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Global mass coral bleaching event underway 😢

Reading about the tragedy of life, from another time, à la Georges Bataille, in Seattle University of Washington — where one is so close to (one of the bastions of) technological revolution, epitomised by #artificalintelligence #ChatGPT and the tragedies (homelessness, laid off people) that’ll follow

Very pleased to have this paper published in Antipode with Tina Harris and #peteradey . We are indebted to the Indonesian airport workers who generously shared the joys and pains of their craft

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The reality about self-check outs (and ins)

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Pleased to be partnering with colleagues from South Korea and the Netherlands for next year’s #GMHC . It’s early days, but in case anyone aspirationally wishes to present a paper or organise a session in the Republic of Korea 🇰🇷 do consider this avenue!

There’s something calming and majestic about this #sustainable mode of transport. Kudos to skipper Jian and Tinny #singaporesailingfederation

Lovely to be back at the annual #GMHC2023 conference. Papers aside, we are definitely eating more than our fair share! 🥘

My 'Ideas in Motion'- piece on the applicability of a #mobility lens to #digitalnomad ism is out in 'Transfers - Interdisciplinary Journal of Mobility Studies' by Berghahn Books.

Grateful to Weiqiang Lin or nudging me to put this together.

At: bit.ly/DN_Transfers
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Lovely end to a very successful #RGSIBG2023 . Thanks to the organiser and all the staff involved. Was such a treat to meet friends new and old! Hope everyone gets / got home safely

Do consider joining Casey Lynch and I in our session on The #Aesthetics of #Automation at #RGSIBG23 on Wednesday, 30 August (9 am) at Skempton 064B! Looking forward to seeing many of you and a lively discussion!

Went to the “Now Boarding: Experiencing Singapore through Travel, 1800s - 2000s” exhibit at Singapore’s National Museum today. It was quite interesting! Singapore Airlines

It has been fun and intellectually stimulating doing this dialogue. Thank you to all our commentators NUS Geography David Bissell Tina Harris

I know it’s a bit doom and gloom but AI automation does pique curiosity about the future of education

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Geographer Weiqiang Lin Weiqiang Lin discusses the notion of 'revenge travel' : two years after covid began passengers quickly took to the skies once more & airlines embarked on an insatiable quest for growth that ignores ecological & social issues.
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Check out the latest provocation by Weiqiang Lin on automation’s encroachment in life during the COVID-19 pandemic!

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We definitely worked and played hard! Kaya Tatjana Barry Tina Harris #peteradey Laboratoire PLACES #infrastructure #aeromobilities

My first solo-authored paper is out! 😊 This experimental paper puts forth the notion of ‘dreams’ and ‘parables’ as possible lenses through which sustainable mobilities could be made more inclusive and care-ful.

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New article out from my #airport #automation project. This one was written with Dylan Brady NUS Geography . Very pleased to be part of this dialogue in SCGeog Journal #interface #transduction #digital

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Last leg of the project! If anyone knows of any high calibre PhDs (conferred) willing to move to Singapore for a year, kindly spread the word on this #postdoc position!

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Spent a fruitful Sat morning listening to experts from NUS, MOH, HDB and Citizen Adventures discussing ageing (and ageing with grace) in Singapore. Thank you all for sharing so generously in and out of the forum #gtaannualseminar