Geriatric Gardener<p>Well worth a read!</p><p>Today’s edition of the Middle East Eye:</p><p><a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">middleeasteye.net/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Press</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Police</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Repression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Repression</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genocide</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Economy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Egypt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Egypt</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Sinai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sinai</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Academic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Academic</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Freedom</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Energy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Syria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Syria</span></a></p>
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Katharine O'Moore-Klopf, ELS<p>Want to work as a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freelance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freelance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/editor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>editor</span></a> for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/academic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>academic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/presses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>presses</span></a> & <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/journals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journals</span></a> but don’t know how to get started? See this <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>podcast</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/episode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>episode</span></a> featuring Paulina Cossette & <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@lepoole" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>lepoole</span></a></span>. LinkedIn post about it: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/4z46vw4e" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">tinyurl.com/4z46vw4e</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>. Episode on YouTube: <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6vupRreuAf8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">m.youtube.com/watch?v=6vupRreu</span><span class="invisible">Af8</span></a>.</p>
Dr. Amy H. Sturgis 📖<p>It’s a dumpster fire of a day in all directions, and thus a weird time to share anything positive, but I have now turned in my contribution to the forthcoming Oxford Handbook of <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ShirleyJackson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShirleyJackson</span></a>. So… woot! 🖊️ 📖 <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Gothic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gothic</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Academic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Academic</span></a></p>
N-gated Hacker News<p>Oh joy, yet another paper with a title that sounds like a new <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fad</span></a> 🤦♂️. Thank goodness for the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Simons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Simons</span></a> Foundation's donations, because without them, we'd clearly be lost in a sea of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/academic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>academic</span></a> gobbledygook 🤷♀️. Can't wait to "multi-token" my way to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/enlightenment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>enlightenment</span></a> - or was it ennui? 📚🔍<br><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.00927" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arxiv.org/abs/2504.00927</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Foundation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Foundation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/multi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>multi</span></a>-token <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ngated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ngated</span></a></p>
Bibliolater 📚 📜 🖋<p>🔴 🗺️ **Known unknowns in the North. Uncertain maps of the Arctic in early modern times**</p><p>“_By zooming in on world maps and North Pole maps from the sixteenth and the seventeenth centuries and examining them in a long-term chronological sequence, we can follow lines and lands that appear and disappear and trace the winding paths of mapping processes and practices through the centuries._”</p><p>van Netten, djoeke (2025) ‘Known unknowns in the North. Uncertain maps of the Arctic in early modern times’, International Journal of Cartography, pp. 1–20. doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/23729333.2025.2478270" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.1080/23729333.2025.</span><span class="invisible">2478270</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://qoto.org/tags/OpenAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenAccess</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/OA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OA</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Research</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Article" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Article</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/DOI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOI</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Map" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Map</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Maps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Maps</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Cartography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cartography</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/EarlyModern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EarlyModern</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/NorthPole" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorthPole</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Arctic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Arctic</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Academia</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Academic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Academic</span></a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/earlymodern" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>earlymodern</span></a></span> </p>
Jeri Dansky<p>Financial Times reporting on how some academics are trying to leave the US and how some Canadian and European institutions are trying to accommodate at least some of them.</p><p>One example: Within days of Trump’s inauguration in January 20, Tim Quigley, a management professor at the University of Georgia, took up a job offer in Switzerland, despite the difficulties and costs of moving abroad.<br> <br>“All the guardrails came off, and it became pretty clear it was best for us to leave,” he said. “I have a 10-year-old daughter and I don’t want to live in a country which cares more about Teslas being vandalised than kids being shot in schools.”</p><p>Gift link: <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/541b1796-e747-46de-ac64-55264f298061?accessToken=zwAGMaq53aFYkc9UGxeW50dG3tOsZFUmTymAYQ.MEMCIEVVyprD0S1_8F4OcrBVHMxwOqgXRNF3UBHi3R-6XuKYAh8eZ1delMf3xtvUrZemxijuO2bFuSzICVKgOV8SkCk1&sharetype=gift&token=15140498-5827-41d5-8124-650f165175ef" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ft.com/content/541b1796-e747-4</span><span class="invisible">6de-ac64-55264f298061?accessToken=zwAGMaq53aFYkc9UGxeW50dG3tOsZFUmTymAYQ.MEMCIEVVyprD0S1_8F4OcrBVHMxwOqgXRNF3UBHi3R-6XuKYAh8eZ1delMf3xtvUrZemxijuO2bFuSzICVKgOV8SkCk1&sharetype=gift&token=15140498-5827-41d5-8124-650f165175ef</span></a></p><p>h/t <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@davidho" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>davidho</span></a></span><br><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/academic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>academic</span></a></p>
Jacob<p>I need to find a way to reliably download papers in bulk. I want to do an analysis of definitions across a range of literature (which will be automated). I'm about to do it by hand, but if any researchers out there know a sneaky way to do it faster I'm all ears. <a href="https://cyberpunk.lol/tags/academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>academia</span></a> <a href="https://cyberpunk.lol/tags/academic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>academic</span></a> <a href="https://cyberpunk.lol/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> <a href="https://cyberpunk.lol/tags/compsci" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>compsci</span></a> <a href="https://cyberpunk.lol/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infosec</span></a></p>
