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Catherine Frieman

@cjfrieman.bsky.social

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D.Phil. Archaeologist. Co-Editor Current Anthropology. Previously Editor European Journal of Archaeology. Educator. Tattoo Enthusiast. World Traveller. Accident Prone.

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Catherine J. Frieman is an archaeologist and associate professor at the Australian National University. Her research investigates conservatism and innovation, and she is a specialist in material culture and technology. .. more

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Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 3h

postergeist

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 5h

Hamas has released all 20 remaining living hostages.

The Israeli military says it has taken custody of them and will transport them onward to Israel. Follow AP's live updates.

Live updates: Israel says Hamas hands over first 7 hostages to Red Cross as part of Gaza ceasefire

The key exchange follows a breakthrough ceasefire after two years of war. U.S. President Donald Trump was also arriving in the region along with other leaders to discuss the U.S.-proposed deal and postwar plans.

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Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 8h

got told by a journal editor queer scholarship needed more centring in a paper of which 4/5 authors, myself included, were queer. that one fucks with my head to this day

Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 8h

i have a deep love of the authentically Cornish Australian pasty made with pumpkin just like great granny trewindle did back in Penzance totally ignoring the fact that you can barely get a pumpkin to grow in the uk and it's even harder to get a brit to eat one. great add though, extremely delicious

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Francis Markham @francismarkham.bsky.social · 9h

"it is time HASS academics care about their students’ prospective jobs approximately as much as they care about their own. And, therefore, it is time to know something about it"

The inimitable @hannahforsyth.bsky.social is required reading as ever for those interested in Australian universities.

The Economics of Arts and Social Sciences

Yeah sure, we want knowledge for its own sake . But creativity, analytical thinking and communicating narrative is also economic stuff.

hannahforsyth.substack.com

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Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 9h

+1 for Lebanese hummus

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James Harland @jmharland.bsky.social · 10h

None of this justifies using food culture as a propaganda strategy to erase a society’s inequalities and oppressive behaviours, which I appreciate is what provokes some of this, but counter arguments should be founded on good reasoning if progressive outcomes are your aim.

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James Harland @jmharland.bsky.social · 10h

Given that anyone with a brain ought to recognise how many “national dishes” were impossible pre-Columbian Exchange, it’s nice to finally see pushback on the inherently ethnonationalist/racist claim that some cultures have “authentic dishes” and other “parasitic” cultures only “steal” them

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James Smithies @jamessmithies.bsky.social · 10h

We're hiring!

Research Fellow (Computational Methods)
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Research Fellow (Values Based Digital HASS)
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ARDC RSE-CEP Research Software Engineer
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#digitalhumanities #digitalsocialscience #rse

Research Fellow (Computational Methods) - Canberra / ACT, ACT, Australia

Classification: Academic Level BSalary package: $118, 632 to $134,507 per annum plus 17% superannuation Terms: Full-time, Fixed term (24 months) Build from the Ground Up: Work closely with the D...

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 10h

Mods are asleep post brassicas

You either die a brassica or you live long enough to see yourself become a crab.

CAP'N
CRUNCH'S
DOPSIAll
NATURALLY &
ARTIFICIALLY
Brassica oleracea
otened
cer

What vegetable are you?
I'm brassica oleracea
Do you have the slightest idea how little that narrows it down?

Brassica oleracea

Ladies, get you a fella who can do it all

Selection for terminal buds
Selection for lateral buds
Selection for stem
Selection for leaves
Selection for stems and flowers
Selection for flower clusters
Cabbage
Brussels sprouts
Kohlrabi
Kale
Broccoli
Cauliflower

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Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 14h

*problems

Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 14h

solidarity - we have our own pertinence here, but archaeologist is on the shortage visa lists for several Australian states of you know people looking for pathways out

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Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 14h

my only encounter with a gun toting landowner was in France of all places. mayor told us we had permission to access some land, but the farmer disagreed. chased us back to the road with his tractor - shotgun across his lap

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Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 14h

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story only someone in your profession would understand

"landowner used an excavator"

🌈Dr. Franken Frizzle 🎃 @swilua.bsky.social · 1d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story only someone in your profession would understand

“papers in IEEE format”

Capricorn Iscariot @deaconblues1979.bsky.social · 1d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

"Mixed inclusion ratio trust"

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Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 15h

terrifyingly intelligent, beautiful feathers, a gorgeous voice and a razor sharp beak and claws. what's not to love about the Australian magpie?

