Leonardo Monasterio
@lmonasterio.bsky.social
Brazilian Economist at @ipeaonline; professor at @SejaIDP; @CNPq_Oficial
Opinions are solely mine (or stolen from others)
https://sites.google.com/view/lmonasterio
#econsky
Opinions are solely mine (or stolen from others)
https://sites.google.com/view/lmonasterio
#econsky
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'Taxi' and 'cab' essentially mean the same thing, but 'cab' doesn't come from 'taxicab.'
It comes from ‘cabriolet,’ which was a type of light carriage.
‘Taxi’ comes from ‘taximeter,’ which is the device that calculates the amount of a fare based on the distance traveled.
It comes from ‘cabriolet,’ which was a type of light carriage.
‘Taxi’ comes from ‘taximeter,’ which is the device that calculates the amount of a fare based on the distance traveled.
January 28, 2026 at 8:42 PM
'Taxi' and 'cab' essentially mean the same thing, but 'cab' doesn't come from 'taxicab.'
It comes from ‘cabriolet,’ which was a type of light carriage.
‘Taxi’ comes from ‘taximeter,’ which is the device that calculates the amount of a fare based on the distance traveled.
It comes from ‘cabriolet,’ which was a type of light carriage.
‘Taxi’ comes from ‘taximeter,’ which is the device that calculates the amount of a fare based on the distance traveled.
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I'm sometimes accused of “political bias" for statements I make in my books, and I'll admit it's 100% true: I'm politically biased in favor of empirical reality and reasoning.
When too many lack such a bias, things like this happen: www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/h... #dataViz #infographics #dataJournalism
When too many lack such a bias, things like this happen: www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/h... #dataViz #infographics #dataJournalism
January 28, 2026 at 9:41 PM
I'm sometimes accused of “political bias" for statements I make in my books, and I'll admit it's 100% true: I'm politically biased in favor of empirical reality and reasoning.
When too many lack such a bias, things like this happen: www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/h... #dataViz #infographics #dataJournalism
When too many lack such a bias, things like this happen: www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/h... #dataViz #infographics #dataJournalism
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 9:33 PM
👏👏👏👏
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Canaries in the coal mine. Worth paying attention to.
(And yes, they are both obviously interested in seeing their own products used, but hearing enough from other, independent coders that make me believe them. I wrote more about the shift here: www.oneusefulthing.org/p/management...)
(And yes, they are both obviously interested in seeing their own products used, but hearing enough from other, independent coders that make me believe them. I wrote more about the shift here: www.oneusefulthing.org/p/management...)
January 28, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Canaries in the coal mine. Worth paying attention to.
(And yes, they are both obviously interested in seeing their own products used, but hearing enough from other, independent coders that make me believe them. I wrote more about the shift here: www.oneusefulthing.org/p/management...)
(And yes, they are both obviously interested in seeing their own products used, but hearing enough from other, independent coders that make me believe them. I wrote more about the shift here: www.oneusefulthing.org/p/management...)
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This week’s #TidyTuesday dives into Brazilian company data 🗺️
🎻Below is a violin plot showing how share capital varies by legal structure
🔗 Code: github.com/C-Monaghan/t...
#RStats #dataviz #ggplot2
🎻Below is a violin plot showing how share capital varies by legal structure
🔗 Code: github.com/C-Monaghan/t...
#RStats #dataviz #ggplot2
January 28, 2026 at 10:55 AM
This week’s #TidyTuesday dives into Brazilian company data 🗺️
🎻Below is a violin plot showing how share capital varies by legal structure
🔗 Code: github.com/C-Monaghan/t...
#RStats #dataviz #ggplot2
🎻Below is a violin plot showing how share capital varies by legal structure
🔗 Code: github.com/C-Monaghan/t...
