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@Big_Red0 Interesting. Any theories?

@fxxfy @zenahitz These shifts in #HigherEducation have cultural roots, suggesting the response should be cultural too. Every time a university earnestly makes the economic case for #LiberalArts, it reinforces the narrative that that's what really matters @fxxfy /1st try typo

Notice that physics is also targeted. We are used to thinking about the "humanities" in crisis, as opposed to "STEM". All serious, disciplined learning that underlies applied- and job-related fields is in a state of collapse.

@zenahitz These shifts in #HigherEducation have cultural roots, suggesting the response should be cultural too. Every time a university earnestly makes the economic case for #LiberalArts, it reinforces the narrative that that's what really matters. @ffxfy @TheAnnaGat

@ret_ward @BjornLomborg Do social, political, and economic research offer a factual basis for effective multidimensional climate strategy? Just repeating the facts is apparently not enough. #ScholarshipAndPolicy @AWFlint @zauriezim @noahqk @hausfath @RARohde

This study does not show what @BjornLomborg thinks it does. It actually shows right-wing voters who don’t accept the science of climate change because of their political views therefore do not trust climate scientists. It is called post hoc rationalisation.

@AWFlint What should the public know about Economics to have an informed opinion about this & climate? Economics must offer frameworks for analyzing trades: costs, benefits, winners, losers. Ideology aside, where does the non-specialist begin? #ScholarshipAndPolicy @zauriezim @noahqk

The US national debt just went over $32T. That's $95k/citizen and $248k/taxpayer. I really don't know what else to say.

Or you just keep on learning. Also good. #learning tinyurl.com/yscytvhc

@WorldSciFest @bgreene Important topics, even if remote, in a few senses. #arts #science

2019 Nobel Prize winner James Peebles joins @bgreene to explore humankind's ongoing quest to grasp the past and the future of the cosmos. #BrianGreene #JamesPeebles #Science #WorldScienceFestival #Physics #Cosmology bit.ly/47Vz6An

@veritasium All good questions, not sure about title. Good launching off point for exploring history of IQ.

Which title do you prefer? 1. How Important is IQ? 2. What Does IQ Actually Measure? 3. What is My IQ? And What Does it Matter? (poll below)

@thenandnowtube Well done, Lewis. #hegel

'Hegel: A Complete Guide to History' is coming

@NationalGallery Yet another case of order rodentia's shared history with humans. Thanks for illuminating the backstory of this particular painting. Fascinating. #socialhistory

Can you guess the #BiggerPicture? 🤔 A rather curious edition to a portrait, this red squirrel serves as a clue to the sitter's identity. Surprisingly, they were also a common pet in the 15th century. Find out the answer: bit.ly/3bW8ul8

@StanfordOnline And a chance to reflect on the range of research perspectives that inform our understanding: economic, social, political, biological, physical, chemical, ethical. #sustainability

Ready to ignite your passion for #sustainability? Join Dr. Diana Gragg on September 7 at 11 AM PT for an enlightening discussion about #energy’s pivotal role in shaping our climate, society, and opportunities. 🌎 Register now: learn.stanford.edu/Understand-Ene… #ClimateChange

@QuantaMagazine To many nonspecialists math is calculation, because that's where they left off. Thanks for shining a light on the mathematical mindset. Might inspire some "I'm-not-a-math-person" people to take a closer look. #mathematicalproof

Mathematicians have been using computer systems like Lean to help verify and refine their proofs, using it to try and point out weak spots in their reasoning. quantamagazine.org/why-mathematic…

@INETeconomics It's often hard for nonspecialists - even educated nonspecialists - to figure out where scholarship ends and policy, especially ideologically-tinged policy, begins. #economictheory sempercurious.com/visit

A theoretical and empirical critique of the myth of horizontal merger efficiencies ineteconomics.org/perspectives/b…

@MITOCW @MITMath Highly recommended.

Are you one of the million people who have watched Prof. Gil Strang's last linear algebra lecture on our YouTube channel? If not, we highly recommend you check it out right now: bit.ly/3ppgQ0y @MITMath

@longnow Thanks for highlighting Graeber's work.

Happy Labor Day. In 02010, the late David Graeber sent us an early version of "Debt: The First Five Thousand Years." Later expanded into a book, the essay provides a vital history of labor, the economy and the systems of force that maintain it. longnow.org/ideas/debt-the…

@Tom_LSOO Examines how an individual at the edges of human knowledge, power, and risk dealt with his anxiety. Risks remain but has the anxiety been diffused?

New video out now on Nebula and Patreon! nebula.tv/videos/lsoo-th…

@ForeignAffairs @mbennon @FukuyamaFrancis Things that seem obvious to external observers may seem less so to government planners and strategists. Why is that, and what does it mean for the future?

Read @mbennon and @FukuyamaFrancis on how Chinese lending under the Belt and Road Initiative is leaving countries suffering under crushing debt—and creating problems for the IMF and other international institutions. trib.al/KiRz3D0

@3blue1brown Extraordinary order in the ordinary.

Barber pole preview. Full video(s) on YouTube: youtu.be/QCX62YJCmGk

@fermatslibrary Or you just keep on learning. Also good.

"You keep on learning and learning, and pretty soon you learn something no one has learned before" - Richard Feynman

@SChewPsych Replying to an old post--still true (maybe truer) today. Yes, knowledge beats ignorance, and coming together for knowledge and careful thought creates social bonds. #needforcognition @jagoldma @dr_paul_penn @LaurenNPino @marthazlok sempercurious.com/discuss

Observing all the rumors and accusations we are experiencing during the pandemic, I'm realizing that a big part of critical thinking involves not jumping to seemingly obvious conclusions, no matter how tempting. #NeedForCognition