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Data, Information and their Histories. At UCL. danielwilson.info 🤖 Computational Humanities #dh | History 🗃️ | STS #histsci

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Daniel Wilson @danielwilson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
As a next step, maybe we could find a couple of people who know something about the subject, and ask them to read it first to check it makes sense?
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Daniel Wilson @danielwilson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This is top news, congrats.
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Daniel Wilson @danielwilson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
UCL East gleaming high modernism, new academic year energy as undergrads arrive; Eternal October.
UCL East Marshgate by the River Lea; blue sky.Marshgate Close up; New Student ID collection.
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Daniel Wilson @danielwilson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Surprising to see this level of state intervention when surely the market should decide?
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Daniel Wilson @danielwilson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Personally I place an asterisk against anything Woolwich Arsenal cumulatively achieved since the corruptions of the 1910s.
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Daniel Wilson @danielwilson.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Haldane RIP?
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Daniel Wilson @danielwilson.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Looking forward to this
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Daniel Wilson @danielwilson.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Huge, if true (talk about 'Impact'!) ℅ @the-syllabus.bsky.social read.dukeupress.edu/new-german-c...
Summary of new article about Frankfurt School Conspiracy Theorising
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Daniel Wilson @danielwilson.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Time to replace those surf and wind speed widgets with TfL's Elizabeth Line delays
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Daniel Wilson @danielwilson.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Let's not get ahead of ourselves: Burnham is 'considering' a ban on disposable BBQs.
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Daniel Wilson @danielwilson.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Equal importantly: when can we get it over here?
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Daniel Wilson @danielwilson.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Isn't there someone recently FRSed who talks a lot about space, with access to a large following, they could ask to say something? Or would that not be helpful at this point?
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Daniel Wilson @danielwilson.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Lookalikes, from the upside-down world (with apols to @privateeyenews.bsky.social)
Side-by-side headshots of Henry from Stranger Things aka Vecna on earth, and Leopold Aschenbrunner
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Daniel Wilson @danielwilson.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Please tell me directly elected Council Mayors are not getting these sorts of powers? Low-calibre and unscrupulous local politicians already receive zero scrutiny from councillors, let alone a functioning local press. Asking for a friend in Newham...
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Daniel Wilson @danielwilson.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
And did I mention this dazzling piece on Catholic conversions, which was heaven sent for @michaelledgerlomas.bsky.social to do his uniquely mordant churchy erudition. Lots of sauce and some GK Chesterton to finish. ⛪️🍆🏛️
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Daniel Wilson @danielwilson.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Yes, and I refer to it in a forthcoming piece…
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Daniel Wilson @danielwilson.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Yes I realise it costs £ to publish, was just hoping to pick one up immediately; will settle for a library recommendation and then hoard it.
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Daniel Wilson @danielwilson.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Have been looking forward to this terrific sounding volume from @petermandler.bsky.social @osaumarezsmith.bsky.social & Gunn, with many pieces from friends & mentors. As an urban history dabbler, I appreciate the h/t to HJ Dyos in this @lrb.co.uk review… but £65?? Come on lads: spread the love!
Pedersen reviews Gunn et al.’s Modern British City. Fabulous photo of modernist Runcorn estate
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Daniel Wilson @danielwilson.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Rather blown your cover there, Chris
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Daniel Wilson @danielwilson.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Multimodal slopswap. Delicious!!
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Daniel Wilson @danielwilson.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
The real question is whether the popular 2000s phrase 'fit for purpose' is still fit for purpose?
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Daniel Wilson @danielwilson.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Second day working productively in jail, research rehabilitated.
Port cullis of HMP Lancaster Castle
Lancaster university rooms in the castle
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Daniel Wilson @danielwilson.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
A pitstop in beautiful Lancaster for a workshop on historical maps with @kmcdono.bsky.social on route to #hss2026. Thankful the temperature no longer begins with a '3'. It's still warm up north, but not in Edinburgh! 😰
Max weather forecasted in London, Lancaster and Edinburgh (28, 24, 18 degrees respectively)
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Daniel Wilson @danielwilson.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
When we delve more deeply — we find a tapestry of opinions: 1. Some people have reported.... &c. &c.
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Daniel Wilson @danielwilson.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
An interesting thought experiment... 'This kick-off time feels right. For people like you and me. Ordinary people. Common people. It's fair and it's right. In pubs. Hard working pubs. Decent pubs. Football needs to be at 1am, like it always has been...' h/t x.com/strixperegri...
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Strix (@strixperegrinus) on X
For us. For fairness. Politics isn't working. For far too long. Put big light on. Barm cakes. Putting the heart back into communities. The Smiths. But not Morrissey, obviously. People up and down this...
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Daniel Wilson @danielwilson.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Sir Sadiq did what Andyofthepeople chickened out of doing #sadiq4pm www.london.gov.uk/programmes-s...
london.gov.uk
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Daniel Wilson @danielwilson.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
What 'right-back' problem?
