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Tyler Shores

@tylershores.bsky.social
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University of Cambridge, ThinkLab Director @thinklab.bsky.social. Research: digital distractions, social media, digital wellbeing, digital productivity, reading habits, future of work. Formerly Google, Oxford, Stanford, UCBerkeley

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Sander van der Linden @profsanderlinden.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Climate doom may discourage climate action, but here's a way to counter it, our new research in @theconversation.com with the brill @racheloboyle.bsky.social @tylershores.bsky.social! theconversation.com/climate-doom...
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Climate doom may discourage climate action, but there’s a way to counter it
One way to guard against misinformation is to empower people to identify climate doom in the first place.
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Theoretical Criminology @theoreticalcrim.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
NEW! Check out this new article for #TheoreticalCrim. 'Discursive constructions of masculinity in campaigns addressing gender violence in London' by @sarah-steele.bsky.social and @tylershores.bsky.social is now available #OpenAccess in #OnlineFirst: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Cambridge ThinkLab @thinklab.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Do you have a writing deadline? Essay? Just trying to concentrate? Join us tomorrow for a Shut Up & Write! Drop-in Session — quiet writing time, no pressure, all welcome -- as part of the Cambridge Festival: www.pace.cam.ac.uk/events/2026/... @suaw.bsky.social @cambridgefestival.bsky.social
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Tyler Shores @tylershores.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Come join us today, at 2pm! Really looking forward to our chat on AI, books, and reading with Naomi Baron: www.tickettailor.com/events/intel...
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Select tickets – Reader Bot: What Happens When AI Reads and Why It Matters – Zoom
Reader Bot: What Happens When AI Reads and Why It Matters – Zoom, Mon 23 Feb 2026 - A talk and conversation with Naomi S. Baron, author of Reader Bot: What Happens When AI Reads and Why It Matters (St...
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Tyler Shores @tylershores.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Join us online for our latest ThinkLab event! Really looking forward to having Professor Naomi Baron join us to discuss her book, Reader Bot: What Happens When AI Reads, and Why It Matters (@stanfordpress.bsky.social). Register: buytickets.at/intellectual... @intellforum.bsky.social #cambridge
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Cambridge ThinkLab @thinklab.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Less than 24 hours to go! Join our ThinkLab event with BBC UX & Inclusive Design and @cfernyhough.bsky.social, @davidtennent.bsky.social, @tylershores.bsky.social on the Neural Commons – a new approach to emotional accessibility in our online experiences. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/build-for-...
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Tyler Shores @tylershores.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
New publication with @sarah-steele.bsky.social is now out! journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... In this article, we examine how public campaigns & online discourse aimed at preventing gender-based violence frame, enable, and constrain masculinity, responsibility, and intervention. #research
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Tyler Shores @tylershores.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Black Forest Beignet @ Fortitude Bakehouse: magnificent ❤️😋 @loradeets.bsky.social #london #lunch
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Laura Dietz @loradeets.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
T-minus 24 hours to @tylershores.bsky.social ‘s talk for @uclpublishing.bsky.social on The Pleasures of Reading in the Age of AI - join us at 1pm (London time) Weds 4th Feb (registration is free via www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...) #reading #publishing #bookhistory
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Online seminar - The Pleasures of Reading in the Age of AI
Tyler Shores (Director of ThinkLab, University of Cambridge) - 1pm Wednesday 4th February 2026
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Tyler Shores @tylershores.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Coming up tomorrow! I'll be visiting University College London to talk about how AI might be shaping how and why we read: www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit... #AI #books #reading
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Tyler Shores @tylershores.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Pizza Forum is my favorite type of forum 🍕🥰 @intellforum.bsky.social #cambridge #work #pizza
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Tyler Shores @tylershores.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Coming up on February 13! Join our @thinklab.bsky.social event with BBC UX & Inclusive Design and @cfernyhough.bsky.social, @davidtennent.bsky.social on the Neural Commons – a new approach to emotional accessibility in our online experiences. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/build-for-...
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Tyler Shores @tylershores.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
I'm looking forward to it! Hope you can join us online or in-person:
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Laura Dietz @loradeets.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Really looking forward to this talk by @tylershores.bsky.social at @uclpublishing.bsky.social - some space available for in person attendance as well! #reading #publishing #bookhistory
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Tyler Shores @tylershores.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
Wow that was a hard puzzle -- 1000 pieces of London Underground 🧩😲 On the plus side this is about as knowledgeable about the map as I'll ever be in my life #london #puzzle #weekend
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Tyler Shores @tylershores.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Anniversary Doughnuts ❤️ @Crosstown Doughnuts Christmas Flavors -- good looking bunch! (White Chocolate and Ginger Doughnut, Gingerbread and Caramel Doughnut, and Spiced Pear and Cinnamon Doughnut)
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Tyler Shores @tylershores.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Definitely not surprising, but that won't make it any less annoying when it happens: www.techradar.com/ai-platforms... #AI #ads #chatgpt
techradar.com
Is the golden age of ChatGPT over? OpenAI leak shows ads could come to your conversations soon
You might soon have to put up with ads in the ChatGPT app, though it's not clear exactly how they'll work.
