I wrote a blog for Research Training Centre - University of Edinburgh on .Utopia as Method'. You can read it here: research-training-centre.sps.ed.ac.uk/blog/introduct…

Blog alert!📢 'An Introduction to Utopia as Method' By Dr Rebecca Hewer What would radically improve the quality of your life? The quality of your family’s life? The quality of your friends’ lives? Interested? Check it out here: research-training-centre.sps.ed.ac.uk/blog/introduct…

Given that the two-child limit is very much at the forefront of many minds, it is worth saying that my article "Governance by Gaslight: The Reproductive Politics of the Two-Child Limit" is in press with Social Politics, out soon. Get in touch if you'd like a pre-print version.

Will be recommending this report in our Public Health and Criminal Justice module this term.

Another great New Lines Magazine event at Frontline Club, discussing how the world sees the Brits…and it’s a wrap for the summer - see you all in September!

Debuting my new stage fit by #erodeclothing and gully labs the other nights supporting Raghu Dixit in #Edinburgh Photo by Upstage Photography #livemusic #gigphotography #streetwear #indianmusic

New research from Scottish Trans and a key source for EVERYONE engaged in trans and non-binary research, policy and service delivery in Scotland 📝 The report is fantastic and shares findings from a survey of 500+ trans and non-binary people 👇

🦠🦠 🦠🦠 From cholera to typhoid to crypto - why Britain's water system is broken. Jacob Steere-Williams and I took a deep dive into the stinking history of water provision in the UK. What has gone wrong (again and again) and what needs to be done #epitwitter 👇👇👇

Once again telling people to listen to my friend Kapil Seshasayee who keeps releasing banger after banger that's unlike anything else around open.spotify.com/track/18LLpMgP…

Our 'Off-Key Note' session at our #DigitalGoodSummerSchool2024 is now available as a recording, with [email protected] Ben Collier Violet Owen & ros williams #digitalgood #EarlyCareerResearchers #ECRs The University of Sheffield Economic and Social Research Council SocStudiesShef The University of Edinburgh digitalgood.net/the-good-in-di…

"AI is whatever hasn't been done yet"...

Literally 20 years ago we said that French regulations to restrict cryptography without state approval would eventually bite; and we were right… alecmuffett.com/article/110312 #EndToEndEncryption #PavelDurov #backdoors #france #telegram

/8 If the encryption-related charges against Durov/Telegram need to be fought, it'll be because the laws and precedent are terrible It WON'T be because Durov is a hero, or Telegram is a good (or even secure) platform And in the end, he'll worry about himself, not the precedent

Dr Phil Crockett Thomas has a new #OpenAccess edited book, a collection of writing by current and former athletes on retirement. Developed as part of 'Crafting the Future: Exploring the Power of Creative Writing in Pre-retirement Preparation for Athletes.' beyondthegame.stir.ac.uk

🗞️ New piece in MIT Technology Review by Keegan McBride, Sacha Altay and me: We argue that AI’s current impact on elections is being overblown, and it's distracting us from deeper and long-lasting threats to democracy. Long version: technologyreview.com/2024/09/03/110… Short summary ⬇️

One of the best things about workshops like this are the interesting people you get to listen to - thanks to fellow speakers Ben Collier (fellow Stuart Hall connoisseur) Sam Stockwell Jonathan Bright 🇺🇦 Andrea Matwyshyn and thanks again to Lilian Edwards and The Alan Turing Institute for organizing