Peter Barker

Historian and philosopher of science

[Peter Barker @voxcanis]

A Proposal for Escaping Russia’s MAD Entrapment https://t.co/vqpAMzXn3i

[Peter Barker @voxcanis]

See my short article "Wootton and Wittgenstein" at:
https://t.co/tBBFhTcEPH
The closest I have ever come to saying what I really think about realism vs. relativism.

[Open Islamicate Texts Initiative (OpenITI) @Open_ITI]

The entire OpenITI team is elated to announce that we have received a $800,000 grant from @MellonFdn for the development of a digital text production pipeline for Persian and Arabic that will incorporate a wide range of new OCR enhancements! https://t.co/GNjFjl3oCk

[Peter Barker @voxcanis]

Liked “@BlairStein9: shoutout to @voxcanis who, upon a request from me to confirm that my defense could be on the 5th, said "Of what, May...

[Peter Barker @voxcanis]

Laughed at “@BlairStein9: shoutout to @voxcanis who, upon a request from me to confirm that my defense could be on the 5th, said "Of what...

[Peter Barker @voxcanis]

@Seb_Falk @Sacrobosco2013 These guys usually point at something — but perhaps he is turning his back on the text behind him because it bored him?

[The Penn Libraries @upennlib]

The Bibliophilly website is live! Explore the medieval manuscripts of the Philadelphia region! https://t.co/LjW8uLhNPm

[Peter Barker @voxcanis]

Blair Stein, the Midge Maisel of Canadian History

[Peter Barker @voxcanis]

A video game about Galileo? See the last article in: https://t.co/IFtDrdPCUY

[Voula Saridakis, Ph.D. @VoulaSaridakis]

Still can't get enough of this GIF! https://t.co/vCdtfaPgb2

[Peter Barker @voxcanis]

LinkedIn tips for Humanities PhDs: https://t.co/BlbSWaTFzw

[Marina Amaral @marinamaral2]

Marie Curie in her laboratory in Paris, 1912

[John Stewart @JohnStewartPhD]

I’m usually dismissive of such articles, but these tips are useful and easily applicable: @kgaya: How to write paragraphs in research texts (articles, books and PhDs) https://t.co/xjeATSLOq8 via @Write4Research

[Peter Barker @voxcanis]

@stephenniem @Yael_Rice @Sacrobosco2013 @GalleKarl @MichaelDPress In addition to Tusi's, the front matter shows another Recension of the Almagest, by Ahmad ibn Abdallah al-Mawaqiti. Also the lines at top right on the RH page are a recipe for becoming pregnant, featuring saffron and rosewater. All this thanks to my collaborator Younes Mahdavi.

[John Stewart @JohnStewartPhD]

As your packing your bags for #OLCInnovate, pack a favorite game and your knitting needles. We'll be crafting on Tuesday and gaming on Wednesday during Campfire Evenings. https://t.co/NqgwIa5M7z

[Peter Barker @voxcanis]

Compare this writer's experience with the jobs vs. positions graph for US historians in the last AHA Perspectives on History:

https://t.co/6MEUaxsNeJ

[Laura Gibbs @OnlineCrsLady]

quote: 'We have taught students to be concerned primarily w/ outcome of their learning: the test, the essay, the final grade. We do this at great peril. Such lessons have created a culture of students who dislike school, who see it as a place where they are judged, not inspired" https://t.co/J9QWTNi41C

[You can also find me at @m-azzolini.bsky.social @ProfM_Azzolini]

Somebody has done the maths and it is...big! https://t.co/oScGjfIaz8

[Lady Science @ladyxscience]

Time for the final #FeministFriday of 2017! Round out the year with pieces on chess grandmasters, hairnet regulations—and the apocalypse.

https://t.co/BsMtoL7C5M

[Peter Barker @voxcanis]

Confessions of a Digital Nazi Hunter via @NYTimes https://t.co/ifZDPjpf7x