Katharin Tai 戴恺琳

Screenshot of a mapping project showing a popup with some information about an abandoned theater in the outer suburbs of Taipei.

Screenshot of a mapping project roughly centered on Taichung. Hundreds of points of interest are visible on the map.

Screenshot of a mapping project focused on central Tainan. Many points of interest are marked in this important historical area.

Screenshot of a mapping project centered on Hualien County. Hundreds of points of interest are displayed as well as the control surface of the app showing filters.

Spectral Codex just surpassed 5,000 mapped locations, most of them here in #Taiwan. Historical sites, abandoned places, photo hotspots, and more. Hundreds already include photos and field notes; many others are still simple stubs, awaiting further documentation.

👁️ spectralcodex.com

Postdoctoral Research Position Deadline: 15.12.2025

📣 We're hiring a postdoc in political science for our ReJust project @uni-konstanz.de!

Project with Dirk Leuffen @leuffen.bsky.social and Urs Fischbacher

3-year position | Deadline: Dec. 15, 2025 | Start: April 2026

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Das Bild einer Entfremdung: Die Stipendiaten der Deutschlandstiftung Integration verlassen bei der Rede des Bundeskanzlers den Saal.
Viele wollen es nicht verstehen oder wahr haben, aber die Äußerungen des Kanzlers haben enorme Kränkungen verursacht.

Take note Starmer and co

Next week, with the Progressive Politics Research Network, we are going to publish 8 new research briefs on the politics of housing. While housing has become a huge grievance across Europe, it is often absent from progressive parties‘ agendas. Our group of experts discusses different aspects of this

When European explorers arrived in Asia and Africa, they came across many wondrous creatures like the #pangolin. They believed the armored mammal resembling "a large animated spruce cone" was a formidable living tank that developed an impregnable shell "hard enough to turn a musket-ball" by old age.

Apple Pulls China’s Top Gay Dating Apps After Government Order The removal of Blued and Finka marks another setback for China’s marginalized LGBTQ+ community.

SCOOP: China's top 2 gay dating apps, Blued and Finka, became unavailable on app stores over the weekend. Apple confirmed to WIRED that it removed the two apps following "an order from the Cyberspace Administration of China."

latest with @lmatsakis.bsky.social

Save the Date!
Remember that our 4th APSG Summer Conference will take place June 15-16, 2026 at @qmulsse.bsky.social with support from the @qmul-sse-cgd.bsky.social.
Put it in your calendars and stay tunned for the Call for Papers!

#ZumFeindGemacht - Bildungsprojekte beim Bundesverband für NS-Verfolgte Als einziger Verein in Deutschland vertreten wir die Interessen aller Überlebenden der NS-Verfolgung und ihrer Nachkommen. Jedes Jahr kämpfen wir für die Finanzierung unserer Bildungsprojekte. Hilf un...

Das Projekt #ZumFeindGemacht steht vor dem Aus, weil die Förderung der Bundesministeriums der Finanzen nicht fortgeführt wird. Trotz intensiver Bemühungen konnte bislang keine neue Förderung gefunden werden. Deshalb versucht das sehr engagierte Team hinter dem Projekt es jetzt mit Crowdfunding.

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Assistant Prof job in history of science (related to water?) at Madison. Strong program, nice town (aside from winter)

jobs.h-net.org/jobs/69456

😈😈😈

Science Bluesky, I need a question answered that is not yielding to Google!

Can you carbon-14 date an alien?

Because I know it requires nitrogen-14 in the upper atmosphere and if the alien homeworld doesn’t have the same nitrogen content…?

Just want to point out that this one little square (Employment-Based Immigration Law) is one of the most bureaucratically baroque and difficult things I've encountered in the law. Makes "closing on a real estate deal" look like napkin math.

📣 I am hiring a postdoc! aial.ie/hiring/postd...

applications from suitable candidates that are passionate about investigating the use of genAI in public service operations with the aim of keeping governments transparent and accountable are welcome

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Especially his ads in various languages have had me wondering if Berlin will ever have a (candidate for) mayor like Mamdani, who tries to speak to all parts of the city in so many different ways.

Mamdani with a bodega cat saying “izayyak ya basha”

Especially his ads in various languages have had me wondering if Berlin will ever have a (candidate for) mayor like Mamdani, who tries to speak to all parts of the city in so many different ways.

zohrankmamdani on Instagram: "Juntos vamos a construir la ciudad que merecemos!Y con tu ayuda, voy a seguir aprendiendo español 😉¡Puedes votar temprano hasta el…" Juntos vamos a construir la ciudad que merecemos!Y con tu ayuda, voy a seguir aprendiendo español 😉¡Puedes votar temprano hasta el Domingo y el día de las elecciones es el Martes 4 de Noviembre!¡Comenta con la palabra VOTA y te enviaremos un enlace para ver dónde votar!View all 10,225 comments

I also loved the one where he drags himself for how mid his Spanish is 😂 www.instagram.com/reel/DQZrQz4...

