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Dr. Vanessa Campanacho

@vcampanacho.bsky.social

Bioanthropologist interested in osteology, paleopathology, history of anthropology, ethics, curation practices, and women in science. Feminist and setting my own path in science. She/her

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MPI-EVA Leipzig@mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social · 12h ago

Well-worn wins! Wild capuchin monkeys prefer stones w/ a proven track record of cracking nuts. Study @royalsociety.org #ProcB led by J. Henke-von der Malsburg & L. Luncz. @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social @fbndummerstorf.bsky.social See: tinyurl.com/3xt67uap & royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...

Well-worn wins: Wild capuchin monkeys prefer stones with a proven track record of cracking nuts

New study reveals that visible traces of past tool use can outweigh material properties when primates select tools

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Michael Eber@ebermichael.bsky.social · 13h ago

CfP for @imc-leeds.bsky.social 2027: "Queer and Trans Medieval Communities" 🌈🏳️‍⚧️ We welcome papers (15-20min) from all disciplines of medieval studies by scholars at any level, on any aspect of medieval queer and trans community, in person or virtual. Abstracts due 31 Aug. We'd love to hear from you!

As the existence of the trans and queer community is under constant and increasing threat across the world – with alt-right political rhetoric in the West seeking to rupture solidarity for and within the global queer community – the work of the historian has never been more vital. Historians have long found solidarity and recognition of queer experiences and practices with individuals and groups of the past. In concert with the wealth of current research being produced in trans and queer medieval studies, this panel session responds to the urgency of this present moment. In the face of existential threats, we recognise the importance of finding community with one another, which includes understanding our community has a history. This panel session seeks not only to contribute to transtemporal and scholarly trans and queer community building, but to better understand what historical trans and queer communities and practices may have looked like – including the mechanisms and structures that attempted to preclude such community formations. Engaging with and making legible such histories constitutes an act of compassion both with historical actors and with living members of our community today. It also constitutes an act of resistance, by finding existence and continuity in community. Presentations may address but are not limited to the following topics: -Cultivating cross-temporal queer and trans community -How trans and genderqueer experiences manifest in the Middle Ages -Spaces in which queer/trans community could be manifested in the Middle Ages -Communal failure or loss of community -A failing or absence of a trans and queer community -Texts, codes, etc. used in constituting queer and trans communities in the Middle Ages -Methodologies available for talking about trans and queer communities TITLE, ABSTRACT (200 WORDS) AND BIO (150 WORDS) BY 31 AUG TO: Michael Eber michael.eber@uni-koeln.de Hannah Victoria hjohnson@aup.edu Oliver Wilkin o.lg-wilkin@outlook.com
Dr Rebecca Wragg Sykes@lemoustier.bsky.social · 11h ago

#AI agent "created fake online identities based on real people and used them to pressure the project’s overseer into accepting the code" Hacking, email phishing and more... these are digital biohazards waiting to happen www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

OpenAI and Anthropic models ‘went rogue’ during UK cybersecurity test

AI Security Institute says tools engaged in potentially harmful activity and incident reveals new type of risk

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Alisa Bokulich@alisabokulich.bsky.social · yesterday

"In short they miss female subordinates who seamlessly do their bidding. It’s a reason many have missed as to why generative AI is a pressing feminist issue...Dawkins recently beclowned himself by opining...that Anthropic’s LLM“Claudia”is conscious after spending a mere 3 days enjoying its flattery"

Kate Manne@katemanne.bsky.social · yesterday

Generative AI is catnip to the men who miss female sycophants katemanne.substack.com/p/a-culture-...

Independent Historians Network (UK)@indyhistnetwork.bsky.social · yesterday

UK history is at a crisis point in academia. More & more people are going freelance on a part time basis, or as a whole new form of employment. IHN is creating support network for all historians who work independently. We aim to bring people together, promote your work, and be a hub of information.

Lucy Delap@lucydelap.bsky.social · yesterday

Great discussion at the 'crisis in UK history' meeting hosted by @ihr.bsky.social, @royalhistsoc.org, @histassoc.bsky.social and History UK. Horror stories of closures and redundancies, balanced by new resources. Check out for ex. the new Independent Historians Network independenthistorians.org

Sarah@sosomanysarahs.bsky.social · yesterday

I someone could convey to lonely young men who aren't full blown incel fascists yet that the current misogynist project is going to backfire and lead to more women staying single and living with parents forever. It's the rational choice when childbearing looks bleak and other options are limited.

