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Stefan Laser

My blog and portfolio—a hub for research experience, social media posts, and Fujifilm photography. No cookies. 10kb. Just me navigating global economies, waste, energy, and planetary troubles. RUB Bochum, GER, with some research trips to Hanoi, VN.

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Mar 30, 2026 ∞
Hey cool, flowers to myself: Starting this week, I will be Acting Professor at Ruhr-University #Bochum holding the chair of Anthropology of Knowledge. This will be for the summer term and lots of fun, esp. in teaching controversy mapping, reading extraction, and discussing post-socialist economies.
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Mar 30, 2026 ∞
Deutschlandfunk, CDU-Haushaltspolitiker. “Und dann geht es nur um das Ziel mehr Wachstum.” Der Staat nehme zu viele Steuern ein, da müsse man kürzen, Betriebe entlasten, Leistungsträger und so. Überall Kürzungen. Währenddessen bröckeln Infrastruktur und gesellschaftlicher Zusammenhalt
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Mar 28, 2026 ∞
The same week that #OpenAI announced the imminent shutdown of Sora, its splashiest showcase for #AI, #Meta announced the shutdown of its splashiest showcase for the metaverse. Brian the Merchant on the aesthetics and economics of things looking like shit. open.substack.com/pub/blood…
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Mar 28, 2026 ∞
Our #STS #Bochum conference is over. The experimental case format has been a success with overwhelming enthusiasm, standing before ruins proved to be an insightful lens; but my body is also weak and tired. Happy Weekend. 🧘 stsing.org/before-ru…
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Mar 25, 2026 ∞
And we’re on! Welcome address done, and Anne Pasek kicks us off with a keynote on a world after the #AI bubble. @aepa@Aepasek@scholar.social 🏆 How to give justice to the material troubles that arise once data center infrastructure moves on? What do our fears & desires do? We are given zines!!
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Mar 23, 2026 ∞
On Wednesday, our #stsing conference in #Bochum starts. Final prep walk done. Standing #BeforeRuins. #sts Check our lovely booklet here: stsing.org/before-ru…
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Mar 23, 2026 ∞
Neue Erfahrung mit der #Bahn: ich bin gestrandet, randomly. (Das ist passend zu einem Forschungsantrag, den ich gerade eingereicht habe, aber das ist ein anderes Thema.) Warten auf ein Taxi in der Prärie ist die letzte Hoffnung. More happy news to follow during our upcoming stsing conference 🤘
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Mar 21, 2026 ∞
#Buchmesse 🫠
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