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Wim Weymans

@wimweymans.bsky.social
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Political theorist & intellectual historian | Democracy, French theory (esp. Lefort and his circle), European values | Visiting Lecturer (UCLouvain) | Former @values4eu.bsky.social |🎵| En | De | Nl | Fr | sites.google.com/site/wimweym

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dsj2110.bsky.social @dsj2110.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Have a new Substack post about teaching the "history of the present": historyofnow.substack.com/p/syllabus-f...
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Syllabus for “History of the Present” course
Presentism, Historical Comparisons, Fascism Debate, AI, Neoliberalism
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Bieke Machiels 💙🔻 @bieke.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Je kan er de klok op gelijk zetten: - Uitkeringen afnemen en in de zakken zitten van mensen die het moeilijk hebben? Tja, anders hebben we straks geen SZ meer. - Wat ongezonde gewoonten als sigaretten, ultrabewerkte voeding of alcohol aankaarten? Schandalig, ze pakken ons alles af
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Wim Weymans @wimweymans.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
"There's definitely a hot that is too hot. It's a combination of both temperature and humidity [..] we measure this [..] at a combination of about 100 degrees(°F) [37,8(°C)] and 60% relative humidity. That's the point where we lose the ability to cool ourselves by sweating" @brianstonejr.bsky.social
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Urban climate expert Brian Stone on how cities must adapt to survive deadly heat waves
NPR's Scott Simon talks about how cities must change to survive deadly heat waves with Georgia Tech researcher Brian Stone.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 08/08/2026
‘I hate what AI is doing to the minds and happiness of the young’: Katherine Rundell on the view from the classroom
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‘I hate what AI is doing to the minds and happiness of the young’: Katherine Rundell on the view from the classroom
Education is at a crossroads, argues the author and academic. Should we embrace new technology in the name of efficiency, or is it time to fight back?
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The Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · 09/08/2026
Bret Stephens: As writing with AI becomes ubiquitous, “it undermines not only our individual ability to write but also a society’s collective ability to reason, a culture’s inner capacity to create and everyone’s reason to care.”
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Opinion: I’m begging you: Never write with AI
Opinion: I’m begging you: Never write with AI
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Alice Stollmeyer @stollmeyer.eurosky.social · 11/08/2026
Climate crisis wipes out EU's economic growth. Brutal summer set to cost EU economy €180 billion this year — equivalent to 1 % of GDP, which is all the growth expected in 2026. “Every year adaptation without mitigation is a year borrowed against a hotter baseline.” www.politico.eu/article/euro...
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Europe’s scorching summer is erasing its economic growth, says report
Dutch growth is set to be almost entirely wiped out, and France could be pushed into a contraction.
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Dr. Stephanie Seul @stephanieseul.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Well, my university library would like us to read all books digitally. However, when I suggest a book for acquisition, I always insist on a paper copy. EBooks often limit the number of pages/chapters you are allowed to print or download, thus making them completely useless for research and teaching.
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Chair in European Values (UCLouvain) @values4eu.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
"I hope we learn from COVID-19 (..) how we balance different values. Public health has a (..) priority on saving and protecting lives. But there are other values that are also important. (..) how we balance all those different values?" @npr.org @ayesharascoe.bsky.social www.npr.org/2026/08/02/n...
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Trust in public health institutions is eroding. What can officials do?
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe discusses America's declining trust in public health officials with Marianne Udow-Phillips, a lecturer at the School of Public Health at the University of Michigan.
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Ornikkar @ornikkar.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Joyeux dimanche, et bon mois d'août ! (Par Dubus)
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Rick McKee @rmckee.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
I drew this August 23, 2022, and it’s coming to pass.
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Justin on eurostar @eurostarjustin.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Still 34⁰ in Paris at 21:30. I'm finding it harder and harder to see some friends' and acquaintances' posts of frequent flights. When will this addiction be cured and why does the link to a planet that is literally on fire continue to be ignored? #ClimateCrisis
Sunset above a Paris street
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Pieterjan Huyghebaert (VRT NWS) @pjhuyghebaert.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Met nieuwe hete week voor de boeg is klimatoloog en gewezen vicevoorzitter van VN-klimaatpanel, Van Ypersele, “boos over ontoereikend klimaatbeleid". Dat heeft er mee toe geleid dat er deze zomer al 2.000 hittedoden vielen, zegt hij. "Hoe is het mogelijk? Waar blijven de serieuze maatregelen?"
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Met alweer een hete week, slaakt Belgische klimaatwetenschapper Jean-Pascal van Ypersele hartenkreet: "Ja, ik ben woedend" | VRT NWS Nieuws
Jean-Pascal van Ypersele, misschien wel de meest vooraanstaande klimaatwetenschapper van ons land, laakt het volgens hem ontoereikende klimaatbeleid. Dat heeft er mee toe geleid dat er in België deze ...
