@laurentfranckx.bsky.social
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Environmental and transport economist. Civil servant. All posts are personal
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Phillips OBrien
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People who donât understand that we are about to witness a massive attempt to corrupt American democracy by Trump, are living in a dream land.
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Ed Maibach
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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.
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A comprehensive review/expert statement on environmental risk factors of cardiovascular disease
Abstract. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality globally, with over 20 million deaths each year. While traditional risk factorsâsu
https://academic.oup.com/cardiovascres/article/121/11/1653/8230112
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Wim Vanhaecke
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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...
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Zelfs JosĂ© De Cauwer kreeg het in âDe afspraakâ op zijn heupen van professor Tom Sauer
Wat moeten we onthouden van âDe afspraakâ en âDe tafel van Gertâ? Stefaan Werbrouck, HUMOâs chef televisie, maakt elke dag een eigenzinnig talkshowrapport. âOpmerkelijk dat iemand die lesgeeft aan toe...
https://www.humo.be/tv/zelfs-jose-de-cauwer-kreeg-het-in-de-afspraak-op-zijn-heupen-van-professor-tom-sauer~b1ff85ea/?fbclid=Iwb21leAQNYS5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR6szAlO2rJkyejT20dD7_ktO4WftapVMRouq56nD_cmEyCsoVv_8az7GSMz-g_aem_4VTrriCqDkzOGMI6SL3f4g&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.humo.be%2F
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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
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ADHD mind: "If other people's life looks peaceful, remember how boring that is."
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Denken jullie bij het lezen van deze zinnen ook "duidelijk iemand die geen kleine kinderen heeft"?
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Wait until you come in Halle
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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"
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Zeke Hausfather
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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:
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The AI-Augmented Scientist
The promise and pitfalls of using AI tools to boost my capabilities as a scientist
https://www.theclimatebrink.com/p/the-ai-augmented-scientist
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Financial Times
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The refreshing power of disagreement
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The refreshing power of disagreement
Right or wrong, dissent gives us permission to think for ourselves
https://ft.trib.al/xFD7Aui
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Toevallig toch dat ik op hetzelfde moment voor de eerste keer vader werd đ€Șđ„°
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Szabolcs Panyi
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đ„BREAKING: Viktor OrbĂĄn ordered the military deployed to guard âkey energy facilities,â citing a possible Ukrainian âattackâ to disrupt Hungaryâs 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.
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www.classical-music.com/features/wor...
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Beethoven! His 21 essential masterpieces, ranked
Best of Beethoven: we explore Beethoven's top 21 must-hear masterpieces. Discover the great composers and works with BBC Music
https://www.classical-music.com/features/works/beethoven-best-works
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Define "reasonably"
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Conrad Hackett
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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/
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Socks and shoes, the barest necessities
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Darth Putin
2 days ago
The hard part about doing propaganda is that the past changes so quickly you have no idea what will happen yesterday.
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Actually, yes. Sorry.
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Amine Ouazad
2 days ago
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 BogotĂĄ's TransMilenio - Nick Tsivanidis The other is on the office apocalypse.
www.aeaweb.org/issues/835
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American Economic Review
Vol. 116 No. 2 February 2026
https://www.aeaweb.org/issues/835
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Science denial in government, it's not just an American thing. In India 'a junior health minister recently told parliament that there is âno conclusive dataâ linking pollution to death and disease'. In reality, this link is well established. /
www.economist.com/asia/2026/02...
From The Economist
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https://www.economist.com/asia/2026/02/15/indias-pollution-is-becoming-an-economic-roadblock
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Matthias
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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...
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EU lanceert Memoryspel: âVind twee straaljagers met dezelfde handleidingâ
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 spelâŠ
https://vremdemirror.com/2026/02/24/eu-lanceert-memoryspel-vind-twee-straaljagers-met-dezelfde-handleiding/
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L'expérience contrÎlée, moteur du progrÚs de nos connaissances
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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)
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Ik dacht dat de tijd voorbij was dat vrouwen de eigendom van mannen waren.
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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.
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This of course only holds if !(4 ==6)
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No, this is not a typo. Read the thread and evaluate the arguments
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We zullen er ons maar niet druk over maken dat er in metrostation Troon sigaretten met een "geurtje" worden gerookt, zeker?
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The Shrödinger nuclear capabilities
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@thecignalu.bsky.social
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David Zipper
7 days ago
Iâm writing a book! Iâll 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.
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Une des deux a écrit des mémoires célÚbres.
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"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.
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MAKS 25 đđșđŠ
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đČđœ Chaos at Guadalajara International Airport, with panic inside the terminal after the killing of CJNG leader âEl Menchoâ. 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.
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Jay Van Bavel, PhD
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"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
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Remember this next time you indulge in recreational cocaine use.
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Ăa fait mal car Fraunhofer est un institut sĂ©rieux << Alors que le plupart des hybrides sont supposĂ©s nâutiliser quâ1 ou 2 litres de carburant aux 100km, notre Ă©tude Ă©tablit quâils consomment 6 litres en moyenne>>
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Interessant om te vernemen welke opvoedingsstijl nagestreefd wordt door "neurotische ouders uit de middenklasse"./
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R pipe dreams are getting out of control
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Rock stars and women, it's always been a thing
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Leo Cendrowicz
4 days ago
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...
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The Belgian who helped give the web to the world
From its quiet birth in a European physics lab to its uneasy dominance by Big Tech, the genial Belgian engineer says the web outgrew its creators.
https://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1983034/the-belgian-who-helped-give-the-web-to-the-world
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Jonathan Edward Durham
11 days ago
Patrick Bateman would have 20 million followers on TikTok from his morning routine videos alone
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Finse tafel voor 55 plussers
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