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The Other Kind of Doctor Podcast @tokodofficial.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
What is digital wellbeing and how can we support it? Why is it so important for those of us working in academia? Listen to our latest episode with @tylershores.bsky.social to find out more! #phd #digitalwellbeing #academia
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David Tennent @davidtennent.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Join our brilliant team next Tuesday @cambridge to hear all about Neural Commons and see how you could get involved. 🙌
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Tyler Shores @tylershores.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Come join us next week for this great event with BBC and Durham University! @davidtennent.bsky.social
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tealescope @tealescope.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
This was definitely an interesting episode, hosting with an AI co-host. Did they do a good job? Or did it devolve into chaos. Did I become unhinged? Listen and find out! Thanks to @tylershores.bsky.social for going along for the ride, mmm-hmm!
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The Other Kind of Doctor Podcast @tokodofficial.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
We're very excited about our next episode dedicated to digital wellbeing! @tealescope.bsky.social will be speaking with @tylershores.bsky.social, who is the Director of @thinklab.bsky.social, University of Cambridge. Out tomorrow at 8am wherever you get your podcasts from 💙
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Tyler Shores @tylershores.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Dear #Cambridge PhD and Research Students, Come apply for our brand new @thinklab.bsky.social project with Wikipedia to investigate how AI meets standards of accuracy, attribution & transparency! Help shape policy & the future of open knowledge. Apply by Oct 10 → bit.ly/applythinkla...
A digital announcement with the text: “Dear Cambridge PhD and Research Students, come apply for our brand new ThinkLab project with Wikipedia to investigate how AI meets standards of accuracy, attribution, and transparency! Help shape policy and the future of open knowledge. Apply by Oct 10 → https://bit.ly/applythinklabwikipedia.”
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David Tennent @davidtennent.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
What if digital space responded to how we feel? Exploring what emotion based UX might look like: www.bbc.co.uk/neurodiversi... See opportunities? Let's chat.
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Neural Commons
What if digital space didn’t just respond to clicks, but responded to how we feel?
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Cambridge ThinkLab @thinklab.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Coming up on Monday, September 8th! Join our special event welcoming @chademeng.bsky.social to Cambridge to discuss mindfulness, tech, Buddhism and more. Register for free in-person or online at this updated link: www.tickettailor.com/events/intel... #cambridge #mindfulness
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Tyler Shores @tylershores.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Our newest University of Cambridge ThinkLab project! We will be working with Wikipedia on AI and the future of knowledge integrity. Please share with any Cambridge friends and colleagues and students who might be interested! www.thinklab.strategic-partnerships.admin.cam.ac.uk/projects/pro...
Cambridge ThinkLab wikipedia AI and future of knowledge integrity
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Chade-Meng Tan @chademeng.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Come by! Why waste your time doomscrolling on social media when you can waste your time listening to me?
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Tyler Shores @tylershores.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
New @thinklab.bsky.social event coming up soon! Join us Sept 8 for a talk with @chademeng.bsky.social —Google’s one and only “Jolly Good Fellow,” mindfulness pioneer & peace advocate. Everyone is welcome, sign up for free online or in-person: 🔗 www.tickettailor.com/.../intellec... #cambridge
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Tyler Shores @tylershores.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Cambridge University Press visit! 💡 #cambridge #education #research
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Tyler Shores @tylershores.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Coming up on August 26! Our next ThinkLab online event will be "Neurodiversity at Work: Inclusion Beyond Buzzwords" with Aurelia Deflandre. Everyone is welcome to join, please share with your friends and colleagues! www.linkedin.com/events/neuro... #neurodiversity #inclusion #cambridge
Neurodiversity at Work: Inclusion Beyond Buzzwords
Event by University of Cambridge ThinkLab with Tyler Shores and Aurelia Deflandre on August 26 at 12pm BST
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Tyler Shores @tylershores.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Generative AI for Academics by Mark Carrigan is one of the best books I've read this year. A very thoughtful and critical exploration about the technology that is changing how we work and think. Recommended reading for anyone interested in #GenAI in #academia: uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/ge...
