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Spencer Striker | Digital Learning @spencerstriker.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Ep 29: His Name Became Algorithm. Translators turned Al-Khwarizmi into Algoritmi and al-Jabr into algebra. One scholar shaped the language of modern computing. Al-Khwarizmi: Father of Algebra & the Algorithm. Created by Spencer Striker, PhD. www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLdb…

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Ashkuruki jazīl al-shukr “I thank you very much,” Sara Elamin! Sara generously invited me to speak at a session of Qahwa Talks, a Doha-based initiative she founded. On October 13, 2026, I will present “How Science Fiction United Science and the Humanities.” qahwatalks.com/events/octob...

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Spencer Striker | Digital Learning @spencerstriker.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Ep 27: Seventy-Seven Winters. In old age, Al-Khwarizmi taught in Baghdad. He passed his mathematical keys to a generation that carried his methods around the world. Al-Khwarizmi: Father of Algebra & the Algorithm. Created by Spencer Striker, PhD. www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLdb…

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Spencer Striker | Digital Learning @spencerstriker.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Ep 26: What the Arabs Have Mastered. Robert of Chester translated Al-Khwarizmi into Latin and declared that Europe must master the mathematics of the Arab world. Al-Khwarizmi: Father of Algebra & the Algorithm. Created by Spencer Striker, PhD. www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLdb…

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Three thank-yous go to Jessie Cohen, @calebzakarin.bsky.social and Marshall Poe of @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social. The trio generously offered me a slot in “NBN in the Classroom,” a regular feature of the New Books Network Newsletter. newbooksnetwork.substack.com/i/213978112/...

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Spencer Striker | Digital Learning @spencerstriker.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Ep 13: Algebra. What is the origin of the word algebra? Al-Khwarizmi coined al-jabr to restore missing quantities and invented the method for solving equations. Al-Khwarizmi: Father of Algebra & the Algorithm. Created by Spencer Striker, PhD. www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLdb…

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Spencer Striker | Digital Learning @spencerstriker.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Ep 6: A New Technology. Scholars refined Ptolemy by lamplight. Then paper arrived from China. Baghdad built hundreds of mills and scaled knowledge across continents. Al-Khwarizmi: Father of Algebra & the Algorithm. Created by Spencer Striker, PhD. www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLdb…

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Spencer Striker | Digital Learning @spencerstriker.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Ep 5: House of Wisdom. Caliph al-Ma'mun built it to translate every text worth reading into Arabic. Baghdad became the intellectual capital of the medieval world. Al-Khwarizmi: Father of Algebra & the Algorithm. Created by Spencer Striker, PhD. www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLdb…

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Once again, I would like to say how proud I am of my daughter, Maria. She is among the silver medal winners in the International Kangaroo Mathematics Competition (IKMC) 2026. I am immensely grateful to DESS for enabling her to enter this contest. www.kangarooqatar.org/ikmc/ikmcres...

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Spencer Striker | Digital Learning @spencerstriker.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Ep 2: The Prodigy from Khwarizm. He begins a brutal thousand-mile journey across unforgiving terrain. He rides toward Baghdad to unify mathematics. Al-Khwarizmi: Father of Algebra & the Algorithm. Created by Spencer Striker, PhD. www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLdb…

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IAU Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) @iau-wgsn.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

🎉 Congratulations, Dr. Jörg Matthias Determann, on your new book, Teaching Science Through Science Fiction! 📚🚀 Exploring how sci-fi can spark curiosity and inspire scientific thinking and innovation in education. 🌌✨ #WGSN #IAU

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Thank you thirty times to @spencerstriker.bsky.social for releasing all thirty episodes of Al-Khwarizmi: Father of Algebra & the Algorithm! Many exchanges with fellow scholars got us to this point. You can watch the trailer of our docudrama series on IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt4370...

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Springer @springer.springernature.com · 25/08/2026

'Teaching Science Through Science Fiction' explores the modern history of teaching science through science fiction and presents global case studies and educator profiles that highlight innovative, interdisciplinary teaching. bit.ly/4xrZbn9 💙📚 #EduSky #AcademicSky

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Allah razı olsun (may God be pleased with you), Ece Yiğit, for enabling me to hire a research assistant again through the Student Employment Program at VCUarts Qatar. All students currently enrolled at a university in Education City are eligible for this role. www.academia.edu/172303264/Av...

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I am doubly grateful to @brianclegg.bsky.social for reviewing my book Teaching Science Through Science Fiction and the wider @springer.springernature.com series on Science and Fiction of which it is part. He posted his opinion on his site Popular Science. popsciencebooks.blogspot.com/2026/08/teac...

