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by Melinda Baldwin

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Ancient historians, we're so excited for this search! Spread the news far and wide!
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AHA Career Center @historyjobs.bsky.social · 1d
New History Job Posted Today: Assistant Professor of Ancient History | University of Maryland Department of History
Assistant Professor of Ancient History | University of Maryland Department of History
College Park, Maryland, The University of Maryland, College Park Department of History, invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position from historians of the Ancient Mediterranean worlds within the broad geographical zone that extends into Asia, Africa, and Europe. Chronological specialization is open. However, expertise in the Roman Imperial or late antique periods in particular aligns with existing areas of teaching and research expertise in the department.  Preference will be given to scholars whose work engages with the diversity and complexity of the Mediterranean world in such areas as ethnicity, gender, environment, or connectivity. In addition to exceptional scholarly promise, the successful candidate will demonstrate excellence in teaching. Responsibilities include teaching a general survey of the ancient Mediterranean and the Near East, other lecture courses, and upper-level undergraduate and graduate seminars as they align with the candidate’s interests and departmental requirements, as well as engaging in curriculum development. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Education: A Ph.D. in History or a related field is required in hand by August 1, 2026 Experience: Teaching experience at the college or university level is required. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS We seek candidates whose research, teaching, and service have prepared them to contribute to all the pillars of the College of Arts and Humanities’ Strategic Plan: Transformative Thinking; Boundless Creativity; Expansive Empathy; and Meaningful Futures. Contributions toward those goals and values might include leadership in teaching, mentoring, research, or service toward building an equitable and inclusive scholarly environment and/or increasing access or participation of all individuals equitably and fairly. The University of Maryland, College Park, actively subscribes to a policy of equal employment opportunity, and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, age, sex, color, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, religion, ancestry or national origin, marital status, genetic information, political affiliation, and gender identity or expression. This search is contingent upon the availability of funds. Apply Here
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Me: Oh my god is this another LLM?
Personify Health, ripping off mask: Oh my GOSH how do you keep finding me??????
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Cigna: please complete our health assessment
Me: oh great another stupid service
Cigna: access it here
Me: why...why does it want me to log in to another service
Cigna: it's just our health partner, Personify Health!
Me: what...what does that do
Cigna: ohhhhhhh... helps you advocate for your needs
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Reposted by: Melinda Baldwin, Andrew Jacobs

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New History Job Posted Today: Assistant Professor of Ancient History | University of Maryland Department of History
Assistant Professor of Ancient History | University of Maryland Department of History
College Park, Maryland, The University of Maryland, College Park Department of History, invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position from historians of the Ancient Mediterranean worlds within the broad geographical zone that extends into Asia, Africa, and Europe. Chronological specialization is open. However, expertise in the Roman Imperial or late antique periods in particular aligns with existing areas of teaching and research expertise in the department.  Preference will be given to scholars whose work engages with the diversity and complexity of the Mediterranean world in such areas as ethnicity, gender, environment, or connectivity. In addition to exceptional scholarly promise, the successful candidate will demonstrate excellence in teaching. Responsibilities include teaching a general survey of the ancient Mediterranean and the Near East, other lecture courses, and upper-level undergraduate and graduate seminars as they align with the candidate’s interests and departmental requirements, as well as engaging in curriculum development. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Education: A Ph.D. in History or a related field is required in hand by August 1, 2026 Experience: Teaching experience at the college or university level is required. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS We seek candidates whose research, teaching, and service have prepared them to contribute to all the pillars of the College of Arts and Humanities’ Strategic Plan: Transformative Thinking; Boundless Creativity; Expansive Empathy; and Meaningful Futures. Contributions toward those goals and values might include leadership in teaching, mentoring, research, or service toward building an equitable and inclusive scholarly environment and/or increasing access or participation of all individuals equitably and fairly. The University of Maryland, College Park, actively subscribes to a policy of equal employment opportunity, and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, age, sex, color, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, religion, ancestry or national origin, marital status, genetic information, political affiliation, and gender identity or expression. This search is contingent upon the availability of funds. Apply Here
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Reposted by: Melinda Baldwin, Rebecca Sear

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🎙️ Just published: Communicable E37: 'Peer review is broken'

Hosted by @angelahuttner.bsky.social & @anniejoseph.bsky.social

w/ invited guests: Melinda Baldwin @mbaldwin.bsky.social & Serge Horbach

Listen on Communicable:

#IDSky #Clinmicro #MedSky #peerreview #AI
Communicable E37: 'Peer review is broken'
Contrary to popular belief, peer review has only recently become an...
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by Melinda Baldwin

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Fellow academics, this is worth doing. See if your book is in here. If you've got an ISBN it almost certainly is (mine was).
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 7d
Hey authors, the official list of Anthropic works is available for searching.

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This guy? Who literally said he wants to put civil servants “in trauma?”
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Meek Mill is in for a treat
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by Melinda Baldwin

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"Non-existent referrer stack value in URL. Please contact support for assistance."

