In this interview for the Max Planck Institute, I answer 10 questions on history of science: www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/feature-stor... #histsci #philsky

Do you have some time over the summer? Join us for a paid summer research placement to help research how and why CRASSH was founded 25 years ago!

If it's not already - please add this to your agenda! New study shows why handwriting is so important for learning and memory, particularly in children. How handwriting benefits your brain | Neuropsychologist Dr. Audrey van der Meer www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAQB...

We all have to read for research books that we find objectionable, are grounded in premises that we reject, or w which we disagree. What are your strategies for reading those books closely enough to absorb the essence & details that matter without getting bogged down in frustration w the minutiae?

Very grateful to announce the publication —after much consultation, an intervening conference, a museum exhibition, and months of editorial hurdles— of our paper on a fascinating Gulbenkian #Arabic #manuscript ecommons.aku.edu/uk_ismc_seri... @agakhanuniversity.bsky.social @cgf-uk.bsky.social

Our WEBSITE is LIVE! “The Truth About Cities In An Age Of Disinformation.” Read about WHO we are, WHY we started this, our PLANS to grow, and most importantly, WHAT WE’RE GOING TO BE DOING. We hope you’ll support this work, and help us spread the word! #UrbanTruth www.urbantruthcollective.com

A digital humanities project featuring maps, datasets, and interactive tools for Spanish America in the eighteenth century. egc.yale.edu/bridging-atl...

#Arabic #phonetics help please: this term raḥmānī رحماني is used nowadays en lieu of Persian-derived rahmānī رهماني (from راهنما) My question is about the change h > ḥ — glottal to pharyingeal, is this a common phenomenon? Old? recent? localized somewhere? شكراً

An empirically powerful account of why interpersonal violence across the globe exacts a far greater cumulative cost on society than war and terrorism combined. Worse than War by Anke Hoeffler and James D. Fearon is now available (30 June UK pub). Learn more: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

In 2020 @yaelrice.bsky.social and I authored this article to dispute this kind of pseudo-scientific research, which regularly gets press attention, precisely so that others don't have to cope with the tedium of refuting it. Here's the refutation you need! hyperallergic.com/how-scientis...

This is a long shot, but Ohio Wesleyan's (Delaware, OH) history dept is looking for adjunct teachers for Fall 2026 to teach two in person classes: Introduction to medieval history and an upper level class on the Black Death. Please let me know if you might be interested!

Some news I’ve been waiting to share: Next week sees the opening of BRUSK in Bruges - one of the most ambitious new cultural centres in Europe. I’ve spent the last three years as lead curator of its inaugural exhibition 1/5

Would anyone have a handy reference about the practice of #group_reading in #Plato 's academy and later #Platonism? Some of the dialogues revolve partially around the reading of a text, don't they? Any suggestions and pointers welcome!

The famous green owl app Duolingo is going even harder into AI made by stolen content. It's not curated by native speakers so you have no idea if what you're learning is correct. Their algorithm overall tries to hit the happy brain juices instead of helping you learn. So here are some alternatives!

Defend the Defenders! Defend those who defend the defenceless! By sanctioning Francesca Albanese, 8 ICC judges, and Palestinian NGOs for providing evidence of US and Israeli war crimes – the US is assaulting International Justice. You can help! Sign the petition petition.qomon.org/0b54a0b8-dem...

You've probably seen a quote misattributed on the internet. Wikiquote exists so that doesn't have to keep happening. It's a free, collaboratively edited collection of sourced quotations. Here are four ways to use it. 🧵⬇️ (1/5)

can anyone help me read this first and last name after "cousin"? i think i recognize some letters but not enough (and i don't want to bias you). but it's going to be a Polish name

@skywatch.blue Hi, didn't you use to have labels for users that post AI imagery? I know I didn't imagine them, was it someone else?

Not apologising for flooding the timeline with live news from Lebanon. I don't know how many people I know will still be alive by tomorrow. And all this because the fucking western nations won't call off the rabid dog they created.

In case you missed the Kickstarter, pre-orders are now open for this book, for dispatch starting in May (after I start fulfilling pledges). payhip.com/b/W306o

Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

#Employment The Department of International Literary and Cultural Studies at Tufts University invites applications for a part-time lecturer position to teach Modern Arabic Literature. mesana.org/resources-an...

Hey ⚒️ geo folks: Can anyone recommend a geobiologist who might be interested in discussing foundational/methodological issues in co-evolution of life & environment, from #paleobio to #geobio with historians & philosophers of science at MBL this summer?

The Unfolding World: Causal & physical cognition in humans and other animals 🐦‍⬛ This workshop brings together experts from animal cognition, developmental psychology, computational modelling, and philosophy to investigate 24-25 April 2026 Alison Richard Building, CB3 9DP https://bit.ly/4by8cCM

El CSIC (@csic.es) participa estos días en el lanzamiento de la nueva etapa de Open Research Europe, la plataforma europea de publicación científica en acceso abierto ▶️ bibliotecas.csic.es/2026-03-26-l... #CienciaAbierta #AccesoAbierto

"The search bar replaced the reference desk without replacing the skills behind it: … how to ask a question precisely, understanding how information is organized … who funds it, knowing the difference between a primary source and a summary of one." cardcatalogforlife.substack.com/p/google-has...

