Brigitte Nerlich
LightNews LightNews
banner
bnerlich.bsky.social
Brigitte Nerlich
@bnerlich.bsky.social
2.3K followers 520 following 8.2K posts

Metaphor hunter, linguist, social scientist, blogger

blog: https://makingsciencepublic.com/
also sorted into categories at https://wakelet.com/@bnerlich
ORCID: 0000-0001-6617-7827

Videos
Psychology 23%
Communication & Media Studies 23%
Posts Replies Media Videos
Pinned
bnerlich.bsky.social
Brigitte Nerlich @bnerlich.bsky.social · Nov 17
So, I have created a starter pack for people interested in #metaphor. I bet I left a lot of people out. Please let me know if you want to be added. go.bsky.app/DvxejFX

Reposted by Brigitte Nerlich

elisecutts.bsky.social
Elise Cutts @elisecutts.bsky.social · 6h
Does anyone have any good sources for demographics on who actually reads popular science books? Age range, numbers, education level, etc?

bnerlich.bsky.social
Brigitte Nerlich @bnerlich.bsky.social · 7h
First outing after (successful) eye op. Trying to enjoy the small things ..... puddle shots cheer me up ☔
Two rainy photos. On the left bare birch tree reflected in two puddles with roots of another crossing between them. On the right refection of a willow with drops creating ripples in the puddle

Reposted by Brigitte Nerlich

scurry.bsky.social
Stephen Curry @scurry.bsky.social · 9h
A year of inaction: why has the Royal Society allowed itself to be hollowed out by Elon Musk? occamstypewriter.org/scurry/2026/...
A year of inaction: why has the Royal Society allowed itself to be hollowed out by Elon Musk? | Reciprocal Space
occamstypewriter.org

Reposted by Brigitte Nerlich

techpolicypress.bsky.social
Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 1d
The UK's "free AI training for all" program may offer free courses, but there is a cost to society for the government's approach. Elinor Carmi, Tania Duarte, Mark Wong, Susan Oman & Tim Davies argue it deepens Big Tech dependency while sidelining critical AI literacy and community organizations.
The Real Cost of the UK’s ‘Free AI Training for All’ is Democracy
Researchers argue the UK's 'AI Skills Hub' should be re-thought with input from civil society groups and public interest organizations.
buff.ly

bnerlich.bsky.social
Brigitte Nerlich @bnerlich.bsky.social · 1d
With quark dumplings...

bnerlich.bsky.social
Brigitte Nerlich @bnerlich.bsky.social · 1d
I don't watch Olympics as Sport is Mord as we say but this I watched.

Reposted by Brigitte Nerlich

publicdomainrev.bsky.social
The Public Domain Review @publicdomainrev.bsky.social · 1d
Were Jefferson, Franklin, and co, among the first to push the idea of man-made climate change? Raphael Calel explores how, in contrast to today's association of the U.S. with climate change skepticism, it was a very different story in the 18th century: publicdomainreview.org/essay/t...

Reposted by Dorothy Bishop, Brigitte Nerlich

andytattersall.bsky.social
Andy Tattersall @andytattersall.bsky.social · 1d
Ahead of next week's new episode of Under Review podcast, just a reminder of the fascinating first edition with my guest @deevybee.bsky.social as we discussed The Royal Society, Musk and academic fraud.

Listen on Apple podcasts
apple.co/4qthaFo

Watch on YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=35dc...
1/2

Reposted by Brigitte Nerlich, Rebecca Sear, Patrick Meier

eicathomefinn.bsky.social
Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 1d
'Cutting off funding for culture and knowledge has social and political consequences. If you want a healthy and harmonious civil society, invest in the humanities and the arts, for they foster understanding, knowledge and empathy.'
Jules Verne’s dystopia was a world without humanities. Do...
When arts education is dismissed as a waste of time it damages us as a society. The focus of learning is not just to enrich our economy but also to enrich our souls
observer.co.uk

bnerlich.bsky.social
Brigitte Nerlich @bnerlich.bsky.social · 1d
Perhaps we need a Critique of Pure Reckoning...

Reposted by Brigitte Nerlich, Steven Fielding

pickardje.bsky.social
Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 2d
Tim Allan, Keir Starmer’s director of communications, has just quit his Downing Street role:

“I have decided to stand down to allow a new No 10 team to be built. I wish the PM and his team every success."

bnerlich.bsky.social
Brigitte Nerlich @bnerlich.bsky.social · 2d
One of my favourites, apart from Bréal and Wegener, of course.

Reposted by Brigitte Nerlich, Sharif Gemie

wanderinggaia.bsky.social
Gaia Vince @wanderinggaia.bsky.social · 2d
Never mind the Mandelson debacle, the new rules for child refugees are a far bigger disgrace for Labour. Inhumane

bnerlich.bsky.social
Brigitte Nerlich @bnerlich.bsky.social · 2d
we are sort of neighbours it seems

bnerlich.bsky.social
Brigitte Nerlich @bnerlich.bsky.social · 2d
What a fascinating story and what a twist at the end!

bnerlich.bsky.social
Brigitte Nerlich @bnerlich.bsky.social · 3d
Ah!

