Sharon Greene

Happy birthday David!!

Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.

Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Just take a moment to watch this. Shakespeare hits the nail on the head through the voice and presence of one of the greatest actors of our time.

Given the state of driving in this country it feels a bit like telling girls not to wear miniskirts so they don’t get groped by drunk men …

Pleasantly surprised to see #Castledermot / Trifeldermoth included on this map!

Out of curiosity, I just ran a few paragraphs from The Butchering Art through an AI checker and it got flagged: 88% AI. This book was released in 2017, and AI machines were subsequently trained off it. How many writers are getting flagged for AI because of the literal theft of their work(s)? Insane.

Good job 👏

Television is 100 years old today! 🎉

Standing stone surrounded by leafless hedgerow looking towards tillage field and, on the horizon, the Wicklow mountains. The sun is shining and the sky is blue but there is a low white cloud on some of the high ground to the right

#StandingStoneSunday Mullaghmast, co Kildare. Located close to the royal site of Maistiu, looking eastwards towards the Wicklow mountains

Absolute bargain for the price! #irisharchaeology #earlymedieval #excavations

Sickening.

PhD scholarship in History or Geography at Dublin City University - applicants with an interest in medieval Ireland are particularly encouraged to apply.

#MedievalSky

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a woman in a blue shirt is drinking from a white cup . ALT: a woman in a blue shirt is drinking from a white cup .

Niche! 😂😂

A paper fortune teller sits beside two dice and a hand of cards, made up of the 3 of Diamonds, 8 of Spades, Ace of Spades, 9 of Clubs, 5 of Hearts, 4 of Clubs, and 6 of Hearts.

I'm collecting children's folklore for a forthcoming podcast theme - what do you remember believing as a kid, or what games did you play? And what do YOUR kids do for rites, games, and stories they pass on? Let me know! forms.gle/D8mLW7q2um5Z...

The list of most relevant themes we identified is: 1. Rhetoric of inevitability and technological determinism: presenting the adoption and use of (generative) AI as a fait accompli. 2. Exaggerated narratives: overstating the general capabilities of the technology, or leaving out that certain seemingly impressive capabilities can only be achieved under very specific experimental conditions. 3. Spurious comparison to human intelligence or Anthropomorphism: presenting AI as if it thinks or reason like a human. 4. Ethics and critical washing: presenting AI as being ethically or critically examined but doing so only superficially and inconsequentially. 5. Wishful thinking and uncertain feasibility: assuming desired outcomes or functionality despite lacking realistic evidence they can be achieved. 6. GenAI is presented as indispensable: portraying AI as essential even when simpler or non-AI solutions are sufficient. 7. Unrealistic and ill-defined conditions: formulating requirements for adoption and use that are functionally impossible or too demanding to be met, psychologically implausible to follow, or set unclear boundaries for acceptable and unacceptable behaviour, which could easily create inconsistencies. 8. Resources as propaganda: resources for students, faculty, and other stakeholders are made available but only for incentivizing different degrees of use of genAI. 9. AI Overkill: Substitution or replacement of tasks for which the technology was not designed; from tutoring to teaching to research, everything must be now with AI, even if it is not adequate. Due to space limitations, rather than discussing all of the themes superficially, this essay addresses only the first four, which, in our view, are the most critical and the most urgently in need of critical scrutiny. T

For all those involved in drafting so-called AI guidelines, but being overwhelmed with nonsense, this is a lifesaver. Great work by Dagmar and Ariel!

Resisting Enchantment and Determinism: How to critically engage with AI university guidelines. doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

Tough ol' time for art sales of late and I depend solely on it for a living, so if you like anything I do, I'd appreciate if you'd keep me in mind when buying gifts for friends or family. If you hate what I do, I'd appreciate if you'd keep me in mind when buying gifts for enemies or nemeses.

New in "History doesn't repeat itself but it often rhymes"

Reviving the Óenach: Imbolc - A Two Lecture Seminar & Art Exhibition Launch A In association with Roscommon County Council.

