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Andrea Ciribuco @andreaciribuco.bsky.social · 27d

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"Va detto che il calcio è uno strumento molto utile per insegnare la politica o capire il mondo, visto che permette di raggiungere persone che normalmente non raggiungeresti con scritti più apertamente politici, e offre esempi comprensibili a tutti."

Come il neoliberismo sta minacciando il calcio – Ultimo Uomo

Con Cas Mudde parliamo dei diversi rapporti tra politica e calcio nel presente.

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Ingrid Robeyns @ingridrobeyns.bsky.social · Aug 24

Given the immense scarcity of qualified reviewers, this is harming all real scholars. All journals should update their 'author instructions' to state that if it can be shown that a submission is generated with AI, the author will be blacklisted for future submissions to that journal.

Kristian Ulrichsen @kristianulrichsen.bsky.social · Aug 23

I'm peer reviewing a manuscript for a reputable publisher and came across fake references which must be AI-generated - including to an article attributed to me which sounds fascinating but which I never wrote.

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Language on the Move @languageonthemove.bsky.social · Aug 26

In the latest edition of the Language-on-the-Move Podcast @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social, Loy Lising chats with Ingrid Piller about the 3rd edition of her popular textbook "Intercultural Communication: A Critical Introduction" @edinburghup.bsky.social
www.languageonthemove.com/intercultura...

Intercultural Communication – Now in the 3rd edition

In this episode of the Language on the Move Podcast, Dr Loy Lising speaks with Distinguished Professor Ingrid Piller about the 3rd edition of her best-selling textbook Intercultural Communication (…

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Andrea Ciribuco @andreaciribuco.bsky.social · Aug 20

The technology in itself is impressive, though obviously not the miracle cure that some people say.
But: overhype, poor implementation, good old human greed and lack of understanding of the social context are turning this into a nightmare.

Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · Aug 20

MIT’s NANDA initiative found that 95% of generative AI deployments fail after interviewing 150 execs, surveying 350 workers, and analyzing 300 projects. The real “productivity gains” seem to come from layoffs and squeezing more work from fewer people not AI.

MIT report: 95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing

There’s a stark difference in success rates between companies that purchase AI tools from vendors and those that build them internally.

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Andrea Ciribuco @andreaciribuco.bsky.social · Aug 20

A useful (and a bit daunting) thread for people like me who are updating their syllabi right now 🤦🏻‍♂️

Elaine Ayers @eayers0.bsky.social · Aug 20

Yesterday I messed around with GPT + my syllabi: running through sample assignments, readings, getting more info on subjects I'm teaching, etc. so I could get a sense of students might see, and...so much of it was totally wrong, made up, etc. Like, we know this is a thing, but it was so absurd.

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Paul Clammer @paulclammer.bsky.social · Aug 20

A terrible decision that will affect access for students in full time work, carers and mature students. Signed as a writer and Bristol alum.

Noreen Masud @noreenmasud.bsky.social · Aug 19

Pls sign and share this open letter to the Bristol VC, against the School of Humanities's decision to withdraw the BA in English Literature and Community Engagement (ELCE): the only part-time, flexible undergraduate degree programme available at the University forms.gle/SbyhXPSJgQTc...

Save our pioneering widening participation undergraduate degree in English Literature and Community Engagement at the University of Bristol

19 August 2025 Dear Evelyn Welch (Vice-Chancellor) cc Judith Squires (Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost), Tansy Jessop (Pro Vice-Chancellor for Education and Students) The School of Humanities has ...

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Young Academy Ireland @yai.ie · Aug 15

Last chance to register for YAI Membership Application Webinar 2025.
Join us to learn more about YAI and how to apply for membership in 2025.
Registration closes on Monday 18 Aug at 10 am.
Link to register: www.tickettailor.com/events/royal...
#YoungAcademyIreland #YAI #EarlyCareerResearchers

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The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · Aug 8

those damned outdoor pigs can't keep getting away with this

A book titled "Outdoor Pigs: How to Make them Pay."

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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · Aug 11

Have your say: are you a student struggling to find accommodation?

As students around Ireland face the annual rush to find a place to live, we would like to hear about your experience

www.irishtimes.com

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Andrea Ciribuco @andreaciribuco.bsky.social · Aug 11

If you know, you know.

