Dr. Bhuva Narayan
@bhuvauts.bsky.social
Associate Professor, School of Communication
Director, Graduate Research, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences,
University of Technology Sydney
W | http://www.uts.edu.au/staff/bhuva.narayan
ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8852-5589
Director, Graduate Research, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences,
University of Technology Sydney
W | http://www.uts.edu.au/staff/bhuva.narayan
ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8852-5589
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October 4, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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I wrote about how the road to fascism is paved with false equivalencies. lithub.com/the-real-thr...
The Real Threat to Free Speech in America is From the Right, Not the Left—Stop Pretending Otherwise
The road to fascism is paved with false equivalencies. For years we’ve been told that the censorious Left is a serious threat to free speech. If Simon & Schuster cancels one book because the pu…
lithub.com
October 9, 2025 at 12:26 PM
I wrote about how the road to fascism is paved with false equivalencies. lithub.com/the-real-thr...
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"while models beat humans on benchmarks, the standardized tests designed to measure AI performance, they struggle to replicate this performance in hospital conditions."
AI isn't replacing radiologists
Radiology combines digital images, clear benchmarks, and repeatable tasks. But demand for human radiologists is at an all-time high.
www.understandingai.org
October 1, 2025 at 1:22 PM
"while models beat humans on benchmarks, the standardized tests designed to measure AI performance, they struggle to replicate this performance in hospital conditions."
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Your instance of ChatGPT helped you clarify some ideas on a thorny problem (perhaps related to AI itself..) that you'd been thinking about for ages, but had never quite managed to get over that last hump. Now, however, with its help (and encouragement), you've arrived at truly profound conclusions.
So You Think You've Awoken ChatGPT — LessWrong
Written in an attempt to fulfill @Raemon's request. …
www.lesswrong.com
September 30, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Your instance of ChatGPT helped you clarify some ideas on a thorny problem (perhaps related to AI itself..) that you'd been thinking about for ages, but had never quite managed to get over that last hump. Now, however, with its help (and encouragement), you've arrived at truly profound conclusions.
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"Practically the only people still pretending scaling LLMs is “all you need” are grifters."
Game over for pure LLMs. Even Turing Award Winner Rich Sutton has gotten off the bus.
One by one, all the big names have turned around. What should we do next?
garymarcus.substack.com
September 27, 2025 at 9:00 AM
"Practically the only people still pretending scaling LLMs is “all you need” are grifters."
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"In collaboration with Stanford Social Media Lab, our research team at BetterUp Labs has identified one possible reason: Employees are using AI tools to create low-effort, passable looking work that ends up creating more work for their coworkers."
AI-Generated “Workslop” Is Destroying Productivity
Despite a surge in generative AI use across workplaces, most companies are seeing little measurable ROI. One possible reason is because AI tools are being used to produce “workslop”—content that appea...
hbr.org
September 27, 2025 at 8:59 AM
"In collaboration with Stanford Social Media Lab, our research team at BetterUp Labs has identified one possible reason: Employees are using AI tools to create low-effort, passable looking work that ends up creating more work for their coworkers."
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My new book Artificial Media (Springer) is out. But beyond announcing, I ask: what does it mean to create with machines? In Mirrors of Thought I explain why artificial media is not just a trend, but a paradigm shift in creativity and culture.
open.substack.com/pub/mirrorso...
open.substack.com/pub/mirrorso...
September 3, 2025 at 12:46 PM
My new book Artificial Media (Springer) is out. But beyond announcing, I ask: what does it mean to create with machines? In Mirrors of Thought I explain why artificial media is not just a trend, but a paradigm shift in creativity and culture.
open.substack.com/pub/mirrorso...
open.substack.com/pub/mirrorso...
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"If there's a Nazi at the table and ten other people sitting there talking to him, you got a table with eleven Nazis.”
Buffoons in the Nazi/Cooker rally today were denying to me that they were at a Nazi event. They shouldn’t be allowed to continue to do so. @albomp.bsky.social & other leaders need to act hard.
Drafting RW policy to appease them only entrenches their far Right positions. #Auspol
Drafting RW policy to appease them only entrenches their far Right positions. #Auspol
August 31, 2025 at 8:48 AM
"If there's a Nazi at the table and ten other people sitting there talking to him, you got a table with eleven Nazis.”
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"People who attend the “March for Australia” rallies will almost certainly be marching alongside white supremacists and neo-Nazis,"
"Politicians from all sides should be at the counter-protests this weekend to demonstrate that neo-Nazis have no place in Australia." @ebonybennett.bsky.social #auspol
"Politicians from all sides should be at the counter-protests this weekend to demonstrate that neo-Nazis have no place in Australia." @ebonybennett.bsky.social #auspol
Who's going to stand up and make Nazis ashamed again?
