John Davies
@johnardavies.bsky.social
Economics, data, tech. Data scientist working in London (ex
@nesta_uk @deliveroo data science teams). Creative & digital economy. Views my own. https://johnardavies.github.io/
@nesta_uk @deliveroo data science teams). Creative & digital economy. Views my own. https://johnardavies.github.io/
RIP Gary Mounfield
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Fools Gold (Remastered 2009)
YouTube video by The Stone Roses - Topic
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November 20, 2025 at 9:58 PM
RIP Gary Mounfield
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRrf...
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Key points include:
High exit rates among carers and early to mid-career workers: Professionals aged 35 and under are significantly more likely to leave & Those with caregiving responsibilities - often women - face disproportionate challenges of low pay, out-of-hours work and limited flexibility.
High exit rates among carers and early to mid-career workers: Professionals aged 35 and under are significantly more likely to leave & Those with caregiving responsibilities - often women - face disproportionate challenges of low pay, out-of-hours work and limited flexibility.
New @creativepec.bsky.social report! “Who Stays and Who Leaves? Mapping Arts, Culture and Heritage Careers” pec.ac.uk/state_of_the...
Who Stays and Who Leaves? Mapping Arts, Culture and Heritage Careers - Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre
Read the latest State of the Nations research report from University of Sheffield on mapping arts, culture and heritage careers.
pec.ac.uk
November 19, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Key points include:
High exit rates among carers and early to mid-career workers: Professionals aged 35 and under are significantly more likely to leave & Those with caregiving responsibilities - often women - face disproportionate challenges of low pay, out-of-hours work and limited flexibility.
High exit rates among carers and early to mid-career workers: Professionals aged 35 and under are significantly more likely to leave & Those with caregiving responsibilities - often women - face disproportionate challenges of low pay, out-of-hours work and limited flexibility.
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Creating a "hello world" agent in three different AI frameworks: geirfreysson.com/posts/2025-1...
The AI agent version of hello world in different frameworks – Geir’s notes
geirfreysson.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Creating a "hello world" agent in three different AI frameworks: geirfreysson.com/posts/2025-1...
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Detailed explainer piece by the BBC about what it would actually mean for Europe to build a drone wall - and how the debate around the technical and financial feasibility of such a plan has evolved in recent weeks.
Includes comments by me.
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Includes comments by me.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
How realistic is the plan to build a 'drone wall' against Russia?
Drones have been found across Western Europe near airports, military bases and power plants, as part of a suspected programme of 'hybrid warfare'
www.bbc.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Detailed explainer piece by the BBC about what it would actually mean for Europe to build a drone wall - and how the debate around the technical and financial feasibility of such a plan has evolved in recent weeks.
Includes comments by me.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Includes comments by me.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
@danielmarkavery.bsky.social's #BBCRadio1 Essential Mix to start the week www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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November 17, 2025 at 12:11 PM
@danielmarkavery.bsky.social's #BBCRadio1 Essential Mix to start the week www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
The Night Manager is set to return to #BBCiPlayer on the 1st January www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DbW...
The Night Manager Series 2 | Trailer – BBC
YouTube video by BBC
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November 14, 2025 at 1:18 PM
The Night Manager is set to return to #BBCiPlayer on the 1st January www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DbW...
Great to be back in Salford for our team's data science hackathon. Topics explored ranged from predicting film ratings, analysing Traitors viewing, gen-AI image editing and prototyping AI news summaries
November 13, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Great to be back in Salford for our team's data science hackathon. Topics explored ranged from predicting film ratings, analysing Traitors viewing, gen-AI image editing and prototyping AI news summaries
John Moffat's Poirot investigates a Murder in Mesopotamia on #BBCSounds www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Whodunnits - Hercule Poirot - Murder in Mesopotamia - 1. Visions - BBC Sounds
Angst and archaeology as Nurse Amy arrives to care for the nervy Mrs Leidner.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:52 PM
John Moffat's Poirot investigates a Murder in Mesopotamia on #BBCSounds www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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It's much easier to use apps that support end-to-end encryption than it used to be, but it's still good to know how it works. ssd.eff.org/module/deep...
A Deep Dive on End-to-End Encryption: How Do Public Key Encryption Systems Work?
If you haven’t yet, we recommend reading a few guides before this one, to help cement some of the concepts discussed here: What Should I Know About Encryption?, Key Concepts of Encryption, and Key Verification.
If used correctly, end-to-end encryption can help protect the contents of your messages, text, and...
ssd.eff.org
November 10, 2025 at 9:59 PM
It's much easier to use apps that support end-to-end encryption than it used to be, but it's still good to know how it works. ssd.eff.org/module/deep...
#SebRochford and #FindingWays' 'Maybe' to start Sunday. From the new album
sebastianrochford.bandcamp.com/track/maybe
sebastianrochford.bandcamp.com/track/maybe
Maybe, by Sebastian Rochford & Finding Ways
from the album Finding Ways
sebastianrochford.bandcamp.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:02 AM
#SebRochford and #FindingWays' 'Maybe' to start Sunday. From the new album
sebastianrochford.bandcamp.com/track/maybe
sebastianrochford.bandcamp.com/track/maybe
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Interesting analysis outsidetext.substack.com/p/how-does-a...
How Does A Blind Model See The Earth?
A tiny LLM eval with pretty pictures
outsidetext.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Interesting analysis outsidetext.substack.com/p/how-does-a...
Eine neue Staffel von #TatortKunst @deutschlandfunk.de.web.brid.gy
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www.deutschlandfunk.de/tatort-kunst...
