Diane Coyle

@dianecoyle1859.bsky.social

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Bennett Professor of Public Policy, University of Cambridge; economist

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Dame Diane Coyle is a British economist. Since March 2018, she has been the Bennett Professor of Public Policy at the University of Cambridge, co-directing the Bennett Institute.

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Economics 61%

Political science 13%

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Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 3h

#sophiefromromania welcomes home @rorycj.bsky.social

Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 4h

www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/negr...? Better than straight negronis

Negroni sbagliato

For a vibrant take on the negroni cocktail use prosecco instead of gin, with Campari and vermouth. Serve in a highball glass with an orange slice

www.bbcgoodfood.com

Reposted by Diane Coyle, Margot C. Finn

Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 14h

Looking for an opportunity to improve the world a bit? @nuffieldfoundation.org is looking for a new trustee. A great organisation supporting a range of research and initiatives such as @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social; all ably led by @gavin-kelly.bsky.social
www.saxbam.com/appointment/...

Nuffield Foundation

The Nuffield Foundation seeks a new member of its Board of Trustees. The Nuffield Foundation tackles the UK’s biggest social challenges by funding

www.saxbam.com

Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 1d

Well, one good thing to happen so far in 2026 is that ballet classes restarted today and the class cat was waiting for us

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Bennett School of Public Policy, University of Cambridge @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk · 1d

This evening, @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social appeared on BBC Look East explaining why the future of science in Cambridge is optimistic.

But, success depends on agile policymaking, coordinated support for scaling companies, & skills across the region.

Watch from 17m33s: bit.ly/3N2FPmt

Look East - Evening News: 07/01/2026

The latest news, sport and weather for the East of England.

www.bbc.co.uk

Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 1d

Ooh! It was recorded a while ago …

Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 1d

#sophiefromromania has the important task of inspecting every defunct Xmas tree to make sure it’s under 6 feet in height

Reposted by Diane Coyle, Will Jennings, Steve Peers , and 4 more Diane Coyle, Will Jennings, Steve Peers, Andrew Scott, Colin Murray, R. M. Wilson, Stuart White

Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 1d

Keir Starmer's spokesman tells me that X and Grok's creation of sexual deepfakes of children is "completely unacceptable" but again won't commit to taking direct action against them, or to stop posting there.

Says "all options are on the table" but suggests it's a matter for Ofcom, not Government

Reposted by Diane Coyle, Benjamin Braun, Antonio Fatás

Iñaki Aldasoro @aldasoro.bsky.social · 1d

Y’all look like you a need a break from the news cycle. Why not read our new Bulletin on the how the financing of the AI boom is shifting from cash flow to debt financing!?

www.bis.org/publ/bisbull...

Financing the AI boom: from cash flows to debt

www.bis.org

Reposted by Diane Coyle

Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 1d

Here’s Ep 3 of this week’s Better Offline CES coverage. I’m joined by @rorycj.bsky.social @vicmsong.bsky.social , @iwriteok.bsky.social, @adamconover.net and @chloebadcliffe.bsky.social to talk about many things from Peptides to Wearables.

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Linktr.ee/betteroffline

CES 2026: Part Three (Tuesday)

Podcast Episode · Better Offline · 01/07/2026 · 2h 9m

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Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 2d

Sadly, yes

Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 2d

Yes, economic measurement is indeed a big deal

Tim Bresnahan @timobres.bsky.social · 2d

Recommend both the highlights and the video of the panel. Economic measurement is a big deal.

Erika McEntarfer @erikamcentarfer.bsky.social · 2d

This was a great panel, and if you care about economic data, you should definitely listen to the whole thing.

But for those of you who would rather get some highlights, here's what I found most interesting: 🧵

Reposted by Diane Coyle

Tim Bresnahan @timobres.bsky.social · 2d

Recommend both the highlights and the video of the panel. Economic measurement is a big deal.

Erika McEntarfer @erikamcentarfer.bsky.social · 2d

David Wessel @davidmwessel.bsky.social · 2d

ICYMI: Here's video of the panel -- "The State of Government Economic Statistics" -- that I moderated at the ASSA meetings. Karen Dynan, William Beach, Loretta Mester, Seth Carpenter, and Jed Kolko www.aeaweb.org/webcasts/202...

Reposted by Ben Barr

Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 2d

This is fascinating

John C. Baez @johncarlosbaez.bsky.social · 2d

Biology is so wild. It doesn't respect the rules we make up.

We all know children inherit genes from their parents. But it turns out mothers also inherit genes from their children!

And it can help them. (But it can also hurt them.)

For more, read this:

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Text from this article: www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-04102-4

Then, in 1969, a team studying immunity in pregnant people detected white blood cells that contained the Y chromosome in the blood of individuals who would eventually give birth to boys1. For more than two decades, it was presumed that these microchimeric cells were a temporary feature of pregnancy. It wasn’t until 1993 that geneticist Diana Bianchi found cells with Y chromosomes in women who had given birth to sons between one and 27 years earlier2.

