iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Dr Ola Michalec @olamichalec.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

I'm organising a seminar at Bristol Digital Futures Institute hosting our wonderful placement PhD researcher, Zia Saylor! If you're interested in sociotechnical approaches to digital twin research, come join us on the 31st March at 3pm UK time, whether in person or online.

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Dr Ola Michalec @olamichalec.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

That's right, we're not only writing a whole goddamn book but also making sure it will be beautiful 😍 Email us if you'd like to be a part of it!

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Dr Ola Michalec @olamichalec.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

New article out! 😍 “Testing and Errors: Aligning Cybersecurity Expertise in Contemporary UK Energy Infrastructures” is available to read in Science, Technology and Human Values!. I explore tensions between the two groups who are at the forefront of energy digitalisation: maintainers and innovators.

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Dr Ola Michalec @olamichalec.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Very exciting news indeed! Keep your eyes peeled for more news from Hype Studies crew @danishanley.bsky.social @velocitygravity.bsky.social @imaginaries.bsky.social , @wenzelmehnert.bsky.social Pierre Depaz, Jascha Bareis

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Dr Ola Michalec @olamichalec.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

I'm giving a hybrid seminar on ‘Cyber security as a priority in the Industrial Strategy: Understanding security expertise cultures for maintenance and innovation' on 17th Feb 1pm UK time. Feel free to drop me a message if you'd like a link to the cal!

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Kean Birch @keanbirch.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

I'm co-chairing the Society for Social Studies of Science @4sweb.bsky.social Conference in Toronto, Oct 2026. #STS #scipol #innovation Theme: "TechnoPower • Technoscientific Futures". Open panel submissions portal is open! ls! Deadline: 2nd February 2026 www.4sonline.org/about_the_co...

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About the Conference

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Sonja van Wichelen @sonjavw.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Check out the call for applications for the 2026 STHV STS School in Seoul!! Wish this existed when I was a graduate student/early career researcher!! #STS www.sthvschool.org

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Science, Technology, & Human Values STS School

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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Absolute must read on the AI bailout-in-progress: apparently it's not enough that lifetimes of human ingenuity and creativity have been stolen and enclosed to create generative AI and balloon billionaire wealth - much more public looting is in store...

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Society for Social Studies of Science @4sweb.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

We're hiring!👀👀 The Society for Social Studies of Science is hiring a Website Coordinator (10h per week / 1 year contract) More here: 4sonline.org/news_manager... Deadline: Nov 16, 2025 Interviewing: Nov 18–20, 2025 Appoint: from Dec 1, 2025 onwards.

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4S Digital Website Coordinator

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Dorothy Bishop @deevybee.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Open Science Workshop - detecting errors and misconduct in science Dates: 20-22 October Location: Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands Registration link: tinyurl.com/3xkd8twf ONLY PHYSICAL ATTENDENCE POSSIBLE! NO ONLINE POSSIBILITIES.

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Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society @carsoncenter.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

CfP: “The Ecological Bootprint: Apprehending the Military-Environmental Nexus” (conference) 📆17–19 March 2026 ✍️Submission Deadline: 15 November 2025 This #conference seeks to critically examine the entanglements between the #military and the #environment.

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Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 26/09/2025

Today’s digital ID announcement yet another example of how X being the main platform for political discourse will inevitably throw the MSM’s coverage off course, because online right opinion is fevered/way off the beat with the public. Guess who need digital/reliable ID most? Those in poverty.

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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

🚨New job: Journals Coordinator. This role supports the day-to-day activities involved in publishing our journals and is the main publisher contact for many journals on the list. #PublishingJobs #AcademicPublishing 🌟Deadline: 5 October 2025:

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Jobs

Are you looking for a job in academic publishing? Check our current job listings.

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Carsten Timmermann @ctimmermann.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

This is disastrous, quite frankly.

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michael veale @michae.lv · 22/09/2025

Will Oxford disclose how much it paid (or did not pay) for this? Surely a sweetheart deal (has research money thrown in!) so OpenAI can plaster Oxford over its marketing and raid other unis’ fees, library budgets to throw into the sector’s massive inference funding chasm.

