it's the time of the year for lists etc. Here's some music that inspired me, starting from Daniela Pes' excellent album "Spira" casumartzu.substack.com/publish/post... #music #folk #electronic #electronica #neofolk #Sardinia #DanielaPes

Now out, free for everyone, my resources on survival analysis (including Cox regression models) with practicals and solutions. Available at @ncrm.ac.uk #statistics #survivalanalysis #research #methodology www.ncrm.ac.uk/resources/on...

More analyses of the latest standardised school tests in Sardinia and Italy: the role of economic disparities in explaining regional variations in students' attainment #Sardinia #education #Italy #inequality open.substack.com/pub/casumart...

Some analyses of the recent standardised proficiency tests in Italian pre-tertiary education, with emphasis on Sardinia. open.substack.com/pub/casumart...

Free for all to read: A unique longitudinal study of adopted children's mental health, focusing particularly on key transitional periods. doi.org/10.1017/S095... #psychology #development #longitudinal #research #adoption #childhood

A panicky attempt by #Labour to gain the initiative on immigration is (yet another) self-harm gesture by this government #UK #migration #politics #Starmer. casumartzu.substack.com/p/uk-immigra...

Marina Hyde highlights a point @pkrugman.bsky.social has been making all along: these are not serious people, not a serious government. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I've decided to give substack a go, so I have shared an older post there: trying to think how to save #democracy and counter #totalitarianism, #fascism, and #propaganda...https://open.substack.com/pub/casumartzu/p/a-way-out-of-totalitarianism?r=5cc9jb&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

thankfully someone reminds us that Mussolini's black shirts were not just a bunch of grown-up boy-scouts who liked knives, uniform, and marching #fascism #history www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

Thinking about analysing event occurrence and don't know where to start? Now online and open access my resources on introductory Survival Analysis @NCRM, with examples and exercises using R :) #statistics #research_methods #survival_analysis #R #research www.ncrm.ac.uk/resources/on...

#FintanOToole reviewed #SusanNeiman. Many excellent points to explain why the #Left failed us, which explains why so many turned to #autocrats and #tribalism. To counter this, #illumist values of #universalism, justice and self-critique are all the more relevant www.susan-neiman.com/wp-content/u...

A comment to this video reminded me that for Ukrainians "time to go to war" is not a metaphor or a figure of speech, but the sad and tragic reality they lived with in the last 3 years www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIcc...

Some ideas on possible ways out of the totalitarian slump, thanks to #Zadie_Smith and others. #totalitarianism #democracy #fascism #consensus gittinwide.blogspot.com/2025/01/a-wa...

still collating good reads from last year: This review by Zadie Smith provided valuable insights into what is happening to democracy and how we might start to counter the slope towards authoritarian rule www.nybooks.com/articles/202... #Zadie_Smith #democracy #fascism #socialmedia #history

Northern Ireland under the snow, perfect setting for "The North" from a Song of Ice and Fire / Game of Thrones #northerireland #norniron #winter #snow #gameofthrones

In this podcast an academic argues Mussolini was the first to use politics as entertainment, thus creating a following and consensus. Does it sound eerily familiar? #fascism #democracy #socialmedia www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

My comments on one of the books I (finally) read and liked in 2024: Emilio Lussu's first hand account of the rise to power of Fascism in Italy gittinwide.blogspot.com/2025/01/revi... #democracy #fascism #history

Alarming article in @Nature #science. This shitstorm is likely to hit the US come January. It may also hit the UK as soon as the "people's millionaire" farage or kemikaze badenoch (or whoever will follow her) grab some power. Old institutions and codes won't save us. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

a blog entry I wrote before #US_elections result. On the micro level: we know others when see them acting; on the macro: institutions are the result of individuals' actions. Conclusion: if we stop caring about #democracy, laws or institutions won't save it gittinwide.blogspot.com/2024/10/agai...

An interesting point of view and a challenge for #psychology research. I guess part of the problem also lies in research and statistical procedures being used too slavishly and without reflection #research_methods

enchanted by this song, part of an outstanding album. Moody, dark, fascinating, intriguing, moreso because Daniela Pes sings in Gallurese, the language of the North Sardinian region of Gallura www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ypzc...

sarei felice se il Cagliari avesse un nuovo stadio da 25mila posti. Pero' se Giulini pretende che enti pubblici si accollino i costi, dovrebbe lasciare una parte significativa della proprieta' del Cagliari a questi enti, o meglio all'azionariato popolare #Cagliari www.unionesarda.it/sport/giulin...

so lucky to live in the beautiful "Winterfell" North #gameofthrones #northernireland

It's a nice day when you get back a review of a submitted manuscript and one reviewer says my analyses were "exemplary"! 😀 btw, I love to help others learn about data analyses: here are some resources I created, but there's more there... www.ncrm.ac.uk/resources/on...

Intense investor interest on Sardinia — a prime location for renewable energy due to its long summers and strong winds — has spooked locals who say the Italian island is being exploited. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/11/18/markets/renewables-sardinia-italy-coal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_s…

Some analyses of my Spotify preferences, which proves I am becoming less of music snob with age: the songs that I favour are increasingly less unpopular! #spotify #music #R #spotifyr #dataviz