Welp here we are again, fresh out of Archaeologists for Skype a Scientist matches. This fall, we have matched 248 groups with Archaeologists for online Q&As. I have 38 more groups who need a match, but I'm out of Archaeologists! Archaeologists! Please volunteer www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html

Universities “risk ceasing to educate citizens and instead training crisis managers who cannot question the architecture of crisis itself.” www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...

Quilting to avoid *gestures wildly at everything* 🧵🪡

Much of the cardboard and paper goods strewn about our homes are sold by a single private company, with its name, Uline, stamped on the bottom. Many may not know that a multibillion-dollar fortune made on those ubiquitous products fuels far-right candidates across the country. (Published 2022)

'It is so cataclysmically bad' for #ECR now. So painfully true. It's abt historians, but has been like this in #archaeology since yrs. I'm one of the privileged ones, and has taken me 10 ys post-PhD to land a permanent position after changing countries eight times. frenchhistorysociety.co.uk/6691/

When in Ohio - buckeye ice cream in a puffle 🍽️

William & Mary is looking for a Linguistic Anthro with experience working with Indigenous communities in the US! 🏺📂

I did one this afternoon and it was honestly the best way to end the week - feeling excited to be bringing the joy and wonder of archaeology to a brand new audience 🏺

Have you recently published a book using anthropological perspectives to study the past? Or the role of the past in the present? Nominations for the Sutlive Prize are open now! #academicsky 🏺🗃️

Looking forward to sharing this with my class on the archaeology of institutions

Yesterday, the State Dept took yet another anti-immigrant action. It stopped the helpful policy of allowing individuals to apply for visa stamps at any US consular post in the world rather than just in their home country. Effective immediately, that policy is over. travel.state.gov/content/trav...

🎉📣 Announcing the IHR Research Training Courses for October - December 2025. Visit the IHR website to register and find detailed information on each course: www.history.ac.uk/study-traini...

When the bride asks for cookies ... #cookieparty

hey archaeosky 🏺 are you going to SAA in SF next year? are you working on archaeology or heritage projects that questions empire or explores growth after empire? do i have a session for you!

Saw some awesome glass blowing at the Jamestown glasshouse today. Having just finished a huge project on archaeological glass, it was great to see some of the methods in action 🏺

“I have to have a licence to curate remains,” Biers said. “You can’t take photos of any human remains under 100 years old if you go to Barts pathology [department]. But it’s OK to turn a child’s spine into a handbag handle. I don’t understand this.” M’learned colleague Dr Trish Biers eloquently…

People are constantly asking me — what can I do? Between now and the 2026 midterm elections, here are five practical steps you can take to make a difference.

Here is the truth about museums: Museums are among the most trusted institutions in American society. Especially history museums. Museums support over 700,000 jobs in the US. Museums generate $50 billion in economic activity in the US every year. Just the facts. That’s what we do. #museum

We created a resource page for all of you competing in this year's archaeology-themed international robotics challenge! Beware of misconceptions & bad information on the web! #FIRSTLEGOLeague #FLLUnearthed #Unearthed #LEGOrobotics #FIRSTChamp archaeology.uiowa.edu/iowa-archaeo...

AI policy I'm putting in my Fall syllabi. Feel free to adopt & adapt it.

The First Lego League is a competition that schools from all over the place compete in. As part of the competition they need to consult with an expert. A lot of clubs use our program to make that connection. This year's theme is archaeology. It's all-hands-on-deck for archaeologists.

Archaeologists, it's our time to shine! Grad students can join in too! 🏺

This is an official Skype a Scientist HQ Mayday Alert to all Archaeologists. We've already gotten more requests for archaeologists than we have archaeologists. We have 38. We need a lot more than 38! Dig yourself into this database, we NEED ya www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html

First day professoring #academicsky 🏺

Today in "You can't unplug 1/4 of the budget of research universities & do the same things, & there doesn't seem to be any backup plan other than to cancel things, & WHERE ARE THE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTS SPEAKING OUT LOUDLY & COLLECTIVELY ABOUT THIS EXISTENTIAL CRISIS?" bsky.app/profile/mcop...

This is the first example I've seen of a university trying to mobilize constituents to stand up against Trump threats. There's been a lot of "wHaT eLsE CaN AdMiNiStRaToRs Do?" in The Discourse when this is exactly the thing they haven't been doing. Good for UCLA for trying. Others should follow.

