Edd Bagenal
@eddbagenal.bsky.social
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Design consultant, academic, maker and educator for over 20 years. Goldsmiths design dept.
pinned post!
#Sketch
#Drawing
in
#RussellSquare
looking North. Graphite on paper .
#AntelexicResearch
#Grapholiteracy
#AcademicDrawing
#Draughtsmanship
#DrawingPractice
#London
#Bloomsbury
#UrbanSketch
#UrbanSketching
#UrbanSketchers
#TheBigDraw
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Dr. Kendra Preston Leonard (she/her)
1 day ago
I published an OA monograph & a source guide on
@kcommons.bsky.social
using Open Peer Review, & they have had more downloads than my trad paper books. Highly recommend if you can do it.
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Matthew
18 days ago
The Met put its entire collection online for free so I made a game out of it! 10 artifacts a day, and you guess where and when each one's from.
Anthropeum.com
if anyone wants to give it a shot and leave feedback :)
#history
#archeology
#arthistory
#museums
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Immature male
#BlackTailedSkimmer
#Dragonfly
@
#StJohnsLodgeGardens
in
#RegentsPark
today
@britishdragonflies.bsky.social
- along with 5 male and 2 female
#BlueEmperor
#dragonflies
and also 2 female
#BroadBodiedChaser
specimens around the Swale and Queen Elizabeth Gardens pond
#OrthetrumCancellatum
11 days ago
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Tom Watson
12 days ago
Solar ftw
abcnews.com/US/solar-gen...
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Solar generates more energy than coal in US for 1st time: Report
The amount of solar power generated in the U.S. is continuing to grow.
https://abcnews.com/US/solar-generates-energy-coal-us-1st-time-report/story?id=133783328
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The Guardian
13 days ago
Emergency hospital admissions fell after introduction of Londonās T-charge and Ulez, study suggests
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Emergency hospital admissions fell after introduction of Londonās T-charge and Ulez, study suggests
Imperial College scientists analysed health records before and after introduction of air pollution reduction zones Low emission and clean air zones attract controversy whenever they are proposed, but there is growing evidence that they work in improving air quality. The Bradford zone was followed by a reduction of about 25% in GP visits for heart and breathing problems and survey data shows that the central London zone was followed by a reduction in the likelihood of a person taking sick leave. Now analysis of health records has found emergency admissions to hospital reduced after the introduction of the T-charge and ultra-low emissions zone (Ulez) in central London. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/12/emergency-hospital-admissions-reduced-london-t-charge-ulez-air-quality?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu
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23 days ago
Foundational mistake - demanding that universities be "run like a business" and make profits. The "profits" from education are in having educated citizens able to contribute to society In a wide variety of crucial ways.
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Paul Cezanne
about 1 month ago
Still Life Bread and Leg of Lamb, 1866
https://botfrens.com/collections/43/contents/11373
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#Sketch
#Drawing
of four
#onions
in a bowl. Graphite on paper .
#AntelexicResearch
#Grapholiteracy
#AcademicDrawing
#Draughtsmanship
#DrawingPractice
#DurationalAnalysis
#StillLife
#TheBigDraw
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NPR
about 1 month ago
The California State University system offers an early look at what happens when an administration commits to a technology that its own community isn't convinced will improve education.
n.pr/4dvn99I
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This big university system is embracing AI. Students and faculty aren't all on board
The California State University system offers an early look at what happens when an administration commits to a technology that its own community isn't convinced will improve education.
https://n.pr/4dvn99I
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Emma Webster 'Pale Bacchus' 2026 oil on linen
#EmmaWebster
#Painting
#ContemporaryPainting
#Art
#Bacchus
about 1 month ago
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Duille
about 1 month ago
Design legend Margaret Calvert is 90 today. Look at that cake! If you've ever admired a road, rail or metro sign in Britain it's likely she had something to do with it. One of Britain's design heroes - happy birthday to her. Photo by: @oshgallerylondon (IG) Cake by:
mybaker.co
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Margot Finn
about 1 month ago
'Singing, painting or visiting a gallery or museum helps people age more slowly, according to the latest study to link taking an active interest in art and culture with improved health.' Study after study after study suggests funding the arts funds good health, not that policy reflects it. 1/2
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Arts and cultural engagement ālinked to slower pace of biological ageingā
Research from UCL suggests visiting art galleries or museums, singing and painting can help improve health outcomes
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/may/12/arts-cultural-engagement-linked-slower-pace-biological-ageing-ucl-research
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Linguistic Discovery
about 2 months ago
šļø Hereās what happened this week in language and linguistics! Website:
linguisticdiscovery.com/posts/2026-18/
Substack:
open.substack.com/pub/linguist...
