Andrew Porter

My humble submission to the new Bank of England with concepts for the new bank notes to please both sides.

‘I wish I could push ChatGPT off a cliff’: professors scramble to save critical thinking in an age of AI As AI has upended the way students learn, academics worry about the future of the humanities - and society at large

I'm one of many professors quoted in this report from Alice Speri. I really appreciate The Guardian taking an angle which has basically eluded every other major outlet.

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It is astonishingly easy to "poison" LLM training data to make it (generate output) with a higher likelihood to support your particular brand of misinformation.

Oh so when the Bluesky ceo is transitioning it’s fine but when WE do it

Sounds like a case for Miss Marple

a close up of a statue of yoda with the words `` may the 4th be with you '' written on it . Alt: a close up of yoda with the words `` may the 4th be with you '' written on it .

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Join us at #WCRI2026 for a networking session for anyone working on #PaperMills and #GenAI on the context of #ResearchIntegrity. There'll be lightning talks, networking and probs drinks/ dinner afterwards. May 4, 6.00-7.30 pm, all welcome!

Folks, on #IWD2026, please be aware that the #GiveToGain slogan and hashtag arise from a private limited company who may have been set up to profit from International Women's Day. The UN set the real theme for IWD, the more ambitious and challenging #RightsJusticeAction. 1/2

Robbert Dijkgraaf will deliver the Steneck–Mayer Lecture at the 9th World Conference on Research Integrity in Vancouver.

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March 19 @ 12 pm ET! As AI is integrated into scientific practice, the practice of science itself is changing. Join Ranjit Singh, Kristin M. Branson, Lisa Messeri, & Nicole C. Nelson to explore what this means for the nature of proof, inference, uncertainty, & error. datasociety.net/events/the-c...

Her research will combine cutting-edge light & electron microscopy, genome editing & genomics in embryonic and #cancer models to address fundamental questions in #chromatin biology & her interest in how #TumourMicroenvironment signals impact chromatin regulation open up collaborative opportunities

We are delighted to announce that Alice Sherrard will be joining the Institute as a Group Leader in October!

Alice is an outstanding researcher with expertise in #chromatin topology & #ElectronMicroscopy, combing these with genetic models in her new research group - Chromatin Regulation in Cancer

This is interesting. I feel in some ways they're still missing parts of the problem, even if they did refuse. But note who DID spot the issues - a Mum and a Wife. Women scholars were raising the alarm on E*stein for years but were often told they were jealous, or not good enough to even be invited.

Illuminated Manuscript - John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme YouTube video by John Finnemore

Reminded me of this sketch from John Finnemore - which he's now illustrated on his YouTube channel, too

youtu.be/mW7_9Pqhi1s?...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: ORCID in Action: Understanding ORCID in Africa. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. The ORCID in Action webinar series zooms in on the global implementation of ORCID by spotlighting regional achievements and local leadership. Each session offers a deep dive into the specific challenges, policies, and on-the-ground successes driven by researchers, institutions, and more around the globe. Join us to discover how ORCID is being strategically adopted around the world to bridge the gap between local research and global visibility. Our inaugural session sets the stage for the African continent. We aren't just talking about a 16-digit ID; we are talking about a catalyst for African research visibility. In this session, we will demystify what ORCID is—and just as importantly, what it isn’t—while exploring how it fits into the unique African research ecosystem. Join us as we hear from the regional pioneers who are building the infrastructure and communities that connect local scholarship to the global stage. In this session, we will cover: - ORCID 101: A clear look at the functionality and the myths of the identifier. - Ecosystem Integration: How ORCID interacts with national repositories, publishers, and local funding bodies. - The Power of Consortia: Insights into how collective action is reducing barriers to entry for African institutions.

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I totally thought this was going to be an obscure joke about Archangels and pearly gates

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"The lead author of the study, Dr Ashwin Ramaswamy, said “we wanted to answer the most basic safety question; if someone is having a real medical emergency and asks #ChatGPT Health what to do, will it tell them to go to the emergency department?”"

👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

But seriously. We are back! Next week we start shooting #bbcghosts the movie! Huge excitement in the camp, lots of splendid people joining us.

a man in a red shirt is dancing with a woman in a blue dress and the words all night long are visible Alt: a man in a red shirt is dancing with a woman in a blue dress and the words all night long are visible

Some of those nights are *very* long

The format for the first game felt very tight, claustrophobic and the time-pressure worked, so although I still think these are some of the greatest games of all time, I could have lived with a longer timeline for Arkham City

Came across the phrase "cognitive DDOS" to describe our present culture.

Understood instantly what it meant.

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Would anybody like to read one of my long threads about a 2.5bn year old rock, bacteria that could produce oxygen but not consume it, and tank production in wwii

Thanks for sharing, and for highlighting that #precarity in research has many different layers, and affects people - especially ECRs - in different ways

Hope that's not too patronising a response, I saw your various messages and wasn't sure if they were rhetorical or not, but have responded in case they were a request for suggestions - but if it was just rhetorical then I still hope you feel better soon

Postponing sooner rather than later gives people planning to attend the chance to reuse their time tomorrow - and maybe gives you some clarity

if you can contact those who signed up hopefully most will understand - we're all only human and sometimes things happen outside of our control.

Sounds like you've got an awful lot going on. I understand something of the pressure to carry on - I think academics feel this a lot, as they are often solo performers and don't have someone else who can step in and cover for them.
But my suggestion would be to look after yourself, and postpone

I enjoyed your article, Ruth. I think institutions can do more to verify research coming from them, and one way might be to support more #OpenResearch and other practices where data is shared in structured ways, including raw data, because this is much harder to fake - and is good practice anyway

Can you spot the overlapping panels? Tell me which ones! The first three correct answers (either by illustration or a good description) will win that shiny Emoji Award.
It will look so good on your resume!
#ImageForensics

MORECAMBE AND WISE - BRING ME SUNSHINE | Supercut YouTube video by Pip Madeley

Not got much to offer in the solar sense, but your post did make me think of this (might help a little?): youtu.be/lp_RMaHloek?...