Lisa Haushofer
@haushoferl.bsky.social
MD turned historian of medicine, science, food, environment | author of WONDER FOODS (@ucpress.bsky.social '22) http://shorturl.at/nuGP7 | @gastronomica.bsky.social | living in Amsterdam | #histstm #histmed #foodhistory #foodstudies | she/her
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🎙️ ahem, some news... my first book Wonder Foods has been made into an audiobook 😱
And I'm *very* lucky that it's been read by the wonderful Margaret Wakeley, a pop singer, cabaret artist & voice actor, whose warm tone & humor I instantly fell in love with.
www.audible.co.uk/pd/Wonder-Fo...
And I'm *very* lucky that it's been read by the wonderful Margaret Wakeley, a pop singer, cabaret artist & voice actor, whose warm tone & humor I instantly fell in love with.
www.audible.co.uk/pd/Wonder-Fo...
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Ook eentje op mijn leeslijstje is het boek van UvA-collega @haushoferl.bsky.social, 'Wonder foods. The Science and Commerce of Nutrition', een voedselgeschiedenis in de negentiende en twintigste eeuw, en de ontwikkeling van nieuwe producten met grote beloften..
www.ucpress.edu/books/wonder...
www.ucpress.edu/books/wonder...
Wonder Foods by Lisa Haushofer - Paper
Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.
www.ucpress.edu
November 8, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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My latest on Republicans playing Russian roulette with people’s food:
Let White People Be the Face of Trump’s Hunger Crisis
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Let White People Be the Face of Trump’s Hunger Crisis
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Let White People Be the Face of Trump’s Hunger Crisis—Opinion
Black suffering has never moved this country to act. Maybe seeing white families skip meals will finally make us admit that food insecurity isn’t fate—it’s a choice politicians keep making.
rewirenewsgroup.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:29 PM
My latest on Republicans playing Russian roulette with people’s food:
Let White People Be the Face of Trump’s Hunger Crisis
rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/11/04/f...
Let White People Be the Face of Trump’s Hunger Crisis
rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/11/04/f...
This one’s for you writers - for November, a colleague and I are organizing short (30min) online morning writing sessions- just a quick (5min) writing prompt/warmup and then 20 min free writing time. From Mon-Thu 8.30-9 am CET (sorry US/Canada friends!). Message if you’d like to join. #AcWriMo
kermit the frog is typing on a typewriter .
Alt: kermit the frog is typing on a typewriter .
media.tenor.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:13 PM
This one’s for you writers - for November, a colleague and I are organizing short (30min) online morning writing sessions- just a quick (5min) writing prompt/warmup and then 20 min free writing time. From Mon-Thu 8.30-9 am CET (sorry US/Canada friends!). Message if you’d like to join. #AcWriMo
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I love to see stuff like this because it helps explain to people trapped in tech-sponsored information bubbles the actually obvious fact that universities teach people to know & think things, and AI is a way to produce the effect of knowing & thinking things w/o actually knowing & thinking them.
Opinion | Why Even Basic A.I. Use Is So Bad for Students
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 11:13 AM
I love to see stuff like this because it helps explain to people trapped in tech-sponsored information bubbles the actually obvious fact that universities teach people to know & think things, and AI is a way to produce the effect of knowing & thinking things w/o actually knowing & thinking them.
These GMOs are getting out of hand
October 24, 2025 at 7:14 AM
These GMOs are getting out of hand
You know who else liked gold
October 23, 2025 at 5:32 AM
You know who else liked gold
I just wanna say I'm available to consult on your next movie or TV show about academia.
![Still from the movie The Holdovers; the CC reads "[sigh] A monograph is like a book, o-only shorter."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:sfofnliu6w4wimw3moa3qtil/bafkreifor6cgy2wivjmmph4rvfgx624uvvscixxtkxx2rjqjjcexnnbzvq@jpeg)
October 22, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I just wanna say I'm available to consult on your next movie or TV show about academia.
❗️JOB: Assistant Professor Social Studies of Medicine, joint appointment in sociology (65%) and #hps (35%)
#histstm #histmed #histsci
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/assista...
#histstm #histmed #histsci
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/assista...
