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Dr Scenario @scenario2020.bsky.social · 6h

My exceptional PhD supervisor, Ron Bradfield, has died. His family let us know that he passed peacefully at home. He changed my life, in no small part, by being one of the greatest examples of humanity. He & George Wright brought more women into our field than anyone before.

He is a true gem.

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Dr Scenario @scenario2020.bsky.social · 10h

#UnpopularOpinion?

When a student reaches the last year of their degree & doesn't know how to use the university's course system, like #Blackboard, #Canvas, #Moodle, but has high marks in all their courses, this should be treated as a

a person is running with a large red flag in a field .

ALT: a person is running with a large red flag in a field .

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Thee NYC angry black latina mom! ♉️🇩🇴🗽 🐝💛 @urbanmodernism.bsky.social · 2d

Protesters in Portland showing up in costume embody joy as resistance. If those who oppress us can be absurd, so can those fighting for freedom. Humor and creativity remind us that rebellion isn’t only anger—it’s the courage to laugh, to dance, and to exist loudly in the face of control. #Pinks

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Dr Scenario @scenario2020.bsky.social · 2d

The little comfort I take with our guaranteed future of #AI fabrications is that I was pretty stellar at #photoshop detection as soon as it hit the market.

But the question will always bounce around in the back, how do you know when you don't know!?!? #PufferPope

The most recent stupid pope wearing an oversized white puffer coat. AI generated.

Dr Scenario @scenario2020.bsky.social · 2d

Population statistics in action:

It makes no sense to link dropping #BirthRates on the newest adult generations (e.g. #4B movement) because birth rates started to drop the second the Baby Boom was over.

#Boomers were the OG #celibates

#PopulationStats #demographics #DataScience #WomenInSTEM

Bombed out building background, everyone is outside. Young black mother fearfully clutching her newbord baby. Both dressed in dirty layers of old clothing and blankets. Taller white man with cuts on his face has a protective arm around the mother, leading them out of the building and down the alleyway. Surrounded by soldiers who are looking upon the miracle baby in awe. All weapons are facing down. One black soldier in the back is on his tiptoes trying to get a better look. The sun is just rising, making a blue light. There are dead bodies lying in the background.

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Dr Scenario @scenario2020.bsky.social · 3d

Do strategists have emotions?
Does it take emotional labor to work with executives?

Find out in E3 with #NicholasRowland #MatthewSpaniol

You can follow us wherever you listen to your favourite podcasts by searching @scenariofutures

@pennstateuniv.bsky.social @roskildeuni.bsky.social #foresight

Scenarios for Tomorrow @scenariofutures.bsky.social · 3d

Our stream of consciousness conversations run the full gambit of emotions in the strategy space, from joy to #cringe!

Watch E3 now www.youtube.com/@scenariofutures

#Scenarios4Tmw #ScenarioFutures #FARvisions #futures #podcast #forecasting #SciencePodcasts #WomenInSTEM #SciComm #AI #booksky👩🏽‍🔬🧪

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Dr Scenario @scenario2020.bsky.social · 4d

Thanks for the updates. There appears to be an issue with the Wiki features. I sent feedback in. It would be great if we could figure out the issues here, as many of the Wiki pages are unusual now.

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Dr Scenario @scenario2020.bsky.social · 14d

McCarthyism was nothing more than religious fanaticism pretending to be government oversight. It ruined lives and led many to suicide. White American Extremism is the worst.

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Dr Scenario @scenario2020.bsky.social · 14d

From a publication c. early 2000s. The passage discusses the 1999 #US #PresidentialElection. I know it's a typo, but... was it? Also, it reminds me of the incredible #campaign spinoffs that year. The "Bush and Gore race" was well received by the #American public.

#BushAndGore #PresidentialHonors

the next president would be either George W. Bush or All Gore

Dr Scenario @scenario2020.bsky.social · 16d

Dr Feukeu exposes our #bias to focus on the end-users when we plan for new #technology, while never really understanding the sourced #labor for that new #reality.

Follow for more thought-provoking #interviews by global #Futurists
www.youtube.com/@scenariofut...

#Scenarios4Tmw #AcademicSky 👩🏽‍🔬

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Dr Scenario @scenario2020.bsky.social · 17d

UPDATE!