A "March for Australia" rally sounds benign, but people who plan to attend the "March for Australia" rallies around the country on Sunday will almost certainly be marching alongside white supremacists...
australiainstitute.org.au
August 29, 2025 at 6:05 AM
"People who attend the “March for Australia” rallies will almost certainly be marching alongside white supremacists and neo-Nazis,"
"Politicians from all sides should be at the counter-protests this weekend to demonstrate that neo-Nazis have no place in Australia." @ebonybennett.bsky.social #auspol
"Politicians from all sides should be at the counter-protests this weekend to demonstrate that neo-Nazis have no place in Australia." @ebonybennett.bsky.social #auspol
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A great review of all the global collaborative efforts in LIS Education
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Shaping the Global Future of Library and Information Science Education: Lessons Learned from the Web-based Information Science Education (WISE) Consortium and Other International Collaborations
The paper explores the past, present, and possible futures of international collaboration in the context of library and information science (LIS) education and highlights past and present examples ...
www.tandfonline.com
August 18, 2025 at 12:27 PM
A great review of all the global collaborative efforts in LIS Education
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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The Risks of Declining Theory Construction and Theorisation and Rising Empiricism in the Discipline of Information Science: An Overview
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The Risks of Declining Theory Construction and Theorisation and Rising Empiricism in the Discipline of Information Science: An Overview
Theory is a hallmark of any discipline’s identity. Theory development and theorisation facilitate a healthy cultivation of ideas, help enculturate the future generation of scholars in a discipline,...
www.tandfonline.com
August 18, 2025 at 12:29 PM
The Risks of Declining Theory Construction and Theorisation and Rising Empiricism in the Discipline of Information Science: An Overview
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Another wonderful open access early online article from JALIA
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Public Library Codesign Workshop Process
This article presents an evaluation of a three-workshop codesign methodology implemented for two public libraries as part of an Australian Research Council Linkage project, examining the effectiven...
www.tandfonline.com
August 13, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Another wonderful open access early online article from JALIA
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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An entire news crew working for Al Jazeera was killed by Israel as they sought to bring the world firsthand reporting from #Gaza.
Among them was prominent journalist Anas Al-Sharif, who had been previously smeared and threatened by the IDF.
#NotATarget
Full statement: cpj.org/2025/08/isra...
Among them was prominent journalist Anas Al-Sharif, who had been previously smeared and threatened by the IDF.
#NotATarget
Full statement: cpj.org/2025/08/isra...
Israel kills Al Jazeera journalists in targeted Gaza City airstrike - Committee to Protect Journalists
New York, August 10, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists is appalled to learn of the killing today of Al Jazeera journalist Anas Al-Sharif, Mohammed Qreiqeh, camera operators Ibrahim Zaher and M...
cpj.org
August 11, 2025 at 1:27 AM
An entire news crew working for Al Jazeera was killed by Israel as they sought to bring the world firsthand reporting from #Gaza.
Among them was prominent journalist Anas Al-Sharif, who had been previously smeared and threatened by the IDF.
#NotATarget
Full statement: cpj.org/2025/08/isra...
Among them was prominent journalist Anas Al-Sharif, who had been previously smeared and threatened by the IDF.
#NotATarget
Full statement: cpj.org/2025/08/isra...
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Watch the moment a group of Israeli activists stormed a live television broadcast to protest Israel’s war on Gaza.
Members of Standing Together, wearing 'Leave Gaza' T-shirts, jumped onto the stage during the airing of the Big Brother show on Channel 13.
Members of Standing Together, wearing 'Leave Gaza' T-shirts, jumped onto the stage during the airing of the Big Brother show on Channel 13.
August 10, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Watch the moment a group of Israeli activists stormed a live television broadcast to protest Israel’s war on Gaza.
Members of Standing Together, wearing 'Leave Gaza' T-shirts, jumped onto the stage during the airing of the Big Brother show on Channel 13.
Members of Standing Together, wearing 'Leave Gaza' T-shirts, jumped onto the stage during the airing of the Big Brother show on Channel 13.
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Owl Core. Good Morning Blue Sky
August 11, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Owl Core. Good Morning Blue Sky
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A great paper by Professor Spencer Lilley on decolonising Māori collections.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Applying a Critical Lens to Parihaka Collection Materials from a Kaupapa Māori Perspective
Using the history of the Parihaka community, a peaceful village in South Taranaki that was invaded by colonial forces in 1881, this article builds on the Decolonising Māori collections article publ...
