Ben Bowman
@bennosaurus.com
I research youth studies and environmental sociology: young people, climate action & climate justice, and I am a dinosaur from the internet.
👨🏭Senior Lecturer @ Manchester Met Uni
💚Quaker | #COYS | (he/him)
🔗 www.bennosaurus.com
👨🏭Senior Lecturer @ Manchester Met Uni
💚Quaker | #COYS | (he/him)
🔗 www.bennosaurus.com
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This looks SO good: a Yoruba/Nigerian adaptation of Macbeth.
I got chatting with one of the production on my walk to work (Sheffield continues to hit all of its friendliest city cliches…), and it just sounds brilliant!
Wish I could go @sheffieldtheatres.bsky.social
I got chatting with one of the production on my walk to work (Sheffield continues to hit all of its friendliest city cliches…), and it just sounds brilliant!
Wish I could go @sheffieldtheatres.bsky.social
January 13, 2026 at 10:25 AM
This looks SO good: a Yoruba/Nigerian adaptation of Macbeth.
I got chatting with one of the production on my walk to work (Sheffield continues to hit all of its friendliest city cliches…), and it just sounds brilliant!
Wish I could go @sheffieldtheatres.bsky.social
I got chatting with one of the production on my walk to work (Sheffield continues to hit all of its friendliest city cliches…), and it just sounds brilliant!
Wish I could go @sheffieldtheatres.bsky.social
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There is always an XKCD
January 12, 2026 at 8:58 AM
There is always an XKCD
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I see I’m gaining some new followers from the great exodus
This place is not a place of honor... no highly esteemed deed is commemorated here... nothing valued is here
This place is not a place of honor... no highly esteemed deed is commemorated here... nothing valued is here
January 11, 2026 at 10:43 PM
I see I’m gaining some new followers from the great exodus
This place is not a place of honor... no highly esteemed deed is commemorated here... nothing valued is here
This place is not a place of honor... no highly esteemed deed is commemorated here... nothing valued is here
Has Erik Lamela done his coaching badges yet
January 10, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Has Erik Lamela done his coaching badges yet
COYS: Checking Out 'til You're Sacked
January 10, 2026 at 6:46 PM
COYS: Checking Out 'til You're Sacked
Thomas Frank press conference
a group of people are laying on the ground and one of them is saying `` i 'm getting better! ''
ALT: a group of people are laying on the ground and one of them is saying `` i 'm getting better! ''
media.tenor.com
January 8, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Thomas Frank press conference
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MATHYS TEL IS VERY GOOD AT FOOTBALL
a soccer player wearing a jersey with the number 11 on it
Alt: a soccer player wearing a jersey with the number 11 on it
media.tenor.com
January 7, 2026 at 7:36 PM
MATHYS TEL IS VERY GOOD AT FOOTBALL
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Daily orienting questions:
What are you already doing?
What else can you do?
What are you doing together with others?
What are you already doing?
What else can you do?
What are you doing together with others?
January 7, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Daily orienting questions:
What are you already doing?
What else can you do?
What are you doing together with others?
What are you already doing?
What else can you do?
What are you doing together with others?
Man admits "it's difficult to enjoy" three course meal entirely of dry Ryvita crackers he made for himself
January 4, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Man admits "it's difficult to enjoy" three course meal entirely of dry Ryvita crackers he made for himself
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There are many solid ones, but this lives in my head.
January 1, 2026 at 4:26 AM
There are many solid ones, but this lives in my head.
I feel like "top scorer one season, benchwarmer sold at a loss the next" is exactly the sort of thing that isn't meant to happen when you have a Director of Football
🚨 Crystal Palace reach agreement with Tottenham Hotspur over deal to sign Brennan Johnson, subject to 24yo accepting move. Fee approaching £35m in place + clubs keen to proceed but #THFC winger still to decide; more suitors for Wales int’l 🚨
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...
Crystal Palace reach Brennan Johnson agreement with Tottenham
A fee approaching £35million is in place between the clubs for Johnson, who also has interest from other suitors.
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 11:51 AM
I feel like "top scorer one season, benchwarmer sold at a loss the next" is exactly the sort of thing that isn't meant to happen when you have a Director of Football
I sold a smoked trout terrine to Eric Idle
I once made tea for Emma Thompson
One time I sold coffee to Chad Lowe, Rob Lowe's brother.
December 29, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I sold a smoked trout terrine to Eric Idle
Who decided that AI chat bots should give wrong answers about shit they know nothing about with the confidence of a mediocre white dude giving wrong answers about shit he knows nothing about
December 29, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Who decided that AI chat bots should give wrong answers about shit they know nothing about with the confidence of a mediocre white dude giving wrong answers about shit he knows nothing about
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David Attenborough [whispering]:
“Like a grain of sand in a vast desert, the predator blends seamlessly into its environment, nearly imperceptible to the naked eye.”
