Retired #digital #archaeologist. #Solarpunk, stubborn optimist. Posting a lot about UK electoral reform. Would be #TTRPG game designer and grower of apples. Amazed by ancient DNA. LibDem 🔶 @ORCID.org | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1166-0878
I'm surprised (should I be?) at the number of GIFs for 'I Claudius'. Is this an under-used source of measuring cultural impact? 😉
I Claudius Romans Laughing in the SenateAlt: I Claudius Romans Laughing in the Senatestatic.klipy.comI don't recall the level of commentary there has been about Nolan's #Odyssey when 'Troy' came out in 2004. Is it that there wasn't (much) social media? Is Nolan's film just more resonant with current concerns? Have classics and history become more popular? Source: IMDb share.google/nRQVFkgVmfll...
share.googleA great initiative. So many #archaeology conferences could benefit from Wikipedians in residence e.g. @archaeologyeaa.bsky.social 🏺
Mike DickisonOver the last 18 months @thneed.bsky.social and I have been experimenting with being Wikipedians (or Wikimedians) in Residence at conferences—photographing academics, checking they and their papers are in Wikidata, and improving Wikipedia articles related to their research.
Exactly this. Hetan, I'm sure your familiar with David Snowdens #Cynefin framework which I think compliments your arguement. AI will cover Clear and Complicated problems, but humanity / humanities still key to Complex and particularly Chaotic problems? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynefin...
Cynefin framework - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.orgHetan ShahI wrote this the other day arguing AI means the humanities become even more important in an age where AI can solve questions that are defined and data rich, leaving the wicked issues where we can’t even agree on the nature of the problem… www.ft.com/content/fbde...
Good to read. I'm no engineer, but swappable battery tech just feels like it will be a good fit for many commercial EV vehicles. 🌱 #Solarpunk
CleanTechnicaIsuzu to Use Swappable Battery Tech for Yokohama’s Garbage Collection Route cleantechnica.com/2026/07/21/i...
A dignified and good humoured exit for Sir Kier Starmer at #PMQ. So, the Labour party have given up on King Log. It remains to be seen what the Stork brings ... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fro...
The Frogs Who Desired a King - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org"Behold, my liege! As thou dids't not catch the tapestry. I have bought thee the boxed set" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Bayeux Tapestry delivered to British Museum in dead of nightThe famous artefact depicting events leading up to the Norman Conquest of England will go on display in September.www.bbc.co.uk