Lorna Richardson
@lornarichardson.bsky.social
Norwich-based academic/public archaeologist/lecturer in digital media/multimedia storytelling/cultural heritage/UCU member/dogmother/stuff/nonsense/whimsy/claptrap
This weeks class is ‘AI, digital media & the environment’ so I’ll be introducing my students to the materiality of these technologies & the object history of their mobile phones. Everyone can learn something from an archaeological approach to tech
November 25, 2025 at 8:29 AM
This weeks class is ‘AI, digital media & the environment’ so I’ll be introducing my students to the materiality of these technologies & the object history of their mobile phones. Everyone can learn something from an archaeological approach to tech
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"As Mumbai sees increased energy demand from new datacentres, particularly from Amazon, the filthiest neighbourhood in one of India’s largest cities must keep its major coal plants"
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
‘It’s hell for us here’: Mumbai families suffer as datacentres keep the city hooked on coal
As Mumbai sees increased energy demand from new datacenters, particularly from Amazon, the filthiest neighbourhood in one of India’s largest cities must keep its major coal plants
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:06 AM
"As Mumbai sees increased energy demand from new datacentres, particularly from Amazon, the filthiest neighbourhood in one of India’s largest cities must keep its major coal plants"
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Another year, another round of redundancies then?
November 24, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Another year, another round of redundancies then?
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These are HEPI estimates of the 20 institutions affected: I think this illustrates the impact if the tariff is absorbed in full by institutions.
What share of the 6% tariff different universities may try to pass on to fees - or the impact might be on demand if they did - is not publicly known.
What share of the 6% tariff different universities may try to pass on to fees - or the impact might be on demand if they did - is not publicly known.
November 23, 2025 at 10:38 PM
These are HEPI estimates of the 20 institutions affected: I think this illustrates the impact if the tariff is absorbed in full by institutions.
What share of the 6% tariff different universities may try to pass on to fees - or the impact might be on demand if they did - is not publicly known.
What share of the 6% tariff different universities may try to pass on to fees - or the impact might be on demand if they did - is not publicly known.
It’s two months exactly today since my dad died. Grief is a strange, terrible thing. I’m sure he’s just out in the shed waiting to be called in for a cup of tea, then it hits you like a punch to the throat and I unravel a little bit further
November 24, 2025 at 8:28 AM
It’s two months exactly today since my dad died. Grief is a strange, terrible thing. I’m sure he’s just out in the shed waiting to be called in for a cup of tea, then it hits you like a punch to the throat and I unravel a little bit further
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🚨In Science🚨
Conspiracy beliefs famously resist correction, ya?
WRONG: We show brief convos w GPT4 reduce conspiracy beliefs by ~20%!
-Lasts over 2mo
-Works on entrenched beliefs
-Tailored AI response rebuts specific evidence offered by believers
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Conspiracy beliefs famously resist correction, ya?
WRONG: We show brief convos w GPT4 reduce conspiracy beliefs by ~20%!
-Lasts over 2mo
-Works on entrenched beliefs
-Tailored AI response rebuts specific evidence offered by believers
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
1/
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December 16, 2024 at 7:29 PM
🚨In Science🚨
Conspiracy beliefs famously resist correction, ya?
WRONG: We show brief convos w GPT4 reduce conspiracy beliefs by ~20%!
-Lasts over 2mo
-Works on entrenched beliefs
-Tailored AI response rebuts specific evidence offered by believers
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
1/
[X->BSky repost]
Conspiracy beliefs famously resist correction, ya?
WRONG: We show brief convos w GPT4 reduce conspiracy beliefs by ~20%!
-Lasts over 2mo
-Works on entrenched beliefs
-Tailored AI response rebuts specific evidence offered by believers
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
1/
[X->BSky repost]
My 16 year old self had her mind blown by this after buying it in Bedford Our Price in 1989. Going for yet another listen & will have a little cry. RIP Mani
November 20, 2025 at 7:04 PM
My 16 year old self had her mind blown by this after buying it in Bedford Our Price in 1989. Going for yet another listen & will have a little cry. RIP Mani
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CFP: www.northampton.ac.uk/research-blo... Nostalgia and Radical Politics, Past and Present, a 2 day workshop (15-16 June 2026) 🗃️Please share - and submit an abstract!