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De Tijd @tijd.be · 28/07/2026
[OPINIE] Beleid NMBS wordt nog klantonvriendelijker
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Beleid NMBS wordt nog klantonvriendelijker
Stel dat je een treinticket hebt gekocht, maar dat je door vertraging van je bus een latere trein neemt dan gepland en het spitsuurtarief is ingetreden. Krijg je dan een boete van 90 tot 500 euro?
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Jonathan Piron @jonathanpiron.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
duBus
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Fixed it for you, @thetimes.com!
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Wim Weymans @wimweymans.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Le Kroll sur la canicule www.lesoir.be/755806/artic...
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Le Kroll du jour sur la canicule
Chaque jour, le caricaturiste livre son regard sur l’actualité pour « Le Soir ».
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Pieterjan Huyghebaert (VRT NWS) @pjhuyghebaert.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Bosbranden die Europa teisteren, zijn gevolg van klimaatverandering, zegt expert duurzaamheid Hans Bruyninckx (UAntwerpen). "Wie denkt dat we ons hier moeilijk op konden voorbereiden, zit ernaast." "Wij worden weggezet als klimaatalarmisten, maar helaas zijn de wetten van de fysica wat ze zijn."
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Bosbranden van Maasmechelen tot Sicilië: "Dit voorspellen we al 30 jaar" | VRT NWS Nieuws
De bosbranden die vandaag Europa teisteren, zijn een gevolg van de klimaatverandering waarvoor wetenschappers al decennialang waarschuwen. Dat zegt hoogleraar duurzaamheid Hans Bruyninckx. Ondanks de ...
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IWM Vienna @iwm.at · 20/06/2026
Im Ö1-Gespräch mit Armin Wolf beleuchtet IWM Albert Hirschman Permanent Fellow Ivan Krastev die Krise der liberalen Demokratie, die Rückkehr des Krieges als Mittel der Politik und die Zukunft Europas. Das gesamte Gespräch hier zum Nachhören: oe1.orf.at/programm/202...
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Ivan Krastev, Politologe | FR | 19 06 2026 | 16:05
Im Gespräch mit Armin Wolf
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Mario Damen @mariodamen.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Important Sunday long-read ⬇️ www.digitalcultureandeducation.com/volume-162-p...
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Against the Uncritical Adoption of ‘AI’ Technologies in Academia — Digital Culture & Education (ISSN: 1836-8301)
Written by: Olivia Guest, Marcela Suarez, Barbara C. N. Müller, Edwin van Meerkerk, Arnoud Oude Groote Beverborg, Ronald de Haan, Andrea Reyes Elizondo, Mark Blokpoel, Natalia Scharfenberg, Annelies ...
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Samuel Moyn @samuelmoyn.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
“There are also good reasons to oppose generative AI as we already know it.” www.compactmag.com/article/the-...
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The AI Apocalypse Is Already Here
Americans do not care for artificial intelligence. Recent polling shows that their attitudes mostly range from ambivalence to horror.
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Wim Weymans @wimweymans.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Americans now live longer in Democratic-held House districts. Here’s why edition.cnn.com/2026/06/28/p...
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Americans now live longer in Democratic-held House districts. Here’s why | CNN Politics
Even as health care issues rise in the 2026 campaign debate, new data show that far more House Republicans than Democrats represent districts where the most residents face major medical challenges — a...
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Emile Chabal @emile-chabal.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
This is a wonderful article on left-wing visions of austerity in the 1970s - anyone with an interest in the subject should read it.
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France Culture @franceculture.fr · 17/06/2026
L'historien Carlo Ginzburg est mort à 87 ans. Pionnier de la micro-histoire, il a fait de la rencontre avec l’inattendu le moteur de sa méthode et de son écriture. Pour (re)découvrir son parcours et sa pensée, écoutez l'entretien qu’il nous avait accordé en 2025. ➡️ l.franceculture.fr/cPy
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Johan Giry @johangiry.bsky.social · 25/10/2023
Reçu ce jour, le dernier numéro de la Revue Zilsel, dans lequel figure l'entretien avec le sociologue Alain Ehrenberg (Cermes3) que Livia Velpry et moi-même avons conduit! Une belle pièce d'histoire récente de la sociologie, si vous voulez mon avis tout à fait partial!