This finding overturned the dogma that children inherit genes from their parents and never the other way around — these transferred fetal cells move through the family tree, travelling ‘backwards in time’ from children to their mothers. Bianchi and others would go on to show that these cells have remarkable regenerative properties — promoting wound healing in mothers by transforming into blood vessels or skin cells.

Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 2d

Hah, I re-read this yesterday

Reposted by Diane Coyle, Martin Gaynor, Aaron Sojourner

NBER @nber.org · 2d

Open call for papers, Economic Analysis of Regulation. Conference to be held in Cambridge, MA on April 24, 2026. Submit papers by 11:59pm EDT on February 10, 2026. More information: www.nber.org/calls-papers...

Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 2d

And also more than @ofcom.bsky.social has done

Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 2d

Just excellent and all they deserve.

www.ft.com/content/ad94...

Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter

A look inside Elon Musk’s big tent

www.ft.com

Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 2d

My older brother remembers people in our Lancashire home town still using thee and tha’ in the 50s/60s

Reposted by Diane Coyle, Todd Pugatch

Oliver Hanney @olihanney.bsky.social · 2d

We have been working on a new @voxdev.bsky.social podcast - Ideas in Development.

In the 1st episode, I have explained the thinking behind this. While there are far too many podcasts in the world, there are not enough out there on the economics relevant to most of the world’s population 🧵

Reposted by Diane Coyle

NEP-AIN: Artificial Intelligence @repec-nep-ain.bsky.social · 2d

AI in demand: How expertise shapes its (early) impact on workers: Schmidt, Marc Justin

NEP/RePEc link

to paper

d.repec.org

Reposted by Diane Coyle, Shannon Vallor, Steve Peers , and 1 more Diane Coyle, Shannon Vallor, Steve Peers, Peter Holmes

Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 2d

Just excellent and all they deserve.

www.ft.com/content/ad94...

Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter

A look inside Elon Musk’s big tent

www.ft.com

Reposted by Diane Coyle, Scott L. Greer

General Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 2d

London Zoo are doing their annual stock take and it is a thing of joy (pics from Getty Images)

www.gettyimages.co.uk/editorial-im...

Zookeeper Holly Dorning entices the Capybara from their their heated enclosure during a brief snow shower to take part in the annual stocktake at London Zoo

A zookeeper poses with the humboldt penguins in their enclosure during the annual stocktake at London Zoo

A zookeeper submerges herself in a tank to count coral during the London Zoo stocktake

A lion in its enclosure during the annual stocktake at London Zoo

Reposted by Diane Coyle, Climent Quintana‐Domeque

Royal Economic Society @resmedia.bsky.social · 2d

As we get back to our desks, we would like to remind everyone that our Call for Submissions is closing on Monday 19th January for anyone wishing to present in a General Session at this years RES Annual Conference.

For more information, visit our website: https://bit.ly/49iKLfl

Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 2d

Exhausted. Time for more book-writing support

Reposted by Diane Coyle

Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 2d

Plus an interview with the President of the CTA which runs the show about health tech, robots and her claim that the EU ‘regulates first, asks questions later.” Personally I think there’s a need for a tough approach to a US tech industry that has lost our trust

open.substack.com/pub/rorycell...

CES - Tech at a Crossroads

The biggest tech show of the year gets underway in Las Vegas on Tuesday morning at a fascinating moment in history.

open.substack.com

Reposted by Diane Coyle

Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 2d

Got two reports from the monster tech show in Las Vegas today.
A diary piece on how plucky Danish toy firm Lego outsmarted the chip behemoth Nvidia for one day by being a better storyteller.

open.substack.com/pub/rorycell...

CES Diary - free food and fresh news

And how - for one day at least - Lego beat Nvidia

open.substack.com

Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 2d

What is it? asks #sophiefromromania

Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 2d

I love these, often read them when on the Tube

Emma Harding @emmaharding.bsky.social · 2d

Poems on the Underground - 4pm @BBCRadio4 The inside story of one of the world's most successful and enduring public art interventions, as it marks its 40th birthday. With @imtiazdharker.bsky.social & @georgeszirtes.bsky.social Producer Mair Bosworth www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC Radio 4 - Artworks, Poems on the Underground

A programme to mark the 40th anniversary of London's Poems on the Underground scheme.

www.bbc.co.uk

Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 2d

Oh my, snow in suburbia:

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Francesc Trillas Jané @francesctrillas.bsky.social · 2d

Things are changing in the relationship between politics and "technocrats".
In my blog in English, "Real Progress," I argue that a new balance is necessary.
@dianecoyle1859.bsky.social
@timothysnyder.bsky.social
realprogressinenglish.blogspot.com/2026/01/a-ne...

A New Balance Between Technocracy and Progressive Politics

As the historian Timothy Snyder has argued, post-truth is pre-fascism . It follows that resisting neo-fascism requires a commitment to truth...

realprogressinenglish.blogspot.com

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