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Paul Goldberg
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Professor of Computer Science, Oxford University. Research interest in Algorithmic Game Theory, also Computational Complexity.
Also interested in good urbanism & cartoons
https://www.cs.ox.ac.uk/people/paul.goldberg/index1.html .. more

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Paul Goldberg is a geologist specializing in geomorphology and geoarchaeology who had done extensive worldwide field researches.

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Paul Goldberg @paulwgoldberg.bsky.social · 1d
They're just trying to steer clear of lèse-majesté

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Chris Hanretty @chanret.bsky.social · 2d
Intriguing suggestion that ballot complexity means people learn more about the mechanics of voting, leaving less time to learn about how to achieve substantive change www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
The story behind Australia's incredible democratic system
Behind the quirks of Australia's incredible democratic system are a series of complex human backstories.
www.abc.net.au

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Paul Goldberg @paulwgoldberg.bsky.social · 3d
Separately to my other reply, your post reminded me of a 1970s cartoon that I just managed to find online

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Paul Goldberg @paulwgoldberg.bsky.social · 3d
I can buy shares in fossil-fuel energy companies, so in a sense can afford to buy the means of production of non-renewables. So I don't think the distinction is really a matter what people can buy.

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Paul Goldberg @paulwgoldberg.bsky.social · 5d
Liberal bias is like God: when you sincerely go looking for it, you find it absolutely everywhere!

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Paul Goldberg @paulwgoldberg.bsky.social · 5d
The scientific literature really needs some sort of facility for researchers to publish "We spent this much time working on such-and-such a result, and got absolutely nowhere"

Reposted by Paul Goldberg, Steve Peers, Steven H. Seggie

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Susanna Shore, Author @susannashore.bsky.social · 7d
I spotted this on Mastodon and I find it horrible, not least for the speed with which this has happened.
A post on Mastodon by small cypress (@small_cypress@indieweb.social): As an art teacher I was worried AI would come up as an issue of "why should I learn how to draw when I can use AI instead." But the real issue is that my middle schoolers CONSTANTLY believe all art I show them is AI. Digital art. Photography. Oil paintings from the Western canon. "A human couldn't do that" Being convinced that humans can't make great art is kind of terrifying

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Paul Goldberg @paulwgoldberg.bsky.social · 13d
It's good to see the focus on GDP per head, as opposed to just GDP. GDP per head is, of course, what we should care about.

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Paul Goldberg @paulwgoldberg.bsky.social · 19d
New paper: we introduce classes of problems where any solutions must be unique, due to principles like:
"Every competition can have at most one participant who beats all others", or
"At most one agent can receive the lion's share of a shared resource".
arxiv-cs-cc.bsky.social arxiv cs.CC @arxiv-cs-cc.bsky.social · 19d
Matan Gilboa, Paul W. Goldberg, Elias Koutsoupias, Noam Nisan
Complexity of Unambiguous Problems in $\Sigma^P_2$
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.19084

Reposted by Paul Goldberg

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arxiv cs.CC @arxiv-cs-cc.bsky.social · 19d
Matan Gilboa, Paul W. Goldberg, Elias Koutsoupias, Noam Nisan
Complexity of Unambiguous Problems in $\Sigma^P_2$
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.19084

Reposted by Paul Goldberg, Greg Linden, Mary Burke

archive.org
Internet Archive @archive.org · 19d
We are deeply saddened by the loss of Greg Newby, who led Project Gutenberg ( @gutenberg.org ) with passion and purpose. Greg’s belief in free and open access to knowledge continues to inspire us and so many others working to preserve our shared culture online. gutenberg.org/about/newby....
Greg Newby

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 19d
Trump’s victory for fossil fuels in shipping on.ft.com/4nm1AKe | opinion
Trump’s victory for fossil fuels in shipping
US pressure has derailed a landmark deal to curb maritime carbon emissions
on.ft.com

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Paul Goldberg @paulwgoldberg.bsky.social · 25d
More when we have it

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Paul Goldberg @paulwgoldberg.bsky.social · 26d
meaning that exports per capita shrank by about 3%.

