Evi Numen
@evinumen.bsky.social
Medical Heritage Museum Curator at TCD, queer #deathpositive artist, childfree cat-lady, in Dublin, Ireland. Aspiring sociologist at UCD writing on death, mortality, & display.
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https://www.evi-numen.com/
www.thanatography.com
Views, my own.
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https://www.evi-numen.com/
www.thanatography.com
Views, my own.
Am I alone in favouring primary sources and fact-checking references? I keep finding work by well-established scholars that propagates past inaccuracies, some of which are too easy to correct.
Seems to me that with the proliferation of AI slop fact-checking *everything* is more crucial than ever.
Seems to me that with the proliferation of AI slop fact-checking *everything* is more crucial than ever.
February 17, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Am I alone in favouring primary sources and fact-checking references? I keep finding work by well-established scholars that propagates past inaccuracies, some of which are too easy to correct.
Seems to me that with the proliferation of AI slop fact-checking *everything* is more crucial than ever.
Seems to me that with the proliferation of AI slop fact-checking *everything* is more crucial than ever.
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The Norton Horse in glorious 3D. Follow the link for more on this amazing discovery from 2023
#UCL200 #YearOfTheHorse
#UCL200 #YearOfTheHorse
February 16, 2026 at 7:51 PM
The Norton Horse in glorious 3D. Follow the link for more on this amazing discovery from 2023
#UCL200 #YearOfTheHorse
#UCL200 #YearOfTheHorse
Really excited to see X Mal playing #WGTLeipzig this year!
Qual is one of the first goth songs I listened to back in the Cleopatra compilation days 🥲
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzwD...
Qual is one of the first goth songs I listened to back in the Cleopatra compilation days 🥲
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzwD...
Qual
YouTube video by Xmal Deutschland - Topic
www.youtube.com
February 17, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Really excited to see X Mal playing #WGTLeipzig this year!
Qual is one of the first goth songs I listened to back in the Cleopatra compilation days 🥲
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzwD...
Qual is one of the first goth songs I listened to back in the Cleopatra compilation days 🥲
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzwD...
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February 12, 2026 at 2:34 PM
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SHORT-LISTED!
So proud to learn that AAHM has short-listed "Starved for Light" for the George Rosen Prize, along with books from @bethlinker.bsky.social , @rachellouisemoran.bsky.social , @xtinaramos.bsky.social , @travisaweisse.bsky.social , and Harry Yi-Jui Wu.
histmed.org/2026-george-...
So proud to learn that AAHM has short-listed "Starved for Light" for the George Rosen Prize, along with books from @bethlinker.bsky.social , @rachellouisemoran.bsky.social , @xtinaramos.bsky.social , @travisaweisse.bsky.social , and Harry Yi-Jui Wu.
histmed.org/2026-george-...
February 12, 2026 at 1:56 PM
SHORT-LISTED!
So proud to learn that AAHM has short-listed "Starved for Light" for the George Rosen Prize, along with books from @bethlinker.bsky.social , @rachellouisemoran.bsky.social , @xtinaramos.bsky.social , @travisaweisse.bsky.social , and Harry Yi-Jui Wu.
histmed.org/2026-george-...
So proud to learn that AAHM has short-listed "Starved for Light" for the George Rosen Prize, along with books from @bethlinker.bsky.social , @rachellouisemoran.bsky.social , @xtinaramos.bsky.social , @travisaweisse.bsky.social , and Harry Yi-Jui Wu.
histmed.org/2026-george-...
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The Antikamnia Chemical Company marketed an analgesic powder to pharmacists using these darkly illustrated limited edition calendars from 1897 to 1901. The name of the company means “opposed to pain.” Ironically, the product could be fatal as it contained acetanilide, which impairs red blood cells.
February 11, 2026 at 2:01 PM
The Antikamnia Chemical Company marketed an analgesic powder to pharmacists using these darkly illustrated limited edition calendars from 1897 to 1901. The name of the company means “opposed to pain.” Ironically, the product could be fatal as it contained acetanilide, which impairs red blood cells.
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@theduncanmackay.bsky.social BBC News - Ancient Roman altars found in Scotland to go on display
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Ancient Roman altars to go on display in Edinburgh
Two Mithraic Roman altars are to be displayed as a part of an upcoming exhibition after being acquired for the nation.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 11, 2026 at 11:31 AM
@theduncanmackay.bsky.social BBC News - Ancient Roman altars found in Scotland to go on display
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Security is great and all, but with 2FA we are now beholden to not just websites, but our phones, and if one access methods fails, we are screwed. Have to admit, I'm becoming increasingly frustrated and cynical about being this reliant on multiple tech avenues *at the same time*...