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New study links receptivity to corporate bullshit to weaker leadership skills
Also this week: New Mexico is losing a form of Spanish spoken nowhere else + Study finds that isolated human groups speak more diverse languages
https://linguisticdiscovery.com/posts/2026-18/
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Katherine Stiles
about 2 months ago
Ā·
#AcademicSky
Ā·
#EduSky
Ā·
#AI
Ā· āA study that claimed OpenAIās ChatGPT can positively impact student learning has been retracted nearly one year after publication. The journal publisher, Springer Nature, cited ādiscrepanciesā in the analysis and a lack of confidence in the conclusions.ā
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Influential study touting ChatGPT in education retracted over red flags
The retracted study on ChatGPT in education was already cited hundreds of times.
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/05/influential-study-touting-chatgpt-in-education-retracted-over-red-flags/
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British Dragonfly Society
2 months ago
The BDS signed a joint open letter with other wildlife charities, urging the government to restrict pet flea treatments that have a range of environmental impacts, from water pollution to reducing songbird chick survival.
bit.ly/4vIEGlM
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Jo Wolff
about 2 months ago
From Bourdieuās Practical Reason. I feel Iām not the only person on this site in trouble working out exactly where to place myself.
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Great:
rasf.eu
(he wrote on his smartphone)
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Radical Anti Smartphone Front ā A movement against the excessive use of smartphones
https://rasf.eu/
about 2 months ago
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Nick Seaver
about 2 months ago
people of Chicago, I'm coming your way later this week:
cms.uchicago.edu/marva-west-t...
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404 Media
about 2 months ago
ASU Atomic, a new tool in beta at Arizona State University, takes faculty lectures and chops them into extremely short clips, that AI then attempts to turn into learning materials.
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University Professors Disturbed to Find Their Lectures Chopped Up and Turned Into AI Slop
ASU Atomic, a new tool in beta at Arizona State University, takes faculty lectures and chops them into extremely short clips, that AI then attempts to turn into learning materials.
https://www.404media.co/asu-atomic-ai-modules-arizona-state-university/
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Brent Toderian
2 months ago
āBenches arenāt just disappearing from large railroad stations, but also from subways, parks, plazas, sidewalks, and esplanadesā¦in the past decade, across the U.S., hundreds of places to sit in public have quietly disappeared.ā The Disappearance of the Public Bench. By
@placesjournal.bsky.social
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The Disappearance of the Public Bench
Benches are microcosms of an expansive debate about who belongs in urban public spaces. When they are removed or made uninviting, we lose more than just a place to rest.
https://placesjournal.org/article/the-disappearance-of-the-public-bench/
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#Sketch
#Drawing
of a flat interior. White chalk and graphite on grey paper .
#AntelexicResearch
#Grapholiteracy
#AcademicDrawing
#Draughtsmanship
#DrawingPractice
#London
#Bloomsbury
#ArchitecturakSketch
#LCC
#TheBigDraw
#WilliamEdwatdRiley
2 months ago
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Brent Toderian
3 months ago
āThe term āthird placeā was coined by sociologist Ray Oldenburg in his book The Great Good Place, which explored the role of places like cafes, parks, & libraries in societies. He argued such places were not only important for mental health, but were essential to democracy & a sense of community.ā
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'Elevates the mood': Third places providing a space away from work and home
In an increasingly digital world, Brisbane residents are still heading out to enjoy third places to take a break, enjoy life, and expose themselves to new ideas.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-19/brisbane-third-places-mental-health-urban-planning/106459284
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3 months ago
Good morning, Jan
@janjonesauthor.bsky.social
& thank you & may I wish you a very Happy Easter too. Here's one that I hope you'll like that I haven't shown for quite a long time. This is a watercolour of "Bow Church" by Henry Silk from c.1932/33.
