Salted and dried- they are fantastic in plov/pilaf

I have used this video as comic relief in lectures for years now! Works great for priming students to inspect behind AI hype and fear narratives. Bjork is a gift

The British Academy is inviting proposals to deliver Writing Workshops in developing countries. These workshops should aim to develop the skills of early-career researchers, including promoting the uptake of their research in journals & publications email.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/cr/AQimihMQ0...

Reposting so I can circle back to this weekly for a chuckle

Students lured to UK universities by ‘fake promises’ from recruitment agents Cash-strapped institutions turn to unregulated firms to reel in lucrative overseas income

Another sorry state of affairs in UK higher ed when when unis who bemoan that they absolutely must tighten their belts on core functions, also chuck 10-30% commission at fraudulent recruiters to exploit prospective international students on.ft.com/4jUZU9G

I wrote a piece for @sapiens-org.bsky.social! Teaching with unprovenanced artifacts is tricky at best, so I discuss how my experiences with the Carlos Museum and my work in Iraq meet somewhere in the middle.

A photo of people at a zine-making workshop with a green effect on it. It says "common futures June 2025 Edition in the top right. Across the middle, it reads "Mapping memories of my Oxford: a zine-making workshop"

Pages from a zine up on a line with mini wooden pegs to dry

View of people's hands flicking through magazines and making collages

We’re pleased to announce a new event series: Common Futures 🌱

As some of you know, Makespace was chosen to run a civic space on George Street. We’ve been granted a 40-year lease, so it's a step on our mission toward community ownership and long-term leases to affect multi-generational change

Join ACH, AHA, & MLA to talk about the appeals process for terminated NEH grants. Why is it important to appeal and how might you go about doing so? 11am Eastern on Wed, April 30.

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Many thanks to @fabio-iapaolo.bsky.social and @ludovico-rella.bsky.social for their editorial support!!

Available through open access at AI & Society rdcu.be/eiqHf

#evolution #ai #artificiallife #evolutionarycomputing #computing #evolutionarytheory #blackmirror #academia #academicsky #aihype

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The new season of Black Mirror introduced us to Peter Capaldi’s plague of evolutionary Thonglets. Craving more? Coincidentally, my article on evolution in computing is out now! I explore the history of scientists presenting machines as evolving creatures and discuss distinguishing science from hype

Final week of parental leave and feeling wobbly about getting back into research mode.

For those who’ve taken time away: what worked for you to re-connect with your field?

Also STS and AI Ethics has moved faster than usual in the past few months — any favourite new reads very welcome!

This is enlightening! Thank you!!🙏

Hello 🦋! Newbie here and rekindling my good vibes for academic social media. I'm Selin, an anthropologist studying how AI and tech hype influences our sense of identity, community, and heritage.
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