Fabrice Mous<p>Ook Maastricht University roept op tot digitale autonomie. In navolging van Radboud en Utrecht vragen Adriana Iamnitchi en Sally Wyatt in een open brief aandacht voor de risico’s van Big Tech in onderzoek en onderwijs.</p><p>👇🏻 open brief <br><a href="https://surfdrive.surf.nl/files/index.php/s/lOa7T3XMj9r1Yhs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">surfdrive.surf.nl/files/index.</span><span class="invisible">php/s/lOa7T3XMj9r1Yhs</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bigtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigtech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/academic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>academic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sovereignty</span></a></p>
R. Scott Pert<p>FBI raids home of prominent computer scientist who has gone incommunicado</p><p>> A prominent computer <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/scientist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scientist</span></a> who has spent 20 years publishing <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/academic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>academic</span></a> papers on <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/cryptography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cryptography</span></a>, privacy, and cybersecurity has gone incommunicado, had his professor profile, email account, and phone number removed by his employer <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/Indiana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indiana</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/University" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>University</span></a>, and had his homes <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/raided" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>raided</span></a> by the <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/FBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FBI</span></a>. No one knows why.</p><p>> Xiaofeng Wang has a long list of prestigious titles. He was... <a href="https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/03/computer-scientist-goes-silent-after-fbi-raid-and-purging-from-university-website/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/security/2025/</span><span class="invisible">03/computer-scientist-goes-silent-after-fbi-raid-and-purging-from-university-website/</span></a></p>
Bibliolater 📚 📜 🖋<p>🔴 **Generative AI and accuracy in the history of mathematics**</p><p>“_This process is illustrated by querying ChatGPT with questions from a history of mathematics quiz designed to highlight the common occurrence of mathematical results being misattributed. ChatGPT's performance on a set of decades-old common misconceptions is mixed, illustrating the potential for these systems to reproduce and reinforce historical inaccuracies and misconceptions._”</p><p>Rowlett, P. (2024) ‘Generative AI and accuracy in the history of mathematics’, British Journal for the History of Mathematics, 39(1), pp. 64–69. doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/26375451.2024.2312789" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.1080/26375451.2024.</span><span class="invisible">2312789</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://qoto.org/tags/OpenAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenAccess</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/OA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OA</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Research</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Article" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Article</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Maths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Maths</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Mathematics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mathematics</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Math" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Math</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/ArtificialIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArtificialIntelligence</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/ChatGPT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChatGPT</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Academia</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Academic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Academic</span></a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/ai" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ai</span></a></span></p>
Leigh Silvester<p>An interesting review of a trial involving paying people who <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/PeerReview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeerReview</span></a> papers for publication.</p><p>".... found that paying for reviews moderately improved both the number of accepted invitations and the speed at which reviews were carried out. Some 53% of researchers accepted the invitation to review when offered payment, compared with 48% of those who received a standard, non-paid offer. "</p><p><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00968-6" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nature.com/articles/d41586-025</span><span class="invisible">-00968-6</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/academic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>academic</span></a></p>
Bibliolater 📚 📜 🖋<p>🔴 **Unpacking the effects of materialism on interpersonal relationships: A cognitive approach**</p><p>“_Three studies (N = 1389) employing correlational and experimental methodologies showed that materialism leads to heightened expectations and standards for a significant other, which are associated with poorer interpersonal outcomes. Specifically, materialism heightens the ideal standards that one has for a close other around achievement (e.g., ambition) and positive image (e.g., attractiveness), which are linked to higher conflict and lower relational satisfaction._”</p><p>Moldes, O. (2025). Unpacking the effects of materialism on interpersonal relationships: A cognitive approach. British Journal of Social Psychology, 64, e12795. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12795" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12795</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://qoto.org/tags/OpenAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenAccess</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/OA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OA</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Article" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Article</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/DOI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOI</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Psychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Psychology</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Relationships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Relationships</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Materialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Materialism</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Academia</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Academic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Academic</span></a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/psychology" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>psychology</span></a></span></p>
Nonilex<p>Among other steps, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Columbia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Columbia</span></a> said it would have 36 campus safety officers w/ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/arrest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arrest</span></a> powers, a shift w/enormous resonance at a university that has a long history of campus <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>activism</span></a> & fraught ties w/law enforcement.Columbia also said it would adopt a formal definition of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/antisemitism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antisemitism</span></a>, review its <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/admissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>admissions</span></a> policies &, in a turn that was especially alarming to professors who cherish <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/academic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>academic</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedom</span></a>, impose new <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/oversight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oversight</span></a> of the university’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MiddleEastern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiddleEastern</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SouthAsian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthAsian</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AfricanStudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AfricanStudies</span></a> Dept.</p>
