mia ridge
@miaout.bsky.social
Digital Curator @BLDigiSchol British Library and Head of Museum Data Service. EB Secretary @adho-org. Access to digital heritage via AI /machine learning, crowdsourcing, digital humanities. She, they. openobjects.org.uk, miaridge.com. Can't see DMs!
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mia ridge
@miaout.bsky.social
· Oct 30
Contact - mia ridge
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If you've messaged me on Bluesky, I won't see it! You can contact me with personal requests via www.miaridge.com/contact/ or at work [email protected]
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@drhanwill.bsky.social is far too modest to share this, but it's so brilliant to see her and Meredith Martin's work on @colnet.bsky.social featured in the NY Times!
You can watch their film with Madeleine Le Cesne at www.colonialnetworks.org/linked-lives...
You can watch their film with Madeleine Le Cesne at www.colonialnetworks.org/linked-lives...
September 18, 2026 at 1:30 PM
@drhanwill.bsky.social is far too modest to share this, but it's so brilliant to see her and Meredith Martin's work on @colnet.bsky.social featured in the NY Times!
You can watch their film with Madeleine Le Cesne at www.colonialnetworks.org/linked-lives...
You can watch their film with Madeleine Le Cesne at www.colonialnetworks.org/linked-lives...
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Wish I'd seen this sooner but if you're an eligible organisation and can turn applications around quickly, this programme - Design Museum/Futures Observatory + @ukri.org - is delivering tremendous design-led research.
futureobservatory.org/research/str...
futureobservatory.org/research/str...
Design Generators research
Design Generators funds design-led research projects tackling real-world sustainability. Apply for funding to co-develop creative green transition solutions
futureobservatory.org
September 17, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Wish I'd seen this sooner but if you're an eligible organisation and can turn applications around quickly, this programme - Design Museum/Futures Observatory + @ukri.org - is delivering tremendous design-led research.
futureobservatory.org/research/str...
futureobservatory.org/research/str...
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Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!
September 17, 2026 at 7:34 AM
Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!
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📢New issue of Catalogue & Index! 📰
Sept 2026 issue (216) features papers from the MDG Conference 2026 #Metafutures, held at Engineers’ House, Bristol.
Further papers will be published in the December issue (217).
journals.cilip.org.uk/catalogue-an...
#metadata #cataloguing #journal
Sept 2026 issue (216) features papers from the MDG Conference 2026 #Metafutures, held at Engineers’ House, Bristol.
Further papers will be published in the December issue (217).
journals.cilip.org.uk/catalogue-an...
#metadata #cataloguing #journal
September 17, 2026 at 11:32 AM
📢New issue of Catalogue & Index! 📰
Sept 2026 issue (216) features papers from the MDG Conference 2026 #Metafutures, held at Engineers’ House, Bristol.
Further papers will be published in the December issue (217).
journals.cilip.org.uk/catalogue-an...
#metadata #cataloguing #journal
Sept 2026 issue (216) features papers from the MDG Conference 2026 #Metafutures, held at Engineers’ House, Bristol.
Further papers will be published in the December issue (217).
journals.cilip.org.uk/catalogue-an...
#metadata #cataloguing #journal
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"What is uniquely African about the African AI landscape? Is it because those working on it are from/based in the African continent? Because it focuses on African languages/datasets? Or does it adhere to distinctly African values?" @hellinanigatu.bsky.social
aial.ie/blog/worksho...
aial.ie/blog/worksho...
An Introspective Look at the African AI Landscape: An organizer’s reflection
Key takeaways from “An Introspective Look at the African AI Landscape” workshop at the 9th inaugural Deep Learning Indaba
aial.ie
September 17, 2026 at 11:54 AM
"What is uniquely African about the African AI landscape? Is it because those working on it are from/based in the African continent? Because it focuses on African languages/datasets? Or does it adhere to distinctly African values?" @hellinanigatu.bsky.social
aial.ie/blog/worksho...
aial.ie/blog/worksho...
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Helsinki DH seminar continues today with Ángela Gómez (KU Leuven): Tracing PROGRESS: A diachronic lexical semantic approach to conceptual change in eighteenth-century Britain. For the Autumn seminar see: www.helsinki.fi/en/digital-h...
