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Silvia Pérez-Criado
@silviaperezcriado.bsky.social
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Historian of science, technology, medicine, and environmental history, with a focus on pesticides and toxic substances

Postdoctoral Scholar at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science

Secretary Division on the History of Chemistry
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speak4nature.bsky.social
New #Speak4Nature essay by 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐮𝐜𝐡, director of the Rachel Carson Center. Originally published in 2024, this Spanish-language article tells the story of Rachel Carson's ground-breaking 1962 book. Read it here for free: www.fuhem.es/wp-content/u...

#EnvHist #EnvHum #EnvJust #RachelCarson
December 16, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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sarahalang.bsky.social
Worried about the environmental impact of using #LLMs in ( #DH ) research, but not sure where to start?
I got you covered!

We reviewed the research & ran a #DigitalHumanities case study with carbon reporting, sharing all the tools, code & info:
doi.org/10.5281/zeno.... ( #DHd #GreeningDH)
Quantifying the Environmental Footprint of Curating Datasets with LLMs
This study evaluates the environmental trade-offs of using large language models to curate cross-collection oral-history datasets in the Commoning Oral Histories of Knowledge (CORAL) project. Manual s...
doi.org
December 15, 2025 at 7:26 AM
silviaperezcriado.bsky.social
El plazo para enviar vuestros abstracts a las jornadas CIMETEC termina el *20 de diciembre*. Animáos a participar! Serán unas jornadas estupendas para conocernos y fortalecer nuestra comunidad!
Más información aquí: acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:...
December 15, 2025 at 10:54 AM
silviaperezcriado.bsky.social
Me hace mucha ilusión anunciar que ya podéis enviar vuestras propuestas para las Jornadas CIMETEC.
Abiertas a estudiantes de máster, doctorado e investigadores posdoctorales (hasta 3 años post defensa de tesis).
✨ Animaos a participar ✨
November 6, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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naomioreskes.bsky.social
Proof that climate change is real and horrible:

www.bbc.com/news/article...
Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time after record heat
Previously the country was one of the world's only mosquito-free zones.
www.bbc.com
October 22, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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abney.bsky.social
Absolutely delighted to announce that applications are now open for our 26-27 postdoc, dissertation, distinguished, and short-term fellowships at @sciencehistory.org! 📚 🎉

Details and application info on our website; questions welcome here!

www.sciencehistory.org/about/news/a...
Applications for 2026–2027 Beckman Center Fellowships Now Open
Researchers can apply by January 15 for various long- and short-term programs, including two-year curatorial fellowships.
www.sciencehistory.org
October 17, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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mpiwg.bsky.social
Three new funded #DoctoralPositions in the International Max Planck School "Knowledge and Its Resources: Historical Reciprocities!"

🗓️ Deadline: Jan 15, 2026
🔗 bit.ly/4peeKez

#HistSci #DH #STS #HistSTM #EnvHum #PolSci #SocSci
Collage of three images. The first reads: "Max Planck Institute for the History of Science. Career. We're hiring." The second image shows bookshelves in the institute's library (Photo by Vivienne Rischke, 2024). The third image shows the MPIWG Summer Publications Slam held in the institute's library (Photo by Marvin Müller (2024).
October 17, 2025 at 10:55 AM