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Open University professor emerita, making the shift over to podcasting, audio drama and fiction.
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George Ferguson WWI
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Fine in morning but wet in afternoon. Fine & cushie. More on the
#LiverpoolScottish
on Christmas Eve 1915 during
#WW1
and their Heath Robinson Xmas card at
georgefergusonliverpool.wordpress.com/2025/12/24/2...
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24 December 1915
Fine in morning but wet in afternoon. Fine & cushie. Commentary The Liverpool Echo printed an image of āThe Christmas card of the Liverpool Scottish, which was specially designed for the ā¦
https://georgefergusonliverpool.wordpress.com/2025/12/24/24-december-1915/
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Tom Abba
14 days ago
Massive news!!!! The Devilās Sound - a six part immersive audio series, set in
@davidmbarnett.bsky.social
ās Withered Hill universe, is coming to Kickstarter January 9th. Sign up for updates:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tom...
Follow the Devilās Sound Instagram:
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New Scientist
10 days ago
The largest study so far into the genetics of chronic fatigue syndrome, or myalgic encephalomyelitis, has implicated 259 genes ā six times more than those identified just four months ago
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Chronic fatigue syndrome seems to have a very strong genetic element
The largest study so far into the genetics of chronic fatigue syndrome, or myalgic encephalomyelitis, has implicated 259 genes ā six times more than those identified just four months ago
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2508898-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-seems-to-have-a-very-strong-genetic-element/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=SOC&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1766372281
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"Your paper "Methods and models..." explained through an analogy"??? What is going on with Academia-edu?
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Adam Sharp
13 days ago
I once heard a cutting assessment of someoneās intellect in Argentinian Spanish that went jugas al tetris y giras el cuadradito. It means āyou spin the square tile on Tetris.ā
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Ben Williamson
13 days ago
Closing out my year with a journal editor shocker š§µ Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
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Orel Beilinson
17 days ago
I have some grant funding for research assistance in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. If you know (preferably) history grad students who might be interested in working with me on the history of STEM education/professions in Soviet Central Asia, please send them my way. šļø
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Nina Willburger
18 days ago
On the Third Sunday of Advent, we light three candles - perfect occasion to share the oldest preserved candles found north of the Alps. The candles were made from beeswax around 1,400 years ago. They were found in the early
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burial site in Oberflacht. The damp...š§µ1/2 š· me
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Steve Herman
19 days ago
Danes are sending their final Christmas cards ā the last ever to be delivered by the national postal service. From the year-end, PostNord ā which traces its history in Denmark back to 1624 ā will cease carrying letters and handle only packages.
www.ft.com/content/fecad9e1-5...
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The twilight of the physical letter
End of deliveries by Denmarkās mail service bodes ill for the epistolary form
https://www.ft.com/content/fecad9e1-5b32-420c-83ef-1c261241b352?shareType=nongift
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Tales from the Mabinogion
20 days ago
While we're on Christmas gift recommendations, you probably still have time to order a copy of Mark Wigan's gloriously illustrated Kat Godeu, from the Book of Taliesin. My own copy arrived recently, and it really is beautiful!
www.markwigan.com/collections/...
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A signed copy of Kat Godeu Llyfr Taliesin VIII
A Mark Wigan Editions signed copy of Mark Wigans illustrated book of the enigmatic Welsh poem Kat Godeu- Cad Goddeu (The Battle of the Trees) from the 14th Century Taliesin featuring illustrations and...
https://www.markwigan.com/collections/original-artworks/products/a-signed-copy-of-kat-godeu-llyfr-taliesin-viii
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Zizzi's now offers a dessert with a built-in cloud
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Facebook AI making up random questions
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@markchilds.bsky.social
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Adam Bienkov
about 1 month ago
For context the 'Middle England' referred to here is the 0.5% of households living in homes worth more than £2 million
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Gravel Influencer
about 1 month ago
The Boston Globe identified the companies in Massachusetts that employ the most SNAP recipients. A key stat: "In Massachusetts, 74% of working-age recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are employed, half of them full-time." Full article:
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...
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Kevin Ballestrini
about 1 month ago
Two very exciting sales through the weekend! For Spanish teachers/learners, VERBA EspaƱol for less than the original Kickstarter pricing ($25!)
tpg-104198.square.site/product/span...
For Dragon fans, Underlings of Underwing also for $25
tpg-104198.square.site/product/unde...
Please share widely!
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Spanish Core Set | The Pericles Group, LLC
VERBA: EspaƱol core set. Includes 50 "grey" sentence cards and 146 "white" noun cards. Designed for the novice learner.
https://tpg-104198.square.site/product/spanish-core-set/23?cs=true&cst=custom
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Stephanie š
about 1 month ago
Does anyone want a survivorship bias shortbread
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Looking out of my window at the pouring rain and thinking of my grandfather 110 years ago today marching through the rain on the Western Front.
