Kirstie Whitaker

@kirstiejane.bsky.social

☀️ Executive Director for @ucbids.bsky.social 💽 Previously: Director for #OpenSource Tools, Practices and Systems at The Alan Turing Institute 🌱 Founder @turingway.bsky.social 🌎 #Inclusive #Communities 💕 Solo mum by choice

BIDS proudly hosted the Lightcone Research team & the AAI4Science summit participants at #AIFuturesLab last week. Throughout the 4 days, the power of collaborative design and the need for open source ecosystems was evident. ➡️ Read their recap and get involved! lightconeresearch.org/blog/first-a...

The First AAI4Science Developer Summit

35 scientists, builders, and AI researchers gathered in Berkeley for the Agentic AI for Science (AAI4Science) Developer Summit: four days of focused hacking, collaborative design, and participant-led ...

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This excellent video is worth much more 101 seconds of your time, but that's all it takes to understand why #CulturalAnalytics is so important (and fun)! 👀 Keep an eye out for details about the fall cultural analytics event series from BIDS and our co-hosts @berkeleyischool.bsky.social!

UC Berkeley School of Information@berkeleyischool.bsky.social · 5mo ago

@ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social featured Prof. @dbamman.bsky.social in its 101 in 101 video series, where he talked about how he uses computational methods to analyze books, films and music, to reveal patterns in storytelling, representation and cultural change across the ages.

🚀 We’re starting a new series of Community Features, where we spotlight inspiring members of the 2026 PREreview Champions cohort. Today's guest is Alan Colin-Arce, from Canada. Hear about his experience and tell us what resonated most with you: bit.ly/Champions-Alan

Headshot of Alan Colin-Arce to the left of the image, wearing PREreview's T-shirt. Quote from him: "Open peer review provides an opportunity to analyze how knowledge is produced and legitimized.". at the bottom, there's a banner that reads "Community Features: 2026 PREreview Champions".

📧 PREreview April 2026 Newsletter is out: Read about PREreview’s part in shaping a PRC Alliance, recap on Collaborative Peer Review community call, test our matchmaking feature, and check out upcoming events & opportunities! bit.ly/4t7BNJE

PREreview April 2026 Newsletter

Lively conversations, renewed motivation, and stimulating challenges for this turning season. Let’s dive in together. Building alternative pathways: PREreview joins the PRC AlliancePREreview joined a ...

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