“Like a grain of sand in a vast desert, the predator blends seamlessly into its environment, nearly imperceptible to the naked eye.”
December 28, 2025 at 3:38 PM
David Attenborough [whispering]:
“Like a grain of sand in a vast desert, the predator blends seamlessly into its environment, nearly imperceptible to the naked eye.”
“Like a grain of sand in a vast desert, the predator blends seamlessly into its environment, nearly imperceptible to the naked eye.”
me: i'm done with social media. i can't be arsed with any of it any more
someone online: check it out we are bringing back geocities on neocities.com
me:
someone online: check it out we are bringing back geocities on neocities.com
me:
a black and white photo of a woman with a surprised look on her face
ALT: a black and white photo of a woman with a surprised look on her face
media.tenor.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:19 AM
me: i'm done with social media. i can't be arsed with any of it any more
someone online: check it out we are bringing back geocities on neocities.com
me:
someone online: check it out we are bringing back geocities on neocities.com
me:
That misogynist prison dodger hasn't been so totally destroyed since he tried tweeting Greta Thunberg
December 21, 2025 at 9:47 AM
That misogynist prison dodger hasn't been so totally destroyed since he tried tweeting Greta Thunberg
Joke: Why did Thomas Frank ask Father Christmas to visit him last thing this year, after all the presents have been delivered?
December 21, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Joke: Why did Thomas Frank ask Father Christmas to visit him last thing this year, after all the presents have been delivered?
Matt Wells better not have booked time off over Christmas
December 20, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Matt Wells better not have booked time off over Christmas
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SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
A picket is a picket so I cancelled my spotify subscription in solidarity with the United Musicians and Allied Workers union. Been meaning to for a while. Solidarity
December 14, 2025 at 11:20 AM
A picket is a picket so I cancelled my spotify subscription in solidarity with the United Musicians and Allied Workers union. Been meaning to for a while. Solidarity
Publication day!
Thanks to co-authors, young people, teachers and other adult supporters who played a part in this research.
Out now, on young people's everyday lives and planetary citizenship: imagining climate justice in education.
@ me if you can't access it 💚
brill.com/view/journal...
Thanks to co-authors, young people, teachers and other adult supporters who played a part in this research.
Out now, on young people's everyday lives and planetary citizenship: imagining climate justice in education.
@ me if you can't access it 💚
brill.com/view/journal...
December 12, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Publication day!
Thanks to co-authors, young people, teachers and other adult supporters who played a part in this research.
Out now, on young people's everyday lives and planetary citizenship: imagining climate justice in education.
@ me if you can't access it 💚
brill.com/view/journal...
Thanks to co-authors, young people, teachers and other adult supporters who played a part in this research.
Out now, on young people's everyday lives and planetary citizenship: imagining climate justice in education.
@ me if you can't access it 💚
brill.com/view/journal...
That crawler search engines have been the thing to use since the days you had to apply to Yahoo to get your website added, and now they are quickly failing, is a thing we aren't planning for properly
The problem isn't so much the search engine output (though Google gave better results than other engines), it was that the webpages themselves were full of LLM bullshit.
December 6, 2025 at 6:19 AM
That crawler search engines have been the thing to use since the days you had to apply to Yahoo to get your website added, and now they are quickly failing, is a thing we aren't planning for properly
climate change is real and bad. green tech or whatever to call it is affordable, effective and (yikes) profitable.
therefore 1st problem: people who profit from climate change will fight viciously against it
2nd: contrariwise they will also fight for best position to capture the tech & profit
therefore 1st problem: people who profit from climate change will fight viciously against it
2nd: contrariwise they will also fight for best position to capture the tech & profit
December 5, 2025 at 1:14 PM
climate change is real and bad. green tech or whatever to call it is affordable, effective and (yikes) profitable.
therefore 1st problem: people who profit from climate change will fight viciously against it
2nd: contrariwise they will also fight for best position to capture the tech & profit
therefore 1st problem: people who profit from climate change will fight viciously against it
2nd: contrariwise they will also fight for best position to capture the tech & profit
Ignoring the topic on this one - free speech is presented by plenty of people as a vital duty until it doesn't suit them - but just looking at the billboard www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... who could that be on the left of the visible bit of the display? Clarence Thomas? Louis Farrakhan? I'm mystified
School apology after photo of Reform UK MP Lee Anderson placed near fascists - BBC News
The Reform UK MP's photo was placed close to well-known fascists in a political wall display.
www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org
December 5, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Ignoring the topic on this one - free speech is presented by plenty of people as a vital duty until it doesn't suit them - but just looking at the billboard www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... who could that be on the left of the visible bit of the display? Clarence Thomas? Louis Farrakhan? I'm mystified