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Levi John Wolf

@levijohnwolf.bsky.social
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Editor at Environment & Planning, B and expat at the University of Bristol. Code with pysal and geopandas. Stats, Cities, and People. Catch up with me at ljwolf.org

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Dani Arribas-Bel @darribas.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
New #GLaDpodcast episode: #embeddings for the rest of us! Join @rsfrankl.bsky.social, @levijohnwolf.bsky.social and yours truly for a (hopefully) “lay enough” conversation about one of the most interesting ideas in geo-data that the last few years have produced. www.podbean.com/eas/pb-8ebk6...
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Embeddings for the rest of us
Today, we’re talking about embeddings. Unless you’ve been living… well, I don’t know where, you might have heard of the term generative AI. At the core of this technology is an obscure idea, word embe...
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Dani Arribas-Bel @darribas.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
New episode of the one and only #GLaDpodcast. For this one, @rsfrankl.bsky.social , @levijohnwolf.bsky.social and yours truly dust off our oracles to speculate what 2026 (whatever is left of it anyway) has in store for Geography, Life, Geography Life, and Data! www.podbean.com/eas/pb-8urep...
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Episode 30: Predictions for (the rest of) 2026
Happy new year!!! We know, we know, we’ve been in 2026 for a while already (already too long?). But this is the first episode we recorded this year, the first one with Levi as a dad (yay!), and one wh...
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Levi John Wolf @levijohnwolf.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
In this episode, Anthony offers up one of the most incisive analogies about AI I've heard so far—really do give this a listen!
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Dani Arribas-Bel @darribas.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
A bit late to post about, new episode w/ @rsfrankl.bsky.social and @levijohnwolf.bsky.social of the #GLaDpodcast. If nothing else, be enticed by the title; if something else, delight in Anthony Robinson’s views on maps, AI, and microwave ovens! gladpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-29...
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Episode 29: The oldest profession in geography | The GLaD Podcast
Come for the catchy episode title, stay for the wide-reaching discussion about spatial data, visualization, and cartography. We're joined this time by Anthony Robinson, from Pennsylvania State Univers...
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Rachel Franklin 🦚 @rsfrankl.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
📍 What is the oldest profession in geography and why should you care about it in 2026? The #GLaDpodcast has answers (and 🔥 takes)! No spoilers 🤐 but @darribas.bsky.social, @levijohnwolf.bsky.social & I are joined this time by special guest @arobinson.bsky.social. open.spotify.com/episode/02JW...
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Episode 29: The oldest profession in geography
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Dani Arribas-Bel @darribas.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Just in time for a cozy listen this coming break, a new #GLaDpodcast ep.! This time @rsfrankl.bsky.social @levijohnwolf.bsky.social & I welcome Serge Rey for all things open, open source, and academia! Come for the code, stay for the stories of lives changed! gladpodcast.podbean.com/e/opening-th...
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“Opening the academic source” with Serge Rey | The GLaD Podcast
Today, we’re joined by a close friend of the podcast (someone some of us personally credit with changing my life forever!), Serge Rey, to talk all things open, open source, and academia. Serge is Prof...
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Tasos Kitsos @tasoskitsos.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
🚨📣 We have a new paper with Emmanouil Tranos & @levijohnwolf.bsky.social in the Journal of #Economic #Geography linking #internet speeds to #firm level #productivity benefits. There is a 2% productivity boost pulling slowest to fastest speeds across #UK LAs 👀👇 #geosky #econsky 📈📉 shorturl.at/NJ4rE
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Fast and furious: the productivity effects of the geography of experienced internet speeds
Abstract. The link between digital technologies and productivity has long intrigued researchers. Key to unpacking this relationship is detailed data connec
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Dani Arribas-Bel @darribas.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
🎧New episode of the #GLaDpodcast 🎧 @rsfrankl.bsky.social, @levijohnwolf.bsky.social and I liked talking to @wenfeixu.bsky.social so much that we invited her back! Come for the fancy data, stay for engaging conversation™️ and… an Exhibitions entry in your CV. www.podbean.com/ew/pb-cfz7e-...
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Episode 26: A day in the life of… Wenfei Xu
Today we’re “repeating” special guest. We enjoyed so much talking to Wenfei Xu anbout mobile phone data in our last episode (Episode 25: What we talk about when we talk about mobile phone data), that ...
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eli knaap @knaaptime.com · 25/09/2025
cool news from PySAL world: the (imminent) next release of the `esda` module will have (1) spatial correlograms and (2) (more importantly) @levijohnwolf.bsky.social's partial Moran's I estimator described in www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1... (both already in main if you can't wait 😎)
relationship diagram showing different spatial interaction structure(s) underlying alternative concepts of spatial correlation and the Moran's I coefficient, as shown in https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/24694452.2024.2326541
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Dani Arribas-Bel @darribas.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
🎧New #GLaDpodcast 🎧 Everything you ever wanted to know about mobile phone data in social science and never dared to ask, all in an entertaining™️ conversation btw @levijohnwolf.bsky.social, @rsfrankl.bsky.social, yours truly and the one and only @wenfeixu.bsky.social. www.podbean.com/ew/pb-ufnqe-...