Reposted by Brigitte Nerlich, Christina Pagel

globalhlthtwit.bsky.social
globalhlthtwit.bsky.social @globalhlthtwit.bsky.social · 3d
Morgan McSweeney resigns.

bnerlich.bsky.social
Brigitte Nerlich @bnerlich.bsky.social · 3d
the book came out before ChatGPT though I think

Reposted by Brigitte Nerlich, Margot C. Finn

philipcball.bsky.social
Philip Ball @philipcball.bsky.social · 3d
In @theguardian.com Robin McKie thinks Adrian Woolfson underestimates the risks of building genomes from scratch in his new book. In my forthcoming review in @thelancet.com I argue that he underestimates the scientific obstacles to doing this in the first place.
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/f...
On the Future of Species by Adrian Woolfson review – are we on the verge of creating synthetic life?
A genomic entrepreneur’s guide to the coming revolution in biology raises troubling questions about ethics and safety
www.theguardian.com

bnerlich.bsky.social
Brigitte Nerlich @bnerlich.bsky.social · 4d
I know how it feels!

bnerlich.bsky.social
Brigitte Nerlich @bnerlich.bsky.social · 4d
For weekend readers, last shout-out for some musings on #AI #metaphors and their interconnections makingsciencepublic.com/2026/02/06/m...
Metaphors for AI: Networks, holes and loops
I have been observing metaphors for generative AI for some time. This does not mean that I understand what’s going on in AI, but they provide me with an illusion of knowledge. They throw a net or m…
makingsciencepublic.com

bnerlich.bsky.social
Brigitte Nerlich @bnerlich.bsky.social · 4d
I'll be told on Tuesday. Fingers crossed.... At least the rain has stopped this morning :)

Reposted by Brigitte Nerlich

mahoganygaspipes.bsky.social
Mahoganygaspipes @mahoganygaspipes.bsky.social · 4d
#Spéirghorm
#Sparegollum
#speirgorm

Reposted by Brigitte Nerlich

profrachelgan.bsky.social
Prof Rachel Oliver @profrachelgan.bsky.social · 5d
Update: I have received a repsonse from Sir Paul reiterating the Society's statement to the media:

"“The Royal Society does not tolerate any form of discrimination, harassment or bullying. That is, and will continue to be, enshrined in our code of conduct.”
See www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

bnerlich.bsky.social
Brigitte Nerlich @bnerlich.bsky.social · 5d
I wrote this quickly last week before my eye op... some musings about #metaphors and #AI and how they relate to each other makingsciencepublic.com/2026/02/06/m...
Metaphors for AI: Networks, holes and loops
I have been observing metaphors for generative AI for some time. This does not mean that I understand what’s going on in AI, but they provide me with an illusion of knowledge. They throw a net or m…
makingsciencepublic.com

bnerlich.bsky.social
Brigitte Nerlich @bnerlich.bsky.social · 5d
Just what I need :)

Reposted by Brigitte Nerlich

deevybee.bsky.social
Dorothy Bishop @deevybee.bsky.social · 6d
is there not one benevolent billionaire in the USA, who could start a newspaper that would employ those sacked by Washington Post, and provide a home for proper journalism?
anneapplebaum.bsky.social Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 6d
I grew up with the Washington Post, wrote editorials for the Washington Post and published a column there for more than 15 years. To watch its owners destroy it, seemingly deliberately, in just a year and a half is devastating.

bnerlich.bsky.social
Brigitte Nerlich @bnerlich.bsky.social · 6d
Feeling sorry for myself because of an operation and the weather and waiting for warmth and light, I came across this post on various festivals - la Chandeleuse, Imbolc, ground hog day, Lichtmess, candlemas - we're all just yearning for sun and warmth vinauverre.wordpress.com/2014/02/04/1...
Imbolc, Chandeleur and the Fête of the Marmot
Sunday in the US was Groundhog Day…I suppose that it was no great surprise, based on the winter that’s gone down this year, that the news was less than optimistic.In France, this holida…
vinauverre.wordpress.com

Reposted by Timothy Snyder, Dorothy Bishop, Brigitte Nerlich , and 2 more

anneapplebaum.bsky.social
Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 6d
I grew up with the Washington Post, wrote editorials for the Washington Post and published a column there for more than 15 years. To watch its owners destroy it, seemingly deliberately, in just a year and a half is devastating.

Reposted by Brigitte Nerlich

raammetaphor.bsky.social
The Association for Researching and Applying Metaphor @raammetaphor.bsky.social · 6d
Interesting online workshop for metaphor researchers: Large Language METAPHORS: New Trends in Computational Approaches to Metaphorical Expressions

ℹ️ Full details here: neplab.it/large_langua...