Reposted by Adrian KirwanCharles Louis Richter @richterscale.bsky.social · 26/09/2026do actors in movies actually die? they at least behave as if they do 5378107
Reposted by Adrian KirwanRobin Berjon @robin.berjon.com · 01/10/2026Before diving in, just for giggles, Ireland currently holds the rotating Presidency of the Council but their proposed compromise text is so spectacularly bad that their own AI Minister won't even admit to it being their proposal. mu.social/profile/toni... 31811
Reposted by Adrian KirwanIrish Studies at Boston College @bc-irish-studies.bsky.social · 22/09/2026We're now accepting applications for the Hachey Professorship of Irish & Irish-American History! This is a tenured position in the History Department and the Irish Studies Program. Apply here apply.interfolio.com/194167 by November 13. 01714
Reposted by Adrian KirwanJack Stilgoe @jackstilgoe.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Our project on Mapping AI Safety needs a research assistant for six months. Please do pass on to anyone you think would be interested www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...ucl.ac.ukUCL – University College LondonUCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021). 11325
Reposted by Adrian KirwanHistory at Queen's University Belfast @qubhistory.bsky.social · 15/09/2026CFP: Economic and Social History Society of Ireland - Annual Conference 2026 (4-5 Dec. at TCD). Paper proposals should be sent to Dr Anne Dolan adolan@tcd.ie by 23 October. 01311
Reposted by Adrian KirwanDaniella M. @farsouthhistory.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Check out Aoife O'Leary McNeice's review of Jodie Asselin's "Troublesome Ground: Farming Trees and Green Policy in Rural Ireland," published in 2025 by @upcolorado.bsky.social; review now available @hnetreviews.bsky.social #envhist #envhum #envpolicy www.h-net.org/reviews/show...h-net.org 042
Adrian Kirwan @adriankirwan.bsky.social · 27/08/2026No challenge presented to the narrative put forward by Gates. AI doomers are hyping these technologies just as much as boosters.rte.ieBill Gates warns world unprepared for AI upheavalBill Gates warned today that the world is dangerously unprepared for the upheaval brought by artificial intelligence, with the technology destroying jobs and threatening human connection, especially f... 020
Reposted by Adrian KirwanDr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 21/08/2026and remember, algorithms are not invisible or autonomous entities but rather tools used to further the power and influence of individuals, namely big tech ecos and their shareholders. meaning, accountability always has to point to those that are benefiting from these algos 213446
Adrian Kirwan @adriankirwan.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Looking forward to this. I've no doubt it will be an important contribution to current discourse on AI. 110
Reposted by Adrian KirwanMateusz Fafinski @calthalas.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Half the planet is having a massive fight about how to correctly interpret an Ancient Greek poem but go ahead, close some more humanities departments. 3558911659
Reposted by Adrian KirwanProf Carmen M. Mangion @carmenmangion.bsky.social · 27/07/2026IHR Women's History Seminar Lightning Talks. Please post! @dralanagharris.bsky.social @lauragowing.bsky.social @sshmedicine.bsky.social @socialhistsoc.bsky.social @camunicampop.bsky.social @royalhistsoc.org 01321
Reposted by Adrian KirwanBritish History Online @bho.bsky.social · 16/07/2026The Crisis in UK HE: the Future for History Open, online meeting for historians in UK higher education on what is needed to best support and protect the profession and discipline in a time of crisis. 2-4pm BST, Tuesday 4 August 2026 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-crisis...eventbrite.co.ukThe Crisis in UK HE: the Future for HistoryAn open meeting for historians in UK higher education on what is needed to best support and protect the profession and discipline. 04442
Reposted by Adrian KirwanNational Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 02/07/2026We're hiring a #ProjectManager to lead a multi-year, cross-institutional programme spanning cultural programming, professional development, research, and policy. ⭐ More info + #apply: www.nli.ie/about-us/working-nationa… 📅 Closing date: 3pm, 24 July 2026. #Jobfairy 01111
