How much will actually be shot in York? Fun spotting the Antwerp locations in Series 1!

Reminder that the stretch of Wollaton Road from the Rodney to the Park is closed for a few days for a full road resurface, which we as Cllrs pushed for alongside Arleston Drive which will be done in the school summer holidays.

A titan died today. Alasdair MacIntyre’s writings may not be familiar to everyone, but they reshaped the landscape of moral philosophy and showed us how attending to the thought of the past can help us find our way to a more flourishing future.

What was already obvious in 2021 is still not commonly admitted today...

Hail Constantine! In 306, Constantine the Great was declared Emperor in York. From here, he began a long journey that would eventually change the face of religion in the Roman Empire.

A new report on Austrian schools which measured classroom ventilation across 1200 classes in 120 schools found no correlation with absenteeism. more details below (although authors claim a moderate linear correlation as the r=0.521; where r=1 is perfect correlation ) 1/n

No market today as it's still May, but we'll be back next Saturday June 7th in the Lidl car park from 8.30am until 1pm

11:06 Nottingham City Transport shout out to driver of Pink 30 for help to confused old lady trying to get home. Inspector called and waiting for help.

Nice take on a classic university novel. Still a bit too close to truth for comfort, although Bradbury's model was English rather than sociology...

Isaac Asimov's critique of algorithmic thinking socialsciencespace.com/2025/06/isaac-…

This Saturday we're back in the Lidl car park from 8.30am until 1pm, with even more stalls. Come and stock up with all your favourite goodies.

Definitely repays a careful read

The political scientists want me to remind everyone in the stem disciplines - “remember when you said politics didn’t matter?”😂

Last night, the House of Lords defeated the Government for a fourth time by passing an amendment establishing meaningful transparency measures for the use of rightsholders’ works in AI systems, many of which are being used without recognition, permission or remuneration. (1/3)

When I was thirteen, I started at a new school. The other kids disliked me and called me names. I found the work boring and pointless. I felt like an alien. I dreaded each interminable day. I stopped wanting to go to school. Every Sunday evening I was filled with misery. If that

If PhD programs are, truly, going to prepare students for non-academic jobs, they should, at minimum, stop sending signals—overtly or covertly—that non-academic jobs are inferior.

A PhD means making a significant and original contribution to body of knowledge. This doesn't mean winning the Nobel Prize. #PhDchat #PhDforum #ECrchat #postdoc

Then they came for the political scientists, but I had already laid them off.

The results are highly suggestive and when the dynamic effects are taken into account, they can be considered significant.

Tomorrow all your favourite stalls will be joining us in the Lidl car park on Trowell Road from 8.30am. We've also got a new stall; Sashi's Spices, come and take a look