Levi John Wolf
@levijohnwolf.bsky.social
Editor at Environment & Planning, B and expat at the University of Bristol. Code with pysal and geopandas. Stats, Cities, and People. Catch up with me at http://ljwolf.org
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🚨📣 We have a new paper with Emmanouil Tranos & @levijohnwolf.bsky.social in the Journal of #Economic #Geography linking #internet speeds to #firm level #productivity benefits. There is a 2% productivity boost pulling slowest to fastest speeds across #UK LAs 👀👇
#geosky
#econsky 📈📉
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#geosky
#econsky 📈📉
shorturl.at/NJ4rE
Fast and furious: the productivity effects of the geography of experienced internet speeds
Abstract. The link between digital technologies and productivity has long intrigued researchers. Key to unpacking this relationship is detailed data connec
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November 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
🚨📣 We have a new paper with Emmanouil Tranos & @levijohnwolf.bsky.social in the Journal of #Economic #Geography linking #internet speeds to #firm level #productivity benefits. There is a 2% productivity boost pulling slowest to fastest speeds across #UK LAs 👀👇
#geosky
#econsky 📈📉
shorturl.at/NJ4rE
#geosky
#econsky 📈📉
shorturl.at/NJ4rE
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🎧New episode of the #GLaDpodcast 🎧 @rsfrankl.bsky.social, @levijohnwolf.bsky.social and I liked talking to @wenfeixu.bsky.social so much that we invited her back! Come for the fancy data, stay for engaging conversation™️ and… an Exhibitions entry in your CV.
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Episode 26: A day in the life of… Wenfei Xu
Today we’re “repeating” special guest. We enjoyed so much talking to Wenfei Xu anbout mobile phone data in our last episode (Episode 25: What we talk about when we talk about mobile phone data), that ...
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October 16, 2025 at 10:47 AM
🎧New episode of the #GLaDpodcast 🎧 @rsfrankl.bsky.social, @levijohnwolf.bsky.social and I liked talking to @wenfeixu.bsky.social so much that we invited her back! Come for the fancy data, stay for engaging conversation™️ and… an Exhibitions entry in your CV.
www.podbean.com/ew/pb-cfz7e-...
www.podbean.com/ew/pb-cfz7e-...
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cool news from PySAL world: the (imminent) next release of the `esda` module will have (1) spatial correlograms and (2) (more importantly) @levijohnwolf.bsky.social's partial Moran's I estimator described in
www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
(both already in main if you can't wait 😎)
www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
(both already in main if you can't wait 😎)
September 25, 2025 at 6:35 PM
cool news from PySAL world: the (imminent) next release of the `esda` module will have (1) spatial correlograms and (2) (more importantly) @levijohnwolf.bsky.social's partial Moran's I estimator described in
www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
(both already in main if you can't wait 😎)
www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
(both already in main if you can't wait 😎)
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🎧New #GLaDpodcast 🎧 Everything you ever wanted to know about mobile phone data in social science and never dared to ask, all in an entertaining™️ conversation btw @levijohnwolf.bsky.social, @rsfrankl.bsky.social, yours truly and the one and only @wenfeixu.bsky.social.
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Episode 25: What we talk about when we talk about mobile phone data
Here's an episode all about data—mobile phone data, to be exact. What are we talking about when we talk about using “mobile phone data” in our research? How are these data generated? Who produces them...
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September 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🎧New #GLaDpodcast 🎧 Everything you ever wanted to know about mobile phone data in social science and never dared to ask, all in an entertaining™️ conversation btw @levijohnwolf.bsky.social, @rsfrankl.bsky.social, yours truly and the one and only @wenfeixu.bsky.social.
www.podbean.com/ew/pb-ufnqe-...
www.podbean.com/ew/pb-ufnqe-...
AI is now definitely changing how we live our (geography) lives!
