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Kristof Smeyers @kristofsmeyers.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

most of my praxis can be summarised as 'keeping on my costume / and calling it a writing tool'

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Cultuurgeschiedenis.be @cultuurgesch.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

De Antwerpse Zes hebben de Belgische/Vlaamse modescène internationaal op de kaart gezet. Volgens Kas Swerts is hun geschiedenis een dans. Ze keer daarvoor onder meer terug naar de jaren 1920 en maakt duidelijk hoe mode nooit losstaat van de samenleving. 💃 ▶️ cultuurgeschiedenis.be/the-devil-we...

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Centre for Renaissance and Early Modern Studies, York @crems-york.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Please join us to celebrate two new publications from CREMS colleagues: Will Tullett, Sniff Emilie Murphy, Listening to Early Modern Travel Writing Drinks and nibbles provided, no need to book. 📅 Wednesday 14 Oct 🕛 5:00-7:00pm 📍 Yarbrugh Room, HG/15 www.york.ac.uk/crems/events...

Cambridge Elements Travel Writing book cover titled "Listening to Early Modern Travel Writing" by Emilie K. M. Murphy, set against an abstract blue watercolor wave background suggesting ocean and movement.

Book cover for SNIFF: A History of Smells by William Tullett, green-to-yellow gradient background with a simple line drawing of three fish on a plate beneath the title, suggesting the book’s exploration of scent and the history of odors.

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eileen chengyin chow @chowleen.bsky.social · 22/01/2018

“Now by far the strangest thing that humans do — he is firm on this — is history. This asking.” Herodotus, Anne Carson, Nox

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Kristof Smeyers @kristofsmeyers.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

this is going to be in my book one way or another

artwork in greyscale, showing a strait of water with an oil tanker on it, silhouettes of sea creatures - shark, fish, sperm whale, dolphin, jellyfish, a diver - swim in the sky around

Rania Ghosn, El Hadi Jazairy
After Oil (Strait of Hormuz Grand Chessboard)
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Rebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

A new Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology has just been published, in which it is claimed that the human species is polytypic: not only is race biologically meaningful but the races are distinct enough to be considered subspecies. Published by Elgar. In 2026.

Chapters in Part III take stock of the current state of evolutionary psychology, by casting wider attention to other social and behavioral sciences and assessing the field's influence on them. In Chapter 11 ('Evolutionary psychology and anthropology'), Heiner Rindermann identifies three major forces that oppose scientific anthropology: Religion, National Socialism ('Nazism'), and woke leftist ideology. Ironically, in this sense, woke left ideologues, who include most anthropologists themselves, geneticists, and other university academics, share much in common with the Nazis in their common opposition to scientific anthropology.
Rindermann's extensive review of the literature leaves no doubt that humans are genetically polytypic and contain different biological races or 'subspecies' At the end of the chapter, Rindermann delivers devastating rebuttals to all potential arguments against the notion of races/subspecies among humans.

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Kristof Smeyers @kristofsmeyers.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

oh great I'm going to write another book

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Rachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Book Cover of the Day:

The Raven, Edgar Allan Poe, olive brown cover, title in gold lettering and repetition of ‘Nevermore’. And a separate square panel with a white raven perched atop a gold and grey bust labeled PALLAS.

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Niamh NicGhabhann Coleman @niamhroisin.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

V glad to hear of this competition

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Rachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Owl of the Day: Long-eared Owl 📷 Steven S Ross

Photo of owl perched in fir tree, description from ebird: ‘Medium-sized, rather slender owl with long "ear" tufts. Extensive range across Northern Hemisphere. North American birds are rather dark and coarsely marked, with pumpkin-colored face patches and yellow eyes. Eurasian populations are paler overall, especially on the face, and have reddish eyes. Strictly nocturnal; rarely seen foraging at dusk and dawn. Found in areas with a mix of dense cover for roosting, such as brushy thickets or conifer groves, and open spaces for hunting. Generally uncommon to rare and seldom-seen, but can gather in communal winter roosts with dozens of individuals (if you're lucky enough to find a roost, do not disturb the birds). Compare with Short-eared Owl. Typical vocalization is a single low “woop” repeated every few seconds; also gives a wide range of maniacal catlike screeches and doglike barks.’

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Kristof Smeyers @kristofsmeyers.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I'd do work but the geese are getting ready to leave

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Kristof Smeyers @kristofsmeyers.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Tenure track position for a social/cultural anthropologist here in Leuven, apply before 1 December: www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo...

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

KU Leuven virologist Elke Wollants 'said this was therefore a good time to get vaccinated against Covid-19, particularly for older people, those with weakened immune systems and other at-risk groups.'

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Kristof Smeyers @kristofsmeyers.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

ah yes, that famous author of The Cheese and the Worms, aka Alan Ginzberg

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Kristof Smeyers @kristofsmeyers.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

the hawthorn is showing both berries and blossoms, if anyone needed yet another sign of the apocalypse

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Richard Smyth @rsmythfreelance.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Before very long you people are going to be wondering what the hell to buy your dad or your aunty or your weird cousin for Christmas. And when that day comes - and believe me it will - you will wish you had ordered a custom crossword from me.

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Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

But this is not all.

