Laura Engels
@engelslaura.bsky.social
She/Her. Researcher @uhasselt SEIN research group.
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this is how you do investigative journalism
Microsoft, Google say their data centers create thousands of jobs. Their permit filings say otherwise
https://restofworld.org/2025/data-centers-jobs-microsoft-google-chile/?utm_campaign=row-social&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_content=1763146621
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November 15, 2025 at 9:09 AM
this is how you do investigative journalism
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"To most NYC voters, Mamdani is known for his smile, his charisma, and his wish to make the city a more affordable place."
WSJ: ran >50 editorials & op-eds attacking him.
NYT: We do not believe that Mr. Mamdani deserves a spot on New Yorkers’ ballots.
WaPo: Zohran Mamdani’s success is a warning.
WSJ: ran >50 editorials & op-eds attacking him.
NYT: We do not believe that Mr. Mamdani deserves a spot on New Yorkers’ ballots.
WaPo: Zohran Mamdani’s success is a warning.
Legacy Papers Have Been Weird and Hostile Toward Zohran Mamdani. The New York City mayoral candidate promises radical change that editorial boards don’t want, even if voters do. Read @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/analysis/leg...
Legacy Papers Have Been Weird and Hostile Toward Zohran Mamdani
The New York City mayoral candidate promises radical change that editorial boards don’t want, even if voters do.
www.cjr.org
November 4, 2025 at 11:02 PM
"To most NYC voters, Mamdani is known for his smile, his charisma, and his wish to make the city a more affordable place."
WSJ: ran >50 editorials & op-eds attacking him.
NYT: We do not believe that Mr. Mamdani deserves a spot on New Yorkers’ ballots.
WaPo: Zohran Mamdani’s success is a warning.
WSJ: ran >50 editorials & op-eds attacking him.
NYT: We do not believe that Mr. Mamdani deserves a spot on New Yorkers’ ballots.
WaPo: Zohran Mamdani’s success is a warning.
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It is a low bar possibly, but seeing a politician win, especially a significant win, by galvanising disenfranchised voters on a platform of unity, compassion and hope, a platform which supported marginalised groups such as migrants and trans/non-binary individuals, feels pretty important right now.
November 5, 2025 at 8:18 AM
It is a low bar possibly, but seeing a politician win, especially a significant win, by galvanising disenfranchised voters on a platform of unity, compassion and hope, a platform which supported marginalised groups such as migrants and trans/non-binary individuals, feels pretty important right now.
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Nederlandse peilingen zaten er weer behoorlijk naast. En toch gaat men volgende keer weer heel dat peilingcircus opvoeren.
October 29, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Nederlandse peilingen zaten er weer behoorlijk naast. En toch gaat men volgende keer weer heel dat peilingcircus opvoeren.
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When people learn with ChatGPT instead of following their own searches, they end up knowing less, caring less, and producing worse advice, even when the facts are the same.
Friction is an essential ingredient for learning! Convenience makes us shallow.
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
Friction is an essential ingredient for learning! Convenience makes us shallow.
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
Experimental evidence of the effects of large language models versus web search on depth of learning
Abstract. The effects of using large language models (LLMs) versus traditional web search on depth of learning are explored. A theory is proposed that when
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October 28, 2025 at 3:14 PM
When people learn with ChatGPT instead of following their own searches, they end up knowing less, caring less, and producing worse advice, even when the facts are the same.
Friction is an essential ingredient for learning! Convenience makes us shallow.
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
Friction is an essential ingredient for learning! Convenience makes us shallow.
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
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“The conviction that generative AI is inevitable leads to it creeping in everywhere, and this eventually makes it seem inevitable. It’s a self-fulfilling prophecy. But there’s nothing inevitable about it. What’s happening is the result of specific choices.” - Wim Vanrie
So important to remember.
So important to remember.
Wim Vanderbauwhede: “You give an input and it ‘guesses’ the answer a user would want to get, based on the input and the data it was trained on. The ‘machines’ don’t think; they generate something plausible, something that seems acceptable.” apache.be/2025/10/24/b...