Join @rsfrankl.bsky.social, @darribas.bsky.social, and me for another episode of GLaD, where we discuss whether you should be vibe coding w/ Claude, sending ChatGPT review requests, or running on AI-made routes!
shorturl.at/GLNKd
Join @rsfrankl.bsky.social, @darribas.bsky.social, and me for another episode of GLaD, where we discuss whether you should be vibe coding w/ Claude, sending ChatGPT review requests, or running on AI-made routes!
shorturl.at/GLNKd
AI & GLaD in Practice: a field report
The GLaD Podcast · Episode
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August 13, 2025 at 1:45 PM
AI is now definitely changing how we live our (geography) lives!
Join @rsfrankl.bsky.social, @darribas.bsky.social, and me for another episode of GLaD, where we discuss whether you should be vibe coding w/ Claude, sending ChatGPT review requests, or running on AI-made routes!
shorturl.at/GLNKd
Join @rsfrankl.bsky.social, @darribas.bsky.social, and me for another episode of GLaD, where we discuss whether you should be vibe coding w/ Claude, sending ChatGPT review requests, or running on AI-made routes!
shorturl.at/GLNKd
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I gotta say I find a lot of AI discourse around higher ed very confusing. "if ChatGPT can write your essays is college even worth it?" did people think math teachers were assigning problem sets because *they* couldn't figure out the answers?
June 30, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I gotta say I find a lot of AI discourse around higher ed very confusing. "if ChatGPT can write your essays is college even worth it?" did people think math teachers were assigning problem sets because *they* couldn't figure out the answers?
I've just had the most surreal experience: I googled a relatively niche question about an academic topic and got an AI response paraphrasing *my own* crossvalidated (the stats stack overflow) answer from years prior.
June 19, 2025 at 6:46 AM
I've just had the most surreal experience: I googled a relatively niche question about an academic topic and got an AI response paraphrasing *my own* crossvalidated (the stats stack overflow) answer from years prior.
Ep. 2 of our "Navigating the Shoals of the Academic Job Market" is live! we dive into putting an application together, what interviews might be like, and share @rsfrankl.bsky.social , @darribas.bsky.social and I share our experiences in these rough and wild waters!
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Episode 23: Navigating the Academic Job Market (Part 2)
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June 10, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Ep. 2 of our "Navigating the Shoals of the Academic Job Market" is live! we dive into putting an application together, what interviews might be like, and share @rsfrankl.bsky.social , @darribas.bsky.social and I share our experiences in these rough and wild waters!
open.spotify.com/episode/2PNm...
open.spotify.com/episode/2PNm...
It is so constraining to write in a TUI... I'm finally admitting that git+vim+Hugo is a bit masochistic for me, and have moved blog.ljwolf.org back to Tumblr. Just having an iOS app already means it's 1000x easier to keep up to date!
June 6, 2025 at 3:21 PM
It is so constraining to write in a TUI... I'm finally admitting that git+vim+Hugo is a bit masochistic for me, and have moved blog.ljwolf.org back to Tumblr. Just having an iOS app already means it's 1000x easier to keep up to date!
Thanks again #GISRUK2025 for coming by!
April 26, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Thanks again #GISRUK2025 for coming by!
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New episode of the #GLaD podcast just dropped, Time (mis)management. Everything you always wanting to know (or not) about why we (@rsfrankl.bsky.social, @levijohnwolf.bsky.social and yours truly) are always late, and maybe that’s OK…
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Episode 21: Time (mis)management | The GLaD Podcast
Today, we’re talking about time management. Or, rather, the lack thereof (both time, and management). It feels like we’re always over-committed. Always running behind. 24h a day sounds like so much an...
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March 30, 2025 at 3:51 PM
New episode of the #GLaD podcast just dropped, Time (mis)management. Everything you always wanting to know (or not) about why we (@rsfrankl.bsky.social, @levijohnwolf.bsky.social and yours truly) are always late, and maybe that’s OK…
gladpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-21...
gladpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-21...