Looking forward to speaking about #StBrigid at Rathcroghan for #Imbolc on Jan 31st

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'The grave included a fully harnessed horse' ... 😍

Home of the le Scropes, if memory serves me right?

kermit the frog is typing on a typewriter . ALT: kermit the frog is typing on a typewriter .

Had the house to myself today and the weather was shite - good day for editing and writing!

A Surprised Eel Map showing South America, with all of the countries named and the borders done in a light grey so that they are visible, but not obvious. The map shows the Amazon River, as well as the Rio de la Plata, the Parana River, and the Tiete River. The most salient part of the map is a series of large dark colored arrows, labeled "Flying Rivers." Each arrow is numbered, and has a shadow below it to suggest that it is floating above the map. The first arrow begins in the Atlantic ocean and goes west over the continent. The next turns back at the Andes, and then the last few split off of that into three different arrows that wind their way southeastward. There are lines showing evaporation in the atlantic, rain and evaporation over the Amazon, and lines showing rain the souther part of the continent. There is a key which reads: Life of a Flying River 1.Equatorial water evaporates off the ocean and is carried westward by trade winds 2. Cycles of evapotranspiration over the rainforest lead to emergence of an atmospheric ("flying") river 3. Colliding with the Andes, the flying river turns southward while feeding the headwaters of the Amazon basin 4. Continuing southeast, flying rivers carry accumulated water to distant parts of the continent via rainfall

A black and white map showing a city plan for ancient Mycenae.

Art. A greyscale map of southern Africa showing different biomes. The map map key indicates 7 different biomes: Succulent Karoo; Fynbos; Albany Thicket; India Ocean Coastal Belt; Mixed Woodland; Grassland; Nama-Karoo; and Kalahari Savanna. Each is represented on the may by a different shade of grey, with areas of more rainfall being darker, and areas of less rainfall being lighter. Several of the rivers are labeled, as is the Indian Ocean.

Map of the globe, with Europe in the center. The map mostly does not show Oceania. The map is colored to look like an old-timey parchment maps. There are 15 drawings of various cultural artifacts on the map, each inside a black circle with an arrow pointing to the artifact's location in the world. A map title, written on what looks like torn parchment, reads, "Some Places and Treasures, Section 3: 1300 - 1500" There is a red dragon in the water. I've shown him before, so I'll share his alt-text again: A red sea serpent with little wings or fins. He might be a stupid dragon. His long, long tail curves several times before vanishing into the water behind him. You can't tell where in the world we are, as there are no landmarks. The serprent's tongue is yellow, like he's just popped a banana slug into his mouth. His expression kinda looks that way, too. His eyes are wide and his maw is open in something that looks like surprise. Like someone just pinched his butt in the middle of his quarterly earnings presentation. His name is Speril, and he is an only child

Will you be working this year on a book or article that's going to need #maps? Let me help! I draw custom maps for a living!

I draw each map by hand, to my clients' specifications, & each is unique. You can find out more on my website:

surprisedeelmaps.com

Here's some recent examples of my work:

You want an Iron Age cartoon about cooperation and environment? Heh. You've come to me on a good day. I so happen to have a link here to watch Cartoon Saloon's new short, Eiru.
Free.
But the link will only last for 3 days,so hurry!
watch.animationshowcase.com/landing/Eiru...

Happy Public Domain Day 2026! Each January 1st is Public Domain Day, when a new crop of works have their copyrights expire and become free to share and reuse for any purpose. Here's our highlights for 2026.

Happy Public Domain Day! At the start of each year, a new set of works is freed from copyright — ready to be shared, reused, and reimagined. See our highlights — Hannah Arendt, Albert Einstein, Langston Hughes, William Faulkner, and many more. #publicdomain

I’ve been meaning to add this to my tbr list, thanks for the reminder! Happy new year - wishing you lots of fruitful research 😉

We played that last night! 2 teams- adults vs teens. Sad to say the teens demolished us 😂

The monks walking for peace is bigger than people think.
They normally make this walk in other countries.
This year, they decided to walk from Texas to DC- through areas historically relevant in the civil rights movement.
They are essentially walking the 1961 Freedom Riders route. 🫶🕊️

Congrats and happy new year 🥳