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Brian Clegg @brianclegg.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Review: Teaching Science Through Science Fiction: Jörg Determann *** - An interesting topic in the use of SF to educate: some good examples, but would have liked more analysis rather than description, and a wider scope. popsciencebooks.blogspot.com/2026/08/teac... #bookreview #scienceeducation

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Teaching Science through Science Fiction - Jörg Determann ***

It has always seemed a hope that we could help readers to think about science through science fiction, and this latest book in Springer's no...

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I am beyond fortunate to have @emadscifi.bsky.social. He was the first to request a copy of my new @springer.springernature.com, Teaching Science Through Science Fiction. Thanks to his editor at The Liberum, Arthur Blok, his review is also the first to be published. theliberum.com/exclusive-te...

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Grazie ancora di cuore and thank you again from the bottom of my heart to Lisa Scalone and her colleagues at @springer.springernature.com for publishing my book Teaching Science Through Science Fiction: A Story of Innovation in the Classroom and Beyond! link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Thank you very much to @spencerstriker.bsky.social for releasing another episode with me of his docudrama series “Al-Khwarizmi: Father of Algebra and the Algorithm.” The fifth installment, “House of Wisdom,” is on YouTube. www.youtube.com/shorts/cDH96...

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

For the second time this year, I express my gratitude to @anthony-nairn.bsky.social and Fraser Watts. The two of them provided me with feedback on, and ultimately published, an essay about teaching with @wikipedia.org for the July 2026 blog of @the-issr.bsky.social . www.issr.org.uk/blog/july-20...

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

I am hugely grateful to Spencer Striker of @nuqatar.bsky.social for inviting me to contribute to his docudrama series “Al-Khwarizmi: Father of Algebra and the Algorithm.” It premiered on July 15. Episode 2 “The Prodigy from Khwarizm” with me is already on YouTube: www.youtube.com/shorts/3Ieys...

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BSHS @bshsnews.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

📖 The Summer 2026 issue of *Viewpoint* is out! Read about the value of celebrating local heroes in the history of science, the construction of Nanyang natural history, the power of natural history collections, and the discovery of DNA. Get your free digital copy here 👇 bshs.org.uk/viewpoint-no...

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I am profoundly appreciative of Joe Holloway for accepting and editing an essay of mine entitled “Using Places and Plaques to Teach the History of Science.” My piece appeared in Viewpoint: Magazine of @bshsnews.bsky.social 138 (summer 2026), 2–3. bshs.org.uk/viewpoint-no...

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Thank you to all those who participated in our ICE Conference 2026 yesterday! Shoaib Ahmed Malik, Majid Daneshgar and I had to alter the schedule for July 7: Julio César Cárdenas Arenas, Julia Tomasson, Nazir Khan and Hani Ahmed Zewail will speak between 12 and 2pm. divinity.ed.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

I owe dozens of individual thank-yous to all those who submitted an abstract to the Islamic Colloquia of Edinburgh (ICE) Conference 2026 on “The Histories of Islam and Science.” Shoaib Ahmed Malik, Majid Daneshgar and I had great difficulty selecting the speakers. divinity.ed.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

I thank everyone involved in reviewing my application for Membership in the International Astronomical Union (after 2 years of me being an Associate). I am immensely grateful to @susanne-m-hoffmann.bsky.social, Chair of @iau-wgsn.bsky.social, for encouraging me to apply. www.iau.org/Profile?ID=4...

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Jazāka Allāhu Khayran “May God reward you with goodness,” Abdullah Ansar, for reviewing Shoaib Ahmed Malik’s and my edited book on Islamic Theology and Extraterrestrial Life (@bloomsburyacademic.bsky.social): “a timely, innovative, and largely successful intervention” muse.jhu.edu/pub/197/arti...

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

My utmost appreciation goes to James Campbell for interviewing me for the “In Conversation” podcast of @intellectbooks.bsky.social. On June 3, 2026, we spoke on Google Meet about the Journal of Gulf Studies and my work more generally. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTSq...

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Intellect Books @intellectbooks.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

On this episode, James Campbell is joined by Jörg Matthias Determann, associate editor of the Journal of Gulf Studies, to discuss the journal, the growth of Gulf Studies, interdisciplinary research and the journal’s future. Watch here 👉https://youtu.be/PTSqWohBlis

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

I am most appreciative of @sfritzsche.bsky.social and her colleagues for organizing the Science Fiction Research Association (SFRA) Annual Conference. On June 20, 2026, I will present “A History of Teaching Science with Science Fiction in the Twentieth Century.” sfra.org/conferences/...

