@wonkscott.bsky.social
Chief Wordcel Officer; ancient meme scholar; beer dad; decaying millennial; Kantian couch potato normy environmentalist. Muddling through the social sciences. I followed too many starter packs.
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Nice chart from @ourworldindata.org showing the contrast between what Americans die of (heart disease and cancer) v what the US media reports on (homicide and terrorism). This naturally leads to it being trickier to build a fact based world view
ourworldindata.org/does-the-new...
ourworldindata.org/does-the-new...
October 6, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Nice chart from @ourworldindata.org showing the contrast between what Americans die of (heart disease and cancer) v what the US media reports on (homicide and terrorism). This naturally leads to it being trickier to build a fact based world view
ourworldindata.org/does-the-new...
ourworldindata.org/does-the-new...
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Not sure how many people realize that battery storage already supplies 30% of California’s electricity demand at peak.
Batteries aren’t the future — they’re here now.
Batteries aren’t the future — they’re here now.
May 23, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Not sure how many people realize that battery storage already supplies 30% of California’s electricity demand at peak.
Batteries aren’t the future — they’re here now.
Batteries aren’t the future — they’re here now.
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I think the current state of social science research is pretty bad and I wrote something for @asteriskmag.bsky.social about it. asteriskmag.com/issues/10/ca...
May 19, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I think the current state of social science research is pretty bad and I wrote something for @asteriskmag.bsky.social about it. asteriskmag.com/issues/10/ca...
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In 2004, it took the world a year to add one gigawatt of solar power — now it takes a day.
March 18, 2025 at 10:41 AM
In 2004, it took the world a year to add one gigawatt of solar power — now it takes a day.
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Who wants some good news?
The overwintering monarch population, which had plummeted last winter, has doubled this winter! www.worldwildlife.org/stories/east...
The overwintering monarch population, which had plummeted last winter, has doubled this winter! www.worldwildlife.org/stories/east...
Eastern Monarch Butterfly Population Nearly Doubles
The population wintering in central Mexico's forests occupied 4.42 acres, up from 2.22 acres during the previous winter.
www.worldwildlife.org
March 18, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Who wants some good news?
The overwintering monarch population, which had plummeted last winter, has doubled this winter! www.worldwildlife.org/stories/east...
The overwintering monarch population, which had plummeted last winter, has doubled this winter! www.worldwildlife.org/stories/east...
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They are 10 times our size, but we are 10 times as united and 100 times as resolute.
March 11, 2025 at 2:36 PM
They are 10 times our size, but we are 10 times as united and 100 times as resolute.
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You want to know about this NASA Sea Level Projection Tool, which allows you to visualize and download the sea level projection data from the IPCC 6th Assessment Report (AR6).
IPCC AR6 Sea Level Projection Tool
Visualize and download global and local sea level projections from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Sixth Assessment Report.
sealevel.nasa.gov
March 10, 2025 at 8:22 PM
You want to know about this NASA Sea Level Projection Tool, which allows you to visualize and download the sea level projection data from the IPCC 6th Assessment Report (AR6).
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Paging Free Speech Warriors!! Your time has come. Where are you? Speak up!! Still can’t hear you. Is your mic on?
Trump administration has identified words to be banned on government websites or at least be wary of using. Among them: women, race, injustice, climate science, pollution, victim, historically. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The Words Federal Agencies Are Discouraged From Using Under Trump
Federal agencies have issued guidance to employees on hundreds of terms to limit or avoid using. An analysis of government websites shows many of the same words being removed.
www.nytimes.com
March 8, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Paging Free Speech Warriors!! Your time has come. Where are you? Speak up!! Still can’t hear you. Is your mic on?
Seems like an apt time to post this meme.
March 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Seems like an apt time to post this meme.
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Centre for the Study of African Economies at University of Oxford will automatically consider all applicants from Africa for full funding for the MPhil in Economics - we have new scholarships for eligible students.
How? Just apply asap: deadline 4th March (extended deadline): see below
How? Just apply asap: deadline 4th March (extended deadline): see below
Aspiring economists from Africa:
Extended deadline 4 March
Oxford's CSAE offers full scholarships >3 year for African students
How?
Apply for grad studies in Econ = 2 yr Master's course w/ progress to PhD
We automatically consider all applicants
www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/g...
Extended deadline 4 March
Oxford's CSAE offers full scholarships >3 year for African students
How?
Apply for grad studies in Econ = 2 yr Master's course w/ progress to PhD
We automatically consider all applicants
www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/g...
MPhil in Economics | University of Oxford
About the courseThe MPhil in Economics is designed to provide rigorous training in economic theory, applied economics, and econometric methods. It is comparable to the first two years of a PhD
www.ox.ac.uk
February 27, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Centre for the Study of African Economies at University of Oxford will automatically consider all applicants from Africa for full funding for the MPhil in Economics - we have new scholarships for eligible students.
How? Just apply asap: deadline 4th March (extended deadline): see below
How? Just apply asap: deadline 4th March (extended deadline): see below
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Canada’s new Rural Community Immigration Pilot offers permanent residence to skilled workers who want to work and settle in rural and more remote communities.
14 pilot communities will approve certain employers to hire for jobs that they can’t fill with local workers.
More info here:
14 pilot communities will approve certain employers to hire for jobs that they can’t fill with local workers.
