For weekend readers some reflections on technical #metaphors in #AI research in the context of the debate about Claude Mythos and what that might mean for #scicomm
makingsciencepublic.com/2026/04/17/s...
Nature's way of saying: "Never give up"
The language in this X post is horrendous.
Other than the obvious cruel nature of such rhetoric, student visa ‘crackdown’ is an act of self-destruction. The UK higher education sector is suffering because of this mindless mimicking of Reform.
"In the name of the University's final AI principle - responsiveness to the stakeholders involved (i.e. all of us ...) - we ask that the University of Edinburgh not renew its contract with OpenAI and stop using OpenAI as a supplier."
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A really thought provoking talk by @eleanorinjapan.bsky.social on native speakerism, COIL, CLIL & Global Englishes. Your visit has been so enriching for the TESOL team! @uofgeducation.bsky.social @uofgtesol.bsky.social
Have you seen our venue for the seminar? It offers on-site accommodation and meals. Check out all the details on our website! 🔗
¿Has visto ya dónde celebraremos el seminario? La sede ofrece alojamiento in situ y opciones de comidas. ¡Descubre más detalles en nuestra web! 🔗
I am truly honoured to contribute this chapter on figurative language acquisition to the Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics (3rd ed.)
Super blog about multilingualism.
This message from Denise Amankwah should underpin all the work we do as educators.
'we cannot assume we already know what meaningful inclusion looks like from a young person’s perspective.
We need to ask them.'
It's always good to collaborate, learn and exchange ideas with colleagues and students from Universidad de Extremadura, Spain! #COIL,#Tesol, @uofgeducation.bsky.social
Analogy and metaphor galore!
I was interviewed by the @nightsciencepod.bsky.social podcast about metaphor and analogy in science:
open.spotify.com/episode/1hqU...
Pairs well with @sflusberg.bsky.social's interview on metaphor on the @manymindspod.bsky.social podcast
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✨We are delighted to announce Reyes Llopis García as a plenary Speaker! Check the full abstract on the website.
✨¡Estamos encantados de anunciar a Reyes Llopis García como ponente plenaria! Tienes el abstract completo en la web.
@rllopisg.bsky.social
It’s an honor to have Fiona Macarthur as a plenary speaker! Read the full abstract on the website 📚
¡Es un honor contar con Fiona Macarthur como ponente plenaria! Lee el abstract completo de su intervención en la web 📚
Hi fellow #linguists & #educators!
Interested in #multilingualism in #teaching & #learning? I'm giving a free, online talk Wed 18 Feb, 4-5pm UTC
Lessons from a multilingual #library of picturebooks: Implications for teaching and learning
Link here: tiny.cc/fu0z001
@multilinglibrary.bsky.social
📚Snapshots of LLYML course🤓
What is LLYML? 🥸
It is short for ‘Language Learning for Young Multilingual Learners’, one of our TESOL option course.
On Monday, we had a COIL session with Spanish students online. It was a lovely chance for exchanging ideas and thoughts!🤩
#uofgtesol #uofglasgow
Greetings from Kyiv.
Today, on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, I want to send a hug to everyone whose families suffered.
Let’s do what we can to ensure such horrors never happen again.
Let’s think of others, and care for them. 🫂
For those who want to try AI models without paying Silicon Valley fascists, mistral.ai is French and works really well.
A rather wonderful Burns-Broons crossover mural by Toots Spilled Ink on the Clyde Street legal graffiti walls in Glasgow.
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#glasgow #streetart #mural #robertburns #burnsnight
📑 We are really excited to read your abstracts! Remember that the call for abstracts is open until February 27. More the info on our website.
📑 ¡Estamos deseando leer vuestros resúmenes! Recordad que está abierto el plazo de envío de propuestas hasta el 27 de febrero. Más info en nuestra web.
In these times of trouble, something a bit niche but also a bit soothing - a post where I dug out some old roots of #metaphor theory that we have largely forgotten makingsciencepublic.com/2026/01/23/f... #histling
Meanwhile, at Edinburgh Zoo
Given recent news, a reminder how Starmer is selling out the UK’s national security to the Trump regime and its cronies in Big Tech.
I know it's not the Hunger Games but BOY are Greenland winning the social media war..
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Are you interested in:
➡️Metaphor in L1
➡️ Metaphor in L2, L3, Lx
➡️ Vocabulary
Then, you cannot miss our specialised seminar in Badajoz.
‼️Submission deadline: 27 February
Dates: 2⃣ -3⃣ July 2026
🌍 Special venue and atmosphere
Further details here ⬇️
eventos.unex.es/139535/secti...
hang on, I think I might have access...let me see if I can get this to you
no, but I can try to get hold of it...looks fascinating :-)
Dorothy Rowntree in gradusation gown from the University of Glasgow.
Dorothy Rowntree BSc. 1st woman in UK to qualify in naval architecture & 1st woman to graduate in engineering from @glasgow.ac.uk Worked @ Fairfield Shipbuilding Yard #Govan. Later moved to #Lebanon & worked @ American University of Beirut' b. #OTD 16 Jan 1903 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy...
davidrovics.substack.com/p/globalize-...
This is going to be good!
The wolf supermoon over Argyle Street in the west of Glasgow.
#glasgow #supermoon #wolfmoon #argylestreet #glasgowtoday
