Both. It's both.

Rachel Coldicutt@rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social · 20h ago

One of the interesting features of the summer holidays in my zone 3/4 neighbourhood is how much time dads appear to spend rearranging their car boots. Is it a place of safety, away from the family, or more like a perpetual quest to get just one more camping chair wedged in?

Guardian's invertebrate of the year is the immortal Turritopsis jellyfish. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘When you kill it, it doesn’t die’: the jellyfish that has cracked the secret of immortality

Turritopsis dohrnii has the ability to turn back into a baby jellyfish and grow up all over again

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- Ah, Georg. Do you remember the days when we did not have to queue in the streets for bread? - Hush, Yen. Drink your vodka. Death will come soon.

Stephen Graham@stephengraham.bsky.social · 6d ago

Stockbridge bakery queues are another level.

Heads up, new term for perv goggles just dropped.

Steve Hyett@stevehyett.bsky.social · 6d ago

Specs offenders.

For my data and mapping nerds ... (read the first answer! so interesting on bias and weighting of data sources)

Marie Le Conte@youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 7d ago

here's a very random question: why is it that Google Maps hides Brighton? attached are several screengrabs that show it displaying much smaller places but not Brighton, you have to zoom in soooo much to get it to appear, it's so weird?

Lovely to be visiting Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh today. So much history. Co-founded of course by James Heriot, the Yorkshire vet and Wat Tyler, the leader of the 1381 Peasant’s Revolt.

Join our Policy Network This group brings together policy leads and practitioners from a range of educational institutions. The network meets regularly to hear from senior policymakers in the education & skills sector, discuss topical news, & share ideas for reform. www.edge.co.uk/policy/join-...

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This is dangerously close to a true story and now i am triggered.

trouteyes@trouteyes.bsky.social · 2w ago

I'm sorry I forgot to post, SPIKY GUY, your hedgehog poem off to the RSPCA competition.

I'm not posting Odyssey memes because one must be wary of GIFs bearing Greeks.

Enjoyed The Odyssey last night. Been trying to think what film it’s most like. All I can come up with is Time Bandits.

So, back me up here. We just had a salad with orange segments and I said, “oh this is appropriate because football” and my wife, dorts and dorts’ boyf all looked at me like I was having a seizure. I’m right, tho? Right?

Quite the evening chorus going off in Gosforth

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So, what does that mean for the standards investigations if he is no longer an MP? Has he just circumvented that or will it still deliver a ruling?

NEW on Wonkhe: Stop inducting students into a system that doesn’t fit them? No, start bit.ly/4f1gUd2

Your regular reminder that cryptocurrency does in fact have a use case and that use case is crime

futurism.com/future-socie... lol

1000 evaluators given identical resumes & told candidate used AI. Only difference on resumes was candidate’s name: Emily vs James. Study found women using AI are evaluated as less competent than men who use AI...To evaluators, women’s AI use signaled inability, while men’s AI use signaled initiative

David Ho@davidho.bsky.social · last mo.

Women’s use of AI is perceived as a sign of incompetence, while men’s use of AI is seen as an indication of initiative. 🤦🏻‍♂️

Hello you. I am in Burnley.

I mean, what are the chances?

Grantham Research Institute at LSE@granthamlse.bsky.social · last mo.

We regret that our event on Extreme Heat: Improving governance and strengthening action around the world has been cancelled due to the red extreme heat warning issued by the UK Met Office. Our apologies to everyone who was planning to attend the event.

Apparently if you’re unhappy about the injustices in the world and some of your friends are too, you’re 3/4 the way to a dangerous terrorist according to the DforE.

Lisa Stampnitzky 🤷🏻‍♀️@lisastampnitzky.bsky.social · 2mo ago

(Trigger warning: any sociologists among us may wish to avert their eyes to avoid spontaneous combustion resulting from exposure to the worst theory of social action I have seen in decades) For the rest of you, beware if you are “unhappy” or “looking for justice” you may be on the road to terrorism

So proud [wipes tear]

Wes Miller@getwired.com · 2mo ago

Why did Boston get the Scots, and not Seattle?

I'm speaking too. Come and work with me on using stories to build community experiences and develop skills.

Rosie Hare@rosiehare.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Last chance to register for Powered by People at University of Lancashire (Burnley) on 30 June! So excited to be part of this event, collaborating with folk from HE and FE to celebrate the power of communities. Registration closes Monday: www.jisc.ac.uk/events/power...

Feels a bit like coming full circle on Taylorism. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scienti... And as Doug rightly says "there's no way in which the complexity of an actually functioning multinational business, with all of the nuance of existing in multiple cultures and regions, can be fully automated."

Scientific management - Wikipedia

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Doug Belshaw@dougbelshaw.com · 2mo ago

It's algorithms all the way down? substrate.dougbelshaw.com/companies-ar...

We do a lot of qual research at @jisc.bsky.social so this is a very helpful analysis. What interests me is the point about being familiar with your data and also critically reflecting on your own process, particularly when working with large, complex data sets.

Oliver (Olly) Zanetti@oliverzanetti.bsky.social · 2mo ago

At Nesta, our innovation work is underpinned by research. As well as bringing innovation to our mission areas, we also bring it to our methods. We've been experimenting with AI in qual analysis. Our conclusion so far, occasionally useful but mainly very faillible. www.nesta.org.uk/blog/six-rea...

Have you caught up with all of our #digifest26 Community Hub podcasts yet?! There's something for everyone - immersive learning, libraries, accessibility, AI, digital wellbeing and MORE. A great showcase of so many of our 2026 Champions and other sector colleagues. 🔊 soundcloud.com/jisccommunit...

Digifest Community Hub 2026

Hear how communities across education and research are bringing people together to share and learn. We cover learning and teaching, adapting to AI, accessibility, licensing and much more.

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New podcast: Reflective portfolios and assessment reform. This was a really insightful chat with Chris Wood from Portsmouth University about his experiences with portfolio-based assessment. open.spotify.com/episode/6cbW...

81. Reflective portfolios and assessment reform

Beyond the Technology · Episode

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basketball’s all like gimme that pumpkin i need it and tennis is all like fuck this lemon you take it.

"theatre with paperwork attached" #chefskiss

Rachel Coldicutt@rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I realise I'm a bit dim in being so slow to realise this is how a lot of policy works -- and has worked since at least Brexit. I have no idea why I expect policies to be actually operational solutions to problems, rather than pieces of theatre with paperwork attached.