Theo Wildcroft @theowildcroft.bsky.social · 05/04/2026I HAVE BAKED BREAD AND MADE WHOLESOME SOUP AND WASHED UP AND EATEN ZERO CHOCOLATE, SO THERE 110
Theo Wildcroft @theowildcroft.bsky.social · 04/03/2026March - Upcoming Events open.substack.com/pub/theowild...open.substack.comMarch - Upcoming EventsIf you'd like to work with me on a specific project, please do get in touch... 000
Theo Wildcroft @theowildcroft.bsky.social · 02/03/2026a GIFT for my paid substack subscribers! 👇https://open.substack.com/pub/theowildcroft/p/listen-a-neurodivergent-friendly?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web 000
Theo Wildcroft @theowildcroft.bsky.social · 09/02/2026My latest Substack post! Please get involved if you feel moved to do so... open.substack.com/pub/theowild... 010
Theo Wildcroft @theowildcroft.bsky.social · 19/01/2026It's vague, plausible, and contains significant errors that a casual reader wouldn't pick up. I'm starting to see this as classic LLM traits. 100
Theo Wildcroft @theowildcroft.bsky.social · 19/01/2026Just found out that if you Google search the title of Beverley Nolan and I’s book, Leading Safe and Simple Yoga Nidras, Google will give you an AI summary of what it thinks is in the book…which doesn’t come out until August. 121
Reposted by Theo Wildcroft Dr. Nick Posegay @nposegay.northsky.social · 17/09/2025I'm sorry, worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, transferable permission to my voice and likeness? For what now? In any manner for any purpose??? This is in academia/.edu's new ToS, which you're prompted to agree to on login. Anyway I'll be jumping ship. You can find my stuff at hcommons.org. 571671851
Theo Wildcroft @theowildcroft.bsky.social · 01/09/2025I've had a wonderful time at #IAHR2025 in Poland this last week. Such a great conference, but we're all very, very tired & i'm pleased to be home now with my boys! 010
Theo Wildcroft @theowildcroft.bsky.social · 19/08/2025It's official! We have confirmed a date for the book launch! Wednesday 5th November 2.30pm at OCHS, Oxford. Who's coming? 😃🙋♀️ @ruthwestoby.bsky.social @jimmallinson.bsky.social @mccutcheonsays.bsky.social @wedossett@bsky.social @philipdeslippe.bsky.social @aledjllthomas.bsky.social 042
Theo Wildcroft @theowildcroft.bsky.social · 18/08/2025I am thrilled that there are now over 1,000 subscribers on my substack page! I write each week, releasing anything from big pieces of research, yoga nidras, to updates & announcements on my upcoming events. So, a huge thank you from me! 🙏 Subscribe here: theowildcroft.substack.com/subscribe 000
Reposted by Theo Wildcroft The Midnight Society @midnightpals.bsky.social · 23/07/2025Craig DiLouie: submitted for the approval of the midnight society, i call this the tale of the children of red peak Guillermo del Toro: ah! you mean DiLouie: no DiLouie: no i don't mean DiLouie: people keep making that mistake but i don't mean 212919
Reposted by Theo Wildcroft David Bisset @davidbisset.com · 24/07/2025Why I 🧡 the web. drawafish.com Just draw the fish. Trust me. 🐟 10023051204
Reposted by Theo Wildcroft BASR (British Association for the Study of Religons) @thebasr.bsky.social · 25/07/2025Registration is now open for our online conference: basr.ac.uk/2024/01/11/b... Registration is free - we hope to see you there.basr.ac.ukBASR Annual Conference 2025Religion, Space and Place Friday 5th September, 2025. Online, hosted by the Open University. REGISTRATION NOW OPEN: Click Here The BASR is pleased to be supporting the quinquennial IAHR confe… 033
Reposted by Theo Wildcroft nora "the tea kobold" rude (they/them ze/hir) @nora.zone · 10/07/2025now that i think of it, with claude, grok and chatgpt, they basically stopped making them woman-coded like siri as soon as they wanted them to act like topic based authorities 121658494
Theo Wildcroft @theowildcroft.bsky.social · 10/07/2025Oooh, saw mine on Wednesday and weirdly she didn't mention it, but we did spend a lot of time playing with pebbles and talking about tattoos which feels much more important 010
Theo Wildcroft @theowildcroft.bsky.social · 08/07/2025We did a thing! and when I say 'we', I mean a lot of good people helped write a book on the academic study of Yoga that is accessible and useful to non specialist scholars and practitioners alike. I'm really proud of this one! 041
