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Monthly Archives: June 2025
Atomic Human – or Atomic Man?
I’m not convinced by the idea of AI throwing everyone out of jobs or taking over the world, but I thought I should read up some thoughtful writing on the subject, so I turned to Neil Lawrence’s 2024 book (recently … Continue reading Continue reading
Posted in AI, Equality, Katherine Blodgett, Neil Lawrence, Women in science
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Missing the bus – a photographic story
Talking about social media Almost a year ago I joined the u3a – a group for people with time on their hands. Members are mostly, but not exclusively, retired people. I have joined several groups in my local u3a branch, … Continue reading Continue reading
Posted in Blogology, Buses, Photography
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Conduct Unbecoming – how can the Royal Society escape its Musk box?
Four months after my open letter calling on the Royal Society to take action over Elon Musk FRS’s breaches of their code of conduct had attracted thousands of signatures from the scientific community, but only a very muted response from that most … Continue reading Continue reading
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I asked, ChatGPT answered
I asked Chat GPT: Please recast the argument between Donald Trump and Elon Musk as a scene from a play by William Shakespeare. It came up … er … ‘Trumps’ A Scene from The Tempest of Tech and Throne Act … Continue reading Continue reading
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What I Read In May
Once again I apologise for being late. I make no excuse for this, partly because there are too many reasons to mention. Oh all right, here’s one — my desire to participate in the online world is waning. The same … Continue reading Continue reading
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