This came out a year and half ago as online first in @sthv.bsky.social Really happy to see it now as part of an issue! The article is #openaccess and theorizes the implications of environmental care using seagrass Posidonia in the Balearics as a case study. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Blocks and Overflows of Care: Territorialization and Marine Conservation in the Balearic Sea - Jose A. Cañada, 2026

The article expands upon care theory in Science and Technology Studies by attending to marine spaces and practices for conservation of marine and coastal ecosys...

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It’s really starting to grind me down

El modelo italiano lo conozco perfectamente. Es la mayor puta mierda que os podéis tirar a la cara. Empobrecen a los pueblos y hacen la playa (la buena) inasequible. Es clasista y hace todo lo que toca peor. Y es caro de cojones

ANXO LOPEZ🔻@anxolopez.bsky.social · last wk.

Os lo traduzco: Quieren privatizar espacios públicos para unos pocos. Es decir, para ellos mismos.

From the LinkedIn of an academic I have a lot of respect for.

The July 2026 EASST Review features award winners, academic solidarity reports, and calls for Krakow conference submissions due October 12. The text is tailored to adhere to the 300-character limit for Bluesky. Read the full review at easst.net/easst-review/45-1/

Still digesting an amazing week at the confluences in aquatic STS workshop organized by @lorentzcenter.bsky.social @joseacanada.bsky.social @elisj.bsky.social et al. It was such an enriching experiences to learn & exchange on current research, future ideas & collaborative work! More of this pls!

Paloma, tu padre propuso esterilizar a las mujeres marxistas como solución para que no nacieran más marxistas. El problema no es que comparemos a tu padre con Mengele, el problema es que aquí no hubo un Nuremberg y ninguno pagó.

Incredible week at the Lorentz Centre in Leiden, so nice to hear all the conversations going on across disciplines, countries, and career stages. An exciting time for interdisciplinary study of aquatic sciences. Huge thanks to @lorentzcenter.bsky.social!!

Jose A. Cañada@joseacanada.bsky.social · 4w ago

Third day of this workshops and it's turning out to be one of the most fruitful, generative and exciting academic events I've attended in years. Stay tuned for outputs!

We're thrilled to announce the 1st international conference of STS_CAT! "STS Encounters in the Mediterranean" 📅 3-5 Feb 2027 | 📍 Barcelona 📢 Call for Panels OPEN until 15 June 2026 👉 Send proposals to informacio@sts-cat.org #STS #STSCAT #CallForPanels More info: www.sts-cat.org?page_id=113

Third day of this workshops and it's turning out to be one of the most fruitful, generative and exciting academic events I've attended in years. Stay tuned for outputs!

Lorentz Center@lorentzcenter.bsky.social · 4w ago

This workshop brings together leading and emerging STS scholars who research knowledge practices and technical innovation in marine, oceanic, and freshwater sciences. bit.ly/4aDJ2lc @joseacanada.bsky.social @elisj.bsky.social

I am heartbroken by University of Exeter’s decision to endanger the majority of staff in philosophy and qualitative social science, including #Egenis @exeterspspa.bsky.social No warning, no consultations, just an email dropped into inboxes announcing redundancy. c.org/zKbPJFDwBq #philsci #sts #hps

I've been waiting for Tidal to figure out its position on AI-generated music. It finally has, and it's pretty good: -AI labeling -No using AI to impersonate real artists -AI music won't be monetized support.tidal.com/hc/en-us/art...

Smooth Dunk

I'm attending a digital humanities event in Montreal. There was a keynote on AI and something about the talk made me wonder if it had been written by Claude. I said as much in the Q&A. As I posed the question, the speaker shifted, looking slightly uncomfortable. What he said next shocked the room +

just had an idea for a conference: [philosophical topic] and AI

Hay muchísimas muchísimas muchísimas cosas jodidas en este mensaje y esta idea, pero la que más me inquieta es que la foto que ilustra todo esto no busca representan ninguna idea de ejército ni siquiera mínimamente moderno, sino la vuelta de la vieja mili y un nuevo mandato sonre "ser un hombre".

This is not at all what happens at the Writing Center I run but interesting that Turnitin is suggesting that human tutors are less competent than the "instructor controlled AI assistant"

University administrators two years ago: we can’t allow social justice movements to change the university as we know it University administrators today: in order to accommodate the new probabilistic bullshit generator no one likes we must change everything about the university

Quim Sosa

make sure to send your submissions by the end of the week!

