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Iwan Rhys Morus
@irmorus.bsky.social
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Professor of History. Historian of Science.

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Iwan Rhys Morus @irmorus.bsky.social · 3d
Perfect!
calthalas.bsky.social Mateusz Fafinski @calthalas.bsky.social · 3d
A self-driving car
A picture of the so called „mechanical Turk“ constructed by Wolfgang von Kempelen. It claimed to be an automaton able to play chess. In reality it was run by a person hidden in the box that gave the figure „guidance“. Waymo managed to outsource the person in the box.

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Mateusz Fafinski @calthalas.bsky.social · 3d
A self-driving car
A picture of the so called „mechanical Turk“ constructed by Wolfgang von Kempelen. It claimed to be an automaton able to play chess. In reality it was run by a person hidden in the box that gave the figure „guidance“. Waymo managed to outsource the person in the box.

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Duncan Bell @duncanbell.bsky.social · 6d
NEW BOOK!

I'm very happy to say that my new book, Utopia, co-written with Douglas Mao, has been published on-line

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Utopia
Abstract. Ideal societies, better worlds, more just and peaceful ways of living: these have long been the stuff of human beings’ social dreaming. In this c
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Gerry Hassan @gerryhassan.bsky.social · 10d
Bruce Springsteen is currently number one in iTunes in 19 countries.

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Iwan Rhys Morus @irmorus.bsky.social · 14d
Are these being recorded?

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Iwan Rhys Morus @irmorus.bsky.social · 18d
It’s arrived!

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Iwan Rhys Morus @irmorus.bsky.social · 19d
Are bankers starting to worry about bursting bubbles too?
Rollout of AI may need to be slowed to ‘save society’, says JP Morgan boss
Jamie Dimon warns of civil unrest but Nvidia’s Jensen Huang argues tech will create rather than destroy jobs
www.theguardian.com

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Inanna Hamati-Ataya @berytia.bsky.social · 19d
My inaugural lecture, "Humanist Yearning as Political Epistemology” last October was an opportunity to share my vision for a new field of knowledge and celebrate the creation of the first ever chair in Global Political Anthropology | @facultyofartsug.bsky.social books.ugp.rug.nl/ugp/catalog/...
Humanist Yearning as Political Epistemology | University of Groningen Press
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Iwan Rhys Morus @irmorus.bsky.social · 21d
I’ve tried this quiz, and it genuinely is quite difficult to tell them apart.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 21d
Who said it: the Robert Jenrick memo or David Brent?
Who said it: the Robert Jenrick memo or David Brent?
Memo on how ex-Tory should act after Reform defection seems to channel Ricky Gervais character from The Office
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Iwan Rhys Morus @irmorus.bsky.social · 24d
Can’t wait to hear this one!
ww1cymru-wales.bsky.social Gethin Matthews @ww1cymru-wales.bsky.social · 24d
In a week I will be speaking at a Welsh language conference, looking at the interface between art, science & technology, examining WW1 poetry about weapons of war. I'll be looking at Welsh language poetry, but here's an English language piece about the visit of a tank to Carmarthen in June 1918
Poetry about the visit of the tank 'Julian' to Carmarthen

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Gethin Matthews @ww1cymru-wales.bsky.social · 24d
In a week I will be speaking at a Welsh language conference, looking at the interface between art, science & technology, examining WW1 poetry about weapons of war. I'll be looking at Welsh language poetry, but here's an English language piece about the visit of a tank to Carmarthen in June 1918
Poetry about the visit of the tank 'Julian' to Carmarthen

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Iwan Rhys Morus @irmorus.bsky.social · 24d
Wirioneddol edrych ymlaen at hwn!
ww1cymru-wales.bsky.social Gethin Matthews @ww1cymru-wales.bsky.social · 24d
Yn edrych ymlaen at gynhadledd 'Chwilen yn y Glust' ymhen wythnos - byddaf yn siarad am farddoniaeth am beiriannau lladd yn y Rhyfel Mawr - nifer fawr o englynion i danciau, llongau tanfor, Zeppelins ayyb
Rhaglen cynhadledd 'Chwilen yn y Glust'

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Gethin Matthews @ww1cymru-wales.bsky.social · 24d
Yn edrych ymlaen at gynhadledd 'Chwilen yn y Glust' ymhen wythnos - byddaf yn siarad am farddoniaeth am beiriannau lladd yn y Rhyfel Mawr - nifer fawr o englynion i danciau, llongau tanfor, Zeppelins ayyb
Rhaglen cynhadledd 'Chwilen yn y Glust'

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Iwan Rhys Morus @irmorus.bsky.social · 24d
Travelling home from London. Spent the afternoon having fun recording an episode of YDTM with the great @gregjenner.bsky.social. Wait to see - or rather wait to hear!