Reposted by Adrian KirwanTech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Ireland’s upcoming EU presidency highlights tensions between simplifying digital regulation and expanding protections on AI, data use, and child online safety, writes Tech Policy Press fellow Liz Carolan.buff.lyIreland Targets AI Omnibus, Child Safety in EU Presidency AgendaThe program signals an EU push to streamline digital rules while advancing AI omnibus and new online safety measures for children, writes Liz Carolan. 122
Adrian Kirwan @adriankirwan.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Delighted my article exploring the early development of Telephony in Ireland has been published in Irish Economic and Social History journal. It explores the multitude of factors that shaped the development and use of this technology. It's Open Access. doi.org/10.1177/0332... #hstm #HistTechdoi.orgThe Telephone Company of Ireland, 1878–93: An Exploration of the Early Marketing, Development, Expansion, Financing and Users of Telephony - Adrian Kirwan, 2026This article provides the first comprehensive study of the early development of telephony in Ireland. It begins by exploring the technology's promotion, hi... 021
Reposted by Adrian KirwanHell-a Bambust 🏳️⚧️ (alleged transsexual)(spooky) @ela-bambust.bsky.social · 21/05/2026I think tech tutorials should be text with screenshots 473249584
Adrian Kirwan @adriankirwan.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Yesterday I discussed the initial results of my research project on student use of GenAI at Maynooth's Teaching and learning showcase. A few interesting findings include much less use amongst arts and humanities students, clear ethical concerns and a thirst for more knowledge about GenAI. 020
Reposted by Adrian KirwanDr. Penelope K Hardy @pkhardy.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Friends, my student was assigned to attend & review a virtual #HSTM event this semester & put it off to the last possible minute. Does anyone know of a virtual event they could attend this week? Could be aimed at public or scholars, so long as a lurking undergrad would be ok. Thanks! 111
Reposted by Adrian KirwanGerard McCarthy @germac.bsky.social · 12/05/2026And, for the plug, here's our paper from last year: agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.comSignal and Noise in the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation at 26°NThere is a weakening of 1.0 Sv/decade from 2004 to 2023 in the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) as observed by the RAPID array Low frequency variability is concentrated in the t... 012
Reposted by Adrian KirwanMichael Brown @medhistoryman.bsky.social · 06/05/2026📢 JOB ALERT📢 Please spread the word that there are 2x1-year, F/T (Teaching & Research) posts going in History @ Lancaster: Lecturer in Modern British History (1800-2000), with a focus on the social & cultural histories of the economy, advertising, or consumerism. hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...hr-jobs.lancs.ac.ukJob Opportunity at Lancaster University: Lecturer in Modern British HistoryLecturer in Modern British History, c1800-2000 The School of Global Affairs at Lancaster University is seeking to appoint a Lecturer in Modern British History, c.1800-2000 (Teaching and Scholarship). ... 11230
Reposted by Adrian KirwanJoseph Galbo @josephgalbo.bsky.social · 06/05/2026I think about this comic all the time. 5594701787
Adrian Kirwan @adriankirwan.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Just spent the day transcribing interviews and the hardest person to decipher is myself. Also, transcription software does not like working-class Dubs. 010
Reposted by Adrian KirwanNiamh NicGhabhann Coleman @niamhroisin.bsky.social · 30/04/2026The ‘Locating Loss: histories of infertility in landscapes and spaces’ conference programme includes Cindy Sissokho, who curated the ‘Expecting: birth, belief, protection’ at the @wellcometrust.bsky.social. This exhibition featured themes of infertility & IVF. www.irishhumanities.ie/news-events/...irishhumanities.ieIrish Humanities Alliance | Locating LossLocating Loss: Histories of Infertility in Landscapes and Spaces conference, University of Limerick on 27 May 2026.<br /> <br /> The aim of the Locating Loss project is to explore the spaces… 042
