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1/ I wonder if there's a complement to Mettler's _Submerged State_ thesis: the successful state thesis. In brief: American government has *in many ways* been so successful for so long that Americans have forgotten why they need it, making anti-government rhetoric more appealing.
March 31, 2025 at 5:38 PM
1/ I wonder if there's a complement to Mettler's _Submerged State_ thesis: the successful state thesis. In brief: American government has *in many ways* been so successful for so long that Americans have forgotten why they need it, making anti-government rhetoric more appealing.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-... A really good update on the role of bats in some emerging diseases, including fascinating detective work by Queensland researchers.
How We Can Stop the Next Viral Pandemic
A new combo of climate and habitat crises, along with immune system stress, is driving more bat-borne viruses to afflict us
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January 1, 2025 at 8:36 PM
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-... A really good update on the role of bats in some emerging diseases, including fascinating detective work by Queensland researchers.
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The "economic anxiety" theory of Trumpism should've been slain by reality awhile ago, but what @polphilpod.bsky.social calls "the poverty narrative" persists.
Interesting read in @liberalcurrents.com arguing it's not "the economy, stupid," nor a mere reaction to liberalism by people without agency.
Interesting read in @liberalcurrents.com arguing it's not "the economy, stupid," nor a mere reaction to liberalism by people without agency.
A Disease of Affluence
Trump's supporters are not motivated by economic anxiety, but by its opposite.
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December 13, 2024 at 9:13 PM
The "economic anxiety" theory of Trumpism should've been slain by reality awhile ago, but what @polphilpod.bsky.social calls "the poverty narrative" persists.
Interesting read in @liberalcurrents.com arguing it's not "the economy, stupid," nor a mere reaction to liberalism by people without agency.
Interesting read in @liberalcurrents.com arguing it's not "the economy, stupid," nor a mere reaction to liberalism by people without agency.
Oh. We built a pet alien species: “You could think of social media platforms as parasitic. They started out providing useful ways to stay connected (mutualism) but so captured our attention that many users no longer have the time they need for human-human social interactions and sleep (parasitism).”
Evolution could alter or even eliminate some of the human traits we cherish most, changing forever what it means to be human.
Smaller brains? Fewer friends? An evolutionary biologist asks how AI will change humanity’s future
Evolution could alter or even eliminate some of the human traits we cherish most, changing forever what it means to be human.
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November 28, 2024 at 9:35 PM
Oh. We built a pet alien species: “You could think of social media platforms as parasitic. They started out providing useful ways to stay connected (mutualism) but so captured our attention that many users no longer have the time they need for human-human social interactions and sleep (parasitism).”
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Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and other executives have been indicted in New York for roles in a multi-billion-dollar fraud scheme, the US Department of Justice says.
Billionaire Gautam Adani indicted in New York on bribery charges | CNN Business
Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and other executives were indicted in New York for roles in a multi-billion-dollar fraud scheme, the US Department of Justice said Wednesday.
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November 20, 2024 at 9:33 PM
Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and other executives have been indicted in New York for roles in a multi-billion-dollar fraud scheme, the US Department of Justice says.