Flavien
@flavienm.bsky.social
“The rest of the nobility found a cheerful acceptance of slavery the smoothest road to wealth and office”. Tacitus, The Annals. Reposts are not endorsements. Opinions my own.
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What is the most profitable industry in the world, this side of the law? Not oil, not IT, not pharma.
It's *scientific publishing*.
We call this the Drain of Scientific Publishing.
Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820
Background: doi.org/10.1162/qss_...
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It's *scientific publishing*.
We call this the Drain of Scientific Publishing.
Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820
Background: doi.org/10.1162/qss_...
Thread @markhanson.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy 👇
November 12, 2025 at 10:31 AM
What is the most profitable industry in the world, this side of the law? Not oil, not IT, not pharma.
It's *scientific publishing*.
We call this the Drain of Scientific Publishing.
Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820
Background: doi.org/10.1162/qss_...
Thread @markhanson.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy 👇
It's *scientific publishing*.
We call this the Drain of Scientific Publishing.
Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820
Background: doi.org/10.1162/qss_...
Thread @markhanson.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy 👇
Meet Grok, the artificial sycophant
November 22, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Meet Grok, the artificial sycophant
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Le nombre de féminicides conjugaux reste toujours élevé. En 2024, 107 femmes ont été tuées dans leur couple.
➡️ Décryptage dans notre graphorama : https://www.altereco.media/oST
➡️ Décryptage dans notre graphorama : https://www.altereco.media/oST
November 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Le nombre de féminicides conjugaux reste toujours élevé. En 2024, 107 femmes ont été tuées dans leur couple.
➡️ Décryptage dans notre graphorama : https://www.altereco.media/oST
➡️ Décryptage dans notre graphorama : https://www.altereco.media/oST
Bossuet’s oft-cited quote comes to mind.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said today that the fight against climate change was not against the fuels that cause it — only the pollution they emit.
Von der Leyen says EU is not fighting fossil fuels, only emissions
The comment could undermine European countries’ push at COP30 to move away from coal, oil and gas.
www.politico.eu
November 22, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Bossuet’s oft-cited quote comes to mind.
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(Bloomberg) - Sanae Takaichi’s spending plans have sent Japan’s bonds and currency tumbling, raising the specter of an unruly capital flight reminiscent of the turmoil that nearly broke the UK bond market in 2022, according to Deutsche ..
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Deutsche Bank Warns of Japan Capital Flight in Echo of UK Crisis
Sanae Takaichi’s spending plans have sent Japan’s bonds and currency tumbling, raising the specter of an unruly capital flight reminiscent of the turmoil that nearly broke the UK bond market in 2022, ...
www.bloomberg.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:46 PM
(Bloomberg) - Sanae Takaichi’s spending plans have sent Japan’s bonds and currency tumbling, raising the specter of an unruly capital flight reminiscent of the turmoil that nearly broke the UK bond market in 2022, according to Deutsche ..
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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This was already demonstrated over half a century ago with the banning of DDT.
Why are we on repeat here?
share.google/tX0kljiyYfOn...
Why are we on repeat here?
share.google/tX0kljiyYfOn...
France’s birds start to show signs of recovery after bee-harming pesticide ban
Analysis shows small hike in populations of insect-eating species after 2018 ruling, but full recovery may take decades
share.google
November 17, 2025 at 8:40 PM
This was already demonstrated over half a century ago with the banning of DDT.
Why are we on repeat here?
share.google/tX0kljiyYfOn...
Why are we on repeat here?
share.google/tX0kljiyYfOn...
The beginning of a secular stagnation in the Econ PhDs job market?
New data on the #EconJobMarket as of Nov 2. Based on total # of job listings on JOE, this year continues to be even weaker (by 11%) than during COVID (2020). 1/many #EconSky
November 16, 2025 at 2:42 AM
The beginning of a secular stagnation in the Econ PhDs job market?
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New data on the #EconJobMarket as of Nov 2. Based on total # of job listings on JOE, this year continues to be even weaker (by 11%) than during COVID (2020). 1/many #EconSky
November 5, 2025 at 10:11 PM
New data on the #EconJobMarket as of Nov 2. Based on total # of job listings on JOE, this year continues to be even weaker (by 11%) than during COVID (2020). 1/many #EconSky
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An Imbens retrospective on experimental v. non-experimental methods — looks like a must-read www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
Comparing Experimental and Nonexperimental Methods: What Lessons Have We Learned Four Decades after LaLonde (1986)?
