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Stefan Schubert
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I run The Update newsletter. Book: academic.oup.com/book/56384
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    Stefan Schubert
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    Jun 17
    I gave a talk on the case for epistemic discipline at EAGx Nordics. When you encounter people who don't even try to give arguments, it's better to calmly explain that this is the case than to respond sarcastically or try to reinterpret them charitably.
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    Stefan Schubert
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    Mar 6, 2024
    There's Japanese data on cherry tree blossoming stretching back to 812. Some commitment.
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    Stefan Schubert
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    Mar 20, 2025
    Replying to @paularambles
    Writing full sentences would prevent this
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    Stefan Schubert
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    Sep 13, 2025
    "French pensioners now have higher incomes than working-age adults" - extraordinary By @jburnmurdoch
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    Stefan Schubert
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    Sep 2, 2022
    Lol, Ukrainian refugee in Sweden: "All Swedish flats are the same - same IKEA furniture, same scented candles. It's like the flats in my childhood's Soviet Union. Sweden is like the Soviet Union for rich people."
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    Ukrainska uttrycken om Sverige du inte visste fanns
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    Stefan Schubert
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    Oct 3, 2025
    "It has gone largely unnoticed that time spent on social media peaked in 2022 and has since gone into steady decline." By @jburnmurdoch
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    Stefan Schubert
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    Jul 7, 2024
    For most people in most contexts, it's more reasonable to trust the science than to question it, precisely because they neither have the time nor the ability to do science
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    Wall Street Mav
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    Jul 6, 2024
    This used to be commonly understood by everyone.
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    Stefan Schubert
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    Jan 10, 2025
    The association between defence spending and distance from Moscow among EU countries
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    Stefan Schubert
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    Apr 16, 2024
    Uncharacteristically unilluminating graph by The Economist
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    Stefan Schubert
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    Oct 27, 2025
    Anthropic has overtaken OpenAI in enterprise large language model API market share
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    Stefan Schubert
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    Feb 1, 2023
    Capitalism
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    Stefan Schubert
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    Jun 10, 2022
    Mao persecuted the pre-revolutionary elite savagely, with millions dying in famine. Their children were stigmatised, and were less educated and had lower income than average. But today their grandchildren have regained much of their lead. economist.com/graphic-detail…
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    Stefan Schubert
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    Stefan Schubert
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    Oct 31, 2025
    In 2000, UK top 10% incomes were no 3 in the world, but they’ve since gradually fallen and are now behind the rest of the Anglosphere and northwestern Europe; just above Spain and Italy.
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