Digital Humanities Research Seminar | Digital Humanities | University of Helsinki
Information about Helsinki Digital Humanities Research Seminar
www.helsinki.fi
September 17, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Helsinki DH seminar continues today with Ángela Gómez (KU Leuven): Tracing PROGRESS: A diachronic lexical semantic approach to conceptual change in eighteenth-century Britain. For the Autumn seminar see: www.helsinki.fi/en/digital-h...
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Embedded Pedagogies is out! Available freely online through @openbookpublish.bsky.social and for purchase in a variety of different formats.
It's a tough time to teach, and it's easy to feel helpless. In this book I argue for an expansive view of teaching and the work it can do in the world.
It's a tough time to teach, and it's easy to feel helpless. In this book I argue for an expansive view of teaching and the work it can do in the world.
What shapes teaching beyond the classroom?
In 'Embedded Pedagogies', Brandon Walsh explores how university structures, policies & values influence pedagogy—& how educators can challenge these to build more equitable & hopeful institutions.
Read free: buff.ly/kQau5oV
#DigitalHumanities #HigherEd
In 'Embedded Pedagogies', Brandon Walsh explores how university structures, policies & values influence pedagogy—& how educators can challenge these to build more equitable & hopeful institutions.
Read free: buff.ly/kQau5oV
#DigitalHumanities #HigherEd
September 16, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Embedded Pedagogies is out! Available freely online through @openbookpublish.bsky.social and for purchase in a variety of different formats.
It's a tough time to teach, and it's easy to feel helpless. In this book I argue for an expansive view of teaching and the work it can do in the world.
It's a tough time to teach, and it's easy to feel helpless. In this book I argue for an expansive view of teaching and the work it can do in the world.
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What shapes teaching beyond the classroom?
In 'Embedded Pedagogies', Brandon Walsh explores how university structures, policies & values influence pedagogy—& how educators can challenge these to build more equitable & hopeful institutions.
Read free: buff.ly/kQau5oV
#DigitalHumanities #HigherEd
In 'Embedded Pedagogies', Brandon Walsh explores how university structures, policies & values influence pedagogy—& how educators can challenge these to build more equitable & hopeful institutions.
Read free: buff.ly/kQau5oV
#DigitalHumanities #HigherEd
September 16, 2026 at 2:13 PM
What shapes teaching beyond the classroom?
In 'Embedded Pedagogies', Brandon Walsh explores how university structures, policies & values influence pedagogy—& how educators can challenge these to build more equitable & hopeful institutions.
Read free: buff.ly/kQau5oV
#DigitalHumanities #HigherEd
In 'Embedded Pedagogies', Brandon Walsh explores how university structures, policies & values influence pedagogy—& how educators can challenge these to build more equitable & hopeful institutions.
Read free: buff.ly/kQau5oV
#DigitalHumanities #HigherEd
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The @britishlibrary.bsky.social Sustainable Collecting Group is hosting a webinar as part of Green Libraries Week.
Sustainable Collecting at the British Library will be held on 23 Oct at 2pm.
The event is free & tickets can be booked here: events.bl.uk/events/susta...
Sustainable Collecting at the British Library will be held on 23 Oct at 2pm.
The event is free & tickets can be booked here: events.bl.uk/events/susta...
Sustainable Collecting at the British Library | British Library
This webinar from the Library’s Sustainable Collecting Group will explore the collection lifecycle and how sustainability can be considered at each stage.
events.bl.uk
September 14, 2026 at 1:44 PM
The @britishlibrary.bsky.social Sustainable Collecting Group is hosting a webinar as part of Green Libraries Week.
Sustainable Collecting at the British Library will be held on 23 Oct at 2pm.
The event is free & tickets can be booked here: events.bl.uk/events/susta...
Sustainable Collecting at the British Library will be held on 23 Oct at 2pm.
The event is free & tickets can be booked here: events.bl.uk/events/susta...
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Have you explored Sak Supple's BL Playbills site lately? Check out the visualisations! https://blplaybills.org/
British Library Playbills | Historic playbills and theatre programmes 1600–1902
Searchable archive of historic playbills and theatre programmes.
blplaybills.org
September 16, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Have you explored Sak Supple's BL Playbills site lately? Check out the visualisations! https://blplaybills.org/
The accuracy of LLM models varies depending on how many questions were asked a time? Structure your prompts wrong and even 'good' models fail? 😬
kevinmd.com
September 16, 2026 at 11:46 AM
The accuracy of LLM models varies depending on how many questions were asked a time? Structure your prompts wrong and even 'good' models fail? 😬
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Looking for some light lunch reading? Rachel Rich and I wrote a bit about how 18th c British food was complex, multicultural and flavourful. theconversation.com/british-food... #HistFood @uclpress.bsky.social +
British food was complex, multicultural and flavourful in the 18th century – despite what you might think
The King’s table was full of flavours from the British empire and beyond.