(Fall 2025) - In 1986, Robert LaLonde published an article comparing nonexperimental estimates to experimental benchmarks (LaLonde 1986). He concluded that the nonexperimental methods at the time coul...
www.aeaweb.org
November 6, 2025 at 4:47 PM
An Imbens retrospective on experimental v. non-experimental methods — looks like a must-read www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
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It is far more cost-effective for Europe and China to help emerging markets and developing economies expand through renewable energy than to pay for rapidly increasing climate-related costs, @pisaniferry.bsky.social and Beatrice Weder di Mauro find. bit.ly/4hSz3uO
The Case for a European-Chinese Green Pact
Jean Pisani-Ferry & Beatrice Weder di Mauro think both sides have much to gain from pursuing closer economic ties through clean energy and technology.
bit.ly
November 10, 2025 at 9:26 AM
It is far more cost-effective for Europe and China to help emerging markets and developing economies expand through renewable energy than to pay for rapidly increasing climate-related costs, @pisaniferry.bsky.social and Beatrice Weder di Mauro find. bit.ly/4hSz3uO
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Quick thread on the BBC and the political and societal significance of recent developments:
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
November 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Quick thread on the BBC and the political and societal significance of recent developments:
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
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this post will publish tomorrow at 7:30 am
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/you-should...
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/you-should...
You should quit social media for good
Platforms optimized for engagement warp our politics, erode attention, and harm our wellbeing. Here’s how I minimize time on the (anti‑)social web.
www.gelliottmorris.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:54 AM
this post will publish tomorrow at 7:30 am
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/you-should...
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/you-should...
Fragilité masculine: définition.
Vrai homme pas utiliser poubelle jaune comme les gonzesses.
Vrai homme pas utiliser poubelle jaune comme les gonzesses.
November 11, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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‘When Adam Smith wrote “It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer or the baker that we expect our dinner but from their regard to their own interest,” he omitted any discussion of the unpaid work of his mother (& later his sister) that went into cooking his dinner.’ on.ft.com/4olyOut
What we still get wrong about women’s role in global economics
From the Enlightenment to today’s ‘tradwives’, three books look at the tension between production and reproduction
on.ft.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:12 AM
‘When Adam Smith wrote “It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer or the baker that we expect our dinner but from their regard to their own interest,” he omitted any discussion of the unpaid work of his mother (& later his sister) that went into cooking his dinner.’ on.ft.com/4olyOut
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This is a cool paper showing that first-gen college students don't realize a lot of unwritten rules that lead to success (the value of internships, student clubs, letters from professors).
But giving them access to an LLM for guidance significantly closes the gap. mgcuna.github.io/website/JMP_...
But giving them access to an LLM for guidance significantly closes the gap. mgcuna.github.io/website/JMP_...
November 9, 2025 at 2:55 PM
This is a cool paper showing that first-gen college students don't realize a lot of unwritten rules that lead to success (the value of internships, student clubs, letters from professors).
But giving them access to an LLM for guidance significantly closes the gap. mgcuna.github.io/website/JMP_...
But giving them access to an LLM for guidance significantly closes the gap. mgcuna.github.io/website/JMP_...
Leveraged bets on cryptos are turning sour as bitcoin is down 15% in the past month, erasing most of the gains of the past 6 months
www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
The Year’s Hottest Crypto Trade Is Crumbling
Some investors are saying “told you so,” while others are doubling down, as a selloff in bitcoin and other digital tokens hits crypto-treasury companies.
www.wsj.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Leveraged bets on cryptos are turning sour as bitcoin is down 15% in the past month, erasing most of the gains of the past 6 months
www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
“At a recent Wall Street Journal tech conference, OpenAI Chief Financial Officer Sarah Friar suggested that a government loan guarantee might be necessary to fund the enormous investments needed to keep the company at the cutting edge.”
“OpenAI is getting ready to run hat in hand to the taxpayer for subsidies.” After losing more than $13 billion this year, OpenAI officials are angling for a bailout. From @ryanlcooper.com:
trib.al/CUazMCQ
trib.al/CUazMCQ
OpenAI Is Maneuvering for a Government Bailout - The American Prospect
For artificial intelligence to ever pencil out, some truly enormous revenue streams will be required. And if you need trillions of dollars for data centers forever, there’s only one entity to turn to: Uncle Sam.
trib.al
November 8, 2025 at 11:17 PM
“At a recent Wall Street Journal tech conference, OpenAI Chief Financial Officer Sarah Friar suggested that a government loan guarantee might be necessary to fund the enormous investments needed to keep the company at the cutting edge.”