@easst.bsky.social · 3mo ago

⏳ Only 8 days left to contribute to the summer issue of EAAST Review. Submissions close 15th of May. We're looking for original research, event reports, group showcases, translations, topic debates, and features on pop culture in STS. Author are featured on a dedicated webpage.

Imagine being the dominant videocall app for more than a decade to the point that the app name became a verb in many languages only for Microsoft to buy it, break it, and retire it at the peak of COVID, when so many depended on videocalls.

WebDesignMuseum@webdesignmuseum.org · 3mo ago

On 5 May 2025, Skype was officially retired. Skype GUI in 2003

The deadline for the CSSM conference CFP has been extended until tomorrow (Tuesday May 5) following a website crash on Friday May 1, which was the original extended deadline. Abstracts can be submitted here: www.lyyti.fi/reg/CSSM_Con...

CSSM Conference 2026 - call for papers round 2

Flash talks Flash talk sessions are designed to host presentations that do not showcase ongoing research and results but, instead, papers that aim at formulating provocations, statements, initial idea...

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Centre for the Social Study of Microbes@cssmicrobes.bsky.social · 5mo ago

📢CALL FOR PROPOSALS Round 2: CSSM Conference 2026 We are excited to invite individual submissions for the CSSM conference, taking place in Helsinki, Finland, 19-22 October 2026. 📅Submission deadline: 24 April 2026 🦠More information on the conference website: blogs.helsinki.fi/cssm-confere...

Study finds that students using chatGPT learned and remembered less than students who did not use it. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

ChatGPT as a cognitive crutch: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial on knowledge retention

The rapid integration of generative artificial intelligence into higher education has outpaced empirical understanding of its effects on fundamental l…

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Confluences in Aquatic Science and Technology Studies easst.net/easst-fund-r... The workshop will take place at the Lorentz Centre in Leiden, 6-10 July 2026, with support from the University of Leiden, the European Union, ISHPSSB, NWC and the EASST Fund.

Confluences in Aquatic Science and Technology Studies

The workshop will take place at the Lorentz Centre in Leiden, 6-10 July 2026, with support from the University of Leiden, the European Union, ISHPSSB, NWC and the EASST Fund.

easst.net

Deadline coming soon! Applications can be submitted until Sunday midnight (Finnish time).

Jose A. Cañada@joseacanada.bsky.social · 4mo ago

We're hiring! Looking for a #postdoc (3 years) and #PhD (4 years) in #STS and aquatic restoration! Hired researchers will join University of @oulu.fi, the amazing SAFIRE multidisciplinary research programme, and a growing team of researchers interested in water and environment. Deadline 03.05.26.

📣OPEN CALL: Seminar on the Social Studies of Microbes for Doctoral Students and Early-Career Scholars, October 2026. An opportunity to develop your ongoing research with the help of mentors and build international networks. Apply by 24 May 2026 More info: www.socialmicrobes.org/current/cssm...

Three times and it’s becoming a tradition. We’re delighted to announce the third creative writing competition for the EASST community. Winners will be announced during the EASST2026 conference, 10 September 2026. Deadline 1 July 2026 easst.net/conference/e...

Short Story, Flash Fiction, and Poetry Competition

We’re delighted to announce the third creative writing competition for the EASST community. Deadline 1 July 2026

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Last week to register!

Ramona Haegele@ramonahaegele.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Interested in thinking about your relationship with our changing environments, e.g. through algae blooms? Then join our workshop in April that brings together artists, citizens, social & natural sciences! @cssmicrobes.bsky.social @joseacanada.bsky.social More info and registration via link below 👇

We're hiring! Looking for a #postdoc (3 years) and #PhD (4 years) in #STS and aquatic restoration! Hired researchers will join University of @oulu.fi, the amazing SAFIRE multidisciplinary research programme, and a growing team of researchers interested in water and environment. Deadline 03.05.26.

Postdoctoral Researcher and Doctoral Researcher, Science and Technology Studies (STS) and aquatic restoration in the Nordic and Arctic regions

We are looking to hire highly motivated Postdoctoral Researcher and Doctoral Researcher to join the Department of Anthropology, in the History, Culture and Communications Unit at the Faculty of Humani

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