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Barbara Hof
@barbara-hof.bsky.social
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Postdoc researcher in Lausanne | Studies history of computing & history of physics & history of nuclear technoscience | Guest lecturer in history of computing & the Internet in Lüneburg | likes ducks https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4529-544X
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Barbara Hof @barbara-hof.bsky.social · 10d
Our 2025 workshop series is NOW ONLINE!

Packed with practical know-how to equip Early Career Scholars (and everyone else) with tools that matter & tacit knowledge on key areas of academic work 🔧🧠

Help us get this in front of the right eyes — PLEASE SHARE WIDELY! 🙏📢 www.chstm.org/perspectives...
Early Career Scholars Podcasts | Consortium for History of Science, Technology and Medicine
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Centre for Digital Cultures @cdcleuphana.bsky.social · 3d
To all friends of the CDC: This semester, we are again organizing a series of lectures and colloquia (both online and offline) that may be of interest to you – we hope to see many of you there!
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Sarah-Maria Schober @smschober.bsky.social · 1d
Want to work on the history of hair? I am looking for a doc and postdoc to join my project team researching #earlymodern hair, race, trade and multispecies history at the University of Lucerne.

Do apply and spread the word!

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PhD position in History (100%, 4 years) - Vacancies - University of Lucerne
Assistant or doctoral positions, employment or internship: Looking for a job at the University of Lucerne? Find our listed open positions and apprenticeships here.
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Rebecca Charbonneau @rebeccacharbon.bsky.social · Aug 20
I wrote a short article on my research in the history of VLBI for Physics Today this week :-) pubs.aip.org/physicstoday...
From radio with love: A Cold War astronomical collaboration
To construct an interferometer with a baseline spanning the planet, US radio astronomers reached out to their Soviet counterparts.
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Physics Today @physicstoday.bsky.social · Sep 3
Despite working in a time of tense diplomatic relations, proxy wars, and budget cuts, many US and Soviet scientists collaborated productively during the 1970s and 1980s, writes Anna Doel. Prior exchanges help better understand the challenges to scientific cooperation today.

https://bit.ly/4neNFWQ
The successes and challenges of US–Soviet scientific communication
Research exchanges between US and Soviet scientists during the second half of the 20th century may be instructive for navigating today’s debates on scientific collaboration.
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Javier Poveda @jrpovedaf.bsky.social · 7d
This podcast is great stuff
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Barbara Hof @barbara-hof.bsky.social · 10d
Our 2025 workshop series is NOW ONLINE!

Packed with practical know-how to equip Early Career Scholars (and everyone else) with tools that matter & tacit knowledge on key areas of academic work 🔧🧠

Help us get this in front of the right eyes — PLEASE SHARE WIDELY! 🙏📢 www.chstm.org/perspectives...
Early Career Scholars Podcasts | Consortium for History of Science, Technology and Medicine
www.chstm.org
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Barbara Hof @barbara-hof.bsky.social · 10d
Supported by DHST & Consortium (w. @cpsilva-neto.bsky.social), the series features internationally recognized (and truly amazing) scholars sharing personal insights!

Another key goal: fostering connections among historians of science & tech worldwide 🌍
#Workshops #TacitKnowledge #AcademicLife #DHST
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barbara-hof.bsky.social
Barbara Hof @barbara-hof.bsky.social · 10d
Our 2025 workshop series is NOW ONLINE!

Packed with practical know-how to equip Early Career Scholars (and everyone else) with tools that matter & tacit knowledge on key areas of academic work 🔧🧠

Help us get this in front of the right eyes — PLEASE SHARE WIDELY! 🙏📢 www.chstm.org/perspectives...
Early Career Scholars Podcasts | Consortium for History of Science, Technology and Medicine
www.chstm.org
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