Stuart Dunn
@stuartdunn.bsky.social
Digital Humanist and Professor of Spatial Humanities, King's College London (@kingsdh.bsky.social). Also: Head of Humanities, @kingsartshums.bsky.social. Various other things too, e.g. @folkloresociety.bsky.social Council Member.
https://stuartdunn.blog
https://stuartdunn.blog
Wikipedia at 25. "Twenty-five years of humanity at its best" with all its imperfections and flaws. And a willingness to engage constructively and creatively with these: wikimediafoundation.org/wikipedia25/...
Wikipedia 25 – Wikimedia Foundation
Celebrate Wikipedia’s 25th birthday and humanity at its best. Your support keeps knowledge reliable, open, and ad free, so it is accessible to everyone.
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November 25, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Wikipedia at 25. "Twenty-five years of humanity at its best" with all its imperfections and flaws. And a willingness to engage constructively and creatively with these: wikimediafoundation.org/wikipedia25/...
I've got to that time of life when "Excelling" means making a spreadsheet.
November 21, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I've got to that time of life when "Excelling" means making a spreadsheet.
A story of AI, communications, and a viral LinkedIn post: stuartdunn.blog/2025/11/19/a...
AI and your potential PhD supervisor: Dos and Don’ts (or at least my take on them).
On the way in to work on Tuesday of last week, I dashed off a slightly grumpy LinkedIn post highlighting and decrying the use of AI to write PhD supervision enquiries. Here it is in full: I am gett…
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November 19, 2025 at 8:46 PM
A story of AI, communications, and a viral LinkedIn post: stuartdunn.blog/2025/11/19/a...
If Trump sues the BBC, could its lawyers ask him to provide evidence that the 2020 election was stolen?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd...
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Trump threatens $1bn legal action against BBC over 6 January speech edit - live updates
The BBC chair earlier apologised for the
www.bbc.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
If Trump sues the BBC, could its lawyers ask him to provide evidence that the 2020 election was stolen?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd...
I'm not massively surprised that pretty Theale has voted to remain in West Berkshire rather than join Reading.
BBC News - Resounding rejection in Theale referendum for Reading plan - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Resounding rejection in Theale referendum for Reading plan - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Resounding rejection in Theale referendum for Reading plan
The non-binding referendum showed resounding support for the status quo - but turnout was just 25%.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I'm not massively surprised that pretty Theale has voted to remain in West Berkshire rather than join Reading.
BBC News - Resounding rejection in Theale referendum for Reading plan - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Resounding rejection in Theale referendum for Reading plan - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Editors' Choice: The Digital Futures of History: Can AI be superstitious?
The Digital Futures of History: Can AI be superstitious?
This is an approximate text of the talk I gave at King’s Digital Futures Institute’s event on the Digital Futures of History on 15th October 2025. In 1937, H G Wells imagined an interco…
stuartdunn.blog
November 5, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I have a small issue with Michael Heseltine's otherwise great description of Farage. If he really looked like a farmer, he would be wearing a boiler suit and covered in cow shit. What he actually looks like is someone who wants to look like a farmer.
November 5, 2025 at 8:38 AM
I have a small issue with Michael Heseltine's otherwise great description of Farage. If he really looked like a farmer, he would be wearing a boiler suit and covered in cow shit. What he actually looks like is someone who wants to look like a farmer.
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👏 Dr Rachael Kent @kingsdh.bsky.social wins historic case against Apple in £1.5 billion collective action.
The decision paves the way for £1.5 billion in compensation to be returned to nearly 36 million UK consumers and businesses ⬇️
The decision paves the way for £1.5 billion in compensation to be returned to nearly 36 million UK consumers and businesses ⬇️
Dr Rachael Kent wins historic case against Apple in £1.5 billion collective action | King's College London
The case, Kent v Apple, was brought by Dr Rachael Kent, Senior Lecturer at King’s College London, who made history as the first female Class Representative in the UK’s collective action regime.
www.kcl.ac.uk
October 24, 2025 at 11:34 AM
👏 Dr Rachael Kent @kingsdh.bsky.social wins historic case against Apple in £1.5 billion collective action.
The decision paves the way for £1.5 billion in compensation to be returned to nearly 36 million UK consumers and businesses ⬇️
The decision paves the way for £1.5 billion in compensation to be returned to nearly 36 million UK consumers and businesses ⬇️
Many congratulations to my colleague Dr Rachael Kent. This is a milestone in the history of big tech accountability!
👏 Dr Rachael Kent @kingsdh.bsky.social wins historic case against Apple in £1.5 billion collective action.