GAAAAH. I wonder how many hours of scholarly productivity have been sucked down the black hole of ScholarOne Manuscripts login attempts?? 🫠
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www.denverpost.com/2025/09/10/e... "The shooting at Evergreen High is at least the seventh school shooting in Colorado since the 1999 shooting at Columbine High School that killed 12 students and one teacher."
2 students injured in Evergreen High School shooting; suspect also hospitalized
At least three students from Evergreen High School, including a suspected shooter, are in critical condition after a shooting involving an “active assailant,” Jefferson County officials…
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Hey my guy, do me two favours before you have your "AI" "solve crime" or whatever:
1) Define "crime;"
2) Tell me the moral of the television series Person Of Interest.
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The UMD First Year Book committee has selected the U.S. Constitution as this year’s book!

Join our own Holly Brewer and Michael Ross in "We the Terps: Why the Constitution Matters." For more information and for the day's schedule of events, follow this link! fyb.umd.edu/events.html
Events | UMD FYB 2025
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In this week's history newsletter from AIP, @rebeccacharbon.bsky.social spotlights the new article by @tiffanynichols.bsky.social in Isis, digging into the rise and fall of an early proposal to site a @ligo.org detector in Maine's Blueberry Barrens.
Article spotlight: When LIGO might have been in Maine
AIP History Weekly Edition: August 22, 2025
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by Melinda Baldwin

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Special sections should run around 6,000–15,000 words total; guest editors may divide that word count among 3–10 authors.

Send proposals or queries to Melinda Baldwin ([email protected]) and Dominik Huenniger ([email protected]).

by Melinda Baldwin

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We are also interested in proposals for guest-edited special sections of short essays focused around a topic relevant to practitioners in the history of science. Past themes have included “Dilemmas of Archival Objectivity,” “How to Be an Expert,” and “Pedagogy in the History of Science.”
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by Melinda Baldwin

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Standalone pieces for this section are generally 2,000–3,000 words long, though we are happy to hear a pitch for something shorter or longer if the topic requires it.
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by Melinda Baldwin

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In short, we seek proposals for essays and reviews written by—and of interest to—scholars of science studies broadly defined. If one of the categories above speaks to you, or if you have another idea entirely, please get in touch to discuss your idea!
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by Melinda Baldwin

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3) Reviews of historical work in other formats, such as digital resources, podcasts, museum exhibitions, and special issues of scholarly journals;
4) Essays that reflect upon current events or theoretical issues relevant to a broad range of historians of science.
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by Melinda Baldwin

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Pieces we are interested in include, but are not limited to:
1) A traditional HSNS multi-book review that compares 3–4 books on a related topic;
2) An in-depth review of one book;
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by Melinda Baldwin

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Image Text: We are soliciting contributions for the “Essays & Reviews” section of Historical Studies in the Natural Sciences. HSNS is developing new formats for this section and we are excited to work with authors who have ideas for reviews, essays, and special sections relevant to our readership.
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by Melinda Baldwin — Reposted by: Béatrice Cointe

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Science studies folks! Dominik Huenniger and I are delighted to solicit contributions for the @hsnatsci.bsky.social "Essays and Reviews" section! Our Call for Proposals is in the image and I will also thread the text.

tl;dr We are experimenting with some new formats and excited to hear your ideas!
Please see thread for alt text, as character limits have been exceeded.
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by Melinda Baldwin

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I’ve drawn better diagrams on a whiteboard without my notes. And I can’t draw.
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One more terrible diagram, and mansplaining. I find this somewhat amusing. The basic design of Little Boy has been public domain since 1945... and that dolphin ain't it.
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Reposted by: Melinda Baldwin, Trevon D. Logan

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While everyone is (rightly) focused on National Guard being deployed in D.C. - even though crime is down - we can't forget that the House took $1B of revenue from D.C. in the CR.

The Senate did pass a fix back in March but the House has yet to vote on it.
www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/d...
DC prepares for $1 billion budget cut after House passes bill
The House passed a bill Tuesday that would avert a government shutdown but D.C. leaders say it will have devastating effects. Here's what would happen.
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Google Gemini doesn’t appear to be doing too well:

‘"I am a disgrace to this planet. I am a disgrace to this universe. I am a disgrace to all universes . . . I am a disgrace to all possible and impossible universes and all that is not a universe," the bot continued.’
Google says it's working on a fix for Gemini's self-loathing 'I am a failure' comments
Google Gemini users said the bot is sharing self-loathing messages while attempting to solve tasks, including "I am a disgrace to this universe."
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*listening to a parakeet speak my own voice back to me*

This animal is clearly having very deep and complex thoughts about the world.
Matt Taibbi post on X, commenting on how "interesting" it is that AI programs are "recognizing (and even disclosing) their own built-in weaknesses. It tells us a lot about how they've been programmed and why." This is in reaction to a ChatGPT post where it responds to a criticism Taibbi had leveled at it, w/r/t underweighting primary sources.
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Actually impressive to have spent this much time and energy writing about politics and still be this stupid
Nathan J Robinson @NathanJ Robinson one of the things I don't understand about redistricting is: Okay, so the right "rigs" districts. But why don't you just try to persuade the voters in those districts to vote for you? If Democrats had a winning message no amount of gerrymandering could stop them. 12:59 PM • 8/6/25
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by Melinda Baldwin

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Manuscript SUBMITTED.

I look forward to remembering at least 4 names I should have included in my Acknowledgements in an hour or so.
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by Melinda Baldwin

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I LIVED IT: I Reread What I Wrote
Women's News. Feminized.
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