Prof Maz Hardey
@mariannhardey.com
Professor ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤
Durham University Business School:,Unravelling with Technology, Education & AI.
Neurodiverse.
Resident of The North.
Books are the answer.
Durham University Business School:,Unravelling with Technology, Education & AI.
Neurodiverse.
Resident of The North.
Books are the answer.
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Prof Maz Hardey
@mariannhardey.com
· Dec 9
The Learner.
She is curious.
Diligent.
The one who asked if she could.
"Could I?..."
She would like to experiment.
Play.
But she got shamed.
Over and over again.
Stuck.
Using Gen AI in Education, by me. Image and Text.
She is curious.
Diligent.
The one who asked if she could.
"Could I?..."
She would like to experiment.
Play.
But she got shamed.
Over and over again.
Stuck.
Using Gen AI in Education, by me. Image and Text.
Hmmm, not satisfied or pleased with (a situation).
Underselling the rapid-fire screams of despair that are present here.
Underselling the rapid-fire screams of despair that are present here.
'Members of the University and College Union...are unhappy about the threat of compulsory redundancies, as the university seeks to cut 400 full-time posts as part of efforts to save £30m, amid rising costs and a fall in international student numbers.'
"are unhappy about" an existential crisis?
"are unhappy about" an existential crisis?
Lancaster University staff to start industrial action over job cuts
The university is looking to save £30m amid rising costs and a fall in international student numbers.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Hmmm, not satisfied or pleased with (a situation).
Underselling the rapid-fire screams of despair that are present here.
Underselling the rapid-fire screams of despair that are present here.
A prospect of a library-room
Preparing my keynote about AI and Deepfakes for tonight. Somehow, with a flu-laden voice, I am speaking faster(?) and need to add further exciting thoughts, or I will be short for my audience!
I have help from my co-workers. (spot the real pup, read my alt text).
Preparing my keynote about AI and Deepfakes for tonight. Somehow, with a flu-laden voice, I am speaking faster(?) and need to add further exciting thoughts, or I will be short for my audience!
I have help from my co-workers. (spot the real pup, read my alt text).
November 10, 2025 at 11:34 AM
A prospect of a library-room
Preparing my keynote about AI and Deepfakes for tonight. Somehow, with a flu-laden voice, I am speaking faster(?) and need to add further exciting thoughts, or I will be short for my audience!
I have help from my co-workers. (spot the real pup, read my alt text).
Preparing my keynote about AI and Deepfakes for tonight. Somehow, with a flu-laden voice, I am speaking faster(?) and need to add further exciting thoughts, or I will be short for my audience!
I have help from my co-workers. (spot the real pup, read my alt text).
We should all read this, (gift link)
“When such “identical methods of abuse” are described by multiple people, the experts wrote in their assessment, it “often indicates the existence of an institutional policy and practice of torture.””
“When such “identical methods of abuse” are described by multiple people, the experts wrote in their assessment, it “often indicates the existence of an institutional policy and practice of torture.””
November 9, 2025 at 3:56 PM
We should all read this, (gift link)
“When such “identical methods of abuse” are described by multiple people, the experts wrote in their assessment, it “often indicates the existence of an institutional policy and practice of torture.””
“When such “identical methods of abuse” are described by multiple people, the experts wrote in their assessment, it “often indicates the existence of an institutional policy and practice of torture.””
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‘When Adam Smith wrote “It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer or the baker that we expect our dinner but from their regard to their own interest,” he omitted any discussion of the unpaid work of his mother (& later his sister) that went into cooking his dinner.’ on.ft.com/4olyOut
What we still get wrong about women’s role in global economics
From the Enlightenment to today’s ‘tradwives’, three books look at the tension between production and reproduction
on.ft.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:12 AM
‘When Adam Smith wrote “It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer or the baker that we expect our dinner but from their regard to their own interest,” he omitted any discussion of the unpaid work of his mother (& later his sister) that went into cooking his dinner.’ on.ft.com/4olyOut
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Here's a law professor lamenting the fads in legal theory popular among law professors that become popular for a decade or two and then fade away— written in 1950. Specifically, it's Roscoe Pound, reflecting on trends since he became a lawyer in 1890.
jle.aals.org/cgi/viewcont...
jle.aals.org/cgi/viewcont...
November 9, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Here's a law professor lamenting the fads in legal theory popular among law professors that become popular for a decade or two and then fade away— written in 1950. Specifically, it's Roscoe Pound, reflecting on trends since he became a lawyer in 1890.
jle.aals.org/cgi/viewcont...
jle.aals.org/cgi/viewcont...
The author (951) is complaining that legal academia is just as trendy/ fashion-driven as any other industry.
He's fed up with academics jumping on a new trend every decade, first it was history, then economics (Marx), then psychology (Freud), all just to avoid being called "out-moded."