John Bull @garius.bsky.social · Aug 11

Just under four hundred years ago this week, someone in Sweden said:

"Look. Let's just get it out there. We can fix any issues post launch."

#vasa

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Indrani B. 🕯🌸🌷🐧🐻‍❄️🐈🌿🇺🇦 @theotherindrani.bsky.social · Jul 28

Without a humanities degree other subjects don't really make much sense. You can gain technical skill but a humanities degree teaches you the complexities of applying that knowledge. I say that as a lawyer & sociologist. You see things differently—you see them better—in fact, you see them full stop.

Michelle Arrow @michellearrow.bsky.social · Jul 28

A great comment piece on @austhistassoc.bsky.social open letter urging the PM to repeal Job-Ready Graduates:

theconversation.com/top-australi...

Top Australian writers urge Albanese to abolish Job-Ready Graduates, calling their humanities degrees life changing

Tim Winton, Helen Garner and Peter Garrett are just a few of the high-profile signatories to an open letter against Job-Ready Graduates – and for the humanities.

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David Orrego-Carmona @dorrego.bsky.social · Jul 25

We are looking for a new colleague to join our #Translation and Transcultural Studies team!

Open to someone with expertise in translation #technologies, #AudiovisualTranslation, or #GameLocalisation, and any of our degree languages.

Please help us spread the word 😊

Deadline: 17 August 2025

Translation at Warwick @warwicktranslation.bsky.social · Jul 25

We're hiring! Teaching Fellow in Translation and Transcultural Studies (Maternity Cover)

Seeking expertise in:
- Translation technologies & audiovisual translation
- Game localisation
- Chinese, French, German, Italian, or Spanish expertise

Apply by 17 August 2025
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOB494/t...

Teaching Fellow (Maternity Cover) (110677-0725) at University of Warwick

Recruiting now: Teaching Fellow (Maternity Cover) (110677-0725) on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · Jul 9

We’ve opened the call for @britishacademy.bsky.social postdoctoral fellowships. We provide three years of funding for early career researchers in the humanities and social sciences to complete a significant piece of publishable research
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/post...

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Andrea Ciribuco @andreaciribuco.bsky.social · Jul 8

Applications to the @yai.ie open soon. I would recommend eligible Irish-based scholars to apply, this is not only a formative experience (and you get to meet nice people!) but we are also trying to use our voices to advocate for better research practices and career development in Ireland.

Young Academy Ireland @yai.ie · Jun 24

The next call for applications for new YAI members will open on 18 July 2025.
If you're an ECR or innovator passionate about shaping the future of academia, culture & society on the island of Ireland, we encourage you to apply
Sign up to our newsletter to stay up to date:
mailchi.mp/d44f57115e53...

Royal Irish Academy Communications Sign-up

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Tom Ue @tomue.bsky.social · Jul 7

PSA.

Tom Ue @tomue.bsky.social · Jul 6

Turn this off if you still have an Academia.edu account.

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · Jul 7

‘Useful phrases for the murder mystery writer abroad’ (my cartoon for this week’s Guardian Books)

Title:
Useful phrases for the murder mystery writer abroad

An eight-panel cartoon showing a writer in a series of situations in a foreign country.

Panel 1: looking at historic buildings saying
"Kia bela vilaĝo!" which is translated below as "What a lovely village!"

Panel 2: in a pretty garden asking the gardener "Ĉu ĉi tiuj estas venenaj" meaning "Are any of these plants poisonous?

Panel 3: in a bar asking the server “Kie oni povas aĉeti pafilon?" meaning "
Can one purchase a firearm nearby?"

Panel 4: on a beach asking a fisherman "Ĉu la tajdo povus forporti kadavron?" meaning "Could the tide carry a dead body away?"

Panel 5: approached by a police officer and saying "Saluton, oficiro." which is translated below as "Hello officer."

Panel 6: being marched to the police station protesting "Okazis miskompreno!" meaning "There has been a misunderstanding!"

Panel 7: in the interrogation room the officer holds up a moleskine notebook, the writer explains "La murdo en mia notlibro estas fikcia." meaning "The murder planned in my notebook is fictional."

