Peter Howson
@peterjhowson.bsky.social
Technology, environment & development researcher.
Latest book: Let Them Eat Crypto
https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745348216/let-them-eat-crypto/
Latest book: Let Them Eat Crypto
https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745348216/let-them-eat-crypto/
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Poor miners and empty e-wallets: Latin American experiences with cryptocurrencies in crisis - Antulio Rosales, Eva van Roekel, Peter Howson, Coco Kanters, 2024
This article examines how cryptocurrencies are increasingly entangled with crises in Latin American political discourse and everyday economic life. In an effort...
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September 9, 2025 at 5:41 PM
While you're here, some more FREE award winning scholarship for you! 🏆https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/19427786231193985
ESA uses a 'geographical return principle'. The more money UK Gov sends to ESA, the more contracts UK companies win (1:1 ratio). Scrapping UKSA could allow increased spending on space.
August 20, 2025 at 8:21 AM
ESA uses a 'geographical return principle'. The more money UK Gov sends to ESA, the more contracts UK companies win (1:1 ratio). Scrapping UKSA could allow increased spending on space.
Reposted by Peter Howson
Doing a thread on my publications which I draw on for this episode on "The Problem of Disinfo".
1) "Platform Imperialism and Disinfo in NZ" with my pal @islates.bsky.social on how Disinfo research shaped NZ politics and media journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
1) "Platform Imperialism and Disinfo in NZ" with my pal @islates.bsky.social on how Disinfo research shaped NZ politics and media journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Platform imperialism and disinformation in Aotearoa-New Zealand - Olivier Jutel, Leon A. Salter, 2025
This article looks at how the emergence of the disinformation field in Aotearoa-New Zealand is indicative of the territorial power of American platforms in poli...
journals.sagepub.com
July 30, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Doing a thread on my publications which I draw on for this episode on "The Problem of Disinfo".
1) "Platform Imperialism and Disinfo in NZ" with my pal @islates.bsky.social on how Disinfo research shaped NZ politics and media journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
1) "Platform Imperialism and Disinfo in NZ" with my pal @islates.bsky.social on how Disinfo research shaped NZ politics and media journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
This is a useful take on the whole thing. youtu.be/IOk4kP8bxXM?...
What REALLY Happened at Glastonbury
YouTube video by Double Down News
youtu.be
July 1, 2025 at 6:52 AM
This is a useful take on the whole thing. youtu.be/IOk4kP8bxXM?...
All the rich people's body bits lost ☹️
arstechnica.com/space/2025/0...
arstechnica.com/space/2025/0...
After successfully entering Earth’s atmosphere, a European spacecraft is lost
“This partial success reflects both ambition and the inherent risks of innovation.”…
arstechnica.com
June 24, 2025 at 6:53 PM
All the rich people's body bits lost ☹️
arstechnica.com/space/2025/0...
arstechnica.com/space/2025/0...