George H. D. Walker
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watching this and realised it is perfect metaphor for what is happening in academic publishing; proper science is the paramecium, and AI/papermill slop is the amoeba.
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=mv6E...
Amoeba eats paramecia ( Amoeba's lunch ) [ Amoeba Endocytosis / Phagocytosis Part 1 ] 👌
YouTube video by Morris Kemp
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February 18, 2026 at 4:42 PM
watching this and realised it is perfect metaphor for what is happening in academic publishing; proper science is the paramecium, and AI/papermill slop is the amoeba.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mv6E...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mv6E...
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A record has been broken.
More renewable energy has been switched on in the last quarter, than any other quarter in history.
Our focus is putting downward pressure on energy prices with the cheapest form of energy.
We've done a lot of work, but there is a lot more to do.
More renewable energy has been switched on in the last quarter, than any other quarter in history.
Our focus is putting downward pressure on energy prices with the cheapest form of energy.
We've done a lot of work, but there is a lot more to do.
February 18, 2026 at 3:36 AM
A record has been broken.
More renewable energy has been switched on in the last quarter, than any other quarter in history.
Our focus is putting downward pressure on energy prices with the cheapest form of energy.
We've done a lot of work, but there is a lot more to do.
More renewable energy has been switched on in the last quarter, than any other quarter in history.
Our focus is putting downward pressure on energy prices with the cheapest form of energy.
We've done a lot of work, but there is a lot more to do.
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📣 We’re proud to spotlight 3 political leaders taking the stage at #WD2026:
✨Hon. Dame @jacindaardern.bsky.social
✨Hon. @helenclarknz.bsky.social
✨Hon. Julia Gillard AC
Join us on April 27–30, 2026, in Narrm, Australia.
👉See the full speaker lineup: https://womendeliver.org/wd2026/speakers/
✨Hon. Dame @jacindaardern.bsky.social
✨Hon. @helenclarknz.bsky.social
✨Hon. Julia Gillard AC
Join us on April 27–30, 2026, in Narrm, Australia.
👉See the full speaker lineup: https://womendeliver.org/wd2026/speakers/
February 16, 2026 at 10:50 AM
📣 We’re proud to spotlight 3 political leaders taking the stage at #WD2026:
✨Hon. Dame @jacindaardern.bsky.social
✨Hon. @helenclarknz.bsky.social
✨Hon. Julia Gillard AC
Join us on April 27–30, 2026, in Narrm, Australia.
👉See the full speaker lineup: https://womendeliver.org/wd2026/speakers/
✨Hon. Dame @jacindaardern.bsky.social
✨Hon. @helenclarknz.bsky.social
✨Hon. Julia Gillard AC
Join us on April 27–30, 2026, in Narrm, Australia.
👉See the full speaker lineup: https://womendeliver.org/wd2026/speakers/
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Know someone doing outstanding research towards or resulting in practical improvements for Australia's national security or capability for defence?
Nominate them for the Eureka Prize for Outstanding Science in Safeguarding Australia by 16 April
https://bit.ly/40jSZi0
Nominate them for the Eureka Prize for Outstanding Science in Safeguarding Australia by 16 April
https://bit.ly/40jSZi0
February 19, 2026 at 3:52 AM
Know someone doing outstanding research towards or resulting in practical improvements for Australia's national security or capability for defence?
Nominate them for the Eureka Prize for Outstanding Science in Safeguarding Australia by 16 April
https://bit.ly/40jSZi0
Nominate them for the Eureka Prize for Outstanding Science in Safeguarding Australia by 16 April
https://bit.ly/40jSZi0
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"When people feel ignored, taken for granted or abandoned, anger seeds. When no credible solutions are offered, frustration hardens into cynicism. And when that happens, political forces that promise simple answers – or someone to blame – flourish." | Helen Haines satpa.pe/kRuOJxE
Who’s paying for the Coalition melodrama
satpa.pe
February 18, 2026 at 4:44 AM
"When people feel ignored, taken for granted or abandoned, anger seeds. When no credible solutions are offered, frustration hardens into cynicism. And when that happens, political forces that promise simple answers – or someone to blame – flourish." | Helen Haines satpa.pe/kRuOJxE
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Aw, this is how I found out we lost him. My mom took me to hear Rev. Jackson speak at a Methodist church in west Houston when I was young and the one thing I remember him saying is, "it costs more to send a child to jail than it does to send him to Yale."
I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is
February 17, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Aw, this is how I found out we lost him. My mom took me to hear Rev. Jackson speak at a Methodist church in west Houston when I was young and the one thing I remember him saying is, "it costs more to send a child to jail than it does to send him to Yale."
