Why are so many new horror films based on public domain works?

🔪 This #FridayThe13th (fittingly), let’s look at what this slasher surge says about remix culture & the role of the public domain.

More ➡️ https://blog.archive.org/2025/06/13/screams-in-the-vault/

#PublicDomainDay #InternetArchive

For everyone who was sad to miss it, the recording of the Data & Society event about THE AI CON (me and @alex) and EMPIRE OF AI (@karenhao) moderated by @tamigraph is now online!

https://datasociety.net/events/challenging-ai-hype-and-tech-industry-power

Big update: The Internet Archive has launched a new version of GifCities, the search engine for vintage GeoCities GIFs. It's now easier to explore the glitter, chaos, and charm of early web animation.

Search better. Share better. Blink more.

Learn more: https://blog.archive.org/2025/06/09/keep-on-gifin-a-new-version-of-gifcities-internet-archives-geocities-animated-gif-search-engine/

🎯 Does early success in science funding shape the rest of your career?

New RoRI study says yes.

The ‘Matthew effect’ — early winners keep winning — holds across funders & countries.

📄 Read more: https://researchonresearch.org/largest-study-of-its-kind-shows-that-the-matthew-effect-in-science-funding-holds-true/

We’re hiring! RoRI is looking for a Research Fellow / Senior Research Fellow in metascience to join our team at UCL.

If you're passionate about improving research systems, cultures and decision-making - and want to work collaboratively on ambitious, high-impact projects - we’d love to hear from you.

More details & how to apply: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/search-ucl-jobs/details?nPostingId=13975&nPostingTargetId=35452&id=Q1KFK026203F3VBQBLO8M8M07&LG=UK&languageSelect=UK&mask=ext

As promised, the @peertube fundraising campaign seems to be storming ahead, so here's a new - and rather hastily edited - video from NW #Greenland fieldwork just up on @tilvids Just in case anyone finds it interesting and fun. I made this in shotcut. At some point I'll work out how to annotate them properly I guess...

Enjoy!
Edit: oh and support peertube if you think it sounds fun?

https://support.joinpeertube.org/en/

https://tilvids.com/w/nY8US6AsGDnsVeUXPqBixq

In the premiere episode of the Future Knowledge podcast, historian PETER BALDWIN chats with copyright scholar PAMELA SAMUELSON about his book, THE COPYRIGHT WARS—a sweeping look at 300 years of trans-Atlantic copyright battles.

Listen & subscribe ⤵️ https://futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/the-copyright-wars

Blimey. That's gone fast.
I guess I'd better start editing some videos then... 😁

https://support.joinpeertube.org/en/

https://fediscience.org/@Ruth_Mottram/114649617953987370
Since I first shared this link on Friday, the amount raised has shot up by more than € 6000, not taking credit for that but well done #fediverse
If we get to the €35000 target this week, I promise to post a couple of new #Greenland  #science vids on my @tilvids channel.  @icesheets_climate
Who else is in? 8 days to go.
https://support.joinpeertube.org/en/

https://fediscience.org/@Ruth_Mottram/114641673922538397 - Apropos @peertube the french developer collective @Framasoft are currently trying to raise the (for #bigTech derisory) amount of EUR 75,000 to develop the opensource #fediverse competitor app to Youtube. Maybe chuck 'em a few euros if you think it useful?
https://support.joinpeertube.org/en/