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PROMOTING NATURAL & CULTURAL HISTORY a tiny stream of miscellaneous insights from The IK Foundation | The IK Workshop Society.
- Fieldwork, Expeditions, Research, Publicise, Philanthropy ~
An Agile & Remote Organisation Since 1988 | www.ikfoundation.org
- Fieldwork, Expeditions, Research, Publicise, Philanthropy ~
An Agile & Remote Organisation Since 1988 | www.ikfoundation.org
The final batch of 250 hand-bound, numbered books is now ready to order! SPITSBERGEN SCIENCE EXPEDITIONS | 446 pp. with in-depth details, including text sections, maps, diagrams, pictures, artworks, timelines, and large fold-outs.
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#Arctic #Science #Fieldwork …
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#Arctic #Science #Fieldwork …
January 9, 2026 at 10:41 AM
The final batch of 250 hand-bound, numbered books is now ready to order! SPITSBERGEN SCIENCE EXPEDITIONS | 446 pp. with in-depth details, including text sections, maps, diagrams, pictures, artworks, timelines, and large fold-outs.
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#Arctic #Science #Fieldwork …
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#Arctic #Science #Fieldwork …
Preview & Live our next unique crowdfunding campaign. Best of all, it will be free for everyone, ensuring this vital resource is a tool for all: students, scientists, policymakers, and curious minds around the world. #arctic #spitsbergen #greenland #fieldwork #field...
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January 8, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Preview & Live our next unique crowdfunding campaign. Best of all, it will be free for everyone, ensuring this vital resource is a tool for all: students, scientists, policymakers, and curious minds around the world. #arctic #spitsbergen #greenland #fieldwork #field...
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"Reclaiming academic publishing as a public good will require a return to not-for-profit models and sustainable open-access systems."
It will save us much funding that we could then really spend on research.
It will save us much funding that we could then really spend on research.
Reading “The 5 stages of the ‘enshittification’ of academic publishing”
theconversation.com/the-5-stages...
theconversation.com/the-5-stages...
The 5 stages of the ‘enshittification’ of academic publishing
Academic publishing now shows the same decline that has hit social media and online marketplaces.
theconversation.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:26 PM
"Reclaiming academic publishing as a public good will require a return to not-for-profit models and sustainable open-access systems."
It will save us much funding that we could then really spend on research.
It will save us much funding that we could then really spend on research.
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If you want to discover more about textiles and clothing in the Arctic, my historical chapter is included in this book. Available at www.ikfoundation.org/books-and-ar...
#Arctic
#TextileHistory
#Clothing
#Arctic
#TextileHistory
#Clothing
January 5, 2026 at 11:12 AM
If you want to discover more about textiles and clothing in the Arctic, my historical chapter is included in this book. Available at www.ikfoundation.org/books-and-ar...
#Arctic
#TextileHistory
#Clothing
#Arctic
#TextileHistory
#Clothing
Word cloud showing the multidisciplinary contents from the book SPITSBERGEN SCIENCE EXPEDITIONS. Probably the most up-to-date and definitive book on the Arctic: SPITSBERGEN | Svalbard: Natural & Cultural History, written by leading European experts. Read/Order > www.ikfoundation.org/books-and-ar...
January 5, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Word cloud showing the multidisciplinary contents from the book SPITSBERGEN SCIENCE EXPEDITIONS. Probably the most up-to-date and definitive book on the Arctic: SPITSBERGEN | Svalbard: Natural & Cultural History, written by leading European experts. Read/Order > www.ikfoundation.org/books-and-ar...
The final batch of 250 hand-bound, numbered books is now ready to order! SPITSBERGEN SCIENCE EXPEDITIONS; 446 pp. with in-depth details, including text sections, maps, diagrams, pictures, artworks and large fold…
www.ikfoundation.org/books-and-ar...
#Arctic #Earth Science #Fieldwork #Expeditions …
www.ikfoundation.org/books-and-ar...
#Arctic #Earth Science #Fieldwork #Expeditions …
January 4, 2026 at 9:25 AM
The final batch of 250 hand-bound, numbered books is now ready to order! SPITSBERGEN SCIENCE EXPEDITIONS; 446 pp. with in-depth details, including text sections, maps, diagrams, pictures, artworks and large fold…
www.ikfoundation.org/books-and-ar...
