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Dr Bridie Davies (she/her)

@bdaviesgeo.bsky.social

Volcanology, outreach/science communication, inclusivity in STEM, creatives in STEM, politics. PDRA at the University of Manchester Views my own. https://linktr.ee/bdaviesgeo

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Jenn | Reappropriate@reappropriate.bsky.social · last yr.

From who has been allowed to conduct science, whom we imbue with the title of expert, what kinds of knowledge we consider valid, why we do science, and how science has been applied (and misapplied) throughout history, it’s a misnomer to assert that science has ever been apolitical.

Dr Bridie Davies (she/her)@bdaviesgeo.bsky.social · last yr.

"the Palestine exception to Academic Freedom" “This sends a dangerous message to scholars globally: that academic publishing contracts are conditional, revocable, and subject to external political calculations.” "we’re watching universities being blown up.” 🇵🇸 This work must be published 🇵🇸

Alice Speri@alicesperi.bsky.social · last yr.

Exclusive: Harvard publisher cancels entire journal issue on Palestine shortly before publication. My latest. www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Dr Lucy Rycroft-Smith@ljrycroftsmith.bsky.social · last yr.

We found that AI tools - both general like #ChatGPT and research-specific like #Elicit - lack the reliability, relevancy and accuracy to summarise research for teachers. This is important because we have been sold the idea that AI will make research more accessible.

Dr Lucy Rycroft-Smith@ljrycroftsmith.bsky.social · last yr.

I am delighted to announce that my new paper with @darrenmacey.bsky.social is now published, entitled 'All sizzle, no steak: AI tools are not able to act as credible knowledge brokers by summarising evidence in mathematics education' bsrlm.org.uk/wp-content/u...

A picture of the title and abstract of the research paper: All sizzle, no steak: AI tools are not able to act as credible knowledge brokers by summarising evidence in mathematics education Lucy Rycroft-Smith, Darren Macey University of Cambridge Current discourse around AI (artificial intelligence) tools suggest they can offer users quick access to research evidence, with the goal of improving our practice and policies in mathematics education. However, recent evaluations suggest that AI often falls short of human capabilities in accurately summarising complex information, raising questions about trust, credibility, and reliability. In this paper, we investigate whether AI tools are able to successfully perform the educational knowledge brokering function of finding, selecting, and summarising research with implications for practitioners. In particular, we ask if AI tools are able to find research papers that actually exist (accuracy), are relevant to the question (relevancy) and are able to interpret findings into useful, actionable implications for practitioners (applicability). We find that generally they are not, and even when they are, they do so in a way that is so inconsistent as to be a serious threat to credibility. Keywords: artificial intelligence; AI; knowledge brokering; large language models; mathematics education
Rebecca Williams@volcanologist.bsky.social · last yr.

Writing is hard because the process of getting something onto the page helps us figure out what we think—about a topic, a problem or an idea. If we turn to AI to do the writing, we’re not going to be doing the thinking either. (Rosenzweig 2023)

Dr. Simon D. A. Clark (they/them)@kelpiesi.bsky.social · last yr.

cc: people who are still using "preferred pronouns" also. They are just pronouns, like anyone else's. Sticking "preferred" on communicates additional, confusing information; these aren't suggestions.

Ashley Nova — Unfiltered, Unhinged, Uncaring@ashleynova.space · last yr.

I think I'm definitely done with EDI talks that refer to "people that identify as men/women" instead of just saying "men and women", the underlying implication that "identify as women" that some of those people might not actually be women is just not something I'm willing to accept anymore.

Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌@chanda.blacksky.app · last yr.

I talked about all of the costs in class, ecological and intellectual, and my students were really great and I wish I could teach them again

Lex McMenamin (they/them)@lexmcmenamin.com · last yr.

I struggle with the reporting on ChatGPT in education because it often confirms society’s negative bias against young people—oh no, this generation is unsaveable!—when it’s possible to just educate people to be less credulous about it. which is why I wrote this: so teachers could print and assign it

Dr James Christie@jameschristie.bsky.social · last yr.

