Michael Taster

@MichaelTaster

Editor @LSEImpactBlog & previously @RegionsZine

regions.regionalstudies.org Joined March 2014

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Michael Taster @MichaelTaster Jun 25, 2024

Nice to see Shani Orgad’s (@MediaLSE) post on LinkedIn’s turn to displays of vulnerability featured in the @FinancialTimes

#LinkedIn #StateOfLinkedIn

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www.ft.com LinkedIn’s makeover lacks one thing: humour If the professional social network is now a place for personal posts, why isn’t it funnier?

Michael Taster @MichaelTaster Jun 18, 2024

Editorially speaking, this grinds my gears, hardly any research simply appears in the world without precedent!

LSE Impact Blog @LSEImpactBlog Jun 17, 2024

💥New: Dismissive literature reviews reduce understanding – so why do academics keep making them?

@RichardPPhelps #AcWri #LiteratureReviews wp.me/p4m9em-d5z
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Michael Taster @MichaelTaster May 2, 2024

Not sure I have ever enjoyed writing that much, but did enjoy this on #acwri markcarrigan.net/2024/04/30/how…

markcarrigan.net ✍️ How to enjoy writing It occurred to me recently that I seem to enjoy writing more than most people I know. In this series of posts I will reflect on how I approach writing, in order to identify what it is about my writ…

Michael Taster @MichaelTaster Mar 11, 2024

For anyone worried about fake images, it’s worth remembering fears around doctored images and their truth are as old as photography itself.

LSE Impact Blog @LSEImpactBlog Mar 11, 2024

What the deep history of deepfakes tells us about trust in images

#PhotoGate wp.me/p4m9em-ck3
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Michael Taster @MichaelTaster Mar 4, 2024

Nice to see this classic @LSEImpactBlog post by @dakolkman on algorithmic bias cited by @Martha_Gill in @ObserverUK yesterday! wp.me/p4m9em-ada