Liam Voice
@voicefrom.bsky.social
The closest thing there is to a voice of reason.
Lecturer in Digital Media. Thinking about #DigitalCulture #Posthumanism #AnimalStudies #Technology #Philosophy
#NFFC fan. Fascinated by octopuses🐙
🐘: @voice@hcommons.social
🌐: https://www.drliamvoice.co.uk
Lecturer in Digital Media. Thinking about #DigitalCulture #Posthumanism #AnimalStudies #Technology #Philosophy
#NFFC fan. Fascinated by octopuses🐙
🐘: @voice@hcommons.social
🌐: https://www.drliamvoice.co.uk
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Liam Voice
@voicefrom.bsky.social
· Apr 28
Dire Wolves or Liar Wolves? Metaphors in the Colossal Bioscience ‘De-Extinction’ Discourse — Dr Liam Voice
This post was initially inspired by the University of Nottingham’s excellent Making Science Public blog. Often, the blog posts examine the language and metaphors used in science communication. For e...
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Dire Wolves or Liar Wolves? Metaphors in the Colossal Bioscience ‘De-Extinction’ Discourse #Metaphors #DireWolves 🐺 www.drliamvoice.co.uk/vocemeamblog/dire-wolves-or-liar-wolves-metaphors-in-the-colossal-bioscience-de-extinction-discourse
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I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.
October 6, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.
If you believe certain tech bros and the AI hype/cult, at least. More like 'technologically hinder a band'.
Technologically advance a band:
ChatGPT
ChatGPT
September 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
If you believe certain tech bros and the AI hype/cult, at least. More like 'technologically hinder a band'.
Technologically advance a band:
ChatGPT
ChatGPT
September 22, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Technologically advance a band:
ChatGPT
ChatGPT
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September 7, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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deep-sea creatures are the result of a brief but fruitful period of collaboration between H.R. Giger and Jim Henson.
August 19, 2025 at 4:27 AM
deep-sea creatures are the result of a brief but fruitful period of collaboration between H.R. Giger and Jim Henson.
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For weekend readers, a post in which I follow the semantic development of 'vibe' over time, from music to politics #linguistics makingsciencepublic.com/2025/08/01/v...
Vibes: From new age to new algorithms
The other day I was talking with a friend and moaning about writer’s block. My friend said: “You are into words and metaphors and stuff. What’s one small language puzzle that’s been nag…
makingsciencepublic.com
August 2, 2025 at 6:12 AM
For weekend readers, a post in which I follow the semantic development of 'vibe' over time, from music to politics #linguistics makingsciencepublic.com/2025/08/01/v...
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Well that does suggest what the word would be.
July 18, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Well that does suggest what the word would be.
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All worried about how easy it is for GenAI to influence people because it's able to statistically sound like a conversational partner, meanwhile look at this rock YOU ARE HARD-WIRED TO THINK THIS ROCK IS ALIVE AND FEEL SORRY FOR THE SAD ROCK. POOR SAD ROCK.
July 16, 2025 at 12:10 AM
All worried about how easy it is for GenAI to influence people because it's able to statistically sound like a conversational partner, meanwhile look at this rock YOU ARE HARD-WIRED TO THINK THIS ROCK IS ALIVE AND FEEL SORRY FOR THE SAD ROCK. POOR SAD ROCK.
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"digital asbestos" is fantastic framing.
I'm going to be honest here, I think AI is going to do so much damage to the usable internet that even after it's inevitably crashes out, it's going to take years to disentangle from every space it's polluted, like digital asbestos it's gonna be time consuming effort and likely expensive venture.
I think AI is going to eventually tank in the longterm, but...
the only real way to combat this is single-interest communities. Forums, user comms, etc, with a barrier to entry. They become trustable knowledgebases. It's really the only way forward is to return to what worked best the first time
the only real way to combat this is single-interest communities. Forums, user comms, etc, with a barrier to entry. They become trustable knowledgebases. It's really the only way forward is to return to what worked best the first time
June 25, 2025 at 2:08 AM
"digital asbestos" is fantastic framing.
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After the latest round of grading papers, I wrote about AI, ChatGPT, the death of the student essay, and what it means for the future of human cognition.
The Death of the Student Essay—and the Future of Cognition
One professor's reflections on the end of an era, as AI tools such as ChatGPT have murdered the student essay (RIP). Here's why that threatens the future of human cognition—and how to save ourselves.
www.forkingpaths.co
June 19, 2025 at 10:44 AM
After the latest round of grading papers, I wrote about AI, ChatGPT, the death of the student essay, and what it means for the future of human cognition.
