Weekend Wisdom
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Category: Links
Links I liked
Chatbot politicians: artificial intelligence and “next level” populism
It was probably only a matter of time. To use the technical term: FFS
Maria Sobolewska and Rob Ford on Brexit
In the run-up to Christmas, I missed this excellent Radikaalpodcast episode with Maria Sobolewska & Rob Ford (not a 🍁) talking about their Brexitland book. Hosted by Cas Mudde, definitely worth a👂.
Get off my lawn! Are journal demands for “novelty” creating a culture of low-level academic dishonesty?
This article on the Duck by Dan Nexon, about rather unfortunate consequences of the publish/perish incentives,makes some very good points
Dismantling Sellafield: the epic task of shutting down a nuclear site
When I was a boy, the sea off Sellafield was supposed to be the most radioactive body of water in the world. No idea if this was true, but this article about the past, present, and unfortunately very, very long future of Britain’s nuclear fuel industry is excellent.
Pinging Mastodon instances | Sociology, Statistics and Software
This small experiment is quite interesting, because it reveals a tiny bit of Mastodon’s network topology. I remember that I saw one of Brendon’s test posts.
Is MDPI a predatory publisher?
This, from 2021, is still interesting
The IndieWeb for Everyone | Max Böck
This is an interesting article on everyone’s favourite topic, written from a very specific perspective
Is there a future for the academic social capital held on twitter? | Impact of Social Sciences
This, by Mark Carrigan, makes many good points re The Developments at Twitter and what they mean for academics, academics institutions, and the wider society
Fall of Civilizations Podcast 6. Easter Island
I discovered this podcast during lockdown and found the combination of cultivated speech patterns & inevitable societal breakdown oddly soothing. This episode, however, is utterly depressing.