#HenrySilk
#Bow
#E3
#EastLondonGroup
#SundayMorning
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Yuliya Komska
3 months ago
The variety of German bees before the Industrial Revolution (187, top) vs after the introduction of pesticides (43, bottom), DHM
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British Dragonfly Society
3 months ago
Evidence that toxic pet flea treatment chemicals are widespread in Welsh rivers and harming wildlife, and advice for pet owners.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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We Own It
3 months ago
š„š„ OVER 16,000 have already signed the petition to stop BlackRock buying up our GP surgery buildings. Our NHS is not for sale. Our NHS is not their cash cow. Our NHS is not their piggy bank. Add your name now šš»
vist.ly/4xb6i
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#Sketch
#Drawing
on
#TavistockPlace
looking Northwest. Graphite on paper .
#AntelexicResearch
#Grapholiteracy
#AcademicDrawing
#Draughtsmanship
#DrawingPractice
#London
#Bloomsbury
#UrbanSketch
#UrbanSketching
#UrbanSketchers
#TheBigDraw
#DrawToLearn
3 months ago
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Christian Moore-Anderson
3 months ago
Sad to see that Australia is now going through the same sad period of dogma from an "evidence-based" group of people. LinkedIn suggests that is, once again, a lot of discontent. This post offers a way out of the mess, and into more productive dialogue:
christianmooreanderson.com/evidence-bas...
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Evidence-based educational movements are actually games ā Christian Moore Anderson
Around 2012ish, a new movement rode into the UK (school) educational scene. It came with the banner of "evidence-based", to counter the previous movement. I'm n
https://christianmooreanderson.com/evidence-based-educational-movements-are-actually-games/
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Yvonne Lam
3 months ago
To everyone who doesn't want to see the face of the US president, we have a labeler now!
bsky.app/profile/face...
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Anton Podolsky
5 months ago
Visuals and music 10/10.
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Angine de Poitrine - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)
YouTube video by KEXP
https://youtu.be/0Ssi-9wS1so?si=_FYdOHiVK21diyqH
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#Sketch
#Drawing
in
#RussellSquare
looking Northeast. Graphite on paper .
#AntelexicResearch
#Grapholiteracy
#AcademicDrawing
#Draughtsmanship
#DrawingPractice
#London
#Bloomsbury
#UrbanSketch
#UrbanSketching
#UrbanSketchers
#TheBigDraw
3 months ago
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Times Higher Education (THE)
3 months ago
āDrasticā cuts to UK humanities departments risk the loss of a new generation of academic talent similar to the brain drain seen in the 1980s, according to the new winner of the Holberg Prize, writes
@jgro-the.bsky.social
#AcademicSky #braindrain #HolbergPrize
https://ow.ly/Zh3N50YuM11
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Thinking and writing about
#SecondScreenDialogue
as an emergency teaching tool that emerged from lockdown/
#RemoteTeaching
#DistanceLearning
4 months ago
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Consistently, learning and working in interaction, product & contingency design,
#DurrellBishop
has been a reference point and inspiration. So much insight and understanding of people and their desires, foibles and ideosyncracies folded into his work. His new website, here-
durrellbishop.com
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Durrell Bishop
cargo.site
https://durrellbishop.com/
4 months ago
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Brent Toderian
4 months ago
WATCH: This is my favourite thing on the internet right now. Well done Norway!
youtube.com/watch?v=T4Up...
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A Day in the Life of an Ensh*ttificator
YouTube video by ForbrukerrƄdet - Norwegian Consumer Council
https://youtube.com/watch?v=T4Upf_B9RLQ
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Urban Truth Collective
4 months ago
WATCH: This is STILL one of the toughest truths for some to accept, but one of the most IMPORTANT ā car-dependent suburbia is HEAVILY SUBSIDIZED by downtowns and urban areas! Watch this excellent video by
#NotJustBikes
with
#Urban3
&
@strongtowns.bsky.social
. PLEASE SHARE it as much as possible.