Reposted by Adrian KirwanAlex Campolo @alexcampolo.bsky.social · 30/04/2026A new in our time on cybernetics featuring John Agar and Orit Halpern: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukIn Our Time - Cybernetics - BBC SoundsThe origins and lasting influences of the study of communication in animals and machines. 2237
Reposted by Adrian KirwanAnelise Hanson Shrout @anelisehshrout.bsky.social · 27/04/2026Peter's work deftly weaves together cultural and historical analysis, drawing together metaphor and archives to show us something new about technologies of the Famine. 223
Reposted by Adrian KirwanIrish Committee of Historical Sciences - ICHS @irishhistorians.bsky.social · 16/04/2026Call for proposals: @ihsa2026.bsky.social Irish History Students’ Association Podcast, deadline Friday 22 May 2026historians.ieCall for proposals: Irish History Students’ Association Podcast, deadline Friday 22 May 2026IHSA Podcast CFPDownload 036
Reposted by Adrian KirwanIrish Committee of Historical Sciences - ICHS @irishhistorians.bsky.social · 16/04/2026Public lecture: Irish Society for Archives’ Spring Lecture Series ‘How to start a new archives service: experience of the CIÉ Group Archives’, Kevin Forkan, Wednesday 6 May at 6pmhistorians.iePublic lecture: Irish Society for Archives’ Spring Lecture Series ‘How to start a new archives service: experience of the CIÉ Group Archives’, Kevin Forkan, Wednesday 6 May at 6pmThe Irish Society for Archives’ Spring Lecture Series 2026 continues with a talk on Wednesday 6 May at 6pm in The Conference Room, Dublin City Library and Archive, Pearse Street, Dublin 2.‘Ho… 023
Reposted by Adrian KirwanIrish Studies at QUB @irishstudiesqub.bsky.social · 14/04/2026A full recording of Saturday's Symposium on 'Peasant Movements and Land Agitation in Ireland' is now available at www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJaf... @marcmulholland.bsky.social @peelersandsheep.bsky.social @petergray47.bsky.social @sophcocooper.bsky.socialyoutube.comPeasant Movements and Land Agitation Symposium - full recordingYouTube video by QUB Irish Studies 21922
Reposted by Adrian KirwanKevin O'Sullivan @kevinkosullivan.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Historians of humanitarianism, aid and development nodding in agreement. The oil crisis in 1973 drove up the costs of production and contributed to a global food crisis within 12 months. 031
Reposted by Adrian KirwanHSTM Network Ireland #HSTM @hstmnetworkireland.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Delighted to welcome keynote Dr Juliana Adelman, DCU to our #HSTM 2026 Annual Meeting. The keynote: Milk transformed by science & technology: the rise of infant formula manufacturing in 20th-century Ireland will be hosted @unioflimerick.bsky.social 24 April 5.30pm #HistMed #MedHums #Skystorians 01410
Reposted by Adrian KirwanBenjamin Casey @benjamin-casey.bsky.social · 10/04/2026🔗It is available open access at doi.org/10.1177/0332...doi.orgHidden Women in the Early Nineteenth-Century Dublin Print Selling Trade: A Case Study of Sarah and Ann Allen - Benjamin Casey, 2026This article reveals the multifaceted roles played by Sarah and Ann Allen in the retailing business of their father, William Allen, who was a specialist retaile... 183
Reposted by Adrian KirwanBenjamin Casey @benjamin-casey.bsky.social · 10/04/2026Excited to announce that my journal article on women printsellers in early nineteenth-century Dublin has been published in @eshsi.bsky.social It explores the gendered dynamics of the family print shop and how labour was divided in these domestic and commercial spaces. 85529
Reposted by Adrian KirwanD. Anca Cretu @dacretu.bsky.social · 10/04/2026We’re hiring more at Warwick! Assistant Professors in History of Capitalism: warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/mobile-1/... & History of Iberian Empires: warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/mobile-1/... Happy to answer any questions for anyone interested! 03832
Reposted by Adrian KirwanIrish Committee of Historical Sciences - ICHS @irishhistorians.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Only 4 in-person tickets remaining (online option also available). 011
Reposted by Adrian KirwanLucy Jane Santos @lucyjanesantos.bsky.social · 05/04/2026There is never an easy time to be flogging a book with the subtitle "A Hopeful History of Uranium" but there is also never a time when uranium isn't of global interest either. So go on buy a copy and find out more about this fascinating and incredibly important element. 13112
