We wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! This year’s Christmas card is a selection of the most famous archaeologists of the 19th/20th century. Can you name them all? If you need any help, you can have a peek: From left to right: standing: Robert Koldewey, T.E. Lawrence, Gertrude Bell, Sir William Matthew Flinders […]
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The Tripitaka Koreana - carved on 81258 woodblocks in the 13th century - is the most successful large data transfer over time yet achieved by humankind. 52 million characters of information, transmitted over nearly 8 centuries with zero data loss - an unequalled achievement. 1/
PSA for @AcademicChatter #AcademicTwitter in light of more 'revelations' about British PM Truss from her former Oxford Tutor. It is deeply unethical to gossip about your former students (even if they're famous or conservatives). Doing so undermines trust in the tutor relationship