I’m heartened to see this.

"Among college graduates ages 22 to 27, computer science and computer engineering majors are facing some of the highest unemployment rates, 6.1% and 7.5% respectively ... That is more than double the unemployment rate among recent biology and art history graduates, which is just 3%"

TOP AI IN EDUCATION FAILS ... so far:

Holy heck. So this guy in the 1850s escaped slavery, traveled the world, went to Australia, got his story of How Shitty Slavery Is published because in Australia he had more rights than even in the USA 'north', and then it got lost to time. UNTIL IT GOT HAULED OUT OF THE ARCHIVES.

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starter packs? in this economy 1.

say it again: 4 million people work in higher ed, the largest employer in 10 states, second largest employer in 10 more, and in 60 of the 100 biggest cities demolishing higher education is economic sabotage

It's important to note here that we're not just talking about faculty & university staff. 100s of U.S. colleges are in towns or small cities where they form the major industry & lifeblood of the community. Loss of students -> loss of rent $, restaurant $, bars, bookstores, gaming stores...

“Like their four-year counterparts, community colleges are grappling with disappearing federal grants, shuttered D.E.I. offices, eliminated programs… many of the grants that fund financial aid for low-income students and the staff that support them have been eliminated or threatened”

We are so close to reaching our target of 2500 signatures on this petition calling for the repeal of Job-Ready Graduates! If you care about equity in higher education and want the BA to be affordable and accessible for *all* students, please sign! www.openpetition.org/au/petition/...

End the war on the humanities. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Learning about history helps to prevent repeating the mistakes of the past. It seems like a good time time to post this list of historians doing such great work in their field. #skystorian #history go.bsky.app/KzVowEg

AI can't eliminate historians because fun it can't create new knowledge, go to archives (where most sources are) or analyze sources. It can repeat what other historians have already written. History isn't "fact" it understanding the past to understand humanity+ #skystorians

Opinion | "Humanities and social sciences academics are signing petitions, writing open letters and organising actions in response to these threats to their jobs. They are anxious and angry."

If you are applying to a PhD, don't use an LLM in composing your proposal. If you are doing a PhD, don't use an LLM to do the writing and reading and thinking for you. Sorry, I am going to die on this hill.

NEW investigation: DOGE-Pilled The full story on the transformation of 23 year-old Luke Farritor and how he ended up at the Department of Government Efficiency--slashing, dismantling, undoing--wielding a résumé that "didn’t pass muster” NO PAYWALL! www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

The @austhistassoc.bsky.social is proud to have initiated this open letter asking for the repeal of the egregious JRG punishment of humanities and social sciences in Australia. Read about the 100 signatories below, and please sign in solidarity yourself: www.openpetition.org/au/petition/...

"Earning a humanities degree was not only life changing, in terms of opening up a world of knowledge otherwise beyond my reach, it also turns out to have been enormously productive – for me and many, many people around me" Thank you Tim Winton for supporting the call to repeal the JRG policy.

While I wait for my university's overzealous spam filters to let my verification email through so my signature is approved, I will encourage you all to sign this petition. openpetition.org/!repealjrg

A great comment piece on @austhistassoc.bsky.social open letter urging the PM to repeal Job-Ready Graduates: theconversation.com/top-australi...

Job-Ready Graduates attacks the arts and humanities and presents an often insurmountable obstacle for those looking to undertake further study study. Follow the link for an Open Letter to @albomp.bsky.social calling for the repeal of JRG, and sign our petition. linktr.ee/aushistorica...

Really strong piece on university funding in @thesaturdaypaper.com.au from Ashlyn Horton, President of the National Union of Students www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/21185/...

After all, before LLMs, there simply was no way to pretend to do physics (beyond the play of literal children) without sitting down to learn a lot of advanced math and, well, physics. LLMs haven't invented a new way to do physics, but a new way to pretend to do physics. 4/

Since Jan 20, 2025, there have been 402 verified cases of scientific interference: funding rescinded, websites wiped, experts sidelined. This is a systematic dismantling of federal research. Are you with us in the fight to #StandUpForScience ? ➡️ zurl.co/Q0b5B zurl.co/1iHhd @ucs.org