Reposted by Theo Wildcroft Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · 07/07/2025New redundancies in Higher Education at: *Anglia Ruskin *Birmingham City *Bristol *De Montfort *Derby *Goldsmiths (yet again) *Greenwich *Hertfordshire *Lancaster *Leicester Every single day in HE is like this. Nothing will be done. 16454
Theo Wildcroft @theowildcroft.bsky.social · 06/07/2025observer.co.uk/news/nationa... Now this is my kind of dramaobserver.co.ukThe real Salt Path: how a blockbuster book and film were ...Penniless and homeless, the Winns found fame and fortune with the story of their 630-mile walk to salvation. We can reveal that the truth behind it is ve... 000
Reposted by Theo Wildcroft Ann Memmott @annmemmott.bsky.social · 05/07/2025www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... A lovely, responsible book on Trans lives, co-written by one of my colleagues, is at the centre of this hate campaign in Kent. It was nowhere near the children's section. Apparently the book simply existing is somehow a 'safeguarding' risk for children. What on earth.bbc.co.ukBacklash after trans books removed from children's library sectionKCC says the move came after a 33910
Reposted by Theo Wildcroft Dr Jay Watts @shrinkatlarge.bsky.social · 29/06/2025NEW FROM ME - Britain is abandoning international medical consensus on disability. Every other developed nation recognizes cumulative impairment as genuine severity. We're about to become an anomaly—and the logic of 4+ suggests it was deliberate. tinyurl.com/mwwb5xv4tinyurl.comWho Will Count as Disabled Tomorrow?The dangerous redefinition of welfare disguised as Labour's compassionate reform. 3181105
Theo Wildcroft @theowildcroft.bsky.social · 30/06/2025Joining instructions for our next yoga nidra lab on 3rd July, 8-9pm UK time can be found below the line for paid subscribers 👇 open.substack.com/pub/theowild... Everyone welcome! (even if you haven't been before) 000
Reposted by Theo Wildcroft Keith Fitzgerald @keithfitzgerald.bsky.social · 26/06/2025Worth a watch: Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised. 204109314360
Reposted by Theo Wildcroft Noreen Masud @noreenmasud.bsky.social · 21/06/2025maybe doctors could save money by treating fewer patients | maybe firefighters could save money by choosing the fires they put out more judiciously | maybe the bbc should save money by limiting broadcasts to 4 hours per day. in fact why don’t we all do the most cost-effective thing & simply give up 318146
Theo Wildcroft @theowildcroft.bsky.social · 21/06/2025Happy solstice, loves. It's George's first time at Uffington for dawn. He was very confused by the sitting down and waiting bit, but very much enjoyed the walk 010
Reposted by Theo Wildcroft Scott Linnen @scottlinnen.bsky.social · 20/06/2025The summer solstice is just a made-up holiday to sell more henges. 2240484
Reposted by Theo Wildcroft Joseph Fink, we're going to win @planetoffinks.bsky.social · 19/06/2025My understanding is that the core mechanics of a LLM means it can never be taught to be right. That's just not what an LLM does or will ever be able to do. It can only be more convincing while it is wrong, which is why they're fundamentally useless 19686111
Reposted by Theo Wildcroft Nick Harkaway @nickharkaway.com · 20/06/2025What you definitely want in the mountains is a nav app which isn’t actually deriving its advice from the real world. 🤦♂️ 1514942
Reposted by Theo Wildcroft Chris Grey @chrisgrey.bsky.social · 18/06/2025Latest news in an unfolding self-inflicted disaster, not just for UK universities but for the UK itself. One of our genuinely world-class sectors is being trashed, with all that means for UK economy, soft power, scientific & cultural life. 'World-class' isn't, for once, blimpish hyperbole ... 1/2 214189
Reposted by Theo Wildcroft Rachel Coldicutt @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social · 17/06/2025I would like to thank @marthasadie.bsky.social for sharing the single best article anyone has ever written about AI. tl;dr ELVIS can recognise donkeys from behind www.countypress.co.uk/news/2524403...countypress.co.ukNew AI app to identify Isle of Wight donkeys from every angleThe project aims to support visitors and adopters in identifying their chosen donkey more easily through a mobile app, while also improving animal… 1348
Reposted by Theo Wildcroft headfallsoff @headfallsoff.com · 17/06/2025american watching british panel shows: it’s just funnier. and more human. they know how to laugh at themselves brit watching british panel shows: he’s a terf. everyone here went to cambridge, he’s married to the producer. he should be in jail for tax evasion. the wrong guy on 8 out of 10 cats died 242004520
