Picture of man with two trays (the kind you bring to an informal potluck) of pastries. He is surrounded by journalists.
Here's the state attorney in charge of the case against the son of the future queen of Norway trying to cheer people up by bringing some home-made pastries for everyone. Norwegians really believe in the power of pastries to make things better, if not only for a few minutes.
Den siste eposten nå var jo temmelig absurd.
Research findings so far today: the Norwegian folklorist Olav Bø was involved when the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was selling Norway as the official home of Santa in the 1990s 😅
Closeup of a tweed coat and a fake keffiyeh. In the background, fog.
It's almost spring in Oslo, but I'm dressed for a visit to a very cold archive. #museumlife
I'm teaching James this week, & my students tell me that this telegram is perfectly intelligible.
Hahaha I know a couple of people I would put on that list 😁
Ok I discovered that when you submit an ERC you can name three people you DON’T want to review your application and I LOVE that there’s a funding scheme that recognizes that academic have enemies
Kjenner du en student som kunne hatt glede av Nasjonalbibliotekets lokalhistoriske masterstipend?
Videresend lenka til dem!
www.nb.no/forskning/lo...
Next month I am running the London Landmarks half marathon in aid of Link Age Southwark, who do great work supporting isolated older people in SE London. It is a big challenge for me, so advice, support and (if you are able) sponsorship would be much appreciated!
www.justgiving.com/page/alan-mo...
*taking notes for future fieldwork in Denmark*
MAYONNAISE??!
[The three Scandi countries actually have rather different kebab cultures due in part to slightly different immigration histories!]
Hahaha thank you! 🥰 It's my dream project, and the fourth or fifth time I try to get funding ❤️
Dear grant applicant, Thank you for submitting your grant application ES 760293 with project title KebabChronicles - The cultural history of the Norwegian kebab. The application has been received 2/27/26 4:11 PM.
I HAVE SUBMITTED A GRANT APPLICATION & IT IS GLORIOUS #academicsky
High ceiling, dark wood furniture, stained glass windows.
Spent my day at the National Library, writing in the lovely old fashioned study rooms ❤️ #museumlife
It never ceases to confound me just how many folks think the point of essays is to provide teachers with essays. That teachers just like, collect them, or need them for sustenance or something. Rather than the point of them being the *actual fucking act of learning how to think about shit*
Sirens did not start out as sexy fish ladies.
#FolkloreThursday
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"The Kraken, as seen by the eye of imagination": rendering of a gigantic octopus seizing a ship.
For #folklorethursday, I offer the LARGEST CREATURE OF THE SEA, the 100 % Norwegian sea monster the KRAKEN.
Theodor Kittelsen: The Water Sprite.A dark, misty pond with lily pads, reflecting trees, and a large creature with glowing blue eyes partially submerged, creating ripples in the water.
The theme for the hosted #FolkloreThursday 19th Feb is Water Spirits and Shape-Shifters: Creatures of Lakes, Rivers, and Seas! Our hosts will share your posts to the hashtag at these times GMT:
9am-1pm
3.30-4.30pm
6.30-7.30pm
Don't forget to join us 1-2pm for: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/water-spir...
bless the museum sector for this sentence
Bluesky is the new science Twitter, new study by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and Julia Wester concludes!
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
Museum buildings in snow.
Everything is pretty #museumlife
One for #Skystorians interested in teaching up-to-date histories of slavery in the classroom. From the @royalhistsoc.org blog.
How AI Can Support Your Research Efficiency Automate routine or repetitive tasks, freeing up more time for experiments, analysis, and discovery. Creativity Spark new ideas, explore alternative approaches, or generate first drafts to move past the “blank page.” Clarity Translate complex data, technical language, or lengthy findings into clear summaries for colleagues, partners, or broader audiences. Organization Turn research notes, articles, or meeting discussions into structured summaries, action items, or literature maps. Accessibility Develop research outputs that are more inclusive and easier to share with collaborators, students, and the wider UNB community.
Nothing to see here other than a university telling its research community that AI can appropriately be used to "generate first drafts."
unbcloud.sharepoint.com/sites/AI-at-...
The book in question - pink cover with white letters.
I do not get to practice my speciality as a migration historian too often these days. But today I'm re-reading Leslie Page Moch's excellent book Moving Europeans in preparation for a lecture tomorrow & I am very happy ❤️ #academicsky #migrationhistory #museumlife
OK; I've downloaded Libre Office after another excellent blogpost from @domford.bsky.social, my colleague at @cdn-bergen.bsky.social about how to exorcise Big Tech from your worklife. domford.net/posts/exorci...
Metrics in science: A not-so-novel pain in the ass
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I recently got invited to take part in a study relating to creating a "novelty" metric for research, as part of The Metascience Novelty Indicators Challenge, run by UKRI Metascience Unit & Uni Sussex 🧵
Anyone familiar with the project? #academicsky
Yeah I got it last week and it looks... weird? But the project is legit? Although I can't quite get at what it is for?
[I'll probably not answer the thing.]
Trust me, the woman of academia are not at all surprised by the number of academic men orbiting Epstein.
Ja jeg tror egentlig den er offentlig? Men spør først!
Why Spain is breaking the mold in Europe -
choosing regularisation instead of MAGA mass deportations!!
Two reasons: morality & pragmatism.
🙏Spain showing us another, better way is possible www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/o...