February 10, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Security is great and all, but with 2FA we are now beholden to not just websites, but our phones, and if one access methods fails, we are screwed. Have to admit, I'm becoming increasingly frustrated and cynical about being this reliant on multiple tech avenues *at the same time*...
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All major AI models risk dangerous experiments
AI is revolutionizing scientific research, yet its growing integration into laboratory environments presents critical safety challenges
Benchmarking large language models on safety risks in scientific laboratories 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
AI is revolutionizing scientific research, yet its growing integration into laboratory environments presents critical safety challenges
Benchmarking large language models on safety risks in scientific laboratories 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
February 10, 2026 at 3:02 PM
All major AI models risk dangerous experiments
AI is revolutionizing scientific research, yet its growing integration into laboratory environments presents critical safety challenges
Benchmarking large language models on safety risks in scientific laboratories 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
AI is revolutionizing scientific research, yet its growing integration into laboratory environments presents critical safety challenges
Benchmarking large language models on safety risks in scientific laboratories 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
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“It took trust for the US to become a scientific powerhouse. It took 70 years – and was destroyed within six months” - roboticist Wali Malik.
It remains to be seen whether the parochial, sexist, racist corners of European academia will learn to treat newcomers as colleagues and humans. #academicsky
It remains to be seen whether the parochial, sexist, racist corners of European academia will learn to treat newcomers as colleagues and humans. #academicsky
‘I saw the writing on the wall’: Austria offers safe haven for US academics as Trump wages war on universities
‘I saw the writing on the wall’: Austria offers safe haven for US academics as Trump wages war on universities
Other countries benefit from the Trump brain drain as administration wages war on academia and research
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:32 PM
“It took trust for the US to become a scientific powerhouse. It took 70 years – and was destroyed within six months” - roboticist Wali Malik.
It remains to be seen whether the parochial, sexist, racist corners of European academia will learn to treat newcomers as colleagues and humans. #academicsky
It remains to be seen whether the parochial, sexist, racist corners of European academia will learn to treat newcomers as colleagues and humans. #academicsky
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Hyperallergic Opportunities is a monthly list of residencies, grants, open calls, and jobs for artists and creatives seeking funding and community support to further their work.
Opportunities in February 2026
Residencies, fellowships, grants, open calls, and jobs from the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, the Rubin Museum, and more in our monthly list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers.
hyperallergic.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Hyperallergic Opportunities is a monthly list of residencies, grants, open calls, and jobs for artists and creatives seeking funding and community support to further their work.
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Fresh Wood Ashes, Breast of the Robin round the Red, Common Calcedony -- What's your Werner Grey colour today? Follow the link in our bio to see more of Werner's Nomenclature of Colours in our Digitised Special Collections. #NatureInArt
February 10, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Fresh Wood Ashes, Breast of the Robin round the Red, Common Calcedony -- What's your Werner Grey colour today? Follow the link in our bio to see more of Werner's Nomenclature of Colours in our Digitised Special Collections. #NatureInArt
Absolutely terrifying.
The Heritage Foundation has released a 250-year roadmap to “save America.”
The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there.
jessica.substack.com/p/theyre-com...
The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there.
jessica.substack.com/p/theyre-com...
They're Coming for Our Daughters
The conservative plan to shrink girls’ futures
jessica.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Absolutely terrifying.
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Today is National Umbrella Day - very apt for this continuously wet weather! ☔
Our book collections include 'Umbrellas and their History' (1871) by William Sangster, which seems like an ideal read for today!
📷 Reserve 391.44 SAN
#NationalUmbrellaDay #RareBooks
Our book collections include 'Umbrellas and their History' (1871) by William Sangster, which seems like an ideal read for today!
📷 Reserve 391.44 SAN
#NationalUmbrellaDay #RareBooks
February 10, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Today is National Umbrella Day - very apt for this continuously wet weather! ☔
Our book collections include 'Umbrellas and their History' (1871) by William Sangster, which seems like an ideal read for today!
📷 Reserve 391.44 SAN
#NationalUmbrellaDay #RareBooks
Our book collections include 'Umbrellas and their History' (1871) by William Sangster, which seems like an ideal read for today!
📷 Reserve 391.44 SAN
#NationalUmbrellaDay #RareBooks
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Excited to share the striking cover of PAIN SONGS by Daniel Sluman. Lyrical, confessional poems exploring the experience of chronic pain & disability, fertility & pregnancy, the ways the body & the world interact & intersect.
Ready to pre-order now, out in May.
ninearchespress.com/publications...
Ready to pre-order now, out in May.
ninearchespress.com/publications...
February 10, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Excited to share the striking cover of PAIN SONGS by Daniel Sluman. Lyrical, confessional poems exploring the experience of chronic pain & disability, fertility & pregnancy, the ways the body & the world interact & intersect.