4th International Conference on Scenario Planning and Foresight
- Making Connections

Abstract extended deadline: 17 October

@theorsociety.bsky.social @warwickuni.bsky.social
#ScenarioPlanning #consulting #foresight #future #AcademicSky 🧪👩‍🔬

Scenarios for Tomorrow @scenariofutures.bsky.social · Sep 4

4th International Conference on Scenario Planning and Foresight

This year's conference will be held at the beautiful bsky.app/profile/warw...

Submit your abstracts here warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/wbs/...

#ScenarioPlanning #foresight #FutureStudies #conference #academia #Shell #FARvisions

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Dr Scenario @scenario2020.bsky.social · 17d

A good #visualization can spark outcry, global support, local momentum, smart investments.

So, why are visualizations such an underused resource in #foresight work?

#FARvisions #FuturesThinking #images #AI #impact 👩‍🔬🧪

Scenarios for Tomorrow @scenariofutures.bsky.social · 17d

Would we be better at cutting emissions if we could see them?
Asks @ecollective-carbon.bsky.social

A mock-up of 1 tonne of CO₂e made visible next to everyday activities.

Next to it, the infamous #PeaSouper that killed 12,000 Londoners 1952, from #BBC newsreels. This led to the #CleanAirAct1956.

cruise ship in clear blue caribbean waters, docking at an island, releasing thousands of orange balloons with CO2 printed on them.

Sepia picture of adults in trench coats, head scarves, and pork pie hats waiting at a bus stop for the oncoming double decker bus, in thick grey fog that occludes anything farther than the back end of the bus.

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Dr Scenario @scenario2020.bsky.social · 19d

Come on John. It's sharks, squids and green things in a cup! What more will it take!?

@lastweektonight.com

Dr. Brendan Anderson @fossilsndcoffee.bsky.social · 19d

Day147 of photoshopping @lastweektonight.com's John Oliver with fossils in the hopes that he helps the Paleontological Research Institution

May I suggest another thing John can fill his giant mug with to get through the day could be PRI’s Paleozoic pals plushes? #savePRI 🧪

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Dr Scenario @scenario2020.bsky.social · 22d

The #reliability of #AI is still remarkably far from that of humans. What is more important to your work, #accuracy or #speed?

#AI #AcademicSky #podcast #transcribing #scripts #WEBVTT #FARvisions #WelcomeToTheShitShow

Scenarios for Tomorrow @scenariofutures.bsky.social · 22d

I fed #DeepSeek a transcript to quickly add #html code. It's 45mins of dialogue. This is the entirety of the output. The #hallucinations begin after 00:00:15.180.

For context, full transcript here scenarios.farhub.org/sft-podcast/

#AIcommunity What do you think happened?
#podcast #AcademicSky #AI

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Dr Scenario @scenario2020.bsky.social · 24d

Don't miss out! The latest episode of @scenariofutures.bsky.social podcast is up.

You can catch this episode on Youtube at youtu.be/8K3ZP0dsp7s

Don't forget to follow, wherever you get your podcasts!

#Scenarios4Tmw #ScenarioFutures #FARvisions #WomenInScience #KwamouFeukeu #MeganCrawford

Scenarios for Tomorrow @scenariofutures.bsky.social · 24d

Join me as I sit down with Kwamou Eva Feukeu to discuss how we look at #reality, what it is & can be, for the many as well as the few, the future of #technological evolutions & our #biases #Scenarios4Tmw #ScenarioFutures #FARvisions #AcademicSky👩🏽‍🔬🧪📘
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Dr Scenario @scenario2020.bsky.social · Sep 8

Included are:

💡£400K grant to Kids Operating Room to establish Gaza HOPES Field Readiness Hub
💡$15M to deliver a rapidly deployable hospital in #Gaza
💡£600K donated to the UNOCHA led #HumanitarianFund for the Occupied #Palestinian Territories

#FARvisions #boycott #rebuild #FreePalenstine #Scotland

The National @scotnational.bsky.social · Sep 3

Tomorrow's front page 📰

Scotland votes to boycott Israel

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Dr Scenario @scenario2020.bsky.social · Sep 8

If you're interested in cooperation research, I recommend signing up for the Cooperation Colloquia

Bi-weekly virtual sessions with leading researchers

FMI simoncolumbus.com/cooperation-...