#RStats #dataviz #ggplot2
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Notícia da @folha.com
"Empresário amigo de Toffoli foi sócio de resort após saída de irmãos do ministro"
Link sem paywall ⬇️
"Empresário amigo de Toffoli foi sócio de resort após saída de irmãos do ministro"
Link sem paywall ⬇️
Empresário amigo de Toffoli foi sócio de resort após saída de irmãos do ministro
Alberto Leite diz que operação foi regular e lucrativa e que nunca possuiu vínculos societários ou relações comerciais com Toffoli
sem-paywall.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Notícia da @folha.com
"Empresário amigo de Toffoli foi sócio de resort após saída de irmãos do ministro"
Link sem paywall ⬇️
"Empresário amigo de Toffoli foi sócio de resort após saída de irmãos do ministro"
Link sem paywall ⬇️
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🚀bacenR updated 🚀
Datasets available:
- Normative legislation
- Financial statements of financial institutions
- Info. about authorized institutions (address, class, and others)
⭐If you think this is useful, give a star on repo⭐
github.com/rtheodoro/ba...
#rstats #econsky #bacen #finance
Datasets available:
- Normative legislation
- Financial statements of financial institutions
- Info. about authorized institutions (address, class, and others)
⭐If you think this is useful, give a star on repo⭐
github.com/rtheodoro/ba...
#rstats #econsky #bacen #finance
GitHub - rtheodoro/bacenR: The goal of bacenR is to provide R functions to download and work with data from the Brazilian Central Bank (Bacen).
The goal of bacenR is to provide R functions to download and work with data from the Brazilian Central Bank (Bacen). - rtheodoro/bacenR
github.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:07 PM
🚀bacenR updated 🚀
Datasets available:
- Normative legislation
- Financial statements of financial institutions
- Info. about authorized institutions (address, class, and others)
⭐If you think this is useful, give a star on repo⭐
github.com/rtheodoro/ba...
#rstats #econsky #bacen #finance
Datasets available:
- Normative legislation
- Financial statements of financial institutions
- Info. about authorized institutions (address, class, and others)
⭐If you think this is useful, give a star on repo⭐
github.com/rtheodoro/ba...
#rstats #econsky #bacen #finance
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60,000 US soldiers died in Vietnam over a decade, with huge political and cultural ramifications in a society of 216 million (1975).
325,000 Russian soldiers have died in Ukraine in under four years, drawn from a society of 144 million (2024).
Really stress-testing authoritarian stability theory.
325,000 Russian soldiers have died in Ukraine in under four years, drawn from a society of 144 million (2024).
Really stress-testing authoritarian stability theory.
January 28, 2026 at 2:11 PM
60,000 US soldiers died in Vietnam over a decade, with huge political and cultural ramifications in a society of 216 million (1975).
325,000 Russian soldiers have died in Ukraine in under four years, drawn from a society of 144 million (2024).
Really stress-testing authoritarian stability theory.
325,000 Russian soldiers have died in Ukraine in under four years, drawn from a society of 144 million (2024).
Really stress-testing authoritarian stability theory.
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What happens years later when governments give poor families cash?
@susanwparker-mx.bsky.social's research on Progresa in Mexico shows long-term gains in education, women’s employment, and income – and highlights what’s lost when evidence-based policy is abandoned.
@susanwparker-mx.bsky.social's research on Progresa in Mexico shows long-term gains in education, women’s employment, and income – and highlights what’s lost when evidence-based policy is abandoned.
January 28, 2026 at 11:37 AM
What happens years later when governments give poor families cash?
@susanwparker-mx.bsky.social's research on Progresa in Mexico shows long-term gains in education, women’s employment, and income – and highlights what’s lost when evidence-based policy is abandoned.
@susanwparker-mx.bsky.social's research on Progresa in Mexico shows long-term gains in education, women’s employment, and income – and highlights what’s lost when evidence-based policy is abandoned.
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Aella's next birthday party looks to be a disappointment
I see a lot of visualizations of one year of a person's online dating (a 21M from London in this case). Seems miserable. Is getting drunk in a bar or club making a comeback as a dating strategy? Source: buff.ly/ZvAbOdz
January 28, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Aella's next birthday party looks to be a disappointment
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New blog post introducing Causion - a web app for causal inference teaching and learning: pedermisager.org/blog/causion....
Introducing Causion: A web app for playing with DAGs | Peder M. Isager
Personal website of Dr. Peder M. Isager
pedermisager.org
January 28, 2026 at 9:23 AM
New blog post introducing Causion - a web app for causal inference teaching and learning: pedermisager.org/blog/causion....
