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Hanna Gawel, PhD

@hannagawel.bsky.social
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Researching digital media, counterculture & pirate radio @jagiellonskiuni.bsky.social 📚 | Exploring information ecology, digital resistance & AI's impact on our information environments. | ORCID: 0000-0001-5714-0459📍Kraków

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Hanna Gawel, PhD @hannagawel.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
​"Information Architecture (IA) design challenges for the Arabic-speaking user" (Vol 12, 2019). ​ ​🔗: doi.org/10.12775/TSB... ​#InformationArchitecture #UX #UI #Localization #AcademicSky #InformationStudies
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Wyzwania projektowania IA dla arabskojęzycznego użytkownika | Toruńskie Studia Bibliologiczne
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Hanna Gawel, PhD @hannagawel.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
​"Web 2.5 as a safe shift from Web 2.0 to Web 3.0: A definition of Web 2.5 in informatological approach" ​Bridging centralized platform architectures and decentralized Web3 dynamics: doi.org/10.33774/coe... ​ #InformationScience #Web3 #Web25 #Preprint #OpenAccess
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Web 2.5 as a safe shift from Web 2.0 to Web 3.0: A definition of Web 2.5 in informatological approach
The blockchain ecosystem has undergone three distinct periods of exponential growth — the ICO boom of 2017, the Defi summer of 2020, and most recently the NFT wave of 2021.However, it was not yet seen...
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Hanna Gawel, PhD @hannagawel.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
​"Results from a collective bound case studies analysis of researched Polish metropolises for inspecting information management regarding air quality in light of information ecology". ​🔗: doi.org/10.26106/978... ​#InformationEcology #AirQuality #UrbanStudies #InformationManagement
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Wokół informacji i wiedzy w nauce
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Hanna Gawel, PhD @hannagawel.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
​"The Gossiping Machine: Ethical Tensions in AI-assisted Verification Systems as Information Ecosystem Actors" 🤖💬 ​Published in The End of Reality as We Knew It: Disinformation, AI and the New Era of Fact-Checking ​🔗 Read: doi.org/10.14679/4976 ​#AIethics #FactChecking #Disinformation #MediaStudies
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The end of reality as we knew it - Dykinson
The search for reality in the 21st century has become a task of unprecedented complexity, marking the dawn of the “Information Disorder” era where trust in global information ecosystems is being delib...
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Hanna Gawel, PhD @hannagawel.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
​"From Pirated Signals to Platform Sovereignty: Lessons from Fifty Years of Media Disruption" (37 pp). ​How can 50 years of pirate radio and tactical media disruption inform our current struggle for platform sovereignty? 📡⚡ ​ doi.org/10.33774/coe... ​ #MediaStudies #PirateRadio #PlatformCapitalism
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From Pirated Signals to Platform Sovereignty: Lessons from Fifty Years of Media Disruption
This paper explores transformative moments in media history when technological and cultural disruptions significantly reshaped the field of Media and Communication. Focusing on events ranging from the...
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Hanna Gawel, PhD @hannagawel.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
​How has the line between civic protest, infrastructure disruption, and cyberwarfare shifted in recent years? 💻⚡ ​In my paper "Hacktivism" for Internet Policy Review, I map out the theoretical and legal landscapes of digital activism. ​ doi.org/10.14763/202... ​#Hacktivism #Cybersecurity #Digital
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Hacktivism
Hacktivism represents a dynamic intersection of technology and activism, where individuals or groups leverage digital tools to advance social or political causes.
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Hanna Gawel, PhD @hannagawel.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Ghost in the cache: How data decay shapes the unseen landscape of AI memory - Just published in CUP Journal of Memory, Mind & Media Memory, Mind & Media , Volume 5 , 2026 , e13 DOI: doi.org/10.1017/mem....
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Ghost in the cache: How data decay shapes the unseen landscape of AI memory | Memory, Mind & Media | Cambridge Core
Ghost in the cache: How data decay shapes the unseen landscape of AI memory - Volume 5
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Saloni @scientificdiscovery.dev · 11/07/2026
Not again!
Peter Gray not realising that the survey methodology had changed between 2009 and 2013, as well as the question phrasing.
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Hanna Gawel, PhD @hannagawel.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Finding again magic of Vinted service, now as seller - I love when people are giving a new round of life for clothes and stuff that may not fit for me at the moment. I wouldn't imagine how fun would be all the process, from placing offer to sending the packages. #homestuff #weekend #outsideacademia
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Saloni @scientificdiscovery.dev · 12/06/2026
New post! @nikomccarty.bsky.social and I have been writing regular round ups for a little while now, but so much has happened recently that this month’s post feels like it contains a year’s worth of breakthroughs. Read it here!
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What’s new in biology: June 2026
The most effective weight-loss drug so far, cancer breakthroughs, gene editing for cholesterol, ancestral CRISPR systems, and more.
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Hanna Gawel, PhD @hannagawel.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
This is perfect BBL day and I intend to really enjoy it - Bubbles, bath & literature - a true weekend spa for body & mind. #offtop #weekend #spa btw, had a meltdown as a whole chat group understood BBL differently, mostly sending Kim K champagne pic as a new academic makeover inspo.
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Hanna Gawel, PhD @hannagawel.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
How is hacktivism evolving? Highly recommend W. Ferri's piece in L'Indipendente. I had the pleasure of adding my thoughts on the ethics of digital resistance in modern hybrid warfare. 👇 🔗 www.lindipendente.online/2025/12/21/g... #hacktivism #InformationEcology #CyberSecurity
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Guerrieri digitali per una causa: morte e resurrezione dell'attivismo hacker
Nei notiziari del 2008 non era raro imbattersi in un’immagine ricorrente: gruppi di persone con il volto coperto da una maschera bianca, il ghigno rigido e inquieto di un’espressione umana privata di ...