#CooperationColloquia #SciComm #forum #interdisciplinary #research #science #FARvisions

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Dr Scenario @scenario2020.bsky.social · Sep 8

There are so many avenues and methods for advancing #ScienceCommunication. All are valuable for their unique abilities to communicate.

www.linkedin.com/posts/martam...

#SciComm #science #conferences #academicsky #HEI #posters #SPUDM2025 #AOM2025 #EURO2025

#spudm2025 | Marta Mangiarulo

Right after presenting my talk "Evidential Impact Shapes Confidence but Not Accuracy in Inductive Perceptual Reasoning" at #SPUDM2025, I ran to the poster session to present the poster titled "Fairnes...

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Dr Scenario @scenario2020.bsky.social · Sep 7

Another solid effort towards #sustainability from #ScotGov. When a #goverment has control over their own purse strings, better futures are possible.

#ScotRail #tickets #subsidies #train #PublicTransportation #EuroTravel

FMI: www.scotrail.co.uk/tickets/peak...

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Scenarios for Tomorrow @scenariofutures.bsky.social · Sep 4

4th International Conference on Scenario Planning and Foresight

This year's conference will be held at the beautiful bsky.app/profile/warw...

Submit your abstracts here warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/wbs/...

#ScenarioPlanning #foresight #FutureStudies #conference #academia #Shell #FARvisions

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Scenarios for Tomorrow @scenariofutures.bsky.social · Sep 4

Don't miss out on a wealth of funding and international collaborative opportunities!

📢 Grants from @royalsociety.org

royalsociety.org/grants/searc...

#funding #grants #research #academia #HEI #SDG #fellowship #RS #FARvisions #academicsky 🧪👩🏻‍🔬

Search all Grants from the Royal Society | Royal Society

Search all Grants from the Royal Society.

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Scenarios for Tomorrow @scenariofutures.bsky.social · Sep 4

Don't miss out on a wealth of funding and international collaborative opportunities!

📢 RSE Research Awards

FMI: rse.org.uk/programme/re...

#funding #grants #research #RSE #academia #HEI #fullbright #SDG #AcademicSky 👩🏻‍🔬🧪

Funding search

The RSE Research Awards provides funding to support leading research that benefits Scotland’s cultural, economic and social wellbeing.

rse.org.uk

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Scenarios for Tomorrow @scenariofutures.bsky.social · Sep 4

Don't miss out on a wealth of funding and international collaborative opportunities!

📢 Accessible Design History Grant

From the Design History Society

Apply here: www.designhistorysociety.org/awards/acces...
No deadline!

#Accessibility #DEI #AssistiveTech #SignLanguage #ASL #BSL #AcademicSky🧪♿

Accessible Design History Grant - Awards - Design History Society

Welcome to the Design History Society, the leading organisation for design historians, curators and practitioners.

www.designhistorysociety.org

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Dr Scenario @scenario2020.bsky.social · Sep 4

September's newsletter is out!

Follow the link to learn about events, both public and academic, around the UK and EU farhub.org/wp-admin/adm...

Sign up for future announcements farhub.org/signup/

#FARvisions #newsletter #funding #AcademicSky #DeafAwarenessMonth #SuicidePreventionMonth 📚🧪📰 👩‍🔬

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Dr Scenario @scenario2020.bsky.social · Sep 1

🌐SCENARIOS FOR TOMORROW🌐

Have a listen! Season 1 -> all episodes at the ready, being released bi-weekly.

My guests cross 14 countries & nearly every continent🌍

FMI: scenarios.farhub.org/sft-podcast/
👩‍🔬🧪🧬

#Scenarios4Tmw #ScenarioFutures #FARvisions #WomenInSTEM #SciComm #podcast #AcademicSky

Scenarios for Tomorrow @scenariofutures.bsky.social · Sep 1

We're excited to announce our spin-off podcast

SCENARIOS FOR TOMORROW!

Join host @scenario2020.bsky.social as she sits down with Global Leaders in futures & foresight 👩🏽‍🔬🧪

FMI: scenarios.farhub.org/sft-podcast/

#Scenarios4Tmw #ScenarioFutures #FARvisions #WomenInSTEM #SciComm #podcast #AcademicSky

Title "Scenarios for Tomorrow" in white font, before a blue gradient background. Tag line "Tomorrow's Headlines, Today's Thought Experiments" in black font, before a wavy light grey background. Website at bottom, scenarios.farhub.org. Account name @scenariofutures

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