He's fed up with academics jumping on a new trend every decade, first it was history, then economics (Marx), then psychology (Freud), all just to avoid being called "out-moded."
Here's a law professor lamenting the fads in legal theory popular among law professors that become popular for a decade or two and then fade away— written in 1950. Specifically, it's Roscoe Pound, reflecting on trends since he became a lawyer in 1890.
jle.aals.org/cgi/viewcont...
jle.aals.org/cgi/viewcont...
November 9, 2025 at 8:53 AM
The author (951) is complaining that legal academia is just as trendy/ fashion-driven as any other industry.
He's fed up with academics jumping on a new trend every decade, first it was history, then economics (Marx), then psychology (Freud), all just to avoid being called "out-moded."
He's fed up with academics jumping on a new trend every decade, first it was history, then economics (Marx), then psychology (Freud), all just to avoid being called "out-moded."
Call for Editors! Arts of the Present,
ASAP: The Association for the Study of the Arts of the Present seeks applications for the next editor(s)-in-chief of the award-winning ASAP/Journal.
Please see more information below!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Please see more information below!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
10.1 ASAP Journal call for editors 2025 short.docx
ASAP/Journal Editor-in-Chief Search ASAP: The Association for the Study of the Arts of the Present seeks applications for the next editor(s)-in-chief of the award-winning ASAP/Journal. Elizabeth Ho w...
docs.google.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Call for Editors! Arts of the Present,
Heeey @durham.ac.uk colleagues, we get to look up,
Camera being designed to search for alien life. 🔭 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Durham University designing camera to search for alien life
Durham University is working with a UK team to develop a camera that can examine Earth-like planets.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Heeey @durham.ac.uk colleagues, we get to look up,
Well ain’t that the thing, “As long as you can work within your budget it’s quite easy to get a lease,” 👀
Electric cars: could leasing a used EV help you afford one?
Electric cars: could leasing a used EV help you afford one?
With more secondhand cars available and salary sacrifice schemes offering extra savings, the lease option is taking off
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Well ain’t that the thing, “As long as you can work within your budget it’s quite easy to get a lease,” 👀
Reposted by Prof Maz Hardey
Footballer found guilty of offensive tweets
Prosecution lawyer: "Mr Barton is not the victim here….not the free speech crusader that he would like to paint himself to be … not some martyr to be sacrificed on the altar of political correctness. He is just simply an undiluted, unapologetic bully”
Prosecution lawyer: "Mr Barton is not the victim here….not the free speech crusader that he would like to paint himself to be … not some martyr to be sacrificed on the altar of political correctness. He is just simply an undiluted, unapologetic bully”
Ex-footballer Joey Barton guilty of posting grossly offensive messages on social media
The former Manchester City midfielder "crossed the line" with posts about Jeremy Vine, Lucy Ward and Eni Aluko, a jury decided.
news.sky.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Footballer found guilty of offensive tweets
Prosecution lawyer: "Mr Barton is not the victim here….not the free speech crusader that he would like to paint himself to be … not some martyr to be sacrificed on the altar of political correctness. He is just simply an undiluted, unapologetic bully”
Prosecution lawyer: "Mr Barton is not the victim here….not the free speech crusader that he would like to paint himself to be … not some martyr to be sacrificed on the altar of political correctness. He is just simply an undiluted, unapologetic bully”
Reposted by Prof Maz Hardey
Labour were broken a long time ago.
Time to replace them with a party that actually represents everyone - not just the billionaires.
A party that rejects Reform - rather than copies them.
Time to make hope normal again.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Time to replace them with a party that actually represents everyone - not just the billionaires.
A party that rejects Reform - rather than copies them.
Time to make hope normal again.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 7, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Labour were broken a long time ago.
Time to replace them with a party that actually represents everyone - not just the billionaires.
A party that rejects Reform - rather than copies them.
Time to make hope normal again.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Time to replace them with a party that actually represents everyone - not just the billionaires.
A party that rejects Reform - rather than copies them.
Time to make hope normal again.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
REALITY IS RIGGED.
I’ve posted my "zine-note" keynote from the Deepfake & Society symposium.
My provocation: The absolute horror of the deepfake is to make you believe nothing. This is Hannah Arendt's nightmare, perfected by AI.
So, yeah, AI is political.
www.mariannhardey.com/technologica...
I’ve posted my "zine-note" keynote from the Deepfake & Society symposium.
My provocation: The absolute horror of the deepfake is to make you believe nothing. This is Hannah Arendt's nightmare, perfected by AI.
So, yeah, AI is political.
www.mariannhardey.com/technologica...
