Prof Maz Hardey
@mariannhardey.com
Professor ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤 https://www.mariannhardey.com/
Durham University Business School:,Unravelling with Technology, Education & AI.
Neurodiverse.
Resident of The North.
Books are the answer.
Durham University Business School:,Unravelling with Technology, Education & AI.
Neurodiverse.
Resident of The North.
Books are the answer.
Pinned
Prof Maz Hardey
@mariannhardey.com
· Dec 9
The Learner.
She is curious.
Diligent.
The one who asked if she could.
"Could I?..."
She would like to experiment.
Play.
But she got shamed.
Over and over again.
Stuck.
Using Gen AI in Education, by me. Image and Text.
She is curious.
Diligent.
The one who asked if she could.
"Could I?..."
She would like to experiment.
Play.
But she got shamed.
Over and over again.
Stuck.
Using Gen AI in Education, by me. Image and Text.
Thread: 🧵
1. Durham IAS has money/time for "Provocative" research projects for 27/28.
www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
I have energy and wild ideas.
I need a partner (in crime) from a different discipline (Science/Arts/Humanities) to balance me out.
Who is up for a challenge? Let's make some noise.
1. Durham IAS has money/time for "Provocative" research projects for 27/28.
www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
I have energy and wild ideas.
I need a partner (in crime) from a different discipline (Science/Arts/Humanities) to balance me out.
Who is up for a challenge? Let's make some noise.
2027/28 Major Project - Durham University
www.durham.ac.uk
November 28, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Thread: 🧵
1. Durham IAS has money/time for "Provocative" research projects for 27/28.
www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
I have energy and wild ideas.
I need a partner (in crime) from a different discipline (Science/Arts/Humanities) to balance me out.
Who is up for a challenge? Let's make some noise.
1. Durham IAS has money/time for "Provocative" research projects for 27/28.
www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
I have energy and wild ideas.
I need a partner (in crime) from a different discipline (Science/Arts/Humanities) to balance me out.
Who is up for a challenge? Let's make some noise.
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There is no amount of money in the world that can fix the SEND system. We need curriculum reform and to give teachers the time to adequately and strategically differentiate learning. @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Warning of £20bn timebomb as Reeves switches Send funding in England to education department
Councils welcome move but OBR says it is a significant fiscal risk and could lead to 4.9% real fall in spending per pupil
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:15 AM
There is no amount of money in the world that can fix the SEND system. We need curriculum reform and to give teachers the time to adequately and strategically differentiate learning. @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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If you can't afford postage, someone else has just offered to donate me more than the cost of postage for theirs, so you can have a copy at no charge. If we don't use this, I'll give that extra to charity.
November 28, 2025 at 11:28 AM
If you can't afford postage, someone else has just offered to donate me more than the cost of postage for theirs, so you can have a copy at no charge. If we don't use this, I'll give that extra to charity.
In The Three-Body Problem, aliens lock down human physics to stop us from rivalling them. AI is doing the exact same thing to entry-level talent.
The industry has cut grad hiring by 46%. We have burned the ladder while shouting at juniors to climb. www.mariannhardey.com/technologica...
The industry has cut grad hiring by 46%. We have burned the ladder while shouting at juniors to climb. www.mariannhardey.com/technologica...
The Sophon Blockade: Why Graduates Are No Longer Dreaming of Meta
A literary co-conspirator recently asked me a question that has carried on rattling around my brain like a loose pebble. Do graduates actually aspire to work for tech giants like Google, Amazon,...
www.mariannhardey.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:07 PM
In The Three-Body Problem, aliens lock down human physics to stop us from rivalling them. AI is doing the exact same thing to entry-level talent.
The industry has cut grad hiring by 46%. We have burned the ladder while shouting at juniors to climb. www.mariannhardey.com/technologica...
The industry has cut grad hiring by 46%. We have burned the ladder while shouting at juniors to climb. www.mariannhardey.com/technologica...
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Black Friday in Yorkshire
November 28, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Black Friday in Yorkshire
Heads up #RSE and #HPC folks: The DRI Retreat (Manchester, March 2026) interest form is open
👀 Pro tip: No one is "too junior" to speak; we want fresh perspectives!
Express interest here: www.qualtrics.manchester.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...
HT @arc-durhamuni.bsky.social
👀 Pro tip: No one is "too junior" to speak; we want fresh perspectives!
Express interest here: www.qualtrics.manchester.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...
HT @arc-durhamuni.bsky.social
Survey | DRI26 Interest
Provide details to be informed about DRI26
www.qualtrics.manchester.ac.uk
November 28, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Heads up #RSE and #HPC folks: The DRI Retreat (Manchester, March 2026) interest form is open
👀 Pro tip: No one is "too junior" to speak; we want fresh perspectives!
Express interest here: www.qualtrics.manchester.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...
HT @arc-durhamuni.bsky.social
👀 Pro tip: No one is "too junior" to speak; we want fresh perspectives!
