Stevienna de Saille
@acababble.bsky.social
Academic, feminist, geek (not necessarily in that order). Researcher in STS & RI @ iHuman, poker of robots, dabbler in genetics, facilitator of LEGO Serious Play.
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📢 Looking forward to @stsvienna.bsky.social talk 'Reimagining AI policy for societal challenges' on Wednesday 1 October 16:00 Vienna time.
Join us in person or online, more info here sts.univie.ac.at/en/news-even... #STS #AI
Join us in person or online, more info here sts.univie.ac.at/en/news-even... #STS #AI
September 29, 2025 at 3:05 PM
📢 Looking forward to @stsvienna.bsky.social talk 'Reimagining AI policy for societal challenges' on Wednesday 1 October 16:00 Vienna time.
Join us in person or online, more info here sts.univie.ac.at/en/news-even... #STS #AI
Join us in person or online, more info here sts.univie.ac.at/en/news-even... #STS #AI
An excellent analysis by Nuffield PRC of exactly where Labour's so-called "lost voters" have gone, and why lurching to the right is the absolutely worst strategy for winning the next election. Now if only SOME PEOPLE ::cough:: would listen.
politicscentre.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
politicscentre.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
Article - Nuffield Politics Research Centre
politicscentre.nuffield.ox.ac.uk
September 30, 2025 at 9:22 AM
An excellent analysis by Nuffield PRC of exactly where Labour's so-called "lost voters" have gone, and why lurching to the right is the absolutely worst strategy for winning the next election. Now if only SOME PEOPLE ::cough:: would listen.
politicscentre.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
politicscentre.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
That's now 10 of those "new schools" created 2 years ago up for further restructures and redundancies (including mine).
Welcome back from summer, kids. 🤬
Welcome back from summer, kids. 🤬
Earlier today, staff in five additional work areas were told they face targeted Voluntary Severence. This decision, and the meagre justifications that UEB are offering, show a complete lack of leadership or financial strategy.
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More threats to jobs, no long term vision. Vote YES to industrial action
At this point last year, the Vice-Chancellor was claiming that UEB’s approach to reducing staff expenditure over two academic years would allow the University to return to a surplus position by the 20...
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September 11, 2025 at 6:39 PM
That's now 10 of those "new schools" created 2 years ago up for further restructures and redundancies (including mine).
Welcome back from summer, kids. 🤬
Welcome back from summer, kids. 🤬
5 years post-pandemic and hybrid conferencing is still an adventure every time.
September 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
5 years post-pandemic and hybrid conferencing is still an adventure every time.
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Absolutely stoked to share that my @renewbiodiversity.bsky.social colleague Ryan Shum has been awarded the AsSIST-UK Andrew Webster PhD prize for his work, 'Caring for microplastics: a multi-sited laboratory ethnography'! #STS #EnvHums #geography
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2025 Andrew Webster PhD Prize
We are delighted to announce that the 2025 Andrew Webster PhD Prize is awarded to: Dr. Ryan Shum (University of Exeter) for his thesis: Caring for microplastics: a multi-sited laboratory …
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June 4, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Absolutely stoked to share that my @renewbiodiversity.bsky.social colleague Ryan Shum has been awarded the AsSIST-UK Andrew Webster PhD prize for his work, 'Caring for microplastics: a multi-sited laboratory ethnography'! #STS #EnvHums #geography
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assistuk.org/2025/06/03/2...
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💰Ahead of the Spending Review, Policy Director, @jo3hill.bsky.social shares his thoughts on the dynamics between the Treasury and the rest of Whitehall...
As a former Treasury official himself, this one is definitely worth a read👇
As a former Treasury official himself, this one is definitely worth a read👇
June 4, 2025 at 8:33 AM
💰Ahead of the Spending Review, Policy Director, @jo3hill.bsky.social shares his thoughts on the dynamics between the Treasury and the rest of Whitehall...
As a former Treasury official himself, this one is definitely worth a read👇
As a former Treasury official himself, this one is definitely worth a read👇
Judy Wajcman, speaking at @assist-uk.bsky.social's gala to celebrate the 40th anniversary of 'The Social Shaping of Technology' has the perfect response to genAI.
June 4, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Judy Wajcman, speaking at @assist-uk.bsky.social's gala to celebrate the 40th anniversary of 'The Social Shaping of Technology' has the perfect response to genAI.
Thanks to everyone at @assist-uk.bsky.social for a great conference (special thanks to those who got up in time to make my 9am panel on robots 🤖) See you all in two years, hopefully before!
June 3, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Thanks to everyone at @assist-uk.bsky.social for a great conference (special thanks to those who got up in time to make my 9am panel on robots 🤖) See you all in two years, hopefully before!
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📢 AsSIST-UK is now on Bluesky!
