The interesting thing is that generally messianic and prophetic leaders tend come from disadvantaged backgrounds - if you argue the world is wicked and in need of destruction/rebirth, it's not a good look to be part of the elite

Bruno Pinto and I found no significant educational benefits of humour in science communication in our study last year. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10..... This does not mean it's not worth doing if people enjoy it. Or maybe the jokes weren't funny enough. More research needed, as per usual

Ok, so if I understand correctly, yea, if he attacks Greenland, Greenland needs to help by invading itself. I need another beer

It just occurred to me that I should have used my first ever bluesky post to advertise the book rather than just subtly hint at it. www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/1...

I have taught a module on the sociology of the apocalypse for several years now, even wrote a book on it. I always found the apocalypticists scarier than the apocalypse itself. This is an... interesting development