Dire Wolves or Liar Wolves? Metaphors in the Colossal Bioscience ‘De-Extinction’ Discourse — Dr Liam Voice

This post was initially inspired by the University of Nottingham’s excellent Making Science Public blog. Often, the blog posts examine the language and metaphors used in science communication. For example, there are posts on topics such as AI , the Covid-19 pandemic, and climate change . Sim

‘There’s No Such Thing As A Post.’ Playing with Names for Bluesky Posts. — Dr Liam Voice

Initially, I thought the term ‘tweet’ was far too twee to become part of mainstream culture. Yet, it did. Indeed, what cemented Twitter’s cultural significance and place in mainstream media environment was arguably the seamless integration of its terminology (such as ‘tweets’, ‘retweet’, etc.) into

Playing with Bluesky Metaphors and Imagery (Part 1: The Butterfly in the Net) — Dr Liam Voice

I recently joined the social media app Bluesky (@voicefrom.bsky.social). I had quit Twitter not long after Elon Musk took over, favouring to join Mastodon (@[email protected]) over Bluesky, mainly because you still needed an invite to join Bluesky then. Technically, I joined Mastodon back in 201

Institute of Network Cultures | Critical Meme Reader III: Breaking the Meme

Nottingham Forest FC and UK for UNHCR unite for refugees around the world

For the remainder of the 2022/23 football season, Nottingham Forest FC will support fundraising and relief efforts for people fleeing conflict and persecution worldwide.