🌍 AsSIST-UK brings together scholars across the social sciences, humanities, and sciences to explore innovation, science, and technology in society. With 386+ members, we’re building a vibrant, transdisciplinary community.
🌍 AsSIST-UK brings together scholars across the social sciences, humanities, and sciences to explore innovation, science, and technology in society. With 386+ members, we’re building a vibrant, transdisciplinary community.
May 30, 2025 at 12:43 PM
📢 AsSIST-UK is now on Bluesky!
🌍 AsSIST-UK brings together scholars across the social sciences, humanities, and sciences to explore innovation, science, and technology in society. With 386+ members, we’re building a vibrant, transdisciplinary community.
🌍 AsSIST-UK brings together scholars across the social sciences, humanities, and sciences to explore innovation, science, and technology in society. With 386+ members, we’re building a vibrant, transdisciplinary community.
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New #Postdoctoral Job! I'm recruiting for multi-country project on research #metadata & evaluation - UK, Germany, France, and Canada. Funded by SSHRC under Open Research Area 8 initiative. More info: www.yorku.ca/research/wp-...
#research #metascience #researchevaluation #universities #metrics
#research #metascience #researchevaluation #universities #metrics
www.yorku.ca
April 10, 2025 at 6:27 PM
New #Postdoctoral Job! I'm recruiting for multi-country project on research #metadata & evaluation - UK, Germany, France, and Canada. Funded by SSHRC under Open Research Area 8 initiative. More info: www.yorku.ca/research/wp-...
#research #metascience #researchevaluation #universities #metrics
#research #metascience #researchevaluation #universities #metrics
Wonder how long it will take before they decide faculty are actually unnecessary. No worries at all in the present climate.
“The rollout will cover 23 campuses of the largest public university system in the United States, enabling students to access personalized tutoring and study guides through the chatbot, while the faculty will be able to use it for administrative tasks.”
OpenAI targets higher education in the U.S. with ChatGPT rollout at California State University
Microsoft -backed OpenAI said on Tuesday it will roll out an education-specific version of its chatbot to about 500,000 students and faculty at California State University as it looks to expand its user base in the academic sector and counter competition from rivals like Alphabet .
www.reuters.com
February 5, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Wonder how long it will take before they decide faculty are actually unnecessary. No worries at all in the present climate.
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ROOTS was THE television event when it had its premiere on this day in 1977. @alondra.bsky.social felt the effects of the cultural sensation and got turned onto discovering her own African ancestry and genetic genealogy.
Alex Haley and the “Roots” Effect
By Alondra Nelson | As a wide-eyed girl watching Roots, and wondering about mine, I never could have dreamed a future where one day I’d have the surreal experience of having my genealogical results re...
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January 23, 2025 at 3:27 PM
ROOTS was THE television event when it had its premiere on this day in 1977. @alondra.bsky.social felt the effects of the cultural sensation and got turned onto discovering her own African ancestry and genetic genealogy.
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SERVICE UPDATE: any newsreaders pronouncing it Storm “Eye-oh-win” are to be immediately deported to the tower of Cirith Ungol
January 23, 2025 at 5:14 PM
SERVICE UPDATE: any newsreaders pronouncing it Storm “Eye-oh-win” are to be immediately deported to the tower of Cirith Ungol
Oh good. Something nice to RT (RS?)
This is going to be so amazing:
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Announcing Labs for Liberation Summer Institute on Disability and Design!
Dates: June 9-July 18, 2025. ASL and CART available. Summer Institute directors: Moya Bailey and Aimi Hamraie Accessibility coordinator: Angela Stanley Funded by: The Mellon Foundation …
labsforliberation.org
January 23, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Oh good. Something nice to RT (RS?)
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Don't just stop using AI; start using the public domain! Here's a search engine for public domain works that are absolutely *free to use and remix*: picryl.com
December 23, 2024 at 6:19 AM
Don't just stop using AI; start using the public domain! Here's a search engine for public domain works that are absolutely *free to use and remix*: picryl.com
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For today’s #ArtAdventCalendar - I present one of my more ridiculous #SciComm & #SciArt ideas.
A hand printed canvas to demonstrate sampling using a quadrat.
Thread of the process 👇🏼
A hand printed canvas to demonstrate sampling using a quadrat.
Thread of the process 👇🏼
December 23, 2024 at 7:30 AM
For today’s #ArtAdventCalendar - I present one of my more ridiculous #SciComm & #SciArt ideas.
A hand printed canvas to demonstrate sampling using a quadrat.
Thread of the process 👇🏼
A hand printed canvas to demonstrate sampling using a quadrat.
Thread of the process 👇🏼
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"Our tendency to imbue things with human-like minds is a fundamental fact of our cognition."
Really rich account of how humans use AI to substitute for human relationships. I don't think this is a "when you've read one, you've read 'em all" thing--we'll be mining these phenomena for a long time.
