Alexander Knapp
@alexanderknapp.bsky.social
Global nomad, world citizen, Edinburgh resident, humanist, works on complex system theory and international development, dabbles at being a PhD student, stage manager, photographer, Italian chef, professor, and (alleged) spy.
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The fact that most Dems seem incapable of hitting this bar is quite damning:
The path for Democrats is very clear: have good ideas, believe in them, state them clearly, stick to them, act decisively in support of these ideas, speak to the young half of the electorate, support other democrats who do these things. Follow Mamdani and Lander's example or fade into nothingness.
June 25, 2025 at 12:20 PM
The fact that most Dems seem incapable of hitting this bar is quite damning:
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This. But for everything
Harvard correctly understands that it’s in a fight for its life and there is no appeasement that will save it. I wish a lot more institutions understood this.
Harvard was able to file a 72 page complaint less than 24 hours after Trump attacked foreign students. Guess they were expecting it
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
May 24, 2025 at 12:14 AM
This. But for everything
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Do you know any really good papers modeling political systems using multi agent simulations?
Niche question, reposts appreciated.
Niche question, reposts appreciated.
March 29, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Do you know any really good papers modeling political systems using multi agent simulations?
Niche question, reposts appreciated.
Niche question, reposts appreciated.
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This.
If we are lured to use AI to…
- Scan and sum up articles bc there are too many and have no time
- Write articles bc they need to pop up and have no time
- Review articles bc we received too many and have no time
… then ✨maybe✨there is a core problem in the publication and research system
- Scan and sum up articles bc there are too many and have no time
- Write articles bc they need to pop up and have no time
- Review articles bc we received too many and have no time
… then ✨maybe✨there is a core problem in the publication and research system
March 6, 2025 at 9:42 AM
This.
I mean, _seriously_?!?!?!?
How much more on point does it get than “We’re taking the money from poverty to buy the bombs.”?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c4...
How much more on point does it get than “We’re taking the money from poverty to buy the bombs.”?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c4...
UK defence spending to rise to 2.5% of GDP by 2027, funded by cut in international aid - live updates
The announcement comes ahead of a high-stakes meeting between Keir Starmer and Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 25, 2025 at 1:56 PM
I mean, _seriously_?!?!?!?
How much more on point does it get than “We’re taking the money from poverty to buy the bombs.”?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c4...
How much more on point does it get than “We’re taking the money from poverty to buy the bombs.”?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c4...
This.
February 25, 2025 at 6:54 AM
This.
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DOGE recommended firing workers at:
-FDA, which oversees Neuralink
-FAA, which oversees SpaceX
-USAID, which probed Starlink
-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.
"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.
-FDA, which oversees Neuralink
-FAA, which oversees SpaceX
-USAID, which probed Starlink
-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.
"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.
February 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
DOGE recommended firing workers at:
-FDA, which oversees Neuralink
-FAA, which oversees SpaceX
-USAID, which probed Starlink
-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.
"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.
-FDA, which oversees Neuralink
-FAA, which oversees SpaceX
-USAID, which probed Starlink
-CFPB, which oversees Tesla's financing arm and a potential payment platform on X.
"Conflict of interest" is a severe understatement.
This…I’m only a baby Doctoral student and this much is clear.
People have already blamed science reform for what is happening.
For 15 years I have said: If we do not get our shit together (less publication bias, higher quality, more coordination) someone else is going to implement change top down, and we are not going to like how they do it.
And here we are.
For 15 years I have said: If we do not get our shit together (less publication bias, higher quality, more coordination) someone else is going to implement change top down, and we are not going to like how they do it.
And here we are.
February 19, 2025 at 8:59 AM
This…I’m only a baby Doctoral student and this much is clear.
Could I get projected impact zones so I can be there?
good time to fire all the scientists and the nasa people, for sure
February 18, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Could I get projected impact zones so I can be there?
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The stupid, it hurts.
February 15, 2025 at 3:22 AM
The stupid, it hurts.
This, academia.
Re-reading this after many years. Don’t confuse a pile of bricks with useful edifices!
To the tune 🎶 of Murder on the Dancefloor 🕺:
Chaos in the Brickyard www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... - we're so busy making bricks, we forgot to assemble them into useful edifices, and now all the loose bricks are in the way!
Chaos in the Brickyard www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... - we're so busy making bricks, we forgot to assemble them into useful edifices, and now all the loose bricks are in the way!
February 14, 2025 at 7:30 AM
This, academia.
If only there were a proven medical treatment widely available and rigorously tested that could prevent such unnecessary suffering…
Update: 15 confirmed cases. Health officials are racing to offer vaccines to unvaccinated children, they're operating a mobile unit to screen for cases, pre-treating exposed infants. Schools & hospitals are on alert.
Measles outbreaks are v hard to contain. A totally preventable situation.
Measles outbreaks are v hard to contain. A totally preventable situation.
🚨Measles mounts in an undervaccinated Texas county. Hospitalizations & 9 cases. Many more expected.
This may be the first big outbreak of 2025 but probably not the last, with vaccine misinformation espoused at the highest levels of government.
My latest:
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
This may be the first big outbreak of 2025 but probably not the last, with vaccine misinformation espoused at the highest levels of government.
My latest:
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
February 11, 2025 at 3:54 AM
If only there were a proven medical treatment widely available and rigorously tested that could prevent such unnecessary suffering…
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More of this, America.
February 9, 2025 at 8:34 PM
More of this, America.
Wow, they really hate a LOT of people. I hate poverty, corruption, war…they are downright revelling in maliciousness and cruelty. I honestly don’t know how to deal with it.
February 6, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Wow, they really hate a LOT of people. I hate poverty, corruption, war…they are downright revelling in maliciousness and cruelty. I honestly don’t know how to deal with it.
@USAID staff, implementers, local partners, and beneficiaries - I’m _so_ sorry 😢
Thank you for everything you’ve done.
Thank you for everything you’ve done.
February 5, 2025 at 10:49 PM
@USAID staff, implementers, local partners, and beneficiaries - I’m _so_ sorry 😢
Thank you for everything you’ve done.
Thank you for everything you’ve done.
That’s…that’s just not how it works. I’m not even an economist and I understand that. This isn’t paying off your credit card.
February 1, 2025 at 5:37 AM
That’s…that’s just not how it works. I’m not even an economist and I understand that. This isn’t paying off your credit card.
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Shout out to all the fuckwits who told me, two months ago, that scientists must strive to remain apolitical.
February 1, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Shout out to all the fuckwits who told me, two months ago, that scientists must strive to remain apolitical.
Will be trying to remember this for the next four years.
January 22, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Will be trying to remember this for the next four years.
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I fear there is deep truth here.
January 11, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I fear there is deep truth here.
Figure out how to bookmark this for the next four years 🙏
January 1, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Figure out how to bookmark this for the next four years 🙏
OK, this is brilliant.
Finally, finally
Here is the updated version of the Complex Systems Topic Network. I have also posted all the data and codes here: github.com/hsayama/comp...
High-resolution PDF versions are also available on GitHub. Enjoy exploration!
Here is the updated version of the Complex Systems Topic Network. I have also posted all the data and codes here: github.com/hsayama/comp...
High-resolution PDF versions are also available on GitHub. Enjoy exploration!
December 26, 2024 at 7:56 PM
OK, this is brilliant.