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Sally Latham

@sallylatham.bsky.social
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Wikimedia UK Education Lead. The Open University. Birmingham. www.bbc.co.uk/teach/articles/znmj3qt youtube.com/@sallylatham1886

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Sally Latham @sallylatham.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
My latest review for @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social
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Sally Latham @sallylatham.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Very proud of this! Digital poverty includes poor media literacy. At @wikimediauk.bsky.social we are working to increase media literacy and the opportunities that come with it
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Wikipedia @wikipedia.org · 15/03/2026
Imagine a feed that isn't driven by algorithms. Wikipedia's Recent additions page lists new and expanded articles by date, not by your data. It's built by volunteers for discovery.
Person walking down a narrow bridge inside a rotating tunnel illuminated with blue and purple swirling lights and dotted patterns, creating a vortexlike optical illusion. Text reads: Here's a way to start your next Wikipedia rabbit hole.
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Sally Latham @sallylatham.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
We are very proud to say that @wikimediauk.bsky.social is a pledge partner for the National Literacy Trust's #NationalYearOfReading2026 Share your favourite books for #WorldBookDay2026
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Thoughtful @thoughtfulp4c.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Thoughtful Patron, Sir Stephen Fry, gave a talk for us last week about philosophy in prisons and the public sphere, including schools, explaining in his own inimitable way why philosophy matters and why everyone should have access to it. #betterthanbread
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Stephen Fry Waiting for the Out
Thoughtful patron Sir Stephen Fry talks about philosophy in prisons, and the public sphere, as well as his own ideas about why everyone should have access to philosophy. Filmed for our Waiting for…
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Imperfect Cognitions @imperfectcognitions.com · 12/02/2026
This week's post is by Alexander Edlich (LMU Munich), and Alfred Archer (University of Tilburg) presenting their paper 'Rejecting Identities: Stigma and Hermeneutical Injustice' published in Social Epistemology. #philsky #philpsy imperfectcognitions....
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Sally Latham @sallylatham.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Join the CMF coffee morning online chat on Friday 13th February at 11 am, with special guest, BAFTA-winning writer, show runner and producer, Mellie Buse.  All the info and the link to the Zoom is here: www.thechildrensmediafoundation.org/cmf-coffee-m....  No need to book in advance.
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Sally Latham @sallylatham.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Something I wrote...
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Sally Latham @sallylatham.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
So I went to see Collabro last night at Lichfield Cathedral. Not only are their voices SENSATIONAL but they are amazing role models. Watching them sing For Good as a tribute to their friendship is one of the most positive examples of masculinity I've seen in a long time. #collabro
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Sally Latham @sallylatham.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
The world may be on fire but it did just get a little better. Thank-you Muppets. #muppets
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Sally Latham @sallylatham.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
My review of The Overthinkers' Club: Happy List. A funny, warm book giving an honest, unfiltered perspective on all things tween through the eyes of Birdie... an overthinker. @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social #kidslit #childrensliterature
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Imperfect Cognitions @imperfectcognitions.com · 08/01/2026
Todays post is by Daria Cybulska, Director of Programmes and Evaluation at Wikimedia UK. Presenting an exploration of the role of emotion in conspiracy theory. What role does emotion play in driving tendency towards conspiratorial thinking? #philsky #philpsy imperfectcognitions....
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Sally Latham @sallylatham.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
In this week's @imperfectcognitions.com blog Daria Cybulska presents research showing that skills taught in information literacy are similar to those of conspiracy theorists. imperfectcognitions.blogspot.com/2026/01/info...
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Information Literacy Skills of Conspiracy Theorists? Call for Reflection
A blog about imperfect cognitions, such as delusional beliefs, distorted memories, confabulatory explanations, and implicit biases.
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Sally Latham @sallylatham.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Gorgeous Liverpool Albert Docks. One of my absolute favourite cities. #liverpool
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Sally Latham @sallylatham.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Not sure there is much that could be more comforting than a library at Christmas after dark. #libraries #literature #Christmas
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Sally Latham @sallylatham.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Forget the best Christmas film....just the best film of all time period.
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Sally Latham @sallylatham.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
My review of Silent Night by Emma Read for @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social Not your average cosy Christmas tale... #kidslit #kidsbooks #childrensliterature
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Sally Latham @sallylatham.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
This project was an absolute dream come true, as was meeting the wonderful Sir Stephen Fry who narrated the shows. We had wonderful support from the #philosophy community in this journey to bring critical thinking and #oracy to children no matter what their background. #philosophyforall
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Sally Latham @sallylatham.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
What a fantastic event. Congratulations to all involved!
