digital anthropologist working on social consequences of new technologies, emerging political economies, value and trust, now TA at UCL and digital consultant
w!o!w, just finished a three-day marathon of amazing papers, people, and thoughts at https://t.co/whz0d9lUmu @lunduniversity https://t.co/VGtE0kVQMs Need some time to make a sense of what is actually going on in the world right now.
Happy to see my first piece of work on what is commonly known as conspiracies published! It reports the results of a long-term fieldwork in Bucharest. I wrote this in June-July 2024, which now feels like a long time ago...
Full text here: https://t.co/pZlkS4Z1My
Looking for a PhD candidate to join our Language and Cultural Diversity in ADM project to work with migrant communities and/or organisations in Western Sydney. @westsyduics @AdmsCentre Applications due 30 September 2024: https://t.co/onsO0OEW9H
Inviting applications for four #postdoc positions in the new @ERC_Research Consolidator Project on small social media platforms w/ ethnography & data science. Deadline for applications: 31 Aug '24. https://t.co/ORO8emhV99 Looking forward to having you on my team :)
Another look into 'conspiracies' and why it is important to reeeally look around us:
Panel P003 'Navigating conspiracies “from below”: agentive strategies and tactics by marginalized groups' @ EASA 2024 https://t.co/VVyv29NAbz
Here we go: interdisciplinary conference on Trust & Technology @ New Europe College in Bucharest, 10-11 June 2024.
Programme, abstracts and details here: https://t.co/8DYVLZbe0h
One of the finest men I read, followed, admired, watched and met has passed away. His mind was bright, his calm seemed imperturbable, his look was intense and gentle, his humor was thin, and his humanity emanated from everything he touched.
https://t.co/JHOhkMoX7H
The world’s gone mad. Write so the AI can understand (short sentences!). Iterate with AI to game the system well. Only then are you ready to submit your cv to the AI for real.
Looking for work? Here’s how to write a résumé that an AI will love. https://t.co/rzOfV4czyB
A new Imperial College London initiative, I-X, is recruiting 13 academic staff to lead the next wave of the digital revolution, harnessing our long-standing excellence in artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and data sciences.
Read more: https://t.co/ujbO5mCS12
@venkatshriram@draluchadora So glad our paper on the everyday microeconomics of social media is out and Open Access: Working for your own folks: the microeconomics of social media https://t.co/j1HO8UwKqZ
@UCLWhyWePost
The #MobiLab Summer School is back!
Today, we host UCL-based anthropologist Razvan Nicolescu @razvanni in an intriguing workshop on digital ethnography combining key theoretical aspects with methods, tools, and ethical considerations.
What do you see from your home?
I feel like I can see ‘everything’ from my flat. It is bright and lovely: the sea (the Oslo Fjord), the islands, Oslo Plaza, the Government Quarter. 22 July still covered in white, the people along Grønlandsleiret. Randi. Oslo, Norway
What do you see from home?
The Sky. Sunrises + sunsets. Clouds. Incoming rain. Andrew. London, UK
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