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Paul Goldberg @paulwgoldberg.bsky.social · 6h

An interesting report imagining three futures for Europe in 10 years' time, and the role played by universities. The future scenarios are "Europe's resurrection", "Tech oligarchy under US hegemony", and "Fragmented society".

European University Association (EUA) @eua.eu · 7h

Europe’s competitiveness agenda is an opportunity for universities. To fully contribute, they must strategically position themselves, but they also need the right framework conditions (e.g. institutional autonomy, international openness)
📔 https://bit.ly/49mTz4o

#EUcompetitiveness #foresight

Promotional image for the report: "Universities and competitiveness: A big picture view on the EU's new policy paradigm and the implications for universities" by Anna-Lena Claeys-Kulik, Thomas E. Jørgensen, and Liliya Kukuruzka, published by the European University Association. The background is blue with white text.

European University Association (EUA) @eua.eu · 7h

Europe’s competitiveness agenda is an opportunity for universities. To fully contribute, they must strategically position themselves, but they also need the right framework conditions (e.g. institutional autonomy, international openness)
📔 https://bit.ly/49mTz4o

#EUcompetitiveness #foresight

Paul Goldberg @paulwgoldberg.bsky.social · 1d

This is a great website, and yes I managed to find myself! Also spotted various other people that I should probably follow.

It's a good job I did not end up under "comic creators and enthusiasts" since that's a rather unstructured cluster, would be hard to find oneself there...

Theo Sanderson @theo.io · 1d

I made a map of 3.4 million Bluesky users - see if you can find yourself!

bluesky-map.theo.io

I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail

Bluesky Map

Interactive map of 3.4 million Bluesky users, visualised by their follower pattern.

bluesky-map.theo.io

Theo Sanderson @theo.io · 1d

I made a map of 3.4 million Bluesky users - see if you can find yourself!

bluesky-map.theo.io

I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail

Bluesky Map

Interactive map of 3.4 million Bluesky users, visualised by their follower pattern.

bluesky-map.theo.io

Paul Goldberg @paulwgoldberg.bsky.social · 1d

I saw this ad in an Aegean (airline) mag, and was pleased to see the 15-minute city aspect being pointed out as a selling point. I like to imagine the howls of outrage from the 15-min city opponents "no no no, you're not supposed to want that stuff!"

Paul Goldberg @paulwgoldberg.bsky.social · 2d

over 100 Tintins, and none of them are projectile sweating

Paul Goldberg @paulwgoldberg.bsky.social · 3d

This would make a nice illustration to accompany reminders about impending conference submission deadlines, especially AI conferences

La vida en viñetas @lavidaenvinetas.bsky.social · 3d

Quino

La vida en viñetas @lavidaenvinetas.bsky.social · 3d

Quino

Paul Goldberg @paulwgoldberg.bsky.social · 5d

reminds me of a science-fiction short story I read ages ago, about some future people who rediscover how to perform calculations on numbers. I can't remember what they actually do with that rediscovered skill, I think they try to weaponise it somehow...

Paul Goldberg @paulwgoldberg.bsky.social · 6d

Great photo! If I’ve got it right, it’s not just crabs, there’s a glorious abundance of miniature critters…

Paul Goldberg @paulwgoldberg.bsky.social · 6d

The worst aspect of UK tuition fees is that it involved government selling a dodgy product to naive 17 year olds. The notion that govt has citizens’ interests at heart, is undermined. Trust takes minutes to destroy and years to build.

The Times & Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 6d

Up to 5 million graduates are weighed down by this unfair loan disaster. All the main political parties were involved — and it could even decide the next election

An almighty student debt reckoning has arrived

www.thetimes.com

The Times & Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 6d

Up to 5 million graduates are weighed down by this unfair loan disaster. All the main political parties were involved — and it could even decide the next election

An almighty student debt reckoning has arrived

www.thetimes.com

La vida en viñetas @lavidaenvinetas.bsky.social · 7d

El Roto

CompSciOxford @compscioxford.bsky.social · 11d

Professor Leslie Ann Goldberg has been named an inaugural Fellow of the Academy for the Mathematical Sciences. The Academy brings together leading mathematicians to address national challenges through the power of mathematics. Read more: www.cs.ox.ac.uk/news/2507-fu...