Call For Papers: Nostalgia and Radical Politics, Past and Present | UON
Centre for Historical Studies, University of Northampton, UK Monday 15 – Tuesday 16 June 2026 Nostalgia, defined most simply as a wistful or...
www.northampton.ac.uk
November 17, 2025 at 1:56 PM
CFP: www.northampton.ac.uk/research-blo... Nostalgia and Radical Politics, Past and Present, a 2 day workshop (15-16 June 2026) 🗃️Please share - and submit an abstract!
Fascist shit in = Fascist shit out
French authorities are taking X to court because Grok is now doing straight up holocaust denial. Gas chambers intended for disinfection, cyanide residue tiny, ‘story’ persists because of taboo against critical examination. (Full translation in alt text)
November 20, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Fascist shit in = Fascist shit out
Finally booked my tickets to @tag2025york.bsky.social after much guilt. Who else is going to be there? Hoping to see some friendly faces after this year of hell
November 20, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Finally booked my tickets to @tag2025york.bsky.social after much guilt. Who else is going to be there? Hoping to see some friendly faces after this year of hell
A OA collection of essays that could be written about my entire academic career to date. I jest, this looks like a really useful volume
📣 Really proud to announce the publication of Reframing Failure in Digital Scholarship, an #OpenAccess collection of essays co-edited with @amsichani.bsky.social and published by @uolpress.bsky.social that examines the role of failure in #DH and research more broadly
@sas-news.bsky.social
@sas-news.bsky.social
Reframing Failure in Digital Scholarship - University of London Press
Failure is ordinary. From technological failures and computational obsolescence to rejected applications and challenging collaborations, failure is an unavoidable part of any scholarly endeavour. This...
uolpress.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 12:40 PM
A OA collection of essays that could be written about my entire academic career to date. I jest, this looks like a really useful volume
Current status of the Older Staffie: “bugger this for a lark, Mother, I’m hibernating”
November 19, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Current status of the Older Staffie: “bugger this for a lark, Mother, I’m hibernating”
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The recording of last Friday's panel on 'Far-right ecologies', organised by @futureearth.bsky.social is now out (see comment)!
I was happy to share the 'floor' with Viola Baldeschi, Noemi Gonda, Shehnoor Khurram and Bernhard Forchtner.
I was happy to share the 'floor' with Viola Baldeschi, Noemi Gonda, Shehnoor Khurram and Bernhard Forchtner.
November 18, 2025 at 6:19 PM
The recording of last Friday's panel on 'Far-right ecologies', organised by @futureearth.bsky.social is now out (see comment)!
I was happy to share the 'floor' with Viola Baldeschi, Noemi Gonda, Shehnoor Khurram and Bernhard Forchtner.
I was happy to share the 'floor' with Viola Baldeschi, Noemi Gonda, Shehnoor Khurram and Bernhard Forchtner.
My hot take on AI fwiw. AI is not inherently bad. Complex tech only reflect the economic & political systems they exist within. Tech can be developed in capitalist economies focused on profit alone & break the planet, or tech can be developed & regulated with sustainable & equitable futures in mind
November 19, 2025 at 10:08 AM
My hot take on AI fwiw. AI is not inherently bad. Complex tech only reflect the economic & political systems they exist within. Tech can be developed in capitalist economies focused on profit alone & break the planet, or tech can be developed & regulated with sustainable & equitable futures in mind
Excellent OA article about the impact of AI beyond carbon emissions "the advancement of AI is contingent upon hazardous extractive & polluting practices" (not to overlook the impacts on human rights, IP, creativity & critical thinking but that's another lecture)
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The attribution problem of a seemingly intangible industry
We promote a more comprehensive understanding of the environmental costs associated with AI and “clouds” by raising awareness about the resource and e…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Excellent OA article about the impact of AI beyond carbon emissions "the advancement of AI is contingent upon hazardous extractive & polluting practices" (not to overlook the impacts on human rights, IP, creativity & critical thinking but that's another lecture)
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Ask a stupid question, dry up a river.
November 19, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Ask a stupid question, dry up a river.
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"Higher education generated £24bn in export earnings for the UK in 2022-23, far above aircraft manufacturing with £12bn, legal services with £9.5bn and telecoms with £8.8bn."
#HigherEd
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
#HigherEd
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Less than Greggs? Public have no idea of value of top universities, study finds
Belief that snack chain’s revenues exceed those of Oxford’s one of many misconceptions about UK’s HE sector
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:08 PM
"Higher education generated £24bn in export earnings for the UK in 2022-23, far above aircraft manufacturing with £12bn, legal services with £9.5bn and telecoms with £8.8bn."
