Ruth Menzies
@ruthmenzies.bsky.social
C18 literature, travel writing, adaptations, afterlives...
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I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
December 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
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Opinion: Chaos is coming for scholarly publishing.
Buckling of commercial models alongside maturing of community-led efforts promises major shifts, says Caroline Edwards (@theblochian.bsky.social).
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
Buckling of commercial models alongside maturing of community-led efforts promises major shifts, says Caroline Edwards (@theblochian.bsky.social).
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
Chaos is coming for scholarly publishing - Research Professional News
Buckling of commercial models alongside maturing of community-led efforts promises major shifts, says Caroline Edwards
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Opinion: Chaos is coming for scholarly publishing.
Buckling of commercial models alongside maturing of community-led efforts promises major shifts, says Caroline Edwards (@theblochian.bsky.social).
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
Buckling of commercial models alongside maturing of community-led efforts promises major shifts, says Caroline Edwards (@theblochian.bsky.social).
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
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this is rather terrible news.
"All modern language and music courses are being suspended for new students at the University of Nottingham."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
"All modern language and music courses are being suspended for new students at the University of Nottingham."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Music and modern languages courses suspended at University of Nottingham
In a statement the institution also says it is "proposing to reduce its nursing offer".
www.bbc.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:05 AM
this is rather terrible news.
"All modern language and music courses are being suspended for new students at the University of Nottingham."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
"All modern language and music courses are being suspended for new students at the University of Nottingham."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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"In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limits."
www.computerworld.com/article/4059...
www.computerworld.com/article/4059...
OpenAI admits AI hallucinations are mathematically inevitable, not just engineering flaws
In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limi...
www.computerworld.com
September 21, 2025 at 12:50 PM
"In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limits."
www.computerworld.com/article/4059...
www.computerworld.com/article/4059...
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The algo obviously HATES us talking about this.
So would you do us a favour and share?
UK Media Shifts Tone on Gaza - #BrokenNews
youtu.be/WmFD42E5_W4
So would you do us a favour and share?
UK Media Shifts Tone on Gaza - #BrokenNews
youtu.be/WmFD42E5_W4
UK Media Shifts Tone on Gaza - #BrokenNews
YouTube video by Larry & Paul
youtu.be
July 27, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The algo obviously HATES us talking about this.
So would you do us a favour and share?
UK Media Shifts Tone on Gaza - #BrokenNews
youtu.be/WmFD42E5_W4
So would you do us a favour and share?
UK Media Shifts Tone on Gaza - #BrokenNews
youtu.be/WmFD42E5_W4
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The Met Office are letting us submit our own storm name suggestions:
www.metoffice.gov.uk/forms/name-o...
There's space for five names in the submission boxes.
Let's go with:
Exxon Mobil
BP
Shell
Equinor
Chevron
At last, those companies will get the recognition they deserve.
Pls retweet!
www.metoffice.gov.uk/forms/name-o...
There's space for five names in the submission boxes.
Let's go with:
Exxon Mobil
BP
Shell
Equinor
Chevron
At last, those companies will get the recognition they deserve.
Pls retweet!
June 27, 2025 at 12:18 PM
The Met Office are letting us submit our own storm name suggestions:
www.metoffice.gov.uk/forms/name-o...
There's space for five names in the submission boxes.
Let's go with:
Exxon Mobil
BP
Shell
Equinor
Chevron
At last, those companies will get the recognition they deserve.
Pls retweet!
www.metoffice.gov.uk/forms/name-o...
There's space for five names in the submission boxes.
Let's go with:
Exxon Mobil
BP
Shell
Equinor
Chevron
At last, those companies will get the recognition they deserve.
Pls retweet!
Latest issue of e-Rea available online: journals.openedition.org/erea/
e-Rea - Revue électronique d’études sur le monde anglophone
e-Rea. Revue électronique d’études sur le monde anglophone. Revue du Laboratoire d’études et de recherche sur le monde anglophone. La revue a été créée en 2003. Elle publie des articles consacrés a...
journals.openedition.org
June 18, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Latest issue of e-Rea available online: journals.openedition.org/erea/
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Trump banned important words from research - 350 of them.
So we said 🛑Touche pas à mon pote!✊ and stuffed as many of them as we could into the abstract of our new math paper. 🫵You can do the same!🫵Join the cause with your next abstract - they will have no choice but to hear us.
