Rob Rizzo
@robwalkingaround.bsky.social
MSc Education Futures at University of Edinburgh's Futures Institute, exploring the intersection of Education & AI;
Pro at making mitsakes, experienced at learning from them;
Sharing my thoughts, some serious, others less.
Pro at making mitsakes, experienced at learning from them;
Sharing my thoughts, some serious, others less.
The irony of what feels like an AI generated video rewriting the Tulip Mania history during an AI bubble...
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The Tulip Bubble Never Happened (And We've Been Lied To For 400 Years)
YouTube video by WhatNow?
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October 21, 2025 at 11:42 AM
The irony of what feels like an AI generated video rewriting the Tulip Mania history during an AI bubble...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kB6E...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kB6E...
Has anyone else noticed how AI chats are refreshingly ad-free while social media is plastered with ads? Is this just the calm before the storm (while the AI industry is flooded with funding), or are we seeing a fundamentally different business model emerge?
November 4, 2024 at 1:17 PM
Has anyone else noticed how AI chats are refreshingly ad-free while social media is plastered with ads? Is this just the calm before the storm (while the AI industry is flooded with funding), or are we seeing a fundamentally different business model emerge?
We went from 'Mum, I'm bored' to 'Mum, I need a break' in one generation. Children once sought to fill empty hours, now they struggle to find a moment's peace.
October 16, 2024 at 1:07 PM
We went from 'Mum, I'm bored' to 'Mum, I need a break' in one generation. Children once sought to fill empty hours, now they struggle to find a moment's peace.
Could fear have some place in education? I was trying to avoid it but maybe I was wrong.
October 6, 2024 at 4:34 PM
Could fear have some place in education? I was trying to avoid it but maybe I was wrong.
I guess I could put this here 🤸🏼♂️ blogs.ed.ac.uk/s2668098_edu...
The future was not what it seemed – Books & Bots
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October 3, 2024 at 10:39 AM
I guess I could put this here 🤸🏼♂️ blogs.ed.ac.uk/s2668098_edu...
Something I'm reading got me wondering about the relationship between discourse and imagination, in how we think about our futures...
September 13, 2024 at 3:28 PM
Something I'm reading got me wondering about the relationship between discourse and imagination, in how we think about our futures...
Zotero is getting an Android app 😍
January 22, 2024 at 12:40 AM
Zotero is getting an Android app 😍
Reposted by Rob Rizzo
Reposted by Rob Rizzo
True; education is one of our many roles.
January 8, 2024 at 9:30 AM
True; education is one of our many roles.
Coffee broke;
back to work.
back to work.
January 3, 2024 at 6:44 AM
Coffee broke;
back to work.
back to work.
2024 looks like it's going to be a good one.
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!
January 1, 2024 at 2:28 AM
2024 looks like it's going to be a good one.
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!
Getting a head start on those New Year's resolutions 🏃🏻♂️
December 26, 2023 at 12:21 AM
Getting a head start on those New Year's resolutions 🏃🏻♂️
Merry Christmas 🙏🏼🌟🎄
December 24, 2023 at 2:20 PM
Merry Christmas 🙏🏼🌟🎄
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T'is the day we've been waiting for...
Happy Christmas Eve Eve 🥳🎄🌟
Happy Christmas Eve Eve 🥳🎄🌟
December 23, 2023 at 11:47 AM
T'is the day we've been waiting for...
Happy Christmas Eve Eve 🥳🎄🌟
Happy Christmas Eve Eve 🥳🎄🌟
Reposted by Rob Rizzo
Fr Sosa, who heads the global Society of Jesus, makes a plea for peace at #Christmas:
youtu.be/MBAqXEwX2Bs?...
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Fr Sosa: Christmas plea for peace
In his Christmas message, Fr Arturo Sosa, Superior General of the Jesuits, wishes to support the desire, hope and prayer for peace of Jesuits and the many pa...
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December 21, 2023 at 11:55 AM
Fr Sosa, who heads the global Society of Jesus, makes a plea for peace at #Christmas:
youtu.be/MBAqXEwX2Bs?...
youtu.be/MBAqXEwX2Bs?...
These two are too good together!
How Jon Batiste Created “A Frequency Of Rest” In His Wife’s Hospital Room
Academy, Emmy and GRAMMY Award-winning superstar Jon Batiste comes home to The Late Show to tell Stephen about “American Symphony,” the film that documents h...
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December 20, 2023 at 1:32 PM
These two are too good together!
Notwithstanding the danger and destruction, the sheer magnitude is awe inspiring.
Aerial footage shows Iceland volcano spewing lava
Lava spewed from fissures in the ground after a volcano erupted in south-west Iceland on Monday evening, following weeks of intense earthquake activity. Subs...
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December 20, 2023 at 8:06 AM
Notwithstanding the danger and destruction, the sheer magnitude is awe inspiring.
We don't choose the times we live in.
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.
2024: A year of unpredictable elections | LSE
In the coming year, people around the world will go to the polls. In the run up to LSE Festival 2024: Power and Politics (10-15 June 2024) our Global Politic...
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December 20, 2023 at 7:41 AM
We don't choose the times we live in.
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.
Sometimes it feels like my mind is going at 100 km/hr and 5 km/hr at the same time.
December 20, 2023 at 7:26 AM
Sometimes it feels like my mind is going at 100 km/hr and 5 km/hr at the same time.
I'm not a fan of controversy.
When it arises I let the mud settle,
till the water is clear and I can see again.
When it arises I let the mud settle,
till the water is clear and I can see again.
December 19, 2023 at 2:30 PM
I'm not a fan of controversy.
When it arises I let the mud settle,
till the water is clear and I can see again.
When it arises I let the mud settle,
till the water is clear and I can see again.
Made it here just in time.
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December 19, 2023 at 10:03 AM
Made it here just in time.
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Well this looks familiar 😏
December 17, 2023 at 9:08 AM
Well this looks familiar 😏