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Second day at #AAG2025 is about to start and maybe you are already overwhelmed as a first time attendee? Here is a podcast by @rsfrankl.bsky.social @darribas.bsky.social @levijohnwolf.bsky.social that you should listen while you get ready for conferencing! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Episode 3: How to Conference
Podcast Episode · The GLaD Podcast · 03/18/2023 · 1h 59m
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March 25, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Second day at #AAG2025 is about to start and maybe you are already overwhelmed as a first time attendee? Here is a podcast by @rsfrankl.bsky.social @darribas.bsky.social @levijohnwolf.bsky.social that you should listen while you get ready for conferencing! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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Last day to register for #GISRUK2025 at the early bird rate and get in before the prices increase! More details on the programme and events can be found on the conference website - gisruk.github.io
Look forward to seeing many in Bristol in a few weeks!
Look forward to seeing many in Bristol in a few weeks!
GISRUK 2025 : University of Bristol – GISRUK 2025
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March 21, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Last day to register for #GISRUK2025 at the early bird rate and get in before the prices increase! More details on the programme and events can be found on the conference website - gisruk.github.io
Look forward to seeing many in Bristol in a few weeks!
Look forward to seeing many in Bristol in a few weeks!
Sure to be a good time! Come join us in Bristol for all sorts of cool geographic and environmental data science in a beautiful and cool setting 😎
The programme for #GISRUK2025 is now live! See whats happening at this years conference in Bristol, April 22-25th. Registration is still open for if you haven't yet registered! gisruk.org/gisruk-2025
@levijohnwolf.bsky.social @caitrobin.bsky.social
@levijohnwolf.bsky.social @caitrobin.bsky.social
GISRUK 2025 : University of Bristol – GISRUK 2025
gisruk.org
March 14, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Sure to be a good time! Come join us in Bristol for all sorts of cool geographic and environmental data science in a beautiful and cool setting 😎
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The programme for #GISRUK2025 is now live! See whats happening at this years conference in Bristol, April 22-25th. Registration is still open for if you haven't yet registered! gisruk.org/gisruk-2025
@levijohnwolf.bsky.social @caitrobin.bsky.social
@levijohnwolf.bsky.social @caitrobin.bsky.social
GISRUK 2025 : University of Bristol – GISRUK 2025
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March 14, 2025 at 2:36 PM
The programme for #GISRUK2025 is now live! See whats happening at this years conference in Bristol, April 22-25th. Registration is still open for if you haven't yet registered! gisruk.org/gisruk-2025
@levijohnwolf.bsky.social @caitrobin.bsky.social
@levijohnwolf.bsky.social @caitrobin.bsky.social
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Looking forward to seeing you at Spatiotemporal Causal Analysis (#STCausal2025), stcausal2025.spatial-causal.org with @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social and Cecile de Bezenac!
March 10, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Looking forward to seeing you at Spatiotemporal Causal Analysis (#STCausal2025), stcausal2025.spatial-causal.org with @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social and Cecile de Bezenac!
Thanks for hosting me, @maynoothuniversity.ie! It was a really great time!
Very excited to have @levijohnwolf.bsky.social on campus @maynoothuni.bsky.social tomorrow for a talk on 'City systems and the cause of inequality' for the Geography Department Seminar Series - excited for the talk, stop in if you're around!
February 13, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Thanks for hosting me, @maynoothuniversity.ie! It was a really great time!
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Very excited to have @levijohnwolf.bsky.social on campus @maynoothuni.bsky.social tomorrow for a talk on 'City systems and the cause of inequality' for the Geography Department Seminar Series - excited for the talk, stop in if you're around!
February 12, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Very excited to have @levijohnwolf.bsky.social on campus @maynoothuni.bsky.social tomorrow for a talk on 'City systems and the cause of inequality' for the Geography Department Seminar Series - excited for the talk, stop in if you're around!
I really enjoyed our conversation, and I hope you do, too!
🎙️ New #GLaDpodcast episode! @darribas.bsky.social, @levijohnwolf.bsky.social and I are joined by the amazing @geoffboeing.com (@priceschool.usc.edu) to talk streets, disasters, urban form & open source software. It's a pretty good one, if I do say so myself. #geosky
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Episode 20: Street Smart — A Conversation with Geoff Boeing
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February 4, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I really enjoyed our conversation, and I hope you do, too!
