#DidYouKnow?: Contributions to the History of Concepts @conhistcon.bsky.social is OPEN ACCESS starting with Volume 20? And the latest issue is available Open Access now! View the TOC here: bit.ly/46jQZcc @frederikschroeer.bsky.social @sschwandt.bsky.social @lisaregazzoni.bsky.social

Had the pleasure of taking the students of my Himalaya seminar to #MuseumforAsianArt Berlin for an excellent guided tour on "un-sichtbare Hände" (in-visible hands) by Hans-Werner Klohe & Yuko Matsuyama. Encountered Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, mudras, sutras through explanation, conversation & dance 🙏👌🫶

My friends & colleagues at ILSR Kolkata🏫🌴are hosting an early career colloquium🧑‍🎓🧑‍🔬🧑‍🏫📄📖on "South Asia Research at the Crossroads: Current World Order, New Horizons and Theorisations" 23-24 June 2025 with keynote by Francesca Orsini🤩 More info: ilsrscholarconclave.wordpress.com

With the OpenAI clownshow, there's been renewed media attention on the xrisk/"AI safety"/doomer nonsense. Personally, I've had a fresh wave of reporters asking me naive questions (as well as some contacts from old hands who are on top of how to handle ultra-rich man-children with god complexes). 🧵1/