Express interest here: www.qualtrics.manchester.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...
HT @arc-durhamuni.bsky.social
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Reposted by Prof Maz Hardey
Reposted by Prof Maz Hardey
An honest, necessary piece of writing. Love and human care matter most!
Do not offer my daughter a chatbot when what she needs is a chance.
I am returning the "Use AI" recommendation for her support plan, marked 'Incompatible with Human Life.'
AI isn't a scaffold for neurodiversity. It is unpaid labour disguised as a life hack.
www.mariannhardey.com/technologica...
I am returning the "Use AI" recommendation for her support plan, marked 'Incompatible with Human Life.'
AI isn't a scaffold for neurodiversity. It is unpaid labour disguised as a life hack.
www.mariannhardey.com/technologica...
The AI Mirage: Why An Algorithm Cannot Hold My Neurodiverse Daughter's Hand
The arrival of a neurodivergence diagnosis, especially when it arrives in adulthood alongside the same diagnosis of one’s own child, is less a lightning bolt and more a gradual, dawning touch of...
www.mariannhardey.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:52 PM
An honest, necessary piece of writing. Love and human care matter most!
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📢✨️ Dream postdoc job alert:
Research Associate – Rehabilitation and Reintegration in Europe (RaRiE).
Full-time, 5 year fixed-term job working with @fergusmcneill.bsky.social at University of Glasgow and researchers in the Netherlands and Norway.
#Criminology #CrimSky
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPP716/r...
Research Associate – Rehabilitation and Reintegration in Europe (RaRiE).
Full-time, 5 year fixed-term job working with @fergusmcneill.bsky.social at University of Glasgow and researchers in the Netherlands and Norway.
#Criminology #CrimSky
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPP716/r...
www.jobs.ac.uk
November 26, 2025 at 4:39 PM
📢✨️ Dream postdoc job alert:
Research Associate – Rehabilitation and Reintegration in Europe (RaRiE).
Full-time, 5 year fixed-term job working with @fergusmcneill.bsky.social at University of Glasgow and researchers in the Netherlands and Norway.
#Criminology #CrimSky
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPP716/r...
Research Associate – Rehabilitation and Reintegration in Europe (RaRiE).
Full-time, 5 year fixed-term job working with @fergusmcneill.bsky.social at University of Glasgow and researchers in the Netherlands and Norway.
#Criminology #CrimSky
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPP716/r...
Do not offer my daughter a chatbot when what she needs is a chance.
I am returning the "Use AI" recommendation for her support plan, marked 'Incompatible with Human Life.'
AI isn't a scaffold for neurodiversity. It is unpaid labour disguised as a life hack.
www.mariannhardey.com/technologica...
I am returning the "Use AI" recommendation for her support plan, marked 'Incompatible with Human Life.'
AI isn't a scaffold for neurodiversity. It is unpaid labour disguised as a life hack.
www.mariannhardey.com/technologica...
The AI Mirage: Why An Algorithm Cannot Hold My Neurodiverse Daughter's Hand
The arrival of a neurodivergence diagnosis, especially when it arrives in adulthood alongside the same diagnosis of one’s own child, is less a lightning bolt and more a gradual, dawning touch of...
www.mariannhardey.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Do not offer my daughter a chatbot when what she needs is a chance.
I am returning the "Use AI" recommendation for her support plan, marked 'Incompatible with Human Life.'
AI isn't a scaffold for neurodiversity. It is unpaid labour disguised as a life hack.
www.mariannhardey.com/technologica...
I am returning the "Use AI" recommendation for her support plan, marked 'Incompatible with Human Life.'
AI isn't a scaffold for neurodiversity. It is unpaid labour disguised as a life hack.
www.mariannhardey.com/technologica...
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🚨WOW! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 47,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 50,000 tonight. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 25, 2025 at 7:51 PM
🚨WOW! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 47,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 50,000 tonight. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
If you can read this, then your social media might not be dead… yet.
The For You Page has cannibalized the feed, and what’s left are big viral moments, your private DMs, and the hollow middle.
A social media manager’s perspective on how the social internet works now, and to think about getting attention online, from @milkkarten.bsky.social.
A social media manager’s perspective on how the social internet works now, and to think about getting attention online, from @milkkarten.bsky.social.
Post-social media
It's time to rethink what the feed is for.
www.milkkarten.net
November 24, 2025 at 8:17 PM
If you can read this, then your social media might not be dead… yet.
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New Imperialism
Europe should "reconsider" its taxes on big tech companies if it wants to see lower US tariff rates on its steel and aluminium exports, says Trump Govt.
Better to develop alternatives to US tech companies and be free of coercion.
Europe should "reconsider" its taxes on big tech companies if it wants to see lower US tariff rates on its steel and aluminium exports, says Trump Govt.
Better to develop alternatives to US tech companies and be free of coercion.
