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The "paramilitary experiment". Are there pre-conditions for a paramilitary force in the US in 2026? Gambling on autocratic breakdown: even if unlikely, the problem is accepting low-probability risks with catastrophic institutional repercussions. economist.com/briefing/2026/…

When Strong Men Own the Store: open.substack.com/pub/persuasion…

Genuine question: Where are libertarian philosophers protesting Trump’s clear abuse of power? Imposing tariffs means usurping legislative authority under the false pretext of “emergency.” Conservatives, of all people, should oppose executive overreach and despotic taxation.

En 2019 denuncié un caso muy grave en la Universidad de Málaga o en 2014 lo de Trillo en la Complutense. No me consta ninguna actuación por parte de estas universidades o de los responsables directos. Y en Málaga la persona plagiadora en serie sigue todavía trabajando (yo ya no).

Hoy reportaje de @ElisaSilio que a mi parecer solo presenta la punta del iceberg: casos que han ido a juicio. Lo normal sería que actuasen las universidades de oficio. No es el caso (1/2). (Continúa) elpais.com/educacion/2025… a través de @el_pais

¿Qué busca Elon Musk? 1/34

Please donate to Wikipedia. knowledge is a public good. And it’s still one of the most visited sites in the internet! And it’s mostly run by volunteers! newsweek.com/elon-musk-take…

#Mastodon #Bluesky

If you saw more and more fake news about immigrants on this platform shared by the platform owner, there has been a very consistent pattern: economist.com/briefing/2024/…

Is this legit? New study by University of Queensland researchers finds what other previous studies (and common observation) have found. Note that it is not easy to reproduce precisely because this platform cut access to its academic API. eprints.qut.edu.au/253211/1/A_com…

The government doesn't operate like a private company, so laying off federal employees and closing agencies will do little to increase efficiency, explains @FukuyamaFrancis. Read his recommendations for what will actually help in @JoinPersuasion. ↘️ ow.ly/wFEz50U5upm

Elon Musk’s $1M lottery to boost Trump’s voter base in swing states is a dangerous step towards plutocracy. This is a blatant attempt to buy political influence with money. vox.com/politics/37891…

When billionaires can offer cash incentives to vote, democracy is at risk #PlutocracyAlert economist.com/leaders/2024/1…

🦀🐝🧠🤖 How should we make decisions when faced with systems of uncertain sentience? My new book The Edge of Sentience: Risk and Precaution in Humans, Other Animals, and AI is available online for free at academic.oup.com/book/57949. Please download it! Just click on PDF to get a PDF of the whole book. Individual chapters are also available as PDFs - just click on whichever chapters you want. The book is completely free to everyone and I'm grateful for all shares and forwards.

@capatore @danielmartin_sv @UAM_Madrid @OIntegridadEsp Sí: La universidad en España: donde se mira en 4 secciones de fiscalización distintas cualquier gasto de laboratorio retrasándolo meses, pero se deja pasar tantísimo nepotismo en la contratación de personal (¡el grueso de la corrupción en varios órdenes de magnitud!)

@danielmartin_sv @UAM_Madrid @OIntegridadEsp Desde un punto de vista económico es obsceno. Gracias a una asignación a dedo el hijo de un profeso se lleva un contrato que le va a suponer réditos de unos 1.8 M€ a lo largo de su carrera (45 k€/año x 40 años), eso sí que es malversación de fondos públicos.

En este hilo voy a contaros lo que decía esta sentencia del TSJM, que por ahora sólo ha servido para que la @UAM_Madrid vuelva a dar la plaza a la misma persona, pero que será útil para exigir procesos más transparentes y justos. 🧵 #CasoFilosofíaUAM PARTE 1/2 @OIntegridadEsp

7/ 📊 This research highlights the need to enhance public comprehension of the philosophy of science to cultivate a more scientifically informed and open-minded community. It’s not just about knowing scientific facts, but understanding the process behind scientific discovery.

6/🇪🇸 Additionally, our nationally representative data on Spain revealed insights into how scientific controversies are perceived. Political orientation plays a crucial role in what citizens consider to be the scientific view on contested issues. #MySideBias #ScienceAndSociety

5/ ❌ Interestingly, it wasn’t education level per se that predicted immunity to pseudoscientific claims, but rather an understanding of the philosophy behind scientific inquiry. #Pseudoscience

4/ 🤔 Those who scored higher in understanding the nature of scientific knowledge also exhibited less epistemic mistrust towards scientific communities producing ideologically incongruent results. They were more open to acknowledging scientific findings and scientific consensus.

3/ 👩‍💼📺📻🗞️After presenting scientific communications on controversial topics, participants with higher epistemological literacy showed an increased propensity to adopt beliefs aligned with those scientific results—even two months later! #ScienceCommunication

2/ 📚 We found that citizens with a better grasp of how science generates knowledge (epistemology) are more receptive to ideologically incongruent scientific results i.e. they’re more likely to embrace beliefs that align with communicated scientific results. #ScienceCommunication