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Stuart Dunn
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Digital Humanist and Professor of Spatial Humanities, King's College London (@kingsdh.bsky.social). Also: Head of Humanities, @kingsartshums.bsky.social. Various other things too, e.g. @folkloresociety.bsky.social Council Member.

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 1d
*Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer* was the firste song to celebrate GPS

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Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · 4d
If you need to ask the question, you have already answered it 😉.

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Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · 10d
Can we stop attributing AI/LLMs with "hallucinations"? This is a term referring to human clinical/psychological conditions. It doesn't need to be ceded yet. "LLMs getting it totally wrong" is fine.

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Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · 13d
Definition of ageing: going into a chemist/pharmacy and realising how many of the notices on the notice board now potentially apply to you.

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The Folklore Society @folkloresociety.bsky.social · 17d
Next week: join us for our last online talk of 2025: James Frost, 'The Hooden Horse of Kent'. Tuesday 16 December, 19:00-20:30 GMT on Zoom. Tickets £6.00 (£4 for members with promo code) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-hooden...
James Frost with hooden horses. Credit Caroline Dyal

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Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · 22d
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Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · 22d
Also, and this is just a thought, maybe this is a reminder that electing a party that is up to its neck in Russian influence isn't a great idea.
stuartdunn.bsky.social Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · 22d
Although poor Dawn Sturgess couldn't be saved, I hope that there have been medals for the police, army, scientists etc, and first responders. Without their bravery and skill this would have been a mass casualty incident. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cr...
Family of Novichok poisoning victim 'still has questions', as report finds Putin 'morally responsible'
An inquiry into Ms Sturgess' death in 2018 came after an attempt to poison an ex-Russian double agent living in Salisbury.
www.bbc.co.uk

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Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · 22d
Although poor Dawn Sturgess couldn't be saved, I hope that there have been medals for the police, army, scientists etc, and first responders. Without their bravery and skill this would have been a mass casualty incident. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cr...
Family of Novichok poisoning victim 'still has questions', as report finds Putin 'morally responsible'
An inquiry into Ms Sturgess' death in 2018 came after an attempt to poison an ex-Russian double agent living in Salisbury.
www.bbc.co.uk

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Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · 22d
My, we have some serious quality journalism in this country.

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Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · 28d
I may just be tired at the end of a long week, but I can't seem to help reading this pop-up from @wired.com as a mafioso threat. You pay for the articles next time, capiche?

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Coates is Odd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 28d
To begin with today, happy 117th anniversary to this entirely reasonable cat
Article from Des Moines Register 27 November 1908: NO BEER; CAT LEAVES TOWN Feline Deserts Connecticut Village That Went "Dry." WINSTED, Conn., Nov. 28. Fannie, a cat owned by Barreuther Bros., had liking for lager beer. When the town recently voted "dry" her owners went out of business and Fannie missed her drink. For some days she went to her saucer and cried for beer, but as none was forthcoming she disappeared. It is suspected she has gone to the nearest license town.

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Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · Nov 25
Wikipedia at 25. "Twenty-five years of humanity at its best" with all its imperfections and flaws. And a willingness to engage constructively and creatively with these: wikimediafoundation.org/wikipedia25/...
Wikipedia 25 – Wikimedia Foundation
Celebrate Wikipedia’s 25th birthday and humanity at its best. Your support keeps knowledge reliable, open, and ad free, so it is accessible to everyone.
wikimediafoundation.org

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Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · Nov 21
I've got to that time of life when "Excelling" means making a spreadsheet.

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Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · Nov 20
Happy World Philosophy Day to all who celebrate

www.unesco.org/en/days/phil...
World Philosophy Day
20 November
www.unesco.org

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Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · Nov 19
Make it make sense.

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Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · Nov 19
Exactly.

