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Historian of commodities, environments, and colonialism. Author of Oil Palm: a Global History. Currently into kapok and other unusual fibers, fungi, northern forests, aluminum, and landfills
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(as a special treat for #luddites , the conference will be low-tech: no projectors or powerpoints unless you bring your own, or force the room to huddle around a laptop)

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Surely there is a dissertation somewhere in here (digital.hagley.org/MSS_2407_048...) (the report asks "what have been the attitudes of men toward their hair in other periods of history and what can learn from this?")

Image of a report titled "Problem Analysis and Proposal for a Motivational Research Study Aimed at Increasing the Popularity of the Crew Cut"
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New from 404 Media: Google is serving AI images of mushrooms when users search for some species. Very risky, potentially fatal error for foragers who are trying to find what mushrooms are safe to eat. Could have "devastating consequences" one expert said www.404media.co/google-serve...

Google Serving AI-Generated Images of Mushrooms Could Have 'Devastating Consequences'
Google Serving AI-Generated Images of Mushrooms Could Have 'Devastating Consequences'

AI-generated images of mushrooms that look nothing like the real species could spread misleading and dangerous information.

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Have any #foodhistory folks taught an undergrad class with significant cooking/food demo/food sharing components? Are there ways to minimize administrative headaches and regulatory issues when preparing or handling food in a classroom?

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Fall color 🍂🍁

Red mushrooms.
Yellow mushrooms
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Two good looking fellows

Two yellow patches mushrooms
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#fungalfriday timeline cleanse

A yellow bolete. Don't know species
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Absolutely! databases that journals and scholarly societies use for members and contributors are not much use. On the editorial side I use womenalsoknowhistory.com often and would welcome field- or geography-specific registries

Women Also Know History
Women Also Know History

Expert Historians. Women Also Know History is a media and curriculum tool for promoting and connecting the work of professional women historians to other scholars, journalists, and anyone looking to l...

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Jonathan Robins
@robinshistory.bsky.social
Historian of commodities, environments, and colonialism. Author of Oil Palm: a Global History. Currently into kapok and other unusual fibers, fungi, northern forests, aluminum, and landfills
507 followers495 following25 posts