Dr. Emily Robertson

Part of the @KainosSoftware team; formerly of @HeritageFundUK @mySociety and @gdsteam; co-founder & director of @ConductiveMusic. Opinions are my own. She/her.

[Dr. Emily Robertson @probablyreading]

Under a big writing deadline today... but did you know that there's a vast amount of fascinating stuff on the internet? For free‽

[Dr. Emily Robertson @probablyreading]

@Pgogy Hi! Thanks for telling me— you’re so sweet! I figured that we were getting close to levelling up but wasn’t keeping a watch on it. Hope you’re doing well, and having happy autumn walks! x

[T. S. Eliot Prize @tseliotprize]

You'll find detailed readers' notes and our specially commisioned review of Fiona Benson's Ephemeron in our first newsletter on an individual poet from our 2022 shortlist, which has just been sent out to subscribers.
Read & sign up here:
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@JonathanCape

[Dr. Emily Robertson @probablyreading]

@emble64 @alexsdutton @cnorthwood It was the Pfizer bivalent booster, which is 50/50 original/Omicron strains. https://t.co/2OguaiFEAb

[IRCAM @Ircam]

How old would you say polyphonic music is?

https://t.co/OYvJRL4nAt

[Kingfisher & Wombat @UrsulaV]

I made another weird little comic thing, hopeful and a little bittersweet, about conservation after the apocalypse. A topic near and dear to my heart, Lord knows. (Technical notes in another thread, linked at the end.)

[Bayt Al Fann @BaytAlFann]

In 1807, Omar ibn Said, a Muslim scholar, was stolen from Senegal & sold into slavery in America. He left behind an autobiography written in Arabic.

To mark the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade & its Abolition, a thread on the remarkable story of Omar…

[Kirsty Fife @DIYarchivist]

Popping on briefly from leave to say that tickets are live for Zines Assemble, a great (online) symposium and (IRL) zine making event I'm co-organising with a good gang of zine folks and @wellcomelibrary. Free tickets, programme and more info here https://t.co/jtauP2QfBR

[Ethan Mollick @emollick]

Hire good gamers! Video game performance can act as a “stealth test” of real skills:
🏙️Good Civilization players have better management skills
⌨️Performance in MOBAs like LoL correlates with IQ
⚔️Guild leaders in World of Warcraft are more likely to be good leaders in real life

[Sanjeev NC @yenceesanjeev]

Honest Standup Meetings

[Dr. Emily Robertson @probablyreading]

@thegrumpygirl Indeed it’s not! Free the BBQ! 🔥 the people demand lovely outdoor dinners on a weeknight

[Dr. Emily Robertson @probablyreading]

Thank you to all U.K. polling system workers, volunteers, and poll clerks today! You make democracy possible. I know you won’t get restaurant discounts or big parades thanking you for your service, but you defend our democratic rights & freedom. Thank you!

[Dr. Emily Robertson @probablyreading]

@JoCArthur Congratulations!!! 💖🎉✨

[Alice Kershaw @AliceKershaw]

It's a busy day for the @PayGapApp doing important work and creating a fascinating timeline of pay insights.

[Katy Armstrong @armstrongkatya]

My friend @techforevil just sent me this - it's 2 years old, but such a good list, so putting it back on people's feeds

[70s Sci-Fi Art @70sscifi]

Me, logging on to work on Monday

[Dr. Emily Robertson @probablyreading]

@judyilin @FierceReads @FeiwelFriends Just preordered via Blackwell’s here in the U.K. thanks to this tweet! This series sounds excellent. New year new books for meeee 🎉📖🍵