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Kristof Smeyers @kristofsmeyers.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

typing nasty little responses at lightning speed with my nasty little claws

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Prasad Jallepalli, MD, PhD @prasad.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

5 potatoes cubed is still 5 potatoes because potatoes are root vegetables

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Kristof Smeyers @kristofsmeyers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

doing a public talk in a bit so of course I'm wearing a pale shirt and of course there's a lot of sauce in my baguette

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Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

the archangel forthwith opened all his seals and vials—devoting the ship and all hands to unconditional perdition

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Kristof Smeyers @kristofsmeyers.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I'm an arachnist, I think it's time for spiders to reorganise society

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DAPPER DON DHARSHI @dapperdondharshi.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A marine biologist films this octopus changing colors while dreaming and it’s spectacular

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Kristof Smeyers @kristofsmeyers.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

not this discourse again, please, I beg of you

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

'Accounts described elephants selecting particular plants when they seemed unwell, and mothers reportedly giving medicinal plant material to their calves. ...the researchers concluded that the elephants use 35 different plant species, and that 25 of those are known locally to have medicinal uses.'

bbc.co.uk

Elephants treat themselves with medicinal plants, witnesses say

African elephants use dozens of different medicinal plants to treat themselves and their families when they are sick, research reveals.

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Kristof Smeyers @kristofsmeyers.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

was wondering why the arrow didn't move when I moved the mouse but it was a pastry crumb on the screen

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neil guthrie @nguthrie.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

William Blake, Eve tempted by the Serpent (c1799-1800), V&A #c18 #c18th #18thc

Small painting showing the naked Eve encircled by an enormous translucent gold serpent. There is tree trunk to the left, and Adam lies on the ground to the right, asleep. Behind, there is lake with a waterfall and a dark blue sky and moon

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Cultuurgeschiedenis.be @cultuurgesch.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

De brand in de Hoge Venen zorgde voor pijn bij buurtbewoners en gidsen. In 2003 bedacht filosoof Glenn Albrecht daarvoor een woord: solastalgie. Volgens Jasper Snoeys is die emotie door het toerisme ook aan de Belgische kust terug te vinden. ⛱️ ▶️ cultuurgeschiedenis.be/solastalgie-...

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Jan Machielsen @janmachielsen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Dutchies! I recently discovered this excellent (Dutch) #hextag podcast on the last witches of Schiedam whose trial brought the #earlymodern witch-hunt to an earlier end in the Dutch Republic. Definitely worth a listen! stedelijkmuseumschiedam.nl/podcast/podc...

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Heksen in Schiedam - Stedelijk Museum Schiedam

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Odd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Well, if it’s 23 September... YES, THAT’S RIGHT! It’s the 72nd anniversary of the hunt for the Gorbals Vampire, in which hundreds of children aged from four to 14, armed with dogs, knives, and sharpened sticks went looking for an urban myth

Daily Mirror front page shows grainy image of horde of children in a cemetery, and the headline “Amazing scene as hundreds of children rush cemetery”

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de Nederlandse Boekengids @nlboekengids.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

"Michael Pollan hield aan zijn drugsgebruik een fascinatie over die je bij enthousiaste trippers wel vaker ziet: hij wil nu het bewustzijn begrijpen." – Daan Mulder 👉 www.nederlandseboekengids.com/20260923-daa...

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Kristof Smeyers @kristofsmeyers.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

yes please, Gloria from Book Stage, I would love a strategic partnership to elevate my exceptional book

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International Institute of Social History @iisg-amsterdam.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

🗺️ Navigeren door het Nederland van 1832? Dat kan met hisgis.nl, waarbij het oudste kadaster van Nederland wordt gedigitaliseerd: zo'n 3 miljoen percelen, met informatie over wie waar woonde, welke grond iemand bezat en waarvoor die werd gebruikt. Lees meer: iisg.amsterdam/nl/blog/hisg...

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Kristof Smeyers @kristofsmeyers.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

6-year fully funded research and teaching assistant job at University of Ghent in the fields of English literature/cultural theory, history/translation history, linguistics, language acquisition, communication. Own projects are welcome! Details: jobs.ugent.be/job/Ghent-As...

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Assistant English

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Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Invisible winged creatures that frolic all round us! Sweet childhood of air and sky! how oblivious were ye of old Ahab’s close-coiled woe!

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Dr. Marianne C.E. Gillion @mcegillion.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Apropos of today’s discussion: 2024: 29% increase in proposals from the previous year. 2025: 64.6% increase in proposals. 2026: 26.7% increase in proposals. Figures are published annually! See also: marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/resources/ms...

marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu

MSCA in statistics & data

Become familiar with the main sources where you can find statistics and data on projects and proposals funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA).

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Kristof Smeyers @kristofsmeyers.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Het is weer de tijd van het jaar dat ik op schok ga met praatjes over duiveluitdrijvingen, wie weet tot in Leuven of Gent of Boutersem (?) of Maaseik of ergens aan een kapel in het bos

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Chris Millard @chrismillard83.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

“Universities have managed staff costs significantly below inflation,[between 2016-17 and 2023-24] increasing only 14% compared to the 41.2% increase in RPIX [measure of inflation]” Substantial real terms pay cut, which continues a trend existing years before that…

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Cost of undergraduate provision and qualifications in England

A study of the full economic cost of providing undergraduate-level higher education and other qualifications in England.

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Naturalis Biodiversity Center @naturalis.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Stekelige strandvondst 🐟 Katwijker Jaap van Egmond weet als geen ander welke natuurschatten je op het strand kunt vinden, maar bij deze vondst stond hij voor een raadsel. Een kaak met tandjes?

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