More info here:
Rural Community Immigration Pilot - Canada.ca
How to apply for the Rural community immigration pilot as a candidate.
www.canada.ca
February 15, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Canada’s new Rural Community Immigration Pilot offers permanent residence to skilled workers who want to work and settle in rural and more remote communities.
14 pilot communities will approve certain employers to hire for jobs that they can’t fill with local workers.
More info here:
14 pilot communities will approve certain employers to hire for jobs that they can’t fill with local workers.
More info here:
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New WP with @vincentab.bsky.social @ryancbriggs.net. We use LLMs and RAs to track publication trends in polisci. Here’s how subfields have changed in AJPS and JOP osf.io/v7fe8
February 10, 2025 at 3:47 PM
New WP with @vincentab.bsky.social @ryancbriggs.net. We use LLMs and RAs to track publication trends in polisci. Here’s how subfields have changed in AJPS and JOP osf.io/v7fe8
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In 2004, it took the world a year to add a gigawatt of solar power — now it takes a day
February 7, 2025 at 12:38 PM
In 2004, it took the world a year to add a gigawatt of solar power — now it takes a day
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If you're a fan of #DavidLynch's work, @criterionchannel.bsky.social & MAX both are featuring selections of his films (Eraserhead, Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive, the shorts, etc.).
January 18, 2025 at 8:43 PM
If you're a fan of #DavidLynch's work, @criterionchannel.bsky.social & MAX both are featuring selections of his films (Eraserhead, Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive, the shorts, etc.).
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Fact:
by replacing your morning coffee with Green tea, you can lose up to 89% of what little joy you still have left in your life.
by replacing your morning coffee with Green tea, you can lose up to 89% of what little joy you still have left in your life.
January 14, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Fact:
by replacing your morning coffee with Green tea, you can lose up to 89% of what little joy you still have left in your life.
by replacing your morning coffee with Green tea, you can lose up to 89% of what little joy you still have left in your life.
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this abstract is INSANE
December 28, 2024 at 1:04 PM
this abstract is INSANE
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Dear Santa,
You didn’t get me the thesaurus I asked for and now I’m mad. You made me really mad. I’m mad at you
You didn’t get me the thesaurus I asked for and now I’m mad. You made me really mad. I’m mad at you
December 25, 2024 at 2:10 PM
Dear Santa,
You didn’t get me the thesaurus I asked for and now I’m mad. You made me really mad. I’m mad at you
You didn’t get me the thesaurus I asked for and now I’m mad. You made me really mad. I’m mad at you
Shot and chaser. Don't listen to the nay-sayers who deny the reality of moral (and material!) progress.
A few thing from the last 66 years:
- China's Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution
- Decolonization of much of Africa
- Antibaby pill
- End of Cold War
- Voting rights for Black people in the US, end of Apartheid
- Many countries evolving from criminalizing homosexuality to having gay marriage
- China's Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution
- Decolonization of much of Africa
- Antibaby pill
- End of Cold War
- Voting rights for Black people in the US, end of Apartheid
- Many countries evolving from criminalizing homosexuality to having gay marriage
December 22, 2024 at 8:27 PM
Shot and chaser. Don't listen to the nay-sayers who deny the reality of moral (and material!) progress.
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It still boggles my mind that only 66 years separate these photos.
December 22, 2024 at 8:28 AM
It still boggles my mind that only 66 years separate these photos.
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Job ad for philosophers: PM me for more details, I don't have a link. "The Faculty of Arts at the University of Calgary invites applications for a tenure-track transdisciplinary position with a focus on Environmental Ethics at the rank of Assistant Professor (Research).... #philsci #philsky
December 20, 2024 at 4:54 AM
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Anxiously checking my inbox, hoping for a seasonal greeting from my favorite university research center.
December 21, 2024 at 5:48 AM
Anxiously checking my inbox, hoping for a seasonal greeting from my favorite university research center.
Not recent by any means, but stumbled upon and really enjoyed this Rocking Our Priors podcast episode about Bayesian process tracing with Tasha Fairfield.
open.spotify.com/episode/79Q3...
open.spotify.com/episode/79Q3...
"Bayesian Process-Tracing!": Dr Tasha Fairfield
ROCKING OUR PRIORS · Episode
open.spotify.com
December 21, 2024 at 1:11 AM
Not recent by any means, but stumbled upon and really enjoyed this Rocking Our Priors podcast episode about Bayesian process tracing with Tasha Fairfield.
open.spotify.com/episode/79Q3...
open.spotify.com/episode/79Q3...
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This is probably the most important story of year in the energy transition. ~600 gigawatts of new solar added to world grids today. That will produce ~1,000 terawatt-hours of clean electricity, or ~25% of all US electricity use or 2/3 of India's. In one year! Simply massive & it's accelerating. 🔌💡
Good morning with good news: The world is on track to install nearly 600 GW of solar in 2024.
To put that solar tsunami in context, the world had installed a total of 760 GW of solar by 2020.
Global solar deployment will be up 29% in 2024 over 2023. Wow!
www.vox.com/climate/3728...
#energysky
To put that solar tsunami in context, the world had installed a total of 760 GW of solar by 2020.
Global solar deployment will be up 29% in 2024 over 2023. Wow!
www.vox.com/climate/3728...
#energysky
December 20, 2024 at 1:04 PM
This is probably the most important story of year in the energy transition. ~600 gigawatts of new solar added to world grids today. That will produce ~1,000 terawatt-hours of clean electricity, or ~25% of all US electricity use or 2/3 of India's. In one year! Simply massive & it's accelerating. 🔌💡