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I heard someone being interviewed on the radio say "let me just double click on something you said earlier" and I did a full body shudder
June 15, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I heard someone being interviewed on the radio say "let me just double click on something you said earlier" and I did a full body shudder
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May 22, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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Critical humanities discourse on AI will be doomed if it does not come up with better metaphors. Corporate AI is not a «cognitive entity» or some «other intelligence». It's a political project and a system of surveillance, extraction & exploitation
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May 17, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Critical humanities discourse on AI will be doomed if it does not come up with better metaphors. Corporate AI is not a «cognitive entity» or some «other intelligence». It's a political project and a system of surveillance, extraction & exploitation
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Dire Wolves or Liar Wolves? Metaphors in the Colossal Bioscience ‘De-Extinction’ Discourse #Metaphors #DireWolves 🐺 www.drliamvoice.co.uk/vocemeamblog/dire-wolves-or-liar-wolves-metaphors-in-the-colossal-bioscience-de-extinction-discourse
Dire Wolves or Liar Wolves? Metaphors in the Colossal Bioscience ‘De-Extinction’ Discourse — Dr Liam Voice
This post was initially inspired by the University of Nottingham’s excellent Making Science Public blog. Often, the blog posts examine the language and metaphors used in science communication. For e...
www.drliamvoice.co.uk
April 28, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Dire Wolves or Liar Wolves? Metaphors in the Colossal Bioscience ‘De-Extinction’ Discourse #Metaphors #DireWolves 🐺 www.drliamvoice.co.uk/vocemeamblog/dire-wolves-or-liar-wolves-metaphors-in-the-colossal-bioscience-de-extinction-discourse
Dire Wolves or Liar Wolves? Metaphors in the Colossal Bioscience ‘De-Extinction’ Discourse #Metaphors #DireWolves 🐺 www.drliamvoice.co.uk/vocemeamblog/dire-wolves-or-liar-wolves-metaphors-in-the-colossal-bioscience-de-extinction-discourse
Dire Wolves or Liar Wolves? Metaphors in the Colossal Bioscience ‘De-Extinction’ Discourse — Dr Liam Voice
This post was initially inspired by the University of Nottingham’s excellent Making Science Public blog. Often, the blog posts examine the language and metaphors used in science communication. For e...
www.drliamvoice.co.uk
April 28, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Dire Wolves or Liar Wolves? Metaphors in the Colossal Bioscience ‘De-Extinction’ Discourse #Metaphors #DireWolves 🐺 www.drliamvoice.co.uk/vocemeamblog/dire-wolves-or-liar-wolves-metaphors-in-the-colossal-bioscience-de-extinction-discourse
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For a not so sunny Easter weekend a somewhat longer post by Kate Roach and me on dire wolves and de-extinction and #metaphors and myths and also #scicomm blogs.nottingham.ac.uk/makingscienc...
The (not) de-extinct dire wolf: Metaphors, myths and magic - Making Science Public
This post is a collaboration between Brigitte Nerlich and Kate Roach, both retired social scientists with interests in science, culture and society. *** I (Brigitte) first heard about the dire wolf in a post by the science writer Carl Zimmer linking to an article he had written for the New York Times. I had never ...
blogs.nottingham.ac.uk
April 18, 2025 at 6:12 AM
For a not so sunny Easter weekend a somewhat longer post by Kate Roach and me on dire wolves and de-extinction and #metaphors and myths and also #scicomm blogs.nottingham.ac.uk/makingscienc...
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Somehow, the future is both going to be a dystopian techno sci-fi hellscape AND we're gonna have coal and measles and robber barons and a permanent underclass.
Philip K. Dickens
Philip K. Dickens
April 9, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Somehow, the future is both going to be a dystopian techno sci-fi hellscape AND we're gonna have coal and measles and robber barons and a permanent underclass.
Philip K. Dickens
Philip K. Dickens
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Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
April 9, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
Noooo! I've lost my Wordle streak. I was at 638 days. Back to 1!Turns out I missed yesterday's puzzle entirely. I was so sure I'd done it. I looked up yesterday's word: DOPEY. Wordle is mocking me!
March 24, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Noooo! I've lost my Wordle streak. I was at 638 days. Back to 1!Turns out I missed yesterday's puzzle entirely. I was so sure I'd done it. I looked up yesterday's word: DOPEY. Wordle is mocking me!
Just found out there are two more Deep Blue Sea films! How did I miss them? But I am greatly disappointed to see they are not called Deep Two Sea and Deep Blue Three.
February 27, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Just found out there are two more Deep Blue Sea films! How did I miss them? But I am greatly disappointed to see they are not called Deep Two Sea and Deep Blue Three.
the death of capital letters: why gen Z loves lowercase www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
The death of capital letters: why gen Z loves lowercase
Young people have ditched capitalisation in favour of a writing style that reflects their values and attitudes to tradition. Will this change our language for ever?
www.theguardian.com
February 18, 2025 at 2:07 PM
the death of capital letters: why gen Z loves lowercase www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
My mum saw a van that had 'Trump is a loony' written in the dirt and I'll be damned if that wasn't more accurate news reporting than the entirety of the New York Times and Washington Post.
February 17, 2025 at 10:46 AM
My mum saw a van that had 'Trump is a loony' written in the dirt and I'll be damned if that wasn't more accurate news reporting than the entirety of the New York Times and Washington Post.
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I just wrote a rather absurd blog post in an absurd world but one in which one can still find some tiny enjoyment in a good metaphor ##AISummitParis
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When the world falls apart, enjoy a metaphor! - Making Science Public
I have been writing blog posts since 2012. They dealt mainly with topics relating to climate change, the biosciences, infectious diseases, and more recently AI. Occasionally, I branched out into space or into the 19th century. That happened at times when the tectonic plates of politics shifted, such as after Brexit, the first Trump government, ...
blogs.nottingham.ac.uk
February 11, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I just wrote a rather absurd blog post in an absurd world but one in which one can still find some tiny enjoyment in a good metaphor ##AISummitParis
blogs.nottingham.ac.uk/makingscienc...
blogs.nottingham.ac.uk/makingscienc...