Claire Boardman
@claireboardman.bsky.social
People/Places; Spatial/Cultural Informatics; Arch/Heritage Sci; Data & Design. PhD - WIP. Views own. Digital Trustee: @DunollieOban. Advisory Board: @goodorgcic.bsky.social (she/her)
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Wow. Listen to this kid.
Yes, a KID.
Yes, a KID.
Hey Megyn Kelly,
14-year-old Eloise would like a word:
“If my voice makes you uncomfortable, good…
because the minute adults start defending predators by defending the age of a child, you’re not protecting the truth, you’re protecting the predator.”
Sound up! 🔥🔊
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14-year-old Eloise would like a word:
“If my voice makes you uncomfortable, good…
because the minute adults start defending predators by defending the age of a child, you’re not protecting the truth, you’re protecting the predator.”
Sound up! 🔥🔊
1/2
November 15, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Wow. Listen to this kid.
Yes, a KID.
Yes, a KID.
What an incredible image! I could look at this for hours. I wonder what the rules were for hanging things out of your window - family crest, best tapestry?
H/t: @melindahaunton.bsky.social
H/t: @melindahaunton.bsky.social
This image is part of a detailed account of King Edward VI’s procession in 1547 from the Tower of London to the Palace of Westminster on the day before his coronation. Unique to this scene is its recording of the City, especially Cheapside with its goldsmiths’ shops.
November 15, 2025 at 8:36 PM
What an incredible image! I could look at this for hours. I wonder what the rules were for hanging things out of your window - family crest, best tapestry?
H/t: @melindahaunton.bsky.social
H/t: @melindahaunton.bsky.social
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Excellent short piece contesting the "technological revolution" narrative around the printing press, and how the metaphor of the tech "democracizing knowledge" is deeply flawed.
What, exactly, does this string of words mean? Why does everyone who stands to profit from selling "AI" love to repeat it? And what's the value of slogans that masquerade as history?
sonjadrimmer.com/blog-1/2025/...
sonjadrimmer.com/blog-1/2025/...
"The Printing Press Democratized Knowledge": When Slogans Masquerade as History — Sonja Drimmer
The phrase is said so frequently it seems, like the mechanism it celebrates, to mechanically replicate itself. It's become a favorite catchphrase among tech boosters of any sort (see my post on...
sonjadrimmer.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Excellent short piece contesting the "technological revolution" narrative around the printing press, and how the metaphor of the tech "democracizing knowledge" is deeply flawed.
Today is #WorldPeacockDay
There's more @demorganfoundation.bsky.social tiles like this on display at Cannon Hall Museum
There's more @demorganfoundation.bsky.social tiles like this on display at Cannon Hall Museum
November 15, 2025 at 6:04 PM
A historic map - Topkapi Palace? - made from historic tiles! 😍
The way certain symbols and design patterns move around and are reused in different times and places fascinates me.
The way certain symbols and design patterns move around and are reused in different times and places fascinates me.
November 15, 2025 at 4:20 PM
A historic map - Topkapi Palace? - made from historic tiles! 😍
The way certain symbols and design patterns move around and are reused in different times and places fascinates me.
The way certain symbols and design patterns move around and are reused in different times and places fascinates me.
I do love historic tiles and these are exquisite! Click on the images for full effect ...
A day off, exploring Istanbul. Sun shone. Am most taken by these dog prints in a tile from c. 1650 in the Topkapi palace. And the tiles! And the mother of pearl inlays!
November 15, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I do love historic tiles and these are exquisite! Click on the images for full effect ...
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While this article might be UK‑specific, the warning signs are everywhere - academic freedom is increasingly under threat, and universities & research institutes must step up to resist intimidation.
