Reposted by @ispy7.bsky.socialFlax Towels @loosewheel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Can you just be our PM please? 011
Reposted by @ispy7.bsky.socialProfessor Peter Matthews @urbaneprofessor.bsky.social · 18/09/2026The hubby and I are off to a posh restaurant (Michelin starred) for our wedding anniversary tonight. So, in the spirit of making BlueSky slightly more fun, what's the most embarrassing thing you've ever done in a posh restaurant? 14719428
Reposted by @ispy7.bsky.socialOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Sadiq Khan's hated ULEZ has made London's air cleaner and its children healthier. What this disaster means for populist, patriotic 'dirty air' campaigners on both sides of the Atlantic. Me for @noosphere.app Warning. May contain heavy sarcasm. www.noosphere.app/ulez-mayor-s...noosphere.appULEZ: Mayor Sadiq Khan's Dastardly Scheme to Make London's Air Clean Again WorkedAnd what it means for patriotic pro-pollution politicians on both sides of the Atlantic 361226338
Reposted by @ispy7.bsky.socialMayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 19/08/2026Some outcomes are bigger than politics. 33782196
Reposted by @ispy7.bsky.socialMayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 19/08/2026This stopped me in my tracks. An independent study by @qmul.bsky.social has found that after ULEZ was introduced, children’s lungs grew faster in Central London and have now caught up with children outside of the capital. Incredible. 1563368974
Reposted by @ispy7.bsky.socialMayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 19/08/2026For years, London's children’s lungs lagged behind. Now they’re catching up. A major new study shows the ULEZ cut exposure to toxic NO₂ and reduced impaired lung function from 14% to 9%.theguardian.comIntroducing Ulez was my hardest decision as mayor of London – but now we know its astonishing impact | Sadiq KhanCritics said I was attacking motorists. It’s more important for me that the city’s children are no longer breathing dangerous levels of pollution, says London mayor Sadiq Khan 29799177
Reposted by @ispy7.bsky.socialParent Zone @parentzone.org.uk · 11/05/2026The government's consultation on protecting children online is at a pivotal moment. We will be on a panel alongside Triple P, ParentKind and Internet Matters at the Department for Education's online event for parents and carers. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/government...eventbrite.co.ukDfE online event for parents and carers - screen useBe a part of the National Conversation: Growing Up in the Online World. Book live online event tickets now, exclusively for parents/carers. 011
Reposted by @ispy7.bsky.socialLeon Furze @leonfurze.com · 24/03/2026The text-box and blinking cursor of GenAI chatbot interfaces is the main thing holding us back from exploring their use. Did you know AI can do... that? #ArtificialIntelligence #AIEducation #AIEdu #AIInEd #AIInEdu #EduSkyleonfurze.comDid You Know AI Can Do… That?The text-box and blinking cursor of GenAI chatbot interfaces is the main thing holding us back from exploring their use. Did you know AI can do... that? 121
Reposted by @ispy7.bsky.socialJen McGowan @iamjenmcg.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Alright y’all this is a small thing but an easy one Stop buying books from Amazon Instead buy them from Bookshop.com which supports your local bookstores Here’s a 20% discount on your first order refer.bookshop.org/jen52349bookshop.comBookshop.org: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.A better way to buy books online. Every purchase financially supports local independent bookstores. 21039611524
Reposted by @ispy7.bsky.socialFull Fact @fullfact.org · 10/02/2026Lowering the voting age has the potential to strengthen democratic participation. New polling from Internet Matters and Full Fact highlights the scale of the challenge this #SaferInternetDay.fullfact.orgSix in ten young people fear false claims and AI content could mislead voters, as Government moves to lower the voting age – Full FactFull Fact is the UK’s independent fact checking charity 23315
Reposted by @ispy7.bsky.socialLSE Department of Media and Communications @lsemedia.bsky.social · 10/02/2026🌐 On #SaferInternetDay, the #EUKids Online team shares new findings on how children use and think about generative AI 🤖👧🧒 — moving from hype to action. 🔗 Read more: blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202... #GenerativeAI #Childhood #DigitalSafety @sonialivingstone.bsky.social @mariyastoilova.bsky.socialblogs.lse.ac.ukTime to move from hype to action, now that AI is already part of childhood - Media@LSEOn Safer Internet Day 2026, the EU Kids Online Team detail some of the findings of their new report on children and their use of generative AI. 186
Reposted by @ispy7.bsky.socialMindTech (NIHR HealthTech Research Centre Mental Health) @nihrmindtech.bsky.social · 10/02/2026Today is #SaferInternetDay The DIORA study looked at what young people do online and how it makes them feel The animation below designed with young people turns the findings from the UKRI-funded study into bite-sized practical tips looking at how these experiences shape mental health and wellbeing 165
Reposted by @ispy7.bsky.socialProf Sam Illingworth @samillingworth.com · 26/07/2025📱 Too young for a smartphone? A new review finds most research on kids and phones ignores when they get one. Only 0.8% of studies explore why some children get smartphones early, despite links to later problematic use. 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41... #Smartphones #SciComm 🧪nature.comDeterminants of early smartphone ownership: a research gap in the study of problematic smartphone use in children and adolescents - Humanities and Social Sciences CommunicationsHumanities and Social Sciences Communications - Determinants of early smartphone ownership: a research gap in the study of problematic smartphone use in children and adolescents 2203
Reposted by @ispy7.bsky.socialNPR @npr.org · 21/04/2025Pope Francis was a master of making emotional connections. He was, at heart, a pastor to wounded souls. Here are some of the most memorable moments of Pope Francis' papacy.npr.orgSee some of the most memorable moments from Pope Francis' papacyPope Francis was a master of making emotional connections. He was, at heart, a pastor to wounded souls. Here are some of the most memorable moments of Pope Francis' papacy. 25081651447
Reposted by @ispy7.bsky.socialRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Here's what the idiots in the White House utterly fail to comprehend. They and the US came out of that argument weaker. Zelensky came out stronger, with Europe rallying behind Ukraine more than before. They came out looking like petulant idiots; he came out looking like a leader with integrity. 814454769
Reposted by @ispy7.bsky.socialMusa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 28/02/2025I will never forget the photo of Zelenskyy’s face after he saw Russia’s war crimes in Bucha in 2022. He seemed to age years in an afternoon. Watching him constantly cross the world asking for aid that should have been thrown at him is one of the deepest shames of our age. 229251426115
Reposted by @ispy7.bsky.socialNuffield Foundation @nuffieldfoundation.org · 04/02/2025How can we ensure that young children & their families benefit from using digital media & technology? Read the new #NuffieldFunded early years digital media literacy review by @cliffmanning.bsky.social at @parentzone.bsky.social. @eleanorire.bsky.social manages the grant. ow.ly/NCRa50UT49Jow.lyEarly years digital media literacy review - Nuffield FoundationThis project will explore how digital literacy support can be improved for families of under-5s in the UK. 045
Reposted by @ispy7.bsky.socialSinéad Harmey @sineadh.bsky.social · 27/11/2024www.gse.harvard.edu/ideas/ed-mag... 021
Reposted by @ispy7.bsky.socialSinéad Harmey @sineadh.bsky.social · 17/11/2024If you're interested in early writing have a look at my latest project with @doctorchungie.bsky.social and @flissj.bsky.social discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10...discovery.ucl.ac.uk 041
