I mean who needs nurses anyway? And people’s career in cyber is now replaced by chatGPT so there’s no point in computing. And what, with the world burning we can ditch all the archaeology because no one will survive to look at our bones. All very sound business decisions.

Finally got to see the hardback of our new book. Lovely production and fully illustrated. Also available open access @bloomsburyacademic.bsky.social

And don't use water-guzzling GenAI to ask stupid questions, make ugly art, and write emails you can do yourself?

Me opening my computer, getting my books, notebooks and scrawled papers together, firing up Scrivener and Zotero, opening 3 journal article pdfs then writing 22 words before stopping for a cup of tea and perhaps a lie down

Denby has fallen www.denbypottery.com

Uhhhhhh, don't use it? wapo.st/3TmHl5G

TIL the iPhone has a very simplified user interface for folks that need extremely large buttons and straight forward UI. support.apple.com/guide/assist...

Combing through humanities students, while combing over STEM students, while closing Humanities programmes and making Humanities academics redundant as surplus to the employability agenda. The market, in 2026.

Baudrillard spinning in his grave so fast he torpedoes out of the hillside and remains airborne, lasers shooting out of his eyes with such force earth is cleanly cut in two

"Members of the group Patriot Front ride the metro as a commuter looks on, during the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 4, 2026. REUTERS/Cheney Orr"

How do you protect museum collections from pests? 🐜 🧊 “Is there room in the freezer for the hippo?” A fascinating behind-the-scenes look at pest management with Tim Heanue at the National Museum of Ireland: www.museum.ie/en-IE/Collec... #MuseumBlog #NMIBlog #RegistrationCorner #Museumology

184/365 of an edit a day on @wikipedia.org Adding a section on Collins Avenue to the article on the R road it forms a part of (more sections to be added, no doubt). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R103_ro...

It’s going to be a very deep partial eclipse in Ireland, so get your eclipse glasses and filters ready now!

In ‘terrible but also funny’ news, the state of Florida is currently beefing with… An Coimisiún Le Rincí Gaelacha, aka the world’s largest and oldest governing body for Irish Dance because the NA championships are being held in Orlando and CLRG refuses to ban trans girls from competing as girls

I was back in Ardnacrusha today, speaking about the history of the station at a @deptcee event about renewable electricity generation, transport and industry - really special to be able to do so in the turbine hall, which was in the middle of a 25-year service (long-term thinking!)

Ooh, my edited book that's coming out in September now has a cover! I'm so pleased with it... I'm looking forward to everyone being able to read all the fabulous (open access!) work that's been contributed on design research and fan studies working together. bookstore.emerald.com/bridging-des...

Almost 200,000 historical records have been released online by the Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland. The release of the records will cover seven centuries of Irish history and will make over half a million documents free and permanently available to the public

I’m just gonna note that the current head of public health policy in the US government has decided this technology should not be researched anymore.

Book your Ardnacrusha tours here: esb.ie/who-we-are/a...

Guided tours of Ardnacrusha Power Station in Co Clare will offer a rare opportunity to explore one of Ireland's most significant engineering landmarks this summer

In a just world, these would be saved for the nation by the V&A or the Museum of Things and Stuff in Bradford or the BFI or the like stepping in.

‘Universities that aren’t fully committed to arts and humanities as a flourishing part of their science offering aren’t committing to the future.’ @christophersmith.bsky.social anatomiesofpower.wordpress.com/2026/06/28/w...

Hello. I have opened a ko-fi shop just recently, where I plan to have my unframed originals for sale. This one and couple of minis are up at the moment. Please have a wanders about if you wish. ko-fi.com/nomskicee

I finally made it to the Great American State Fair. The columns on this fake building are something to behold.

Winner of the Granny Square competition. Theme was recyclex and this is made from teabag strings. #crochetconvention2026 #FibreArt #yarn

Generative AI is not only fundamentally based on the rejection of consent, but also *standards*. Artists have been micromanaged and hounded over individual pixels, academics fighting to defend every minute detail of their thesis, etc, and then are tossed away in favor of the get shit wrong machine.

I think we just passed oops.

New vacancy: the Design History Society is looking for a new Managing Editor of the Journal of Design History. Find out more and apply here: buff.ly/0HMZHQt

I just had my GP ask me if she could record the appointment with a yoke ‘to help with my notes’. She clarified that it was an AI note-taker, and turned it off when I said no way. Horrified that Dublin GPs are mucking around with this shit

(Art) library folks: after a very happy time in NCAD, I am moving on to a new position and my post is now advertised. A great opportunity to work with a fantastic collection, and will suit someone with a deep interest in art & design, + teaching, learning and research 📚🎨 www.rezoomo.com/job/99517/

Also not the biggest concern, but the situation Josh is accurately describing is a compound nightmare because the lack of employers means young creatives aren't learning anything about the craft from veterans of their industries. It's all atomized. And knowledge loss is thus massive :(

1976 UK heatwave is it now? Gentle reminder that this masterpiece was filmed in the summer of 1976, scaring children shitless, and influencing a future generation of archaeos...

DIY or 'Plug-in Solar' is coming to Ireland ☀️

So did the loyalist gangs go out rounding up men who look like Jeffrey Donaldson last night or...?

funny how that works

😂 The Jetsons lied to us

If anyone out there is coming into a new academic job, please know that you can try to negotiate your starting salary like any other industry. Use a phrase like 'I accept the job. My starting salary should be [x] because of [y].' Offer reasons based on experience. They won't rescind the offer.

Folks, is it good when the weather people have to start doing their maps with some areas coloured like charcoal?

Thomas House of Dublin exhibiting the pro-human solidarity that all of us should demonstrate.

There are 116 data centres in the Greater Dublin area. www.datacentermap.com/ireland/dubl...

I'm attending a digital humanities event in Montreal. There was a keynote on AI and something about the talk made me wonder if it had been written by Claude. I said as much in the Q&A. As I posed the question, the speaker shifted, looking slightly uncomfortable. What he said next shocked the room +

A writer who was also a cleaner at Trinity College Dublin... www.rte.ie/culture/2026...

Covid vaccination was also tied to a nearly 24% reduction in all-cause cardiac events in a large study, surprising researchers. www.statnews.com/2026/06/15/c...

Ireland, a good one for us. But the NIMBYism is strong in a lot of these places. #SpeirGorm

When you see the story about how the world now has its first trillionaire, and when you see the story about how laboratories in Congo have run out of supplies to test for Ebola, it is important to understand that in many ways these are the same story.

These are the real people of Belfast. Thousands of anti-fascists rally against the far-right at Belfast City Hall today. They sent a clear message that racism is not wanted in their city. Things you love to see ✊❤