#HigherEd #AcademicFreedom #AcademicSky #ResearchSky
#HigherEd #AcademicFreedom #AcademicSky #ResearchSky
Why threats to academic freedom are growing – and how universities can respond to intimidation
When scholarship is politically steered, the public loses access to evidence and the means to hold power to account.
theconversation.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:46 PM
While this article might be UK‑specific, the warning signs are everywhere - academic freedom is increasingly under threat, and universities & research institutes must step up to resist intimidation.
#HigherEd #AcademicFreedom #AcademicSky #ResearchSky
#HigherEd #AcademicFreedom #AcademicSky #ResearchSky
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Update from @digventures.bsky.social on their dig diary for 2026 featuring a call for crowdfunding work at Wrexham’s Rossett Roman Villa. More details to follow, but it's on their events listing at digventures.com/calendar/
DigVentures Dig Calendar
See all the digs, talks, courses and other events coming up at DigVentures.
digventures.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Update from @digventures.bsky.social on their dig diary for 2026 featuring a call for crowdfunding work at Wrexham’s Rossett Roman Villa. More details to follow, but it's on their events listing at digventures.com/calendar/
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I witnessed repeatedly living in and reporting from Louisiana: solar panels actually protecting roofs during storms.
People with rooftop solar panels got their power back almost immediately. The ‘entire neighborhood benefits,’ one resident said. Lessons from #melissa www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/c...
People with rooftop solar panels got their power back almost immediately. The ‘entire neighborhood benefits,’ one resident said. Lessons from #melissa www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/c...
After Jamaica’s Disastrous Storm, Solar Power Is a Bright Spot
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I witnessed repeatedly living in and reporting from Louisiana: solar panels actually protecting roofs during storms.
People with rooftop solar panels got their power back almost immediately. The ‘entire neighborhood benefits,’ one resident said. Lessons from #melissa www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/c...
People with rooftop solar panels got their power back almost immediately. The ‘entire neighborhood benefits,’ one resident said. Lessons from #melissa www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/c...
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'Don’t argue with strangers… and 11 more rules to survive the information crisis' www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
Don’t argue with strangers… and 11 more rules to survive the information crisis
Feeling overwhelmed by divisive opinions, endless rows and unreliable facts? Here’s how to weather the data storm
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:16 AM
'Don’t argue with strangers… and 11 more rules to survive the information crisis' www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
Interesting short article - drawing on the research/detective work of Prof. Sally Foster @stir.ac.uk - re: the travelling Stone of Scone fragments. Doubly welcome as it comes from the construction industry, often held up as the nemesis of archaeology/heritage: tinyurl.com/4wyzd975
And finally… crack the case
New research led by the University of Stirling has revealed the existence and fate of many fragments of the Stone of Destiny, notably those which were secreted away after the ancient artefact was take...
www.scottishconstructionnow.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Interesting short article - drawing on the research/detective work of Prof. Sally Foster @stir.ac.uk - re: the travelling Stone of Scone fragments. Doubly welcome as it comes from the construction industry, often held up as the nemesis of archaeology/heritage: tinyurl.com/4wyzd975
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Brian R. Jacobson delivers an exquisite lecture on environmental impacts of media - and alternative imaginaries beyond oil youtu.be/24FcbPZWohs?...
Sustainable Media: Lessons from Film History
YouTube video by Distinctive Voices
youtu.be
November 15, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Brian R. Jacobson delivers an exquisite lecture on environmental impacts of media - and alternative imaginaries beyond oil youtu.be/24FcbPZWohs?...
Very interesting & often relatable interview:
"I found myself continually critiquing development practices… This critique of the practice in many ways led me to journalism because I was constantly questioning why things are the way they are… who allows injustices to continue, who wins & who loses?"
"I found myself continually critiquing development practices… This critique of the practice in many ways led me to journalism because I was constantly questioning why things are the way they are… who allows injustices to continue, who wins & who loses?"
Bringing a Development Perspective to International Journalism blogs.lse.ac.uk/internationa...