#HigherEd
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
#HigherEd
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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Really pleased to announce the launch of the all-new, all-dancing, London Lives website - www.londonlives.org It has been thoroughly re-engineered to facilitate more types of search, and redesigned for phones and tablets. The team very much hopes peope like it. 1/
London Lives
www.londonlives.org
November 5, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Really pleased to announce the launch of the all-new, all-dancing, London Lives website - www.londonlives.org It has been thoroughly re-engineered to facilitate more types of search, and redesigned for phones and tablets. The team very much hopes peope like it. 1/
The overwhelming majority of British people seem to be quite happy to be nasty, selfish, racist & thick. No shame about any of it, either. I’m so done with this sorry little country
November 17, 2025 at 9:27 AM
The overwhelming majority of British people seem to be quite happy to be nasty, selfish, racist & thick. No shame about any of it, either. I’m so done with this sorry little country
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The BBC news right now is about the increase in metal detecting finds, especially in Norfolk, thanks to ‘how easy’ finding treasure is. The message is, loud & clear, to buy a detector, get out & dig for surprises, cash to be made etc. Not a thing about reporting it FFS
November 13, 2025 at 6:53 PM
The BBC news right now is about the increase in metal detecting finds, especially in Norfolk, thanks to ‘how easy’ finding treasure is. The message is, loud & clear, to buy a detector, get out & dig for surprises, cash to be made etc. Not a thing about reporting it FFS
Today’s Critical Digital Media & AI module class is about creativity, AI and automation. It’ll be really interesting to hear how my students feel about the prospect of the world of work in their AI saturated futures
November 13, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Today’s Critical Digital Media & AI module class is about creativity, AI and automation. It’ll be really interesting to hear how my students feel about the prospect of the world of work in their AI saturated futures
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🚗BEEP BEEP🚗
Reminder that next Tuesday (18 Nov) Dr Rachel Moss @menysnoweballes.bsky.social will be giving the annual Carantes Samain talk online, this time on the extreme right and medievalism! See the link below about how to RSVP. All are welcome! Fáilte roimh chách!
carantes.org/2025/10/15/o...
Reminder that next Tuesday (18 Nov) Dr Rachel Moss @menysnoweballes.bsky.social will be giving the annual Carantes Samain talk online, this time on the extreme right and medievalism! See the link below about how to RSVP. All are welcome! Fáilte roimh chách!
carantes.org/2025/10/15/o...
October 2025 Newsletter
Dear friends, We hope this 25th newsletter finds you well as Fall settles over the northern hemisphere, and Spring greets the southern. We continue to watch with heartbreak and anger as viole…
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November 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
🚗BEEP BEEP🚗
Reminder that next Tuesday (18 Nov) Dr Rachel Moss @menysnoweballes.bsky.social will be giving the annual Carantes Samain talk online, this time on the extreme right and medievalism! See the link below about how to RSVP. All are welcome! Fáilte roimh chách!
carantes.org/2025/10/15/o...
Reminder that next Tuesday (18 Nov) Dr Rachel Moss @menysnoweballes.bsky.social will be giving the annual Carantes Samain talk online, this time on the extreme right and medievalism! See the link below about how to RSVP. All are welcome! Fáilte roimh chách!
carantes.org/2025/10/15/o...
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Haven't posted much about OGS Crawford for a while, so here's something from Crawford's WW1 days. He saw out the war as a PoW in Holzminden alongside the likes of James Whale, director of two of my all-time favourites "Bride of Frankenstein" and "The Old Dark House". Sadly, OGSC never mentioned...
November 11, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Haven't posted much about OGS Crawford for a while, so here's something from Crawford's WW1 days. He saw out the war as a PoW in Holzminden alongside the likes of James Whale, director of two of my all-time favourites "Bride of Frankenstein" and "The Old Dark House". Sadly, OGSC never mentioned...
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My book with Andy Bartlett - an STS analysis of Bigfooting - is now out and available to order at www.routledge.com/Bigfooters-a... If this is of interest, I would really appreciate it being shared. Thank you.
Bigfooters and Scientific Inquiry: On the Borderlands of Legitimate Science
Bigfoot exists. Not necessarily as a biological creature, but certainly as an object around which thousands of Americans organise their lives, analysing evidence, and making knowledge. This book exami...
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November 11, 2025 at 12:30 PM
My book with Andy Bartlett - an STS analysis of Bigfooting - is now out and available to order at www.routledge.com/Bigfooters-a... If this is of interest, I would really appreciate it being shared. Thank you.