People who don’t understand that we are about to witness a massive attempt to corrupt American democracy by Trump, are living in a dream land.

This recent review paper blew my mind. It builds so nicely on a point that I've been screaming from the roof top for years: Fossil fuel pollution is the leading cause of avoidable morbidity and mortality in the world today, and it places an enormous burden on the economy of every nation as a result.

Blijkbaar was Tom Sauer nog ns op tv, gelukkig gemist, maar dit verslag van @swerbrou.bsky.social is wel een aanrader. www.humo.be/tv/zelfs-jos...

When you realize that one single sentence in tax law will require you to rethink key assumptions in your modeling and will require several days of testing

ADHD mind: "If other people's life looks peaceful, remember how boring that is."

Denken jullie bij het lezen van deze zinnen ook "duidelijk iemand die geen kleine kinderen heeft"?

Wait until you come in Halle

If the 8th army had received it's Shermans 6 months earlier, traffic info on Belgian radio would refer to the jams on the "Square Auchinlek"

As a rare climate scientist working in Silicon Valley, I've been drinking from the AI firehose a lot more than my peers. I thought it would be helpful to lay out my experiences of both the promise and pitfalls of using AI to accelerate scientific research:

The refreshing power of disagreement ft.trib.al/xFD7Aui | opinion

Toevallig toch dat ik op hetzelfde moment voor de eerste keer vader werd 🤪🥰

💥BREAKING: Viktor Orbán ordered the military deployed to guard “key energy facilities,” citing a possible Ukrainian “attack” to disrupt Hungary’s energy system. The move fuels fears of a staged national security emergency or false-flag incident ahead of the April 12 elections. This is really scary.

Define "reasonably"

Is there a revival of churchgoing among US young adults? According to Opt-in online polls: Yes Surveys using random samples of the population: No https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/01/23/has-there-been-a-christian-revival-among-young-adults-in-the-uk-recent-surveys-may-be-misleading/

Socks and shoes, the barest necessities

The hard part about doing propaganda is that the past changes so quickly you have no idea what will happen yesterday.

Actually, yes. Sorry.

An AER with 2 papers in urban economics. One on Bogota's public transport innovation that inspired cities across the world. Evaluating the Impact of Urban Transit Infrastructure: Evidence from Bogotá's TransMilenio - Nick Tsivanidis The other is on the office apocalypse. www.aeaweb.org/issues/835

Science denial in government, it's not just an American thing. In India 'a junior health minister recently told parliament that there is “no conclusive data” linking pollution to death and disease'. In reality, this link is well established. / www.economist.com/asia/2026/02... From The Economist

Om het stijgend aantal topoverleggen over wereldcalamiteiten te bekostigen, lanceert de EU een eigen memoryspel rond defensie. Wie twee straaljagers met dezelfde handleiding omdraait, wint het spel. vremdemirror.com/2026/02/24/e...

L'expérience contrôlée, moteur du progrès de nos connaissances

Waarom ik niet denk dat waardeoordelen en kennis van feiten altijd volledig los van elkaar staan: dit soort inzichten uit de neuropsychologie heeft mij in de loop van de jaren veel milder gemaakt ten opzichte van mensen die een zootje van hun leven hebben gemaakt (uit Robert Sapolsky, Determined)

Ik dacht dat de tijd voorbij was dat vrouwen de eigendom van mannen waren.

Ah ja, 23 jaar geleden begrepen weldenkende mensen zoals mezelf ook niet waar Saddam Houssein niet meewerkten als ze toch niets te verbergen hadden, en alles te verliezen bij een Amerikaanse invasie. Goed dat we allemaal leren uit fouten.

This of course only holds if !(4 ==6)

No, this is not a typo. Read the thread and evaluate the arguments

We zullen er ons maar niet druk over maken dat er in metrostation Troon sigaretten met een "geurtje" worden gerookt, zeker?

The Shrödinger nuclear capabilities

I’m writing a book! I’ll be telling the story of congestion pricing, a foolproof way to unsnarl traffic, clean the air, and invigorate urban life (even if many people hate it). Have tips or suggestions? My DMs are open.

Une des deux a écrit des mémoires célèbres.

"De rijken denken enkel aan hun eigen portemonnee". Kijk, een van de voordelen van het openbaar vervoer zijn de medereizigers die hun diepzinnig wereldbeeld met de rest van de bus delen.

🇲🇽 Chaos at Guadalajara International Airport, with panic inside the terminal after the killing of CJNG leader “El Mencho”. CJNG cartel gunmen attacked the Ixtapa prison in Puerto Vallarta, triggering a prison break. A shopping mall parking lot in Puerto Vallarta set on fire by the attackers.

"the loss of critical thinking and learning skills is less of a personal failure and more of a policy one, calling the generation of Americans educated with gadgets victims of a failed pedagogical experiment." shorturl.at/Xukya

Remember this next time you indulge in recreational cocaine use.

Ça fait mal car Fraunhofer est un institut sérieux << Alors que le plupart des hybrides sont supposés n’utiliser qu’1 ou 2 litres de carburant aux 100km, notre étude établit qu’ils consomment 6 litres en moyenne>>

Interessant om te vernemen welke opvoedingsstijl nagestreefd wordt door "neurotische ouders uit de middenklasse"./

R pipe dreams are getting out of control

Rock stars and women, it's always been a thing

Was thrilled to meet Robert Cailliau, the unsung internet pioneer, who was instrumental in the development of the web. Yes, he's Belgian - and he still keeps a model Tintin rocket in his office: www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1983...

Patrick Bateman would have 20 million followers on TikTok from his morning routine videos alone

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