The decision paves the way for £1.5 billion in compensation to be returned to nearly 36 million UK consumers and businesses ⬇️
The decision paves the way for £1.5 billion in compensation to be returned to nearly 36 million UK consumers and businesses ⬇️
Dr Rachael Kent wins historic case against Apple in £1.5 billion collective action | King's College London
The case, Kent v Apple, was brought by Dr Rachael Kent, Senior Lecturer at King’s College London, who made history as the first female Class Representative in the UK’s collective action regime.
www.kcl.ac.uk
October 24, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Many congratulations to my colleague Dr Rachael Kent. This is a milestone in the history of big tech accountability!
Fascinating and also dispiriting account of the demise of robots.txt 🤖
"The protocol taught us that technology can be based on human values like ethics and morality. It showed that voluntary compliance works when all parties benefit."
On robots.txt.
www.heise.de/en/backgroun...
On robots.txt.
www.heise.de/en/backgroun...
Obituary: Farewell to robots.txt (1994-2025)
The voluntary compliance protocol that civilized the internet has departed, bids Henning Fries farewell.
www.heise.de
October 17, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Fascinating and also dispiriting account of the demise of robots.txt 🤖
These kids ought to get a job. vole.wtf/kick-the-bal...
Kick the Ball Back 👞⚽️
This game is every unsporty person’s worst nightmare.
vole.wtf
October 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
These kids ought to get a job. vole.wtf/kick-the-bal...
Here is an approximate text of my talk at today's @kings-dfi.bsky.social event (with links to sources cited), the "Digital Futures of History"; on the (quasi)superstitious nature of AI: stuartdunn.blog/2025/10/15/t...
The Digital Futures of History: Can AI be superstitious?
This is an approximate text of the talk I gave at King’s Digital Futures Institute’s event on the Digital Futures of History on 15th October 2025. In 1937, H G Wells imagined an interco…
stuartdunn.blog
October 15, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Here is an approximate text of my talk at today's @kings-dfi.bsky.social event (with links to sources cited), the "Digital Futures of History"; on the (quasi)superstitious nature of AI: stuartdunn.blog/2025/10/15/t...
A PSA: PhD enquiry emails written with AI are structurally very similar, and are therefore easy to spot. If you don't have time to write me an email yourself explaining why you want to work with me, then I don't have time to consider your proposal.
October 13, 2025 at 8:08 AM
A PSA: PhD enquiry emails written with AI are structurally very similar, and are therefore easy to spot. If you don't have time to write me an email yourself explaining why you want to work with me, then I don't have time to consider your proposal.
This Wednesday, 18.30 - "Digital Futures of History", featuring, among others, yours truly talking about the future of digital folklore. www.kcl.ac.uk/events/the-d.... An approximate text will go on my blog straight after.
@kings-dfi.bsky.social @kingsdh.bsky.social
@kings-dfi.bsky.social @kingsdh.bsky.social
The Digital Futures of History | King's College London
Join us in The Digital Futures of History in looking forward to the new ways in which we may soon be looking back.
www.kcl.ac.uk
October 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
This Wednesday, 18.30 - "Digital Futures of History", featuring, among others, yours truly talking about the future of digital folklore. www.kcl.ac.uk/events/the-d.... An approximate text will go on my blog straight after.
@kings-dfi.bsky.social @kingsdh.bsky.social
@kings-dfi.bsky.social @kingsdh.bsky.social
Great talking today about historical contingency and the development of spatial technologies. Thank you for having me.
The CASA Seminar Series kicks off tomorrow, with @stuartdunn.bsky.social discussing how humans have used tools and tech – from ancient maps to digital platforms – to shape and navigate space.
Wed 01 Oct, 13:00–14:00
📍 In person at CASA, no booking needed
Join us: www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/eve...
Wed 01 Oct, 13:00–14:00
📍 In person at CASA, no booking needed
Join us: www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/eve...
CASA Seminar Series 2025-26
This academic seminar series explores a broad range of topics such as data science, urban planning and urban networks and their impact on the dynamic of cities.
www.ucl.ac.uk
October 1, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Great talking today about historical contingency and the development of spatial technologies. Thank you for having me.
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The CASA Seminar Series kicks off tomorrow, with @stuartdunn.bsky.social discussing how humans have used tools and tech – from ancient maps to digital platforms – to shape and navigate space.
Wed 01 Oct, 13:00–14:00
📍 In person at CASA, no booking needed
Join us: www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/eve...
Wed 01 Oct, 13:00–14:00
📍 In person at CASA, no booking needed
Join us: www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/eve...
