Martin Kalb
@historianmkalb.bsky.social
Historian, intersections of European colonial, environmental, and African history; author of "Environing Empire: Nature, Infrastructure, and the Making of German Southwest Africa" (2022, open access); worried about our planet. #FckNZs
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A comment regarding AI in higher education calling for a ban on technology for the sake of meaningful learning and robust conversations. I could not agree more. Via The New York Times, Sunday paper (3 August 2025) (screenshot for convenience).
August 4, 2025 at 8:56 PM
A comment regarding AI in higher education calling for a ban on technology for the sake of meaningful learning and robust conversations. I could not agree more. Via The New York Times, Sunday paper (3 August 2025) (screenshot for convenience).
The end of my short research trip to Berlin has come...
June 2, 2025 at 5:09 AM
The end of my short research trip to Berlin has come...
Stumbled upon this cartoon today (The Namibian, 18 December 1987) #Namibia #colonialism
May 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Stumbled upon this cartoon today (The Namibian, 18 December 1987) #Namibia #colonialism
Last results (11:20 PM, local time). Not a lot changed. Neither the FDP nor the BSW made it into parliament (< 5%). A coalition between conservatives and Social Democrats is likely, with Merz as chancellor. The official government website on elections indicates that all districts have reported.
February 24, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Last results (11:20 PM, local time). Not a lot changed. Neither the FDP nor the BSW made it into parliament (< 5%). A coalition between conservatives and Social Democrats is likely, with Merz as chancellor. The official government website on elections indicates that all districts have reported.
Der Spiegel has a useful graphic, including possible coalitions.
February 23, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Der Spiegel has a useful graphic, including possible coalitions.
Alright, polling stations just closed, and here are the first projections. As noted earlier, these are projections based on exit polls (ARD and Spiegel). Much can still shift.
February 23, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Alright, polling stations just closed, and here are the first projections. As noted earlier, these are projections based on exit polls (ARD and Spiegel). Much can still shift.
As a reference, here are the last polls before (!) the elections today (Infratest Dimap via ARD Tagesschau).
February 23, 2025 at 3:27 PM
As a reference, here are the last polls before (!) the elections today (Infratest Dimap via ARD Tagesschau).
February 23, 2025 at 12:08 PM
February 11, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Saw this a couple of years ago - fits the times.
December 8, 2024 at 8:12 PM
Saw this a couple of years ago - fits the times.
The proofs are here. Forthcoming in the Journal of Southern African Studies.
December 1, 2023 at 1:39 PM
The proofs are here. Forthcoming in the Journal of Southern African Studies.