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August 11, 2025 at 1:25 PM
A great paper by Professor Spencer Lilley on decolonising Māori collections.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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An important reflection by Dr. Waseem Afzal at Charles Sturt University
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The Risks of Declining Theory Construction and Theorisation and Rising Empiricism in the Discipline of Information Science: An Overview
Theory is a hallmark of any discipline’s identity. Theory development and theorisation facilitate a healthy cultivation of ideas, help enculturate the future generation of scholars in a discipline,...
www.tandfonline.com
August 11, 2025 at 1:28 PM
An important reflection by Dr. Waseem Afzal at Charles Sturt University
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Have a look at the early online version of this JALIA article with its gorgeous photos of some amazing libraries!
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
An Analysis of the Design Characteristics of New Public Library Buildings
Recent years have seen the opening of many large and expensive new public library buildings, including in Australia. These new libraries reflect the increasing emphasis placed on the role of the li...
www.tandfonline.com
August 11, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Have a look at the early online version of this JALIA article with its gorgeous photos of some amazing libraries!
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Very much looking forward to this event we’re putting on at UTS, with @uts-sps.bsky.social’s own @archiethomas.bsky.social 🏳️⚧️👏
The Annual Andrew Jakubowicz lecture
'Envisioning trans futures'.
An expert panel will contemplate the radical challenges to trans and gender diverse rights, and the joyful possibilities of social justice research.
Tue 26 August, 5pm-7:30pm, CB08.3.008
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'Envisioning trans futures'.
An expert panel will contemplate the radical challenges to trans and gender diverse rights, and the joyful possibilities of social justice research.
Tue 26 August, 5pm-7:30pm, CB08.3.008
events.humanitix.com/envisioning-...
Envisioning trans futures: Andrew Jakubowicz annual lecture
Envisioning trans futures: Andrew Jakubowicz annual lecture
events.humanitix.com
August 5, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Very much looking forward to this event we’re putting on at UTS, with @uts-sps.bsky.social’s own @archiethomas.bsky.social 🏳️⚧️👏
"That is the real risk: not that machines become people, but that we forget—we were never what we think we are."
The Self That Never Was
We may be approaching a time when the illusion of selfhood is strengthened, not weakened, because we are surrounded by machines enacting it.
hedgehogreview.com
July 31, 2025 at 11:34 AM
"That is the real risk: not that machines become people, but that we forget—we were never what we think we are."
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Griffith University’s Indigenous Research Unit (IRU) and Library collaborated to develop the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research guide libraryguides.griffith.edu.au/researching-... #libraries
Library guides: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Research: Introduction
Library guides: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Research: Introduction
libraryguides.griffith.edu.au
July 11, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Griffith University’s Indigenous Research Unit (IRU) and Library collaborated to develop the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research guide libraryguides.griffith.edu.au/researching-... #libraries
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next time you're in a national park, take some photos of the signage and upload it to help these archivists www.404media.co/save-our-sig...
'Save Our Signs' Wants to Save the Real History of National Parks Before Trump Erases It
Trump wants to erase any "negative" content from educational sites at National Parks. A group of data preservationists asks visitors to help them document placards and monuments, before they disappear...
www.404media.co
July 8, 2025 at 4:25 PM
next time you're in a national park, take some photos of the signage and upload it to help these archivists www.404media.co/save-our-sig...
A PhD opportunity in my university.
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hblog.org/2025/06/18/p...
July 9, 2025 at 11:35 PM
A PhD opportunity in my university.
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This is tomorrow! Wednesday. And we'd love you to join us as we talk First Nations storytelling and publishing and Tasma's breathtaking novel I AM NANNERTGARROOK.
It's online and free!
With thanks to the Australian Society of Authors.
It's online and free!
With thanks to the Australian Society of Authors.
Please join Tasma Walton and me in a conversation around Bundyi Publishing, hosted by the Australian Society of Authors on July 9. Open to all, and free.
www.asauthors.org.au/events/bundy...
@austlit.bsky.social @simonschusteranz.bsky.social
#writing #publishing #IndigenousX #FirstNationsVoices
www.asauthors.org.au/events/bundy...
@austlit.bsky.social @simonschusteranz.bsky.social
#writing #publishing #IndigenousX #FirstNationsVoices
Bundyi: Changing how First Nations stories are told - Australian Society of Authors
Bundyi, a Wiradyuri word meaning ‘to share with me’, is a new First Nations imprint from Dr Anita Heiss and Simon & Schuster. Join Anita and Bundyi author Tasma Walton for a free Q&A session, which wi...
www.asauthors.org.au
July 7, 2025 at 9:11 PM
This is tomorrow! Wednesday. And we'd love you to join us as we talk First Nations storytelling and publishing and Tasma's breathtaking novel I AM NANNERTGARROOK.
It's online and free!
With thanks to the Australian Society of Authors.
It's online and free!
With thanks to the Australian Society of Authors.