Belgian AI scientists resist the use of AI in academia
Several AI scientists have published an open letter calling for a ban on AI use by students.
apache.be
October 28, 2025 at 6:25 AM
“The conviction that generative AI is inevitable leads to it creeping in everywhere, and this eventually makes it seem inevitable. It’s a self-fulfilling prophecy. But there’s nothing inevitable about it. What’s happening is the result of specific choices.” - Wim Vanrie
So important to remember.
So important to remember.
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The Organization journal editorial on Palestine is out.
It's entitled: Facing the facts of the Gaza genocide: Refusing complicity, organizing solidarity
You can read the full text here:
journals.sagepub.com/eprint/4XRGF...
It's entitled: Facing the facts of the Gaza genocide: Refusing complicity, organizing solidarity
You can read the full text here:
journals.sagepub.com/eprint/4XRGF...
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October 24, 2025 at 12:06 PM
The Organization journal editorial on Palestine is out.
It's entitled: Facing the facts of the Gaza genocide: Refusing complicity, organizing solidarity
You can read the full text here:
journals.sagepub.com/eprint/4XRGF...
It's entitled: Facing the facts of the Gaza genocide: Refusing complicity, organizing solidarity
You can read the full text here:
journals.sagepub.com/eprint/4XRGF...
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Reposted by Laura Engels
Reposted by Laura Engels
Reposted by Laura Engels
Voor het Tijdschrift voor HRM schreef ik een column over de backlash tegen EDI in organisaties. En over waarom organisaties die het echt menen met EDI nu hun nek moeten uitsteken en niet mogen plooien onder druk van anti-EDI politici en opiniemakers
tijdschriftvoorhrm.nl/edi-onder-vu...
tijdschriftvoorhrm.nl/edi-onder-vu...
EDI-programma's binnen organisaties: een nieuwe balans
EDI-programma's liggen onder vuur. Wat moeten organisaties doen om de strijd tegen ongelijkheid te verdedigen?
tijdschriftvoorhrm.nl
October 8, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Voor het Tijdschrift voor HRM schreef ik een column over de backlash tegen EDI in organisaties. En over waarom organisaties die het echt menen met EDI nu hun nek moeten uitsteken en niet mogen plooien onder druk van anti-EDI politici en opiniemakers
tijdschriftvoorhrm.nl/edi-onder-vu...
tijdschriftvoorhrm.nl/edi-onder-vu...
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Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.
2 million rally in Italy for Gaza as general strike halts key services
Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.
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October 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.
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Jane Goodall was my first childhood hero, as I loved animals as a kid and was inspired by her story. I still remember the National Geographic specials about her. RIP.
October 1, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Jane Goodall was my first childhood hero, as I loved animals as a kid and was inspired by her story. I still remember the National Geographic specials about her. RIP.
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As an immigration lawyer, it seems to me that the only thing we talk about more than immigration is how we don’t talk about immigration
Starmer says past governments have been "squeamish" talking about immigration. Bullshit.
Starmer isn't bravely breaking a taboo. He's blaming vulnerable people & deflecting attention from the super rich who hoard power & wealth.
Want something better? join.greenparty.org.uk
Starmer isn't bravely breaking a taboo. He's blaming vulnerable people & deflecting attention from the super rich who hoard power & wealth.
Want something better? join.greenparty.org.uk
September 26, 2025 at 10:57 AM
As an immigration lawyer, it seems to me that the only thing we talk about more than immigration is how we don’t talk about immigration
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“Grassroots unions across Italy called for a 24-hour general strike on Monday in solidarity with the people of Gaza […] From Milan to Palermo, Italians poured on to the streets in at least 75 municipalities across the country. + www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Disruption across Italy as tens of thousands protest against Gaza war
Schools and stations closed and ports blocked in one of Europe’s biggest demonstrations opposing Israel’s offensive
www.theguardian.com
September 23, 2025 at 1:04 PM
“Grassroots unions across Italy called for a 24-hour general strike on Monday in solidarity with the people of Gaza […] From Milan to Palermo, Italians poured on to the streets in at least 75 municipalities across the country. + www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
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Une seule image qui met à bas tout le discours ridicule visant à faire porter la violence à la gauche :
👉93% des meurtres extrémistes sont d’extrême droite.
👉93% des meurtres extrémistes sont d’extrême droite.