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Sally Latham @sallylatham.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Surely one of the biggest patriarchal flexes is setting up society to make women exhausted, then getting us to spend all our money on products to hide the fact that we are exhausted.
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Sally Latham @sallylatham.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
What happens when we misuse medical terms like 'OCD'? This week on the #projectEPIC blog @robbiemorgan.bsky.social writes an excellent post about hermeneutical disarmament. #mentalhealth #philosophy #epistemicinjustice epistemicinjusticeinhealthcareproject.blogspot.com/2025/11/herm...
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Hermeneutical Disarmament
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Sally Latham @sallylatham.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
The Portuguese tell it like it is and I respect that.
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Sally Latham @sallylatham.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
In Lisbon for the #GLAMWikiPT and have already been to amazing talks on #openknowledge and #education. Great workshop on #gender with @yclepit.bsky.social. Great tour of the Museum of Lisbon too! The theme of #resilience seems particularly appropriate this year. @wikimediauk.bsky.social
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Sally Latham @sallylatham.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
A fantastic day at the Knowledge is Human conference hosted by @wikimediauk.bsky.social and @britishlibrary.bsky.social. Very thought-provoking discussions on the information ecosystem in the age of AI. #openknowledge #artificialintelligence #ai
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Sally Latham @sallylatham.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
I will say that every experience I have had with Philosophy at the University of Birmingham has been inclusive and supportive, whether I have been there as a teacher, PhD student or as an ECR. Women can't always say that... so thank-you. #philsky #academicsky
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Sally Latham @sallylatham.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
It's official 🙂 wikimedia.org.uk/2025/10/sall...
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Sally Latham joins Wikimedia UK as Education Lead - Wikimedia UK
By Sally Latham I’m delighted to be joining Wikimedia UK as the new Education Lead . It’s an honour to work with … Continue reading "Sally Latham joins Wikimedia UK as Education Lead"
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Sally Latham @sallylatham.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
#janegoodall #idol
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Sally Latham @sallylatham.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Excited to share this as I start my new role as Education Lead for Wikimedia UK. I will be developing a programme of information literacy in schools aligned to WUK values of knowledge equity, representation and critical thinking as fake news and misrepresentation become increasingly prevalent.
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Sally Latham @sallylatham.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
My latest review for @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social. I've certainly been challenging my own preconceptions about graphic novels for kids. They can be an excellent way to engage reluctant readers and improve literacy. #booksky #kidslit
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Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 24/09/2025
Our #projectEPIC on #EpistemicInjustice in healthcare is 2 years old, our blog reached 103k views and our open access book had 15k downloads… curious? Here’s our website! epistemicinjusticeinhealthcare.org @jelliedsours.bsky.social @histloneliness.bsky.social @kmurphyhollies.bsky.social #philsky
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Epistemic Injustice in Healthcare
The Universities of Bristol, Nottingham and Birmingham have been awarded a major £2.6 million Wellcome Discovery Award.
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Sally Latham @sallylatham.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Gift from students... because apparently I only ever use one example of a tautology and I'm somewhat obsessed with Descartes. 😂 #philsky #philosophy #philosophers #teaching
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Sally Latham @sallylatham.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Just heard from the amazing @simonkirchin.bsky.social that the Philosophy Gets Schooled podcast has reached almost 40,000 downloads. 👏👏 This is such a good resource covering all of the A level spec. I loved recording episodes... never a chore to talk about philosophy all evening! #philsky
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Sally Latham @sallylatham.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
I'll be giving an online talk during this event! Arguing that non-narrative individuals face epistemic injustice. #philsky #mentalhealth #philosophy #epistemicinjustice
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Sally Latham @sallylatham.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Very excited to be giving a presentation at @uobphenomenal.bsky.social PhD and ERC Research Day. I'll be arguing for including non-narrative experiences in our understanding of mental health as well as mental illness. You can register for online or in-person attendance. #philsky #mentalhealth
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Jodie Russell @jelliedsours.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Powerful post on the #ProjectEPIC blog today from co-investigator Havi Carel summarising her recent article in the Lancet on her experience of organ transplant and radical bodily doubt: epistemicinjusticeinhealthcareproject.blogspot.com/2025/08/radi... #healthcare #epistemicinjustice #phenomenology
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Radical Bodily Doubt
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Sally Latham @sallylatham.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
This week on the #projectEPIC blog a fantastic post by Shené de Rijk on toxic positivity and epistemic injustice, a topic close to my heart! epistemicinjusticeinhealthcareproject.blogspot.com/2025/08/toxi... #philosophy #philsky #epistemicinjustice #EPIC
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Toxic Positivity and Epistemic Injustice
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Sally Latham @sallylatham.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
In 'philosophers ruining holidays' (part one)... explaining the problem of induction when seeing a black swan. #philosophy #philosophers ##philsky
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Sally Latham @sallylatham.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Remembering that lovely time I got to take a selfie with Bertrand Russell. ❤️ #throwbackthursday #philosophy #philsky #philosophers #RAFmuseum
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Sally Latham @sallylatham.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Great #projectEPIC blog post this week from Jane Fisher arguing that epistemic justice should be part of the training for mental health nurses. #EPIC #mentalhealth #nursing #mentalhealthnursing #epistemicinjustice epistemicinjusticeinhealthcareproject.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-...