Really rich account of how humans use AI to substitute for human relationships. I don't think this is a "when you've read one, you've read 'em all" thing--we'll be mining these phenomena for a long time.
What do you love when you fall for AI?
Inside the surprisingly meaningful, unexpectedly heartbreaking, and deeply confusing reality of AI relationships.
www.theverge.com
December 3, 2024 at 4:13 PM
"Our tendency to imbue things with human-like minds is a fundamental fact of our cognition."
Really rich account of how humans use AI to substitute for human relationships. I don't think this is a "when you've read one, you've read 'em all" thing--we'll be mining these phenomena for a long time.
Really rich account of how humans use AI to substitute for human relationships. I don't think this is a "when you've read one, you've read 'em all" thing--we'll be mining these phenomena for a long time.
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One of the first great Bluesky live moments
I expensed my cab ride home. I'm tired so I put "korea coup" down in the expense code field.
December 3, 2024 at 7:37 PM
One of the first great Bluesky live moments
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I will never, ever get over this.
December 3, 2024 at 5:49 PM
I will never, ever get over this.
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"Rather than attempt to read between the lines of the latest email from the Subdean for Academic Affairs, simply click on the ADMINISTRATOR LANGUAGE DETECTED icon to reveal the message in English and determine the threat level to your department, program, or mental health."
Faculty, Rejoice: Gmail Can Now Translate “Deanspeak”
We are thrilled to announce that Google Translate has recently added “Deanspeak” to its suite of language-detection tools. In addition to offering ...
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December 3, 2024 at 2:00 AM
"Rather than attempt to read between the lines of the latest email from the Subdean for Academic Affairs, simply click on the ADMINISTRATOR LANGUAGE DETECTED icon to reveal the message in English and determine the threat level to your department, program, or mental health."
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When I am hired as an legal expert, I do my own work. This includes tracking down my own citations.
Given what they pay us, it seems like the ethical thing to do.
It is a scandal if you get caught cheating.
It is a bigger scandal -- I think -- if your excuse is that you are lazy.
Given what they pay us, it seems like the ethical thing to do.
It is a scandal if you get caught cheating.
It is a bigger scandal -- I think -- if your excuse is that you are lazy.
A Stanford University professor and misinformation expert accused of making up citations in a court filing has apologized — and blamed the gaffe on his sloppy use of ChatGPT.
'Sincere regret': Stanford prof paid $600/hour blames errors on AI use
Stanford expert Jeff Hancock apologized and admitted to sloppily using GPT-4o in his legal filing for a Minnesota court case over political deepfakes.
www.sfgate.com
December 3, 2024 at 1:58 AM
When I am hired as an legal expert, I do my own work. This includes tracking down my own citations.
Given what they pay us, it seems like the ethical thing to do.
It is a scandal if you get caught cheating.
It is a bigger scandal -- I think -- if your excuse is that you are lazy.
Given what they pay us, it seems like the ethical thing to do.
It is a scandal if you get caught cheating.
It is a bigger scandal -- I think -- if your excuse is that you are lazy.
And get rid of the one for That Place, while you're at it. 🤓
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November 27, 2024 at 10:51 AM
And get rid of the one for That Place, while you're at it. 🤓
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Darwin was surprisingly modern for a Victorian dad. But I didn’t know about these doodles!
Perhaps one of the most famous manuscripts of all time – Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species – was doodled all over by his children. Adorable! 😊
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The Charming Doodles Charles Darwin’s Children Left All Over the Manuscript of ‘On the Origin of Species’
From fish with legs to carrot cavalries, an endearing testament to the human life of science.
www.themarginalian.org
November 27, 2024 at 9:13 AM
Darwin was surprisingly modern for a Victorian dad. But I didn’t know about these doodles!
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Something to keep in mind.
November 13, 2024 at 5:45 PM
Something to keep in mind.
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🚨 NEW REPORT 🚨
Ensuring ministers are properly supported is critical to high-performing government.
Yet too often, they report feeling overloaded - unable to drive change in line with their priorities.
Today, ‘Grown up government’ sets out a new model of political support.
Ensuring ministers are properly supported is critical to high-performing government.
Yet too often, they report feeling overloaded - unable to drive change in line with their priorities.
Today, ‘Grown up government’ sets out a new model of political support.
November 13, 2024 at 1:03 PM
🚨 NEW REPORT 🚨
Ensuring ministers are properly supported is critical to high-performing government.
Yet too often, they report feeling overloaded - unable to drive change in line with their priorities.
Today, ‘Grown up government’ sets out a new model of political support.
Ensuring ministers are properly supported is critical to high-performing government.
Yet too often, they report feeling overloaded - unable to drive change in line with their priorities.
Today, ‘Grown up government’ sets out a new model of political support.