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Alwyn Roberts 💙💛 @stalfry.bsky.social · 3h

Screenshot of twet from Rhys Wynne @rhyswynne:

“Games Workshop is worth 3 times as much to the British economy than Brexit fishing.

If you are unaware, one is a popular fantasy game, entrenched in make believe which allows poorly dressed overweight men to play out their wartime fantasies, and the other is Games Workshop.”

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British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 2h

It's October, which means - yes, you guessed it - we're going dark for this month's ask an expert column with @danielwillcocks.bsky.social !

Ever wondered why someone turns to the dark side of writing? How you can create tension? How you can unsettle, or even scare the pants off your reader? 🧵⬇️

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Greta Colombani (she/her) @gretacolombani.bsky.social · 3h

Had a blast last night chatting with @rjbarker.bsky.social, @davidmbarnett.bsky.social, and @mlinton.bsky.social about folklore, headless horses, children-kicking spirits, and humans being the scariest. Go read their brilliant novels and stay tuned for other fab @britfantasysoc.bsky.social events 💫

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 6h

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Philosophical Psychology @journalphp.bsky.social · 6d

Call for papers: Philosophy through Art, Games, and Fiction think.taylorandfranc... Guest editor: Lisa Bortolotti. Deadline: 31 July 2026. Submit your work! #philsky #philpsy

Philosophy through Art, Games, and Fiction

Can we do philosophy by writing fiction, drawing, designing a game, or telling a story? Submit work to this special issue honouring the legacy of Helen De Cruz.

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Tully 💀Undead💀 @tullyundead.bsky.social · 7h

Mick Fleetwood, best known for his role as Antedian Dignitary on the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Manhunt"

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Republic @republiccampaign.bsky.social · 3h

It's time for some proper democracy. #NotMyKing #AbolishTheMonarchy #DownWithTheCrown

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Daniel Kostic @danielkostic.bsky.social · 2h

CFA: the 8th SURe workshop will take place May 27-29, 2026, at the IFiS PAN in Warsaw.

Submission deadline: 20 January 2026.

For more info visit: sure-workshop.weebly.com/current-work...

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Current Workshop

CFA: 8th Scientific Understanding and Representation (SURe) annual workshop Call for abstracts We invite authors to submit abstracts of up to 750-words for the upcoming...

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Jason Sanford @jasonsanford.bsky.social · 18h

Exciting news! My novel Plague Birds, which was a finalist for the Nebula & Philip K. Dick Awards, will be rereleased by Apex Books @apexmag.bsky.social in an new edition with extra content in June 2026. And a sequel will be published by Apex in Oct. 2026. 1/
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Cover of Plague Birds by Jason Sanford, which was a finalist for the Nebula and Philip K. Dick Awards.

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Dia VanGunten / Writer @pinkzombierose.bsky.social · 3h

The second just insane photo I’ve seen of last night’s moon. This was in the UK. Captured by Oliver Bennet Photography. I’ll try to find the other one and post it below. Meanwhile, my photos of the same moon would look like a toenail on a distant and dirty floor.

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Naomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social · 5h

feels like yet again time to mention that the *videogames* industry (that's a creative industry, which people do creative degrees in) brings in more than twice the amount to the British economy as the fishing and steel industries *combined*

Naomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social · 5h

I cannot understand what these people think the purpose of human life is?

It is *not* "pursue joy, deal justly, love well, try to understand as much and see as much of this beautiful world and of the deepness, richness and variety of human culture and experience as you can before you die"?

Tim Worthington @outonbluesix.bsky.social · 5h

How is this repeatedly made into a policy issue - by *all* parties - when the blunt fact of the matter is that grown adults who are obliged to pay for their own education, and relentlessly pursued to repay their loans, should be able to study whatever the fuck they want.

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I Support People Protesting in Support of Palestinian Action @srdfrench.bsky.social · 3h

AI is so last year!