CASA Seminar Series 2025-26
This academic seminar series explores a broad range of topics such as data science, urban planning and urban networks and their impact on the dynamic of cities.
www.ucl.ac.uk
September 30, 2025 at 11:46 AM
The CASA Seminar Series kicks off tomorrow, with @stuartdunn.bsky.social discussing how humans have used tools and tech – from ancient maps to digital platforms – to shape and navigate space.
Wed 01 Oct, 13:00–14:00
📍 In person at CASA, no booking needed
Join us: www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/eve...
Wed 01 Oct, 13:00–14:00
📍 In person at CASA, no booking needed
Join us: www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/eve...
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The CfP for next year's Folklore Fellows Summer School is now open. It's a great panel of excellent keynotes. Worth flagging up to encourage as wide a participation of younger career scholars as possible.
Summer School 2026 - Folklore Fellows
11th Folklore Fellows' Summer School: Interdisciplinarity and Involvement – Enduring and Emerging Sites of the Vernacular. Helsinki and Tvärminne, Finland, 17th–21st August 2026.
www.folklorefellows.fi
September 29, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The CfP for next year's Folklore Fellows Summer School is now open. It's a great panel of excellent keynotes. Worth flagging up to encourage as wide a participation of younger career scholars as possible.
There are many wonderful reasons to travel to Italy. Pisa International Airport is not one of them.
September 27, 2025 at 7:22 AM
There are many wonderful reasons to travel to Italy. Pisa International Airport is not one of them.
New (short) blog post on geographic info and AI. stuartdunn.blog/2025/09/26/o...
Online geography. A minor headache for AI?
AI is really bad at dealing with geographic information. Much as I wish this was an original observation it is not, I learned this in the summer when a colleague sent me this Skeet on Bluesky: My g…
stuartdunn.blog
September 26, 2025 at 5:03 PM
New (short) blog post on geographic info and AI. stuartdunn.blog/2025/09/26/o...
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🏛️ What does the future of history look like in a digital age?
Join us on 15 October for The Digital Futures of History and explore how emerging technologies are reshaping the way we study, preserve and engage with the past ⬇️
@stuartdunn.bsky.social @kingsdh.bsky.social @kingshistory.bsky.social
Join us on 15 October for The Digital Futures of History and explore how emerging technologies are reshaping the way we study, preserve and engage with the past ⬇️
@stuartdunn.bsky.social @kingsdh.bsky.social @kingshistory.bsky.social
The Digital Futures of History | King's College London
Join us in The Digital Futures of History in looking forward to the new ways in which we may soon be looking back.
www.kcl.ac.uk
September 26, 2025 at 2:33 PM
🏛️ What does the future of history look like in a digital age?
Join us on 15 October for The Digital Futures of History and explore how emerging technologies are reshaping the way we study, preserve and engage with the past ⬇️
@stuartdunn.bsky.social @kingsdh.bsky.social @kingshistory.bsky.social
Join us on 15 October for The Digital Futures of History and explore how emerging technologies are reshaping the way we study, preserve and engage with the past ⬇️
@stuartdunn.bsky.social @kingsdh.bsky.social @kingshistory.bsky.social
I was never sure about Academia.edu, this seems to confirm why.
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I am No Longer on Academia.edu – Book and Sword
academia.edu has introduced new terms of service allowing them to use your Member Content and your personal information, including your name , voice, signature...
www.bookandsword.com
September 20, 2025 at 12:43 PM
I was never sure about Academia.edu, this seems to confirm why.
www.bookandsword.com/2025/09/18/i...
www.bookandsword.com/2025/09/18/i...
Three subjects close to my heart coming together in one conference - digitalisation, decolonisisation and archaeology. Much looking forward to this! urbnet.au.dk/news/events/...
Disentangling the Intertwinement of Digitalisation and Decolonisation
urbnet.au.dk
September 18, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Three subjects close to my heart coming together in one conference - digitalisation, decolonisisation and archaeology. Much looking forward to this! urbnet.au.dk/news/events/...
Looking forward to speaking in the @kings-dfi.bsky.social's "Digital Future of History" event on 15th October. I'll be looking at the Digital Future of Folklore, linking the themes of AI and superstition. Cc @folkloresociety.bsky.social. www.kcl.ac.uk/events/the-d...
The Digital Futures of History | King's College London
Join us in The Digital Futures of History in looking forward to the new ways in which we may soon be looking back.
www.kcl.ac.uk
September 16, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Looking forward to speaking in the @kings-dfi.bsky.social's "Digital Future of History" event on 15th October. I'll be looking at the Digital Future of Folklore, linking the themes of AI and superstition. Cc @folkloresociety.bsky.social. www.kcl.ac.uk/events/the-d...