Daniel Read
@danielread.bsky.social
Professor of Behavioural Science, University of Warwick.
Associate editor, Management Science
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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
Surely its time to retire the Nobel Peace Prize.
Venezuela’s Nobel Winner Pushes False Claims About Maduro, Critics Say
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Surely its time to retire the Nobel Peace Prize.
These articles never point out that if you reduce or eliminate stamp duty, house prices will go up and public services will decline in quality.
'We earn £60,000 and want stamp duty scrapped'
BBC News hears from people with a range of incomes about what they want to see in the Budget.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 8:13 AM
These articles never point out that if you reduce or eliminate stamp duty, house prices will go up and public services will decline in quality.
Now that we have rendered almost every other species extinct people are talking about the possibility of human extinction. This sounds totally ridiculous to me, but what do the experts think?
David Runciman · Are we doomed? The End of the Species
Are we doomed to die out? We find ourselves at the only point in the history of the species when the rate of population...
www.lrb.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Now that we have rendered almost every other species extinct people are talking about the possibility of human extinction. This sounds totally ridiculous to me, but what do the experts think?
Every single sentence in this article shows how the USA is becoming a fascist ethnostate.
Coast Guard Says Swastika and Noose Displays Are No Longer Hate Incidents
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Every single sentence in this article shows how the USA is becoming a fascist ethnostate.
Robert Quine was the nephew of W.V.O. Quine.
49 years ago today
Richard Hell and the Voidoids made their debut at CBGB in New York, November 19, 1976
Richard Hell – vocals/bass
Robert Quine – guitar
Ivan Julian – guitar
Marc Bell – drums (soon to adopt the name Marky Ramone)
#punkrock #punklegends #richardhell #cbgb #punkrockhistory #otd
Richard Hell and the Voidoids made their debut at CBGB in New York, November 19, 1976
Richard Hell – vocals/bass
Robert Quine – guitar
Ivan Julian – guitar
Marc Bell – drums (soon to adopt the name Marky Ramone)
#punkrock #punklegends #richardhell #cbgb #punkrockhistory #otd
November 19, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Robert Quine was the nephew of W.V.O. Quine.
For some reason today's news made me think of this.
Kanada warehouses, Auschwitz - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 17, 2025 at 11:08 AM
For some reason today's news made me think of this.
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Thank you for coming to my TED Talk 🎤
If you’ve read this far and still need convincing, please check out our preprint arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820 and this infographic: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
10/10
If you’ve read this far and still need convincing, please check out our preprint arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820 and this infographic: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
10/10
November 13, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Thank you for coming to my TED Talk 🎤
If you’ve read this far and still need convincing, please check out our preprint arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820 and this infographic: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
10/10
If you’ve read this far and still need convincing, please check out our preprint arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820 and this infographic: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
10/10
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The new journal EXPERIMENTAL PHILOSOPHY will soon be accepting submissions!
The journal's homepage is now live: journals.ub.uni-koeln.de/index.php/xphi
We will soon also be found under xphi.eu.
Accepting submissions in about 2 weeks.
We will soon also be found under xphi.eu.
Accepting submissions in about 2 weeks.
Experimental Philosophy
journals.ub.uni-koeln.de
November 13, 2025 at 7:43 PM
The new journal EXPERIMENTAL PHILOSOPHY will soon be accepting submissions!
I think many people don't realise that "When Prophecy Fails" is not an experimental study, but a work of history. Its like finding out that a popular Netflix documentary is fake. Bad but does not change science. Social psychology is not based on this book in any way.
There’s growing evidence that something was going seriously wrong in the classic early work on cognitive dissonance
Latest revelation: The story in When Prophecy Fails seems to have been fabricated in the most egregious way
But this is not the only one…
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Latest revelation: The story in When Prophecy Fails seems to have been fabricated in the most egregious way
But this is not the only one…
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Debunking “When Prophecy Fails”
In 1954, Dorothy Martin predicted an apocalyptic flood and promised her followers rescue by flying saucers. When neither arrived, she recanted, her group dissolved, and efforts to proselytize ceased....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:33 AM
I think many people don't realise that "When Prophecy Fails" is not an experimental study, but a work of history. Its like finding out that a popular Netflix documentary is fake. Bad but does not change science. Social psychology is not based on this book in any way.
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
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?
Fascinating obituary of James Watson.
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Fascinating obituary of James Watson.
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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.
Character isn't something you tell people about.
It's something you live.
November 7, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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.
Character isn't something you tell people about.
It's something you live.
I don't agree with all of this, but it is good.
My verdict on the 'woke' review of England's school curriculum? It isn't radical enough | Simon Jenkins
When I heard it was dumbing down education, my heart sank. In fact, it’s outspoken about the chaos of Michael Gove’s reforms and the changes needed, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:22 AM
I don't agree with all of this, but it is good.
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
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.
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
Went to listen to Blaise Bailey Finnegan III, one of the greatest songs ever written, and what did I discover?
I would attend this event.
24-Hour Horror Movie Marathon Attended With Other Failures
MILWAUKEE—Expressing enthusiasm about the programming and atmosphere at the Avalon Theater’s all-night screening, local man Dan Wittman reportedly attended a 24-hour Scare-O-Rama horror marathon this ...
theonion.com
November 2, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I would attend this event.
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
Hard to believe this is happening right now. Entire cities being massacred.
Ceasefire holding as expected.
Israel PM Netanyahu orders military to immediately strike Gaza - live updates
It comes as Israel says a coffin handed over by Hamas on Monday did not contain the body of another deceased hostage.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 28, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Ceasefire holding as expected.
Review of All that Heaven Allows (the original novel) from NYT 1952.
October 27, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Review of All that Heaven Allows (the original novel) from NYT 1952.
Reposted by Daniel Read
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
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...
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
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.
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...
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
Six years in Bologna teaching and researching economics sounds like heaven to me.