Kath Bassett

Good to see this bad boy out in the world!! New article from me on drone delivery, AI testbeds, and the long history science and technology testing in the colony.

Online first and gloriously open access ✨

doi.org/10.1177/2976...

Algorithms of Resistance: The Everyday Fight against Platform Power How global workers, influencers, and activists develop tactics of algorithmic resistance by appropriating and repurposing the same algorithms that control

Given what is happening with X, it's a good time to propose for anyone interested to read the "Algorithms of Resistance" by T. Bonini & E. Trere. It offers ways to challenge the logic of the platform, and there is a lot of research backing up the arguments of the book. It's open access too!

Imagination is resistance, @ruha9.bsky.social reminds us that, " we need to reject the gospel that says technology is inevitable, that the train has left the station... In an error of automated bullshit, it’s time to become bullshit detectors,"
#MozFest

also: "a debate at the University of Dar es Salaam about excellence counterposed to relevance. Relevance is not universal in its claims. It’s particular, place specific, time specific. The single-minded pursuit of excellence can give rise to a World Bank/IMF-type cookie-cutter logic..."

Mahmood Mamdani Doesn’t Want to Talk About Zohran The Columbia scholar, and father of the mayor-elect, on politics, academe, and antisemitism.

"The administration ballooned, and inside the administration the financial technocrats took over. There was less and less sympathy with Columbia as a place of thought. It was more about Columbia as an enterprise..."

www.chronicle.com/article/mahm...

My chapter examines the profound socio-economic impacts of Long COVID, particularly in education and employment, from the perspective of systemic inequities and social determinants of health, and exposes the harms of pandemic non-interventionism.

Launch for Alex Gillett & @kevindtennent.bsky.social book "Foundations of Managing the British Olympics". Congrats to you both! Such a fascinating presentation and I'm looking forward to reading. #ccbhs #uoy

When I was researching Beside the Seaside I built quite a good digital archive of images of railway travel posters relating to Yorkshire. One of them was this one which I don't think I've seen online since. A penny a mile would make a return trip to the coast from West Yorkshire about 12/- or so

What are the ethical responsibility of algorithms?
How might we think about forms of power, order, and rationality beyond the story of alliances between big tech and the state?

Join @amoorelouise.bsky.social and Audrey Borowski
Mon. Oct. 20 ~ 2pm ET / 7pm UK
www.tickettailor.com/events/theph...

Ooo this looks good. Obsessed with her work.

and it's *clear*! great examples of how close reading helps us make sense of things—it takes work, but you can do it—it's not some mystical operation

Nice to be included in this company! Critics of AI are growing but certainly need to give each other support

"The tech elites who got rich in the last 20 years have the world at their fingertips, but they can't stand the touch." GotDAMN. Thank you Jacob.

Wish I could join!

Starting to read for a chapter I'll be writing.

Spinoza's Geographical Ethics Spinoza's Geographical Ethics

Spinoza's Geographical Ethics - out now, open access in e-book form: edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-spinoza... @edinburghup.bsky.social

Congrats!

Definitely nothing can go wrong with OpenAI having a full record of your sexy chatbot interactions.

Adapting to iPad reading = fewer printed PDFs, a happier university budget, and perhaps a small nod from nature. Though with the energy footprint of our devices and data centres, I’m not sure what counts as the “sustainable” choice anymore…

French Technological Thought and the Nonhuman Turn French Technological Thought and the Nonhuman Turn

Madeleine Chalmers, French Technological Thought and the Nonhuman Turn - @edinburghup.bsky.social, December 2024
hardback and open access; paperback forthcoming in June 2026
edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-french-...
two interviews in next post

Congrats!!

Friends and colleagues in Oxford, join us for this event at the end of the month.

festivalofsocialscience.com/events/unvei...

Happy almost birthday Liz 💛

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What an unsurprising decision by corporations that desperately need to make money with AI. If every other company with a chatbot isn't already doing this, then expect them to be following Meta's lead soon. The chatbot is not your friend; it's a corporate listening device. www.ft.com/content/22f7...

Congrats!! Great cover.

Earth Shapers The globetrotting story of how humans have harnessed the geographical landscape and written ourselves onto our surroundings. Mountains, meridians, rivers, and borders—these are some of the features th...

Maxim Samson, Earth Shapers: How We Mapped and Mastered the World, from the Panama Canal to the Baltic Way - @profilebooks.bsky.social, August 2025; @uchicagopress.bsky.social, October 2025
profilebooks.com/work/earth-s...
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...

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I think the AI 'industry' can afford it, or does the free market and property rights only work in certain circumstances.

Nobody does it better than Lady Gaga. Had a blast at the Mayhem Ball in Manchester last night.

Unfortunately, it's back to (heteronormative) reality now...

What is 'authenticity' in travel & tourism? - The "Good Tourism" Blog ‘Authenticity’ is the ideal for many travellers, influencers, and commentators. But what is it? Can destination marketers and tourism professionals package it and sell it … authentically? Thanks to Pr...

‘Authenticity’ is the ideal for many travellers, influencers, and commentators. But what is it? Can destination marketers and tourism professionals package it and sell it … authentically?

" #GoodTourism " #travel #tourism #authenticity

www.goodtourismblog.com/2025/09/auth...