I have not heard this discussed much, but this point is spot on. Colleges and universities cannot sell themselves as bastions of environmental sustainability while also encouraging students and faculty to see ChatGPT as a learning tool they should integrate into their work.

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Three. As you kan see, for the elves. Next slyde. Now heere we have seven. The map doth displaye the locaciouns of Dwarven strongholdes yn thys period. Next slyde. RINGS OF POWERPOINT

What work do we value, and why? And what traces does work leave on the body? Hard Graft is our major new free exhibition exploring work, health and rights. Open now at Wellcome Collection, until April 2025. Find out more at wellcome.info/hard-graft

"I've lost the bloody reference..."

person: ur a toxicologist? what's the wildest poison u know me: actually anything can be a poison in the right dose, even water or-- person: *losing interest* me: *sighs* ok so there's a poison that gives u smoking luminescent poop

This is such a fabulous article - great knowledge and some truly incredible results, and written in a wonderfully personal way that expresses all the joy and excitement of archaeological research! Brilliant work, Sue Brunning ❤️ #Archaeology britishmuseum.org/exhibitions/si…

The mask of Covenanter Alexander 'Sandy' Peden who died in 1686. Perfectly creepy for my human remains 'spooky season' - find out more on my Instagram @past_mortems as we countdown to Halloween 🎃 #halloweencountdown #Carlaween

In need of a good book to cosy up with as the nights draw in? Look no further. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - 'Literally unreadable' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐- 'My eyesight has deteriorated' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - 'Almost definitely cursed'

#Insects have a wide-reaching influence in our world, from helping solve crimes, to being a food source & inspiring new technologies. Read Dr Erica McAlister's take on some of the fascinating ways that insects change our world 🔽 blog.publish.csiro.au/influential-in… #Metamorphosis CSIRO Publishing

At last! A museum-led and curated mudlarking exhibition… and it’s great to be part of it. ‘Secrets of the Thames’ opens on 4 April 2025 at the Museum of London in the Docklands and is lead curated by Kate Sumnall The Guardian theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/s…

Ok, here we go: Much of my work concerns the history and return of scientific racism. I’ve written extensively about attempts to resurrect the shuffling corpse of race science and eugenics for many years. Bigotry dressed up as biology. 1/n

I post this every few years, just because I like it ~ Alphonse Bertillon, pioneer of the front-&-profile criminal mugshot, did some practice runs with his nephew, a notoriously hardened criminal, aged 2. His crime? 'Nibbling pears' (Silver albumen print, 1893 MoMA)

You can now experience the Pre-Raphaelites in a brand new way, by inhaling the art The Barber Institute! This immersive exhibition is not just a gimmick but has real depth, thanks to the research of curator Dr. Christina Bradstreet ruthmillington.co.uk/scent-pre-raph…

I was asked by Nature to contribute to a piece on Black women in academia. I discussed stats on Black women professors and the current Black-lash where research funders/unis are rowing back on pledges to tackle anti-Black racism made in 2020. It is up now, open access!

After three weeks on a blank trenching eval, Geoff felt he might die of boredom 💀 #HappyHalloween #AllTrickNoTreat

Good luck, America.

“I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

Word of the day is ‘recrudescence’ (17th century): the return of something terrible after a time of reprieve.