New history book review from me: #booksky #academicsky
New on H-Sci-Med-Tech:
Review: @histofsex.bsky.social (@columbiauniversity.bsky.social) on _God Bless the Pill: The Surprising History of Contraception & Sexuality in American Religion_ by @samirakmehta.bsky.social (@colorado.edu), pub 2026 @uncpress.bsky.social
Review @hnetreviews.bsky.social
Review: @histofsex.bsky.social (@columbiauniversity.bsky.social) on _God Bless the Pill: The Surprising History of Contraception & Sexuality in American Religion_ by @samirakmehta.bsky.social (@colorado.edu), pub 2026 @uncpress.bsky.social
Review @hnetreviews.bsky.social
November 3, 2026 at 2:39 PM
New history book review from me: #booksky #academicsky
November 4, 2026 at 9:45 PM
A federal. judge has thrown out the Justice Department’s lawsuit against Harvard University. https://mrf.lu/2VzKr
Harvard Wins Against Trump’s Extreme Lawsuit Over Admissions Data
newrepublic.com
November 5, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Have you ever told your students about bias/discrimination in course evaluations before having them fill the form out?
#AcademicSky
#AcademicSky
November 2, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Have you ever told your students about bias/discrimination in course evaluations before having them fill the form out?
#AcademicSky
#AcademicSky
Had a training on supervising PhD students. Most important thing I learned: some supervisors should be kept away from students. Very far.
Will they change? Not likely.
#AcademicSky
Will they change? Not likely.
#AcademicSky
November 2, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Had a training on supervising PhD students. Most important thing I learned: some supervisors should be kept away from students. Very far.
Will they change? Not likely.
#AcademicSky
Will they change? Not likely.
#AcademicSky
288 words on academic loneliness*
(*your mileage may vary)
#AcademicSky #Grants #Writing
occamstypewriter.org/mindthegap/2...
(*your mileage may vary)
#AcademicSky #Grants #Writing
occamstypewriter.org/mindthegap/2...
occamstypewriter.org
November 2, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Flipping control of the TX Board of Education has YUGE ramifications for the nation's schools as Texas determines what appears in textbooks used nationally. Even college-level texts. #AcademicSky
Texas Democrats:
—flipped a US Senate seat
—flipped Governor
—flipped control of state House, flipping 14+ seats
—flipped control of Texas Board of Education
—flipped 4 seats on Texas Supreme Court
—flipped 3 seats on Court of Criminal Appeals
—flipped 3 seats on a Court of Appeals GOP just created
—flipped a US Senate seat
—flipped Governor
—flipped control of state House, flipping 14+ seats
—flipped control of Texas Board of Education
—flipped 4 seats on Texas Supreme Court
—flipped 3 seats on Court of Criminal Appeals
—flipped 3 seats on a Court of Appeals GOP just created
November 4, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Flipping control of the TX Board of Education has YUGE ramifications for the nation's schools as Texas determines what appears in textbooks used nationally. Even college-level texts. #AcademicSky
Research Group Meeting back then. #academicSky
November 4, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Research Group Meeting back then. #academicSky
This week in teaching. #AcademicSky #FilmSky
November 2, 2026 at 1:53 PM
This week in teaching. #AcademicSky #FilmSky
I love some of the communities here on BlueSky....
Shoutouts to #WritingCommunity #Poetry #5AMWritersClub #AcademicSky and so many more
Shoutouts to #WritingCommunity #Poetry #5AMWritersClub #AcademicSky and so many more
November 4, 2026 at 2:31 PM
I love some of the communities here on BlueSky....
Shoutouts to #WritingCommunity #Poetry #5AMWritersClub #AcademicSky and so many more
Shoutouts to #WritingCommunity #Poetry #5AMWritersClub #AcademicSky and so many more
October 30, 2026 at 12:20 AM
October 30, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Congratulations to @kushwaha.bsky.social for successfully defending his thesis last week @univie.ac.at in the Faculty of Physics! He is the first (and only) #PhD to graduate from the PoETs Lab at @csh.ac.at
#academicsky
#academicsky
November 3, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Congratulations to @kushwaha.bsky.social for successfully defending his thesis last week @univie.ac.at in the Faculty of Physics! He is the first (and only) #PhD to graduate from the PoETs Lab at @csh.ac.at
#academicsky
#academicsky
Why a critic gets excited when novels break their rules.
Nathan Wainstein on Bad Writing in the Modernist Novel. Out from @hopkinspress.bsky.social
#AcademicSky #booksky
rorotoko.com/micro-inter...
Nathan Wainstein on Bad Writing in the Modernist Novel. Out from @hopkinspress.bsky.social
#AcademicSky #booksky
rorotoko.com/micro-inter...
November 4, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Why a critic gets excited when novels break their rules.
Nathan Wainstein on Bad Writing in the Modernist Novel. Out from @hopkinspress.bsky.social
#AcademicSky #booksky
rorotoko.com/micro-inter...