REALITY IS RIGGED: A Zine-Note for the Disinfopocalypse
On November 10th, I gave the opening keynote at the Deepfake and Society Symposium at the University of Otago . My colleague, Dr. Wasim Ahmed, and I were invited to set the stage for a day of...
www.mariannhardey.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
REALITY IS RIGGED.
I’ve posted my "zine-note" keynote from the Deepfake & Society symposium.
My provocation: The absolute horror of the deepfake is to make you believe nothing. This is Hannah Arendt's nightmare, perfected by AI.
So, yeah, AI is political.
www.mariannhardey.com/technologica...
I’ve posted my "zine-note" keynote from the Deepfake & Society symposium.
My provocation: The absolute horror of the deepfake is to make you believe nothing. This is Hannah Arendt's nightmare, perfected by AI.
So, yeah, AI is political.
www.mariannhardey.com/technologica...
Reposted by Prof Maz Hardey
Super valuable article, great read
I had explained to me “AI isn’t a political tool.”
Yeah, that’s baloney.
It’s bankrolled by key political actors and it’s used by those holding political office as a disinformation machine.
Now read this,
Yeah, that’s baloney.
It’s bankrolled by key political actors and it’s used by those holding political office as a disinformation machine.
Now read this,
"Fascism and AI, whether or not they have the same goals, they sure are working to accelerate one another."
🗣️📢
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
🗣️📢
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
November 7, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Super valuable article, great read
Reposted by Prof Maz Hardey
Compulsory team teaching on every module is perhaps the biggest ever threat to the quality of teaching in UK universities.
It causes chaos on the ground for timetabling, ruins course coherence and turns lecturers into permanent supply teachers. It is pedagogically incoherent… 1/
It causes chaos on the ground for timetabling, ruins course coherence and turns lecturers into permanent supply teachers. It is pedagogically incoherent… 1/
November 6, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Compulsory team teaching on every module is perhaps the biggest ever threat to the quality of teaching in UK universities.
It causes chaos on the ground for timetabling, ruins course coherence and turns lecturers into permanent supply teachers. It is pedagogically incoherent… 1/
It causes chaos on the ground for timetabling, ruins course coherence and turns lecturers into permanent supply teachers. It is pedagogically incoherent… 1/
This. Whole. Thread.
Esp: “We do not perform scripts, or give Ted Talks. We get to know students, build learning relationships, build knowledge over a semester, adjust our teaching to meet the needs of particular cohorts. This is how we are taught to teach and what makes teaching good.”
Esp: “We do not perform scripts, or give Ted Talks. We get to know students, build learning relationships, build knowledge over a semester, adjust our teaching to meet the needs of particular cohorts. This is how we are taught to teach and what makes teaching good.”
Compulsory team teaching on every module is perhaps the biggest ever threat to the quality of teaching in UK universities.
It causes chaos on the ground for timetabling, ruins course coherence and turns lecturers into permanent supply teachers. It is pedagogically incoherent… 1/
It causes chaos on the ground for timetabling, ruins course coherence and turns lecturers into permanent supply teachers. It is pedagogically incoherent… 1/
November 7, 2025 at 9:08 AM
This. Whole. Thread.
Esp: “We do not perform scripts, or give Ted Talks. We get to know students, build learning relationships, build knowledge over a semester, adjust our teaching to meet the needs of particular cohorts. This is how we are taught to teach and what makes teaching good.”
Esp: “We do not perform scripts, or give Ted Talks. We get to know students, build learning relationships, build knowledge over a semester, adjust our teaching to meet the needs of particular cohorts. This is how we are taught to teach and what makes teaching good.”
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Talent is everywhere, opportunity isn’t.
In this letter to the editor, a former teacher reflects on her pupils’ hopes, and the barriers some will face ⤵
In this letter to the editor, a former teacher reflects on her pupils’ hopes, and the barriers some will face ⤵
Letter to the editor: Every child’s ambition matters – whatever their background
A former teacher fears children’s dreams could be limited by prejudice and urges us to protect their potential
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Talent is everywhere, opportunity isn’t.
In this letter to the editor, a former teacher reflects on her pupils’ hopes, and the barriers some will face ⤵
In this letter to the editor, a former teacher reflects on her pupils’ hopes, and the barriers some will face ⤵
Letter: “[I] feared that these children …would come up against brick walls due to their ethnicities…they’d slowly lose their desire to help people.
But I still hold out hopes that their talents are valued and they can fulfil their dreams. They’d be huge assets to the country.”
Name withheld
But I still hold out hopes that their talents are valued and they can fulfil their dreams. They’d be huge assets to the country.”
Name withheld
Talent is everywhere, opportunity isn’t.
