feel really bad for the ergodicity economics guy that he was beaten to the punch of toppling the entire field of mainstream econ by none other than KrustyKrabsBBU
The agents have figured out the principal's trick
David Brooks to join Yale School of Global Affairs yaledailynews.com/articles/dav...
Sending these vibes to all the PhD students out there (plus anyone who appreciates a good Dholuo bop)
If you want to pretend to have a Very Serious Conference in the Knesset about "Gaza, The Day After", maybe don't make the stub for the registration URL "emigration1" tickchak.co.il/Hagira1
Storming a university and firing live ammunition. 5 students reportedly shot. Academia everywhere should be outraged. www.haaretz.com/2026-01-06/t...
Extraordinary courage from Ahmed al Ahmed, a Muslim, 43-year-old father of two, who bravely risked his life to save his neighbors celebrating Hanukkah.
Praying for his full & speedy recovery.
And so deeply inspired by his example.
Noise pollution from electric passenger rail harms babies' health.
"I estimate that the annual cost of noise pollution due to harms to health at birth is $9.8 billion."
Black, Hispanic, and the poorest Americans disproportionately bear these costs.
This is such a cool paper!
The South Korean Ministry of Defense has awarded medals of merit to 11 officers for disobeying direct orders of superiors during the martial law fiasco, orders that they deemed to be contrary to the constitution and endangerment to democracy.
www.chosun.com/english/nati...
TROP c'est TROP
TROP c'est TROP
I know of plenty of individuals and organizations that are quite vocal, but sadly they are not a large share of the population, especially if recent polling is to be believed.
Whether it’s Trump illegally deporting immigrants to Uganda or Zohran Mamdani being born in Uganda, the East African nation is having a moment across the political spectrum.
Important speech by Tel Aviv University economics professor Ro'ee Levy at the Israel Economic Association meeting, in which he links together insights from economics research, personal experience and information about the devastating situation in Gaza: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
"Liberal Jews like myself need to overcome our shame, which pushes some of us to avoid or deny the reality of Gaza. Instead we must grapple with guilt; not in the sense of personal culpability but in our collective responsibility toward and solidarity with our Israeli kin and Palestinian neighbors."
You help us mobilize thousands of Jews and Israelis, train community and student leaders, and disrupt business as usual across our country – because there cannot be normalcy while our government continues starving and killing Palestinians across Gaza.
Give today:
Literally joined this platform (finally) to share this AEDE blog. If you are not heartbroken at the scale of child suffering in Gaza, you are not paying attention. Call your federal rep — at the very least. u.osu.edu/aede/2025/07...
Do everything within your means to get food and basic necessities in to Gaza. But also consider donating to Standing Together's annual fundraiser, along with so many other organizations doing important work to end these horrors. (4/4)
causematch.com/standing_tog...
Making ourselves see and internalize what we're doing in Gaza, alongside direct relief and international pressure, is an important step towards getting sufficient aid to Gaza, ending the war and returning the hostages in the short term as well as any sustainable long-term solution. (3/4)
This gives consent and cover for the Israeli government and IDF to kill and starve.
Fortunately, organizations like @standing-together.bsky.social are working to change the narrative in Israel, making people realize what we are doing and that it needs to stop, for humanity's and our own sake (2/4)
As a new Israeli, I cannot be silent about Gaza. How can the pictures of skeletal, starving children not shock one into action? Yet so many Israelis do not see these pictures in the media, can't fathom that we're actually responsible for them, or simply do not see these bodies as human kids. (1/4)
This piece is very moving, and reflects how I am feeling about the Israel/Gaza calamity.
Silence in the Face of Gaza's Starvation is Absolute Betrayal of Holocaust Victims
By Orit Kamir
Originally published in Haaretz
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Thanks to @deanbaker13.bsky.social for posting it.
While our government starves Gaza, Standing Together is a grassroots organization of Jews and Palestinians fighting to change this abhorrent reality. I am proud to be an ambassador for their annual fundraiser. Please consider donating to amplify this important voice
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but do they call the post-Year 1 PhD exams quals or comps?
Between this and the MIT guy, the AI/productivity lit is having a moment
Not enough people are talking about Zohran Mamdani AKA Young Cardamom's Luganda rap
youtu.be/5upeWPTzFgc?...
"Desert landscaping" sounds very "textile factory"
Can this include negatively-weighted enemies under staggered adoption?