Panel 8: locked in a cell asking "Mi ŝatus telefoni al la Brita konsulejo." which means "I would like to telephone the British consulate."

Note: The foreign language used by the writer in the cartoon is Esperanto. It has not been proofread by an Esperanto speaker so there may be errors.

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Andrea Ciribuco @andreaciribuco.bsky.social · Jul 2

In the case of our research, which dealt with difficulty of setting up interpreting in vast rural territories with specific pockets of linguistic diversity, it made me think: how to reconcile the need for an underlying infrastructure with the importance of interpersonal relations in community work.

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Andrea Ciribuco @andreaciribuco.bsky.social · Jul 2

The "translation and infrastructure" panel was Anne O'Connor's and Raluca Tanasescu's idea, and it sparked a lot of conversations about the way in which infrastructures of tools, people, laws and institutions shape the transmissions of ideas.

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Andrea Ciribuco @andreaciribuco.bsky.social · Jul 2

It's been great to present our work on community interpreting in rural Ireland (created in collaboration with Iryna Andrusiak, and earlier research developed with @pilarluzrodrigues.bsky.social ) at @estleeds25.bsky.social .

In the picture I am standing in front of the podium in a lecture hall, together with another presenter in the panel

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Bianca Cataldi @biancacataldi.bsky.social · Jun 27

Registration OPEN! Programme draft available on the registration page. @irishhumanities.bsky.social 2025 Conference “Feeding the Soul: Transnational Narratives of Food and Belonging” (UCD Humanities Institute, 4-5 September 2025)
@ucdhumanities.bsky.social

Irish Humanities Alliance 2025 Conference

FEEDING THE SOUL: TRANSNATIONAL NARRATIVES OF FOOD AND BELONGING| UCD Humanities Institute, Seminar Room H204 | 4–5 September 2025

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Paul Meighan | Pòl Miadhachàin @pauljmeighan.bsky.social · Jun 29

Our JEM special issue on Multilingualism, Indigenous Knowledges, and Sustainability is live and fully open access!
Proud of this collection and the inspiring contributions on linguistic and epistemic justice, Indigenous knowledges, and sustainability.
➡️ jempub.com/volume-2-iss...

Volume 2, Issue 1 – JEM

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Andrea Ciribuco @andreaciribuco.bsky.social · Jun 29

17 years after my Erasmus, it feels great (but also strange) to visit @universityofleeds.bsky.social , this time @lcsleeds.bsky.social for the 11th EST Congress. I started my BA project (which became my first ever published paper) in this library. Maybe it will help me finish this year's paper too 😁

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Andrea Ciribuco @andreaciribuco.bsky.social · Jun 29

Great meeting amazing students and colleagues like @ebuonoco.bsky.social and Sabrina Francesconi at the Trento SLICE summer school 🙏🏼

Eleonora Buonocore @ebuonoco.bsky.social · Jun 29

Grateful to have been part of the SLICE Summer School at the Università di Trento with @andreaciribuco.bsky.social:

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Kevin O'Sullivan @kevinkosullivan.bsky.social · Jun 27

My colleagues @philosophygalway.bsky.social have just advertised for a permanent position in Philosophy of Technology. There are some very exciting things happening in that subject in our School and University at the moment - a very good time to be coming to Galway!
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNQ811/l...

Lecturer (B) in Philosophy (Philosophy of Technology) at University of Galway

Discover Lecturer (B) in Philosophy (Philosophy of Technology) jobs and more in higher education on jobs.ac.uk. Apply for further details on the top job board.

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Andrea Ciribuco @andreaciribuco.bsky.social · May 21

Once more for the back seats: LLMs like #chatgpt do not "understand" a word of the answers they give you. They are literally trained to recognise patterns in the data they were given, and come up with realistic-sounding patterns of their own.

skellyton bones jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · May 20

"The fake summer reading list is dated May 18, two months after the Chicago Sun-Times announced that 20% of its staff had accepted buyouts"

www.npr.org/2025/05/20/n...

How an AI-generated summer reading list got published in major newspapers

Newspapers around the country, including the Chicago Sun-Times and at least one edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer, published a syndicated book list featuring made-up books by famous authors.

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