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Jenn Chubb

@jennchubb.bsky.social
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Lecturer in Sociology at The University of York. Responsible AI lead for SAINTS. Co-Director SATSU. Musical human.

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Department of Sociology, University of York @uoy-sociology.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
🎄Wishing all of you a merry Christmas 🎄 Whether you celebrate it or not, with family and friends or having a solo one, at home or elsewhere. We hope you have a lovely day, and are safe and well, from all of us in Sociology. #UniversityofYork #Sociology #Christmas #Joy
A picture of a close up of labels with christmas sentiments on hanging on a christmas tree, baubles and some lights. In the top right corner is the University of York logo in white. Underneath in a purple box is written “Merry Christmas, sending best wishes from everyone in Sociology"
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Department of Sociology, University of York @uoy-sociology.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Emma Casey’s book The Return of the Housewife: Why Women are Still Cleaning Up has been chosen as one of CHOICE’s outstanding academic titles for 2025. According to CHOICE, these are selected for their excellence in scholarship and novel treatment of their chosen subjects. Read more: buff.ly/jK5mfvL
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Society for the History of the Philosophy of Technology (HPT) @hptsociety.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
OTD in 1950, Judy Wajcman was born. A pioneering sociologist and feminist theorist, Wajcman reshaped the philosophy and sociology of technology by showing how technological systems are deeply entwined with gender, power, and social organization. 1/
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James Wilsdon @jameswilsdon.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Now Lord Vallance is back on his ‘three buckets’ theory of R&D funding Here’s @ersatzben.com on the ‘3-bucket problem’ www.ersatzben.com/p/the-three-... Bucketism now the frontier of R&I policy. “We must defend the first bucket” says the Minister. A rallying cry to echo down the ages #REF2029
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Louise Amoore @amoorelouise.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
To read more about our vision for the Leverhulme Centre for Algorithmic Life - and to explore & apply for our 7 research fellow positions, see leverhulmecal.webspace.durham.ac.uk/call-for-fel... and get in touch if you have questions #MachineLearning #Algorithms #Interdisciplinary #postdoctoral
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Call for fellows - Leverhulme Centre for Algorithmic Life
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Jack Stilgoe @jackstilgoe.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Really important research, to which we can add our work on what AI researchers think about some of these things zenodo.org/records/1511...
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Visions, values, voices: a survey of artificial intelligence researchers
As excitement and investment in artificial intelligence grow, a number of surveys have sought to understand public views. There have been very few attempts to understand the attitudes of AI researcher...
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Louise Amoore @amoorelouise.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Excited to announce @leverhulmecal.bsky.social posts - we are looking for 7 interdisciplinary fellows to join our Leverhulme Centre for Algorithmic Life, closing date 30 January 2026 (1/3) durham.taleo.net/careersectio...
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Leverhulme Centre for Algorithmic Life Fellows - Assistant Professor (Research) G7 - G8
Click the link provided to see the complete job description.
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Martin Smith @martinrsmith.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
“Big change sometimes results from small steps. Incorporating a supportive research culture into the REF is one such step. Bullying and harassment are serious problems, and excellence in research and a supportive environment are not mutually exclusive” www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Don’t downplay problems of bullying and harassment in academia
The United Kingdom, like all countries, must prioritize a supportive research culture as an essential ingredient in research excellence.
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Jenn Chubb @jennchubb.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
@icsjournal.bsky.social hello, is the submission site down at present? Thank you.
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Tom Stoneham @tomstoneham.dair-community.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/11/2025
tl;dr - the only effective digital sovereignty is digital socialism listed.to/@24601/67437/digital-sove…
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Digital Sovereignty or Digital Socialism? | Tom Stoneham — Ra...
Some of the issues around conflicting approaches to digital sovereignty can be understood by thinking about "digital socialism". For present purposes, socialism...
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
TikTok to give users power to reduce amount of AI content on their feeds www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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TikTok to give users power to reduce amount of AI content on their feeds
Platform reveals it hosts more than 1bn AI videos as it starts testing over next few weeks before global rollout
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Amanda Rees @amandarees.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
SCIENCE RELIGION AND THE HUMAN FUTURE (Oxford UP) available Jan 16! So grateful to fabulous co-authors Charlotte Sleigh & David Wilkinson who stepped up after the dreadful loss of Tom McLeish (plus new jobs for other authors): book would not be here without them! @eclasproject.bsky.social
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Department of Sociology, University of York @uoy-sociology.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
This 3-year research project explored the realities, challenges, and opportunities of disabled young people. This workshop is for practitioners, policy makers, disabled young people, and their families. It’s about what we’ve discovered and working together to shape what comes next.
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Policy Implications of the Disability and Youth Transitions Project
Join us for an online workshop bringing to life the findings from the Disability and Youth Transitions Project
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Maddy Frumkin (she/her) @maddyfrumkin.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Low bar for authorship these days
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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Humans evolved strong mechanisms for evaluating credibility. Yet these depend on an information ecosystem rich in trustworthy institutions and credible choices. The question is whether we can rebuild this epistemic infrastructure before norms of authenticity decay beyond repair, writes John Wihbey.