Bethany Keats @bethanykeats.bsky.social · 16h

Good morning!

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Bethany Keats @bethanykeats.bsky.social · 16h

Good morning!

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Dr. Sandra Steingraber 🏳️‍🌈 @ssteingraber1.bsky.social · 21h

🧪Here’s a link to the original study. Note these findings have relevance both for therapeutic cancer treatments—impeding growth and metastasis of tumors—as well as for prevention (of pancreatic cancer, melanoma, and triple neg breast cancer, all notoriously horrible).

www.cell.com/cell-reports...

Super-adjuvant nanoparticles for platform cancer vaccination

Kane et al. report on the design of a “super-adjuvant” nanoparticle system as a modular, customizable platform for next-generation cancer vaccination.

www.cell.com

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Michel Lacombe @michellacombe.bsky.social · 1d

Julius Caesar conquered Gaul in 51 BC and died in 44 BC, therefore all of Asterix's adventures took place over the course of less than seven years, probably much less since Asterix's chieftain was at the battle of Alesia, were it is probable Asterix and Obelix's fathers died. In this essay, I will

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UK HE News @ukhenews.bsky.social · 1d

University managers used tuition fees to justify a model where the 'product' is simple information transmission, which ultimately can be delivered via an AI app.

That the market value for such 'degrees' will soon reach zero is not management's problem.

They get paid even as the sector implodes.

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William Carruthers @williamcarruthers.bsky.social · 1d

I’d love higher ed policy to be made by people who actually worked in higher ed, but apparently that’s too much to ask

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Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 1d

thank you! interesting!

Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 1d

(not meaning to question you, just didn't realise this is an open debate - clearly deficiencies in my own education!)

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Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 1d

not a lit studies person but i thought this was the accepted reading?

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🌈Dr. Franken Frizzle 🎃 @swilua.bsky.social · 1d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story only someone in your profession would understand

“papers in IEEE format”

Capricorn Iscariot @deaconblues1979.bsky.social · 1d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

"Mixed inclusion ratio trust"

Nathaniel J.Darkish @njdarkish.bsky.social · 3d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

"Parent Teacher conference week"

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Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 1d

yeah agree

Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 1d

what's the over/ under on when we get an ai hallucination in a supreme ct opinion?

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Dr Liz Allen @drdemography.com · 1d

ANU doesn’t need a swanky Perth office (for staff counted on one hand), it needs a national vision focused on building national education & research infrastructure. This means serving esp those from disadvantaged & non-traditional backgrounds. Serving not just the privileged.

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Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 1d

that's a rage bait photoshop/AI image fwiw

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Goblin Gower, PhD (the Ph is for Phantasm) @medievaliste.bsky.social · 1d

Either universities are private businesses that get to set their own priorities or they’re public goods that are obligated to serve everyone. You can’t have it both ways.

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Catherine Frieman @cjfrieman.bsky.social · 2d

things i learned from speculative fiction: if it's allergic to sunlight, don't invite it into your house

The Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 2d

Warnings about how to avoid a paper trail that might later be accessed by an FOI request are part of the induction kit for new political staffers. Even the acronym has its own crude nickname in the ministerial wing: “FOI. Fuck Off Idiot.” satpa.pe/zPB9QFA

Inside Albanese’s FOI reforms: ‘He hates transparency’

Labor’s reforms to freedom of information laws are opposed by every public submission made to the Senate, with the government’s record on secrecy worse than Scott Morrison’s.

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