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China added 315GW of solar and 119GW of wind power capacity to the grid in 2025. And a staggering ~93GW of coal&gas-fired power capacity. Wind capacity additions grew 50%, solar 14%, making new records, and coal&gas 75% year-on-year.
January 28, 2026 at 7:09 AM
China added 315GW of solar and 119GW of wind power capacity to the grid in 2025. And a staggering ~93GW of coal&gas-fired power capacity. Wind capacity additions grew 50%, solar 14%, making new records, and coal&gas 75% year-on-year.
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Data visualization: Every human language, from modern day back through protolanguage to a hypothetical common origin. Accurate, sourced, possibly complete. Includes sign language!
Tap or mouse over to highlight individual branches; many also have more info.
🛌 this project has been a beast
Tap or mouse over to highlight individual branches; many also have more info.
🛌 this project has been a beast
Networking
7,370 languages visualized as a force-directed network
dr.eamer.dev
January 21, 2026 at 5:14 AM
Data visualization: Every human language, from modern day back through protolanguage to a hypothetical common origin. Accurate, sourced, possibly complete. Includes sign language!
Tap or mouse over to highlight individual branches; many also have more info.
🛌 this project has been a beast
Tap or mouse over to highlight individual branches; many also have more info.
🛌 this project has been a beast
Alberto Cairo é um gigante da visualização de dados.
Recomendo fortemente!
Recomendo fortemente!
The Open Visualization Academy launches on FRIDAY! openvisualizationacademy.org
More information in our newsletter: openvisualizationacademy.beehiiv.com/p/the-open-v...
#dataViz #dataVisualization #infographics #dataJournalism
More information in our newsletter: openvisualizationacademy.beehiiv.com/p/the-open-v...
#dataViz #dataVisualization #infographics #dataJournalism
January 27, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Alberto Cairo é um gigante da visualização de dados.
Recomendo fortemente!
Recomendo fortemente!
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o oscar de melhor roteiro original vem aí!
January 27, 2026 at 4:02 PM
o oscar de melhor roteiro original vem aí!
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If you’re in Boston in early March, don’t miss the Urban Mobility and Climate Change Conference. More info and registration available here: www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/cid/...
I’ll be speaking on urban form and sustainable mobility, alongside a stellar lineup of speakers addressing ....
I’ll be speaking on urban form and sustainable mobility, alongside a stellar lineup of speakers addressing ....
January 27, 2026 at 5:15 PM
If you’re in Boston in early March, don’t miss the Urban Mobility and Climate Change Conference. More info and registration available here: www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/cid/...
I’ll be speaking on urban form and sustainable mobility, alongside a stellar lineup of speakers addressing ....
I’ll be speaking on urban form and sustainable mobility, alongside a stellar lineup of speakers addressing ....
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"my identification strategy leverages the fact that none of you are experts on the ritual practices of Andaman island natives so good luck invalidating my exclusion restriction"
January 27, 2026 at 4:53 PM
"my identification strategy leverages the fact that none of you are experts on the ritual practices of Andaman island natives so good luck invalidating my exclusion restriction"
Mineiros , isso é apropriação cultural. Vão deixar passar batido?!?!
Submissions are now open for UAI 2026 in Amsterdam. Deadline is February 25th, 2026 (23:59 AoE). Call for papers here: www.auai.org/uai2026/call...
Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence
www.auai.org
January 27, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Mineiros , isso é apropriação cultural. Vão deixar passar batido?!?!
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Indonesia’s shift to cleaner cooking fuels has greatly improved air quality and health—
In 2000, less than 10% of the population in Indonesia had access to clean cooking fuels. This is now over 90%, as the chart shows.
In 2000, less than 10% of the population in Indonesia had access to clean cooking fuels. This is now over 90%, as the chart shows.
January 27, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Indonesia’s shift to cleaner cooking fuels has greatly improved air quality and health—
In 2000, less than 10% of the population in Indonesia had access to clean cooking fuels. This is now over 90%, as the chart shows.
