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We’re excited to share the final programme for the first Hype Studies Conference: (Don’t) Believe the Hype?!
📅 10–12 September 2025
📍 Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
🌐 Fully hybrid & free
👉 Full schedule:
hypestudies.org/media/pages/...
👉 All speakers & abstracts:
hypestudies.org/media/pages/...
📅 10–12 September 2025
📍 Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
🌐 Fully hybrid & free
👉 Full schedule:
hypestudies.org/media/pages/...
👉 All speakers & abstracts:
hypestudies.org/media/pages/...
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With a nod to our @hypestudies.bsky.social meeting last week in Barcelona. Thanks Eryk.
AI hype overlaps with the belief that people don’t matter and that politics needs to be “solved” for government to be efficient. In the ongoing failure of US democracy to solve problems, AI hype shadowed the rise of authoritarian anti-politics. www.techpolicy.press/future-fatig...
Future Fatigue: How Hype has Replaced Hope in the 21st Century | TechPolicy.Press
To resist AI hype, we must not reassert the fiction that we could “return” to a functional democracy, writes Eryk Salvaggio.
www.techpolicy.press
September 18, 2025 at 11:45 AM
With a nod to our @hypestudies.bsky.social meeting last week in Barcelona. Thanks Eryk.
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Was amazing to have both @jackstilgoe.bsky.social and Christo join us for the @hypestudies.bsky.social conference!
So many insights springing out of our Hype Studies conference in Barcelona. One, from investigative journalist Christo Buschek: the news outfits currently winning are those that resisted the previous wave of online hype @hypestudies.bsky.social. Christo was one of the team behind this
BuzzFeed News Has Won Its First Pulitzer Prize For Exposing China’s System For Detaining Muslims
BuzzFeed News won for its innovative series exposing China’s mass detention of Muslims and was named a finalist for its colossal FinCEN Files investigation into the global banking industry.
www.buzzfeednews.com
September 13, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Was amazing to have both @jackstilgoe.bsky.social and Christo join us for the @hypestudies.bsky.social conference!
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@hypestudies.bsky.social is/was a conference with a difference. Non-hierarchical, welcoming and stimulating. After party at a cool little club, and many other (serious) memories. 🕺🏾 👨🏾💻 #FirstAndFifteenthOnTheRoad #uxmichaelco
September 14, 2025 at 9:33 AM
@hypestudies.bsky.social is/was a conference with a difference. Non-hierarchical, welcoming and stimulating. After party at a cool little club, and many other (serious) memories. 🕺🏾 👨🏾💻 #FirstAndFifteenthOnTheRoad #uxmichaelco
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Thank you @klingebeil.bsky.social for introducing me to HYPE: A Critical Field Guide. 🙌🏾
This will be a very useful pocket-sized reference as I begin to navigate @hypestudies.bsky.social
johannesklingebiel.de/portfolio/a-...
This will be a very useful pocket-sized reference as I begin to navigate @hypestudies.bsky.social
johannesklingebiel.de/portfolio/a-...
September 14, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Thank you @klingebeil.bsky.social for introducing me to HYPE: A Critical Field Guide. 🙌🏾
This will be a very useful pocket-sized reference as I begin to navigate @hypestudies.bsky.social
johannesklingebiel.de/portfolio/a-...
This will be a very useful pocket-sized reference as I begin to navigate @hypestudies.bsky.social
johannesklingebiel.de/portfolio/a-...
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Thank you to the Hype Studies group for bringing together such an eclectic group of scholars, practitioners, & artists at this conference! 🙌🏽
The critical experimental & non-hierarchical approach reminded me of Sarai :)
The critical experimental & non-hierarchical approach reminded me of Sarai :)
September 15, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Thank you to the Hype Studies group for bringing together such an eclectic group of scholars, practitioners, & artists at this conference! 🙌🏽
The critical experimental & non-hierarchical approach reminded me of Sarai :)
The critical experimental & non-hierarchical approach reminded me of Sarai :)
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Lovely meeting you @sandeepmertia.bsky.social, thanks for joining us! 🙏 @hypestudies.bsky.social
Thank you to the Hype Studies group for bringing together such an eclectic group of scholars, practitioners, & artists at this conference! 🙌🏽
The critical experimental & non-hierarchical approach reminded me of Sarai :)
The critical experimental & non-hierarchical approach reminded me of Sarai :)
September 15, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Lovely meeting you @sandeepmertia.bsky.social, thanks for joining us! 🙏 @hypestudies.bsky.social
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📢 and who is looking for a job from December!