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Episode 25: What we talk about when we talk about mobile phone data
Here's an episode all about data—mobile phone data, to be exact. What are we talking about when we talk about using “mobile phone data” in our research? How are these data generated? Who produces them...
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Levi John Wolf @levijohnwolf.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
AI is now definitely changing how we live our (geography) lives! Join @rsfrankl.bsky.social, @darribas.bsky.social, and me for another episode of GLaD, where we discuss whether you should be vibe coding w/ Claude, sending ChatGPT review requests, or running on AI-made routes! shorturl.at/GLNKd
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AI & GLaD in Practice: a field report
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
I gotta say I find a lot of AI discourse around higher ed very confusing. "if ChatGPT can write your essays is college even worth it?" did people think math teachers were assigning problem sets because *they* couldn't figure out the answers?
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Levi John Wolf @levijohnwolf.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
I've just had the most surreal experience: I googled a relatively niche question about an academic topic and got an AI response paraphrasing *my own* crossvalidated (the stats stack overflow) answer from years prior.
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Levi John Wolf @levijohnwolf.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Ep. 2 of our "Navigating the Shoals of the Academic Job Market" is live! we dive into putting an application together, what interviews might be like, and share @rsfrankl.bsky.social , @darribas.bsky.social and I share our experiences in these rough and wild waters! open.spotify.com/episode/2PNm...
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Episode 23: Navigating the Academic Job Market (Part 2)
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Levi John Wolf @levijohnwolf.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
It is so constraining to write in a TUI... I'm finally admitting that git+vim+Hugo is a bit masochistic for me, and have moved blog.ljwolf.org back to Tumblr. Just having an iOS app already means it's 1000x easier to keep up to date!
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Levi John Wolf @levijohnwolf.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Thanks again #GISRUK2025 for coming by!
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Dani Arribas-Bel @darribas.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
New episode of the #GLaD podcast just dropped, Time (mis)management. Everything you always wanting to know (or not) about why we (@rsfrankl.bsky.social, @levijohnwolf.bsky.social and yours truly) are always late, and maybe that’s OK… gladpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-21...
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Episode 21: Time (mis)management | The GLaD Podcast
Today, we’re talking about time management. Or, rather, the lack thereof (both time, and management). It feels like we’re always over-committed. Always running behind. 24h a day sounds like so much an...
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Seda Şalap Ayça @sedasalap.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Second day at #AAG2025 is about to start and maybe you are already overwhelmed as a first time attendee? Here is a podcast by @rsfrankl.bsky.social @darribas.bsky.social @levijohnwolf.bsky.social that you should listen while you get ready for conferencing! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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Episode 3: How to Conference
Podcast Episode · The GLaD Podcast · 03/18/2023 · 1h 59m
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GISRUK: GIS Research UK @gisruk.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Last day to register for #GISRUK2025 at the early bird rate and get in before the prices increase! More details on the programme and events can be found on the conference website - gisruk.github.io Look forward to seeing many in Bristol in a few weeks!
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Levi John Wolf @levijohnwolf.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Sure to be a good time! Come join us in Bristol for all sorts of cool geographic and environmental data science in a beautiful and cool setting 😎
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GISRUK: GIS Research UK @gisruk.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
The programme for #GISRUK2025 is now live! See whats happening at this years conference in Bristol, April 22-25th. Registration is still open for if you haven't yet registered! gisruk.org/gisruk-2025 @levijohnwolf.bsky.social @caitrobin.bsky.social
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GISRUK 2025 : University of Bristol – GISRUK 2025
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Martin Tomko @dinomirmt.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Looking forward to seeing you at Spatiotemporal Causal Analysis (#STCausal2025), stcausal2025.spatial-causal.org with @grantdmckenzie.bsky.social and Cecile de Bezenac!
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STCausal@GIScience2025 – spatial-causal.org
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Levi John Wolf @levijohnwolf.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Thanks for hosting me, @maynoothuniversity.ie! It was a really great time!
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Kevin Credit @kevincredit.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Very excited to have @levijohnwolf.bsky.social on campus @maynoothuni.bsky.social tomorrow for a talk on 'City systems and the cause of inequality' for the Geography Department Seminar Series - excited for the talk, stop in if you're around!
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Levi John Wolf @levijohnwolf.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
I really enjoyed our conversation, and I hope you do, too!
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Levi John Wolf @levijohnwolf.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
This HN thread on @anthropic.com asking job applicants to not use AI is fascinating… I've seen talented LLM-loving students plateau & burn out on problems the LLM bungles. Seems I'm not alone. Even if LLMs improve, will that plateau ever go away? I doubt it. news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4291...
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Levi John Wolf @levijohnwolf.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
We're nearing the deadline, too! Come join us for a rad time in Bristol this April!