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Doc Sarah Lonsdale @sarahjlonsdale.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Barely a week has gone by without more news about university cuts this summer. This feels like a haphazard collapse of one of our -once - finest sectors of employment, export, research and soft power. It seems like the worst kind of laissez-faire policies...is the government even interested?
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Daniel Wilson @danielwilson.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Came across this excellent list, belatedly, and was surprised and pleased to find our newspaper paper in such company...
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Daniel Wilson @danielwilson.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
... the closure of which has made the whole surrounding areas more pleasant, with pubs and cafes benefiting from pedestrians feeling safe; and the kicker: traffic on neighbouring bridges down too.
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Daniel Wilson @danielwilson.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Burnham metaphors humming: 'Rocket boosters' for devolution; 'laser-like' focus on growth; the 'nerve centre of a rewired Britain'; a 'circuit-breaker for Britain'.... it's like Philip Mirowski crossed with Bob the Builder www.cambridge.org/gb/universit...
cambridge.org
Natural Images in Economic Thought | Cambridge University Press & Assessment
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Daniel Wilson @danielwilson.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Are you asking me or telling me?
Reed Books, shop in Aldeburgh
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Daniel Wilson @danielwilson.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Welcome to my world
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Daniel Wilson @danielwilson.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Double och
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Daniel Wilson @danielwilson.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
The prize-winning Singerman!
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Daniel Wilson @danielwilson.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
If people want fuzzy, vibesey information, I guess this is the result. Have you tried “…but easy on the X’?
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Daniel Wilson @danielwilson.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
The real victims will be those no longer able to sell junk to addled children. ‘But won’t this just force them underground?’
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Daniel Wilson @danielwilson.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
🏺🇮🇪🔵🧀🥪🍷📖💐✡️🫘🍽️
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Daniel Wilson @danielwilson.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Hi Sadiah. If you want a history-centric outline, the @royalhistsoc.org have this, which has diff levels of detail : royalhistsoc.org/research-exc...
royalhistsoc.org
Research Excellence Framework 2029 - RHS
The Research Excellence Framework (REF) is the current evaluation system for assessing research in UK Higher Education institutions (HEIs). It was first conducted in 2014 and again in 2021. The REF is...
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Daniel Wilson @danielwilson.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Such a great passage 🙏
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Daniel Wilson @danielwilson.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
High praise indeed! Look forward to seeing more in due course…
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Daniel Wilson @danielwilson.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
After a long few weeks of torrential rain, headaches and late nights working, final student marks are all uploaded and that’s it (nearly) for the year. Sun just came out. Small beer cracked.
Small beer (to some people)
, on a sunny table.
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Daniel Wilson @danielwilson.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Richly deserved, but no good will come of this award! 🍽️🔒 www.theguardian.com/food/2026/ju...
theguardian.com
‘A long lunch is what we’re good at’: London bistro above a pub wins UK restaurant of the year
Bouchon Racine is old school, for lovers of traditional French cooking and boozy afternoons – it even aims to stop taking bookings online
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Daniel Wilson @danielwilson.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
AI Ethics expert wheeled onto the radio to discuss Milei's scheme to give legal rights to AI... ...an idea he probably only got from reading AI Ethics thought experiments.
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Daniel Wilson @danielwilson.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
I’m sorry you feel that way, Dave
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Daniel Wilson @danielwilson.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
How does this apply to code?
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Daniel Wilson @danielwilson.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
All News Outlets: Stanford Law show AI 'outperformed' human lawyers, giving answers they 'overwhelmingly preferred'. Stanford NLP: AI gives answers users preferred; pleasing, affirming & sycophantic (increasing engagement & dependency). law.stanford.edu?p=568056 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
science.org
Sycophantic AI decreases prosocial intentions and promotes dependence
Despite rising concerns about sycophancy—excessive agreement or flattery from artificial intelligence (AI) systems—little is known about its prevalence or consequences. We show that sycophancy is wide...
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Adam Crymble @adamcrymble.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
My team is hiring a permanent lecturer: -> Lecturer Digital Culture & Society Deadline 28 June 2026. Please share with friends. www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
ucl.ac.uk
UCL – University College London
UCL 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).
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Sadiah Qureshi 🦈 @sadiahqureshi.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
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
jobs.manchester.ac.uk
Lecturer in Modern British History (post-1800):Oxford Road
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Daniel Wilson @danielwilson.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
This role is based in the Department of Information Studies (www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...) and our programme is called 'Information, Data & Society' (www.ucl.ac.uk/study/prospe...) which is based in the state-of-the-art surroundings of SCCI (www.ucl.ac.uk/creative-cul...)
ucl.ac.uk
UCL Information Studies
UCL Information Studies offers the undergraduate BSc Information, Data and Society. We also offer postgraduate qualifications for all the information professions.
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