Andrea Matranga
@andreamatranga.bsky.social
Economic Historian at Università di Torino. I aspire to a Plinian mind. From Palermo, Sicily.
Substack: https://andreamatranga.substack.com
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The next post will be an explainer of
@Natkhov and myself's paper on the introduction of serfdom in Russia in response to nomadic slave raids. Sign up here
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@Natkhov and myself's paper on the introduction of serfdom in Russia in response to nomadic slave raids. Sign up here
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‼️ Mexico's first woman president, Claudia Sheinbaum, just announced she's pressing charges after being groped in the street:
“If they do this to the president, what happens to all the women in our country?”
“If they do this to the president, what happens to all the women in our country?”
November 10, 2025 at 4:21 PM
‼️ Mexico's first woman president, Claudia Sheinbaum, just announced she's pressing charges after being groped in the street:
“If they do this to the president, what happens to all the women in our country?”
“If they do this to the president, what happens to all the women in our country?”
Future archaeologists will be able to date concrete structures from the tree rings from the formwork
November 11, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Future archaeologists will be able to date concrete structures from the tree rings from the formwork
If anybody's on the market for econ history, happy to take a look and post about it
November 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
If anybody's on the market for econ history, happy to take a look and post about it
Starting my Roman aqueducts presentation "Friends, colleagues, economists: I come here to discuss the Roman Empire's provision of hydraulic infrastructure. Not to praise it. The evils which Empires visit on their subjects are often remembered, the public goods which they provide are interred with.."
November 10, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Starting my Roman aqueducts presentation "Friends, colleagues, economists: I come here to discuss the Roman Empire's provision of hydraulic infrastructure. Not to praise it. The evils which Empires visit on their subjects are often remembered, the public goods which they provide are interred with.."
The Roman aqueduct calculation code was crashing, so I sacrificed a rabbit to Minerva and now it runs fine
November 10, 2025 at 9:19 AM
The Roman aqueduct calculation code was crashing, so I sacrificed a rabbit to Minerva and now it runs fine
youtu.be/3__HO-akNC8?... like solar, data centers have their own issues for the grid
How AI is Ruining the Electric Grid
YouTube video by Wendover Productions
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 8:08 AM
youtu.be/3__HO-akNC8?... like solar, data centers have their own issues for the grid
I bet the cricket test match thing started at an even hour match and at the end the prince royal's team was loosing so they just kept "best two out of three" until it was five days
November 10, 2025 at 7:43 AM
I bet the cricket test match thing started at an even hour match and at the end the prince royal's team was loosing so they just kept "best two out of three" until it was five days
after along hiatus, I took the ole' dslr out again and took portraits of my colleagues here at UniTo (they're the high resolution ones with the out of focus highlights in the background) www.esomas.unito.it/do/docenti.p...
www.esomas.unito.it
November 7, 2025 at 8:08 PM
after along hiatus, I took the ole' dslr out again and took portraits of my colleagues here at UniTo (they're the high resolution ones with the out of focus highlights in the background) www.esomas.unito.it/do/docenti.p...
