Søren Torbjørn Svendsen

So today on the train I chatted with a PhD student in microbiology. She said “I do not know how people used to do research w/o AI!” And she did use it a lot! Sparring, asking questions, testing hypotheses.

In the meantime I was busy bringing a modicum of order to AI code slop by a junior colleague

After USAID: Europe’s Moment to Lead The 2025 closure of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has reshaped the global development landscape and created a strategic inflection point for Europe close to home. With...

New policy brief! Against the backdrop of the recently released US national security strategy, we examine the impact of USAID's closure for 🇪🇺 engagement in the Western Balkans and Eastern Partnership. Full publication here: bst-europe.eu/europe-in-th...

The European Competitiveness Fund should recognise that openness and market-driven innovation can boost competitiveness while enhancing economic security, argue @aslak.bsky.social & @zach-meyers.bsky.social in a new @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social policy brief.

Read here: buff.ly/GyzXI4o

New Policy Brief! A joint publication of @bst-europe.bsky.social , @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social , and @delorsberlin.bsky.social.

We analyze how recent shifts in US trade and industrial policy are changing the prospects for Europe’s clean tech industry, which is getting squeezed from two sides:

Uncle Sam, Shareholder There are only downsides to the Trump administration’s push for equity stakes in private-sector businesses.

"There are only downsides to the Trump administration’s push for equity stakes in private-sector businesses." | Tad DeHaven

https://thedispatch.com/article/trump-administration-equity-stakes-corporation-downsides/

In Sweden, corporate acquisitions lead to persistent earnings losses for workers.

Wages fall, some workers are displaced, and the gains largely go to acquiring CEOs and shareholders.

Employment and revenue stay flat. Profit rises because value is extracted from workers.

Hvordan er historikken ift. at trække sig fra sit embede? Det lyder vildt med to relativt tidligt inde i perioden.

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Is there a new embrace of religion among the young? News reports have found examples of flourishing young congregations. But Pew national polls find stability over last 5 years and some decline among the young. Some perspective. charlesatpollsandvotes.substack.com/p/religion-a...

Frustrerede forskere: Vores værker bruges til AI-træning – uden tilladelse Danske forskere opdager, at deres bøger og artikler indgår i træning af kunstig intelligens – uden deres samtykke. Akademikerne undersøger nu problemet, men ekspert peger på, at techgiganterne er svær...

Bruger AI dine bøger uden at spørge?
Danske forskere opdager, at deres værker indgår i AI-træning uden samtykke. Eksperter peger på kollektive licenser som løsning – men retssager breder sig.
#dkpol #dkforsk#AI
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Some social media algorithms are feeding us antidemocratic attitudes and intergroup hostility.

But a new field experiment finds that an algorithmic feed can reduce out-group animosity & affective polarization by down-ranking this hostile political content.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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I feel this is important. The US public increasingly say that political rhetoric has gone too far, and that politicians should tone done their inflammatory language.

This is also important for the press. If people are tired of this, it also means they find it nonconstructive to read about it.

Vu par… Chappatte. Le dessin paru en une du « Monde » le 8 décembre est signé par le dessinateur suisse, membre de l’association Cartooning for Peace. urls.fr/DEAwGq
#HGGSP #geography #anthropocene

Nobelprisvinder storroser Danmark: ‘I danskere er foran os allesammen’ Til DR podcasten Sorte tal siger årets nobelprisvinder i økonomi, at Danmark har et forbilledligt arbejdsmarked. Men EU står i vejen for innovation og vækst.

I danskere er foran os allesammen, I har et system, som alle lande burde efterligne. Rosen kommer fra årets nobelprisvinder i økonomi, franske Philippe Aghion, og bliver leveret i podcasten Sorte tal. Rosen handler om indretningen af vores arbejdsmarked #dkpol #arbejde
www.dr.dk/nyheder/peng...

Hyggelig sag - ham den orange.

