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Journal of the International Network for Engineering Studies (INES).
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A human photographer won AI generated image competition. This is a fascinating story.

"...whether this is a 'dog bites man' story or a 'man bites dog' one"

www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Photographer takes on the machines in AI competition – and wins
Miles Astray subverts trend of artificial pictures muscling in on human photography, but is disqualified
www.theguardian.com
June 19, 2024 at 12:21 PM
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Have an Open Science project or idea you want to share w/ the Dutch Open Science community? Then propose a session for the National Open Science Festival!

www.opensciencefestival.nl/en/news/call...
Call for sessions National Open Science Festival opened | Open Science Festival
Are you working on Open Science and eager to brainstorm new ideas with colleagues from across the country, inspire others with a successful project, gather input for a policy plan, or engage in an ope...
www.opensciencefestival.nl
June 18, 2024 at 8:40 AM
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Timely study: #AI regulation in the European Union: examining non-state actor preferences doi.org/10.1017/bap....
AI regulation in the European Union: examining non-state actor preferences | Business and Politics | Cambridge Core
AI regulation in the European Union: examining non-state actor preferences
doi.org
March 17, 2024 at 12:06 PM
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Harvard researchers have ceased a long-running effort to conduct a small geoengineering experiment in the stratosphere, following repeated delays, years of controversy, and the departure of one of the program’s key figures.
Harvard has halted its long-planned atmospheric geoengineering experiment
The decision follows years of controversy and the departure of one of the program’s key researchers.
www.technologyreview.com
March 18, 2024 at 2:50 PM
Worth read on digital technology and misogyny.

Inside the Taylor Swift deepfake scandal: « it’s the facilitated spread of this particular form of virulent misogyny that should worry us, and how normalised and accepted it is »

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Inside the Taylor Swift deepfake scandal: ‘It’s men telling a powerful woman to get back in her box’
AI-generated porn, fuelled by misogyny, is flooding the internet, with Taylor Swift the latest high-profile casualty. Victims say social media platforms are failing to take it down – will they now sta...
www.theguardian.com
March 4, 2024 at 9:20 PM
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Check out our webinar last week on the environmental justice dimensions of lithium and geothermal development in Lithium Valley. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yO9...
Lithium and Environmental Justice in Imperial Valley Webinar
Imperial Valley is emerging as a global hotspot for lithium, which can potentially benefit the region. But what will this mean to the health, livelihoods, ai...
www.youtube.com
February 22, 2024 at 6:51 PM
A security leak has revealed state-led hacking activities. Somewhat ironic, but alarming.

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Huge cybersecurity leak lifts lid on world of China’s hackers for hire
Leaked files shows range of services offered and bought, with data harvested from targets worldwide
www.theguardian.com
February 23, 2024 at 12:59 PM
A very interesting discussion on AI, focusing on how AI hype has distracted us from real-world problems such as labor and inequity, from the podcast 'Tech Won't Save Us'
@techwontsave.us

podcasts.apple.com/podcast/ai-h...
January 29, 2024 at 11:04 AM
"Latest publication!

Stefano Archidiacono, Jeltsje Sanne Kemerink-Seyoum, Irene Leonardelli, Carolina Dominguez Guzman, Tavengwa Chitata & Margreet Zwarteveen:

"Engineering as Tinkering Care: A Rainwater Harvesting Infrastructure in Cochabamba, Bolivia"

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
January 23, 2024 at 3:34 PM
Latest publication!
Kristin A. Bartlett, "The Politics of the Purdue Spatial Visualization Test of Rotations (PSVT:R) and its Use in Engineering Education"

#gender #bias #fairness #assessment

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
January 3, 2024 at 1:06 PM
The recently published book, “New Horizons for Innovation Studies: Doing Without, Doing With Less,” edited by Frédéric Goulet and Dominique Vinck, offers an engaging exploration into innovation.

www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/new...
New Horizons for Innovation Studies
‘This is a wonderful and timely contribution to innovation studies, and to science, technology and society studies. Everyone in those fields should read it, and profit from it.’ – Arie Rip, Univ...
www.e-elgar.com
December 19, 2023 at 9:56 AM
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If interested in reading more about this topic, my new book Salvaging Empire may make a good stocking stuffer:

www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
Salvaging Empire by James J. A. Blair | Paperback | Cornell University Press
Salvaging Empire probes the historical roots and current predicaments of a twenty-first century settler colony seeking to control an uncertain future through resource management and environmental scie...
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu
December 13, 2023 at 4:42 PM
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New articles on #water just been released in Nature.
Here's mine:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
"The world faces a series of deep & worsening crises that demand radical changes in how we understand, manage & use fresh water. The most important issue about water is not supply, but how it is used."
The most important issue about water is not supply, but how it is used
The world faces a series of deep and worsening crises that demand radical changes in how we understand, manage and use fresh water. The world faces a series of deep and worsening crises that demand ra...
www.nature.com
December 14, 2023 at 4:36 PM
Excited to join Bluesky, we extend a warm invitation to all passionate about engineering! Our focus spans history, politics, work, organization, research, culture, equity, ethics, education, and social impacts in the field of engineering. Let’s explore these multifaceted dimensions together!
December 18, 2023 at 8:17 AM
Hello World!

We are Engineering Studies Journal, the Journal of the International Network for Engineering Studies (INES)!

Engineering Studies is an interdisciplinary, international journal devoted to the scholarly study of engineers and engineering.

We hope you have a great day! :-D
December 14, 2023 at 7:59 AM