#Arctic #Earth Science #Fieldwork #Expeditions …
www.ikfoundation.org/books-and-ar...
#Arctic #Earth Science #Fieldwork #Expeditions …
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A new year, and the iTEXTILIS textile history essays will continue to be published in 2026, every 2-3 w...
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who supports keeping the iTEXTILIS essay collection accessible and free for all to read.
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Best textile wishes for the new year!
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who supports keeping the iTEXTILIS essay collection accessible and free for all to read.
whydonate.com/fundraising/...
Best textile wishes for the new year!
January 2, 2026 at 8:33 AM
A new year, and the iTEXTILIS textile history essays will continue to be published in 2026, every 2-3 w...
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who supports keeping the iTEXTILIS essay collection accessible and free for all to read.
whydonate.com/fundraising/...
Best textile wishes for the new year!
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who supports keeping the iTEXTILIS essay collection accessible and free for all to read.
whydonate.com/fundraising/...
Best textile wishes for the new year!
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NEW ESSAY: Linen Bleaching Grounds – A Case Study of Household Linen and Laundry: 1530s to 1940s. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/li...
January 2, 2026 at 7:05 AM
NEW ESSAY: Linen Bleaching Grounds – A Case Study of Household Linen and Laundry: 1530s to 1940s. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/li...
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The textile history essays will continue to be published in 2026, every 2-3 weeks, and will be freely accessible to all (you can find over 200 essays today). Read more: www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/es...
December 16, 2025 at 8:29 AM
The textile history essays will continue to be published in 2026, every 2-3 weeks, and will be freely accessible to all (you can find over 200 essays today). Read more: www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/es...
The Field Station Lab campaign ends today, and in its closing hours of the year 2025, it has achieved 56.5% of its total goal of EUR 18,000. We thank you all donors for your trust and wish you a really happy new year.
Our work continues. Like our field station concept - in all weathers!
Our work continues. Like our field station concept - in all weathers!
December 31, 2025 at 9:16 AM
The Field Station Lab campaign ends today, and in its closing hours of the year 2025, it has achieved 56.5% of its total goal of EUR 18,000. We thank you all donors for your trust and wish you a really happy new year.
Our work continues. Like our field station concept - in all weathers!
Our work continues. Like our field station concept - in all weathers!
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If you are interested in exploring more about 18th-century global textile history! My monograph ‘Textilia Linnaeana: Global 18th Century Textile Traditions & Trade’ (520 pages). | Available here… www.ikfoundation.org/books-and-ar...
December 29, 2025 at 10:49 AM
If you are interested in exploring more about 18th-century global textile history! My monograph ‘Textilia Linnaeana: Global 18th Century Textile Traditions & Trade’ (520 pages). | Available here… www.ikfoundation.org/books-and-ar...
The final batch of 250 hand-bound, numbered books is now ready to order! SPITSBERGEN SCIENCE EXPEDITIONS | 446 pp. with in-depth details, including text sections, maps, diagrams, pictures, artworks, timelines, and large fold-outs.
TAGS > Arctic | Earth Science | Fieldwork | Expeditions …
TAGS > Arctic | Earth Science | Fieldwork | Expeditions …
December 28, 2025 at 7:38 AM
The final batch of 250 hand-bound, numbered books is now ready to order! SPITSBERGEN SCIENCE EXPEDITIONS | 446 pp. with in-depth details, including text sections, maps, diagrams, pictures, artworks, timelines, and large fold-outs.
TAGS > Arctic | Earth Science | Fieldwork | Expeditions …
TAGS > Arctic | Earth Science | Fieldwork | Expeditions …
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We need some more tree-posting on this app.
This is the oldest known living Douglas-fir in Oregon (and maybe in North America?) I cored it to near the pith in 2006 and was able to re-visit it recently with some other forest scientists.
It is at least 1015 years old, but probably ~1050.
This is the oldest known living Douglas-fir in Oregon (and maybe in North America?) I cored it to near the pith in 2006 and was able to re-visit it recently with some other forest scientists.
It is at least 1015 years old, but probably ~1050.
December 16, 2025 at 2:23 AM
We need some more tree-posting on this app.