Trump thrashes European leaders in wide-ranging interview: ‘I think they’re weak’ In an interview with POLITICO, the president offered no reassurance to America's allies about Russia and vowed to reshape their politics.

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Donald Trump made his sharpest critique of Europe yet to our Dasha Burns, slamming "weak" leaders of the "decaying" continent and saying he'd back candidates aligned with his vision.

Eksporten faldt i oktober I oktober faldt den samlede eksport af varer og tjenester med 2,6 pct. til 178,3 mia. kr. Den samlede import steg 0,8 pct. til 150,2 mia.

Eksporten faldt i oktober. Men i det store billede synes jeg eksporten har klaret sig overraskende godt i 2025. De første 10 måneder af 2025 er der eksporteret varer for 780 mia. kr., som krydser grænsen. Sidste år var det knapt 730 mia. kr. #dkøko #dkpol www.dst.dk/da/Statistik...

What lies beneath Greenland could change what we know about rising seas A new study led by researchers at the University of Ottawa provides a series of highly detailed 3D models of the Earth's temperature beneath Greenland and northeastern Canada, providing insights into ...

[1/6] Parviz Ajourlou et Glenn Milne (University of Ottawa) modélisent en 3D les températures du manteau sous le Groenland. Leur objectif est d’expliquer comment cette géothermie influence la dynamique de la calotte et donc la hausse future du niveau marin.
#geography #geothermal #energy #Greenland

1/🧵 The shocking part is when you put it all together, you see very clearly how the administration thinks about America's place in the world, its expectations, its priorities, how it views others. This is perhaps the last wake-up call for Europe – Interview link in comments.

i asked chat gpt to fact check an article for me

Kommunalvalg 2025 - kort over resultater i samtlige afstemningsområder. #dkpol

Procentdel: 21stcenturycity.dk/KV2025/KV25p...

Antal stemmer: 21stcenturycity.dk/KV2025/KV25a...

Brussels activated legal tool allowing indefinite freezing of RU cen bank assets w/o unanimous EU vote—circumventing any veto. EU proposes €210B for Ukraine (2026–27), incl €140B from frozen RU funds at Euroclear and €25B from other EU accounts: €115B for defense, €95B for G7 loan & budget needs.

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Hvordan kan 84 små glasfragmenter ændre fortællingen om antikken? Et danskledet arkæologisk forskningsprojekt kaster nyt lys over handel og bosætningsmønstre i et af antikkens knudepunkter Khirbet al-Khalde, i dag beliggende i det sydlige Jordan👉 bit.ly/4peEwii #dkforsk

Our new study takes a close look at religion among young adults. It shows that young adults in the U.S. today

1) Are less religious than older people
2) Are less religious than young people were a decade ago
3) Have not become more religious in recent years

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Pludselig dukkede nyhed op, der kaldte Flügger-beskyldninger for 'ondsindede': 'Googles AI er blevet forgiftet' Russere forsøger at manipulere og misinformere om dansk sanktionssag, vurderer eksperter.

We found a vulnerability in Google AI Overviews where attackers append fake headlines to URLs on trusted, misconfigured sites, allowing Google's crawler to index nonexistent stories, which Gemini then summarizes as real news. Main story www.dr.dk/nyheder/peng... analysis www.dr.dk/nyheder/peng...

This afternoon, we had a meeting of the Coalition of the Willing. I updated President Zelenskyy and leaders present on two key priorities - support for Ukraine and increasing European defence preparedness.

Analyse: Når kameraerne ruller, roser Europas ledere Trump. Bag lukkede døre er tonen en helt anden Udadtil roser Europas politiske ledere Donald Trump og den amerikanske indsats for at stoppe krigen i Europa. Men bag lukkede døre stoler Europa ikke længere på USA.

Forholdet mellem Europas politiske ledere og USA´s politiske ledelse under Donald Trump er anstrengt. Udadtil nævnes USA stadig som ven og allieret. Bag lukkede døre er tonen en anden.
www.dr.dk/nyheder/udla...