to post sexualised images generated by Grok AI tool
Despite restrictions announced this week, Guardian reporters find standalone app continues to allow posting of nonconsensual content
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:03 AM
Thinking of leaving Spotify. Have a family account. Does anyone have any recommendations for alternatives please?
January 16, 2026 at 8:02 AM
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🌐 Registration NOW OPEN for 'The Visual Politics of Digital Ecologies' 🌐

Join us to explore how emerging visual regimes are shaping environmental governance and knowledge politics

With wonderful keynotes: @joannazylinska.bsky.social & Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-visual...
January 13, 2026 at 11:45 AM
🎶Watch us wreck the mic
Watch us wreck the mic
Watch us wreck the mic🎶
January 15, 2026 at 7:13 PM
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January 7, 2026 at 5:17 PM
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January 8, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Making geography a career-defining subject… before it’s too late
Making geography a career-defining subject… before it’s too late
Rob Parker and Tim Parker from Time for Geography outline why geography careers are critical at this time and ways to take action. The post Making … Making geography a career-defining subject… before it’s too late
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November 27, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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“AI firms want to woo us with frictionless interfaces for everything. The antidote is sitting across the table from the people we care about, and all the friction they come with, to discuss our interesting times & everything else.” Indeed! Happy Thanksgiving all! www.fastcompany.com/91447431/tha...
Face it, AI will come up at Thanksgiving dinner
It’s not common ground, but it’s a near-all-encompassing cultural touchpoint.
www.fastcompany.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I am coming to the end of this year’s #movember! I am fundraising in memory of my friend Henry Buller, former head of Geography at Exeter, who sadly passed away due to prostate cancer in 2023. If you feel inclined I am still fundraising! Please donate here: movember.com/m/15129349?m...
November 26, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Earthshot Prize 2025: re.green Wins for Restoring Brazil’s Forests
Earthshot Prize 2025: re.green Wins for Restoring Brazil’s Forests
The post Earthshot Prize 2025: re.green Wins for Restoring Brazil’s Forests appeared first on Internet Geography. Earthshot Prize 2025: re.green Wins for Restoring Brazil’s Forests
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November 25, 2025 at 5:16 PM
States of precarity in UK Higher Education Geography – report

I am late to highlighting the publication of the important RGS-IBG report States of precarity in UK Higher Education geography. I encourage anyone in academia but especially those of us in geography as a discipline to read and think…
States of precarity in UK Higher Education Geography – report
I am late to highlighting the publication of the important RGS-IBG report States of precarity in UK Higher Education geography. I encourage anyone in academia but especially those of us in geography as a discipline to read and think about this work. There is a summary at the RGS-IBG website (a snippet of this is copied below), where there are also links to the report, plans, posters and other resources.
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November 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Yes, this is correct. And the reason is because our capitalist classes have decided that it is not sufficiently profitable, so they're not going to do it.

We must understand this reality. Capital *cannot* be relied upon to address the climate crisis.
November 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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"When I think about the jobs the data center will bring to our area, I think about the impact of introducing nuclear technology to the world and deploying it on civilians"

www.404media.co/a-small-town...
A Small Town Is Fighting a $1.2 Billion AI Datacenter for America's Nuclear Weapon Scientists
Ypsilanti, Michigan has officially decided to fight against the construction of a 'high-performance computing facility' that would service a nuclear weapons laboratory 1,500 miles away.
www.404media.co
November 10, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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The official relief fund for Jamaica is supportjamaica.gov.jm.
October 30, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Surging electricity demand driven by artificial intelligence is putting humanity’s climate goals out of reach, extending the life of fossil fuels and driving up emissions in the U.S. power sector.
AI Is Pushing Climate Goals Out of Reach, New Reports Say - Inside Climate News
Without a big increase in investment in renewable energy globally, humanity will not limit global temperature rise to 2 degrees Celsius, but much of the data center boom is powered by fossil fuels.
insideclimatenews.org
October 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works and don't forget to like and subscribe.
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works and let me know if you have any questions! 🤗
October 29, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works and let me know if you have any questions! 🤗
October 29, 2025 at 9:16 PM
BRISTOL
Drop off point for Relief Aid Hurricane Melissa

Mama Ps
611 Fishponds Road
Bristol
BS16 3AA

First Shipment to Jamaica 🇯🇲 aiming for 7th Nov 2025

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One love, One people
October 30, 2025 at 4:15 PM