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Tyler Shores @tylershores.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Kind of a shame, now we'll have to go back to the old-fashioned way of getting bad relationship advice 🤔 #chatgpt #AI
theguardian.com
OpenAI stops ChatGPT from telling people to break up with partners
Instead of giving definitive answers to personal challenges the chatbot will help people reflect on a problem
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Tyler Shores @tylershores.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Here's a picture of a cool dog that I met. His name is Mochi and I love him.
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Tyler Shores @tylershores.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
"Why did our friends stop posting on social media?" TL;DR: Because social media feels less social. But, why? www.bbc.co.uk/worklife/art... #bbc #socialmedia
bbc.co.uk
Why did our friends stop posting on social media?
BBC Special Correspondent Katty Kay and writer Kyle Chayka discuss the ways that social media is changing – and what that means for how we live our lives online.
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Tyler Shores @tylershores.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Baseball with @webhooligan.bsky.social ⚾ 😀
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Tyler Shores @tylershores.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
This week's random discovery in the office! I seriously doubt there is a DVD player lying around, but now I want to watch Cool Runnings. Also we should probably tidy up around here more often. #cambridge #work #nostaliga
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Tyler Shores @tylershores.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
LEGO Shakespeare! 🤩 Spotted at the LEGO Store, London
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Tyler Shores @tylershores.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
The real-life Ghostbusters firehouse! Did you know it's an actual, active New York City fire station? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firehou...
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Tyler Shores @tylershores.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
New York Public Library 😍📚 #books #libraries #newyork
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Tyler Shores @tylershores.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
Interesting idea and I see appeal of the curation angle but I think I'm probably too picky to do a book subscription box. Sounds kind of fun though -- www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a... #books #publishing #reading
theguardian.com
A new chapter for publishing? Book subscription services launch their own titles
The book-posting operations have had a huge market impact, but will publishing their own titles cost them their serendipitous magic?
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Tyler Shores @tylershores.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
So, good news — I saw a dog today.
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Tyler Shores @tylershores.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Spotted in L.A. -- I love this license plate 📚 (hard to see in the picture but the plate frame also says: "I'd rather be reading") #books #reading
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Tyler Shores @tylershores.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Nature break and bliss at the Cambridge Botanic Garden amidst a long and busy week 🌸😵‍💫 #cambridge #nature
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Thesiswhisperer @thesiswhisperer.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
For the record... I did not write that article in the Canberra Times. But I have a few things to say about Academic Mean Girls. thesiswhisperer.com/2025/04/06/a...
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Academic Mean Girls
There’s been a lot of … stuff going on at my university lately (just Google “Australian National University” on the news setting and you’ll see what I mean). People ar…
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Tyler Shores @tylershores.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
"On TikTok, YouTube, X, and everywhere, ‘views’ are lies" 🤔 www.theverge.com/social/63981... #socialmedia
theverge.com
On TikTok, YouTube, X, and everywhere, ‘views’ are lies
You might think a “view” means you watched something. You’d be wrong.
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Tyler Shores @tylershores.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Some excellent, informative talks from our speakers: Maureen Abel & Sigurdur Martinsson from our ThinkLab team, along with Dr. Daisy Lund and Dan Richardson on healthy eating, sustainable food, and more. www.festival.cam.ac.uk/events/disco... @cambridgefestival.bsky.social @thinklab.bsky.social
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Tyler Shores @tylershores.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Highlights from last night's ThinkLab event! A full-house at the Cambridge Union Library, a great combination of perspectives we could bring together on the challenges and opportunities on sustainable food www.festival.cam.ac.uk/events/disco... @thinklab.bsky.social @cambridgefestival.bsky.social
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Tyler Shores @tylershores.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Today we are doing Shut Up and Write (with doughntus!) at the Cambridge Judge Business School @jbs.cam.ac.uk 2 hours of productive writing and counting ⌛ @bolzle.bsky.social @webhooligan.bsky.social @suaw.bsky.social @writingpartners.bsky.social #writing #academic
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Tyler Shores @tylershores.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Oh my god: I just discovered I'm severed and I have no idea if I'm Innie Tyler or Outie Tyler. @thesiswhisperer.bsky.social 😵‍💫 #severance
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Tyler Shores @tylershores.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
These are fascinating research questions, on emotional engagement with ChatGPT: www.media.mit.edu/posts/openai... #GPT #emotions
media.mit.edu
Early methods for studying affective use and emotional well-being in ChatGPT: An OpenAI and MIT Media Lab Research collaboration – MIT Media Lab
Editor’s Note: This blog was written jointly with OpenAI and the MIT Media Lab. It also appears here. 
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