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Plashing Vole @plashingvole.bsky.social · 4h

In a woodcut released today the Guild of Thieves and Cutpurses declared that enforcement of regulations against Thieving and Pursecutting would ‘devastate a growth industry’ and damage the economy.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Benjamin Pope @benjaminpope.bsky.social · 1d

it's actually not two Nobels for Josephson junctions, just one that tunnelled over a gap of 52 years

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 14h

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Dr Kathrine Cuccuru @aphilosopher.bsky.social · 5h

Today! Come play!
#philosophy #dundee

Dr Kathrine Cuccuru @aphilosopher.bsky.social · 2d

#PHILOSOPHY PLAYTIME! This week we play with the idea ‘under what circumstances should we idolise someone?’

18.30-20.00, Wednesday 8 October at EH9|Espresso, Perth Rd, #Dundee
£6 cash on door, complimentary (decaf) coffee
All curious minds welcome!

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Infested Publishing @infestedpublishing.bsky.social · 21h

Image by @cutfingers.bsky.social #writingcommunity

$Poster features a fractured skull and a chain link border. Micro publisher of weird fiction aiming to amplify working class voices in the face of corruption. www.infestedpublishing.com$

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I Support People Protesting in Support of Palestinian Action @srdfrench.bsky.social · 5h

Two of the winners of this year’s Nobel Prize for physics, Michel Devoret & John Martinis, were awarded the Fritz London Memorial Prize in 2014. Which I mention apropos of nothing other than London being one of my personal Heroes of Quantum Mechanics!
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Fritz London Memorial Prize

2025 London Prize winners are announced!The Fritz London Memorial Prize Selection Committee is proud to announce the winners of this year’s Fritz London Memorial Prize (in alphabetic order):

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Sean Carroll @seanmcarroll.bsky.social · 1d

After stretching a bit last year, this year the Nobel committee was determined to give the prize to the physicsiest physics that ever physicsed.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1d

Breaking News: The Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis for their work in quantum mechanics.

Nobel Prize in Physics Is Awarded for Work in Quantum Physics

The prize was awarded to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis.

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British Journal for the Philosophy of Science @thebjps.bsky.social · 1d

Are you a phd student? Are you in the vicinity of one and want to help them with their bad life choices? Then this is for you! #philsci

Philosophy of Science Association @philsci.bsky.social · 1d

✨Don't forget✨ PSA Office Hours are back! Join us this Thursday, October 9 at 12 PM EST with S. Andrew Schroeder. Sign up at the link below to save your spot!

www.philsci.org/psa_...

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Institute of Art and Ideas @iai.tv · 1d

Are dimensions fundamental to the universe or just a mathematical framework for what we observe? | iai.tv/video/dimensions-of-the-unknown

Join Professor Karen Crowther, Professor Raphael Bousso, and Professor Dean Rickles as they debate the dimensions of the unknown.

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Dimensions of the unknown

We think of dimensions as central to reality. The three dimensions of space -- up and down, forwards and backwards, left and right -- we take for granted. Some hold time as a fourth. But critics maintain dimensions aren't fundamental to the universe, an...

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Alejandro Fábregas-Tejeda @alejandrofabregastejeda.com · 1d

Still puzzled by the debate on organismal agency? Our edited collection brings historians, philosophers, and scientists into dialogue—offering a wide array of perspectives. An affordable paperback edition will be out at the end of the month! www.routledge.com/The-Riddle-o... #HPS #evobio #philsky

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Vanessa is the name of the Doctor! @hpsvanessa.bsky.social · 1d

#JobFairy - if you really are looking to get out, get away, the University of the South Pacific is looking for a historian. 5 years in the first instance, looks like mostly remote teaching though?
recruitment.usp.ac.fj/job/e57a20fd...

LLS006-Assistant Lecturer/Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in History - University of the South Pacific - The University of the South Pacific | Careers

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2d

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Institute of Art and Ideas @iai.tv · 2d

The received view in physics is that the direction of time is provided by the second law of thermodynamics, according to which the passage of time is measured by ever-increasing disorder in the universe. | https://bit.ly/4mpjriZ

This view, Julian Barbour argues, is wrong.

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Time is the increase of order, not disorder | Julian Barbour

The received view in physics is that the direction of time is provided by the second law of thermodynamics, according to which the passage of time is measured by ever-increasing disorder in the univer...

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