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Charles West
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Charles West (1816–1898) was a British physician, specialized in pediatrics and obstetrics, especially known as the founder of the first children's hospital in Great Britain, the Hospital for Sick Children in Great Ormond Street, London. .. more

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 6h
'We don’t really know how AI reaches its conclusions – even the programmers admit as much. Nor can we verify its reasoning against clear, objective criteria. So when we follow AI’s advice, we are not guided by reason. We are back in the realm of faith.'
Our king, priest and feudal lord – how AI is taking us back to the dark ages | Joseph de Weck
Since the Enlightenment, we’ve been making our own decisions. But now AI may be about to change that, says Joseph de Weck, a fellow with the Foreign Policy Research Institute
www.theguardian.com

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Charles West @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social · 20h
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Divine messengers: Italian nuns’ social media posts go viral
Revelation of Instagram spurs retired Catholic devotees in Abruzzo to gain millions of views with upbeat videos
www.theguardian.com

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Charles West @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social · 1d
(from a slightly sleepy spaniel, relaxing after a Christmas Parkrun)

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Charles West @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social · 1d
Merry Christmas everyone!
Spaniel under Christmas tree

Reposted by Tim Bale, Charles West, Scott G. Bruce

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Dr Sue Oosthuizen @drsueoosthuizen.bsky.social · 1d
How delicately a Romanesque angel uses the lightest touch of a finger to wake one of the magi, snuggled with the other 2 under their embroidered circular blanket at St Lazare, Autun, c1130 (& how beautifully the textures of pillow & blanket are represented).

Season's greetings to you all!

Reposted by Aidan O’Sullivan

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Charles West @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social · 1d
phys.org/news/2025-12...
8th-century glass reveals earliest history of Venetian glassmaking
When we think of Venetian glass, our minds leap to the blazing furnaces of Murano, to delicate filigree and the vivid colors of the Renaissance. This iconic and universally recognized image tells only...
phys.org

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Charles West @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social · 1d
Oh, didn't know it was out! Thanks 🙏

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Mateusz Fafinski @calthalas.bsky.social · 2d
Just saw the Odyssey trailer and it is horrible but they are all dressed like in what I imagine Roman carnival costumes of Homer would have been, and I cannot stop thinking that Vergil would have absolutely*loved* it.

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Charles West @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social · 2d
Honoured to be in such company! I hope you like them both.

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Charles West @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social · 2d
He always gets his modelling fee (treat) ;)

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Charles West @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social · 2d
Thank you!

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Charles West @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social · 2d
Cuthbert is ready for Christmas.
Spaniel on hill.

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Charles West @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social · 2d
With its vast, blank, southern hemisphere...

Reposted by Charles West, Klaus Oschema

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Florian Louis @florianlouis.bsky.social · 2d
Florian Mazel et Yann Potin (dir.) - Marc Bloch

L'histoire en résistance

À paraître en mars aux éditions du Seuil

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Charles West @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social · 2d
There are 56 illustrations, including seven maps (some made in the 11th - those ones definitely don't suck!). It was harder to do images in 1993...

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Unofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social · 2d
Mystery as hundreds of Victorian shoes wash up on Ogmore beach
Mystery as hundreds of Victorian shoes wash up on Ogmore beach
More than 400 leather hobnailed boots, thought to date back to the 19th Century, have been found.
www.bbc.com

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Charles West @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social · 3d
For anyone looking for that elusive last-minute present... :)
aylwyn-scally.bsky.social Aylwyn Scally @aylwyn-scally.bsky.social · 3d
Thoroughly enjoying this magnificent panorama of 11th century Europe by @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social. #christmas_books

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Charles West @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social · 3d
(there's an index entry for DNA evidence! ;)

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Charles West @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social · 3d
😍

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Aylwyn Scally @aylwyn-scally.bsky.social · 3d
Thoroughly enjoying this magnificent panorama of 11th century Europe by @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social. #christmas_books

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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 4d
‘As for the “open” bit, forget it – that aspect of Open AI’s mission was quietly forgotten. Any discoveries the company might make were now proprietary.’

John Lanchester on the AI bubble.

www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
John Lanchester · King of Cannibal Island: Will the AI bubble burst?
Nvidia shares are the purest bet you can make on the impact of AI. The leading firms are lending money to one another in...
www.lrb.co.uk

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Charles West @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social · 4d
"Let me tell you about my legal reforms"
hrehistorian.bsky.social Duncan Hardy @hrehistorian.bsky.social · 4d
The curators are at the cutting edge of digital humanities applications in public history. By scanning a QR code on your phone you can summon the “ghosts” of the Plantagenets in augmented reality, who “talk” to you about their lives. Engaging and also problematic. May interest @kpo.bsky.social ?

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Duncan Hardy @hrehistorian.bsky.social · 4d
The curators are at the cutting edge of digital humanities applications in public history. By scanning a QR code on your phone you can summon the “ghosts” of the Plantagenets in augmented reality, who “talk” to you about their lives. Engaging and also problematic. May interest @kpo.bsky.social ?

Reposted by Charles West

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Ted Underwood @tedunderwood.com · 4d
What’s tacitly being assumed I think is a restriction to some very specific subfield (eg Carolingian numismatics). But that sort of restriction is not always possible; in some cases you need to understand neighboring disciplines.

People are unconsciously revealing some provincialism.

Reposted by Pauline Stafford

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Charles West @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social · 4d
www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...
Why the world is running out of frankincense
The precious, fragrant resin is the scent of the festive season and rising in popularity in the wellness industry – but its natural source is being decimated.
www.bbc.co.uk

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Charles West @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social · 5d
Last-minute Christmas pudding confection, with a keen assistant (who isn't allowed to sample it)
Pudding mix

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Charles West @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social · 5d
When did the rhetoric of applied "global challenges" start to dominate UK universities?
Private Eye article

Reposted by Charles West, Greg Walker, Jennie Batchelor

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 5d
"In an era where the authentic written word is under threat....English isn't just about reading the past--it's about understanding the power of words and narratives in the present and future and giving our students the skills to successfully navigate the world".

True of all UK English programmes.
jenniebatchelor.bsky.social Jennie Batchelor @jenniebatchelor.bsky.social · 5d
Today the Sunday Times discusses the decline in students studying A-level and beyond. I believe this is reversible. I believe it is necessary. And I’m glad to have some of my words on the importance of the discipline and the vibrancy of our degrees in English at York in the article.

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Jennie Batchelor @jenniebatchelor.bsky.social · 5d
Today the Sunday Times discusses the decline in students studying A-level and beyond. I believe this is reversible. I believe it is necessary. And I’m glad to have some of my words on the importance of the discipline and the vibrancy of our degrees in English at York in the article.