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Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · Nov 19
A story of AI, communications, and a viral LinkedIn post: stuartdunn.blog/2025/11/19/a...
AI and your potential PhD supervisor: Dos and Don’ts (or at least my take on them).
On the way in to work on Tuesday of last week, I dashed off a slightly grumpy LinkedIn post highlighting and decrying the use of AI to write PhD supervision enquiries. Here it is in full: I am gett…
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Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · Nov 10
If Trump sues the BBC, could its lawyers ask him to provide evidence that the 2020 election was stolen?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd...
Trump threatens $1bn legal action against BBC over 6 January speech edit - live updates
The BBC chair earlier apologised for the
www.bbc.co.uk

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Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · Nov 7
I'm not massively surprised that pretty Theale has voted to remain in West Berkshire rather than join Reading.

BBC News - Resounding rejection in Theale referendum for Reading plan - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Resounding rejection in Theale referendum for Reading plan
The non-binding referendum showed resounding support for the status quo - but turnout was just 25%.
www.bbc.co.uk

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Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · Nov 5
Thank you for the shout-out @dhnow.bsky.social!

CC @kings-dfi.bsky.social

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dhnow.bsky.social @dhnow.bsky.social · Nov 5
Editors' Choice: The Digital Futures of History: Can AI be superstitious?
The Digital Futures of History: Can AI be superstitious?
This is an approximate text of the talk I gave at King’s Digital Futures Institute’s event on the Digital Futures of History on 15th October 2025. In 1937, H G Wells imagined an interco…
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Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · Nov 5
I have a small issue with Michael Heseltine's otherwise great description of Farage. If he really looked like a farmer, he would be wearing a boiler suit and covered in cow shit. What he actually looks like is someone who wants to look like a farmer.

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Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · Oct 24
Many congratulations to my colleague Dr Rachael Kent. This is a milestone in the history of big tech accountability!

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King's Arts & Humanities @kingsartshums.bsky.social · Oct 24
👏 Dr Rachael Kent @kingsdh.bsky.social wins historic case against Apple in £1.5 billion collective action.

The decision paves the way for £1.5 billion in compensation to be returned to nearly 36 million UK consumers and businesses ⬇️
Dr Rachael Kent wins historic case against Apple in £1.5 billion collective action | King's College London
The case, Kent v Apple, was brought by Dr Rachael Kent, Senior Lecturer at King’s College London, who made history as the first female Class Representative in the UK’s collective action regime.
www.kcl.ac.uk

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Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · Oct 17
Fascinating and also dispiriting account of the demise of robots.txt 🤖
eve.gd Martin Paul Eve @eve.gd · Oct 16
"The protocol taught us that technology can be based on human values like ethics and morality. It showed that voluntary compliance works when all parties benefit."

On robots.txt.

www.heise.de/en/backgroun...
Obituary: Farewell to robots.txt (1994-2025)
The voluntary compliance protocol that civilized the internet has departed, bids Henning Fries farewell.
www.heise.de

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Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · Oct 17
These kids ought to get a job. vole.wtf/kick-the-bal...
Kick the Ball Back 👞⚽️
This game is every unsporty person’s worst nightmare.
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Martin Paul Eve @eve.gd · Oct 16
"The protocol taught us that technology can be based on human values like ethics and morality. It showed that voluntary compliance works when all parties benefit."

On robots.txt.

www.heise.de/en/backgroun...
Obituary: Farewell to robots.txt (1994-2025)
The voluntary compliance protocol that civilized the internet has departed, bids Henning Fries farewell.
www.heise.de

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Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · Oct 15
Here is an approximate text of my talk at today's @kings-dfi.bsky.social event (with links to sources cited), the "Digital Futures of History"; on the (quasi)superstitious nature of AI: stuartdunn.blog/2025/10/15/t...
The Digital Futures of History: Can AI be superstitious?
This is an approximate text of the talk I gave at King’s Digital Futures Institute’s event on the Digital Futures of History on 15th October 2025. In 1937, H G Wells imagined an interco…
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Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · Oct 13
AI may be the future of everything but sometimes it's just ... grrr.

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Stuart Dunn @stuartdunn.bsky.social · Oct 13
A PSA: PhD enquiry emails written with AI are structurally very similar, and are therefore easy to spot. If you don't have time to write me an email yourself explaining why you want to work with me, then I don't have time to consider your proposal.