A graphic with a dark blue background and a bright turquoise rounded box with text reading '‘I'm delighted to be a Fellow of the Academy for the Mathematical Sciences. Its simple mission - to benefit society through the power of mathematics - is something that I completely support.’ Professor Leslie Ann Goldberg, Head of Department of Computer Science’. On the left there is a circular photograph of Professor Leslie Ann Goldberg. There are bright turquoise lines with dots that represent circuit boards. At the bottom right there is text reading '@compscioxford #compscioxford'.

Paul Goldberg @paulwgoldberg.bsky.social · 12d

I've never understood why it's considered to be a bad thing when a public policy happens to raise money, as opposed to lose it. Would the Oxford Times like it any better if the money received from fines somehow disappeared into a black hole?

Paul Goldberg @paulwgoldberg.bsky.social · 12d

So, regarding this ICML author rankings system.... what we should all have done is to submit a bunch of weak papers that serve as a foil to the great submissions that we really care about, right?

Paul Goldberg @paulwgoldberg.bsky.social · 12d

Here in the UK, we know we can't ignore AI or treat it as just a bubble (even though I happen to think it's overhyped). See this link to UK Govt take on AI:

www.gov.uk/government/p...

AI Opportunities Action Plan: government response

www.gov.uk

Paul Goldberg @paulwgoldberg.bsky.social · 12d

The problem with your post and most of the replies that they highlight a distinction between lazy Europe versus hard-working USA, and to me, explain why the USA is running rings around Europe as far as tech is concerned, which I find concerning. Europe needs to wake up

Oxford Mathematics @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social · 12d

The Academy for the Mathematical Sciences has announced its first cohort of fellows, 100 in total from academia, teaching, science communication and business. Twelve of those fellows are from Oxford.

Who's who: www.maths.ox.ac.uk/node/80068

Paul Goldberg @paulwgoldberg.bsky.social · 12d

Here is a link to the article in Science:

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Recent discoveries on the acquisition of the highest levels of human performance

Scientists have long debated the origins of exceptional human achievements. This literature review summarizes recent evidence from multiple domains on the acquisition of world-class performance. We re...

www.science.org

Paul Goldberg @paulwgoldberg.bsky.social · 12d

I was interested in this article in the Economist that discussed a recent article in Science, suggesting that top performers in sport, science, and chess tend to be people who did not peak early, were not child prodigies.
1/2

www.economist.com/science-and-...

Why child prodigies rarely become elite performers

Hot-housing promising youngsters works—but not as well as you might think

www.economist.com

Paul Goldberg @paulwgoldberg.bsky.social · 17d

Idea: what we need is for schools to encourage kids to use social media, and have lots of classes on "social media literacy", and in no time at all, the kids would stay well away from it

Paul Goldberg @paulwgoldberg.bsky.social · 20d

I really must drop in on Paris again, it seems to have changed since my last visit 🙂

Paul Goldberg @paulwgoldberg.bsky.social · 20d

If western Europe had the stomach to send soldiers into battle, and if European govts had total power over their people, we'd be in great shape. Comparison of GDP is misleading. But I am hopeful you're right we should be able to address the threat without US help.

Paul Goldberg @paulwgoldberg.bsky.social · 20d

I received an ad for the following program, seems topical. Aims include "Prevent strategic surprise by building the methodologies and tools necessary to both anticipate and mitigate unintended consequences of economic statecraft."

www.darpa.mil/research/pro...

www.darpa.mil

Paul Goldberg @paulwgoldberg.bsky.social · 20d

I support the EU but the EU has its limits. It doesn't have a procedure for chucking out a member, and that's a problem. Likewise we are seeing that it doesn't have the decision-making apparatus for dealing with aggression.

Paul Goldberg @paulwgoldberg.bsky.social · 21d

1 page pdf is still generous!

Dulwich Quantum Computing @dulwichquantum.bsky.social · 21d

Advice for Jens Eisert.
doi.org/10.1038/d415...

I’m going to halve my publication output. You should consider slow science, too

If we don’t slow down, the research enterprise is going to crash, argues Adrian Barnett.

doi.org

Paul Goldberg @paulwgoldberg.bsky.social · 23d

The FT's Janan Ganesh on Brexit:

"In essence, the nation staked its future on trade at the exact historical moment that it fell out of favour as an idea. It is the geostrategic equivalent of investing one’s life savings in a DVD manufacturer circa 2009."

www.ft.com/content/8f22...

The Tories’ disastrous misunderstanding of America

On trade, the right of British politics couldn’t see that the US is a foreign land

www.ft.com

Paul Goldberg @paulwgoldberg.bsky.social · 24d

UnHerd is also here, worth adding to your list.

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