Nathan Wainstein on Bad Writing in the Modernist Novel. Out from @hopkinspress.bsky.social
#AcademicSky #booksky
rorotoko.com/micro-inter...
A Trump policy strategist said:
“Funds taken away from one university could eventually make their way to other schools whose behavior and ideology the White House approved of”.
This article is an incredibly accurate summary of what Trump is doing to US science, and utterly infuriating.
“Funds taken away from one university could eventually make their way to other schools whose behavior and ideology the White House approved of”.
This article is an incredibly accurate summary of what Trump is doing to US science, and utterly infuriating.
How Trump Is Dismantling America’s Scientific Research Machine
The system that has driven life-altering discoveries and helped make the United States a superpower is now under intense strain.
www.nytimes.com
November 1, 2026 at 4:29 PM
#academicsky get in here and re-post this!
November 4, 2026 at 8:49 PM
#academicsky get in here and re-post this!
Heavy duty reading this past month, reading for a book I'm starting on the history of psychology and business.
#booksky #storygraph #academicsky
#booksky #storygraph #academicsky
November 1, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Heavy duty reading this past month, reading for a book I'm starting on the history of psychology and business.
#booksky #storygraph #academicsky
#booksky #storygraph #academicsky
COLLEGE STUDENTS — most people who drop out do not leave because of grades. They leave because a car repair or a rent increase hit at the wrong time. There is a whole category of money for exactly that, and almost nobody applies. #edusky #academicsky
November 3, 2026 at 6:28 PM
COLLEGE STUDENTS — most people who drop out do not leave because of grades. They leave because a car repair or a rent increase hit at the wrong time. There is a whole category of money for exactly that, and almost nobody applies. #edusky #academicsky
Universitat Heidelberg (@uniheidelberg.bsky.social) is hiring:
Full Professorship (W3) for ‘Pure Mathematics’
#fullprofessor #mathsky #algebraicgeometry
Full Professorship (W3) for ‘Pure Mathematics’
#fullprofessor #mathsky #algebraicgeometry
November 3, 2026 at 9:32 PM
· #AcademicSky · #EduSky · #SciSky · #AIinScience ·
An experiment with an IEEE journal reveals AI’s threats to scholarly publishing
“It’s not just the [scientific] record under threat, it’s science as a whole”
An experiment with an IEEE journal reveals AI’s threats to scholarly publishing
“It’s not just the [scientific] record under threat, it’s science as a whole”
One paper described research that never happened. The other was produced by an AI system that conducted its own computational experiment. What happened when I submitted them to a publisher?
I Tried to Fool a Scientific Publisher With AI
My experiment with an IEEE journal revealed AI’s threats to scholarly publishing
spectrum.ieee.org
November 4, 2026 at 4:36 PM
· #AcademicSky · #EduSky · #SciSky · #AIinScience ·
An experiment with an IEEE journal reveals AI’s threats to scholarly publishing
“It’s not just the [scientific] record under threat, it’s science as a whole”
An experiment with an IEEE journal reveals AI’s threats to scholarly publishing
“It’s not just the [scientific] record under threat, it’s science as a whole”
What is ‘eco-anxiety’ and what will it mean for psychological well being, going forward? A reflection from an autobiographical self perspective. #psychology #GreenSky #AcademicSky www.mdpi.com/2313-5778/10...
November 4, 2026 at 1:17 PM
What is ‘eco-anxiety’ and what will it mean for psychological well being, going forward? A reflection from an autobiographical self perspective. #psychology #GreenSky #AcademicSky www.mdpi.com/2313-5778/10...
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Free domestic shipping on orders over $50!
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November 2, 2026 at 2:50 PM
First citation from outside my lab! 🎉 Seeing your research travel hits different. Hopefully the first of many
#PhDSky #AcademicSky #Physics #Magnetism #MaterialsScience #CondensedMatter #SciSky
#PhDSky #AcademicSky #Physics #Magnetism #MaterialsScience #CondensedMatter #SciSky
November 1, 2026 at 10:48 PM
First citation from outside my lab! 🎉 Seeing your research travel hits different. Hopefully the first of many
#PhDSky #AcademicSky #Physics #Magnetism #MaterialsScience #CondensedMatter #SciSky
#PhDSky #AcademicSky #Physics #Magnetism #MaterialsScience #CondensedMatter #SciSky
UPOU MoDel Course on Research Ethics is now open! #AcademicSky
November 3, 2026 at 3:34 PM
UPOU MoDel Course on Research Ethics is now open! #AcademicSky
The agony of writing the perfect opening sentence. And then still being unsure after multiple revisions. AI could never.
#AcademicSky #NukeSky #AcWriMo
#AcademicSky #NukeSky #AcWriMo
November 3, 2026 at 4:08 PM
The agony of writing the perfect opening sentence. And then still being unsure after multiple revisions. AI could never.
#AcademicSky #NukeSky #AcWriMo
#AcademicSky #NukeSky #AcWriMo