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James Plunkett @jamestplunkett.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

👀 I'm hiring two roles for a new initiative launching soon (watch this space!) 👀 A Research Assistant and a Writer/Editor. Both part-time, freelance. c.5-10 days by end December, maybe more and ramping up over time (with no obligation). Both £350 pd. Especially keen to hear from good writers! 1/2

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Joseph Rowntree Foundation @jrf-uk.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

One week left to apply 📅 We’re hiring for a Research Officer and a Lead Researcher. Are you passionate about conducting qualitative research on poverty and financial hardship? Do you have a strong commitment to ethical and inclusive research? Apply here: www.jrf.org.uk/careers.

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Careers

Do you want to help build a fairer future, free from poverty? Join us and use your skills to make a real difference.

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Michael Kibedi @uxmichael.co · 14/09/2025

@hypestudies.bsky.social is/was a conference with a difference. Non-hierarchical, welcoming and stimulating. After party at a cool little club, and many other (serious) memories. 🕺🏾 👨🏾‍💻 #FirstAndFifteenthOnTheRoad #uxmichaelco

Hype Studies party in the Sants neighbourhood of Barcelona, a small club lit with red light and lots of hypers having after hours getting down!

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Salman Khan @salmankhilji.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Pleased to share that after a long, at-times difficult review process, 'Attuning to Uncertainty: Enacting Health in Platformised Taxicab Driving' w/ @tiagoemoreira.bsky.social is out now! Available open-access here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Attuning to Uncertainty: Enacting Health in Platformised Taxicab Driving

Increasing use of digital platforms for coordinating and organising work processes has drawn research interest in and policy concern about conditions …

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Dani Shanley @danishanley.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

A few highlights from @hypestudies.bsky.social conference day 2! Thanks to all involved for another great day 🙏

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Jack Stilgoe @jackstilgoe.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

So many insights springing out of our Hype Studies conference in Barcelona. One, from investigative journalist Christo Buschek: the news outfits currently winning are those that resisted the previous wave of online hype @hypestudies.bsky.social. Christo was one of the team behind this

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BuzzFeed News Has Won Its First Pulitzer Prize For Exposing China’s System For Detaining Muslims

BuzzFeed News won for its innovative series exposing China’s mass detention of Muslims and was named a finalist for its colossal FinCEN Files investigation into the global banking industry.

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Rohan Fisher @rohanfisher.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

I wish I was here;

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Dani Shanley @danishanley.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Suuuuuper HYPED!

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Tania Duarte @taniaduarte.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Please join some amazing researchers for a discussion of their research into the roles metaphors play in shaping perceptions: Exploring metaphors of AI: visualisations, narratives, and perceptions Online @hypestudies.bsky.social 10th Sept 2025 at 2pm-3pm CEST hypestudies.org/conference/c...

Exploring metaphors of AI:
Visualisations, narratives and perception

Hype Studies Conference (Barcelona) and ONLINE
10th September 2025 at 2pm-3pm CEST (UTC +2)
Online registration at hypestudies.org

Join an exploration of insightful research and art as explorations on how AI hype narratives derive power from metaphors. Featuring presentations, discussion and Q&A including:

Myra Cheng - Measuring and understanding public perceptions of AI through crowdsourced metaphors
Leo Lau - New visual metaphors of AI
Tania Duarte - Better Images of AI (moderator)
Anuj Gupta and Yasser Atef - ChatGPT metaphors for developing critical AI literacies
Rainer Rehak - AI narrative breakdowns of power and promise

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Jack Stilgoe @jackstilgoe.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

The best job I've ever had was at Demos. They're hiring people to work on AI and digital things. demos.co.uk/researcher-d... and demos.co.uk/lead-researc...

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Researcher (Digital Policy Team)

Demos is Britain’s leading cross-party think-tank. We produce original research, publish innovative thinkers and host thought-provoking events.

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Dr. Vassilis Galanos, SFHEA - each one teach one @velocitygravity.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

I can strongly recommend diving into this reading list. More than honoured to see my work being in great company and that the resources collected and curated by the @hypestudies.bsky.social are already finding good homes.

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Jack Stilgoe @jackstilgoe.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

I'm gearing up for next week's Hype Studies conference in Barcelona, so I'm thinking about this stuff a lot. @davekarpf.bsky.social makes some great points here, but there's a 'Yes and...'

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Tesla's Roadmap to Nowhere

I'll give him this: Elon Musk has a solid grasp of futurity-as-PR.

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Dani Shanley @danishanley.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Preparations are almost complete. The countdown is on! aaaand there's still time to join us online. Register via hypestudies.org/conference/c...