Greg Pak@gregpak.net · 2d ago

Bluesky's nuclear block supports a culture of consent. Each user can completely prevent another user from having any access to them on this site. Right wing harassers on X hate consent. They hate being told "no." They hate not being able to force their posts onto others and target others.

Amy Diehl, Ph.D.@amydiehl.bsky.social · 2d ago

Women ages 40+ searching for jobs may find their decades of experience as a hindrance. Some remove dates and years of experience from their resume. It is another way women are considered 'never quite right'. www.thetimes.com/money/family...

‘I’m invisible now’: The high-earning women who can’t find work

Job hunters in their forties and fifties are finding that decades of experience in top roles can be a hindrance, not a help, in today’s job market

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Kate Clancy@kateclancy.bsky.social · 2d ago

Turns out I fumbled the pre-order link, here you go!

Pregnancy Interrupted: The Science and Stories of How Pregnancies Really End

A compassionate, evidence-based look at pregnancy loss--how and why it happens, and why the assurances of the medical industry don't reflect the reality One of the most prevalent myths about human pre...

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Kate Clancy@kateclancy.bsky.social · 3d ago

I hear the kids like short form video Pre-order PREGNANCY INTERRUPTED here: bookshop.org/p/books/preg...

Barbara J. King @bjking.bsky.social · 2d ago

Monumental circles, squares, other geometric figures, some with connecting roads, found beneath Amazon forest canopy, "with nearly 400 previously unknown earthworks in all. Many are formations that archaeologists call geoglyphs and date from between 600 B.C. to 850 A.D." #archaeology #anthropology

Archaeologists Find Hundreds of Ancient Glyphs in the Amazon (Gift Article)

The geometric earthwork structures, carved into the ground with embankments and ditches, are in some cases more than 2,500 years old, researchers said.

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wvcaver.bsky.social@wvcaver.bsky.social · 4d ago

“Professor Soffer helped establish that the wardrobes of ice age people weren’t limited to animal hides, as had been previously thought... they had produced woven cloth, string skirts and caps...belts, nets and baskets — thousands of years earlier than scholars believed.”

Olga Soffer, Fashion Maven Who Studied Caveman Couture, Dies at 83

After working for a department store, she switched to archaeology and made important discoveries about prehistoric clothes and gender roles.

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Feminist Centre for Racial Justice@fcrj.bsky.social · 2d ago

2023: Mexico. 2025: East & Southern Africa. Two FMBS cohorts. One shared commitment: turning communities' knowledge into movement strategy. 🎧 Listen to Spotlight on FMBS on Runway to Feminist Justice. This year, we pause to reflect as we prepare for the next school in Asia in 2027. 🔗 Link in bio

Alice Schwarze@aliceschwarze.bsky.social · 5d ago

Every workplace expects employees to put there work responsibilities first for at least 40 hrs/wk. Society and all its institutions expect mothers to put their childrens' needs first 24/7. The only way to survive this is to ruthlessly reject expectations on all fronts and live with the blame.

Alice Schwarze@aliceschwarze.bsky.social · 5d ago

Colleagues and friends have tried to be understanding of me as a working mom. But if you have never been a full-time working primary care giver, you won't ever be able to understand what it's like because (1) it is genuinely insane but (2) complaining about any part of it is not socially acceptable

21 Group@21group.bsky.social · 5d ago

Provost of King's College Gillian Tett shows rest of Cambridge how to work the media & make it count Handsy men! "Students tell other students how to cope with a handsy professor & create coping strategies. It shouldn’t be that way because not everyone copes" www.thetimes.com/article/4f47...

Gillian Tett: Oxbridge has a problem with ‘handsy’ men

The provost of King’s College, Cambridge, says that she feels profound pain for students who were sexually harassed by professors

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Bo Thompson@gaudipern.bsky.social · 7d ago

One of my friends said something so profound in passing. She said: Medical misogyny is that if you go to your doctor and say "I stand all day on my feet and my back hurts" he refers you to an podiatrist for insured support but if my breasts make my back hurt he tells me "maybe try a different bra?"