Ein Foto von Laura, dazu die Textelemente: "Laura, sucht dringend Wohnung in Berlin, selbstständig, raucht nicht, keine Haustiere, 2 bis 3 Zimmer, idealerweise in Neukölln, maximal 850€ warm"

Berlin und Laura? Ein Traumpaar! Leider hat der Berliner Wohnungsmarkt da andere Pläne. Ich suche dringend eine Wohnung, 2–3 Zimmer, max. 850 € warm und idealerweise in Neukölln (aber Hauptsache im Ring). Ich kann flexibel umziehen, bin ruhig und liebe Ruhe (arbeite von zuhause aus). Gerne Repost 💚

The Video Game History Expansion Pack – Pitch your story Today I’m putting my money where my mouth is and launching a new project — a book focused on game history outside of the usual North American perspectives.

So, today I'm announcing a new book project... and doing a call for papers: crpgbook.wordpress.com/2025/10/31/t...

It's an anthology of video game history outside the usual US perspective - an accessible & exciting panorama of different realities - and I'll pay 300 USD per article.

Please share :)

This document is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on 10/30/2025 and available online at https://federalregister.gov/d/2025-19702, and on https://govinfo.gov DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY: Removal of the Automatic Extension of Employment Authorization Documents AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Department of Homeland Security (DHS). ACTION: Interim final rule (“IFR”) with request for comments. ______________________________________________________________________ SUMMARY: This IFR amends DHS regulations to end the practice of automatically extending the validity of employment authorization documents (Forms I-766 or EADs) for aliens who have timely filed an application to renew their EAD in certain employment authorization categories. The purpose of this change is to prioritize the proper vetting and screening of aliens before granting a new period of employment authorization and/or a new EAD. This IFR does not impact the validity of EADs that were automatically extended prior to [INSERT DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER] or which are otherwise automatically extended by law or Federal Register notice.

NEW: The Trump admin just ended the practice of automatically extending work permits when people file to renew them — meaning that if USCIS takes too long to process a renewal the applicant loses their authorization to work legally.

The interim final rule applies to renewals filed after tomorrow.

Another insanely cruel move by Trump et al.

Literally all the automatic extension did was extend your current work auth if yours expired WHILE YOU WAITED FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO PROCESS YOUR RENEWAL.

And you don't just lose work auth: I couldn't even renew my driver's license while mine was pending.

Graph showing relationship between share of faculty hiring going to white men vs. underrepresented minorities at different levels of state revenue dependence with and without introduction of DEI bills.

There hasn't been a lot of empirical evidence yet -- here's a start from Kim + Hamilton.

Faculty hiring of URMs decreases after state introduction (not passage) of anti-DEI legislation. Impact greater for teaching-focused schools, and increases with state revenue dependence. osf.io/preprints/so...

People are always surprised I cannot just go get a service job or let people know I am available to freelance. The terms of my TN visa meant I can't even get paid scholarship money to attend conferences or do class talks. I also cannot leave the country to grieve my layoff somewhere else.

I was recently laid off by ARTnews, a few days before the theft at the Louvre. The terms of my TN work visa means I can't freelance unless I donate the funds to charity. I'm open to new FT roles in business reporting and communications, and am willing to relocate to other cities, including Toronto.

Poster of event: Presented by NuVoices, Virtual Workshop, Writing Across Borders. Crafting Essays on Science, Culture, and Current Events in and beyond China. Yangyang Cheng. December 6, 2025, 12:00-1:45p.m. U.S. EST. Location: Zoom. Much of Anglophone commentary about U.S.-China relations centers on the interests of Washington or Beijing, falls into Cold-War binaries, or repeats Orientalist tropes. We'll discuss how to shift the narrative from the state to the people, from the center to the margins, and to tell stories about the two superpowers across political divisions.

🚨How can we write about China-US relations without a Cold-War binary or Orientalist rhetoric? Check out our upcoming virtual writing workshop with @yangyangcheng.bsky.social!

📅6 December 2025, 12 – 1:45 PM
💲$40 USD ($20 for students/members/grads)

For more details: nuvoices.com/2025/10/27/v...

Please apply to postdoc with us at Northwestern/Kellogg. This position in the Dispute Resolution Research Center is a terrific opportunity.

We are hiring a PhD student to join us at the @hertiesecurity.bsky.social (start Sept. 2026)!

If you want to conduct research on topics related to digital authoritarianism, state repression, contentious politics or social movements online, then this job might be for you!

Until SNAP is funded, here’s an ongoing list of Bay Area restaurants where SNAP recipients can receive free food. Just bring your EBT card!

If you are working at a university in the US or the UK, can you ask the admissions office to stop requesting TOEFL scores from Singapore-educated students?

I just heard from one of our most competent MA graduates that they have to submit TOEFL scores to UK/US graduate schools. I was in shock.