Duncan Bell
@DrDuncanBell
Teaches politics & history at Cambridge. Interests include empire, war, technology, architecture, science fiction, utopia. Writing a book on transhumanism
NEW ARTICLE: Duncan Bell & Apolline Taillandier, "Cosmos-Politanism: Transhumanist Visions of Global Order from the First World War to the Digital Age," Perspectives on Politics (2024) @BlazeFutures bit.ly/3D5vUY5
New(ish) article: Duncan Bell, "John Stuart Mill on Federation, Civilization and Empire," History of Political Thought go.shr.lc/3EFfrLf
A star of the future, a star of NOW ⭐ Michelle Agyemang, Young Player of the Tournament. Take a bow. #BBCFootball #WEURO2025
We’re so proud of you, Mario ❤️ An incredible tournament for our number 8 🌟
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European Champions. Again. Congratulations to our six Lionesses on retaining their @WEURO2025 title ❤️
Aura
CHLOE KELLY, SHOUT IT LOUD!!! England are EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS! 🏆 #BBCFootball #WEURO2025
New post: "Britain isn't broken" We have our problems but the doomerism is getting out of hand. I look at the real picture on crime, migration, social cohesion + the economy - rather than the dsyoptian fantasies of the radical right. (£/free trial) open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/bri…
1/7 Edinburgh has released a report on its institutional complicity in slavery & colonial exploitation. A few observations on why its ‘shocking’ findings shouldn’t surprise us, & how History Reclaimed & their right wing media allies will likely react: theguardian.com/education/2025…
First trailer for a new ‘WAR OF THE WORLDS’ movie set entirely on a computer screen starring Ice Cube. Releasing July 30 on Prime Video.
Saturn as seen from Titan. A painting by Ron Miller (1972)
Brilliant piece by @IliasAlami and co, on global asymmetries and how they shape countries' capacity to pursue industrial policy interventions. phenomenalworld.org/analysis/indus…
2025 Philosophy Essay Prize, topic is ‘bodies’ royalinstitutephilosophy.org/news/bodies-ou…
“An internal U.S. gov analysis found no evidence of systematic theft by the Palestinian militant group Hamas of U.S.-funded humanitarian supplies, challenging the main rationale that Israel and the U.S. give for backing a new armed private aid operation.” reuters.com/world/middle-e…
🚨New publication! Monica Brito Vieira and Sean Fleming's article in @apsrjournal on ecological personhood: cambridge.org/core/journals/…