US presses Europe on taxes on big tech companies
Europe should
www.bbc.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 4:25 PM
New Imperialism
Europe should "reconsider" its taxes on big tech companies if it wants to see lower US tariff rates on its steel and aluminium exports, says Trump Govt.
Better to develop alternatives to US tech companies and be free of coercion.
Europe should "reconsider" its taxes on big tech companies if it wants to see lower US tariff rates on its steel and aluminium exports, says Trump Govt.
Better to develop alternatives to US tech companies and be free of coercion.
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To all my new followers, please check this out before much else, but also my research is all available freely here (see the little pdf icons):
olivia.science#publications
olivia.science#publications
November 23, 2025 at 12:36 PM
To all my new followers, please check this out before much else, but also my research is all available freely here (see the little pdf icons):
olivia.science#publications
olivia.science#publications
That supporting humanity isn’t the goal of AI and is, instead, the continued ascendency of capitalism is the…
I’ll let you fill in the gaps.
I’ll let you fill in the gaps.
“Until its A.I. can accomplish some incredible feat — say, generating a cure for cancer — success is partly defined by turning ChatGPT into a lucrative business. That means continually increasing how many people use and pay for it.”
What OpenAI Did When ChatGPT Users Lost Touch With Reality
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:35 PM
That supporting humanity isn’t the goal of AI and is, instead, the continued ascendency of capitalism is the…
I’ll let you fill in the gaps.
I’ll let you fill in the gaps.
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“AI workers said they distrust the models they work on because of a consistent emphasis on rapid turnaround time at the expense of quality.”
Meet the AI workers who tell their friends and family to stay away from AI
When the people making AI seem trustworthy are the ones who trust it the least, it shows that incentives for speed are overtaking safety, experts say
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:12 PM
“AI workers said they distrust the models they work on because of a consistent emphasis on rapid turnaround time at the expense of quality.”
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People are ready to make hope normal again.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
(Source: Evening Standard from YouGov Data)
Join.greenparty.org.uk
(Source: Evening Standard from YouGov Data)
November 22, 2025 at 11:18 AM
People are ready to make hope normal again.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
(Source: Evening Standard from YouGov Data)
Join.greenparty.org.uk
(Source: Evening Standard from YouGov Data)
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'Dozens of women joined a collective LinkedIn experiment this week after a series of viral posts suggested that, for some, changing their gender to “male” boosted their visibility on the network.' 1/3
Bro boost: women find LinkedIn traffic ‘drives’ if they pretend to be men
Collective experiment found switching profile to ‘male’ and ‘bro-coding’ text led to big increase in reach, though site denies favouring posts by men
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:21 AM
'Dozens of women joined a collective LinkedIn experiment this week after a series of viral posts suggested that, for some, changing their gender to “male” boosted their visibility on the network.' 1/3
The problem with a distinct name and a straightforward solution.
Problem: The Gender Pay Gap
Solution: Equal Pay.
V straightforward.
Problem: The Gender Pay Gap
Solution: Equal Pay.
V straightforward.
'THE’s analysis includes more than 120 institutions from the government’s gender pay gap service providing undergraduate education in 2024-25, and excludes school trusts and further education colleges.' 1/3
Gender pay gap growing across majority of UK universities
More than half of higher education institutions failed to improve gender pay equity last year
www.timeshighereducation.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:41 AM
The problem with a distinct name and a straightforward solution.
Problem: The Gender Pay Gap
Solution: Equal Pay.
V straightforward.
Problem: The Gender Pay Gap
Solution: Equal Pay.
V straightforward.
How to prevent the risk of docile bodies? tldr, we need education and critical thinkers :-)
November 21, 2025 at 11:51 AM
How to prevent the risk of docile bodies? tldr, we need education and critical thinkers :-)
Institutions are deleting DEI from their websites to save their skins, but they still expect us to fix their culture for free.
No.
Based on my talks to CASC and the UK HECBioSim consortium, read my guide to the "Bureaucratic No": www.mariannhardey.com/technologica... #HPC #Computing #DEI
No.
Based on my talks to CASC and the UK HECBioSim consortium, read my guide to the "Bureaucratic No": www.mariannhardey.com/technologica... #HPC #Computing #DEI
Stop Feeding the Shark: A Guide to the Bureaucratic No and the End of Unpaid Equity Work
MY BOOKS | ABOUT
www.mariannhardey.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Institutions are deleting DEI from their websites to save their skins, but they still expect us to fix their culture for free.
No.
Based on my talks to CASC and the UK HECBioSim consortium, read my guide to the "Bureaucratic No": www.mariannhardey.com/technologica... #HPC #Computing #DEI
No.
Based on my talks to CASC and the UK HECBioSim consortium, read my guide to the "Bureaucratic No": www.mariannhardey.com/technologica... #HPC #Computing #DEI
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Transgender Awareness Week with Jessica Kellgren-Fozard [TikTok @jessicaoutofthecloset ]
November 20, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Transgender Awareness Week with Jessica Kellgren-Fozard [TikTok @jessicaoutofthecloset ]