theconversation.com
September 15, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Looking for some light lunch reading? Rachel Rich and I wrote a bit about how 18th c British food was complex, multicultural and flavourful. theconversation.com/british-food... #HistFood @uclpress.bsky.social +
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I've been 'mapping' the survey responses on sounds that are culturally/personally important to people in different parts of the world. The video represents only the first 80 responses. Sadly very few from Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa and Asia, and none from Ukraine tinyurl.com/7w3amz83
September 15, 2026 at 8:37 AM
I've been 'mapping' the survey responses on sounds that are culturally/personally important to people in different parts of the world. The video represents only the first 80 responses. Sadly very few from Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa and Asia, and none from Ukraine tinyurl.com/7w3amz83
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I'm happy to announce a new release of the Lexos text analysis library for Python! Lexos aims to find the sweet spot beginner-friendly workflows and powerful, flexible functionality which developers can use it in their backends. github.com/scottkleinma... #DigitalHumanities #DH +
GitHub - scottkleinman/lexos: The Lexos Python text analysis library
The Lexos Python text analysis library. Contribute to scottkleinman/lexos development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
September 13, 2026 at 9:40 PM
I'm happy to announce a new release of the Lexos text analysis library for Python! Lexos aims to find the sweet spot beginner-friendly workflows and powerful, flexible functionality which developers can use it in their backends. github.com/scottkleinma... #DigitalHumanities #DH +
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An RNLI lifeboatman is taking part in the Great North Run tomorrow, wearing his full kit. Please donate here if you can: fundraise.rnli.org/fundraisers/...
James Waters
I'm taking on Great North Run 2026 - please help me reach my fundraising goal of £1000!
fundraise.rnli.org
September 12, 2026 at 6:12 AM
An RNLI lifeboatman is taking part in the Great North Run tomorrow, wearing his full kit. Please donate here if you can: fundraise.rnli.org/fundraisers/...
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My AI slow down proposal – everyone calling for it must demonstrate their concern by taking time to write harnesses to simplify full compliance with the EU's AI Act for anyone deploying their tech (including it in their own products or services.)
#AIAct #AISafety #AISlowdown #AIEthics #AIRegulation
#AIAct #AISafety #AISlowdown #AIEthics #AIRegulation
September 13, 2026 at 6:18 AM
My AI slow down proposal – everyone calling for it must demonstrate their concern by taking time to write harnesses to simplify full compliance with the EU's AI Act for anyone deploying their tech (including it in their own products or services.)
#AIAct #AISafety #AISlowdown #AIEthics #AIRegulation
#AIAct #AISafety #AISlowdown #AIEthics #AIRegulation
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"When a bridge collapses, you don’t analyze whether the bridge was ethical or sentient or why it decided to collapse. You ask, who built this bridge to be so flimsy? There are permits you have to acquire [& supposed] tests. When you ask about the bridge collapsing itself, you’ve lost the thread"
Timnit Gebru argues that AI companies are stoking fears of extinction to avoid discussing actual harms, like autonomous weapons. www.wired.com/story/one-of...
One of AI’s Fiercest Critics Says All the Doom Talk Is ‘Meant to Distract Us’
Timnit Gebru argues that AI companies are stoking fears of extinction to avoid discussing actual harms, like autonomous weapons.
www.wired.com
September 11, 2026 at 3:29 PM
"When a bridge collapses, you don’t analyze whether the bridge was ethical or sentient or why it decided to collapse. You ask, who built this bridge to be so flimsy? There are permits you have to acquire [& supposed] tests. When you ask about the bridge collapsing itself, you’ve lost the thread"
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Like, sure AI is cool but have you ever used Boolean advanced search + proximity to instantly find a very rare clue in a recently upgraded newspaper database? It's the best!
September 11, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Like, sure AI is cool but have you ever used Boolean advanced search + proximity to instantly find a very rare clue in a recently upgraded newspaper database? It's the best!
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That's @adi-keinan.bsky.social @noramcgregorbl.bsky.social and @nfitzger.glammr.us.ap.brid.gy
Our @miaout.bsky.social is on the programme but will be watching from London with FOMO for all the in-person fun she's missing!