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michael veale @michae.lv · 07/09/2025

UK government report based on internal civil service trial finds Copilot doesn’t increase productivity, and indeed makes Excel take longer and with more errors, and requires Powerpoint users to have ‘corrective action’ applied to their outputs. www.theregister.com/2025/09/04/m...

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M365 Copilot fails to up productivity in UK government trial

: AI tech shows promise writing emails or summarizing meetings. Don't bother with anything more complex

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Andreu Belsunces Gonçalves @imaginaries.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

What is deep hype? 🕳️ This week at @hypestudies.bsky.social Conference I'll present a paper where I define deep hype as a "long-term dynamic that projects civilisational transformation through uncertain futures, making its promises unverifiable in the present" arxiv.org/pdf/2508.19749

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New Economics Foundation @neweconomics.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

✨OPPORTUNITY: Researcher (Environment & Net Zero) 🕐 Full-time (32hr week) 📍 London-based (hybrid) 🪙 £42,868 - £45,850 🗓️ DL: 28 Sept 2025 Do you want to shape bold, evidence-based environmental policy and drive systemic change? Apply now👇 neweconomics.org/about/work-w...

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Charlotte Högberg @chogberg.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Hi #STS peers and other ethnographers! I am looking for good work on ethics of ethnographic research. In general but also particularly in healthcare/medical settings. Do you have any suggestions? Please, let me know! #STS #ethnography #research #researchethics

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Dr Ola Michalec @olamichalec.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Hello hive mind! Do you have any follow recommendations/starter packs of people working at the intersection of digital AND market studies/econ sociology/economics geography? I'm familiar with those who write high profile books or are in the STS circles but quite aware there must be more!

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Dr Ola Michalec @olamichalec.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

REVEALED: Bristolians (Rory, 11 months and Hattie, 3 years 4 months) struggle to adjust to the outside world and after failing mandatory age verification introduced by the new online safety law.

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hypestudies.bsky.social @hypestudies.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Our list of hype studies resources is now open to the public! hypestudies.org/resources

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Resources | Hype Studies

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Dr Ola Michalec @olamichalec.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

If you need a life time of weekend reading recommendations...check out our new library of @hypestudies.bsky.social resources with over 160 papers, books and blogs on all things promises, frenzies and disappointments! hypestudies.org/news/the-lib...

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The library of hype resources - now online | Hype Studies

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Dr Ola Michalec @olamichalec.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

@hypestudies.bsky.social conference programme is now out! Head to hypestudies.org/conference/p... and explore a rich schedule of talks, workshops, art exhibits and films. Oh, and did we mention we're running a party?👨‍🎤

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Preliminary Programme | Hype Studies

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Dr Ola Michalec @olamichalec.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Still trying to make sense of this new cyber space we've got here...

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Anna Alexandrova @annaalexandrova.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Two permanent Lecturer posts at Birkbeck (equivalent of Assistant Professor). Area of specialisation is open but with teaching needs in ethics & phil of AI, ethics and poli phil, ancient, gender, continental, engaged. Closing date August 28th, start in Jan 2026 'a significant advantage' #philsky

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Lecturer in Philosophy (2216) - Birkbeck, University of London

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 22/07/2025

OpenAI will, starting in 2028, have to start paying $30bn a year to Oracle, $28bn to Microsoft for Azure, and also $2.9bn to CoreWeave for compute. That’s $60.9 billion *in compute costs alone*. This company is an absolute joke and should be treated as such. www.theinformation.com/articles/ope...

OpenAI’s planned shift from Microsoft to Stargate wouldn’t happen overnight. The company’s spending on Microsoft-owned data centers should ramp up significantly in the next few years, more than doubling from $13 billion this year to $28 billion in 2028. The spending forecast is based on contracts signed between the two companies, OpenAI indicated. OpenAI could end up spending more with Microsoft for data centers than it indicated in the forecasts if Microsoft chooses to build additional data center capacity through 2030.

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Alexander von Humboldt Institut für Internet und Gesellschaft @hiigberlin.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Today 5pm BST! Don’t miss the hybrid event on “The Realities of Autonomous Weapons” with editors Thomas C. Bächle & Jascha Bareis & guest Lucy Suchman. Moderation @olamichalec.bsky.social. @itas.bsky.social @kit.edu @brisunipress.bsky.social 👉Free tickets: www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/bri...

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