Ready to pre-order now, out in May.
ninearchespress.com/publications...
Ready to pre-order now, out in May.
ninearchespress.com/publications...
I want to love this because mycology is awesome, but the use of AI in a sustainability project seems to defeat the purpose...
We've closed the loop! UCD is now making mushrooms from discarded coffee grounds from UCD University Club - and then delivering them back for use on the same menu.
Read the full story, which features AI, robots, quiche, linguine - and a five year collective effort! 🍄🤖
www.ucd.ie/sustainabili...
Read the full story, which features AI, robots, quiche, linguine - and a five year collective effort! 🍄🤖
www.ucd.ie/sustainabili...
February 10, 2026 at 11:14 AM
I want to love this because mycology is awesome, but the use of AI in a sustainability project seems to defeat the purpose...
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‘Working in oils on panel, Signorelli had time to attend to details that would be impossible to achieve in fresco before the plaster set […] there are 200 fingers in the foreground of this painting.’
Thomas Jones looks at the ‘Lamentation over the Dead Christ’ in Cortona.
Thomas Jones looks at the ‘Lamentation over the Dead Christ’ in Cortona.
Luca Signorelli’s way with a crowd
In his ‘Lamentation over the Dead Christ’, the painter’s attention to detail heightens the contrast between life and death
buff.ly
February 10, 2026 at 10:00 AM
‘Working in oils on panel, Signorelli had time to attend to details that would be impossible to achieve in fresco before the plaster set […] there are 200 fingers in the foreground of this painting.’
Thomas Jones looks at the ‘Lamentation over the Dead Christ’ in Cortona.
Thomas Jones looks at the ‘Lamentation over the Dead Christ’ in Cortona.
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#DIBLives One of the first female surgeons in New York city, Gertrude B. Kelly (b. #OTD 1862) worked in slums & tenements where she frequently assisted poor patients. Her experience undoubtedly contributed to the development of her activist political views. www.dib.ie/index.php/bi...
February 10, 2026 at 10:09 AM
#DIBLives One of the first female surgeons in New York city, Gertrude B. Kelly (b. #OTD 1862) worked in slums & tenements where she frequently assisted poor patients. Her experience undoubtedly contributed to the development of her activist political views. www.dib.ie/index.php/bi...
jesus.
When AI was added to a tool for sinus surgery: “Cerebrospinal fluid leaked from one patient’s nose. In another… a surgeon mistakenly punctured the base of a patient’s skull. In two other cases, patients suffered strokes after a major artery was accidentally injured”
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
As AI enters the operating room, reports arise of botched surgeries and misidentified body parts
Medical device makers have been rushing to add AI to their products. While proponents say the new technology will revolutionize medicine, regulators are receiving a rising number of claims of patient ...
www.reuters.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:27 AM
jesus.
No surprises there. Not to mention how dystopian it is to suggest AI as a "solution."
Remember last week how Dr. Oz called AI the best solution for rural healthcare shortages?
Well, a new study finds that when patients turn to chatbots for health advice, they end up taking the wrong steps and getting the wrong diagnosis more than half the time.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/w...
Well, a new study finds that when patients turn to chatbots for health advice, they end up taking the wrong steps and getting the wrong diagnosis more than half the time.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/w...
Health Advice From A.I. Chatbots Is Frequently Wrong, Study Shows
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:26 AM
No surprises there. Not to mention how dystopian it is to suggest AI as a "solution."
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Italian health pass enabling bearer to pass despite quarantines due to plague, 1722. The word quarantine was derived from the Italian words quaranta giorni, meaning 40 days - the number of days a ship coming from an infected port had to sit at anchor before entering Venice.
February 1, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Italian health pass enabling bearer to pass despite quarantines due to plague, 1722. The word quarantine was derived from the Italian words quaranta giorni, meaning 40 days - the number of days a ship coming from an infected port had to sit at anchor before entering Venice.
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In #AHAPerspectives, @drkyliesmith.bsky.social shares how she approaches teaching history to her nursing students. “Students need to learn a broad conception of history that explores the economic and political forces that shape their patients’ lives, as well as their own profession.” 🗃️
Nurses Need History Too – AHA
Teaching history to nursing students gives essential context to the healthcare systems they work in.
www.historians.org
February 4, 2026 at 5:13 PM
In #AHAPerspectives, @drkyliesmith.bsky.social shares how she approaches teaching history to her nursing students. “Students need to learn a broad conception of history that explores the economic and political forces that shape their patients’ lives, as well as their own profession.” 🗃️
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Books are not clutter. Clutter is all the other stuff that gets in the way of having more books.
February 2, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Books are not clutter. Clutter is all the other stuff that gets in the way of having more books.