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Hanna Gawel, PhD @hannagawel.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
​​NASA’s Voyager 1 is 15 billion miles away, yet we still "hear" it. 🌌 ​Its transmitter uses about 20 Watts—the power of a single refrigerator lightbulb. 💡📡 ​The ultimate win for Signal over Noise. 📻🏆 ​#ScienceTrivia #InfoEcology #SignalVsNoise #SpaceData
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Hanna Gawel, PhD @hannagawel.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
​Much viral. Very history. Wow. 🐕✨ ​In 2013, Kabosu the Shiba Inu became the "Doge," the face of the internet’s most persistent linguistic loop. 🛰️💬 ​ ​Such signal. Many noise. 📻🌀 ​#MemeHistory #Doge #InfoEcology
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Hanna Gawel, PhD @hannagawel.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
​Micro-dosing reality: The 2011 Nyan Cat. 🐈💨 ​A 3-minute loop of a Pop-Tart cat + a Japanese vocaloid song became the 5th most viewed video of the year. 📈✨ ​In 2021, the GIF sold for $600,000. ​#MemeHistory #NyanCat #InfoEcology
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Hanna Gawel, PhD @hannagawel.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
​Meet András Arató, a Hungarian electrical engineer who became "Hide the Pain Harold." 🇭🇺 ​His "fake" smile was actually just exhaustion from a long stock-photo shoot, but the internet saw a deeper signal: universal, silent despair. 📉😬 ​​#InfoEcology #TechLife #Memes #HallOfFameMemeHistory
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Hanna Gawel, PhD @hannagawel.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
​A 4chan prank that replaced "egg" with "duck" (creating the Duckroll) evolved when a user linked a GTA IV trailer to Rick Astley instead. 📉🕺 ​Now at 1.7B+ views, it’s the most successful "Noise" trap in info ecology history. 📻📡 ​ ​#MemeHistory #Rickroll #InfoEcology #DigitalCulture
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Hanna Gawel, PhD @hannagawel.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Micro-dosing reality: The -20.3 dBA "Silence." 🔇 ​Microsoft’s Anechoic Chamber is so quiet you can hear your own blood pumping and your lungs working. 🫀🫁 ​Most people can't stay inside for more than 45 minutes. The brain craves "noise" to survive. ​​ ​#AcousticEcology #SignalVsNoise #TechHistory
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Hanna Gawel, PhD @hannagawel.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
​Micro-dosing reality: The 1582 "Ghost Days." 👻 ​When we switched to the Gregorian calendar, we had to "delete" 10 days to fix the math. People went to sleep on Oct 4 and woke up on Oct 15. 🛌💤 ​The ultimate system reboot. 📉⚙️ ​#ScienceTrivia #History #Calendar #InfoEcology
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Hanna Gawel, PhD @hannagawel.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
​Micro-dosing reality: The #Święconka packet. 🧺 ​🥚 Egg: Boot-up 🍞 Bread: Hardware 🧂 Salt: Database ​Analog signal > digital noise. 🏛️🌿 In Information Theory, a "packet" is a container for essential data. Tomorrow, millions of Poles will carry the original analog version: the Easter basket. 🧺✨
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Hanna Gawel, PhD @hannagawel.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Easter Break: -​Open laptop. 💻 -​See a smudge on the window. 🧐 -​Clean the entire house, 3 closets, and the balcony. 🧼✨ -​Forget what the research topic was. 🧠❓ ​Is it even a Polish Easter if you haven't prioritized dust over your dissertation? 🐣🧺 ​#AcademicHumor #PolishEaster #PhDProblems
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Hanna Gawel, PhD @hannagawel.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
​It turns out "decluttering" a bookshelf is just a high-stakes peer-review process where 50% of my library is currently getting "rejected" by my vacuum cleaner. 📉🗑️ ​Happy holiday break to everyone currently choosing cleaning over coding! 🐣☕️ ​ #SpringCleaning #ResearchBreak #CatinABox
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Hanna Gawel, PhD @hannagawel.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Skipping the pranks for a "Signal vs. Noise" reality check. 📈 ​Did you know this phrase was formalized in 1948 by Claude Shannon, the "father of info theory"? He proved that as long as your signal is stronger than the background noise, you can communicate with zero errors. 🧬Now AI is the new noise.📻
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Hanna Gawel, PhD @hannagawel.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Before radio, "broadcasting" was a farming term! 🚜 It meant scattering seeds widely by hand. 🧺 In the 1920s, engineers "borrowed" the word to describe sending radio signals in all directions instead of point-to-point. 📡 #ScienceTrivia #MediaHistory #Etymology
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Hanna Gawel, PhD @hannagawel.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Before the internet, there was Richard Dawkins. 🧬 In 1976, he coined "meme" in The Selfish Gene to describe how ideas spread like viruses. 🦠 From biological evolution to "Dancing Baby" GIFs, the meme is the ultimate unit of #InfoEcology.💻 #MemeHistory #DigitalMedia #AcademicSky #CulturalEvolution
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Hanna Gawel, PhD @hannagawel.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Researching @jagiellonskiuni.bsky.social why underground journalism & pirate radio are vital resistance in an AI-noise world. 📻🏴‍☠️ In info ecology, the loudest voices aren't always the most important. 🌿🛰️ #AcademicSky #MediaStudies #DigitalResistance
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Hanna Gawel, PhD @hannagawel.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
World’s smallest "country" born from pirate radio? 🏴‍☠️ In 1967, Paddy Roy Bates occupied a WWII fort for Radio Essex to stay outside UK law. ⚓️ Thus, the Principality of Sealand was born—a symbol of media resistance. 🛰️ #ScienceTrivia #PirateRadio #Sealand
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Nature @nature.com · 26/03/2026
Forever chemicals have reached the ends of the Earth go.nature.com/4sCL2kK
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History of ‘forever’ chemicals is written in Antarctic snow
Data gathered during a 1,200-kilometre polar trek show where PFAS levels are the highest.
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Gordon Hodson @gordonhodsonphd.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
#AcademicSky Canada, you're looking pretty good on that Academic Freedom index. (certainly compared to others) But is room to improve. Let's get into that top grouping! academic-freedom-index.net/research/Aca...
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Attention Science Communicators! We are conducting a survey on the landscape of science communication & need your help gathering experiences. Please send this to #SciComm ppl you know. We want to get as thorough a sense of the state of the field as we can. umiami.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
A block of text that says "Scientists at the University of Miami are carrying out a research study on trends in the field of science communication. 

