🇵🇭 🇹🇼 Fifteen people were killed in landslides in the Philippines, and more than 2,000 in Taiwan were evacuated from their homes, as the biggest typhoon in decades neared the region on Friday. ➡️ u.afp.com/SKDk

"Data centers accounted for almost a quarter of the electricity consumed in Ireland last year, up from 5 per cent in 2015, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) said on Tuesday, amid continuing public debate around the strain the sector is putting on Irish energy infrastructure."

I’m currently reading The Ministry for the Future, mostly because people keep asking me if I’ve read it (including today).

🇰🇷 South Korea will invest nearly $1.2 trillion -- equivalent to more than two-thirds of its GDP -- in a new chip-building hub and AI data centres over several years, as it seeks to profit from soaring demand while developing previously neglected regions. ➡️ u.afp.com/SK3y

1/ Check our new chapter, following an awesome intercontinental collaboration with Michael Ostwald (University of New South Wales, Sydney) on #GenAI, #Architecture, #Mathematics, and #SDGs, included in this exciting handbook published by @springernature.com, at: link.springer.com/rwe/10.1007/...

🔥 🌡️ Copernicus: "According to the French Meteorological Agency Météo France, Tuesday 23 June was reported the hottest day recorded since measurements began in 1947." #heatwave #climatechange #datavisualization #50°C eu-space.europa.eu/components/e...

Researchers working on Portugal in 16th century, I have a question for you. How many enslaved people were there in Portugal in the 16th century AND did they indeed make up for 10% of the population? The figures & sources I have don't match.

🇮🇳 ✨ The Indian workers training AI robots to take their jobs Thousands of workers in India workers are filming themselves doing household tasks to train AI-powered robots to take them on in the future. The mundane recordings are seen as invaluable for global tech companies as they teach machines

"The marketing agency behind New Mexico’s award-winning Medicaid re-enrollment social media campaign is recruiting influencers to promote Project Jupiter, the controversial artificial intelligence data center under construction in Doña Ana County."

🇧🇪 🛴 ⚡ Brussels to ban electric rental scooters from 2027 From 2027, Brussels will ban electric rental scooters from the streets of the Belgian capital. In 2025, there was a 26% increase in injuries related to the vehicles in the Brussels region, compared to the previous year, authorities said

Last call...

"It always seems impossible until is done." N. Mandela #urbangraffiti #streetart #socialjustice #activism #Barcelona

⭐ We are proud to announce the keynote speakers for #ECC2026! This year’s program brings together thought-provoking voices of communication research, offering diverse perspectives on some of the most pressing questions shaping our field today. Meet the keynotes: ecrea2026brno.eu/keynote-spea...

👩‍🏫 Teachers rally in Barcelona as unions call new strike on day of Pope visit Catalan education minister says "negotiation phase is over" and urges responsibility https://www.catalannews.com/society-science/item/teachers-rally-in-barcelona-as-unions-call-new-strike-on-day-of-pope-visit

The share of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion in Europe varies not only across countries but also across capital cities and regions. Euronews Business takes a closer look at these gaps.

AI companies are writing their own constitutions. Meanwhile, a shared vocabulary for contesting algorithmic power has been traveling across red and blue states, from legislatures to civil society. New from me in @science.org: "A Civic Grammar for AI Rights" www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 🧵

Ongoing network analysis and other data viz using open data about the authors, international collaborations, and topics of the research articles published on the Nexus Network Journal... #dataviz #opendata #academicjournals #academicpublishing #Q1

Freedom of expression, academic freedom, and creative liberty should never be taken for granted. It's a collective achievement, reflected in your everyday actions. In the EU, you have the space to speak your mind without having to shrink who you are. #ProtectWhatMatters🛡️🇪🇺

📈 We are thrilled to share with our community that the Nexus Network Journal (NNJ) is leading the way to a SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) of 0.35 and an H-Index of 25 in the field of Architecture in 2025, following an increase in citations and international collaborations, among other factors. 1/

😊For April’s meeting, we’re shifting things around to cater to our network based in Asia, Oceania, Africa and Europe! 📅Save the date: Friday 24 April 2026 at 4pm Manila time— kindly help us spread the word to our #opendata colleagues in these regions! www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

This #EarthDay, a reminder that the health of our planet and the health of our ocean are inseparable. Copernicus Marine Service provides free, open and quality-assured ocean data to anyone, anywhere. Find out more: https://youtu.be/5TMkvGXjJj8?si=uBGKlmzC2ckJkos8 #CopernicusMarine #OceanHealth

This Wednesday 22 April, join us @hatchards.bsky.social Dr Jess Venner and I will be in conversation about her new book The Last Day in Pompeii. www.hatchards.co.uk/events/the-l...