Reposted by Adrian KirwanGeorgina Laragy @geolug.bsky.social · 30/03/2026For our final week after a hiatus for football :-( we welcome @drdeefoley.bsky.social to @glasnevincemetery.bsky.social to discuss her work on an iconic #dublin #factory. Come for the #irishhistory stay for the biscuits! @historytcd.bsky.social @tlrhub.bsky.social please RT 098
Reposted by Adrian KirwanIrish Committee of Historical Sciences - ICHS @irishhistorians.bsky.social · 23/03/2026ICHS 2026 Symposium: Peasant Movements and Land Agitation in Modern Ireland, Institute of Irish Studies, QUB, Saturday 11 April 2026, 9.30-4.00pm. All welcome (in-person and online). Further details and registration👇qub.ac.ukSymposium: Peasant Movements and Land Agitation in Modern Ireland 02017
Reposted by Adrian KirwanCambridge University History Faculty @camhistory.bsky.social · 23/03/2026📢 Doctoral and early career historians: submit your abstracts for the 1-day Cambridge-based workshop examining the history of Black health and healthcare in 20th-century Britain. Submission deadline: 1 April Workshop date: 29 May More info and contact info👉 histmed.org/call-for-par... 1814
Reposted by Adrian KirwanHistorical Archives of the European Union @eui-euarchives.bsky.social · 09/03/2026🚀📡 ESA Post-graduate Research Grant 2026 The @esa.int & the Historical Archives of the European Union offer 2 grants for postgraduate & early-career researchers using ESA archives. 📅 Apply 9 Mar–15 May ℹ️https://loom.ly/Ybo4xsM #SpaceHistory 🔗 More info 03413
Reposted by Adrian KirwanSalvador Ryan @salvadorryan.bsky.social · 17/03/2026#StPatricksDay is an appropriate time to issue a call for expressions of interest in my latest book project, with working title “Im/migration and the Irish”. This will chart BOTH the experiences of Irish migrants abroad over 1,500 years AND those who have migrated… 11210
Reposted by Adrian KirwanInstitute of Historical Research @ihr.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Interested in environmental history? The IHR is offering a summer 2026 internship with the Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH). Apply by 15 April 2026, 11:59 pm BST. More details at: buff.ly/Vzpz6G3.history.ac.ukIHR InternshipsIHR Internships support new researchers to develop their skills and broaden their experience within and beyond the historical research community. 14454
Reposted by Adrian KirwanAidan O'Sullivan @aidanosullivan.bsky.social · 13/03/2026‘Being Early Medieval: Encounters with Early Irish Society through Archaeology, History and Experimental Archaeology’ University of Chester, 2021-2022 research seminar. youtu.be/jFBXAivgd5s?...youtu.beBeing Early Medieval: Encounters with Early Irish SocietyYouTube video by University of Chester 0137
Reposted by Adrian KirwanCarsten Timmermann @ctimmermann.bsky.social · 13/03/2026Exactly what we need to make this world safer, more caring, more equitable, more humane. 041
Reposted by Adrian KirwanIrish Committee of Historical Sciences - ICHS @irishhistorians.bsky.social · 09/03/2026This should be a great conference. Well done @unioflimerick.bsky.social 022
Reposted by Adrian Kirwanihta_ria.bsky.social @ihtaria.bsky.social · 02/03/2026For #MapMonday the Irish Historic Towns Atlas (IHTA) will be showcasing our open source material. There are 32 atlases available as open access on #IHTAonline. To start the series, we’ll look at the first atlas published in the series: Kildare, by John Andrews, published by the @ria.ie in 1986. 11810
Reposted by Adrian KirwanDr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 03/03/2026CFPs open for the Gender & Sexuality PGR Conference 12 June 2026, Queen's University Belfast, ‘CRITICAL ENOUGH? Orientations of Authority and Resistance’ … delighted to be the keynote speaker. Abstracts due by 15 April 2026 0911
Reposted by Adrian KirwanThony Christie @rmathematicus.bsky.social · 16/02/2026An empirical refutation that Al-Ghazali's "The Incoherence of the Philosophers" put an end to Islamic science #histsci thonyc.wordpress.com/2026/02/16/a...thonyc.wordpress.comAl-Ghazali did not put a stop to Islamic scienceIt is an established fact that medieval Islamic science rose to spectacular hights and then declined, explaining both aspects is the job of the historian of science. Unfortunately, as in other area… 0198