Why did disabled people support eugenics in the 1930s? | Aeon Essays In the story of eugenics, disabled people are often depicted as passive victims. But for some it seemed an opportunity

In the story of eugenics, disabled people are often depicted as passive victims. But for some it seemed an opportunity. An Essay by @coreenanne.bsky.social & Alex Aylward

I’m glad you enjoyed the conference Philip. But I have to say I’m astonished by the absence of historians and sociologists in the lineup. Harry Collins, for one, might have a lot to say about how failure is negotiated.

OUP just sent me a nice little survey on AI use. I've told them what I think - I think you should too!
survey.alchemer.eu/s3/91036107/...

Don't care if it's YA. I want to read this!

I can confirm that it was fun!

It was great fun. At one point, a mysterious disembodied head seemed to float above the stage.

Photo of stage at New Theatre

A dyma fi!

Tonight the You’re Dead To Me tour rolls into Cardiff!! (I’m actually already here, but it’s not as glamorous to say I walk in)

Gor Blimey! This just describes the vast majority of mainstream fantasy, doesn't it?

Very much looking forward to being in the audience for this tonight!

Victorian Easter card

Pasg Hapus bawb. And no, I have no idea either.

This is indeed a pretty good book. Highly recommended.

This seems a good day to remember how it all began:
www.iconbooks.com/ib-title/how...

This seems a good day to remember how it all began:
www.iconbooks.com/ib-title/how...

And they’re away. Amazing sight.

I’m still sticking with it until I see liftoff though!

My main memory of the Apollo launchings, long, long, ago, is interminable shots of men in white shirts looking at screens. Similar amounts of tedium to what I’m watching now!

And it was great fun to make! So Ahoy-hoy to all of you from me as well.

I think it’s the combination of ancient technique and modern technology.

I took almost exactly that picture too!

And it was great fun to make! So Ahoy-hoy to all of you from me as well.

The first Castell Aberystwyth, dark against the evening sky.

Round here half the sky is dark and ominous, the other half blue. The dark and ominous bit is following me around….

:(

So when is the UK book tour? :)

The I at the Heart of the AI Storm Speaking at the New Economy Summit in Singapore last November, Jeff Katzenberg, former chair of Disney and founder of Dreamworks Animation…

I said said something about this here:

I wonder if my old CTS colleague Mike Percival still has his Tinuviel Pursuits set of questions.

100%. Where's the difficult one?

Working Knowledge Collects key articles by Simon Schaffer, one of the most important historians of science working today.  Working Knowledge is the first English-language collection of essays by Simon Schaffer, coautho...

Working Knowledge: A Simon Schaffer Reader, eds. Charlotte Bigg, John Tresch, and Simon Werrett – @uchicagopress.bsky.social, April 2026
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