September 15, 2025 at 11:03 AM
📢 and who is looking for a job from December!
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i wonder what they made of this at the @hypestudies.bsky.social conference last week
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has told analysts that people without smart glasses may one day be at a "significant cognitive disadvantage" compared to those who do use the tech: https://cnn.it/47L2Y5a
September 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
i wonder what they made of this at the @hypestudies.bsky.social conference last week
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A few highlights from @hypestudies.bsky.social conference day 2! Thanks to all involved for another great day 🙏
September 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
A few highlights from @hypestudies.bsky.social conference day 2! Thanks to all involved for another great day 🙏
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A few highlights from @hypestudies.bsky.social conference day 2! Thanks to all involved for another great day 🙏
September 11, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Here was my first data point. The billionaires are relaxed about the AI bubble. They're owning the hype cycle. So how does hype studies respond? @hypestudies.bsky.social
September 12, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Here was my first data point. The billionaires are relaxed about the AI bubble. They're owning the hype cycle. So how does hype studies respond? @hypestudies.bsky.social
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So many insights springing out of our Hype Studies conference in Barcelona. One, from investigative journalist Christo Buschek: the news outfits currently winning are those that resisted the previous wave of online hype @hypestudies.bsky.social. Christo was one of the team behind this
BuzzFeed News Has Won Its First Pulitzer Prize For Exposing China’s System For Detaining Muslims
BuzzFeed News won for its innovative series exposing China’s mass detention of Muslims and was named a finalist for its colossal FinCEN Files investigation into the global banking industry.
www.buzzfeednews.com
September 12, 2025 at 8:50 AM
So many insights springing out of our Hype Studies conference in Barcelona. One, from investigative journalist Christo Buschek: the news outfits currently winning are those that resisted the previous wave of online hype @hypestudies.bsky.social. Christo was one of the team behind this
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Last day of @hypestudies.bsky.social conference. All sorts of cool stuff going on! ✨
September 12, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Last day of @hypestudies.bsky.social conference. All sorts of cool stuff going on! ✨
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And that's a wrap! @hypestudies.bsky.social conference over and out! 🫡Thank you so much to all the incredible people who attended.
This is what academia can be 🫶
This is what academia can be 🫶
September 13, 2025 at 9:38 AM
And that's a wrap! @hypestudies.bsky.social conference over and out! 🫡Thank you so much to all the incredible people who attended.
This is what academia can be 🫶
This is what academia can be 🫶
Thought provoking panel on Socio-ethical Dilemmas in Healthcare and Hype. Excellent presentations by Thomas Tsakalakis, Gili Yaron and Violet Petit-Steeghs, Sofie Kronberger, Albina Abzalova, and Roanne van Voorst, Ph.D. who also, masterfully, chaired the session.
September 11, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Thought provoking panel on Socio-ethical Dilemmas in Healthcare and Hype. Excellent presentations by Thomas Tsakalakis, Gili Yaron and Violet Petit-Steeghs, Sofie Kronberger, Albina Abzalova, and Roanne van Voorst, Ph.D. who also, masterfully, chaired the session.
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So chuffed to get my hands on a physical copy of @klingebeil.bsky.social's beautiful "Hype: A Critical Field Guide" 💫 Since putting it together, Johannes has sent out over 700 copies 🔥 get yours here: johannesklingebiel.de/portfolio/a-...
September 11, 2025 at 9:38 AM
So chuffed to get my hands on a physical copy of @klingebeil.bsky.social's beautiful "Hype: A Critical Field Guide" 💫 Since putting it together, Johannes has sent out over 700 copies 🔥 get yours here: johannesklingebiel.de/portfolio/a-...