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The Open University
about 1 month ago
OU academic Prof Bart Rienties has been honoured for saving a fellow athlete from drowning during the World Transplant Games triathlon this year! Read more here:
https://research.open.ac.uk/news/ou-professor-honoured-after-rescuing-drowning-fellow-transplant-athlete
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Beau
about 1 month ago
And still, there are those who say that Americans canāt do irony.
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Margot Finn
about 1 month ago
What do UK graduates do? Lots of information in this annual report. A reminder that Humanities graduates are quite employable. Compare unemployment rates for Biology (8.4%), Chemistry (5.9%) and Physics (8.0%) with English literature (6.4%), History (7.6%) and Languages (7.6%) for example.
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https://graduatemarkettrends.cdn.prismic.io/graduatemarkettrends/aSRpF2GnmrmGqMHq_what-do-graduates-do-2025-26.pdf
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@dougclow.bsky.social
It's an amaryllis day!
about 1 month ago
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George Ferguson WWI
about 1 month ago
Very frosty & cold. Whizbanged in afternoon. Saxons 187 quiet. Photo from corporal. Give anything for bulley New draft of 80. More on the
#LiverpoolScottish
and this unofficial truce 110 years ago on the 1915
#WW1
#WesternFront
at
georgefergusonliverpool.wordpress.com/2025/11/27/2...
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27 November 1915
Very frosty & cold. Whizbanged in afternoon. Saxons 187 quiet. Photo from corporal. Give anything for bulley New draft of 80. Commentary On 26 November, George recorded that some of the Liverpoā¦
https://georgefergusonliverpool.wordpress.com/2025/11/27/27-november-1915/
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@playfullearning.bsky.social
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Charles Johnson
about 1 month ago
iām not crying youāre crying xkcd: Fifteen Years
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Fifteen Years
https://xkcd.com/3172/
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The Fiction Podcast Weekly
about 1 month ago
It appears that it's going to be a slow news week for creator resources in the
#audiodrama
and
#fictionpodcast
sphere. Do you have a terrific strategy, tip, trick, or behind-the-scenes item to which I can link? Send it to me, gorgeous!
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The Fiction Podcast Weekly News Submission Form
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Jaakko Stenros
about 1 month ago
New article on larp, activism and deliberation in this collection, out in December!
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Education and Analog Role-Playing Games: Theory and Pedagogy, Volume 1
Education and Analog Role-Playing Games: Theory and Pedagogy brings together scholars and educators who explore the educational potential of analog role-playing games (tabletop role-playing games and ...
https://www.routledge.com/Education-and-Analog-Role-Playing-Games-Theory-and-Pedagogy-Volume-1/Haarman/p/book/9781041076070
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Nick Brown
about 2 months ago
Oops. Ooooooooooooops. I do hope that nobody has been given or denied a job/promotion based on their SpringerNature citation counts in the past 15 years.
arxiv.org/pdf/2511.01675
h/t
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Daniel Livingstone
about 1 month ago
Am sure there will be some Dr Who fans here. For a local(ISH) cause...
www.glasgowlive.co.uk/whats-on/fil...
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Darcie Little Badger
about 1 month ago
This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited āwords & concepts.ā I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories Iām discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.
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Long Covid Advocacy
about 1 month ago
šWe are looking for people with ME's experience of the medical system in the UK c.2012 - especially GET/CBT. Any first hand testimony would be greatly appreciated. It's research for a book & a chance to have your experience inform it's narrative. šļøš
forms.gle/2qxLgWouTNJQ...
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Experiences of Medical Care for ME/CFS around 2012
This form is for people who had contact with the medical profession in or around 2012 regarding ME/CFS - particularly where Graded Exercise Therapy (GET) or Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) wereā¦
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Otto English
about 2 months ago
There were 93 homicides in London last year: population 9 million In New York - population 8.5 million - there were 391. London's homicide figure is 6 times lower than LA, 9 times lower than Miami, 17 times lower than Chicago. And it's falling year on year despite the population increasing
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samuel mehr
about 2 months ago
periodic reminder of the existence of Atkinson Hyperlegible, a free font available from the Braille Institute designed to improve readability for people with low vision I use it in talks because it's pretty and also because, as an audience member, I am perpetually squinting at people's slides
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Atkinson Hyperlegible Font - Braille Institute
Read easier with Atkinson Hyperlegible Font, crafted for low-vision readers. Download for free and enjoy clear letters and numbers on your computer!
https://www.brailleinstitute.org/freefont/
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@markchilds.bsky.social
- idea for your next set
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The Infinite Escape Room podcast
about 2 months ago
Friends and enemies of The Infinite Escape Room, Weāve made the difficult, but temporary, decision to take a hiatus from making episodes of The Infinite Escape Room podcast. The reason is that all four of us are in different stages of life than when we started this podcast seven years ago. [1/6]
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Jason "Red5" Lyall
about 2 months ago
By this time next week, the estimated deaths due to the illegal destruction of USAID and the shuttering of its aid efforts will breach 400,000. More than 260,000 will be children. Source:
www.bu.edu/sph/news/art...