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Iwan Rhys Morus @irmorus.bsky.social · 24d
New and important:

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Science, Religion, and the Human Future: Conflict, Collusion, and Consequences
Abstract. Science, Religion, and the Human Future: Conflict, Collusion and Consequences demonstrates that the myth of an inevitable conflict between scienc
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Iwan Rhys Morus @irmorus.bsky.social · 25d
I unrhywun fydd yn Aberystwyth ar 23 Ionawr/In case you're in Aberystwyth on 23 January

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Iwan Rhys Morus @irmorus.bsky.social · 25d
Really looking forward to seeing how this goes!
simontillotson.bsky.social Simon Tillotson @simontillotson.bsky.social · 25d
We’re back today, with JS Mill (and as we’ll hear Harriet Taylor Mill) on the case for personal liberty and the limits of state interference. The presenter is Misha Glenny www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, On Liberty
John Stuart Mill's argument for the limits of power that society has over the individual.
www.bbc.co.uk

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Simon Tillotson @simontillotson.bsky.social · 25d
We’re back today, with JS Mill (and as we’ll hear Harriet Taylor Mill) on the case for personal liberty and the limits of state interference. The presenter is Misha Glenny www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, On Liberty
John Stuart Mill's argument for the limits of power that society has over the individual.
www.bbc.co.uk

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Dr Miriam Elin Jones @miriamelin.bsky.social · 27d
Edrych ymlaen at groesawu @irmorus.bsky.social i draddodi prif ddarlith Cynhadledd Chwilen yn y Glust ar 23 Ionawr 🪲✨

Mwy o wybodaeth a sut i gofrestru yma: linktr.ee/chwilenynygl...
Framed image of Iwan Rhys Morus, white male with glasses stood in front of bookcase.

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Iwan Rhys Morus @irmorus.bsky.social · Jan 5
I had a fascinating chat with @themadstone.bsky.social about Frankenstein a few weeks ago.
Frankenstein's electrifying take on the nature of life
The creature in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein was inspired by real scientific debates over whether electricity can create life.
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Iwan Rhys Morus @irmorus.bsky.social · Jan 5
I’m not quite sure what the kids have done…..
Snowman

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Aeon Magazine @aeon.co · Dec 30
Globalisation didn’t begin in the 1990s, or even in the past millennia. The tale of globalisation is written across human history. So why do we keep getting the story so wrong? This Essay was one of our most read by you in 2025. Revisit it here:
There are no pure cultures – we have always been global | Aeon Essays
All of our religions, stories, languages and norms were muddled and mixed through mobility and exchange throughout history
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Iwan Rhys Morus @irmorus.bsky.social · Dec 28
Not to worry. I think I fixed it!

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Iwan Rhys Morus @irmorus.bsky.social · Dec 28
Impromptu plumbing. Not in my plans for the fourth day of Christmas!

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Iwan Rhys Morus @irmorus.bsky.social · Dec 27
So were our roses until a few weeks ago.

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Iwan Rhys Morus @irmorus.bsky.social · Dec 27
Daffodils? In December?

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Iwan Rhys Morus @irmorus.bsky.social · Dec 26
I was script consultant on this episode. Despite that, it’s great fun!
gregjenner.bsky.social Greg Jenner (Historian) @gregjenner.bsky.social · Dec 26
Today’s episode of #DeadFunnyHistory is all about the genius scientist Marie Curie — it’s got silly voices, fun narration, jokes, facts, and a quiz at the end. Play it for your kids! Available worldwide on all podcast apps

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You're Dead to Me - Dead Funny History - Marie Curie - BBC Sounds
Discover Marie Curie’s radioactive legacy
www.bbc.co.uk

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Greg Jenner (Historian) @gregjenner.bsky.social · Dec 26
Today’s episode of #DeadFunnyHistory is all about the genius scientist Marie Curie — it’s got silly voices, fun narration, jokes, facts, and a quiz at the end. Play it for your kids! Available worldwide on all podcast apps

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
You're Dead to Me - Dead Funny History - Marie Curie - BBC Sounds
Discover Marie Curie’s radioactive legacy
www.bbc.co.uk

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Iwan Rhys Morus @irmorus.bsky.social · Dec 25
Pwy sy’n dwad dros y bryn.