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Here we go, keynote time @hypestudies.bsky.social conference.
Packed room here and around 50 people tuning in online!
@gemmamilne.bsky.social rocking it, as per. 🔥🔥🔥
Packed room here and around 50 people tuning in online!
@gemmamilne.bsky.social rocking it, as per. 🔥🔥🔥
September 10, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Here we go, keynote time @hypestudies.bsky.social conference.
Packed room here and around 50 people tuning in online!
@gemmamilne.bsky.social rocking it, as per. 🔥🔥🔥
Packed room here and around 50 people tuning in online!
@gemmamilne.bsky.social rocking it, as per. 🔥🔥🔥
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@hypestudies.bsky.social hitting the town!
September 10, 2025 at 5:57 PM
@hypestudies.bsky.social hitting the town!
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Looks like an amazing conference organised by the @hypestudies.bsky.social crew in Barcelona. Great work from @danishanley.bsky.social @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social and many [email protected].
Here we go, keynote time @hypestudies.bsky.social conference.
Packed room here and around 50 people tuning in online!
@gemmamilne.bsky.social rocking it, as per. 🔥🔥🔥
Packed room here and around 50 people tuning in online!
@gemmamilne.bsky.social rocking it, as per. 🔥🔥🔥
September 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Looks like an amazing conference organised by the @hypestudies.bsky.social crew in Barcelona. Great work from @danishanley.bsky.social @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social and many [email protected].
💮Keynote time💮
🔥Excited to close the first day of our conference with a talk by the amazing Gemma Milne on 'Hype and the Age of Badness'🔥
Opening by our Dani Shanley!
@gemmamilne.bsky.social
@danishanley.bsky.social
🔥Excited to close the first day of our conference with a talk by the amazing Gemma Milne on 'Hype and the Age of Badness'🔥
Opening by our Dani Shanley!
@gemmamilne.bsky.social
@danishanley.bsky.social
September 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
💮Keynote time💮
🔥Excited to close the first day of our conference with a talk by the amazing Gemma Milne on 'Hype and the Age of Badness'🔥
Opening by our Dani Shanley!
@gemmamilne.bsky.social
@danishanley.bsky.social
🔥Excited to close the first day of our conference with a talk by the amazing Gemma Milne on 'Hype and the Age of Badness'🔥
Opening by our Dani Shanley!
@gemmamilne.bsky.social
@danishanley.bsky.social
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Join the Keynote Talk at the Conference on Hype Studies with Gemma Milne!
📅 September 10, 2025
🕓 17:00 – 18:30 (Barcelona time)
The attendance is free, but prior registration is required via the following link:
📅 September 10, 2025
🕓 17:00 – 18:30 (Barcelona time)
The attendance is free, but prior registration is required via the following link:
September 10, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Fantastic panel today on 'AI Hype: Between Power and Resistance' with amazing contributions by Kat Fuller, @danmk.bsky.social, Tianqi Kou, Dana Calacci, Nasser Eledroos, and Jacek Mańko who also acted as stellar chair, debating power across multiple themes, from anti-trans hype to AGI!
September 10, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Fantastic panel today on 'AI Hype: Between Power and Resistance' with amazing contributions by Kat Fuller, @danmk.bsky.social, Tianqi Kou, Dana Calacci, Nasser Eledroos, and Jacek Mańko who also acted as stellar chair, debating power across multiple themes, from anti-trans hype to AGI!
Hosted by Ezequiel Soriano, greetings from our Shitpublishing Workshop! 'Nuff said.
September 10, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Hosted by Ezequiel Soriano, greetings from our Shitpublishing Workshop! 'Nuff said.
A very special applause for our group's rising star Isa Luiten! Isa not only presented her amazing work on NewSpace and Hype from her forthcoming Thesis, but is also our tireless research assistant, keeping the Hype Studies group and conference in place. Thank you, Isa!
September 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
A very special applause for our group's rising star Isa Luiten! Isa not only presented her amazing work on NewSpace and Hype from her forthcoming Thesis, but is also our tireless research assistant, keeping the Hype Studies group and conference in place. Thank you, Isa!