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

I could not be any prouder of my daughter Maria today. Her stellar class teacher, Miss Maryam Aslam, informed Jeanne Vaz and me this morning that Maria won the BSME Primary Writing Event 2026 in the category of year 1–2. The competition attracted entries from 45 schools. app.smore.com/n/ag2f6v

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Susanne M Hoffmann @susanne-m-hoffmann.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

you're very welcome, Matthias! you improve our meetings tremendously; I don't know what we were without you (among the others mentioned there plus our domain experts mentioned below: everybody contributes their own precious jewels to make a sky full of stars ;-) ) <3

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

I am deeply appreciative of Nicholas Campion for featuring my @springer.springernature.com book Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for a second time. After reviewing it in the JAHH, he recommended it again in the Editorial of Culture and Cosmos 28 (2024). www.cultureandcosmos.org/pdfs/28/28_C...

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Five years’ worth of applause for Mustafa Nasar for finishing his doctoral dissertation on representations of the Ottoman Empire in the Gulf. It was an exceptional privilege for me to serve as his second supervisor at @unibas.ch. nahoststudien.philhist.unibas.ch/en/doktorat/...

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Many congratulations and بہت بہت مبارک ہو to Fariha Ahmed on completing her Master of Fine Arts (MFA) thesis in Design at Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar! Together with Diane Derr and Rab McClure, I had the distinct honor of serving on Fariha’s committee. scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/8352/

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Meine herzlichen Glückwünsche and my heartfelt congratulations to my daughter Maria on being among the finalists of DESS Has Got Talent for this year! She entered the competition by playing a piano piece by Daniel Steibelt called “Sonatina.” app.smore.com/n/kdvbg

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Wendy's Coffeehouse Curious @lite4one.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Featuring Matthias Determann: Historian, Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar David Grinspoon: Senior scientist, Planetary Science Institute Shaykh Hamza Karamali: Founder of Basira Education Includes Nick Pope: #UAP investigator, UK Ministry of Defense (retired)

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

I am in wonderful company when I thank Hureyre Kam for inviting me to join the Editorial Board of his new book series on Islam, Science and Ethics of Emerging Technologies. It is published by Trivent under its Transhumanism imprint. trivent-publishing.eu/120-islam-sc...

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

For the second time in days, I am obliged to say thank you to Mahjoob Zweiri and Emilie Rutledge. After first inviting me to join the Editorial Board of the @intellectbooks.bsky.social Journal of Gulf Studies, they appointed me as one of their Associate Editors www.intellectbooks.com/journal-of-g...

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Herzlichen Dank and thanks from the heart to @susanne-m-hoffmann.bsky.social for entrusting me with the role of General Councillor of @iau-wgsn.bsky.social. It is an exceptional honor and privilege for me to collaborate with brilliant scholars from across our planet. exopla.net/star-names/g...

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Thank you to Emilie Rutledge, the Managing Editor of our @intellectbooks.bsky.social Journal of Gulf Studies, for asking Mahjoob Zweiri and me for our thoughts on a call for papers she proposed! We are soliciting submissions for a special issue on the Iran war www.intellectbooks.com/journal-of-g...

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Doppelter Glückwunsch and double congratulations to my daughter Maria! She achieved first place in her class in the DESS Primary Creative Writing Competition 2026. Moreover, she is one of three whose writing has been entered into the larger BSME competition. app.smore.com/n/qd82ty

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Words cannot describe how grateful I am to @samhfranz.com for editing a manuscript of mine for publication in the @historyscience.bsky.social Newsletter 55, no. 2 (April 2026). My piece is entitled “How to Revolutionize Your Survey Course in the History of Science.” hssonline.org/blogpost/198...

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Around twice a year, it is time for me to give thanks in my role as book review editor of the Journal of Arabian Studies. Guillemette Crouzet, Neil Partrick, Nora Derbal, @thomasjuneau.bsky.social and Tobias Zumbraegel all contributed pieces to volume 15, issue 2. www.tandfonline.com/toc/rjab20/1...

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

A few thank-yous in advance to everyone who is part of my panel 5 on “Cultural Production” at the conference on Muslim Futures on April 17, 2026. They include Delia Cortese, Glaire Anderson and @vjumamel.bsky.social as well as Nathaniel Greenberg. islamicstudiescenter.gmu.edu/events/17717

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

My thanks to reviewers of my books are often delayed, as I don’t find out about their pieces. This is the case with Hureyre Kam, who reviewed Shoaib Ahmed Malik’s and my @bloomsburyacademic.bsky.social volume Islamic Theology and Extraterrestrial Life www.buchgestaltung-online.de/Leseproben/L...

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Donna Martina @donnamartina.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

@sf-lit.bsky.social #science-fiction

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Daniel Bellingradt @dbellingradt.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

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Jörg Matthias Determann @determann.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Grazie infinite and endless thanks to Lisa Scalone and her colleagues at @springer.springernature.com for believing in my book Teaching Science Through Science Fiction: A Story of Innovation in the Classroom and Beyond. It is scheduled for publication in August 2026 link.springer.com/book/9783032...

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