Podcast "Tatort Kunst" über Kunstraub - Kann der keltische Goldschatz gerettet werden?
Der Louvre-Kunstdiebstahl zeigt erneut: Seit Jahren wird Gold aus Museen gestohlen. Können die Goldmünzen, die in Manching geklaut wurden, gerettet werden?
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November 6, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Eine neue Staffel von #TatortKunst @deutschlandfunk.de.web.brid.gy
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www.deutschlandfunk.de/tatort-kunst...
Wrote some notes on how to automate publishing an #Android app to Google Play with #GitHubActions
johnardavies.github.io/technical/ap...
johnardavies.github.io/technical/ap...
November 3, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Wrote some notes on how to automate publishing an #Android app to Google Play with #GitHubActions
johnardavies.github.io/technical/ap...
johnardavies.github.io/technical/ap...
The haunting 'The Ghost of Her Smile' from
@danielmarkavery.bsky.social with Julie Dawson to start Sunday. From the new album 'Tremor' danielavery.bandcamp.com/track/the-gh...
@danielmarkavery.bsky.social with Julie Dawson to start Sunday. From the new album 'Tremor' danielavery.bandcamp.com/track/the-gh...
The Ghost of Her Smile w/ Julie Dawson, by Daniel Avery
from the album Tremor
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November 2, 2025 at 10:48 AM
The haunting 'The Ghost of Her Smile' from
@danielmarkavery.bsky.social with Julie Dawson to start Sunday. From the new album 'Tremor' danielavery.bandcamp.com/track/the-gh...
@danielmarkavery.bsky.social with Julie Dawson to start Sunday. From the new album 'Tremor' danielavery.bandcamp.com/track/the-gh...
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Did you miss our Atomic Albion book launch last month? Here's another chance to join author Tom Bolton for a tour of Britain's nuclear power stations...
Tuesday 4 Nov, 7 - 8pm at Mayfair Library, London W1K 2PB
Tickets are free but should be reserved here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/atomic-alb...
Tuesday 4 Nov, 7 - 8pm at Mayfair Library, London W1K 2PB
Tickets are free but should be reserved here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/atomic-alb...
October 29, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Did you miss our Atomic Albion book launch last month? Here's another chance to join author Tom Bolton for a tour of Britain's nuclear power stations...
Tuesday 4 Nov, 7 - 8pm at Mayfair Library, London W1K 2PB
Tickets are free but should be reserved here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/atomic-alb...
Tuesday 4 Nov, 7 - 8pm at Mayfair Library, London W1K 2PB
Tickets are free but should be reserved here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/atomic-alb...
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My primer on tomorrow's Dutch elections, and what they may mean for Europe:
After the collapse of a short-lived right-wing government in the Netherlands, traditional parties may make a comeback — a shift that will be welcomed in Brussels and beyond.
Read @katjabego.bsky.social's latest analysis for Chatham House⤵️
Read @katjabego.bsky.social's latest analysis for Chatham House⤵️
The Dutch elections are an opportunity for the Netherlands to regain its international influence
After the collapse of its short-lived right-wing government, traditional parties may make a comeback in a ‘middle coalition’ that is more likely to be stable and proactive – a shift that will be welco...
www.chathamhouse.org
October 27, 2025 at 8:46 AM
My primer on tomorrow's Dutch elections, and what they may mean for Europe:
DJ Babatr's 'Lets do it (te-te)' from his recent retrospective album to end the week hakunakulala.bandcamp.com/track/lets-d...
Lets Do It (te-te), by DJ BABATR
from the album Root Echoes
hakunakulala.bandcamp.com
October 26, 2025 at 11:28 PM
DJ Babatr's 'Lets do it (te-te)' from his recent retrospective album to end the week hakunakulala.bandcamp.com/track/lets-d...
2003 profile of David Hockney as he works on a series of double portraits #BBCiPlayer www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Hockney: Double Portrait
An intimate documentary profile of artist David Hockney as he returns to the theme of double portraits, three decades after his iconic Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy. From 2003.
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October 23, 2025 at 6:13 PM
2003 profile of David Hockney as he works on a series of double portraits #BBCiPlayer www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Been a while since I worked in this area, but thought this Briefing Room show on #BBCSounds was a pretty good discussion on some of the measurement issues (admittedly focussing more on labour stats)
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
The Briefing Room - Is the UK in a data crisis? - BBC Sounds
What’s gone wrong at the Office for National Statistics?
www.bbc.co.uk
October 21, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Been a while since I worked in this area, but thought this Briefing Room show on #BBCSounds was a pretty good discussion on some of the measurement issues (admittedly focussing more on labour stats)
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Kevin Parker set @thelotradio.com www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvIH...
Tame Impala @TheLotRadio 09-13-2025
YouTube video by The Lot Radio
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October 20, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Kevin Parker set @thelotradio.com www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvIH...
The glitch goes on - Archypness' track 'Khadro' to end the week mirrorzone.bandcamp.com/track/khadro
Khadro, by Archypness
from the album cycle0.4 - Archypness // Altjira
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October 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The glitch goes on - Archypness' track 'Khadro' to end the week mirrorzone.bandcamp.com/track/khadro
Lee Miller's 'Hotline to God' from her exhibition at #TateBritain which takes in scenes of art, fashion and war in a remarkable life. The one to see in London at the moment. Runs to 15th February.
www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tat...
www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tat...
October 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Lee Miller's 'Hotline to God' from her exhibition at #TateBritain which takes in scenes of art, fashion and war in a remarkable life. The one to see in London at the moment. Runs to 15th February.
www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tat...
www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tat...