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‘Al could end scarcity, end humanity - or boost trend growth by 0.2
percentage points’
Well that’s the best chart of the year in this @johnthornhill.bsky.social column and basically sums up where we are
on.ft.com/4qMMkJd
percentage points’
Well that’s the best chart of the year in this @johnthornhill.bsky.social column and basically sums up where we are
on.ft.com/4qMMkJd
November 7, 2025 at 9:08 PM
‘Al could end scarcity, end humanity - or boost trend growth by 0.2
percentage points’
Well that’s the best chart of the year in this @johnthornhill.bsky.social column and basically sums up where we are
on.ft.com/4qMMkJd
percentage points’
Well that’s the best chart of the year in this @johnthornhill.bsky.social column and basically sums up where we are
on.ft.com/4qMMkJd
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Life tip: Type "-ai" (minus AI) at the end of your Google search to disable the AI summary.
November 3, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Life tip: Type "-ai" (minus AI) at the end of your Google search to disable the AI summary.
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Pour avoir travaillé sur bulles/autoréalisation il y a lgtmps, j'ai la ferme conviction qu'il s'agit de phénomènes centraux des marchés fi
et que donc @dovalfon.bsky.social n'exagère en rien
Et comme le FMI le dit: "une brutale réévaluation des valeurs techno pourrait menacer la stabilité macrofi"
et que donc @dovalfon.bsky.social n'exagère en rien
Et comme le FMI le dit: "une brutale réévaluation des valeurs techno pourrait menacer la stabilité macrofi"
Perspectives de l’économie mondiale, octobre 2025
La croissance mondiale ralentit alors que de nouvelles mesures reconfigurent l’économie. Alors que les mesures temporaires de stimulation s’amenuisent, l’incertitude persiste et les risques demeurent ...
www.imf.org
November 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Pour avoir travaillé sur bulles/autoréalisation il y a lgtmps, j'ai la ferme conviction qu'il s'agit de phénomènes centraux des marchés fi
et que donc @dovalfon.bsky.social n'exagère en rien
Et comme le FMI le dit: "une brutale réévaluation des valeurs techno pourrait menacer la stabilité macrofi"
et que donc @dovalfon.bsky.social n'exagère en rien
Et comme le FMI le dit: "une brutale réévaluation des valeurs techno pourrait menacer la stabilité macrofi"
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broke: age differential voting
woke: age differential in turnout
woke: age differential in turnout
November 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
broke: age differential voting
woke: age differential in turnout
woke: age differential in turnout
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Another example of the increasingly common situation where AI helps an academic with intellectually challenging work (solving a 42-year-old open math problem). Seems like real value in combining expert human guidance and increasingly powerful LLM. arxiv.org/abs/2510.23513
October 29, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Another example of the increasingly common situation where AI helps an academic with intellectually challenging work (solving a 42-year-old open math problem). Seems like real value in combining expert human guidance and increasingly powerful LLM. arxiv.org/abs/2510.23513
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The Statue of Liberty was dedicated 139 years ago today.
October 29, 2025 at 2:00 AM
The Statue of Liberty was dedicated 139 years ago today.
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I did not enjoy writing this; it can't even serve as an ad for my newsletter, which I've suspended due to an overbilling situation that has me almost regretting leaving Substack. But, you know, it's evidence for the piece I just didn't get to include.
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/patro...
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/patro...
Patron-Supported Journalism Can’t Be the Future of News
Writing about the failure of patron-supported journalism is itself a kind of...
talkingpointsmemo.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I did not enjoy writing this; it can't even serve as an ad for my newsletter, which I've suspended due to an overbilling situation that has me almost regretting leaving Substack. But, you know, it's evidence for the piece I just didn't get to include.
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/patro...
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/patro...
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Switzerland, the famously neutral country, is spending hundreds of millions overhauling its vast network of personal shelters and civil protection sites in light of the “changing global security situation.”
Switzerland is spending millions revamping its vast network of bunkers
Citing “the changing global security situation,” the famously neutral country is embarking on a major revamp of personal shelters and civil protection sites.
wapo.st
October 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Switzerland, the famously neutral country, is spending hundreds of millions overhauling its vast network of personal shelters and civil protection sites in light of the “changing global security situation.”