Daniel Read
@danielread.bsky.social
Professor of Behavioural Science, University of Warwick.
Associate editor, Management Science
Google scholar:
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Associate editor, Management Science
Google scholar:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=uhMoc_8AAAAJ&hl=en
Strategic Information Network: https://sites.google.com/view/strategicinf
"Many of the jobs performed by immigrants are best understood as a kind of mirage. They exist only because immigrants are available to perform them."
Opinion | Trump Wants More Jobs for Americans. He’s Getting More Robots Instead.
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:20 PM
"Many of the jobs performed by immigrants are best understood as a kind of mirage. They exist only because immigrants are available to perform them."
I expect if we just left the ocean alone for 100 years there would be a lot more to discover.
During a dive last year in the Atlantic Ocean off Argentina, researchers documented a giant phantom jelly, a deep-sea species rarely seen since it was discovered a little over a century ago. “There was a mixture of excitement and disbelief,” said one marine biologist. trib.al/HfkWfp4
February 6, 2026 at 5:09 PM
I expect if we just left the ocean alone for 100 years there would be a lot more to discover.
The shift is: A lot fewer black and hispanic people in top schools. The power structure reasserts itself.
Colleges See Major Racial Shifts in Student Enrollment
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 6:13 PM
The shift is: A lot fewer black and hispanic people in top schools. The power structure reasserts itself.
Amongst the curses of the world, how big a curse is the "out of office" email?
February 2, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Amongst the curses of the world, how big a curse is the "out of office" email?
You just know that every word of this review is true.
Melania review – Trump film is a gilded trash remake of The Zone of Interest
Dispiriting, deadly and unrevealing – there is a decent documentary to be made about the former model from Slovenia, but this one is unredeemable
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:48 PM
You just know that every word of this review is true.
Strange headline. I don't believe anybody is questioning Amazon's motives.
Amazon’s Promotion of ‘Melania’ Has Critics Questioning Its Motives
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Strange headline. I don't believe anybody is questioning Amazon's motives.
Like the days of Woody Guthrie.
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Like the days of Woody Guthrie.
Thought this was just a joke when I saw the meme. Well or course it is in one sense, but nonetheless someone has written a book with this thesis. This will no doubt put the Shakespeare authorship "controversy" to rest for some time
January 28, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Thought this was just a joke when I saw the meme. Well or course it is in one sense, but nonetheless someone has written a book with this thesis. This will no doubt put the Shakespeare authorship "controversy" to rest for some time
I feel that we do not take enough cognizance of how Trump encouraged the Iranian protestors and promised help was on the way. What an incredible betrayal.
Trump Urges Antigovernment Protesters in Iran to ‘Take Over’
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2026 at 10:37 AM
I feel that we do not take enough cognizance of how Trump encouraged the Iranian protestors and promised help was on the way. What an incredible betrayal.
Resistance and obeisance
Philip Glass Withdraws From Kennedy Center, as Its Symphony Vows to Play On
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Resistance and obeisance
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BILLY BRAGG - CITY OF HEROES
YouTube video by Billy Bragg
www.youtube.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Every sentence of this article is embarrassing. And hilarious. It is the most Susan Alexander Kane thing that has ever happened.
Melania documentary struggles in UK cinemas as Vue admits sales are ‘soft’
Only one ticket sold for premiere of film about US first lady at Vue’s flagship London branch as insiders question launch strategy
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Every sentence of this article is embarrassing. And hilarious. It is the most Susan Alexander Kane thing that has ever happened.
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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to join the "Peace Board" — but could not attend today’s signing ceremony as he’s wanted by the ICC for war crimes.
January 22, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to join the "Peace Board" — but could not attend today’s signing ceremony as he’s wanted by the ICC for war crimes.
This is great
Ben Jennings on the special relationship between Donald Trump and Keir Starmer – cartoon
The prime minister is maintaining his conciliatory tone, even as the US president’s actions threaten to tear the international order apart
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:14 PM
This is great
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In any other context, requiring a high-productivity sector to offshore the production of its highest value-added exports would be seen as the economic illiteracy it so obviously is...
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UK drops target for international student recruitment
Government to encourage education providers to open campuses overseas as it focuses on reducing migration
www.ft.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:01 AM
In any other context, requiring a high-productivity sector to offshore the production of its highest value-added exports would be seen as the economic illiteracy it so obviously is...
www.ft.com/content/a23c...