For those of you who cannot get enough palaeography and all things manuscript: join us next Tuesday, 24th March, 5:30pm for the latest seminar in London's Senate House featuring a stimulating double-bill of excellent young scholars, Clotilde Lemarie and Petra Mijanovic: ies.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

#jobklaxon Do you want to do a PhD in #history and/or #philology and #digitalhumanities? Come to work with us in Paris at @ecoledeschartes.bsky.social @psl-univ.bsky.social 3 funded posts: www.chartes.psl.eu/gazette-char... Perhaps of interest to the @digitalmedievalist.bsky.social community.

Mark Watkins of the Chronicle of Higher Ed says faculty should spend 90 mins a week to teach ourselves about AI & unis are now sending out emails w his recommendation. I write here about the gift of having someone admit that automation intensifies labor sonja-drimmer.squarespace.com/blog-1/2026/...

"Wikipedia's role as the backbone of knowledge on the internet has never been more important. Wikipedia's past, present, and future are in people: the sort of folks who research, deliberate, discuss, and build consensus" wikipedia25.org/en/increasin... #AI @wikimediafoundation.org

2005: a fake biography exposed a flaw. Wikipedia volunteers fixed it, adding citations and protections for living people. Learn more on the #Wikipedia25 time capsule  ➡️  wikipedia25.org/en/increasin...

This semester we are facilitating not one, not two, but THREE manuscript reading groups, with an Arabic-specific group starting this Wednesday! Check out our newsletter for more details, and DM/email if you'd like to sign up!

Do you know somebody who needs to learn Latin from scratch or improve their Latin to PhD standard? CMS Toronto's summer Latin program is now entirely online and a remarkable bargain for the intensity and quality of instruction. Details here: www.medieval.utoronto.ca/latin/summer... #medievalsky

The Lone Israeli Lawmaker Challenging the Narrative Against Iran english.ratopati.com/story/52770/...

📢: NEW DATE! Due to unforeseen circumstances, our talk with Sonia Wigh "Turning Tables: Tracking Movement of Desire in Early Modern South Asia" has been re-scheduled for March 12, 2026. Click below for more information and Zoom link. 🔗: www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/event/turnin... @mpiwg.bsky.social

i made a starter back of beautiful and unique manuscripts you can browse online! (with links) for anyone that wants a good way to spend an afternoon :) open.substack.com/pub/weirdmed...

"…the quantity (and quality) of books advertised in the Métro, the number of people reading during their commutes, the way niche publications spawn, stay or are replaced by new ones…" Oui, c'est comme ça, makes you hopeful even! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... #print #reading

Just published this new call for a HoST thematic dossier. Share it widely! www.linkedin.com/posts/host-%... #HistSci #HistTech #OpenAccess @paradigmpubserv.bsky.social @historyscience.bsky.social @dfg.de @kingschostm.bsky.social @royalhistsoc.org @annales.ehess.fr @sehcyt.bsky.social @schct.iec.cat

Text Encoding Initiative for absolute beginners: "TEI is more than a format: it’s a collaborative, living standard maintained by an international community of researchers, librarians, and digital humanists." #digitalhumanities #39c3

Applications open for our PhD in Climate Change and Sustainable Development Policies. It's an opportunity for studying in Lisbon with some of the best researchers in the field. Taught in English. alteracoesclimaticas.ics.ulisboa.pt/en/

TCD Library is recruiting a Senior Bibliographer to help catalogue the Fagel Collection! This is a fabulous professional opportunity to work on one of Europe's great early modern private libraries. Closing 10 March at noon. Full details available at www.tcd.ie/hr/vacancies

📢: Our new ASTRA Talks series starts tomorrow! Paul Iversen will deliver a lecture entitled “Seeing Through Greek Time: The Antikythera Mechanism in 3D” followed by a hands-on demonstration of the HoloLens 3D mechanism. 🔗: www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/event/seeing... @mpiwg.bsky.social

By the time Starmer is replaced this summer, we'll have had two wasted years, in which a country crying out for transformation instead got more of the same, or even worse where environmental legislation is concerned, and a high possibility of Farage running the next government. Thanks Keir.

Join us on Tuesday 3 March, @oxlifelonglearning.bsky.social, to launch new books in @edinburghup.bsky.social series The Islamicate East: New Approaches to Texts and History, with Arezou Azad & an expert panel. Book your free ticket now: bit.ly/Oxfordbooklaunch #booklaunch #skystorians #medievalsky

I can finally share the happy news 🚀 liiive.now — my tool for real-time collaborative annotation of #IIIF images — is going open source! First code is available here: github.com/rsimon/liiive Self-hosted setup coming by end of February. #OpenSource #DigitalHumanities

european-alternatives.eu Just saying 💅 #DH

EU-MERCOSUR betrays farmers (those producing actual food, not monoculture soy) on both sides, as well as the environment: www.youtube.com/watch?v=D92B...

CFP: The Science of Natural Properties: Knowledge, Transmission, and Practice (6th -15th century): Bologna, 17-19 June 2026. The deadline for abstract submission has been extended to January 26, 2025, at 12:00 PM (GMT+1) www.academia.edu/145294551/Ca...

Ai #Portugal! Nem na Estratégia Digital Nacional (EDN) 🇵🇹 nem no Plano de Ação da EDN 2026-2027 (bo.digital.gov.pt/api/assets/e...) há qualquer menção de "open" "software" "libre" "open access" 🥴 Pure blablabla of "digital sovereignity" while in thrall (in the clutches) of Microsoft et al.

Boosting this amazing anti-AI resource: against-a-i.com #aifraud