In 2000, less than 10% of the population in Indonesia had access to clean cooking fuels. This is now over 90%, as the chart shows.
Ah... quando os italianos descobrirem esta receita é capaz de recriarem o império romano só para invadirem albion novamente.
First off, a heartfelt thank you to all of you who’ve sent such lovely messages. And to the business at hand: the great Italian foodwriter, Anna del Conte, introduced me to this storecupboard standby (and student stalwart). Yes, #RecipeOfTheDay is Marmite Spaghetti! www.nigella.com/recipes/spag...
Spaghetti With Marmite
I came across this recipe in Anna Del Conte's memoirs, Risotto with Nettles. Now, there are so many recipes I could borrow from her, and many I have, but this is the one I have to show you here. She i...
www.nigella.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Ah... quando os italianos descobrirem esta receita é capaz de recriarem o império romano só para invadirem albion novamente.
Usuário do bluesky, se você coloca uma foice e um martelo junto ao seu nome, eu imagino que você teve uma educação ruim e/ou é uma pessoa sem vergonha na cara.
Desculpe, mas é assim.
Desculpe, mas é assim.
January 27, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Usuário do bluesky, se você coloca uma foice e um martelo junto ao seu nome, eu imagino que você teve uma educação ruim e/ou é uma pessoa sem vergonha na cara.
Desculpe, mas é assim.
Desculpe, mas é assim.
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El pequeño Liam, de cinco años, lleva una semana detenido. El niño permanece en un centro de arresto junto a su padre en Texas. Su caso ha revivido el debate sobre las condiciones y duración de la detención de menores en Estados Unidos
El pequeño Liam lleva una semana detenido: el rostro de los cientos de menores bajo custodia migratoria de la Administración Trump
El niño permanece en un centro de arresto junto a su padre en Texas. Su caso ha revivido el debate sobre las condiciones y duración de la detención de menores en Estados Unidos
elpais.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:33 AM
El pequeño Liam, de cinco años, lleva una semana detenido. El niño permanece en un centro de arresto junto a su padre en Texas. Su caso ha revivido el debate sobre las condiciones y duración de la detención de menores en Estados Unidos
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Notícia da @oglobo.globo.com
"‘A implementação do mosquito modificado está realmente reduzindo a incidência da dengue', diz cientista brasileiro destaque na Nature"
Link sem paywall ⬇️
"‘A implementação do mosquito modificado está realmente reduzindo a incidência da dengue', diz cientista brasileiro destaque na Nature"
Link sem paywall ⬇️
‘A implementação do mosquito modificado está realmente reduzindo a incidência da dengue', diz cientista brasileiro destaque na Nature
Como um cavalo de Troia, Aedes aegypti modificados para carregarem uma bactéria chamada Wolbachia, que impede a replicação dos vírus da dengue, zika e chikungunya, têm se disseminado em cidades brasileiras e, aos poucos, substituído as populações antigas dos mosquitos. Matéria exclusiva para assinantes. Para ter acesso completo, acesse o link da matéria e faça o seu cadastro.
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January 27, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Notícia da @oglobo.globo.com
"‘A implementação do mosquito modificado está realmente reduzindo a incidência da dengue', diz cientista brasileiro destaque na Nature"
Link sem paywall ⬇️
"‘A implementação do mosquito modificado está realmente reduzindo a incidência da dengue', diz cientista brasileiro destaque na Nature"
Link sem paywall ⬇️
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Moderna have announced that they won't run new phase three trials now with massive impacts for new vaccine development- why- its because of RFK Jr and his anti-vaccine campaigns and cancelling mRNA vaccine research which affect the sales the company can then make 🧪🧵 #PublicHealth
Moderna Won’t Run Phase III Vaccine Trials as Skepticism Grows in US: Bloomberg
Growing opposition to vaccines in the U.S., driven by recent government policy changes, makes it difficult to see a return on investment in vaccine development, Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel said this w...
www.biospace.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:50 AM
Moderna have announced that they won't run new phase three trials now with massive impacts for new vaccine development- why- its because of RFK Jr and his anti-vaccine campaigns and cancelling mRNA vaccine research which affect the sales the company can then make 🧪🧵 #PublicHealth
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