@jussararowland.bsky.social and I have a new chapter on the evil data centres (in Portuguese) livros.fcsh.unl.pt/icnova/catal...

This is cultural suicide and intellectual vandalism. In an era where humanities-illiterate tech bros have unearned god-like powers, we need historians, philosophers, ethicists, classicists more than ever.

Ainda não se inscreveram na Ocupação Científica de Jovens nas Férias? Até 11 de setembro, estudantes do 3.º ciclo do ensino básico ao ensino secundário podem participar em estágios científicos e tecnológicos, dias abertos, visitas a laboratórios e cursos de verão. www.cienciaviva.pt/ocupacao-cie...

We're thrilled to announce the 1st international conference of STS_CAT! "STS Encounters in the Mediterranean" 📅 3-5 Feb 2027 | 📍 Barcelona 📢 Call for Panels OPEN until 15 June 2026 👉 Send proposals to [email protected] #STS #STSCAT #CallForPanels More info: www.sts-cat.org?page_id=113

Por favor, repostead esta publicación de @asocpabloibar.bsky.social‬ y difudid. La Fiscalía de Florida lleva meses sin mover ficha con nuestra moción sobre el nuevo testigo que exonera por completo a #PabloIbar. Hemos pedido al Juez que tome cartas en el asunto. #PabloIbarJuicioJusto

The anti-data center movement isn’t just about limiting local development—it represents a new front in the fight against tech-enabled authoritarianism. Where else can people push back on job-eating algorithms, distorting deep fakes, and autonomous drone strikes? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

"The distribution of their stickers suggested a very strong commitment to the NHS, action on climate, compassion, tolerance and an end to billionaire power. But many of the same people have voted or intend to vote for Reform..." @georgemonbiot.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Olá, queria partilhar isto convosco: os poluidores e os seus aliados políticos estão a enfraquecer, pela calada, as leis que protegem a nossa água potável, natureza e saúde. Afeta-nos a todos Se estiveres interessado, só precisas de um minuto para assinar. #HandsOffNature www.wwf.pt/handsoffnatu...

Coachella is trying to wipe all of the footage of The Strokes protest set so I’m gonna post it here. The last images on the screen made me cry.

Examine this PSJ article how institutions and shared beliefs shape advocacy coalitions across democracies. By: Keiichi Satoh, @anttigronow.bsky.social ronow, Tuomas Ylä-Anttila, @anadelicado.bsky.social, Luisa Schmidt, Pradip Swarnakar, Paul M. Wagner, Sun-Jin Yun. Read here: lnk.ua/lyA7zLK5P

Couldn't agree more.

Here's my Halloween Smithsonian piece about a #Renaissance painting of hell. Sign up for my free newsletter to receive the story of the making of the essay! 3/3 www.smithsonianmag.com/history/this...

We're organising a workshop on Political Geology in May. Come and join us.

Applications open for our PhD in Climate Change and Sustainable Development Policies. It's an opportunity for studying in Lisbon with some of the best researchers in the field. Taught in English. alteracoesclimaticas.ics.ulisboa.pt/en/

Also 👂🎧👂 when you have a few mins! Oral history is a powerful means for learning from emotions & experiences, critical for building bridges and collaborating beyond disciplines. Drawing on lived memories of RELU, Valuing Nature, STEPS research & beyond #HistSTM #envhums #STS #sustainability #scipol

Webinar 'Citizen Engagement in PilotSTRATEGY: What Communities Are Telling Us'. Key findings from PilotSTRATEGY's citizen engagement activities across France, Spain and Portugal. Registration events.teams.microsoft.com/event/869285...

Fascinating.

'to treat peer review as a throughput problem is to misunderstand what is at stake. Review is not simply a production stage in the research pipeline; it is one of the few remaining spaces where the scientific community talks to itself.' 1/3

Finally some scholarship on what we've all been watching unfold. But I would use a word other than junkification, borrowed from Doctorow.

that's me.

📣 Add your name to demand the EU suspend trade with Israel. Because every euro traded means more weapons, more suffering, more lives lost. 👉 Sign the petition: go.wemove.eu/NoDealWithIs...

New publication (in Portuguese) with @jussararowland.bsky.social and João Estevens, the final article of the CONCISE project. It's part of a thematic issue we organised on science communication. revistas.rcaap.pt/analisesocia...

Next week we will be talking about social acceptability of a low TRL technology. Come and give us feedback: 748dd9f9.sibforms.com/serve/MUIFAL...

Science is always political.

Falamos que parecemos viver numa época de estupidez, e creio que estamos lentamente a admitir a causa. Este é um óptimo artigo sobre o fenómeno open.substack.com/pub/jmarriot...

Whatever you do, please don’t stop reading. Read for joy. Read for education. Read for resistance. Read banned books. Read books by marginalized authors. Read about experiences that differ from your own. Just. Keep. Reading.

THIS is what’s happening in Gaza: - Destroying homes - Cutting off aid - Taking children’s lives - Starving an entire population Yet in Europe, Israel is still welcomed to play football, as if nothing is happening. Italy and other countries are preparing to host them for the World Cup qualifiers.

Worth a reading: www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Finally! 🤩 Our position piece: Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia: doi.org/10.5281/zeno... We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity. 1/n

At a conference half a world away (online). Yesterday @jussararowland.bsky.social took my place in presenting about our current CCS projects very late in the evening, today it's my turn to replace her on a presentation on AI and governance.

Academics are under unrelenting pressure to accept the narrative of the inevitability of #generativeAI & to embrace it in teaching & learning. We resist - because it is ecologically destructive, ethically corrupt, & because it undermines the thinking abilities that make us both human & intelligent.

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Since the majority of academics don't want to limit their privilege of conference tourism to protect the planet, the warming planet will force them to do it. "We have already entered the beginning of the age of non-tourism..." www.theguardian.com/environment/...

📢 Call for Papers 📢 RN24 Midterm Conference call for papers: Technology in the face of global challenges RN24/SSTNET invites submissions on the role of technology in addressing today’s global challenges, with a special focus on Europe 🗓️ Abstract deadline: 19 Sept 2025 🗓️ Conference: 26–27 Nov 2025

La plaza del Ayuntamiento de París se ha transformado por completo. Árboles, sombras y un espacio mucho sano para sus vecinas y vecinos. Claro que es posible no tener plazas que se conviertan en una sartén durante el verano, solo hace falta querer hacerlo.

here's the blogpost as promised aial.ie/blog/2025-ai...

Epá, que artigo absolutamente extraordinário. É raro ler algo que muda ou solidifica de imediato o meu ponto de vista sobre um assunto. Este é um desses casos.

Same.

O projeto de investigação "Inovações Democráticas em Portugal", coordenado no ICS-ULisboa pelo investigador @robertofalanga.bsky.social esteve recentemente em destaque na RTP Notícias. Para ler na íntegra: tinyurl.com/mvpb5xr4

Useful.

New article from our IoT project. The first version was submitted a year and a half ago. Much improved by several rounds of revision. Slow science. doi.org/10.1332/2046...

So well said!!! The people making these cuts just want to live in a fantasy world.

Technology vs humans.

Read this this morning. All too familiar.

The wonderful new world of AI Part II. I could go on all afternoon, if I didn't have better things to do. I should add luddite to my bio by now.

The wonderful new world of AI.

In the aftermath of the Portuguese elections, we have to fight back with love and solidarity.

Just out: an article about community resilience and forest fires. Open access.