Alex
@dralexm.bsky.social
PhD. Classical music obsessed. Currently listening to: Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique; Brahms Ein Deutsches Requiem; Sibelius songs; Shostakovich's 15th... 🎵🎶🎵
The Winner's Curse
A discussion with Nobel Laureate Richard Thaler
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December 1, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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R.E.M. - Losing My Religion (Official HD Music Video)
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November 23, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Farage has already changed the UK (for the worse) more than any other living politician. What might the country look like after a period with him in office?
How to get the UK out of its economic hole - on.ft.com/47YTi6P via @FT
How to get the UK out of its economic hole - on.ft.com/47YTi6P via @FT
How to get the UK out of its economic hole
Reeves’ challenge is to remedy the disaster that Brexit has been for the country
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November 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Farage has already changed the UK (for the worse) more than any other living politician. What might the country look like after a period with him in office?
How to get the UK out of its economic hole - on.ft.com/47YTi6P via @FT
How to get the UK out of its economic hole - on.ft.com/47YTi6P via @FT
Wonderful 🥹
BBC News - Hunter syndrome: Boy with rare condition amazes doctors after world-first gene therapy - BBC News
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BBC News - Hunter syndrome: Boy with rare condition amazes doctors after world-first gene therapy - BBC News
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Hunter syndrome: Boy with rare condition amazes doctors after world-first gene therapy
Oliver has an inherited condition called Hunter syndrome, which causes progressive damage to the body and brain.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Wonderful 🥹
BBC News - Hunter syndrome: Boy with rare condition amazes doctors after world-first gene therapy - BBC News
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BBC News - Hunter syndrome: Boy with rare condition amazes doctors after world-first gene therapy - BBC News
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The company’s sceptics derided the model as one which perpetually promised investors “jam tomorrow” while rewarding executives today. In 2019 Steiner was paid £59mn, despite Ocado suffering a £215mn loss, in one of the largest annual payouts for a FTSE 100 chief executive
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How Ocado’s American dream fell apart
A partnership with Kroger was meant to prove Ocado’s business model — it may instead be the British group’s undoing
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November 23, 2025 at 10:19 AM
The company’s sceptics derided the model as one which perpetually promised investors “jam tomorrow” while rewarding executives today. In 2019 Steiner was paid £59mn, despite Ocado suffering a £215mn loss, in one of the largest annual payouts for a FTSE 100 chief executive
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Source: ScienceDaily
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CRISPR brings back ancient gene that prevents gout and fatty liver
By reactivating a long-lost gene, researchers were able to lower uric acid levels and stop damaging fat accumulation in human liver models. The breakthrough hints at a future where gout and several me...
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November 16, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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People are not rebelling against economic elites,” writes Heath. Instead, this is “a rebellion against [cognitive] executive function
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Why populism became popular - on.ft.com/48aHgae via @FT
Why populism became popular
It appeals more to a way of thinking than to a set of ideas — but is it just wrong?
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November 16, 2025 at 8:46 PM
People are not rebelling against economic elites,” writes Heath. Instead, this is “a rebellion against [cognitive] executive function
Why populism became popular - on.ft.com/48aHgae via @FT
Why populism became popular - on.ft.com/48aHgae via @FT
The constant speculation about changes to pensions tax is eroding trust in the pensions system and risks making a bad situation worse
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The pension panic
How Budget rumours are adding stress to a system that is already struggling
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November 15, 2025 at 8:53 PM
The constant speculation about changes to pensions tax is eroding trust in the pensions system and risks making a bad situation worse
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Apollo last year began shorting the debt of a larger business owned by Vari-Form’s sole shareholder, Patrick James: First Brands - genius!
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How Apollo, Soros and others spotted red flags at First Brands
Small group of lenders avoided losses on car parts supplier’s collapse by refusing credit or cutting exposure
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November 14, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Apollo last year began shorting the debt of a larger business owned by Vari-Form’s sole shareholder, Patrick James: First Brands - genius!
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a man in a suit says " oh god it 's pathetic " in white letters
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November 13, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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Always listening to music, compared with never/rarely/sometimes, was associated with a 39% decreased risk of dementia 🎵🎶
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What Is the Association Between Music‐Related Leisure Activities and Dementia Risk? A Cohort Study
Objectives To determine whether engagement in music-related leisure activities is associated with a reduced risk of dementia and cognitive impairment no dementia (CIND), as well as better cognitive ...
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November 13, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Always listening to music, compared with never/rarely/sometimes, was associated with a 39% decreased risk of dementia 🎵🎶
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The problem lies in the unintended consequences of too frequent assessments. Twice-yearly evaluations of fiscal headroom have meant twice-yearly budgets in the UK
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The UK’s fiscal problems aren’t just about growth
Reassessing taxes and spending every six months introduces excessive policy uncertainty
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November 12, 2025 at 10:34 AM
The problem lies in the unintended consequences of too frequent assessments. Twice-yearly evaluations of fiscal headroom have meant twice-yearly budgets in the UK
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The human cost is appalling. More than one in five Britons of working age are neither in work nor looking for a job
Those on a combination of incapacity and housing benefits can earn around £25,000 pa vs. £22,500 post-tax income on the national living wage
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Those on a combination of incapacity and housing benefits can earn around £25,000 pa vs. £22,500 post-tax income on the national living wage
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It’s time to stop passing the parcel on welfare
A lack of political will has turned the problem of too many out of work into a system that fails everyone
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November 7, 2025 at 7:16 PM
The human cost is appalling. More than one in five Britons of working age are neither in work nor looking for a job
Those on a combination of incapacity and housing benefits can earn around £25,000 pa vs. £22,500 post-tax income on the national living wage
on.ft.com/4nNAAng via @FT
Those on a combination of incapacity and housing benefits can earn around £25,000 pa vs. £22,500 post-tax income on the national living wage
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(Reuters) - Meta internally projected late last year that it would earn about 10% of its overall annual revenue – or $16 billion – from running advertising for scams and banned goods, internal company documents show.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:20 PM
(Reuters) - Meta internally projected late last year that it would earn about 10% of its overall annual revenue – or $16 billion – from running advertising for scams and banned goods, internal company documents show.
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Saw this last night at the Bristol Beacon / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - was absolutely glorious 🎵🎶
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Berlioz : Symphonie Fantastique
YouTube video by France Musique concerts
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November 7, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Saw this last night at the Bristol Beacon / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - was absolutely glorious 🎵🎶
youtu.be/5HgqPpjIH5c?...
youtu.be/5HgqPpjIH5c?...
During the Eurozone crisis, Germany lectured Greece and Spain about fiscal discipline. How lightly their own country had been let off in 1953 was forgotten. This well-written book resurrects that important chapter in international history
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Out of Hitler’s Shadow by Tobias Straumann — from write-off to take-off
The historian’s account of German debt and postwar settlement is a vivid story of risk, courage — and political contingency
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November 6, 2025 at 12:20 PM
During the Eurozone crisis, Germany lectured Greece and Spain about fiscal discipline. How lightly their own country had been let off in 1953 was forgotten. This well-written book resurrects that important chapter in international history
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on.ft.com/4nEYC3y
Brain atlas reveals genetic risks for cancer and mental illness - on.ft.com/4849Bhx via @FT
Brain atlas reveals genetic risks for cancer and mental illness
Scientists merged images of dissected brains with scans to create unprecedented map using AI
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November 5, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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