Historian of extinction, race & empire. Vanished shortlisted for Royal Society’s Trivedi Prize, & 2025 best book for FT, Guardian, BBC History Extra, Smithsonian and more. Views own/No DMs https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/309254/vanished-by-qureshi-sadi
This is an extraordinary thread. Worth reading in full, but you can start here if you prefer.
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C)The whistleblower in question is, of course, Sarah Wynn-Williams, author of the internationally bestselling memoir *Careless People*, which details the criminality she witnesses during her years as the head of Facebook's international relations team: pluralistic.net/2025/04/23/z... 12/
To my surprise, most of the audience for this was under 10. We adapted the conversation accordingly and I asked for the younger people to given priority for questions. They were great questions, and a great audience. What a joy to be able to talk to younger people about extinction and hope.
Sadiah Qureshi 🦈Delighted to be contributing to the Royal Society’s Summer Science series of talks celebrating David Attenborough’s 100th birthday until 5 July. I’ll be in conversation with Subhadra Das about extinction. Details of the talks, including mine, here. #SummerScience royalsociety.org/science-even...
Delighted that my podcast for @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social is now available. Check it out here for more on the entangled histories of extinction and empire in the making of the modern world drawing from my book Vanished. newbooksnetwork.com/vanished
Realistic Dodo Bird Walking AnimationAlt: Realistic Dodo Bird Walking Animationstatic.klipy.comReposting this full-time permanent post in Modern British History at the University of Manchester. The deadline has been extended to 13 July (as below). The date has yet to update on jobs.ac.uk so please do share and spread the word. www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Lecturer in Modern British History (post-1800):Oxford Roadwww.jobs.manchester.ac.ukA perfect example of the long legacies of historic and present day wealth inequality more broadly.
FT EditOver the coming years, the "great wealth transfer" will see trillions passed on to Gen Z and millennials. Many of these young heirs came of age after the 2008 crisis. Now their views on money have banks and wealth managers scrambling to catch up. Today's Big Read is on #FTEdit 👉 ft.trib.al/JOxWdWO
Digital extinctions with huge consequences.
Luke McKernanA sad tale of disappearing databases lukemckernan.com/2026/06/28/l...
Delighted to be contributing to the Royal Society’s Summer Science series of talks celebrating David Attenborough’s 100th birthday until 5 July. I’ll be in conversation with Subhadra Das about extinction. Details of the talks, including mine, here. #SummerScience royalsociety.org/science-even...
Attenborough at 100: a weekend of wildlife | Royal SocietyA series of film talks, panels and screenings in celebration of Sir David Attenborough's 100th birthdayroyalsociety.orgGrim reading showing what people trying to protect raptors are up against.
Raptor Persecution UKAnother young satellite-tagged Golden Eagle from south Scotland translocation project found injured with 17 shotgun pellets embedded in wings & body. Police Scotland press release + commentary from me ⬇️ #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/06/27/a...
A few days left to apply for this. As the thread notes, this is the starting level but open to more senior people too.
Sadiah Qureshi 🦈Permanent lectureship in Modern British History at the University of Manchester. FT, £42-58k, closing date 30 June 26, starting Sept 26 onwards. For international people, this is equivalent to a tenure-track Assistant Lectureship. www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai... #SkyStorians