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In Post-Authenticity AI Age, Knowledge Institutions Matter More than Ever | TechPolicy.Press
The pressing question is whether we can rebuild epistemic infrastructure before norms of authenticity decay beyond repair, writes John Wihbey.
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Department of Sociology, University of York @uoy-sociology.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Gareth Millington's Archiving the Inner City project, funded by Leverhulme Trust is hosting a symposium at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia on Friday 14 November. @leverhulme.ac.uk More info below 👇 #UniversityYork #Sociology #Race #Politics #UrbanHistory #BlackHistory
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Jenn Chubb @jennchubb.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Photo credit:Leon Walls, Science Magazine.
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Pretty interesting job to run @jrf-uk.bsky.social - social change organisation proposing policy interventions that address poverty; and supporting social innovation. £165k. Based in York starfishsearch.com/jobs/jrf-gro...
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Group Chief Executive Officer - Starfish Search
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Professors *never* supply information. Students aren’t paying premium prices for ‘information’ at all. How can people who presumably have attended universities misunderstand their role so badly?
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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
The AI boom has crystallized feelings of anxiety in the public sphere, writes Lam Tran, yet recent policy developments have revealed the potential of an unlikely coalition to safeguard the public interest in AI.
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The Age of AI Anxiety — and the Hope of Democratic Resistance | TechPolicy.Press
Amid the AI frenzy, one sentiment has crystallized across the public sphere: anxiety, writes Lam Tran.
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UCL Science and Technology Studies (STS) @stsucl.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
We’re hiring! We are recruiting for Associate Professor in the Material and Public Cultures of Science to join our Department from January 2026. For more info and to apply, please visit: bit.ly/48Ll8nU Closing Date: 9th November 2025 #WeAreSTS #education #lecturer
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Research on Research Institute (RoRI) @rorinstitute.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
32% of peer reviewers now use AI tools. RoRI’s Wolfgang Kaltenbrunner and Denis Newman-Griffis discuss the rise of AI in peer review and why it may be a “sticking plaster” for deeper systemic problems: www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-worl...
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Louise Amoore @amoorelouise.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Our article on the politics of AI prompts is out now @econsocjournal.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 1/n
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Politics of the prompt: Government in the age of generative AI
This paper addresses the politics of the technique of prompting in machine learning, at a time when bureaucratic and democratic government is undergoing transformation. Drawing on the case of the U...
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Shannon Vallor @shannonvallor.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
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a woman wearing sunglasses and a scarf is holding a drink and says shut it down .
Alt: Jenna Maroney (Jane Krakowski) on 30 Rock, wearing sunglasses and a scarf is holding a drink at LAX, flounces off and says “Shut it down”
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Jenn Chubb @jennchubb.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Deep breaths…
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BRAID UK @braiduk.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
We're hiring at BRAID UK! Exciting opportunity for a Research Associate to lead work around the social return on AI investment, working closely with @ewaluger.bsky.social and @shannonvallor.bsky.social www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPA010/r... Applications open. Closes 7 Nov, Interviews 9 Dec.
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Ali Rıza Taşkale @alirizataskale.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
My new piece is up: Silicon Valley billionaires use science fiction to justify dystopia, AI overlords, space colonies, escape plans. I call this “science fiction materialized”. But radical science fiction offers blueprints for resistance + rebuilding and new worlds. untoldmag.org/silicon-vall...
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How Silicon Valley Billionaires Use Sci-Fi to Rule – and How We Can Resist - Untold
Tech billionaires use science fiction to justify a dystopian future of AI rule and space colonization – but radical sci-fi still gives us tools to resist and rebuild.
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Jenn Chubb @jennchubb.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
4 years ago I wrote this www.tommys.org/about-us/new...
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The role of technology in pregnancy loss and its impact on mental health
In this blog, Dr Jennifer Chubb talks about how online algorithms can impact families experiencing baby loss and its mental health implications.
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BRAID UK @braiduk.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
New forum ‘Responsible AI and Cultural Heritage Forum’ on Thu 6 Nov 2025, Senate House (hybrid) from BRAID Fellow @amsichani.bsky.social with @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy Find out more/register here: bit.ly/4mUdESC
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BRAID Responsible AI and Cultural Heritage forum
This forum brings together the cultural heritage and research community to discuss current and future challenges of embracing AI in cultural heritage responsibly and ethically.
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Jack Stilgoe @jackstilgoe.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
A key question for the AI industry will be whether energy consumers see data centres as just infrastructure for their digital lives or an unnecessary indulgence for new AI
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AI Data Centers Are Sending Power Bills Soaring
Wholesale electricity costs as much as 267% more than it did five years ago in areas near data centers. That’s being passed on to customers.
