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Daniel Read
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Professor of Behavioural Science, University of Warwick.
Associate editor, Management Science
Google scholar:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=uhMoc_8AAAAJ&hl=en
Strategic Information Network: https://sites.google.com/view/strategicinf
Interesting how this article does not say how these weight loss drugs differ from the "real thing." Only that they are "unlicensed and illegal to sell in the UK." Are these underworld figures Harry Lime or Robin Hood?
Crime gangs in UK start making own branded weight-loss drugs
Medicines watchdog says criminals are designing packaging and branding to look like legitimate product
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Fascinating obituary of James Watson.
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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Remember the time Obama personally caught a fainting woman during his speech — rather than just blankly staring like a sociopath?

Character isn't something you tell people about.

It's something you live.
November 7, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Most historical cases of election interference come from authoritarian governments that control the military and the courts. Rarely is election interference a grassroots phenomena. Yet in the U.S. it's different.
Republicans Reprise Unfounded Claims of Widespread Election Interference
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Went to listen to Blaise Bailey Finnegan III, one of the greatest songs ever written, and what did I discover?
Godspeed You! Black Emperor have pulled their music from streaming platforms
Godspeed You! Black Emperor are the latest band to pull their music from Spotify, but they've also pulled their releases from other platforms
www.nme.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Hard to believe this is happening right now. Entire cities being massacred.
The initial death toll of the massacres in El Fasher, Sudan by the UAE backed RSF terrorists is now at 2,000 according to local sources. Satellite imagery spotted massive stains of blood all over the city. At least 80,000 people are still unaccounted for. #Sudan_War_Updates
October 28, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Review of All that Heaven Allows (the original novel) from NYT 1952.
October 27, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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This is what tolerance of anti-migrant political rhetoric leads to. A surge in racial abuse against nurses and care workers. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Racist incidents against UK nurses surge by 55%
Royal College of Nursing calls on government to stop using anti-migrant rhetoric, which it says emboldens racist behaviour
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Some sage advice.
October 27, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Reading this makes me feel like this is a victory for "big pharma." It seems to be very easy and cheap to manufacture weight loss drugs.
First UK illegal weight loss drug factory found in Northampton
The first illicit production facility for weight loss medicine found in the UK is dismantled.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 25, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Six years in Bologna teaching and researching economics sounds like heaven to me.
🚨 Job Market Alert 🚨

The Department of Economics of the University of Bologna invites applications for a fixed-term Assistant Professor position
**any field**
starting AY 2026/27.

📅 Apply by Nov 10

💼 6-year contract, low teaching load, no Italian required.

Info: econjobmarket.org/positions/11...
October 25, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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The Somerset Levels is an important area for otters & to create a completely wild habitat next to this river would help with their safety. To create a wild haven for otters & other species who are struggling here would be wonderful - will you help us?
veganlandmovement.com/animal-agricul
October 24, 2025 at 8:07 AM
I want to see Miss U. N. Owen in Ten Little Mr Men.
Agatha Christie meets Mr Men in new children's books
Christie detectives Miss Marple and Poirot join forces with Mr Tickle and others for the children's series.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 8:19 AM
October 20, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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based nancy
October 17, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Infections don’t respect borders - as Kennedy pushes disinformation about measles, its treatment and the vaccine the cases of measles increase in US also driving surges in S America and Canada necessitating big vaccine drives to protect citizens
US anti-vax stance to blame for continent-wide surge in measles, say experts
The disease was eliminated across the Americas in 2024, but urgent vaccination drives are now under way as cases rise from Mexico to Bolivia after outbreaks farther north
www.theguardian.com
October 18, 2025 at 8:29 AM
The soothing miracle of hindsight bias.
October 14, 2025 at 8:06 PM
This is grotesque. Few people we interact with everyday have a level standard English.
Migrants will need A-level standard English to work in UK
Migrants will need to be able to speak English to an A-level standard, the government announces.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 14, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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There you have it, it’s already started. Glad I didn’t invest my time there.
October 11, 2025 at 5:45 PM