Bringing a Development Perspective to International Journalism - LSE International Development
In this first episode of Voices from IDeaSphere, a sphere of LSE ID alumni ideas shaping the future of international development, journalist Sara Gill reflects on her journey from aspiring UNDP profes...
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 15, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Very interesting & often relatable interview:
"I found myself continually critiquing development practices… This critique of the practice in many ways led me to journalism because I was constantly questioning why things are the way they are… who allows injustices to continue, who wins & who loses?"
"I found myself continually critiquing development practices… This critique of the practice in many ways led me to journalism because I was constantly questioning why things are the way they are… who allows injustices to continue, who wins & who loses?"
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From Monday, we'll be on @ucu.org.uk strike at Sheffield Uni. Mismanagement has brought our #university to its knees - bad for city, country, & #highereducation. Time to get our Uni back. Join us on the #pickets & at the rally with UCU Hallam at 12.30 (Barkers Pool). @sheffielducu.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 7:49 AM
From Monday, we'll be on @ucu.org.uk strike at Sheffield Uni. Mismanagement has brought our #university to its knees - bad for city, country, & #highereducation. Time to get our Uni back. Join us on the #pickets & at the rally with UCU Hallam at 12.30 (Barkers Pool). @sheffielducu.bsky.social
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November 13, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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Resolving this took me 2 hours, and my New York colleague at least one hour.
Scale that up to all museum records and that's why there isn't more available digitally.
Support museum folks. Cite the collections data.
Scale that up to all museum records and that's why there isn't more available digitally.
Support museum folks. Cite the collections data.
During audit week I found a record of a curious pigeon. It was from a collector (Mathews) and location (Queensland) that was entirely plausible, and the record was created before 2004. Sounds easy, right?
I couldn't find it.
I couldn't find it.
November 14, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Resolving this took me 2 hours, and my New York colleague at least one hour.
Scale that up to all museum records and that's why there isn't more available digitally.
Support museum folks. Cite the collections data.
Scale that up to all museum records and that's why there isn't more available digitally.
Support museum folks. Cite the collections data.
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Can you suggest a guest - working in Scotland - for our new podcast?
Thrivable Scotland, Thrivable Planet is a podcast for people building a better world, people hungry for genuine hope and meaningful action amid the climate, nature and political crises.
Thrivable Scotland, Thrivable Planet is a podcast for people building a better world, people hungry for genuine hope and meaningful action amid the climate, nature and political crises.
November 14, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Can you suggest a guest - working in Scotland - for our new podcast?
Thrivable Scotland, Thrivable Planet is a podcast for people building a better world, people hungry for genuine hope and meaningful action amid the climate, nature and political crises.
Thrivable Scotland, Thrivable Planet is a podcast for people building a better world, people hungry for genuine hope and meaningful action amid the climate, nature and political crises.
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This looks amazing - any publishers interested in something like this for early medieval Ireland in the 7th century?
… asking for a friend 🙂
… asking for a friend 🙂
Carved in Stone is officially out!
In this comprehensive setting guide you'll be able to see, touch, taste, hear and smell your way through everything that modern-day scholars currently know of the enigmatic culture of the Picts, from the perspective of someone living in the late 7th Century.
In this comprehensive setting guide you'll be able to see, touch, taste, hear and smell your way through everything that modern-day scholars currently know of the enigmatic culture of the Picts, from the perspective of someone living in the late 7th Century.
November 14, 2025 at 6:33 PM
This looks amazing - any publishers interested in something like this for early medieval Ireland in the 7th century?
… asking for a friend 🙂
… asking for a friend 🙂
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The @designcouncil.bsky.social is looking for a new CEO. They are focused on using the design economy to help address the climate crisis and achieve net zero. £130k
www.designcouncil.org.uk/who-we-are/j...
www.designcouncil.org.uk/who-we-are/j...
