Cate Denial

Congratulations!

This is a wonderful meditation on what AI cannot do.

Oh, thank you for sharing that, Alex. It's beautiful.

Ahahahah, no, I completely understand 😀

We were told to write as much as we needed to to express what we'd done. That was research, teaching, and service combined.

Jiminy! My promotion-to-full narrative was 41 pages.

It’s boiling in October because you’re using ChatGPT to write your emails, Janice.

Indigenous Plant Stories in an English Treasure House Delve into the links between Knole and Indigenous American histories as we investigate its colonial connections.

Delighted to share some initial research that Stephanie Pratt (Crow Creek Dakota) & I have started at Knole @researchnt.bsky.social. How can its transatlantic connections also centre Indigenous presence? What new interpretation might such frameworks allow?

www.historyworkshop.org.uk/indigenous-h...

📢Call for papers!

Benjamin Franklin House is hosting a conference, “Remember the ladies”: Women and Revolution, in London in May 2026!

Details are available here: benjaminfranklinhouse.org/event/spring...

If you have any questions, please email Megan King at supervisor@benjaminfranklinhouse.org.

I always know when it's time to get my DTAP booster because I got it just before my nibling was born to protect her from anything I might carry!

Yes, I already had Hep B, Shingles, Tetanus, Whooping Cough, and Pneumonia checked off!

Jiminy. Awful situation.

I am full of vaccines! Covid, Flu, and RSV all taken care of - and it's worth noting that if you're over 50 and have asthma and/or diabetes, or some other health conditions, you can (and should) get an RSV shot now. www.cdc.gov/rsv/hcp/vacc...

Are you an adjunct or VAP? Someone who works in history but outside academia? Check out this call for papers!

I was lucky enough to get to chat with DeElla Wiley for the "Centering Centers" podcast. Link below! open.spotify.com/show/69L62lW...

I hear you on no good tea in airports! (Or even hot enough water to make your own tea if you have tea with you.) You have a travel kettle for hotels though, yes?

#ScholarSunday Thread 244 (10/5/25) – Black and White and Read All Over Here it is, my 244th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add more in comments below, share as widely as possib...

Here it is, my 244th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add more in comments below, share as widely as possible, & thanks, all! 🗃️

blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...

I have been saying for a few years now that people really need to take a seriously long look at the center of that venn diagram where the circles are marked "AI Culture" and "Disregard For/Violation Of Consent." The whole "AI Actress" situation is more of why.

It's not a robot

It's a mess top to tail. Respecting the pronouns of real-life humans? Yes! Respecting the assigned pronouns of a bunch of code? No.

It's not a robot. Robots are actually 3-D items that exist. This is a bunch of code. And suggesting it's a "she" is a part of the effort by tech billionaires to try and make us think AI has personhood. I'd also bet good money the tech bros do not respect the pronouns of real live people.

What happened?

I think the board still has to vote on all the emeritus things - their meeting is next weke

He retired at the end of last year!

Oh no, Jess! I hope you feel much better very soon

I don't think his size or where he lives has anything to do with his problematic search for "virginal" AI representations of women

I see you one Data and raise you one Murderbot

And likely not for humans who actually need the ability to choose how they are referenced!

Billionaires are not trying to make us think our cars are human

I will read this later! Looks fascinating