The wider issue is the peanuts UKRI is operating with. Under £10bn for the engine of the UK's research in ALL subjects should be a national disgrace. Jodrell Bank is a helpful example but we are losing so much across *every* research field. This underfunding will damage the UK for decades to come.

Robert Falla-Louvét 🔭🪐🚀@lanerobertlane.space · last wk.

This is so stupid and short-sighted. I wonder if Burnham knows they're stripping funding from an iconic science institution in Manchester?! 🔭🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

First National Trust background secured 🙏

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Ian Kikuchi@curatorian.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Tech opinion: devices should detect when they're being used on public transport, and anti-social use should trigger a message on all nearby devices so that other passengers can vote on whether to brick the offender's phone.

Tech opinion: devices should detect when they're being used on public transport, and anti-social use should trigger a message on all nearby devices so that other passengers can vote on whether to brick the offender's phone.

On his passing, a chance to share this amazing photo of David Hockney. Hockney in front of his painting of Henry Geldzahler, with Geldzahler himself. Oh, and it was taken by Cecil Beaton. You could write a book about this photo alone. collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/objects/co86...

David Hockney and Henry Geldzahler | Science Museum Group Collection

Silver gelatin copy print made ca.1970s. Photograph by Sir Cecil Beaton of artist David Hockney (right) and Henry Geldzahler standing in front of hockney's painting of Geldzahler and Christopher Scott...

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Yes. Using a computer now feels like this at all times.

Pavel@spavel.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Thinking about why women might not want to use a product that has forced itself into every software interface to confidently shout things that are wrong

An eclectic reading month but I wholeheartedly recommend both of these books. And in their way, they share something about the march of technology and how it can change the world. How to build a car by Adrian Newey and Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke.

I don’t know what to tell you, man. I’m a medieval historian, and, in my field, if you don’t check your sources (and your sources’ sources) you are just asking to be taken for a ride by some bored 19th C. aristocratic English antiquarian with a penchant for inventing history.

This is blindingly obvious to many in the sector, but well worth saying. I'm glad we now have research to put into words what myself and many of my colleagues are experiencing every day - there are simply not enough of us to keep the show on the road! www.museumsassociation.org/museums-jour...

Lack of staff is biggest challenge facing museum directors this year - Museums Association

Leadership survey finds stretched resources are leading to long-term decline in core collections activity

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In the last few weeks I have seen the Google AI summary: - hallucinate a WWI soldier - confidently state a photo from 1935 was from a film made in the 40s - identify someone as LGBT with no evidence AI can do some brilliant things. But it will invent nonsense over saying I don't know EVERY TIME

Dr. Holly Walters@manigarm.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I'm sorry, what? In writing my first monograph, I spent six weeks trying to track down a citation in TWO languages I didn't know. And good thing too, because the citation was wrong. That's scholarship. That's research. You know, the thing we're trained to do?!?

re-posting for the, uh, late afternoon crowd

Jon Agar@jonagar.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Please help spread the news far and wide! We have a new, full-time, permanent Lecturer in Global History of Science job @stsucl.bsky.social Don't be fooled by the application of deadline of only 9 June 2026. This is an open search #histsci #skystorians www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

Still one week to apply for this awesome Archivist post based in Wiltshire with an absolutely amazing collection. #Archives #Archivist #Wiltshire #Swindon

Dr Laura Humphreys@bogarty.bsky.social · 3mo ago

An exciting job opportunity with my team - come join us as the Science Museum Collection Archivist! 📒📚📼📜💾📔🗂️ Part time (4 days/80%), permanent, based at the Science and Innovation Park near Swindon. Happy to answer Qs/ chat about the role before you apply. ce0111li.webitrent.com/ce0111li_web...

An exciting job opportunity with my team - come join us as the Science Museum Collection Archivist! 📒📚📼📜💾📔🗂️ Part time (4 days/80%), permanent, based at the Science and Innovation Park near Swindon. Happy to answer Qs/ chat about the role before you apply. ce0111li.webitrent.com/ce0111li_web...

Full-funded (home or international) collaborative PhD studentship (Kew and Royal Holloway, University of London) available. Deadline 8 May. Topic: ‘Just acquisitions? Law and ethics over time in Kew’s overseas plant collecting history’ #Skystorians

Still thinking a lot about AI & curatorial practice. It strikes me that while I often get AI hallucinating nonsense that is demonstrably untrue, it never just says "I don't know" Knowing - and admitting - the limits of our knowledge is such an important skill. Not just for curators - for everyone.

Gwen John: Strange Beauties at @amgueddfacymru.bsky.social is so worth a visit. Beautiful design with art text that pitches perfectly, and truly weird, captivating paintings. Well worth a trip to National Museum Cardiff for this one.

There are some tribbles in the Science Museum today. Five minutes later: The Science Museum is being evacuated as it fills up with tribbles. Five hours later: London declares a state of emergency Five days later: Welcome to Planet Tribble

The issue seems to be that if a significant proportion of people adopt AI writing, then an individual’s performance will be measured in terms of efficiency rather than skill, which means that the latter will almost automatically place you behind the curb. Or at least there’s a higher risk of that!

Given that a big chunk of museums' authority comes from the expectation that texts/captions etc are written by experts, there's a real risk if AI undermines that.

A question for #Museum and #Curator Bluesky - who else is thinking a lot about the value/ danger of using AI in writing and editing for museums? In exhibitions, galleries, talks, digital content, etc - I am finding myself staring into the distance worrying about it *a lot*.

PSA: there’s a new loading screen in Pokémon Go today 👇

Just got an email I have been dreading. The 10 Dahlias and other assorted bulbs I bought in the depths of winter just to feel something have been dispatched today. I now need to find time to plant up a small flower farm. Aaaaargh.

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus! A piece I wrote exploring some of the Welsh-made wonders in the Science Museum Group collections. Enjoy! Ysgrifennais i am rhai o'r pethau gwneud yng Nghymru yn y casgliadau y Grŵp Amgueddfa Gwyddoniaeth. Mwynhewch! #StDavidsDay #DyddGwylDewi bit.ly/4cmhv9A

Gwneud yng Nghymru: Made in Wales - Science Museum Group Blog

To celebrate St David’s Day, the national day of Wales, Curatorial Lead Laura Humphreys looks at some of the Welsh stories of science and innovation in the Science Museum Group Collection.

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To celebrate One More Catch's launch, we asked the biggest Pokémon fans we know what they want to see from Gen 10, which is almost guaranteed to be revealed on Friday:

What do you want to see from Gen 10? I asked the biggest Pokémon fans I know

Voice acting, more dynamic battles, and the return of proper ruins are just some hopes for the 10th generation of Pokémon.

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Some news - today I’m launching One More Catch, an independent publication covering Pokémon Go and the next generation of Pokémon games: @onemorecatch.site

Welcome to One More Catch

Pokémon Go coverage is evolving...

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#HistoryEducation

Pete Jackson@petejackson.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Fantastic programme here run by @andrewshtbc.bsky.social and @scillyteacher.bsky.social - both amazing history teachers! Get yourself signed up. Will be fab. #historyteacher

*Finally* able to talk about the Star Trek @sciencemuseum.org.uk team-up we are organising for the 60th anniversary! Special events, world first film season, exclusive merch, props and costumes from the Paramount archives, and more! www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/star-trek-60

Star Trek at 60 | Science Museum

Boldly go where no one has gone before with our special season celebrating the 60th anniversary of Star Trek.

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