Luke Leckie
@lukeleckie.bsky.social
Postdoc in cognitive science @ IU | PhD in ants, epidemiology, and collective behaviour @UoB | studying how humans move through semantic space | spatial and movement ecology
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I wrote down my thoughts about the last several weeks of AI hell.
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Misleading Metaphors, Real Risks
What To Fear from AI Agents and How to Reclaim Our Human Agency
aiguide.substack.com
September 10, 2026 at 8:27 PM
I wrote down my thoughts about the last several weeks of AI hell.
aiguide.substack.com/p/misleading...
aiguide.substack.com/p/misleading...
Reposted by Luke Leckie
🚨 PhD opportunity 🚨
Fully funded PhD at the University of Bristol (UK) on how ant colonies remodel their nests to optimise performance under pressure, combining experimental work, quantitative analysis, and field work.
Detail/how to apply: stroeymeyt-lab.co.uk/open-positio...
Deadline: 5 June 2026
Fully funded PhD at the University of Bristol (UK) on how ant colonies remodel their nests to optimise performance under pressure, combining experimental work, quantitative analysis, and field work.
Detail/how to apply: stroeymeyt-lab.co.uk/open-positio...
Deadline: 5 June 2026
Open positions – Ant epidemiology Lab
stroeymeyt-lab.co.uk
May 6, 2026 at 11:34 AM
🚨 PhD opportunity 🚨
Fully funded PhD at the University of Bristol (UK) on how ant colonies remodel their nests to optimise performance under pressure, combining experimental work, quantitative analysis, and field work.
Detail/how to apply: stroeymeyt-lab.co.uk/open-positio...
Deadline: 5 June 2026
Fully funded PhD at the University of Bristol (UK) on how ant colonies remodel their nests to optimise performance under pressure, combining experimental work, quantitative analysis, and field work.
Detail/how to apply: stroeymeyt-lab.co.uk/open-positio...
Deadline: 5 June 2026
New in @science.org, a paper from my PhD showing that ant groups fight epidemics by modifying the structure of their nests, giving them “architectural immunity”!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Architectural immunity: Ants alter their nest networks to prevent epidemics
In animal groups, spatial structure shapes social interaction patterns, thereby influencing the transmission of infectious diseases. Active modifications to the spatial environment could therefore be ...
www.science.org
October 16, 2025 at 6:07 PM
New in @science.org, a paper from my PhD showing that ant groups fight epidemics by modifying the structure of their nests, giving them “architectural immunity”!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...