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Jess Hamer @drjessicahamer.bsky.social · 19d

Ahh no Ian... Hope you get answers and help for it soon. 🤞

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Peter EJ Kemp @peterejkemp.bsky.social · 20d

New article: Children’s Perception of the World of Technology: Through the Lens of Heidegger

Children found technology distracted them from connecting with nature, relating to others and themselves

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Children’s Perception of the World of Technology: Through the Lens of Heidegger - Philosophy & Technology

Analysis of student engagement with technology has mainly focused on physical and mental health, predominantly overlooking deeper philosophical issues. Through the analysis of four focus groups (child...

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Jess Hamer @drjessicahamer.bsky.social · 21d

New paper: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Children’s Perception of the World of Technology: Through the Lens of Heidegger - Philosophy & Technology

Analysis of student engagement with technology has mainly focused on physical and mental health, predominantly overlooking deeper philosophical issues. Through the analysis of four focus groups (child...

link.springer.com

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Kathryn Boast @kathrynboast.bsky.social · 27d

Teachers! Send us your computing girls!

Online - so all welcome
Please share 👇
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/unloc...

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Jess Hamer @drjessicahamer.bsky.social · Apr 23

I recently recorded this podcast with @raspberrypiorg.bsky.social on how educators can help ensure ALL young people have the digital skills needed for their future. www.raspberrypi.org/hello-world/...

How can we empower girls in computing? | Digital Literacy | Hello World podcast

In this episode we discuss the current state of girls’ engagement in computing and explore how we can empower more girls in computing through school, university and their careers.

www.raspberrypi.org

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Danny Nicholson (Science Fix book out now!!) @dannynic.bsky.social · Mar 29

If the weather is clear there's a chance to see a partial solar eclipse this morning in the UK, Europe, Africa and much of N.America.

Eclipse starts 9.56 AM GMT 6.13 AM EDT

DO NOT LOOK DIRECTLY AT THE ECLIPSE!

For more details, check out buff.ly/R79hRsn

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Jess Hamer @drjessicahamer.bsky.social · Mar 29

Urgh... My silent account on the "other" platform has been hacked..and it seems there's nothing I can do about it. This is your friendly reminder to actually DELETE unused accounts 😣

Jess Hamer @drjessicahamer.bsky.social · Mar 14

This tiny primary school had the best #scienceweek #BSW25 #smashingstereotypes. This is the showcase of just the things they've done in the last week!

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Jess Hamer @drjessicahamer.bsky.social · Mar 6

Agreed completely, but there's still work to be done in heathcare - leadership positions, different medical specialisms, nursing etc.

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Jess Hamer @drjessicahamer.bsky.social · Mar 6

BBC News - More women doctors than men for first time in UK
www.bbc.com/news/article...

More women doctors than men for first time in UK

A driving factor is the rising number of women joining medical schools, the General Medical Council says.

www.bbc.com

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Jess Hamer @drjessicahamer.bsky.social · Mar 1

An absolute pleasure to discuss leading digital equity today with those on the STEM leadership module @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @crestem.bsky.social

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Ruben Mathisen @rubenmathisen.bsky.social · Jan 7

New Working Paper: Teenage boys and girls in Norway are more ideologically polarized than ever. Using data for 130,000 high-schoolers over 34 years, I find that a surge in anti-feminism among boys is driving much of the recent trend.📈

Read: osf.io/preprints/os...
Findings 🧵👇

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Jess Hamer @drjessicahamer.bsky.social · Feb 24

Depends very much on the country.... Japan has ~20% female doctors for example... No country has less than 25% male doctors... But *many* countries have fewer than 25% female doctors.

Jess Hamer @drjessicahamer.bsky.social · Feb 21

Beautiful iridescent cloud I saw today #physics

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The Sutton Trust @suttontrust.bsky.social · Feb 10

🎺 National Apprenticeship Week starts today!

Apprenticeships can be transformative opportunities, especially for those from less wealthy backgrounds.

We'll be highlighting the benefits of apprenticeships and why we need to boost access to them throughout this week #NAW2025 🚀

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · Feb 3

Well the award for most cowardly, boot-lickingest academic society has squarely gone to the American Society of Microbiology, who has taken down features of various non-white scientists. Absolutely pathetic behavior. Those articles are now coming up as “under review”. Truly sickening cowardice here.

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Jess Hamer @drjessicahamer.bsky.social · Jan 28

Fully expecting a chicken lockdown in the UK very soon (east of England is already)... They're not happy about it....

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Ian Horsewell @teachingofsci.bsky.social · Jan 20

And it's the same deadline, 16 March, for the School and FE Technician Award. www.iop.org/about/awards... #chatphysics please share these widely

Technician Awards

The IOP Technician Awards celebrate the contributions that technicians make to physics.

www.iop.org

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Ian Horsewell @teachingofsci.bsky.social · Jan 20

Eight weeks to nominate a great colleague - or yourself - for this year's IOP Teachers of Physics Awards. www.iop.org/about/awards... #chatphysics

Teachers of Physics Awards

Make a nomination for the awards that celebrate the success of secondary-level physics teachers who have raised the profile of physics and science in schools and colleges.

www.iop.org

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Jess Hamer @drjessicahamer.bsky.social · Jan 21

Re-sharing as this is probably more relevant today than ever... #Inauguration

Jess Hamer @drjessicahamer.bsky.social · Dec 3

New publication by @billybwong.bsky.social @peterejkemp.bsky.social @mcopseyblake.bsky.social and I, on the dominance of entrepreneurial white men as the famous faces in computing and tech for young people: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @nuffieldfoundation.org #WIASN

Only Ada?: dominance of entrepreneurial white men as the famous figures in computing and technology for young people

Prominent public figures are important representatives of their fields, potentially becoming influential role models, especially for young people. The identities of these famous people can shape an...

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Jess Hamer @drjessicahamer.bsky.social · Jan 17

Twin 2 chooses just before bed on a Friday to ask "Who was the first human to drink water? Was it in the stone age or iron age?" Normally a lovely question... But it's been a loooong week!

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Jess Hamer @drjessicahamer.bsky.social · Jan 13

This research was funded by @nuffieldfoundation.org at King's College London and the University of Reading. @crestem.bsky.social

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Jess Hamer @drjessicahamer.bsky.social · Jan 13

AI & other digital skills are important for jobs... But we call for a rethink around the computing curriculum in England to ensure it serves ALL young people. SCARI Computing recommendations here: scari.sites.er.kcl.ac.uk @peterejkemp.bsky.social @billybwong.bsky.social @mcopseyblake.bsky.social

The SCARI Computing Project 2021-24

scari.sites.er.kcl.ac.uk

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Jess Hamer @drjessicahamer.bsky.social · Jan 12

Not at all surprising...And this is in the biological sciences...

Prof Sheena Cruickshank @sheencr.bsky.social · Jan 12

I am not that surprised that more women quit academic publishing than men- this chimes with data showing fewer women get their papers published, grants funded if they lead them and that more women get pushed into support roles. We do need to do more to support and mentor female staff. 🧪

Who’s quitting academia? Data reveal gender gaps in surprising fields

Even in scientific areas in which women are well represented, they are up to 40% more likely than men to leave research within 20 years.

www.nature.com

Jess Hamer @drjessicahamer.bsky.social · Jan 11

I've got these as well! Really nice idea!