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Historian of science, art, & ideas. Curious about how science & society shape each other? Buy HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY now: https://www.surekhadavies.org/humans-a-monstrous-history https://buttondown.com/surekhadavies?tag=bluesky
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www.reuters.com/world/us/fem... May this cure many of us of unwarranted imposter syndrome 🙏🏻

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I remember a Star Trek Original Series episode about exactly this! Reading @drsurekhadavies.bsky.social ‘s delightful & fascinating book Humans: A Monstrous History

submitted 5 hours ago • 1 comment

AI is not intelligent. Don't use it. We can always tell. If you can't write your own sentences and research, you shouldn't be a journalist, novelist, student, scholar, or member of Congress. Full. Stop.

submitted 15 days ago • 8 comments

okay this is distressing as hell but after more than 20 years of doing this job I've learned that the only way the book gets written is if you sit your arse in the chair and write the book. unacceptable really.

submitted 15 days ago • 24 comments

I've seen folks talk about how "in four years" they'll be able to get back to their planned projects and I really don't think that's going to work out. People & projects losing funding now will not be able to hit pause and come back once funding is restored. Hard-won progress & capacity will be lost

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I'm at the soul-destroying phase of the book process where I feel like the more I write, the more I have left to write. Will I ever finish this book? Time will tell. 😂

submitted 14 hours ago • 11 comments

AUDIOBOOK! The audiobook for THE INTERMEDIARIES ( #transgender #history and #LGBTQ resistance against Nazi hate) is now on audio!! #pride #pridemonth 🏳️‍⚧️🧪📚🗃️ www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0FB...

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Other countries have safety nets. The US has women. Their labor creates the illusion of a DIY society, making it seem like we don't need a net. Writing HOLDING IT TOGETHER was a labor of love and fury and I'm so grateful to share it with you all #PubDay www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/697130...

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Unbelievable www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/u...

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Daydream: How many folks would read novels about how out-of-work researchers take down an authoritarian government? Mission Impossible from below? I don't know what the opposite of fan fiction is, but I can't help wondering if this is a new genre waiting to be brought into being. #WritingCommunity

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"Magical." "Marvelous." "Masterpiece." THE LIFE OF CHUCK. From the hearts and souls of Mike Flanagan and Stephen King. In Select Cities Friday, Everywhere 6.13. It's a great movie! (Posted at Steve King's request)

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San Diego neighborhood makes ICE agents retreat

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“They classify Palestinians as under three categories: Hamas, Hamas supporters, and human shields or potential terrorists.” ‘Genocidio’ author Rula Jebreal joined @naomiaklein.bsky.social to discuss growing up in a Jerusalem orphanage under Israeli violence. Full episode: zeteo.com/p/an-ongoing...

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Worth reading. And, spoiler warning:

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New or forthcoming trade and academic releases by talented early modern/18th-century historians that I look forward to reading this summer.👇 Spread the word! @juliagaffield.bsky.social @marcusrediker.bsky.social @kawulf.bsky.social

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Choose 20 MONSTERS you have loved from childhood. One MONSTER per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, just MONSTERS. Day 4/20

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So marking my recent batch of primary source evaluation essays, I've now discovered how AI reacts when students try and get it to write an evaluation of a primary source it doesn't know exists: it produces a historiographical review of the general topic.

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I've been assured this is just coincidence (not white supremacy) by very serious pundits who don't believe in taking these segregationists at their word (or deed).

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📣 The RSA San Francisco 2026 Calls for Papers submission form is now open! Submit your CfPs by August 15 to organize sessions for our Annual Meeting being held February 19–21, 2026. The Public Index of Calls for Papers is also online: www.rsa.org/news/701177/... #RenSA26 #RenTwitter #earlymodern

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Thanks to @wsj.com for the review of HEDGED OUT: Inequality and Insecurity on Wall Street by @megantobiasneely.bsky.social‬: "explain[s] the new financial order by dissecting the people who run the investment firms":

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This new author care toolkit, explaining a lot of the hidden things about the publishing business, could come in handy for new authors. Haven't had a proper look yet but sharing before I forget! www.thebookseller.com/news/society...

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