If they implement these punitive taxes on the rich in the UK the effect will be appalling. Why would they put in any effort? The next William the Conqueror might we'll decide to stay in Normandy
November 7, 2025 at 6:28 AM
If they implement these punitive taxes on the rich in the UK the effect will be appalling. Why would they put in any effort? The next William the Conqueror might we'll decide to stay in Normandy
Basically, in this picture of the 16000 cars at doger stadium, thirty of them will end up killng someone (about the amount in the area circled in t red
November 7, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Basically, in this picture of the 16000 cars at doger stadium, thirty of them will end up killng someone (about the amount in the area circled in t red
There is a looming split in the Anglican church over whether once it starts burning the effigy truly becomes Guy Fawkes
November 6, 2025 at 7:06 PM
There is a looming split in the Anglican church over whether once it starts burning the effigy truly becomes Guy Fawkes
This is going to sound weird, but Parmigiano pieces with pandistelle cookies taste good
November 6, 2025 at 6:34 PM
This is going to sound weird, but Parmigiano pieces with pandistelle cookies taste good
This is going to sound weird, but Parmigiano pieces with pandistelle cookies taste good
November 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
This is going to sound weird, but Parmigiano pieces with pandistelle cookies taste good
It was later revealed that the researchers fabricated the study
November 6, 2025 at 11:53 AM
It was later revealed that the researchers fabricated the study
gna.cultura.gov.it/mappa.html The geoportale nazionale per l'archologia has something very cool: NEGATIVE finds, i.e. areas that were investigated (usually for road construction etc), and where nothing was found (read dotted border here)
November 5, 2025 at 12:07 AM
gna.cultura.gov.it/mappa.html The geoportale nazionale per l'archologia has something very cool: NEGATIVE finds, i.e. areas that were investigated (usually for road construction etc), and where nothing was found (read dotted border here)
Basically what this means is that you could give one Nvidia to rent the entire US, with all its people and factories and cattle and canyons, for two months
NVIDIA is now 16% of the US economy, in case you're wondering if your labor has any remaining value
The Value of NVIDIA Now Exceeds an Unprecedented 16% of U.S. GDP
With 16% of GDP riding on a single chipmaker, the U.S. economy is dangerously over-leveraged — and Wall Street is betting blind
medium.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Basically what this means is that you could give one Nvidia to rent the entire US, with all its people and factories and cattle and canyons, for two months
Finally! Was getting sick of extensive form Slack
November 4, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Finally! Was getting sick of extensive form Slack
Why is the hairstyle called bangs. It's usally one thing, a bang.
November 3, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Why is the hairstyle called bangs. It's usally one thing, a bang.
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NEW How did Achaemenid rulers govern their vast empire? Using the 'Achaemenid Royal Road' they were able to travel between major centres, engaging directly with local elites. New research seeks to pinpoint the location of this elusive infrastructure.
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
November 3, 2025 at 8:13 AM
NEW How did Achaemenid rulers govern their vast empire? Using the 'Achaemenid Royal Road' they were able to travel between major centres, engaging directly with local elites. New research seeks to pinpoint the location of this elusive infrastructure.
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
This is Scala dei Turchi (Turk's Staircase" in Sicily. Really cool place. Guess what caused the regular alternation of layers?
Milankovitch Cycles which I used in the neolithic paper. This is like Slum Dog Millionaire where all the random trivia he learned at various points helped him win
Milankovitch Cycles which I used in the neolithic paper. This is like Slum Dog Millionaire where all the random trivia he learned at various points helped him win
November 3, 2025 at 5:51 PM
This is Scala dei Turchi (Turk's Staircase" in Sicily. Really cool place. Guess what caused the regular alternation of layers?
Milankovitch Cycles which I used in the neolithic paper. This is like Slum Dog Millionaire where all the random trivia he learned at various points helped him win
Milankovitch Cycles which I used in the neolithic paper. This is like Slum Dog Millionaire where all the random trivia he learned at various points helped him win
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Serfdom in early modern Russia wasn’t inevitable—it was driven by landholding soldiers on the southern frontier. To defend against nomads, the state tied peasants to land, cementing coercive labor.
New paper by @andreamatranga.bsky.social & @timurnatkhov.bsky.social :
www.restud.com/all-along-th...
New paper by @andreamatranga.bsky.social & @timurnatkhov.bsky.social :
www.restud.com/all-along-th...
November 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Serfdom in early modern Russia wasn’t inevitable—it was driven by landholding soldiers on the southern frontier. To defend against nomads, the state tied peasants to land, cementing coercive labor.
New paper by @andreamatranga.bsky.social & @timurnatkhov.bsky.social :
www.restud.com/all-along-th...
New paper by @andreamatranga.bsky.social & @timurnatkhov.bsky.social :
www.restud.com/all-along-th...
If we just could have megafauna hunted a little less
November 2, 2025 at 9:05 PM
If we just could have megafauna hunted a little less
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youtu.be/nOXKt9R23sI?... you can see it in action here
Roman Aqueduct Builder with Flow Sim
YouTube video by Andrea Matranga
youtu.be
November 2, 2025 at 7:55 PM
youtu.be/nOXKt9R23sI?... you can see it in action here
I accdientally made a Roman Aqueduct builder game
November 2, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I accdientally made a Roman Aqueduct builder game
If I held weekly/occasional office hours for GIS based identification/etc, would anybody be interested?
November 2, 2025 at 1:59 PM
If I held weekly/occasional office hours for GIS based identification/etc, would anybody be interested?