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Tracking Anticipated Deaths from USAID Funding Cuts
Brooke Nichols has launched online tracking tools that capture estimated increases in mortality and disease spread for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, and other diseases as a result of the near-total...
https://www.bu.edu/sph/news/articles/2025/tracking-anticipated-deaths-from-usaid-funding-cuts/
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European Movement UK
about 2 months ago
Seventy-five years ago, Britain helped write the European Convention on Human Rights. It protects fairness, liberty and the rule of law. Those attacking it now are not defending Britain. They are trying to free government from accountability. We must defend it.
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Community tree planting at The Arboretum, Milton Keynes, on Saturday 22nd November 2025 ā planting more than 800 trees
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/community-...
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Community tree planting at The Arboretum on Saturday 22nd November 2025
We are planting more than 800 trees at the Poplar Plantation on Saturday 22nd of November 2025. We need your help!
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/community-tree-planting-at-the-arboretum-on-saturday-22nd-november-2025-tickets-1941267055019?aff=ebemnsebconsumeremail&lid=m98oh04rhilg&utm_campaign=clab_coex_lcm_mpg_mec_me_mum_0_0_previousorganizer&utm_term=GB-London-1.v2listings-Priority.followedanorganizer-listing.previousorganizer&utm_content=f6752c35-28b6-46f3-908a-1b8afa9b39f4__6908fd36e301170196f28aa6c8d3b19e__b42
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It's not often you get the opportunity to apply for a job as a Viking
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Stephen Collins
2 months ago
If you're a National Trust member, it's that time of year again: Midnight tonight is the deadline. It's a shame people have to keep doing this to keep a toehold on historical truth in this country, but here we are. Voting link:
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/a...
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2 months ago
Liza Adamczewski (aka the Accidental Ecologist), artist who has created a series of 'Garden Icons' - mini paintings inspired by local wildlife
#womensart
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Josiah Mortimer
2 months ago
This one is a big deal, in my view. Potentially marks an end to Thatcher-era deregulation of the buses across England. And it's the law as of last night:
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/28/a...
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Led By Donkeys
2 months ago
Farage: epic grifter
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Python Software Foundation
2 months ago
TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share.
pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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The official home of the Python Programming Language
https://www.python.org/sponsors/application/
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Rory Cellan-Jones
2 months ago
Airline strands ex-BBC editor, citing Parkinson's
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Donāt travel with Turkish Airlines- they discriminate against people with Parkinsonās
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'My sin was having Parkinson's': Presenter left stranded
Mark Mardell was left feeling 'humiliated' after he was told he could not board a flight.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce9dx4zgzjzo
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Ed Morrish
2 months ago
platoās man-cave, where prisoners watch shadows on a sweet sixty-five-inch 4k hd tv
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Dr Matt Pope
2 months ago
Stoke Newington is a good example of the understandable limits of
@bgs.ac.uk
mapping. Beige polygons are mapped Ice Age sediments, red dot are stone artefacts from the Ice Age. We know Abney Park and Stanford Hill have these deposits, the artefacts help to map their presence.š¦£šŗ
#FindsFriday
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Mark Childs
2 months ago
If you're online in 45 mins and are _really_ into virtual reality and / or the Odyssey, tune into
ttns.uk
where you can hear the full 1 hr 55 mins of me,
@dompates.bsky.social
and
@r3beccaf.bsky.social
go through every part of Homer's epic and relate it to VR.
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Internet Radio Live Music Eclectic | thethursdaynightshow
Eclectic Internet Radio with online live music and art showings every Thursday Night! www.thethursdaynightshow.com
https://ttns.uk
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Jonn Elledge
2 months ago
"The idea of deporting people with settled status is disgusting, and anyone proposing it should be immediately drummed out of polite society. Breaking promises made in good faith to our friends and neighbours is racist, extremist and immoral." I'm basically shouting at the sky here, but still.
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Itās racist, itās extremist and itās immoral
The right is still calling for deportations, and the government is still being cowardly about it. Also: Londonās first green belt; some notes on a shark; and some news, on my next book.
https://jonn.substack.com/p/its-racist-its-extremist-and-its
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