Assistant Professor Social Studies of Medicine
This is a joint post 65% Sociology, 35% HPS. The Departments of Sociology and History and Philosophy of Science are looking to recruit an Assistant Professor in the Social Studies of Medicine in a
www.cam.ac.uk
October 21, 2025 at 6:38 AM
❗️JOB: Assistant Professor Social Studies of Medicine, joint appointment in sociology (65%) and #hps (35%)
#histstm #histmed #histsci
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/assista...
#histstm #histmed #histsci
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/assista...
Current velocity of progress towards this grant application #aclife
a cartoon sloth wearing a green shirt is sitting at a table with a tablet .
ALT: a cartoon sloth wearing a green shirt is sitting at a table with a tablet .
media.tenor.com
October 20, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Current velocity of progress towards this grant application #aclife
Eat your heart out Deutsche Bahn 😛
Dutch Trains Most Punctual in Europe, Study Finds www.expatrepublic.com/most-punctua...
Dutch Trains Most Punctual in Europe, Study Finds www.expatrepublic.com/most-punctua...
Dutch Trains Most Punctual in Europe, Study Finds - Expat Republic
New data confirms what many daily commuters already suspected: the Dutch train system is among the most punctual in all of Europe.
www.expatrepublic.com
October 18, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Eat your heart out Deutsche Bahn 😛
Dutch Trains Most Punctual in Europe, Study Finds www.expatrepublic.com/most-punctua...
Dutch Trains Most Punctual in Europe, Study Finds www.expatrepublic.com/most-punctua...
I found the original Karen. She would like a word.
October 18, 2025 at 8:57 AM
I found the original Karen. She would like a word.
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I was at my old high school today, for the first time in over twenty years, to talk to the teachers about how their curriculum can better support students. AI came up, and so many teachers were saying "Well it's a tool, they have to know how to use it, it's the future so we have to accept it!"
October 16, 2025 at 2:50 AM
I was at my old high school today, for the first time in over twenty years, to talk to the teachers about how their curriculum can better support students. AI came up, and so many teachers were saying "Well it's a tool, they have to know how to use it, it's the future so we have to accept it!"
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I am writing this because it has swiftly become crystal clear to me that many people have no idea what is happening or how this works. Here is a thread for non-academics to put into context what just happened to Dr. Mark Bray, a fellow historian.
October 10, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I am writing this because it has swiftly become crystal clear to me that many people have no idea what is happening or how this works. Here is a thread for non-academics to put into context what just happened to Dr. Mark Bray, a fellow historian.
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And here were the books we discussed with the authors!
October 1, 2025 at 11:56 AM
And here were the books we discussed with the authors!
⏰ PhD position ⏰ on the history of blockades in the interwar period with my wonderful colleague Samuël Kruizinga in the ERC-funded Synergy program BLOCKADE:
werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
Vacancy — PhD position - Benign Blockades? Blockades and sanctions, 1919-1939
The Amsterdam School for Historical Studies (ASH) invites applications for a fully funded PhD position (4 years, 1.0ft). This position is part of the ERC Synergy-funded research programme BLOCKADE, wh...
werkenbij.uva.nl
October 6, 2025 at 9:29 AM
⏰ PhD position ⏰ on the history of blockades in the interwar period with my wonderful colleague Samuël Kruizinga in the ERC-funded Synergy program BLOCKADE:
werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
Congratulations @nursingclio.bsky.social !! 🎉🥳🍾
Our book is out!! Happy publication day to our fantastic team of editors and authors.
October 6, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Congratulations @nursingclio.bsky.social !! 🎉🥳🍾
Happy cinnamon bun day to all those who celebrate! I certainly do.
Let the wintering begin.
#kanelbullensdag
Let the wintering begin.
#kanelbullensdag
October 4, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Happy cinnamon bun day to all those who celebrate! I certainly do.
Let the wintering begin.
#kanelbullensdag
Let the wintering begin.
#kanelbullensdag
Nothing to see here only a #foodhistory dream job at the Smithsonian... 🥦🍎🍾
trustcareers.si.edu/en/postings/...
trustcareers.si.edu/en/postings/...
