A Conversation with Claude
May 29, 2026
A couple of weeks ago a couple of AI-related things caught my attention. The first was a report that in some ChatGPT conversations the AI
A couple of weeks ago a couple of AI-related things caught my attention. The first was a report that in some ChatGPT conversations the AI
Steve Bassett’s Channel consists of around 250 reasonably short (10 – 15 minutes mostly) “video lectures”, the last was made around 6 years ago. The
This new (2023) set of Sociology A-level Knowledge Organisers covers Media, Education, Crime, Health, World Sociology and Religion.
A range of Sociology Flipbooks covering Theory, Methods, Education, Deviance, Media and Revision.
Plus 3 bonus issues of Sociology Shortcuts Magazine.
A range of PowerPoint Presentations focused on new and old forms of Mass Media, including globalisation and the digital social world.
While the Bechdel Test – does a film contain two named female characters who talk to each other about something other than men? – is
The first proper issue of Sociology Shortcuts Magazine (Issue No.1: Risk Society was basically just me doodling around on a new Desktop Publisher to see
The distinction between digital optimism and digital pessimism is a well-known one in the sociology of the media and comparisons of their respective positions are
The Bechdel Test is a very simple type of content analysis, created by Alison Bechdel in a 1985 episode (“The Rule”) of her comic-strip “Dykes
Like any scientific endeavour, one of the virtues of sociology is its scepticism – and one area that’s always ripe for a sceptical approach is
In a previous post I suggested how it might be possible to breathe new relevance into the classic 2-Step Flow model of Media Effects (A
While the recently-posted Research Methods Revision Maps have a certain timeless and transcendental quality(?) when it comes to being reasonably up-to-date and applicable to a
When I posted the previous version of this PowerPoint Presentation I included the rider that I’d have a go at making it “More-Prezi” and “Less-PowerPoint”,
If, like me, you’ve always had a sneaking liking for Prezi-style Presentations you’ll probably be aware that the only way to create them was, oddly-enough,
Reasonably through and up-to-date information about UK Media Ownership is always a useful resource and this publication, Who Owns the UK Media?, from Media Reform