This is the oldest known living Douglas-fir in Oregon (and maybe in North America?) I cored it to near the pith in 2006 and was able to re-visit it recently with some other forest scientists.
It is at least 1015 years old, but probably ~1050.
This is the oldest known living Douglas-fir in Oregon (and maybe in North America?) I cored it to near the pith in 2006 and was able to re-visit it recently with some other forest scientists.
It is at least 1015 years old, but probably ~1050.
NEW iMESSENGER | In 2026, we at The IK Foundation aim to continue our constructive work and remain independent by developing projects in Natural & Cultural History, implementing them, and sharing knowledge with everyone in a democratic way, as we.... READ MORE > www.ikfoundation.org/news/imessen...
December 16, 2025 at 8:24 AM
NEW iMESSENGER | In 2026, we at The IK Foundation aim to continue our constructive work and remain independent by developing projects in Natural & Cultural History, implementing them, and sharing knowledge with everyone in a democratic way, as we.... READ MORE > www.ikfoundation.org/news/imessen...
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The textile history essays will continue to be published in 2026, every 2-3 weeks, and will be freely accessible to all. To ensure it remains free over time, please support… whydonate.com/fundraising/...
December 16, 2025 at 7:32 AM
The textile history essays will continue to be published in 2026, every 2-3 weeks, and will be freely accessible to all. To ensure it remains free over time, please support… whydonate.com/fundraising/...
Unique pine tree trunk that sprouted after the last ice age ≈ 10,000 years ago, stood firmly on the bottom of the Baltic Sea for thousands of years. From a research project in the 1980s. Fully intact, still smells of resin—a work of nature and wonder. Now for sale! Contact IK for more information.
December 5, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Unique pine tree trunk that sprouted after the last ice age ≈ 10,000 years ago, stood firmly on the bottom of the Baltic Sea for thousands of years. From a research project in the 1980s. Fully intact, still smells of resin—a work of nature and wonder. Now for sale! Contact IK for more information.
THE ARCTIC, SPITSBERGEN, SVALBARD | This publication features 250 hand-bound copies showcasing the latest scientific insights. It is beautifully designed with in-depth details, including text sections, maps, pictures, artworks, timelines, fold-outs...
READ MORE www.ikfoundation.org/books-and-ar...
READ MORE www.ikfoundation.org/books-and-ar...
December 5, 2025 at 9:26 AM
THE ARCTIC, SPITSBERGEN, SVALBARD | This publication features 250 hand-bound copies showcasing the latest scientific insights. It is beautifully designed with in-depth details, including text sections, maps, pictures, artworks, timelines, fold-outs...
READ MORE www.ikfoundation.org/books-and-ar...
READ MORE www.ikfoundation.org/books-and-ar...
8 days left in our crowdfunding campaign, over 50% funded. Our goal: launch Field Station concept v.3. Join us in transforming how we observe nature.
Your support for the Field Station Lab campaign makes a difference—there’s still time to help, every contribution brings us closer…
DONATE TODAY>
Your support for the Field Station Lab campaign makes a difference—there’s still time to help, every contribution brings us closer…
DONATE TODAY>
December 5, 2025 at 8:33 AM
8 days left in our crowdfunding campaign, over 50% funded. Our goal: launch Field Station concept v.3. Join us in transforming how we observe nature.
Your support for the Field Station Lab campaign makes a difference—there’s still time to help, every contribution brings us closer…
DONATE TODAY>
Your support for the Field Station Lab campaign makes a difference—there’s still time to help, every contribution brings us closer…
DONATE TODAY>
NEW ESSAY from iTEXTILIS: Baby Clothing and Christening – In the Coastal Town of Whitby: 1820s to 1914, North Yorkshire, England.
December 5, 2025 at 7:44 AM
NEW ESSAY from iTEXTILIS: Baby Clothing and Christening – In the Coastal Town of Whitby: 1820s to 1914, North Yorkshire, England.
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From the Archive: Pollution and Health – Textile Observations by 18th Century Naturalists (2800 words). www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/po...
November 19, 2025 at 11:29 AM
From the Archive: Pollution and Health – Textile Observations by 18th Century Naturalists (2800 words). www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/po...