Museum Curator (Food & Wine History), IS-1015-13
Job Opening: Museum Curator (Food & Wine History), IS-1015-13 at Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC.
trustcareers.si.edu
September 30, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Nothing to see here only a #foodhistory dream job at the Smithsonian... 🥦🍎🍾
trustcareers.si.edu/en/postings/...
trustcareers.si.edu/en/postings/...
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Starting a new thread to collect critical perspectives on AI, as they are articulated dozens of times every day and appear repeatedly on my timeline. I can't read everything right away, but if, like me, you want to stay up to date, then this might help a bit:
September 11, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Starting a new thread to collect critical perspectives on AI, as they are articulated dozens of times every day and appear repeatedly on my timeline. I can't read everything right away, but if, like me, you want to stay up to date, then this might help a bit:
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"available data shows that ICE arrested 674 potential U.S. citizens, detained 121, and deported 70 ... true number may be even higher....neither ICE nor U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) maintain good enough records to determine just how many people the agencies arrested or deported in error"
ICE May Have Deported as Many as 70 US Citizens In the Last Five Years - American Immigration Council
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) keeps making an inexcusable error: it has been deporting U.S. citizens by mistake.
www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org
September 27, 2025 at 2:38 PM
"available data shows that ICE arrested 674 potential U.S. citizens, detained 121, and deported 70 ... true number may be even higher....neither ICE nor U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) maintain good enough records to determine just how many people the agencies arrested or deported in error"
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Anyway, @tabouchadi.bsky.social is great on all of this, and I wish political leaders and the liberal / Democratic consultant class would listen. Or at least acknowledge that what they are propagating as “common sense” or "without alternative" in fact goes against all empirical evidence we have.
For the Guardian, @turnbulldugarte.com and I discuss our research that clearly shows one thing: Labour's anti-immigration strategy will only strengthen Reform and weaken its own electoral prospects. It won't win voters back but ultimately normalizes the far right
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Our research makes it clear: by capitulating to the right, Labour is driving voters to Reform UK | Tarik Abou-Chadi and Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte
Mimicking Farage on immigration is senseless. Labour voters feel betrayed; anti-immigration voters see through the ruse, say academics Tarik Abou-Chadi and Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte
www.theguardian.com
September 26, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Anyway, @tabouchadi.bsky.social is great on all of this, and I wish political leaders and the liberal / Democratic consultant class would listen. Or at least acknowledge that what they are propagating as “common sense” or "without alternative" in fact goes against all empirical evidence we have.
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A disaster that Starmer insists on ignoring the mountain of empirical evidence from across "Western" democracies that adopting rightwing positions and frameworks only ever helps the Right win legitimacy and votes.
An utter disaster that so many Democrats in the U.S. insist on doing Starmerism.
An utter disaster that so many Democrats in the U.S. insist on doing Starmerism.
The success of the far right is not only measured in votes and seats but in its impact on rhetoric, policy and ideology. The fact that a (nominally) social democratic head of government with a huge majority choses to say and do this is maybe the biggest success of the far right in Europe yet.
September 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
A disaster that Starmer insists on ignoring the mountain of empirical evidence from across "Western" democracies that adopting rightwing positions and frameworks only ever helps the Right win legitimacy and votes.
An utter disaster that so many Democrats in the U.S. insist on doing Starmerism.
An utter disaster that so many Democrats in the U.S. insist on doing Starmerism.
“Many women … will now be burdened with unsubstantiated concerns about how their choices might endanger their pregnancy. Whatever they choose, there is a pathway for them to be blamed.”
I’m thankful the ever insightful @katewomersley.com has weighed in on this.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I’m thankful the ever insightful @katewomersley.com has weighed in on this.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Pregnant women deserve so much better than Trump’s theatre of scaremongering and shame | Kate Womersley
There is no credible evidence linking autism with maternal paracetamol use. But the US president’s ‘tough it out’ message could harm mothers and babies, says doctor Kate Womersley
www.theguardian.com
September 24, 2025 at 5:32 PM
“Many women … will now be burdened with unsubstantiated concerns about how their choices might endanger their pregnancy. Whatever they choose, there is a pathway for them to be blamed.”
I’m thankful the ever insightful @katewomersley.com has weighed in on this.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I’m thankful the ever insightful @katewomersley.com has weighed in on this.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...