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The Case for Epistemic Justice in Mental Health Nurse Education
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Sally Latham @sallylatham.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
My review of Gloam by Jack Mackay for @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social Prepare to be afraid! #kidsliterature #kidslit #kidsbooks
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Sally Latham @sallylatham.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
My review of The Lucky House Detective Agency by Scarlett Li for @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social. #booksky #kidsbooks #childrensbooks #kidslit schoolreadinglist.co.uk/childrens-bo...
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The Lucky House Detective Agency by Scarlett Li
The Lucky House Detective Agency is a fun mystery that will keep children guessing, while immersing them in Chinese culture.
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Sally Latham @sallylatham.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
This week on the #projectEPIC blog is an important and timely piece by @nickclanchy.bsky.social on hermeneutical injustices in gender-affirming healthcare. #epistemicinjustice #philsky #transrights #transidentity epistemicinjusticeinhealthcareproject.blogspot.com/2025/05/tack...
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Tackling Hermeneutical Injustices in Gender-Affirming Healthcare
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Lisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 25/05/2025
In our video Foal is unsure whose advice to follow: are the animals around her both knowledgeable and well-intentioned? Explore themes of trust and misinformation in #thephilosophygarden #philsky #edusky sites.google.com/view/the-phi... #philosophyforeveryone
White horse by Kiefer
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Sally Latham @sallylatham.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
Now I actually have a bit of time to go back to my love of children's literature, check out my review of Cruise Ship Kid: Thief at Sea by Emma Swan for @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social #booksky
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Sally Latham @sallylatham.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Thank-you to @philosophyblogs.bsky.social and @lisabortolotti.com for letting me talk about Fantastic Philosophy. This really was a passion project to bring philosophy and critical thinking to children of all backgrounds, giving them confidence in their voices and ideas. #philosophyforeveryone
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Sally Latham @sallylatham.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Thank-you to @ougradsch.bsky.social for asking me to share some of my research and experiences of the PhD process. #philsky #phd #phdlife #phdstudent #philosophy www.linkedin.com/pulse/everyo...
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"Not everyone thinks of their life as a narrative, and this needs to be recognised as a natural, healthy state, not a deficiency"
Congratulations to Sally Latham who recently defended her thesis successfully at viva! Sally’s research intertwines ideas from philosophy and mental health, and challenges the assumption that self-nar...
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Sally Latham @sallylatham.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
New post on the #ProjectEPIC blog from @crblease.bsky.social and Joanne Hunt on why disabled voices need to be heard in healthcare research. #philsky #disabilityawareness #epistemicinjustice epistemicinjusticeinhealthcareproject.blogspot.com/2025/05/why-...
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Why Disabled Voices Must Be Central to Health Research
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Sally Latham @sallylatham.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
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Sally Latham @sallylatham.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Think I'm still in shock from passing my viva with no corrections yesterday. I couldn't have done it without the amazing support of my supervisors @markpinder.bsky.social and Alex Barber and @ougradsch.bsky.social. Thank-you to @literarti.bsky.social and Derek Matravers for being my examiners.
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Sally Latham @sallylatham.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Why Your Brain Loves Closure Even When It’s A Lie — By A Psychologist Source: Forbes search.app/zCcYa 'By now, it’s clear that one of the brain’s more surprising habits is its preference for a tidy lie over a messy truth.'
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Why Your Brain Loves Closure Even When It’s A Lie — By A Psychologist
The stories we tell ourselves are essentially how our minds fill in the blanks — and sometimes, in trying to complete the picture, they paint the wrong one entirely.
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