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Mindscape 344 | Adam Gurri @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com on Liberal Democracy and How to Fight For It. #MindscapePodcast
www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2026...
www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2026...
February 16, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Mindscape 344 | Adam Gurri @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com on Liberal Democracy and How to Fight For It. #MindscapePodcast
www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2026...
www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2026...
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We are thrilled to announce that, thanks to the support of our institutional subscribers, all Royal Society subscription journals will be open access in 2026 through #S2O. Researchers can read all articles and publish #OpenAccess in our eight subscription journals for free buff.ly/4Lu9VpW
February 16, 2026 at 10:27 AM
We are thrilled to announce that, thanks to the support of our institutional subscribers, all Royal Society subscription journals will be open access in 2026 through #S2O. Researchers can read all articles and publish #OpenAccess in our eight subscription journals for free buff.ly/4Lu9VpW
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Very much this, but also broader. All sorts of education - gender/ethnic studies, social sciences, natural sciences, literature, history, philosophy - teach people to think in ways that don’t serve the purposes of the powerful.
Eliminating gender studies courses helps to ensure that universities and other institutions will continue to protect men who benefit from the abuse of women and girls, either directly or through their connections to those who exploit girls and women for profit.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Gender studies courses are shutting down across the US. The Epstein files reveal why | Joan Wallach Scott
Texas A&M University is the latest school to end women’s and gender studies programs and teaching race. We know why
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Very much this, but also broader. All sorts of education - gender/ethnic studies, social sciences, natural sciences, literature, history, philosophy - teach people to think in ways that don’t serve the purposes of the powerful.
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Happy Birthday to Frederick Douglass who didn’t know his birthday because he was born into slavery so he chose February 14 as his birthday.
February 14, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Happy Birthday to Frederick Douglass who didn’t know his birthday because he was born into slavery so he chose February 14 as his birthday.
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🌱 Get planning with VegPlotter and reap the rewards of your garden! 🍅🥕 Start your journey towards a bountiful harvest today. #Gardening #VegPlotter #growyourown #vegetables #planning #allotment #squarefootgardening 🌿👩🌾🌞
February 13, 2026 at 4:04 PM
🌱 Get planning with VegPlotter and reap the rewards of your garden! 🍅🥕 Start your journey towards a bountiful harvest today. #Gardening #VegPlotter #growyourown #vegetables #planning #allotment #squarefootgardening 🌿👩🌾🌞
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Cath Roper and Nina Joffee-John present abolitionist perspectives on #epistemicinjustice in #psychiatry on the #projectEPIC blog epistemicinjusticeinhealthcareproject.blogspot.com/2026/02/abol... #philsky
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February 12, 2026 at 8:40 AM
Cath Roper and Nina Joffee-John present abolitionist perspectives on #epistemicinjustice in #psychiatry on the #projectEPIC blog epistemicinjusticeinhealthcareproject.blogspot.com/2026/02/abol... #philsky
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On behalf of Monash Chemical and Biological Engineering, Smart Energy Council & Renewable Energy Council Asia-Pacific I was very pleased to chair the panel on Australia's opportunities and challenges in green iron supply chains at the IEA Hydrogen TCP Task 52 workshop at Monash University
February 13, 2026 at 6:22 AM
On behalf of Monash Chemical and Biological Engineering, Smart Energy Council & Renewable Energy Council Asia-Pacific I was very pleased to chair the panel on Australia's opportunities and challenges in green iron supply chains at the IEA Hydrogen TCP Task 52 workshop at Monash University
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Really excited to see how Peak scales their sodium batteries, could also be huge for multi family developments starting to move mostly off grid!
US companies sign deal to build giant sodium batteries for US data centres, and also targeting Australia and Japan reneweconomy.com.au/us-companies...
US companies sign deal that could bring giant sodium batteries to Australia for data centres
US companies sign deal to build giant sodium batteries for US data centres, and also targeting Australia and Japan.
reneweconomy.com.au
February 11, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Really excited to see how Peak scales their sodium batteries, could also be huge for multi family developments starting to move mostly off grid!
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ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED
This is a very good question, which admits many possible answers, depending on the frame of reference.
First option. According to Deleuze's Society of the Spectacle, [...]
This is a very good question, which admits many possible answers, depending on the frame of reference.
First option. According to Deleuze's Society of the Spectacle, [...]
a man in a gladiator costume is standing in front of a crowd
Alt: A gladiator is standing in front of a crowd
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February 13, 2026 at 11:48 AM
ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED
This is a very good question, which admits many possible answers, depending on the frame of reference.