Chief Executive
The role of the Chief Executive The main purpose of the role is to lead Design Council, to ensure the strategy is robust and the operations will deliver all ...
www.designcouncil.org.uk
November 14, 2025 at 6:40 PM
The @designcouncil.bsky.social is looking for a new CEO. They are focused on using the design economy to help address the climate crisis and achieve net zero. £130k
www.designcouncil.org.uk/who-we-are/j...
www.designcouncil.org.uk/who-we-are/j...
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Cracking interview with Alan Cumming on all the excitement of his inaugural season at Pitlochry Festival Theatre.
‘I’m not just putting on nice plays’: I spoke to Hollywood star Alan Cumming about his plan to reignite theatre in the Scottish Highlands
www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/n...
‘I’m not just putting on nice plays’: Hollywood star Alan Cumming’s plan to reignite theatre in the Scottish Highlands
What is the effervescent new boss at Pitlochry theatre planning for his first season? Huge names, undersung stars – and a King Lear played by ‘the woman who changed my life’
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Cracking interview with Alan Cumming on all the excitement of his inaugural season at Pitlochry Festival Theatre.
👀 Funded CDT Environmental PhD with excellent supervisory team: “Co-creating Flood-Resilient Green Spaces: Understanding Health, Access and Equity in Leicestershire Communities”
"environmental geography, health & wellbeing, participatory methods & community-led solutions" tinyurl.com/24dzv3ub
"environmental geography, health & wellbeing, participatory methods & community-led solutions" tinyurl.com/24dzv3ub
Co-creating Flood-Resilient Green Spaces | Postgraduate study | Loughborough University
This interdisciplinary PhD project explores the critical but underexamined intersection of environmental geography, public health, and urban resilience. Focusing on structurally disadvantaged populati...
tinyurl.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:09 PM
👀 Funded CDT Environmental PhD with excellent supervisory team: “Co-creating Flood-Resilient Green Spaces: Understanding Health, Access and Equity in Leicestershire Communities”
"environmental geography, health & wellbeing, participatory methods & community-led solutions" tinyurl.com/24dzv3ub
"environmental geography, health & wellbeing, participatory methods & community-led solutions" tinyurl.com/24dzv3ub
What a remarkable early photograph. These girls look so familiar!
Five women, 1840s, photo by Scottish pioneers David Octavius Hill (1802-70) and Robert Adamson (1821-48). Miss Ellen Milne, Miss Mary Watson, Miss Watson, Miss Agnes Milne and Sarah Wilson (Scottish National Portrait Gallery).
November 14, 2025 at 6:05 PM
What a remarkable early photograph. These girls look so familiar!
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We're delighted to announce that Emma, our NEW Mobile Library driver is all ready to go so #BookyMcBookface will be continuing on his travels from next week, beginning in Longhope on Tuesday 18th November.
You can find an updated list of Booky visits at: orkneylibrary.org.uk
You can find an updated list of Booky visits at: orkneylibrary.org.uk
November 14, 2025 at 3:24 PM
We're delighted to announce that Emma, our NEW Mobile Library driver is all ready to go so #BookyMcBookface will be continuing on his travels from next week, beginning in Longhope on Tuesday 18th November.
You can find an updated list of Booky visits at: orkneylibrary.org.uk
You can find an updated list of Booky visits at: orkneylibrary.org.uk
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Barnsley Libraries joined the Creative Climate Accelerator last year, working with young people to turn climate anxiety into action through the film Change is Coming. They’ve since expanded youth-led climate work and greener planning.
>>> juliesbicycle.com/resource/bar...
>>> juliesbicycle.com/resource/bar...
November 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Barnsley Libraries joined the Creative Climate Accelerator last year, working with young people to turn climate anxiety into action through the film Change is Coming. They’ve since expanded youth-led climate work and greener planning.
>>> juliesbicycle.com/resource/bar...
>>> juliesbicycle.com/resource/bar...
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Come for the cover, stay for the vicious blurb.
November 14, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Come for the cover, stay for the vicious blurb.