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Department of Sociology, University of York @uoy-sociology.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Sociology is marking Black History Month with a poster display highlighting the work of Black scholars and writers who have made significant contributions to the social sciences. Come and visit our display on the second floor of the Law and Sociology building, from 1 October to 31 October 2025.
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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · 23/09/2025
Climate change is not a con-job. If you want to know more about the evidence for and causes of #ClimateChange, head to our website: royalsociety.org/news-resourc...
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Climate change: evidence and causes | Royal Society
Supplementary information for the project 'Climate Change: Evidence and causes'.
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Jenn Chubb @jennchubb.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
I am running 50k for SANDS this September. 30k in, I’m proud to be raising funds for this amazing challenge. fundraising.sands.org.uk/fundraisers/...
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I’m running 50k in September for every much-loved baby sadly not here today. Anything you’re able to donate truly means so much – I’m only £63.53 off my target. Thank you
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Stephen Curry @scurry.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
Essential reading for the @royalsociety.org, which has gravely underestimated the seriousness of what is happening to science in the US. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Scientists’ role in defending democracy
The United States’ democratic leadership, commitment to freedom of expression, and investment in the pursuit of knowledge have long enabled its preeminence in science and technology. Yet today we are ...
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James Wilsdon @jameswilsdon.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
‘Metascience can improve science — but it must be useful to society, too’. Good, thoughtful editorial in @nature.com on #Metascience2025 & the new Alliance www.nature.com/articles/d41... @helenpearson.bsky.social @magdalenaskipper.bsky.social @briannosek.bsky.social
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Metascience can improve science — but it must be useful to society, too
Researchers studying research must avoid the temptation to get too stuck in the academic weeds.
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Ludo Waltman @ludowaltman.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Great news: At #Metascience2025 @wellcometrust.bsky.social just announced its signature of the Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information! Wellcome CEO John-Arne Røttingen made the important argument that open research information offers crucial evidence to support metascience. @cwts.nl
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Professor Ruth Penfold-Mounce @deathandculture.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Do get in touch with Paul if you feel able to contribute to his research
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Jack Stilgoe @jackstilgoe.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Just been sent this one to advertise an AI talk. Always count the fingers, people. Always count the fingers.
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Science and Technology Studies Unit @satsu-york.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
SATSU is having a couple of days in Edinburgh for the 2025 Assist-UK conference hosted by ISSTI at University of Edinburgh
A focus on conference sustainability Robin Williams from ISSTS welcomes participants to the conference
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Jenn Chubb @jennchubb.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
@satsu-york.bsky.social great work Dr Ryan Shum for being awarded the Andrew Webster PhD prize! @assist-uk.bsky.social
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John Schofield @johnschofyork.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Euphoria as a heritage value! doi.org/10.1080/1352...
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‘In the moment’: Euphoria as a heritage value
This paper explores the heritage value of euphoric experiences, where the meaning and significance of places are often established instantly, ‘in the moment’. By convention, heritage assets are ass...
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Jenn Chubb @jennchubb.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
So proud of @yorgospaschos.bsky.social for passing his PhD viva today 🤩🥳
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School for Business and Society 🏫 @uoysbs.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
📢 Job Opportunity: Research Associate 📢 For an NIHR Three Schools' Mental Health Programme funded project: Reducing loneliness for perinatal Muslim women. The role is part-time, on a fixed-term contract, with applications closing on 29 April. Apply today: jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/rese...
Text reads: We're recruiting. For a Research Associate interested in loneliness, perinatal mental health, nature-based interventions, co-production and intervention design.
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Jenn Chubb @jennchubb.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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H&M to use digital clones of models in ads and social media - BBC News
Some fear the move could mean less work for models, photographers and make-up artists.
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James Wilsdon @jameswilsdon.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
#Metascience2025 will be the biggest meeting in the field to date. We also want it to be one of the most inclusive. Travel bursaries now available for those who need support to attend. More details here: metascience.info/funding/ @cos.io @briannosek.bsky.social @rorinstitute.bsky.social
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Travel bursaries are available - Metascience
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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · 06/03/2025
#OnThisDay in 1963, cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space, orbiting the Earth 48 times in the Vostok 6 space capsule. Tereshkova remains the youngest woman to reach space, and the only woman to fly a solo space mission.
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Dorothy Bishop @deevybee.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Well! royalsociety.org/news/2025/02...
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Science under threat | Royal Society
The Royal Society will use its voice and the expertise of our Fellows to resist the various challenges to science.
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Jenn Chubb @jennchubb.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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‘In the moment’: Euphoria as a heritage value
This paper explores the heritage value of euphoric experiences, where the meaning and significance of places are often established instantly, ‘in the moment’. By convention, heritage assets are ass...
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Stephen Curry @scurry.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Good response to the Fiona Fox piece on the 'politics' of what the Royal Society should do about Elon Musk .
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