September 14, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Une seule image qui met à bas tout le discours ridicule visant à faire porter la violence à la gauche :
👉93% des meurtres extrémistes sont d’extrême droite.
👉93% des meurtres extrémistes sont d’extrême droite.
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Finally! 🤩 Our position piece: Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia:
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical
thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity.
1/n
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical
thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity.
1/n
September 6, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Finally! 🤩 Our position piece: Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia:
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical
thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity.
1/n
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical
thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity.
1/n
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"Israel’s policies and actions in Gaza meet the legal definition of genocide in Article II of the United Nations Convention for the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (1948)".
Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, genocide scholars' association says - www.reuters.com/world/middle...
Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, genocide scholars' association says - www.reuters.com/world/middle...
Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, scholars' association says
The world's leading genocide scholars' association has passed a resolution saying that the legal criteria have been met to establish Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, its president said on Monday.
www.reuters.com
September 1, 2025 at 9:50 AM
"Israel’s policies and actions in Gaza meet the legal definition of genocide in Article II of the United Nations Convention for the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (1948)".
Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, genocide scholars' association says - www.reuters.com/world/middle...
Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, genocide scholars' association says - www.reuters.com/world/middle...
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Wereldwijd worden nieuwe digitale technologieën ingezet om de ‘toeloop van migranten’ te controleren, ziet advocaat en antropoloog Petra Molnar. Mensenrechten worden geschonden en regulering ontbreekt.
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September 1, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Wereldwijd worden nieuwe digitale technologieën ingezet om de ‘toeloop van migranten’ te controleren, ziet advocaat en antropoloog Petra Molnar. Mensenrechten worden geschonden en regulering ontbreekt.
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"Ik ben bang van de raketten en om te sterven in de oorlog": schrijnende verhalen van kinderen tonen impact van hongersnood in Gaza
"Ik ben bang van de raketten en om te sterven in de oorlog": schrijnende verhalen van kinderen tonen ware impact van hongersnood in Gaza | VRT NWS: nieuws
De inhoud van de video is gemaakt door Palestijnse journalisten in de Gazastrook, in opdracht van de Europese Radio-unie (EBU). Zij verzamelden in augustus 3 weken lang interviews en beelden van kinde...
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August 28, 2025 at 2:25 PM
"Ik ben bang van de raketten en om te sterven in de oorlog": schrijnende verhalen van kinderen tonen impact van hongersnood in Gaza
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I have studied the targeting of journalists for many years, but the scale and public display of these killings is truly shocking: “Israel admits deliberate attack on the journalist, known for frontline coverage, in a strike on a tent outside al-Shifa hospital“
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Anas al-Sharif, prominent Al Jazeera correspondent, among five journalists killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza
Israel admits deliberate attack on the journalist, known for frontline coverage, in a strike on a tent outside al-Shifa hospital
www.theguardian.com
August 11, 2025 at 7:26 AM
I have studied the targeting of journalists for many years, but the scale and public display of these killings is truly shocking: “Israel admits deliberate attack on the journalist, known for frontline coverage, in a strike on a tent outside al-Shifa hospital“
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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“Zet je even neer schat. Opa gaat je vertellen over de rechtstaat. Lang lang lang geleden, toen er nog rechten waren en democratie…”
June 17, 2025 at 7:42 PM
“Zet je even neer schat. Opa gaat je vertellen over de rechtstaat. Lang lang lang geleden, toen er nog rechten waren en democratie…”
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‘Morge, ik weet dat er ook eh, ander nieuws is, maar deze reportage slaat ook in als een bom. www.demorgen.be/nieuws/wij-b...
‘Wij bezorgen haar een extra trauma’: Janne (15) is een van de 34.000 Vlaamse kinderen zonder thuis, jeugdzorg kraakt in alle voegen
Alles wat Janne (15) wil, is een andere vaste plek om te wonen. Maar dat lukt, vanwege de schrijnende tekorten in jeugdzorg, niet. Ze verhuist al twee maanden van crisisbed naar crisisbed. ‘Het lijkt ...
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June 13, 2025 at 6:17 AM
‘Morge, ik weet dat er ook eh, ander nieuws is, maar deze reportage slaat ook in als een bom. www.demorgen.be/nieuws/wij-b...