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The Economist @economist.com · 26/05/2026
A study in 2023 found that science was becoming less transformative, producing fewer breakthroughs and more incremental advances. A new paper suggests a reason why
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Why science is becoming less innovative
A huge study suggests ageing scientists are part of the problem
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Monnett @monnett.social · 25/05/2026
If you’re looking for European alternatives to WhatsApp or Messenger with E2EE here are some ideas: • Threema (Switzerland) • Wire (Switzerland/Germany) • Element / Matrix (UK) • Olvid (France) Check other alternatives made in Europe 👉🏽
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European Alternatives to Big Tech: A Complete 2026 Guide - Monnett
Discover the best European alternatives to Big Tech — from search engines and email to cloud storage and social media.
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Wim Weymans @wimweymans.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
"Why do AI companies want us to be afraid of them? [..] Here's one theory. According to critics, it benefits AI companies to keep you fixated on apocalypse because it distracts from the very real damage they're already doing to the world." www.bbc.com/future/artic...
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Why AI companies want you to be afraid of them
They built it. They're scared of it. They're selling it anyway.
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The Economist @economist.com · 21/05/2026
“Från skärm till pärm” (from screen to binder) is the slogan of Sweden’s “back to basics” policy, which aims to reduce the use of computers and tablets in favour of handwriting and old-school textbooks
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Why Swedish schools are going unplugged
Nordic pupils are returning to books and pens
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FALTER. Die Wochenzeitung aus Wien @falter.at · 02/04/2026
Robert Menasse mit seinem neuen Buch „Die Lebensentscheidung“ im Gespräch mit Petra Hartlieb. Das ganze Gespräch hört ihr in der neuen Episode von „Besser lesen mit dem FALTER“ auf falter.at/buchpodcast und überall da, wo es Podcasts gibt. Video: Jakob Levi Tauchner
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Peter Jelinek @peterjelinek.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
"Immer mehr Menschen spüren, dass die EU so nicht funktioniert. Aber sie machen nicht die Blockaden durch nationale Regierungen dafür verantwortlich, sondern suchen im Nationalismus die Rettung." Was Robert Menasse sagt. Ab 6. Mai im Handel: www.oekom.de/buch/das-bes...
"Immer mehr Menschen spüren, dass die EU so nicht funktioniert. Aber sie machen nicht die Blockaden durch nationale Regierungen dafür verantwortlich, sondern suchen im Nationalismus  die Rettung."

Robert Menasse, Schriftsteller & politischer Essayist als Vorwort im Buch von Peter Jelinek und Katja Sinko.
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Wim Weymans @wimweymans.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
www.vrt.be/vrtmax/luist... Gaea Schoeters: “Literatuur heeft eigenlijk geen verdienmodel”. Schoeters pleit voor meer overheidssteun als garantie op artistieke onafhankelijkheid: “Literatuur is geen luxeproduct, maar een noodzakelijk onderdeel van het maatschappelijk weefsel.” @radio1vrt.bsky.social
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VRT MAX
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Wim Weymans @wimweymans.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
“Defending democracy is different than defending the status quo [..] we defend democracy best by trying to improve it and not simply by calling any critic an enemy.[..] In my view, unhappy are the lands that need an enemy to know who they are. Europe is not simply the anti-Russia and should not be.”
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Wim Weymans @wimweymans.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwce...
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Why Europe Matters — The Stakes, The Splits, and The Solutions
YouTube video by IAIChannel
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Roots and Branches I The Podcast @rbpodcast.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
🌳🎧 Start your October right - with Quentin Skinner on @rbpodcast.bsky.social. Quentin discusses his view on liberty, how freedom relates to democracy, and which limits there are to liberty in representative government. open.spotify.com/episode/3YdN...
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Quentin Skinner, is republican liberty fit for the 21st century?
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Tom Ashbyトム アシュビー @tomaashby.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Now online and open access! An autobiographical essay by John Dunn (Cambridge) entitled "The History of Political Thought as Window on the World" @global-ih.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
A photo of Dunn from 1966An image of the first page of Dunn's article available via the link
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Wim Weymans @wimweymans.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
My first podcast is on the ECJ-case against Hungary on European Values. In view of the ECJ's verdict on 21/04/26 Antoine Bailleux and I discuss the increasing use of values before the ECJ (and the risks). Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6Y23... Apple Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/be/podcast/s...
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Antoine Bailleux on the ECJ, Hungary, and the Legal Power of Values
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Forum on Central and Eastern Europe - KU Leuven @fcee.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
On 21/04, the European Court of Justice will rule in a historic case: European Commission against Hungary, over anti‑LGBT laws. In our podcast, Wim Weymans speaks with UCLouvain European law professor Antoine Bailleux. #European_values #Hungary #ECJ #Orban #LGBTQ+ fcee.podbean.com/e/antoine_ba...
