Muki Haklay

@mhaklay
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Prof at University College London, London / team leader at the Learning Planet Institute, Paris. Interested in environmental information and publics, citizen science, participatory mapping, and public engagement in science.
Bloghttps://povesham.wordpress.com/
Publications (Google Scholar)https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=vcM6_ekAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate

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Join a session to know more, to contribute to finalising this first version of a citizen science competency framework.

Four sessions - all the same, pick the one that works for you:
* Wednesday 25th of March from 4:30-5:30 pm (CET)

* Wednesday 1st of April from 12-1 pm (CET)

* Thursday 9th of April from 9-10am (CET)

* Monday 13th of April from 4:30-5:30 pm (CET)

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf9v0JygWYNlPRN6q3YrSbuc5h2Wp7v3d0MhKXF9T_BylBhBg/viewform

Came across this piece only now, as I was thinking about how GenAI is a technology of mediocracy https://medium.com/the-edge-of/chat-gpt-and-the-magnet-of-mediocrity-d8831c27705c especially after reading the AI Con and other things, I'm less convinced about the final part.
ChatGPT and the Magnet of Mediocrity

It has only been a little under four months since ChatGPT came out, and yet I already feel super behind in publishing this story. I guessโ€ฆ

Medium

#ECSA2026 reflections on the conference in Oulu. Cooler, bigger, and diverse conference, but how to keep the spirit and openness? #CitizenScience #CommunityScience #ParticipatoryResearch

https://povesham.wordpress.com/2026/03/09/ecsa-2026-cooler-bigger-and-diverse/

ECSA 2026: cooler, bigger, and diverse

The European Citizen Science Association 2026 conference is the sixth conference. The first conference was in 2016 in Berlin (see posts here), continued in 2018 in Geneva (see posts here), was suppโ€ฆ

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TONIGHT
Free Fediscience! Please boost!

โœจTues Mar 10, 18:30 (UTC London)๐ŸŒ—
Chris Knight and Jerome Lewis
The Revolutionary Origins of Language

All welcome
LIVE in Daryll Forde Room, 2nd Floor, UCL Anthropology Dept, 14 Taviton St, WC1H 0BW
ZOOM ID 952 8554 1412 passcode Wawilak

Notes from #ECSA2026 Final keynote by Eliza Reid on how to use accidental opportunities to make the world a better place #CitizenScience #CommunityScience #ParticipatoryResearch

https://povesham.wordpress.com/2026/03/08/eliza-reid-keynote-fish-out-of-vatn/

Eliza Reid Keynote โ€“ Fish out of vatn

Eliza wrote about her experience and particularly about becoming the first lady of Iceland โ€“ the idea of wanting to contribute and learning to trust that what one wants to say is worth it. Itโ€ฆ

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The European Citizen Science Academy and the Citizen Science Competency Framework (CitSci Comp) โ€“ 06 Mar 03

These are notes from a session dedicated to the European Citizen Science Academy (ECS Academy) and to the Citizen Science Competency Framework (CitSciComp) at the ECSA 2026 conference in Oulu. Ouluโ€ฆ

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Notes from the keynote of #ECSA2026 by Camilla Brattland & Bente Sundsvold, exploring local and indigenous knowledge in the arctic

https://povesham.wordpress.com/2026/03/03/ecsa-2026-keynote-speakers-indigenous-knowledge-and-citizen-science/

ECSA 2026 keynote speakers: indigenous knowledge and citizen science

Camilla Brattland โ€“ carrying out collaborative research projects into salmon fishing culture and linking indigenous knowledge and scientific knowledge. Strong commitment to community and partโ€ฆ

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Learning about https://homeriverbioblitz.org/, another bottom up. localised activity, supported by the infrastructure of iNatualist. With over 60 rivers supported in 2025.
The Home River Bioblitz -

Home HRB 2025 Prior Editions HRB 2024 HRB 2023 HRB 2022 HRB 2021 HRB 2020 X The Home River Bioblitz Join us for this world-wide citizen science event and celebrate your local river! Join the Home River Bioblitz From 19th to 21st of September 2025, people around the world will go out to explore their โ€ฆ Continue reading "The Home River Bioblitz"

RE: https://mastodon.social/@MetaArXiv/116098607342372256

Yet another example of how so-called "#AI" entrenches existing problems in academic research.

#metaScience #metaresearch #academia #academicChatter #NoAI #maihT3k

New on Zenodo a small analysis of the Special Eurobarometer 516 and 557 on public engagement in science. Is there a connection to the level of higher education and willingness to participate in citizen science? Done by Haruka Kobayashi during her Internship at the LPI https://zenodo.org/records/18682526 #CitizenScience #CommunityScience #Science #Engagement