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Category: Presentations

This page features presentations I have given to academic audiences and the general public.

Thesis presentation: From Trump Tower to the White House, in 140 Characters

October 4, 2017July 1, 2021 Josh Cowls

The presentation of my MIT thesis, “From Trump Tower to the White House, in 140 Characters”, is now available:

Posted in Online political communication, Presentations, Uncategorized

The Potential and Perils of Election Prediction Using Social Media Sources

July 25, 2016July 25, 2016 Josh CowlsLeave a comment

The Potential and Perils of Election Prediction Using Social Media Sources (with Federico Nanni). Invited presentation to Connected Life 2016, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford. 

Posted in politics, Presentations, technology, Uncategorized

Big UK Domain Data for the Arts and Humanities

April 10, 2015July 1, 2021 Josh CowlsLeave a comment

Big UK Domain Data for the Arts and Humanities. (With Helen Hockx-Yu and Jane Winters) Invited presentation to the International Internet Preservation Consortium General Assembly, Stanford University, CA, USA, April 2015.

Posted in Presentations, technology, Uncategorized, Web archives for research

Who does the web think you are?

November 15, 2014January 12, 2016 Josh CowlsLeave a comment

Who does the web think you are?‘ Public talk at ‘Being Human: a festival of the humanities’, London, November 2014. (With Ralph Schroeder)

Posted in Presentations, technology, Uncategorized

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venison~king oyster mushroom~”buttermilk” purée~coffee kombucha parsnips~braised chicory~charred kale~fermented blueberries~venison & blueberry sauce There’s not a lot of growing to document at the moment, so here’s a look at my #cookbook shelf, filled with the books I turn to most often. Top shelf: foraging, farming, fermenting. Middle shelf: the science of flavour. Bottom shelf: some of the best recipes from different corners of the world. Today is the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year (1554 sunset!) which is traditionally the day garlic is planted, to be pulled up on the summer solstice. Unlike most plants, garlic benefits from a month or two of cold weather, and a single clove will spawn a whole head. The plot will look a lot different in half a year when it’s time to harvest next year’s supply… The temperature has gone below zero, but there’s still a few plants hardy enough to survive and harvest, including chicory, baby pak choi, parsley and a lone green cauliflower An inspiring visit to Abraham’s Spice Garden in Kerala’s Cardamom Hills, seeing and tasting a mind- and palate-boggling array of fresh spices and fruits “Thanksgiving thali”: leftover turkey chettinad, aloo tikki from leftover mashed potato, and sag with autumn garden greens 🇺🇸🇮🇳
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