🚨NEW PAPER ALERT🚨 It is *such a pleasure* to announce the publication of a major portion of my PhD thesis with @volcanojenni.bsky.social, @drgeorgieb.bsky.social @tomchudley.bsky.social, Ricky Herd, and Mel Froude in @geomorphica.bsky.social ! Have a read: journals.psu.edu/geomorphica/...

View of Multi-decadal patterns of fluvial morphodynamics and lahar hazard in response to episodic eruption of Soufrière Hills Volcano, Montserrat, Eastern Caribbean

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Geomorphica@geomorphica.bsky.social · last yr.

Congratulations to J. Christie and co-authors! They synthesise a multi-decadal and multi-parameter dataset to capture the evolution of lahar hazard and morphodynamics within the Belham River Valley, Montserrat. Check it out journals.psu.edu/geomorphica/...

Natacha@natacha.bsky.social · last yr.

The British Medical Association Resident Doctors are the backbone of the NHS, they look after us all in hospital. They passed this motion at their conference which pulls the “supreme” court judgement to pieces. They call it “scientifically illiterate” and “biologically nonsensical” 1/3

EM4 This meeting condemns the Supreme Court ruling defining the term 'woman' with respect to the Equality Act as being based on 'biological sex', which they refer to as a person who 'was at birth of the female sex', as reductive, trans and intersex-exclusionary and biologically nonsensical. We recognize as doctors that sex and gender are complex and multifaceted aspects of the human condition and attempting to impose a rigid binary has no basis in science or medicine while being actively harmful to transgender and gender diverse people. As such this meeting: i. Reiterates the BMA's position on affirming the rights of transgender and non-binary individuals to live their lives with dignity, having their identity respected. Reminds the Supreme Court of the existence of intersex people and reaffirms their right to exist in the gender identity that matches their sense of self, regardless of whether this matches any identity assigned to them at birth. iii. Condemns scientifically illiterate rulings from the Supreme Court, made without consulting relevant experts and stakeholders, that will cause real-world harm to the trans, non-binary and intersex communities in this country. iv. Commits to strive for better access to necessary health services for trans, non-binary and gender-diverse people.
Jeanne Timmons@mostlymammoths.bsky.social · last yr.

"...while students, faculty & advocates across the country expressed measured hope..., they noted it was students & faculty who were leading the charge & mounting the pressure that forced university leaders to act." @alicesperi.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Hope as US universities find ‘backbone’ against Trump’s assault on education

Anxious Americans find solace as university leaders start to mount more muscular defense of academic freedom

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Brian Merchant@bcmerchant.bsky.social · last yr.

On the other site, Studio Ghibli-style AI output is going viral and allow me to just say it is profoundly depressing to see that stuff being used to promote OpenAI's latest product. Miyazaki famously called AI-produced art "an insult to life itself"—and this in turn is an insult to him.

Ben Esse@ben-esse.bsky.social · last yr.

Interested how we can use satellite gas measurements to monitor and potentially forecast the evolution of volcanic eruptions? Then check out our new paper on the 2021 eruption of #Tajogaite! 🌋🛰️

IAVCEI - International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry @iavcei.bsky.social · last yr.

🌋 February Compilation of Bulletin of Volcanology ! 🌋 1⃣0⃣ "Forecasting the evolution of the 2021 Tajogaite eruption, La Palma, with TROPOMI/PlumeTraj-derived SO2 emission rates." Esse et al. 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Dr Bridie Davies (she/her)@bdaviesgeo.bsky.social · last yr.

1/3 Disappointing to read today, not surprising, but disappointing nonetheless. I'd like to hear from the fellows at this meeting & whether there was an opportunity to even discuss the Elon in the room? What was the nature of the unity described? #RoyalSociety www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Elon Musk survives as fellow of Royal Society despite anger among scientists

Questions remain over whether further action will be taken after resignations and calls for the Tesla CEO to be expelled

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