Jay Treberg
@biologistsisus.bsky.social
A 'bit of a Neanderthal' who is interested in how energy and matter transform to drive living systems through time.
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Remember the Year of the MOOC from a decade ago? The one where tech bros predicted the end of all but 3-4 universities because who needs campuses when everyone can just take MOOCs and learn everything? Hits a little different now after pandemic pedagogy, huh? The tech hype cycle is a helluva drug.
October 16, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Remember the Year of the MOOC from a decade ago? The one where tech bros predicted the end of all but 3-4 universities because who needs campuses when everyone can just take MOOCs and learn everything? Hits a little different now after pandemic pedagogy, huh? The tech hype cycle is a helluva drug.
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And this is our cover briefing. "Western countries are conscious that China and Russia are testing them, but unsure or, in some cases, in outright disagreement about how to respond. That is presumably one of the aims of such actions."
www.economist.com/briefing/202...
www.economist.com/briefing/202...
Why Russia’s micro-aggressions against Europe are proliferating
It is hoping to sap support for Ukraine and highlight America’s ambivalence
www.economist.com
October 3, 2025 at 12:26 PM
And this is our cover briefing. "Western countries are conscious that China and Russia are testing them, but unsure or, in some cases, in outright disagreement about how to respond. That is presumably one of the aims of such actions."
www.economist.com/briefing/202...
www.economist.com/briefing/202...