This HN thread on @anthropic.com asking job applicants to not use AI is fascinating… I've seen talented LLM-loving students plateau & burn out on problems the LLM bungles. Seems I'm not alone. Even if LLMs improve, will that plateau ever go away? I doubt it.
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4291...
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4291...
Anthropic: "Applicants should not use AI assistants" | Hacker News
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February 3, 2025 at 11:45 AM
This HN thread on @anthropic.com asking job applicants to not use AI is fascinating… I've seen talented LLM-loving students plateau & burn out on problems the LLM bungles. Seems I'm not alone. Even if LLMs improve, will that plateau ever go away? I doubt it.
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4291...
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4291...
We're nearing the deadline, too! Come join us for a rad time in Bristol this April!
January 29, 2025 at 4:35 PM
We're nearing the deadline, too! Come join us for a rad time in Bristol this April!
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The 2025 GISRUK abstract deadline has now been extended to January 31st, 2025! We're really excited to welcome papers rethinking the role "Process" plays in GIScience. We hope to see your abstract real soon!
app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/76668...
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December 18, 2024 at 4:23 PM
The 2025 GISRUK abstract deadline has now been extended to January 31st, 2025! We're really excited to welcome papers rethinking the role "Process" plays in GIScience. We hope to see your abstract real soon!
app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/76668...
app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/76668...
Another year in the books! Join @rsfrankl.bsky.social, @darribas.bsky.social, and I in a GLaD Podcast on our year in Geography, Life, and Data—work/life balance (maybe?) in a year of "too much yes," data+model innovations in 2024 & beyond, and NYT's Spelling Bee!
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Episode 19: GLaD Rewind–Our year in Geography, Life, and Data
This week, join us for our own retrospective on the year, and a look forward to next. We'll talk a bit about all the data in a year of GLaD, the highs and lows of Work/Life Balance in a year of "too m...
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December 19, 2024 at 4:10 PM
Another year in the books! Join @rsfrankl.bsky.social, @darribas.bsky.social, and I in a GLaD Podcast on our year in Geography, Life, and Data—work/life balance (maybe?) in a year of "too much yes," data+model innovations in 2024 & beyond, and NYT's Spelling Bee!
www.podbean.com/eas/pb-w4mrv...
www.podbean.com/eas/pb-w4mrv...
The 2025 GISRUK abstract deadline has now been extended to January 31st, 2025! We're really excited to welcome papers rethinking the role "Process" plays in GIScience. We hope to see your abstract real soon!
app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/76668...
app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/76668...
December 18, 2024 at 4:23 PM
The 2025 GISRUK abstract deadline has now been extended to January 31st, 2025! We're really excited to welcome papers rethinking the role "Process" plays in GIScience. We hope to see your abstract real soon!
app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/76668...
app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/76668...
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The GIS Research UK (GISRUK) 2025 Call for Abstracts is live!
This year's theme is **Process in Geographic Information Science,** re-thinking the link between the patterns we see and what we represent on our computer screens.
See you in Bristol April 23-25!
gisruk.org/gisruk-2025
This year's theme is **Process in Geographic Information Science,** re-thinking the link between the patterns we see and what we represent on our computer screens.
See you in Bristol April 23-25!
gisruk.org/gisruk-2025
GIS Research UK 2025 Call for Papers - Yet Another Geographer
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October 8, 2024 at 9:17 AM
The GIS Research UK (GISRUK) 2025 Call for Abstracts is live!
This year's theme is **Process in Geographic Information Science,** re-thinking the link between the patterns we see and what we represent on our computer screens.
See you in Bristol April 23-25!
gisruk.org/gisruk-2025
This year's theme is **Process in Geographic Information Science,** re-thinking the link between the patterns we see and what we represent on our computer screens.
See you in Bristol April 23-25!
gisruk.org/gisruk-2025