Nonilex<p>The govt is threatening to end the flow of billions to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/universities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>universities</span></a> across the country, many of which are facing inquiries from agencies that range from the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOJ</span></a> to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a>.</p><p>But <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s punitive approach…is playing out most acutely at <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Columbia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Columbia</span></a>. The university, a hub of last spring’s campus <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a> movement against the war in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a>, has spent months confronting accusations that it *condoned* *antisemitic* behavior, permitted *lawlessness* to dominate, & stifled <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/academic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>academic</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>political</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/speech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>speech</span></a>.</p>
Nonilex<p>OMG</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TimothySnyder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TimothySnyder</span></a> left the country for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a></p><p>Yale philosophy professor Jason Stanley, along with Yale history professors Marci Shore & her husband Timothy Snyder, are taking their teaching to the University of Toronto to advocate for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a>, speak out against <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> & teach without fear of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/academic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>academic</span></a> capitulation to the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> White House, they say.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tyranny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tyranny</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ThoughtPolice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThoughtPolice</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/dissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dissent</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreedomOfAssembly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomOfAssembly</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/28/us/yale-university-scholars-toronto-trump/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnn.com/2025/03/28/us/yale-uni</span><span class="invisible">versity-scholars-toronto-trump/index.html</span></a></p>
N-gated Hacker News<p>🖼️🎩 Oh, look at <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bruno" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bruno</span></a>, casually reinventing <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/academic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>academic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/papers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>papers</span></a> as a "quick report" because who has time for that, right? Let's all marvel at his groundbreaking <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rediscovery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rediscovery</span></a> of an 18th-century artist's *totally obscure* tricks, previously known to literally every <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> historian ever. 👏📚<br><a href="https://medium.com/@brunopostle/piranesis-perspective-trick-6bcd7a754da9" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">medium.com/@brunopostle/pirane</span><span class="invisible">sis-perspective-trick-6bcd7a754da9</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Reinvention" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Reinvention</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Quick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Quick</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Report" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Report</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ngated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ngated</span></a></p>
Bibliolater 📚 📜 🖋<p>🔴 **Qaryat al-Fāw/Qaryatum dhāt Kāhilim: On the identity of the god Kahl**</p><p>“_Despite his name being recorded in various texts and inscriptions on numerous objects that confirm his role as the city's patron god, scant information exists regarding his attributes or sphere of influence. Nonetheless, clues on some of his characteristics can be gleaned from coins bearing his likeness._”</p><p>de Lara, J. (2024). Qaryat al-Fāw/Qaryatum dhāt Kāhilim: On the identity of the god Kahl. Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, 35, 136–154. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/aae.12249" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">doi.org/10.1111/aae.12249</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://qoto.org/tags/OpenAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenAccess</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/OA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OA</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Article" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Article</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/DOI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOI</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Archaeology</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Archaeodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Archaeodons</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Arabia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Arabia</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Mythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mythology</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Academia</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Academic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Academic</span></a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/archaeodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>archaeodons</span></a></span></p>
Tuomas Väisänen 📼🧟♂️<p><a href="https://vis.social/tags/StudentMobility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StudentMobility</span></a> is a distinct form of mobility, where highly skilled individuals go to study in another country to enhance their <a href="https://vis.social/tags/academic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>academic</span></a> skills, <a href="https://vis.social/tags/networks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>networks</span></a>, and cultural understanding. Simultaneously, host <a href="https://vis.social/tags/regions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regions</span></a> gain talent and consumer base, while sending regions get returning <a href="https://vis.social/tags/expertise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>expertise</span></a>.</p>
Erik-Jan<p>Does anyone here know if there is an easy way to find donation links for <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> software we use? </p><p>At <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://akademienl.social/@odissei_soda" class="u-url mention">@<span>odissei_soda</span></a></span> we have a whole <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/GitHub" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GitHub</span></a> organization with (mostly <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/python" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>python</span></a> and <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/rstats" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>rstats</span></a>) projects, is there an easy way to:</p><p>- auto-extract dependencies / usage<br />- for each dependency, find donation link<br />- put all of this in a data frame</p><p>I'm toying with the idea of reserving <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/academic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>academic</span></a> grant / material budget to donate to software we use.</p><p>Does anyone do this already?</p>
Dr Pen<p>The map shows very clearly the scale of the industry of universities. Yes Walmart is massive but the amount of states/area covered by universities as lead employer is vast. When we think about edtech, and now AI apps sold as standard process for 'digital transformation', we can visualise the billions of dollars generated by this sales pitch. It just prints mountains of money.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/edtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>edtech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/digitalsociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>digitalsociety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/academicchatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>academicchatter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/academic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>academic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/genai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genai</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/employers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>employers</span></a></p>
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