Theo Wildcroft @theowildcroft.bsky.social · 15/06/2025I have been yelling the same thing. Monarchies are bad but absolute dictators are worse. Americans need to realise that they're not joining the minority of countries with a functioning monarchy. They're joining the scary countries where things can and do burn down at any point. 141
Reposted by Theo Wildcroft Trussell @trusselluk.bsky.social · 09/06/2025Something isn't right when children need food banks in such a wealthy country like ours. Re-post if you agree 310283
Theo Wildcroft @theowildcroft.bsky.social · 13/06/2025At least 8% of women, and 2% of men will develop an eating disorder and numbers are rising. You're the biggest company in the world in this field. You can change this with one simple decision and help protect millions. Make this information optional again. /end 010
Theo Wildcroft @theowildcroft.bsky.social · 13/06/2025How about this BMJ article on the responsibility that gyms have to protect clients from disordered exercise patterns? www.bmj.com/rapid-respon... /4bmj.comRe: Do gyms have responsibilities for people with eating disorders 100
Theo Wildcroft @theowildcroft.bsky.social · 13/06/2025Any thoughts on the fact that in one study 22% of male and 59% of female fitness instructors were classified as having disordered eating? equip.health/articles/foo... /3equip.healthThe Impact of Gym Culture on Eating Disorders: Understanding the ConnectionUncover the link between gym culture and eating disorders. Learn how pressures and ideals promoted in fitness environments can influence disordered eating and behaviors. 100
Theo Wildcroft @theowildcroft.bsky.social · 13/06/2025How about the calorie counters on your equipment that can't be switched off? Any thoughts on those, given how inaccurate they are known to be? www.cspinet.org/daily/exerci... /2cspinet.orgHow accurate are calorie counts from gym equipment?Your fitness tracker, treadmill, or stationary bike can estimate the calories you burn. Just don’t put too much stock in those numbers. “Trying to determine how many calories somebody is burning is no... 100
Theo Wildcroft @theowildcroft.bsky.social · 13/06/2025Hi @technogym.bsky.social. Quick question - when you made inputting your weight an unskippable part of registering for your app, did you know that you were making all your exercise centres inaccessible for anyone with a history of eating disorders? /1 110
Theo Wildcroft @theowildcroft.bsky.social · 11/06/2025Post marking mood is: sleepy hound still in his pyjamas 000
Theo Wildcroft @theowildcroft.bsky.social · 08/06/2025Woohoo! Leonora! So much cooler than any of the famous male Surrealists. 1161
Theo Wildcroft @theowildcroft.bsky.social · 07/06/2025Bonus photo of a soggy whippet running home in the rain 000
Theo Wildcroft @theowildcroft.bsky.social · 07/06/2025Anyway, support your local pride, folks, it's important. Especially if you're an ally. We need the bigots to see you standing beside us. Here's a few photos. The rain poured down in the middle, and we popped home to dry our and tuck up a soggy whippet, but it was a good day /end 110
Theo Wildcroft @theowildcroft.bsky.social · 07/06/2025We bought merch and took photos and made sure the volunteers felt appreciated in person and on that there Facebook. But we're prepared for the other sort of pride event if needed. You know, the kind where we don't ask the police nicely and sit in the middle of the A4 linking arms. /2 100
Theo Wildcroft @theowildcroft.bsky.social · 07/06/2025Our little town had its 2nd ever pride march today. It was inclusive, gentle, fun and just a tiny bit naff. A couple of Reform councillors turned up to moan about the council budget being spent, but we had the mayor on our side, leading the parade, so boo to them. /1 110
Reposted by Theo Wildcroft In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 07/06/2025BREAKING NEWS: More otters in hats. 211189117
Theo Wildcroft @theowildcroft.bsky.social · 05/06/2025The rainy-rainy rain comes down In sleepy town 010
Theo Wildcroft @theowildcroft.bsky.social · 01/06/2025All my sci fi friends can have a little Midnight Society as a treat 020
Theo Wildcroft @theowildcroft.bsky.social · 01/06/2025Wenda, Chantelle and I made our now-annual seaweed foraging trip today. The weather was lovely, the harvest bountiful, but the swell was a little on the scary side... 010