📝 Ongoing full papers reviews process at #ecaade2026: ecaade2026.eu

The call is live! #videogames #academia #VGC2026 #conference #games

Last week at the @oecd-ocde.bsky.social Global Anti-Corruption & Integrity Forum, we at OGP, focused on one main key message. Read more on LinkedIn and follow us: linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Call for Paper Abstracts and Other Proposals is NOW OPEN: March 3–April 30, 2026 Call for Paper Abstracts, Closed Panels, Making & Doing Sessions, Roundtables, and Meetups: www.4sonline.org/call_for_sub... Accepted Open Panels: www.4sonline.org/accepted_ope...

fresh off the press from yours truly: oecs.mit.edu/pub/b61joemo... I offer an overview of algorithmic bias. I trace its historical roots, examine canonical scholarship and notable real-world incidents, and explore how algorithmic bias emerged as a field of study 1/

We are seeking feedback on measures to alleviate pressure on the housing market, which will help shape the Affordable Housing Act. Interested parties can respond to a questionnaire by 29 March 2026 and answer a call for evidence by 3 April 2026↓ link.europa.eu/JKbmrT

🧵 Trump administration AI policy is widely described as deregulatory. This description is misleading. What's happening is not the absence of governance but its rearrangement--intensive state intervention operating through mechanisms we don't typically call regulation. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

1/ Already available online and introducing the new issue of the NNJ, we can read the letter from the editor-in-chief Michael J. Ostwald (UNSW) 'Foregrounding Geometric Thinking,' highlighting geometry as an active method instead of exclusively a descriptive tool: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

The planet is getting hotter, but one factor makes it hard to tell how hot it will get. Physicists and computer scientists are racing to solve the problem of clouds. @walkingthedot.bsky.social reports: www.quantamagazine.org/climate-phys...

Since people are talking about the backflip & the amazing Surya Bonaly, I'm adding something else. I loved her and mentioned her in my book #AfricanEuropeans in 2020. #WinterOlympics2026 #SuryaBonaly

so called autonomous vehicles still rely on human input futurism.com/advanced-tra...

“In a caustic twist of history, while the first Colossus was built to decode and disrupt Nazi messages, the second seems inclined to recast and amplify them.” www.e-flux.com/architecture...

Call for ECC 2028 host (deadline extended to 16 February 2026)! ECREA opened a call for proposals for the hosting and organisation of the 12th edition of the European Communication Conferences.

The #ACMBookClub is back! We’re kicking things off on Sunday, Feb 22, w/ a deep dive into Melanie Mitchell’s acclaimed Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans, and a finale conversation w/ the author on March 24. Register today: buff.ly/a8L7qzA

Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers. This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder. Auschwitz took time.

Don't forget! Today is the last day to submit your abstract to ECC2026!

⏰ A friendly reminder to our ECREA Media, Cities and Space section members and non-members that there is only one day left to submit your abstracts for the upcoming ECC2026 conference in Brno, Czech Republic! 🇨🇿 Don't miss it!!

🎁 Dear ECREA MCS Section members and followers, 📝 As we wrap up 2025, we would like to update you on our past and future events and to ask for your feedback so that we can improve collaboration, networking and engagement. 🎄Have a lovely festive season! mediacitytwg.wordpress.com/2025/12/18/e...

Mathematics is, at its core, an art. This is on full display in Quanta’s Year in Review math round-up: www.quantamagazine.org/the-year-in-...

Proud of this new piece 🚨 in @NatMachIntell, with S. Porsdam Mann, @JulianJKoplin & @HaotianYuan0630 - who is still in high school! ➡️ "LLMs in Scholarly Writing Pose a Provenance Problem" - when LLM's 'fill in the gaps' in your thinking with another's uncredited ideas. Preview/link ⬇️.

It is done! We published our VGC '23 book, consisting of 10 papers from our conference in Klagenfurt, Austria, in 2023🎉 Many thanks to our editors and everyone who contributed! More Details here: www.sidestone.com/books/explor...

We’ve extended the deadline by a week! More time to send in your abstract for potential inclusion in a special @mediapolis.bsky.social dossier on ‘The Synthetic City’!

EXTENDED DUE DATE for Abstracts: 7 December 2025 Call for Papers: The Synthetic City. We have extended the due date by an extra week, so you still have time to submit your proposals!

⏳ Only a few days left to submit your proposal for a #ECC2026 pre-conference! Design your own event in Brno (5–7 Sept 2026) and bring scholars together around your theme. Submit your 500–800-word proposal by 30 Nov → ecrea2026brno.eu/call-for-pre...

shit. OpenReview hacked and identities of reviewers, authors, and AC leaked for all conferences hosted on OpenReview

REMINDER! CfP: The Synthetic City We’re putting together a special issue dossier for @mediapolis.bsky.social on 'urban AI' and seek short essays, provocations, creative-critical reflections on synthetic urbanism. 📅 Abstracts due: Nov 30 🔗 Details: mediacitytwg.wordpress.com/2025/10/16/c...

Today in E-flux, a piece I wrote on the spatial and environmental politics of AI in the United States. In great company as part of the Technoecologies series curated by Nathalie Bredella and Grayson Bailey. www.e-flux.com/architecture...