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Magdalena Day
@mday.bsky.social
Ph.D in social sciences. Professor of political science
Mendoza, Argentina
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2024: year of the “social media wars”

From Jonathan Haidt to Science Editorials, from Oxford and Harvard studies.

I summarize here public and scientific discussions about the so called “harm”that social media platforms generate

magdalenaday.medium.com/2024-year-of...
2024: year of the“social media wars”
From top professors to public advisors and science editorials: how the war started
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BREAKING: For her work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela, María Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize.
María Corina Machado of Venezuela wins the Nobel Peace Prize
Opposition activist María Corina Machado of Venezuela has won the Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel committee praised her as a key figure in unifying Venezuela's political opposition.
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October 10, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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Hey, I'm trying to learn more about toxicity on Bluesky. How often do you see toxicity on here? Where in the app do you see it?
October 6, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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Speculative assets go up. Speculative assets go down.
October 6, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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"Nene, levantate. No podés vivir de joda. Tenés que tra-ba-jar".

The Triumph of Bacchus (c. 1655–59), Michaelina Wautier. Kunsthistorisches Museum
September 28, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida. Pescadores. Barcas varadas, Valencia, 1912.
September 26, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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#Postdoc at Technische Universität Berlin in digital humanities & history/philosophy/sociology of science #philsci #STS. ERC project investigates digital communication within the ATLAS collaboration at CERN

Deadline: October 13, 2025
www.jobs.tu-berlin.de/en/job-posti...
#PhilJobs
Job Posting I-390/25: Research Associate - salary grade E13 TV-L Berliner Hochschulen – Job Postings at Technische Universität Berlin
Faculty I - Humanities and Educational Sciences, Institute of History and Philosophy of Science, Technology, and Literature / History and Philosophy of Modern Science
www.jobs.tu-berlin.de
September 26, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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¿Sabías que la editorial MIT Press tiene más de 500 libros "Open Access" (gratis en PDF)?

Mirá acá:

direct.mit.edu/books/search...
September 23, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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Today marks the culmination of European #MobilityWeek 🚲

🛹With 2,448 participating towns & cities across the EU
🛼Car-free Sunday, with Brussels becoming the largest car-free zone in Europe

...and a strong message: rethinking mobility can lead to cleaner air & safer streets.
September 21, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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"Rage and frenzy will pull down more in half an hour than prudence, deliberation, and foresight can build up in a hundred years" - Edmund Burke
April 16, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Alcaraz has 6 Grand Slams at...22. Borg/Nadal pace. Incredible.
September 7, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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Vivimos en una época en la que redes como TikTok ya todo (o casi el 99%) es puro chivo, publicidad encubierta. La recomendación honesta se redujo al 1%. Todo es falso.
August 18, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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TruthSocial, la red social de Trump, lanza un buscador en acuerdo con Perplexity. Dicen en 404Media: "el presidente con más escándalos de la historia de EE.UU. se asocia con la empresa de inteligencia artificial con peor reputación para crear un motor de búsqueda" www.404media.co/trump-is-lau...
August 7, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Many students – and educators – misinterpret what critical thinking really means.

Marie Paretti of @virginiatech.bsky.social shares why #engineering students find open-ended problems challenging and how educators can foster contextual thinking. shorturl.at/zLqHu #criticalthinking #academicsky
Equipping university graduates to think beyond the classroom
Too many students – and some educators – misunderstand what critical thinking entails. Here, Marie Paretti explains why engineering students in particular struggle with open-ended problems, and how ed...
www.timeshighereducation.com
August 6, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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“El Network Readiness Index (2019-2023)”| mi artículo ya disponible Nro 59 de la Revista Iberoamericana de Ciencia, Tecnología y Sociedad - CTS ojs.revistacts.net/index.php/CT...
July 25, 2025 at 1:24 PM
“El Network Readiness Index (2019-2023)”| mi artículo ya disponible Nro 59 de la Revista Iberoamericana de Ciencia, Tecnología y Sociedad - CTS ojs.revistacts.net/index.php/CT...
July 25, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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We should have listened when the modems screamed at us.
July 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Si tan solo nos hubiéramos quedado en el BRIC:
NISAR, el nuevo y potente satélite de la India
July 24, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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best accounts for a timeline cleanse?
July 24, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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"Social media users are tired of losing their identity and data every time a platform shuts down or pivots. In the ATProto ecosystem, users own their data and identities. Bluesky is the first big example, but a new wave of decentralized social networks is just beginning."
July 24, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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3 Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Positions in the History of Science, Technology, Medicine, and the Environment at Texas State University 🗃️ #HPS
#histsci #histmed #envhist

networks.h-net.org/jobs/68829/t...
Texas State University - Cluster Hire: Three Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Positions in the History of Science, Technology, Medicine, and the Environment | H-Net
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July 22, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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En la década de 1960, Marshall McLuhan imaginó un mundo en el que las principales tareas laborales de todos se realizarían desde casa gracias a alguna forma de teletrabajo, con la consiguiente transformación del entorno social.
June 3, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Twitter está andando pésimo. Me dicen que es porque se les incendió un data center pero todos sabemos que es el Despotismo corporativo de Elon 😜🤓
May 26, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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Así te roban en Palermo Mendoza
May 24, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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Doesn't sound like a pivot
May 17, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Hablar de polarización en la Argentina como si fuese extraoridinario cuando nuestra historia política tiene fechas como 1955, 1976, 2001 es una reducción del análisis al promedio de Europa occidental.
May 12, 2025 at 4:24 PM