Nikolas Orr
@nikolasorr.bsky.social
Independent (Art) Historian & Senior Heritage Officer for NSW Government | researching colonial monuments, anticolonial protest | former sculptor, editor | settler Australian on unceded Awabakal land | madrileño adoptado | he/him/él | all views my own
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At bottom, these programs are an attempt to sidestep work and thought, which is inimical to historical thinking. Not to mention the gross environmental and economic costs. And to treat this as some kind of inevitable paradigm shift is truly ahistorical thinking.
August 6, 2025 at 7:23 AM
At bottom, these programs are an attempt to sidestep work and thought, which is inimical to historical thinking. Not to mention the gross environmental and economic costs. And to treat this as some kind of inevitable paradigm shift is truly ahistorical thinking.
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So, if humanities produce good job outcomes, humanities have a secure ROI that bring in more than they cost, and STEM now has an even lower ROI due to grant cuts…. shouldn’t we invest more in humanities where less $$ goes a longer way? Apparently not. We should ask why not. /9
July 24, 2025 at 10:37 PM
So, if humanities produce good job outcomes, humanities have a secure ROI that bring in more than they cost, and STEM now has an even lower ROI due to grant cuts…. shouldn’t we invest more in humanities where less $$ goes a longer way? Apparently not. We should ask why not. /9
In the middle of moving house but keen after that! Will need a distraction from unpacking boxes.
April 26, 2025 at 1:47 PM
In the middle of moving house but keen after that! Will need a distraction from unpacking boxes.
Yes to boots! Good thing about canvas shoes, though, is you can chuck them in the wash!
April 2, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Yes to boots! Good thing about canvas shoes, though, is you can chuck them in the wash!
Happens to me too!
February 19, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Happens to me too!