#AdoptCensoredWords
So we said 🛑Touche pas à mon pote!✊ and stuffed as many of them as we could into the abstract of our new math paper. 🫵You can do the same!🫵Join the cause with your next abstract - they will have no choice but to hear us.
#AdoptCensoredWords
June 6, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Trump banned important words from research - 350 of them.
So we said 🛑Touche pas à mon pote!✊ and stuffed as many of them as we could into the abstract of our new math paper. 🫵You can do the same!🫵Join the cause with your next abstract - they will have no choice but to hear us.
#AdoptCensoredWords
So we said 🛑Touche pas à mon pote!✊ and stuffed as many of them as we could into the abstract of our new math paper. 🫵You can do the same!🫵Join the cause with your next abstract - they will have no choice but to hear us.
#AdoptCensoredWords
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Émilie Mitran - Les Américains à Paris
Une relation révolutionnaire 1776-1792
À paraître en septembre chez Nouveau Monde
Une relation révolutionnaire 1776-1792
À paraître en septembre chez Nouveau Monde
April 19, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Émilie Mitran - Les Américains à Paris
Une relation révolutionnaire 1776-1792
À paraître en septembre chez Nouveau Monde
Une relation révolutionnaire 1776-1792
À paraître en septembre chez Nouveau Monde
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Of all the political memes circulating right now, this one was the biggest hit with my 18th-century-specialist colleagues 😂😂😂
April 9, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Of all the political memes circulating right now, this one was the biggest hit with my 18th-century-specialist colleagues 😂😂😂
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Reposted by Ruth Menzies
If you're wondering what happens when a democracy slides into authoritarianism, here it is!
truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
March 4, 2025 at 1:04 PM
If you're wondering what happens when a democracy slides into authoritarianism, here it is!
truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
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NEW: The Papua New Guinea Courier's overseas correspondent, with the very latest from Washington.
open.substack.com/pub/mrhenrym...
open.substack.com/pub/mrhenrym...
The Papua New Guinea Courier's overseas correspondent with the very latest from Washington
We return to the United States, where Lincoln emancipated slaves and MAGA is liberating plastic straws.
open.substack.com
February 13, 2025 at 1:57 PM
NEW: The Papua New Guinea Courier's overseas correspondent, with the very latest from Washington.
open.substack.com/pub/mrhenrym...
open.substack.com/pub/mrhenrym...
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Comment l’IA nous trompe « avec un aplomb digne d’un écolier qui ne connaît pas sa leçon et qui bluffe »
Comment l’IA nous trompe « avec un aplomb digne d’un écolier qui ne connaît pas sa leçon et qui bluffe »
Les outils comme ChatGPT sont capables d’apporter des réponses fausses avec une assurance déroutante. Analyse d’un outil qui peut s’avérer aussi utile que trompeur, à partir d’exemples partagés par les lecteurs du « Monde ».
www.lemonde.fr
February 9, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Comment l’IA nous trompe « avec un aplomb digne d’un écolier qui ne connaît pas sa leçon et qui bluffe »
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Don't miss out on free access to our Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies journals! All issues (2005 onwards) are free to access until 31 December. Explore:
- Arabic Sociolinguistics
- Late Antique, Islamic and Byzantine Studies
...and more 👉 edin.ac/40IM8A6
- Arabic Sociolinguistics
- Late Antique, Islamic and Byzantine Studies
...and more 👉 edin.ac/40IM8A6
December 17, 2024 at 9:07 AM
Don't miss out on free access to our Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies journals! All issues (2005 onwards) are free to access until 31 December. Explore:
- Arabic Sociolinguistics
- Late Antique, Islamic and Byzantine Studies
...and more 👉 edin.ac/40IM8A6
- Arabic Sociolinguistics
- Late Antique, Islamic and Byzantine Studies
...and more 👉 edin.ac/40IM8A6
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Avec le quasi-gel du point d’indice, le pouvoir d’achat des personnels contractuels et titulaires de l’ESR s’est effondré depuis de plus de 20 ans.
▶️ Depuis 2000, la perte est de 27,3%.
▶️ Depuis 2010, la perte s’élève à 17%.
#ESR #VeilleESR #HelloESR #CGT @cgt.fr #FercSup
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▶️ Depuis 2000, la perte est de 27,3%.
▶️ Depuis 2010, la perte s’élève à 17%.
#ESR #VeilleESR #HelloESR #CGT @cgt.fr #FercSup
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November 22, 2024 at 8:39 AM