For this survey we are defining science communication as work that is done: 

• by a technical subject area expert in some field related to science, technology, engineering, or mathematics, 
• outside of classroom settings 
• aimed at the public 

If you are 18 years of age or older and work or recently worked in this field (full-time, part-time, or as a side project), please click the link below to complete a short survey. If you are interested in learning more about this research study, please e-mail us at Julia.wester@miami.edu. In the body of your email please provide your full name, and if you would prefer to be contacted by phone, your phone number and the best time to reach you. Contacting us for more information does not commit you to participating, and should you decide to participate you may terminate your participation at any time."
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Hanna Gawel, PhD @hannagawel.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Why does "underground" media still matter in the age of AI? 📻🏴‍☠️ ​ ​I’m exploring how counterculture media survives—and thrives—amidst digital shifts. It’s about more than just broadcasting; it’s about protecting the ecology of our information. ​​ #MediaStudies #DigitalResistance #InfoEcology
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Hanna Gawel, PhD @hannagawel.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
A great start of the last day of #smad2026 conference in #FrankfurtamMain at @dnb-aktuelles.bsky.social and today we have a great presentations starting with Towards FAIR Metadata for Social Media Corpora #SocialMediaAccessDays
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Axel Bruns @snurb.info · 17/03/2026
My liveblogging from the Social Media Access Days in Frankfurt has started. Two sessions today, beginning with an interesting paper on the #AVERA project… #SMAD2026
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AVERA: Building a Shared Dataset of Right-Wing Extremism Actors on Social Media Platforms | Snurblog — Axel Bruns
It’s a chilly Tuesday in Frankfurt, the Matildas just advanced to the final of the 2026 Women’s A
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Dr. Anne Klammt @archaeoklammt.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Zweiter Tag #socialmedi#access days an der @dnb-aktuelles.bsky.social Bislang für mich sehr ertragreich: Anregungen, Informationen und Namen für mögliche zukünftige Projekte.👍
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Katrin Weller @kwelle.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
have fun at the datasprint and see you all later at @dnb-aktuelles.bsky.social!
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Hanna Gawel, PhD @hannagawel.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
New platform, same itchy "early adopter" energy. ⚡️ I'm a researcher @uj.edu.pl currently tuning into the frequencies of pirate radio, counterculture, and the ways AI is reshaping our information ecology. 📻🏴‍☠️ #AcademicSky #MediaStudies #PirateRadio
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