Sevinc Rende
@rende.bsky.social
Development Economist. Recovering academic. Believes in solidarity & gender equality. — Zen may be the only way to age with grace.
Levantine pokeweed, ancient trade routes at 5300 ft
September 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Levantine pokeweed, ancient trade routes at 5300 ft
Wool & Turkish spindle. Time: Common tansy
August 22, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Wool & Turkish spindle. Time: Common tansy
Woodland sage:Its namesake is King Teucro, the first king of Troy, who probably lived between 1400 and 1000 BC. Dioscorides, who lived 20 miles from here, named it as elelisphakon-so they say.
August 9, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Woodland sage:Its namesake is King Teucro, the first king of Troy, who probably lived between 1400 and 1000 BC. Dioscorides, who lived 20 miles from here, named it as elelisphakon-so they say.
Oh my. Bedbugs flying with Turkish Airlines Set Guinness World Records for Most Countries Flown
January 2, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Oh my. Bedbugs flying with Turkish Airlines Set Guinness World Records for Most Countries Flown
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December 19, 2024 at 4:01 PM
Welcome to the official UNCTAD Statistics account.
Follow us to stay updated on:
- Releases of data,
- What do data reveal in our latest Data insights,
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Follow us to stay updated on:
- Releases of data,
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Join us to empower development through #data and #statistics!
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The mere physical presence of a one's smartphone causes about a 10% reduction in cognitive capacity—performance on tests of memory & intelligence
But 86% of the experimental subjects, undergraduate students, believed that it had no effect
By Ward et al. in JACR —> dx.doi.org/10.1086/691462
But 86% of the experimental subjects, undergraduate students, believed that it had no effect
By Ward et al. in JACR —> dx.doi.org/10.1086/691462
December 9, 2024 at 1:28 PM
The mere physical presence of a one's smartphone causes about a 10% reduction in cognitive capacity—performance on tests of memory & intelligence
But 86% of the experimental subjects, undergraduate students, believed that it had no effect
By Ward et al. in JACR —> dx.doi.org/10.1086/691462
But 86% of the experimental subjects, undergraduate students, believed that it had no effect
By Ward et al. in JACR —> dx.doi.org/10.1086/691462
“The polycrisis is paralyzing only for those who are attached to the old order.” www.interest.co.nz/public-polic...
Doing development in the polycrisis
Yuen Yuen Ang argues that we need a fundmentally different way of thinking about our biggest global problems
www.interest.co.nz
December 2, 2024 at 12:23 AM
“The polycrisis is paralyzing only for those who are attached to the old order.” www.interest.co.nz/public-polic...
See the OECD Local Data Portal >> visualize and compare municipal and local data across 41 countries. localdataportal.oecd.org
OECD Local Data Portal
Explore the OECD Local Data Portal, your comprehensive resource for local and municipal data. Access over 100 indicators across 10 domains, including demography, environment, climate change, energy, t...
localdataportal.oecd.org
November 24, 2024 at 1:00 PM
See the OECD Local Data Portal >> visualize and compare municipal and local data across 41 countries. localdataportal.oecd.org
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The Onion has acquired Infowars (not a joke): apnews.com/article/onio...
Satire publication The Onion buys Alex Jones' Infowars at auction with help from Sandy Hook families
Families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims say the satirical news publication The Onion won the bidding for Alex Jones’ Infowars at a bankruptcy auction.
apnews.com
November 14, 2024 at 3:27 PM
The Onion has acquired Infowars (not a joke): apnews.com/article/onio...
In Turkey, people will have to read the Master and Margarita, which involves the devil turning up in Moscow during early 30s. It appeared in Turkey and it will definitely liven things up. "Turkey approves ‘massacre law’ to remove millions of stray dogs" www.theguardian.com/world/articl...
Turkey approves ‘massacre law’ to remove millions of stray dogs
Animal lovers fear legislation will lead to many of the dogs being killed or ending up in overcrowded shelters
www.theguardian.com
July 30, 2024 at 9:26 PM
In Turkey, people will have to read the Master and Margarita, which involves the devil turning up in Moscow during early 30s. It appeared in Turkey and it will definitely liven things up. "Turkey approves ‘massacre law’ to remove millions of stray dogs" www.theguardian.com/world/articl...
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‘A world without American military domination of Europe would be a different world. But ideas of European strategic autonomy have always been vague.’
Tom Stevenson on Nato:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Tom Stevenson on Nato:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Tom Stevenson · Ill-Suited to Reality: Nato’s Delusions
It has suddenly become popular to cast Nato as the first benign military alliance in history, without concealed politics...
www.lrb.co.uk
July 29, 2024 at 11:44 AM
‘A world without American military domination of Europe would be a different world. But ideas of European strategic autonomy have always been vague.’
Tom Stevenson on Nato:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Tom Stevenson on Nato:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...