Our @miaout.bsky.social is on the programme but will be watching from London with FOMO for all the in-person fun she's missing!
September 11, 2026 at 4:13 PM
That's @adi-keinan.bsky.social @noramcgregorbl.bsky.social and @nfitzger.glammr.us.ap.brid.gy
Our @miaout.bsky.social is on the programme but will be watching from London with FOMO for all the in-person fun she's missing!
Our @miaout.bsky.social is on the programme but will be watching from London with FOMO for all the in-person fun she's missing!
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If you're going to be at the Fantastic Futures 2026 conference in DC next week, keep an eye out for Nora, Neil and Adi from our team!
The #FF2026 programme is packed - online places still available https://www.conftool.org/fantastic-futures-2026/index.php?page=browseSessions
The #FF2026 programme is packed - online places still available https://www.conftool.org/fantastic-futures-2026/index.php?page=browseSessions
September 11, 2026 at 10:53 AM
If you're going to be at the Fantastic Futures 2026 conference in DC next week, keep an eye out for Nora, Neil and Adi from our team!
The #FF2026 programme is packed - online places still available https://www.conftool.org/fantastic-futures-2026/index.php?page=browseSessions
The #FF2026 programme is packed - online places still available https://www.conftool.org/fantastic-futures-2026/index.php?page=browseSessions
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Devastating news: The Audience Agency to enter voluntary liquidation following ‘sustained financial pressures’. They say it is after 14 years but in fact the legacy reflects over 30 years of public investment in audience development. This can’t be lost: www.artsprofessional.co.uk/news/the-aud...
The Audience Agency to enter voluntary liquidation following 'sustained financial pressures' - Arts Professional
The Audience Agency (TAA) has announced today (11 September) that after 14 years leading audience research, development and cultural policy, it will enter a
www.artsprofessional.co.uk
September 11, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Devastating news: The Audience Agency to enter voluntary liquidation following ‘sustained financial pressures’. They say it is after 14 years but in fact the legacy reflects over 30 years of public investment in audience development. This can’t be lost: www.artsprofessional.co.uk/news/the-aud...
A great example of optical music recognition (OMR) used to convert old sheet music into digital formats that could then be played through synthesisers: Bringing Forgotten Music Back to Life with Optical Music Recognition blog.archive.org/2026/07/22/b...
Bringing Forgotten Music Back to Life with Optical Music Recognition | Internet Archive Blogs
Just as printed letters can be scanned and converted into digital text, emerging technology can transform sheet music into sound.
blog.archive.org
September 11, 2026 at 11:32 AM
A great example of optical music recognition (OMR) used to convert old sheet music into digital formats that could then be played through synthesisers: Bringing Forgotten Music Back to Life with Optical Music Recognition blog.archive.org/2026/07/22/b...
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"Did these AI models “go rogue”? Not exactly.
the models were tasked with finding solutions to a hacking challenge, and this is what they attempted to do, though in an unintended and surprising manner."
aiguide.substack.com/p/misleading...
the models were tasked with finding solutions to a hacking challenge, and this is what they attempted to do, though in an unintended and surprising manner."
aiguide.substack.com/p/misleading...
Misleading Metaphors, Real Risks
What To Fear from AI Agents and How to Reclaim Our Human Agency
aiguide.substack.com
September 10, 2026 at 8:51 PM
"Did these AI models “go rogue”? Not exactly.
the models were tasked with finding solutions to a hacking challenge, and this is what they attempted to do, though in an unintended and surprising manner."
aiguide.substack.com/p/misleading...
the models were tasked with finding solutions to a hacking challenge, and this is what they attempted to do, though in an unintended and surprising manner."
aiguide.substack.com/p/misleading...
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Together, these projects establish Institutional Books as an ongoing resource that can grow through continued research and community use. The open-source pipelines can be adapted to new collections, models, languages, and questions: institutional.org/posts/extend...
Extending Institutional Books with enriched text and 22M extracted images | IDI
The Institutional Data Initiative at the Harvard Law School Library expands the ~1M-book Institutional Books dataset with paragraph-level text analysis and 22M extracted images, enabling new forms of ...
institutional.org
September 8, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Together, these projects establish Institutional Books as an ongoing resource that can grow through continued research and community use. The open-source pipelines can be adapted to new collections, models, languages, and questions: institutional.org/posts/extend...