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So interesting that Trump's favourite film is supposed to be Citizen Kane. He seems to have missed the central theme and took it as a guide to life. What does Melania think?
Trump to take over Kennedy Center for wife's premiere directed by Brett Ratner, who was accused of sexual assault, rape and harassment by multiple women, leading to a significant career downfall during the #MeToo movement.
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Trump to take over Kennedy Center for wife's premiere
Amidst mass cancelations at The Kennedy Center, Donald Trump and wife Melania are slated to take over the venue for the premiere of her eponymous documentary.
knewz.com
January 18, 2026 at 3:20 PM
So interesting that Trump's favourite film is supposed to be Citizen Kane. He seems to have missed the central theme and took it as a guide to life. What does Melania think?
Fortunately this was not about personal ambition.
Jenrick tells BBC his defection to Reform not about personal ambition and will 'unite the right'
In an exclusive interview with Laura Kuenssberg, he says he made the final decision to defect over Christmas.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Fortunately this was not about personal ambition.
Time for a Labour/Tory coalition. Least bad scenario I fear.
January 15, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Time for a Labour/Tory coalition. Least bad scenario I fear.
This is not going to happen and no one believes it is going to happen.
Labour revives Northern Powerhouse Rail project with pledge of £45bn funds
Plan will start with TransPennine upgrade with new line connecting Liverpool and Manchester in second phase
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2026 at 11:33 AM
This is not going to happen and no one believes it is going to happen.
"The UK is the country with the steepest year-on-year losses on the index, now having visa-free access to 182 destinations, eight fewer than it had 12 months ago."
The world’s most powerful passports for 2026 | CNN
When it comes to shorter lines at border control and traveling from country to country without restrictions, there’s an elite tier of passports with more clout than others.
edition.cnn.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:31 PM
"The UK is the country with the steepest year-on-year losses on the index, now having visa-free access to 182 destinations, eight fewer than it had 12 months ago."
Depressing article about the massive class differences in the USA that make the lives of almost everyone much worse.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/o...
January 12, 2026 at 10:18 AM
Depressing article about the massive class differences in the USA that make the lives of almost everyone much worse.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/o...
If this is true it means that Greggs is a public health menace, like tobacco and gambling companies.
Weight loss jabs affecting Greggs, boss says
The Greggs boss says there is
www.bbc.co.uk
January 8, 2026 at 6:24 PM
If this is true it means that Greggs is a public health menace, like tobacco and gambling companies.
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Nicolás Maduro Charged With Felony Oil Possession
January 5, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Nicolás Maduro Charged With Felony Oil Possession
Francesco Gino will soon become a victim of "woke Harvard" with a Trump pardon on the way.
Bill Ackman Says He Has Funded Francesca Gino’s Legal Defense Since June 2024 | News | The Harvard Crimson
Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill A. Ackman ’88 said he has been funding the legal defense of Francesca Gino, a former Harvard Business School professor accused of research fraud, since June 2024, c...
www.thecrimson.com
January 4, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Francesco Gino will soon become a victim of "woke Harvard" with a Trump pardon on the way.
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✍️ Please sign and share my latest petition!
In November, the government announced plans to amend the British Nationality Act to make citizenship harder to obtain.
So after migrants meet new ILR requirements, they'll wait longer, pay more, jump through MORE hoops.
🧵 Here's why this is unfair… /1
In November, the government announced plans to amend the British Nationality Act to make citizenship harder to obtain.
So after migrants meet new ILR requirements, they'll wait longer, pay more, jump through MORE hoops.
🧵 Here's why this is unfair… /1
Petition: Do not increase the time migrants with ILR need to wait to apply for citizenship
We ask the Government and Parliament not to amend the British Nationality Act 1981 to increase the qualifying period for migrants with indefinite leave to remain (ILR) to become eligible to apply for ...
petition.parliament.uk
December 31, 2025 at 3:53 PM
✍️ Please sign and share my latest petition!
In November, the government announced plans to amend the British Nationality Act to make citizenship harder to obtain.
So after migrants meet new ILR requirements, they'll wait longer, pay more, jump through MORE hoops.
🧵 Here's why this is unfair… /1
In November, the government announced plans to amend the British Nationality Act to make citizenship harder to obtain.
So after migrants meet new ILR requirements, they'll wait longer, pay more, jump through MORE hoops.
🧵 Here's why this is unfair… /1