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Why theory is important. If Pythagoras had tried to prove his theorem by collecting lots of right-angled triangles & measuring them he may have guessed the theorem but he would never be sure & others would attack him saying that all his samples were from the Mediterranean region.

If the experts think that misinformation is a bigger problem than war, then a way bigger problem than misinformation is that the experts are fucking idiots.

I've updated my Short History of Global Living Conditions. here it is: ourworldindata.org/a-history-of-g…

Things were grim in the past science.org/content/articl…

Let’s please be aware of our word choice today folks!

The opacity of academic prose arises from the epistemological imperative to operationalize disciplinary jargon, facilitating intra-specialized discourse while obfuscating heterogenous interpretive accessibility and perpetuating a recursive dialectic of erudition and exclusion.

We’ve been busy at ODI Global | odi-global.bsky.social London discussing language, multilingualism, conflict, and conflict resolution in Cameroon, DRC, Mozambique, Nigeria, and Uganda. Also having a bit of fun. Watch this space for more about our research.

Interesting analysis by The Guardian on backgrounds of UK rioters. This is very much in line with our conclusions that a) far-right violence is local and b) neighbourhoods' deprivation relative to their surrounding areas matters. H/t Margherita Belgioioso & KSG theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/s…

A chart mapping how often the soviet newspaper Pravda mentioned "fascism." Notice the blip from 1939 to 1941...

In 1996, two academics from the University of Auckland, New Zealand, launched a new programming language. 25 years later, this language is one of the most widely used in the world. Here's the story of R: #rstats

I'm as cynical about university bloat as anyone, but Trump's slashing of NIH grant overhead payments is not pressure toward efficiency but a middle finger to universities. (When I was at MIT, which lived hand to mouth and had no DEI, I was shown how the Inst. lost money on

I stand corrected. The formula is not deficit/imports. The formula is surplus/(imports * ε * φ), where ε = -4 and φ = 0.25. That happens to equal deficits/imports. ustr.gov/issue-areas/re… via Erica York

I've long argued against the repressiveness of Critical Social Justice leftism, but mere Anti-Wokeism is not a coherent or constructive agenda. Indeed, it's more dangerous when it applies the brute force of government. Opponents of woke should think about not just what they hate