Quinton Temby

But wait, hasn’t physics shown the world really IS deterministic? Well, no, not at all – not at quantum levels and not at classical levels either. arxiv.org/abs/2503.19672

Yes, I came to see whether anyone else had noticed this. The official citation doesn’t mention it. Is it in a sense the first Nobel Prize for a cultural evolutionist?

The great rebalancing of area studies Western cuts and China’s expansion are shifting area studies eastward, reshaping global knowledge production.

"The great rebalancing of area studies is underway. The question is not whether this shift will continue — it will — but whether Western institutions can adapt quickly enough to remain relevant in an increasingly multipolar academic landscape." eastasiaforum.org/2025/10/11/t...

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Flying too close to the son? • Inside Story Despite potential pitfalls, the Indonesian president seems set on creating a new political dynasty

👋 Bluesky. Fresh from the take factory, me on the Prabowo–Widodo alliance cemented by the appointment of Jokowi's son as Prabowo's running mate in the 2024 elections. Pleased to have this at Inside Story—excellent (and free) Australian online mag well worth subscribing to.

Great book idea: The Recursive Subprime Attention Crisis