The month of June Paris: haymaking on the banks of the Seine View of Palais de la Cité and Sainte-Chapelle Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry, 1412-16 Musée Condé, Château de Chantilly #OTD

At the start of my terrorism studies course, I ask students what most terrorists have in common. They always say: 1- Mental illness 2- Religion. They are, of course, wrong. The two most common traits of violent extremists are: 1- Gender 2- History of domestic violence and online mysogyny.

#sophiefromromania was extremely pleased to see our friends this evening

A very perky #sophiefromromania this morning back seat driving on the way to the park where she was a bit too frisky with the shy collie and her owner. But she still gets a #bigbreakfast

open.substack.com/pub/rorycell... A very special episode of the #moversandshakers podcast recorded at the #worldparkinsonscongress in Phoenix, Arizona

@dianecoyle1859.bsky.social He encontrado esta noticia en La Vanguardia que te puede interesar www.lavanguardia.com/lacontra/202...

It could be market structure, or it could be the way the price index is constructed. As a measurement nerd, I’d want to look into the latter. Look forward to reading Ben’s column!

Happy Birthday to us! 🥳 To mark our 25th anniversary, we asked 25 people to write up to 250 words on an idea that has been influential in their thinking. We hope you enjoy reading their contributions! Find them at www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/25-ideas

This is superb reporting, a really heartbreaking story.

I've pre-ordered @sarahoconnorft.ft.com 's book - sounds terrific

Important study. (This happened to me with sprog #1, v scary)

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Productivity grows where trust & cooperation are high. Lu & @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social trace the post-2008 #productivity divide to the role of social #trust in their new @regionalstudies.bsky.social. Growth requires less technicalities & far more attention to #institutions. doi.org/10.1080/0034...

Other dogs, like #sophiefromromania, must be v grateful for the water bowl a thoughtful neighbour leaves out in this weather

Happy Anniversary, Le Sacre du Printemps! (May 29, 1913) Here is the stunning opening of this 20th C. masterpiece (with approximated Nijinsky’s choreography): www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...

One of the best jobs in civic tech has just been advertised Head of AI at the mighty @fullfact.org

The APSA Pres Task Force on AI, Politics, & Political Science's report comes in the form of an edited volume identifying questions & establishing a foundation for the empirical study of how politics & governance are affected by AI. Check out these early chapter drafts: shorturl.at/cMZzI #polisky

This is the book btw londonpublishingpartnership.co.uk/books/catast... I'm biased (as its editor) but it's compelling

this week's Friday 'stack is a bit longer and has a book recommendation! backofmind.substack.com/p/stochastic...

🆕The UK’s creative industries generate £124B and 2.4m jobs, but headline numbers don't tell the whole story. A new report by Burcu Sevde Selvi looks beyond the data to unlock the sector's true potential. Read the report: bit.ly/CreativeUKr @creativeuk.bsky.social

Vermeer’s Girl With The Pearl Earring will be shown in Osaka, later this year, and the press conference was as Japanese as you’d expect #Vermeer

Lovely to be out walking again with the prof and #sophiefromromania even if it was 0610, Sophie having woken us at 5

Sheffield looks like one city, until you look twice. Where you live - and who you are - can shape your experience of the city in ways that aren’t always obvious 🏠

I've had three requests from journals to review papers just this morning. I know two of them, respectable ones. Impossible!

HAPPY BOOK PUBLICATION DAY TO ME AND @chadpbown.com www.panmacmillan.com/authors/soum...

“I’m sure there’s a cat in there and am going to wait until it comes out,” says #sophiefromromania on this morning’s walk.

The #moversandshakers had a fabulous time at #worldparkinsonscongress - look out for a special episode on Saturday

I've really enjoyed reading Ruskin Park by @rorycj.bsky.social - a wonderfully touching biography and memoir based on a treasure trove of letters left by his mother and research in BBC archives.

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The AEA Reporting Lockbox enables AEA members not yet ready to file a formal complaint to log circumstances or conduct by other members that may violate the AEA’s policy against harassment, discrimination, and retaliation. Learn more at aeaweb.org/about-aea/re.... #econsky

Great to see Cory on here. Give him a follow!

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Earlier this month, @uocuniversitat.bsky.social awarded the Bennett's @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social an honorary doctorate for her work in economics. In her acceptance lecture, she championed the vital role of universities as cultural & social institutions in these "extraordinarily turbulent times".

Fully funded PhD at TPI & @alliancembs.bsky.social (starts Oct 2026) - with Jun Du & Peter Buckley The project explores how foreign investment shapes productivity in “middle power” economies, combining firm‑level data & international comparisons. More info: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Good morning all. #sophiefromromania is on parakeet watch in the garden

📢JOB ALERT 📢 We are looking to appoint a F/T open-ended Lecturer in Late Medieval / Early Modern History (1400-1700) @lancasteruni.bsky.social. This is an amazing opportunity that we are very proud to announce, so please spread the word far and wide! www.hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

Attn: STAT is hiring a reporter to cover a new trust-in-science beat. Note that the listing currently says it's Boston-based, but that's an error and is being corrected. The position is remote-friendly! www.statnews.com/careers/stat...

Thunder. Lightning. Extreme rain. Hail. [AD=sitting in a car in extreme conditions. Fast windscreen wipers. Other cars also paused with their hazard lights on.]

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"At last we have created the Corporation That Eliminates Middle Managers from classic management text Don't Eliminate the Middle Managers!" www.programmablemutter.com/p/ai-isnt-ma...

everyone is entitled to their view but I found discussion of migration policy here incredibly depressing - telling people what they want to hear not what they need. I fear the only beneficiary from believing most of this will be Nigel Farage. www.ft.com/content/7235...

Fascinating

Last week @royalsociety.org published its Science for Society Report. My latest blogpost looks at what that means for individual scientists as well as society occamstypewriter.org/athenedonald...

The case in question

Wow. Wow. I suppose he does have a name like a Martin Amis character

Expect to see a lot more of this kind of sovereignty-preserving market intervention.

Interesting @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk blog from ESCoE Research Associate @johnlpoquiz.bsky.social. Read about ESCoE work on public service productivity: tinyurl.com/ym97ybnc

At our Annual Conference, Andy Burnham proposed a shift away from Westminster’s top-down mandates toward a place-based model. In a new blog, @drbethkitson.bsky.social & @ojgarling.bsky.social look at whether "Manchesterism" could fix Westminster. Read: bit.ly/4uycnFJ

Well, #sophiefromromania and I had an exciting start to our early walk this morning