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Paul Goldberg @paulwgoldberg.bsky.social · 28d
They are also usually excellent students. That observation applies at other universities I've worked at, not just Oxford, which is another reason why I regret losing them.

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European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 28d
For the first time in years, senior Labour figures are saying it plainly.

Wes Streeting: “I’m glad that Brexit is a problem whose name we now dare speak.”
Keir Starmer: “They lied to this country, unleashed chaos, and walked away after Brexit.”

The silence is breaking. The damage is undeniable.
Starmer and Streeting break silence on Brexit’s damage
We're the UK's largest pro-European movement. Our goal is to reverse the calamity of Brexit and restore relations with our European neighbours.
www.europeanmovement.co.uk

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Paul Goldberg @paulwgoldberg.bsky.social · 28d
I can confirm that I (and colleagues) have lost students at all levels (u/g, MSc, and doctoral) despite being at golden triangle. Maybe golden triangle not as severely affected but still painful

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Research Professional News @resprofnews.bsky.social · 28d
Tech tycoon Larry Ellison gives Oxford institute fresh £890m.

Ellison Institute of Technology announces plans for expanded campus after change in leadership.

www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-i...
Tech tycoon Larry Ellison gives Oxford institute fresh £890m - Research Professional News
Ellison Institute of Technology announces plans for expanded campus after change in leadership
www.researchprofessionalnews.com

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Martin Heneghan @martinheneghan.bsky.social · 28d
Excellent points, which seems a must-read book for academics. However, the golden triangle has not been affected in the same way as others. They continue to recruit EU students despite higher fees. They will lobby government to maintain the status quo.
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/brexit-...
Brexit ‘being ignored’ as cause of UK universities’ problems
Loss of EU students made recruitment more commercial and universities more insular, argues new book
www.timeshighereducation.com

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The Economist @economist.com · 29d
Immigration only defers the problem. Higher productivity means higher interest rates
Economic growth is unlikely to prevent fiscal crisis
Immigration only defers the problem. Higher productivity means higher interest rates
econ.st

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Paul Goldberg @paulwgoldberg.bsky.social · Oct 12
Interesting article on beauty in architeture

"This February for example, a University of Sussex study found infants as young as four months old are more drawn to visually complex buildings than their simpler counterparts: baroque facades, for example, fared better than brutalist ones."

Reposted by Paul Goldberg

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The Economist @economist.com · Oct 11
A disruptive transport technology is rapidly changing cities across the rich world: the humble bicycle. There are three factors behind this two-wheeled renaissance econ.st/48WxlpC

Photo: Getty Images

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Paul Goldberg @paulwgoldberg.bsky.social · Oct 11
"A man warmly concerned with any large theories has always a relish for applying them to any triviality."

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Paul Goldberg @paulwgoldberg.bsky.social · Oct 11
The possibility that the US population may shrink for the first time, is an interesting aspect of what's going on

www.derekthompson.org/p/the-us-pop...
The US Population Could Shrink in 2025, For the First Time Ever
It's a story with massive economic and political significance. But it's receiving strangely little attention.
www.derekthompson.org

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Headington News @headingtonnews.bsky.social · Oct 11
Chancellor’s are advertising the Shark House to rent (furnished) from next year as “a unique opportunity to reside in a living piece of art history”. Rent: £4,000 per month: www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...
Check out this 4 bedroom terraced house for rent on Rightmove
4 bedroom terraced house for rent in Headington, Headington, OX3 for £4,000 pcm. Marketed by Chancellors, Headington
www.rightmove.co.uk

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bloomberg.com
Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · Oct 10
AI’s future might look less like sci-fi — and more like self-checkout. One Nobel Prize-winning economist warns that “so-so automation” could cut jobs without boosting productivity.
The Real AI Risk is ‘Meh’ Technology That Takes Jobs and Annoys Us All
While AI doomsday scenarios dwell on the risks posed by superintelligent robot overlords, one Nobel-Prize winning economist fears a more mundane possibility.
bloom.bg