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Levi John Wolf @levijohnwolf.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
The 2025 GISRUK abstract deadline has now been extended to January 31st, 2025! We're really excited to welcome papers rethinking the role "Process" plays in GIScience. We hope to see your abstract real soon! app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/76668...
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Levi John Wolf @levijohnwolf.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Another year in the books! Join @rsfrankl.bsky.social, @darribas.bsky.social, and I in a GLaD Podcast on our year in Geography, Life, and Data—work/life balance (maybe?) in a year of "too much yes," data+model innovations in 2024 & beyond, and NYT's Spelling Bee! www.podbean.com/eas/pb-w4mrv...
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Episode 19: GLaD Rewind–Our year in Geography, Life, and Data
This week, join us for our own retrospective on the year, and a look forward to next. We'll talk a bit about all the data in a year of GLaD, the highs and lows of Work/Life Balance in a year of "too m...
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Levi John Wolf @levijohnwolf.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
The 2025 GISRUK abstract deadline has now been extended to January 31st, 2025! We're really excited to welcome papers rethinking the role "Process" plays in GIScience. We hope to see your abstract real soon! app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/76668...
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Levi John Wolf @levijohnwolf.bsky.social · 08/10/2024
The GIS Research UK (GISRUK) 2025 Call for Abstracts is live! This year's theme is **Process in Geographic Information Science,** re-thinking the link between the patterns we see and what we represent on our computer screens. See you in Bristol April 23-25! gisruk.org/gisruk-2025
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GIS Research UK 2025 Call for Papers - Yet Another Geographer
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Trivik Verma @trivikrama.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Full of gratitude to receive The Michael Breheny Prize this year by Environment and Planning B: #Urban Analytics and #City Science. 🙏🏽 @leonardonclt.bsky.social did such an excellent job to convert this work into an accessible framework! Award: doi.org/10.1177/2399... Web: www.cityaccessmap.com
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eli knaap @knaaptime.com · 12/11/2024
reminder that Luc, Serge, Pedro, Levi and I are teaching spatial analysis, econometrics, and optimization at NARSC tomorrow. Can still register for remote www.narsc.org/newsite/conf... www.narsc.org/newsite/wp-c... ...or just play in codespaces if you want github.com/sjsrey/works...
picture of flyer for the workshop "Spatial Data Analysis and Econmetrics with PySAL"
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eli knaap @knaaptime.com · 05/11/2024
new paper out today with Serge, Clio and Zak in Networks and Spatial Economics. We develop a bipartite spatial weights matrix extending spatial econometric models to account for multi-contextual spillovers with a focus on neighborhood/school effects link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Levi John Wolf @levijohnwolf.bsky.social · 23/10/2024
So excited to finally have a “Fox and Wolf” paper in the wild! Any other zoononynous collaborators! hmu!
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clementinecttn.bsky.social @clementinecttn.bsky.social · 15/10/2024
The special issue that Somwrita, @levijohnwolf.bsky.social and I coordinated is EPB's current issue! In it you can find 17 stimulating articles to explore the relationship between urban {form, size, infrastructure, mobility} and inequalities all in one place. journals.sagepub.com/toc/epbb/51/7
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Levi John Wolf @levijohnwolf.bsky.social · 08/10/2024
The GIS Research UK (GISRUK) 2025 Call for Abstracts is live! This year's theme is **Process in Geographic Information Science,** re-thinking the link between the patterns we see and what we represent on our computer screens. See you in Bristol April 23-25! gisruk.org/gisruk-2025
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GIS Research UK 2025 Call for Papers - Yet Another Geographer
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Levi John Wolf @levijohnwolf.bsky.social · 24/09/2024
What do you think? How can you get visibility and still be nice on social media? We've got a few ideas, but we're keen to hear yours!
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Rachel Franklin 🦚 @rsfrankl.bsky.social · 14/12/2023
🎙️ Only 2 more sleeps to the event of the season: the #GLaDpodcast Holiday Special! ☃️✨🎅 This year @levijohnwolf.bsky.social, Dani Arribas-Bel & I are joined by VERY special guests Elizabeth Delmelle, Özge Öner & Jon Reades (@jreades.bsky.social) for ...🥁🥁... A Vibe Check on Cities 🧨☄️🔥 (#geosky)
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Levi John Wolf @levijohnwolf.bsky.social · 19/10/2023
My first editorial at Environment and Planning, B is up today! I hope to put together a few a year on where we go *beyond* open science. It was really fun to write, so let me know if it's fun to read :)
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Beyond open science: Data, code, and causality - Levi John Wolf, 2023
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Rachel Franklin 🦚 @rsfrankl.bsky.social · 20/09/2023
📣 New #GLaDpodcast episode just dropped! We talk with academic "quitters"—or upgraders!—Seth Spielman, Frances Darlington-Pollock & Carson Farmer to hear why they left academia, where they went, and what makes a good work + research life in and out of the academy. open.spotify.com/episode/5v87...
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Episode 8: Quitters
Listen to this episode from The GLaD Podcast on Spotify. It sure feels like we're living through an academic "quitting" moment, with social media abounding with tales of folks departing universities f...
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