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Suburbia is Subsidized: Here's the Math [ST07]
YouTube video by Not Just Bikes
https://youtu.be/7Nw6qyyrTeI?si=2M6QbW-DbB0IpCz5
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Dr. Rob Phillips
4 months ago
#technologist
in
#residence
job
@royalcollegeofart.bsky.social
on the
#ecologicalcitizens
#project
with
@wrexhamuni.bsky.social
and
@sei.org
#york
job located in London
#RCA
jobs.rca.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
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Job Opportunity at The Royal College of Art: Technologist in Residence: Ecological Citizens (0.2fte, fixed term until 1.1.27)
Ecological Citizen(s): Technologist in Residence (0.2 FTE)Fixed term until 1 January 2027The Royal College of Art is seeking a creative, strategically minded Technologist in Residence to join the Ecol...
https://jobs.rca.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=027-26
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Gwyllm Llwydd
4 months ago
Arnold Bƶcklin - "Rocky hill country with bridge" (c.1858)
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#BruceSterling
4 months ago
*Pics (and quite a long essay about domestic design) or it didn't happen
#Toasters
#everydayweird
#AlexanderCalder
medium.com/@bruces/the-...
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Gustav Klimt
4 months ago
The Swamp
https://botfrens.com/collections/109/contents/28483
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Always loved
#allanwexler
and his work. some good advice and insights here
www.innomind.org/allan-wexler/
#antelexicresearch
#speculativedesign
#design
#art
#architecture
#making
#sculpture
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Allan Wexler: Artist Spotlight (New York 2021) - Innomind.org
Artist Spotlight with Allan Wexler in his studio, filmed in April, 2021.
https://www.innomind.org/allan-wexler/
5 months ago
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James Plunkett
5 months ago
š£ New today: How to activate the agency of citizens. š£ A post exploring methods for activating citizenship, using a case study of the Citizen First model developed by
@publiclife.bsky.social
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medium.com/@jamestplunk...
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How to activate citizen agency
If communities have half the answer, what is the other half?
https://medium.com/@jamestplunkett/how-to-activate-citizen-agency-6d1a7750608b
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Eize Basa
5 months ago
This watermark graffiti by street artist Mathieu Tremblin is, like, the best thing ever.
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#Designing
and
#making
some
#machines
today in the design foundation studio
@goldsmithsuol.bsky.social
. .
#AntelexicResearch
#tacitlearning
#tinker
#make
#prototype
#learningandteaching
#fate
#indecision
#procrastination
#choice
#choosing
#DesignMethods
#design
#steameducation
#prototyping
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I missed this when it was announced. Great news- much more to do
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Creative UK
6 months ago
Read the report:
report.wearecreative.uk/culture-as-g...
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#Sketch
#Drawing
in
#RussellSquare
looking North. Graphite on paper .
#AntelexicResearch
#Grapholiteracy
#AcademicDrawing
#Draughtsmanship
#DrawingPractice
#London
#Bloomsbury
#UrbanSketch
#UrbanSketching
#UrbanSketchers
#TheBigDraw
6 months ago
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Daniel Benneworth-Gray
about 1 year ago
The White House briefing room. Four Hs. Three of them are upside down. And itās been that way since 2007.
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Spectacular lilliputian hallucinations consistently triggered by previously undocumented (by science)
#bolete
species
nhmu.utah.edu/articles/exp...
.
#folklore
#fairytales
#mythology
#anthropology
#folkloristics
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Experts Explore New Mushroom Which Causes Fairytale-Like Hallucinations
Between traditional folklore and modern biology, the wild forest floor and the sterile scientific laboratory, lies the story of the lilliputian mushroom.
https://nhmu.utah.edu/articles/experts-explore-new-mushroom-which-causes-fairytale-hallucinations
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Alastair Somerville
7 months ago
Reith Lecture of Rutger Bregman
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
includes realist utopias, UBI and tech regulation
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The Reith Lectures - Rutger Bregman - Moral Revolution - 1. A Time of Monsters - BBC Sounds
Dutch historian Rutger Bregman delivers his first BBC Reith Lecture: Moral Revolution.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002mmrv?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile
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