Roo Stenning
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Roo Stenning
@mrroobkk.bsky.social
Head of High School, #TOK, and ex-#Geography, Maths and History, teacher. Occasional late-night (for me) “tweets” about The #Arsenal or #FPL (11K 24/25).
February 1, 2026 at 6:55 AM
"The study supports both sides’ view of markets — they make it easier to co-operate with strangers but potentially weaken ties closer to home."

Do markets make us moral?
@soumayakeynes.ft.com: www.ft.com/content/3c33...
#TOK #HumanSciences #Ethics
Do markets make us moral?
New research describes how commerce shaped our culture
www.ft.com
February 1, 2026 at 6:46 AM
"Some #AI companies have shown a disturbing negligence towards the sexualisation of children in today’s models, which makes me doubt that they’ll show either the inclination or the ability to address autonomy risks in future models".

www.ft.com/content/c309...
#TOK #KnowledgeAndTechnology
‘Humanity needs to wake up’ to dangers of AI, says Anthropic chief
Dario Amodei posts 20,000-word essay detailing potentially catastrophic risks from powerful technology in years to come
www.ft.com
February 1, 2026 at 6:40 AM
The world’s greatest reading rooms: London’s #BritishLibrary decoded
@charlottemendelson.bsky.social: www.ft.com/content/6c05...
February 1, 2026 at 6:34 AM
February 1, 2026 at 6:05 AM
London is far safer than violent viral videos will have you believe: www.economist.com/britain/2026...
#Geography #UrbanEnvironments #TOK #KnowledgeAndTechnology
January 31, 2026 at 3:03 AM
"It’s always easier to see which jobs are at risk now than to imagine the jobs of the future."
Ruchir Sharma: www.ft.com/content/6cfe...
#TOK #KnowledgeAndTechnology #AI
Why people still matter in the AI era
As population decline accelerates, the big risk is labour shortages, not mass unemployment
www.ft.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:44 PM
January 26, 2026 at 1:44 PM
The rise of the answer machines

Brendan McCord: www.ft.com/content/6f84...
#TOK #KnowledgeAndTechnology
The rise of the answer machines
Universities trained students to produce polished responses on demand. Then AI learnt the same trick. What now?
www.ft.com
January 25, 2026 at 3:45 AM
Odd Arne Westad on the end of Atlanticism and how empires die in the FT: "In a broader sense, Trump’s policies serve as a reminder how often dominant powers self-destruct rather than being diminished by the actions of their rivals."

giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
Greenland, America and the end of Atlanticism
Behind the crisis caused by Donald Trump’s threats is a much bigger change: the waning of US hegemony and the coming of a multi-polar age
giftarticle.ft.com
January 25, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Greenland, America and the end of Atlanticism
Odd Arne Westad: www.ft.com/content/5657...
#Geography
January 25, 2026 at 2:57 AM
Is liberal democracy in terminal decline?
@jburnmurdoch.ft.com: www.ft.com/content/b4d2...
January 25, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Why China’s women are having fewer babies: www.ft.com/content/8434...
#Geography #Population
January 25, 2026 at 2:37 AM
The Burnley goal is going to hurt…
January 24, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Alexandre Gama: The Halfway Port, Pragmatism, Pedigree and the Architect of Order* in Khlong Toei
@footballsiam.substack.com: footballsiam.substack.com/p/alexandre-...

*"Note: This analysis and interview were conducted prior to Port’s recent 5-2 defeat at Rayong."
Alexandre Gama: The Halfway Port, Pragmatism, Pedigree and the Architect of Order in Khlong Toei
At just over half as season in charge we talk to Alexandre Gama on how it's going at Port FC
footballsiam.substack.com
January 24, 2026 at 6:31 AM
January 24, 2026 at 6:00 AM
January 23, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Why we have the calendar all wrong
January is not a natural time to start new things
www.ft.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:32 AM
China will clinch the #AI race
Tej Parikh: as.ft.com/r/869f07ba-8...
January 21, 2026 at 8:27 AM
January 19, 2026 at 11:59 AM
The End of China’s One-Child Policy, Ten Years Later
Yi Fuxian: www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/c...
#Geography #Population
January 18, 2026 at 3:42 AM
The Return of Gunboat Capitalism: www.economist.com/leaders/2026...
January 18, 2026 at 3:19 AM
What is the world's biggest city?
#Geography #UrbanEnvironments
January 17, 2026 at 3:49 AM
A clever idea that could help the world grow a lot more food: economist.com/science-and-...
#Geography
A clever idea that could help the world grow a lot more food
Make the semi-desert bloom by enridging it
www.economist.com
January 17, 2026 at 3:34 AM