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I hate the form of academic speaking that deploys a mandatory interrogative (“riiight”) every few phrases. So the audience is compelled to nod or signal agreement…

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A question about AI use in student essays. Why is it FINE (nay, ENCOURAGED) to use AI for essay prompts and outline… but it would be shocking to submit an essay and then announce, “Actually a guy called Dave prompted me and did the outline…”

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Our species tried to turn some dogs and cats into human babies… big eyes, small noses and round heads.

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A gene-edited super cannibal that never grows up? I honestly don’t see how this could go wrong.

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‘Per my last email’ energy

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We are guilty. Monty became… Sir Mintle Montle Tontle-Plontle, OBE

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Freedom Day today. 🇿🇦 I’m proud of my country for our progress in human rights. Now we also need to focus on the more-than-human.

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Bite marks found on the skeleton of a Roman gladiator are the first archaeological evidence of combat between a human and a lion. Research led by Tim Thompson, science writing by Alex Moss and @bbcvic.bsky.social 🏺🧪 #archaeology #multispecies

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Fuck the dire wolf. Someone brought THIS back to life!

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It’s Earth Day. Let’s share it.

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Whoever was at #ASEH2025 @aseh.bsky.social @asehearlycareer.bsky.social who wants to continue conversations on the latest research in #envhist, consider reviewing a book for H-Environment! Lots of awesome new work in #envhist #envhum #aghist #ecocrit #energy #plants docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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Well. This seems right.

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When you’re an influencer but your little brother ruins your Insta pic…

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Did you know ASEH is starting an open-access online journal? Foolishly, they let me be part of it! It’s called Germinate: Environmental History Review is accepting content now! Learn more here: aseh.org/Germinate-En...

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Departmental planning session notes #AcademicChatter

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New issue of 𝘌𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺! Each issue features an "ESEH Notepad," this time with William San Martín, Mark Carey, Sandra Swart and Emily O’Gorman on 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘌𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺. #EnvHist @wildpasts.bsky.social @wsanmartin.bsky.social @emilyogorman.bsky.social

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From Issue 1, no. 1 - "What is Animal Prehistory?" by Shumon T. Hussain: FREE article, online.ucpress.edu/ah/issue/1/1

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So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay.

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PhD position in the history of science, technology, and environment at the KTH in Stockholm, Sweden. Deadline: 7 April. #EnvHist #EnvHum

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🦥 Call for Papers! 🦥 Sloth: A Journal of Emerging Voices in Human-Animal Studies seeks submissions from students/graduate from the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities on almost any topic around human-animal relations. niche-canada.org/2024/10/25/c... #CFP #Human-AnimalStudies #Student

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Who says zoom meetings can’t be fun?

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Whatever it takes to look good, dude. no judgement

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Did you know that you can listen to 135 episodes of the Greenhouse environmental humanities book talks (all our talks 2020-23) via podcast services? RSS feed newnatures.org/greenhouse/f... 🍎 podcasts podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g... Spotify open.spotify.com/show/0TNTSCl... #envhum

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The smallest dog is getting weirder and weirder. I found him conducting some ceremony.

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Oh stop being so dramatic! We all make little mistakes as leaders. Emperor Augustus visited the tomb in Alexandria and accidentally knocked the nose off Alexander's mummified body

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Green vine snakes are not angry. They are disappointed.

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Oooooh! Make coffee. Read this!

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Oh thank heavens. Now I can finally stop embarrassing myself at dinner parties

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Well. I don’t know if it would change one for ever. But it would make for a helluva story.

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AI says the darnedest things - here it suggests sticking cheese to pizza using glue, and says geologists recommend humans eat one rock per day. It also says this man murdered his children.

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Some things never go out of style… Orcas wearing dead salmon as hats again

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Permanent job in Digital History in my department (one of likely three(!!!) to be advertised this spring). Area and chronology open. I'm not on the panel, but please do feel free to message me if you're interested and have any questions about UCL or our department! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMI974/l...

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