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Frédéric Moreau @goodclimate.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
I have a thing for elegant 1960s institutional spaces. Like the panoramic restaurant at the national library in Brussels. Just one of its attractions.
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CNN @cnn.com · 04/04/2026
As AI becomes increasingly integrated with education, educators and researchers are finding that it may be eroding students' capacity for original thought and expression. cnn.it/4sT96Qw
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TreinTramBus @treintrambus.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
"In heel wat kleinere stations staat vandaag maar één ticketautomaat”, zegt TTB-voorzitter Peter Meukens. “Dan is het soms lang aanschuiven, zeker als er iemand voor je staat die voor de eerste keer met zo’n automaat werkt. Met het risico dat je niet tijdig een ticket kan kopen" tinyurl.com/545w5xwv
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Wie zonder ticket op de trein stapt, moet ‘boete’ van 90 euro betalen: “Maatregel moet agressie tegen personeel tegengaan”
Wie vanaf 1 juli op de trein stapt, kan niet langer op de trein een ticket kopen. Wie toch zonder een vervoersbewijs opstapt, moet 90 euro betalen. “De maatregel moet zwartrijden en agressie tegen onze treinbegeleiders tegengaan”, zegt de NMBS.
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Sciencepo ULB @sciencepoulb.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
[Event] The Centre d'étude de la vie politique de l'ULB welcomes you to the seminar : 'Cultural War or Mimetic Conflict? Illiberalism as Legitimacy in Contemporary Europe. With Harald Wydra (University of Cambridge) Wednesday, the 8th of April at 12:00 Kant Room F.D. Roosevelt Av, 39, 1050 Bxl
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Christina Dongowski @tinido.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Und wenn Ihr mal eine sehr elegant geschriebene, unterhaltsame & sehr grundsätzliche Kritik an Habermas‘ Projekt & Konzept der „Kommunikativen Handlung“ lesen wollt (die ich sehr überzeugend finde), dann lest noch diesen Essay von Raymond Geuss zu Habermas 90. thepointmag.com/politics/a-r...
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A Republic of Discussion | The Point Magazine
Communication is not for Habermas a simple empirical phenomenon. Rather it has, in his view, the dual structure that is characteristic of the major ideological constructs of Western history, for insta...
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France Culture @franceculture.fr · 16/03/2026
Quand un historien ouvre les archives, il ne trouve pas une histoire… mais des dizaines possibles. Disparu le vendredi 13 mars, Jacques Revel rappelait que le premier geste de l’historien est d’avancer dans l’incertitude. ➡️ l.franceculture.fr/X6i
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Libération @liberation.fr · 14/03/2026
Jacques Revel a notamment contribué à populariser le concept de «jeux d’échelle», une théorie selon laquelle un historien doit diversifier les niveaux d’observation afin de mieux saisir les sociétés du passé.
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Mort de Jacques Revel, théoricien de la micro-histoire
Spécialiste de l’histoire sociale et culturelle européenne, le chercheur français qui a notamment dirigé l’EHESS s’est éteint jeudi à 83 ans.
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Grand Continent @grandcontinent.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
L’historien Jacques Revel vient de s’éteindre. Ancien directeur des Annales, sa longue carrière épouse les tournants historiographiques les plus importants de la seconde moitié du XXe siècle. Entretien inédit sur une trajectoire intellectuelle unique.
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Jacques Revel (1942-2026) : le dernier entretien inédit
L’historien Jacques Revel vient de s’éteindre. Ancien directeur des Annales, sa longue carrière épouse les tournants historiographiques les plus importants de la seconde moitié du XXe siècle. Nous publions aujourd'hui cet entretien inédit sur sa trajectoire intellectuelle unique.
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Matt Seybold @mattseybold.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
I'm one of many professors quoted in this report from Alice Speri. I really appreciate The Guardian taking an angle which has basically eluded every other major outlet.
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‘I wish I could push ChatGPT off a cliff’: professors scramble to save critical thinking in an age of AI
As AI has upended the way students learn, academics worry about the future of the humanities - and society at large
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Stadt Wien-Büchereien @buechereienwien.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Im Kultur.Montag (ORF2) geht es heute u.a. um das neue Buch von Robert Menasse, die Novelle "Die Lebensentscheidung"; der Autor ist auch zu Gast im Studio. tv.orf.at/program/orf2...
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Brüssel & Wien - tv.ORF.at
tv.ORF.at: Robert Menasses Novelle „Die Lebensentscheidung“
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Ruth Dassonneville @rdassonneville.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Ik kijk heel erg uit naar deze lezing van @tomwgvdmeer.bsky.social ! Ben je op 26 maart in Leuven of in de buurt, schrijf dan zeker in! 👇
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