In this letter to the editor, a former teacher reflects on her pupils’ hopes, and the barriers some will face ⤵
In this letter to the editor, a former teacher reflects on her pupils’ hopes, and the barriers some will face ⤵
Letter to the editor: Every child’s ambition matters – whatever their background
A former teacher fears children’s dreams could be limited by prejudice and urges us to protect their potential
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Letter: “[I] feared that these children …would come up against brick walls due to their ethnicities…they’d slowly lose their desire to help people.
But I still hold out hopes that their talents are valued and they can fulfil their dreams. They’d be huge assets to the country.”
Name withheld
But I still hold out hopes that their talents are valued and they can fulfil their dreams. They’d be huge assets to the country.”
Name withheld
Wealth hoarding is deluge of greed that Musk sees as proof of his supremacy and others worthlessness.
Musk will only protect his interests, though he has no intrinsic value.
Musk will only protect his interests, though he has no intrinsic value.
Elon Musk's $1tn pay deal approved by Tesla shareholders.
Musk used his wealth to incite violence, hatred in the US & UK.
How long before UK execs demand more for mediocre performance.
The ultra rich buy political system, bribe politicians, create pollution and inequity.
Tax them.
Musk used his wealth to incite violence, hatred in the US & UK.
How long before UK execs demand more for mediocre performance.
The ultra rich buy political system, bribe politicians, create pollution and inequity.
Tax them.
Elon Musk's $1tn pay deal approved by Tesla shareholders
The richest man in the world will get hundreds of millions of new shares if he hits his targets.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Wealth hoarding is deluge of greed that Musk sees as proof of his supremacy and others worthlessness.
Musk will only protect his interests, though he has no intrinsic value.
Musk will only protect his interests, though he has no intrinsic value.
A good read, esp if you like your reality served bluntly in a Stephen King-esque cracked mug.
November 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
A good read, esp if you like your reality served bluntly in a Stephen King-esque cracked mug.
Reposted by Prof Maz Hardey
"AI is a neutral technology" say people who share it's biases.
I had explained to me “AI isn’t a political tool.”
Yeah, that’s baloney.
It’s bankrolled by key political actors and it’s used by those holding political office as a disinformation machine.
Now read this,
Yeah, that’s baloney.
It’s bankrolled by key political actors and it’s used by those holding political office as a disinformation machine.
Now read this,
"Fascism and AI, whether or not they have the same goals, they sure are working to accelerate one another."
🗣️📢
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
🗣️📢
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
November 7, 2025 at 7:19 AM
"AI is a neutral technology" say people who share it's biases.
And now read this!
Because AI can run the economy right?
Because AI can run the economy right?
Might I also recommend our article on AI & political/economic projects?
Deflating “Hype” Won’t Save Us
The problem with AI isn’t hype. The problem is who and what it’s useful for.
www.liberalcurrents.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:14 PM
And now read this!
Because AI can run the economy right?
Because AI can run the economy right?
I had explained to me “AI isn’t a political tool.”
Yeah, that’s baloney.
It’s bankrolled by key political actors and it’s used by those holding political office as a disinformation machine.
Now read this,
Yeah, that’s baloney.
It’s bankrolled by key political actors and it’s used by those holding political office as a disinformation machine.
Now read this,
"Fascism and AI, whether or not they have the same goals, they sure are working to accelerate one another."
🗣️📢
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
🗣️📢
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
AI Is Supercharging the War on Libraries, Education, and Human Knowledge
"Fascism and AI, whether or not they have the same goals, they sure are working to accelerate one another."
www.404media.co
November 6, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I had explained to me “AI isn’t a political tool.”
Yeah, that’s baloney.
It’s bankrolled by key political actors and it’s used by those holding political office as a disinformation machine.
Now read this,
Yeah, that’s baloney.
It’s bankrolled by key political actors and it’s used by those holding political office as a disinformation machine.
Now read this,
Reposted by Prof Maz Hardey
"Fascism and AI, whether or not they have the same goals, they sure are working to accelerate one another."
🗣️📢
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
🗣️📢
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
AI Is Supercharging the War on Libraries, Education, and Human Knowledge
"Fascism and AI, whether or not they have the same goals, they sure are working to accelerate one another."
www.404media.co
November 6, 2025 at 6:12 PM
"Fascism and AI, whether or not they have the same goals, they sure are working to accelerate one another."
🗣️📢
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
🗣️📢
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
This says more about the expectation we are constantly at our screens, and horrific conditions of work that do not allow absence even to go the toilet.
With Glasgow council having to edit a recording of a meeting after a councillor accidentally live-streamed himself going to the toilet, 12% of British workers who ever have video meetings say they have also secretly been on the toilet while in a meeting
yougov.co.uk/technology/a...
yougov.co.uk/technology/a...
November 6, 2025 at 10:52 AM
This says more about the expectation we are constantly at our screens, and horrific conditions of work that do not allow absence even to go the toilet.