First option. According to Deleuze's Society of the Spectacle, [...]
This is a very good question, which admits many possible answers, depending on the frame of reference.
First option. According to Deleuze's Society of the Spectacle, [...]
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Mindscape 343 | Tom Griffiths @cocoscilab.bsky.social on The Laws of Thought. Everyone knows the laws of thermodynamics, but do you know the laws of thinking? #MindscapePodcast
www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2026...
www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2026...
February 9, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Mindscape 343 | Tom Griffiths @cocoscilab.bsky.social on The Laws of Thought. Everyone knows the laws of thermodynamics, but do you know the laws of thinking? #MindscapePodcast
www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2026...
www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2026...
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Happy birthday to one of my favourite haters, Charles Darwin
February 12, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Happy birthday to one of my favourite haters, Charles Darwin
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Friends of John Fawkner College organised an event on February 12 to discuss how to build community support and call for more resources for their local public schools. www.greenleft.org.au/2026/1447/ne...
Communities rally for John Fawkner College funding
Friends of John Fawkner College organised an event to discuss how to build community support and call for more resources and support for their local public schools. Darren Saffin reports.
www.greenleft.org.au
February 13, 2026 at 6:42 AM
Friends of John Fawkner College organised an event on February 12 to discuss how to build community support and call for more resources for their local public schools. www.greenleft.org.au/2026/1447/ne...
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Italy news: Ministry sets out ‘revolutionary’ 2026-28 research funding plan
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Ministry sets out ‘revolutionary’ 2026-28 Italian funding plan - Research Professional News
Plan includes framework for more predictable funding and new schemes for multidisciplinary work
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
February 12, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Italy news: Ministry sets out ‘revolutionary’ 2026-28 research funding plan
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-euro...
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-euro...
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America’s Largest Particle Collider Just Shut Down. Here’s What Happens Next gizmodo.com/americas-lar...
America’s Largest Particle Collider Just Shut Down. Here’s What Happens Next
Don't worry, it's all good.
gizmodo.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:20 PM
America’s Largest Particle Collider Just Shut Down. Here’s What Happens Next gizmodo.com/americas-lar...
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Moral clarity in a time of cowardice + complicity.
Thank you, Grace Tame.
Thank you, Grace Tame.
February 12, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Moral clarity in a time of cowardice + complicity.
Thank you, Grace Tame.
Thank you, Grace Tame.
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We're trekking from Glasgow to Balloch this April!
"We care deeply about the work we do & the people we support. We want to raise as much funds & awareness as possible to support those rebuilding their lives here in Scotland."
All donations are HUGELY appreciated: shorturl.at/iu5Kc
Thank you!! 🧡
"We care deeply about the work we do & the people we support. We want to raise as much funds & awareness as possible to support those rebuilding their lives here in Scotland."
All donations are HUGELY appreciated: shorturl.at/iu5Kc
Thank you!! 🧡
February 12, 2026 at 11:26 AM
We're trekking from Glasgow to Balloch this April!
"We care deeply about the work we do & the people we support. We want to raise as much funds & awareness as possible to support those rebuilding their lives here in Scotland."
All donations are HUGELY appreciated: shorturl.at/iu5Kc
Thank you!! 🧡
"We care deeply about the work we do & the people we support. We want to raise as much funds & awareness as possible to support those rebuilding their lives here in Scotland."
All donations are HUGELY appreciated: shorturl.at/iu5Kc
Thank you!! 🧡
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I wrote this rather odd and personal piece over New Years, and it has received so much positive echo from so many people, including allowing me to reconnect with long lost friends. You might find it useful too.
jksteinberger.medium.com/against-fitt...
jksteinberger.medium.com/against-fitt...
Against fitting in
Between dissolution and crystallisation
jksteinberger.medium.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:13 PM
I wrote this rather odd and personal piece over New Years, and it has received so much positive echo from so many people, including allowing me to reconnect with long lost friends. You might find it useful too.
jksteinberger.medium.com/against-fitt...
jksteinberger.medium.com/against-fitt...
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Tom has not one but two books coming out. One is, naturally enough, The Laws of Thought: The Quest for a Mathematical Theory of Mind.
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
The Laws of Thought
From the coauthor of Algorithms to Live By, an exploration of the quest to use mathematics to describe the ways we think, from its origins three hundred year...
us.macmillan.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Tom has not one but two books coming out. One is, naturally enough, The Laws of Thought: The Quest for a Mathematical Theory of Mind.
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...