Glad påsk!

Reading Michel Foucault on 19th century natural history... marveling at how much he got wrong and ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ as to why so many historians still cite him.

I know this has circulated with alacrity recently, so you may have already seen it, but if you haven't... WOW BOY HOWDY it's the most useful thing. Thank you cardcatalogforlife.substack.com -- this is a very very very helpful public service: cardcatalogforlife.substack.com/p/google-has...

Apparently you can pre-order? (Thank you @alilleybrinker.com for pointing this out!) Just be sure not to read it ha ha ha? yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...

Vi ger en ny och tyvärr väldigt aktuell kvällskurs i höst.

Tips från coachen: lämna aldrig in opaginerade kandidatuppsatser för seminarieventilering (gäller också på andra nivåer). _ALDRIG_.

POST-DOC! 3-year job in history of political thought / visual culture / art history Department of Politics & International Studies University of Cambridge @thecambridgeschool.bsky.social www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/54724/

Lyckan när man upptäcker att en bok är trådbunden och inte limbunden. Den tål alltså att användas. Lyckan!

timeline cleanse 🧼

Dixi. www.expressen.se/kultur/kultu...

Hittade en pressad växt i en bok om solens astrofysik. Böcker är ibland tidskapslar.

Hans Rausing Professorship in the History of Science, Uppsala University, Sweden. Excelent job at a very good department! www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...

ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIP IN HISTORY OF SCIENCE My home department at Uppsala University is advertising an endowed professorship in the history of science. This is the best position in the field in Sweden, and probably in all of Scandinavia. Apply before 30 April 2026. www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...

Jag beundrar skickliga hantverkare! Föreningen har bestämt sig för att göra förebyggande relining av stammarna (huset är 98 år gammalt) och: vilka proffs de är på firman vi anlitar!

Luftbas och matlagning.

Arkeologerna provkör sin nya markradar.

Want to study the history of science and/or technology? We invite applications for fully-funded MA+PhD (1-3 years) or PhD-only (3 years) Hans Rausing scholarships. Deadline is 17 April 2026 (we advise to check @kingshistory.bsky.social application deadlines) Find out more: tinyurl.com/mw84w7py

Årets första fynd i institutionens hylla med gallrade och varsågod-att-ta-böcker.

Applications for 2026-27 fellowships at @sciencehistory.org are still open until Jan 15, with recommendations due Jan 31! ⏰📚 Could your research benefit from time in our archives, rare books, instruments, and other collections? Find info about our fellowships and our guide for applicants here!

JOB ALERT! 3-year postdoc at @girtoncollege.bsky.social - research anything you like in History, Archaeology or Anthropology in a wonderful, welcoming scholarly community. PLEASE SHARE! Closes 12 January www.girton.cam.ac.uk/job-vacancie...

Det finns säkert många kopplingar mellan Hans Alfredson och Ralf Hütter, men en av dem är i varje fall tubonen – detta Hisingens finaste instrument.

Jag är sociolog – en radikal sådan – på University of Watermouth.

I see @henry.codes.web.brid.gy wrote an amazing essay arguing we should all go back to keeping personal blogs and websites instead of wasting our time on algorithmic #SocialMedia henry.codes/writing/a-we...

The destruction of knowledge and history is haphazard & breathtaking. NASA’s Largest Library Is Closing Amid Staff and Lab Cuts.

Vad tusan?! Den här var ju en av grejerna jag gillade med Västlänken www.svd.se/a/K8v4bo/gle...

Loving this. "Antirender" engine converts architects presentation drawings into the likely reality of the designs :) antirender.com

I have a short Comment piece just published in Nature Reviews Physics on the 350-year-old Royal Observatory, Greenwich, and its funding rdcu.be/eSXb2 #histSTM

I need one of these NOW! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bookwhe...

Kl 11.58 den 2 december: #Whamageddon

This Tuesday, December 2, you can buy my book about books about computing... Treat yourself...😀 mitpress.mit.edu/978026255348... 🗃️ #HistSci

Missade precis en cheddarkalender, den är slutsåld. Läge för att vara mer på tårna om ett år.

Come and take my job here in beautiful (if currently slightly chilly) Turin: turinhumanitiesprogramme.fondazione1563.it/research-pro... Happy to answer any questions anyone might have about the programme

I wrote my PhD thesis on 15th century professors, and i`ll never stop smiling about the countless complaints about academic life in their letters and notebooks. "I`m overcommited" "I should have finished my dissertation before joining my order", "I lost count how many things i`ve written". :D

Så glad för det här! goteborgfilmfestival.se/lovisa-skold...

På torsdag smäller det!

Support university presses! Publish your work with them. Review for them. Buy books from them. The world is a better place thanks to all the hard work they do supporting scholars. #UPWeek #ReadUP #TeamUP

Det här är första gången som jag ser en blurb på bokryggen istället för på baksidan eller framsidan.

Humanioras kris – här i Göteborg tar vi varningarna på allvar.

Bloggade om teleskopmodeller: www.gustavholmberg.com/tomrum/2025/...

JOB Assistant Professor in the History of Knowledge Pre-1400, University of Cambridge www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/assista...

En observation av Halley’s komet 7 november 1985 med 6 cm refraktor och Ronnie Petersons autograf från 17 juni 1978.