Brigitte Nerlich

@bnerlich.bsky.social

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Metaphor hunter, linguist, social scientist, blogger

blog: https://makingsciencepublic.com/
also sorted into categories at https://wakelet.com/@bnerlich
https://bnerlich-lang.github.io/
ORCID: 0000-0001-6617-7827

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Brigitte Nerlich @bnerlich.bsky.social · Nov 17

So, I have created a starter pack for people interested in #metaphor. I bet I left a lot of people out. Please let me know if you want to be added. go.bsky.app/DvxejFX

Brigitte Nerlich @bnerlich.bsky.social · 6h

I understand Welsh!!

Brigitte Nerlich @bnerlich.bsky.social · 7h

Exactly!

Brigitte Nerlich @bnerlich.bsky.social · 9h

Horrible!

Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 9h

'The University of Nottingham has confirmed that it will close its music and languages departments as it presses ahead with more than 500 job cuts despite widespread opposition from staff and students.'

A blight on East Midlands and UK higher education.

Nottingham confirms course closures with hundreds of jobs affected

Languages and music departments to close despite strikes and protests but university insists it has addressed staff concerns in revised plans

www.timeshighereducation.com

Reposted by Brigitte Nerlich, Dave O’Brien, David Merrett , and 3 more Brigitte Nerlich, Dave O’Brien, David Merrett, Mike Rowe, Pauline Stafford, Judith Jesch

Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 9h

Nottingham confirms course closures with hundreds of jobs affected

Languages and music departments to close despite strikes and protests but university insists it has addressed staff concerns in revised plans

www.timeshighereducation.com

Brigitte Nerlich @bnerlich.bsky.social · 10h

AI literacy teacher in Scotland! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Scotland's first AI teacher warns pupils: Don't trust everything it tells you

Jamie Laycock says schools must help youngsters understand both the opportunities and dangers of AI.

www.bbc.co.uk

Reposted by Brigitte Nerlich

Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 1d

"OpenAI could have been held liable for unleashing malware around the world, hacking Hugging Face, hacking all sorts of government agencies, but instead … they managed to redirect the conversation to some type of unprecedented rogue machines that don’t exist."

The Real Existential Risk Is AI CEOs Avoiding Oversight: “Alternative Nobel” Winner Timnit Gebru

We speak to the prominent AI researcher and leading critic of the AI industry, Timnit Gebru, who was recently awarded a 2026 Right Livelihood Award for her work investigating the harms and hype behind...

www.democracynow.org

Brigitte Nerlich @bnerlich.bsky.social · 2d

Just seen a woman in a skimpy summer dress stand near a stack of Stollen and other Xmas goodies at Lidl. Mad world!

Reposted by Brigitte Nerlich

Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 2d

Revealed: Government quietly dropped plan to prepare England for wildfires

I discovered via an FOI request that DEFRA’s commitment in the National Adaptation Programme to run a “wildfire risk programme” since 2023 “was not brought into effect”.

#ClimateCrisis

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...