Edgar Häner
@gaussianwalk.bsky.social
I like hiking, books, raspberry pis, sociology, philosophy. Into maths, physics, programming. Formerly into fluid dynamics.
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Well now, would you look at that? A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality.
December 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Well now, would you look at that? A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality.
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FOR SALE: picture
PRICE: 1000 words
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December 16, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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PRICE: 1000 words
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Can't think of a stronger endorsement for Erasmus.
December 19, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Can't think of a stronger endorsement for Erasmus.
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NEW: Labour just announced the biggest change in planning policy in 80 years.
My breakdown of the key measures and whether they will succeed.
www.samdumitriu.com/p/labour-are...
My breakdown of the key measures and whether they will succeed.
www.samdumitriu.com/p/labour-are...
Labour are finally taking the housing shortage seriously
Is the new National Planning Policy Framework Labour’s biggest pro-growth move?
www.samdumitriu.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:49 AM
NEW: Labour just announced the biggest change in planning policy in 80 years.
My breakdown of the key measures and whether they will succeed.
www.samdumitriu.com/p/labour-are...
My breakdown of the key measures and whether they will succeed.
www.samdumitriu.com/p/labour-are...
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Wie Paris in 10 Jahren seine Luft um 40% verbesserte und so vorzeitige Todesfälle durch Smog halbieren konnte, ist so eine krasse Erfolgsgeschichte. 2019 litten 400.000 Menschen an schlechter Luft. 2023 nur noch 5.000 und nächstes Jahr sollen es Null sein. Für eine 🇪🇺 Großstadt ist das beispiellos❤️
December 17, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Wie Paris in 10 Jahren seine Luft um 40% verbesserte und so vorzeitige Todesfälle durch Smog halbieren konnte, ist so eine krasse Erfolgsgeschichte. 2019 litten 400.000 Menschen an schlechter Luft. 2023 nur noch 5.000 und nächstes Jahr sollen es Null sein. Für eine 🇪🇺 Großstadt ist das beispiellos❤️
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It's the last narrative episode before our big wrap-up finale on Monday. Gorbachev, Yeltsin, the fall of the Berlin Wall and the "end of history", as the epoch that began in 1917 comes to a crashing halt. How did it all come about and was a reformed USSR ever really possible?
New episode out: The Fall of the USSR
Join @dorianlynskey.bsky.social and @iandunt.bsky.social to see how the USSR unraveled. What did this do to the hopes of socialists around the world? And how do the events of 1985-91 still shape the world today?
Listen / watch ➡️ linktr.ee/originstoryp...
Join @dorianlynskey.bsky.social and @iandunt.bsky.social to see how the USSR unraveled. What did this do to the hopes of socialists around the world? And how do the events of 1985-91 still shape the world today?
Listen / watch ➡️ linktr.ee/originstoryp...
December 17, 2025 at 11:20 AM
It's the last narrative episode before our big wrap-up finale on Monday. Gorbachev, Yeltsin, the fall of the Berlin Wall and the "end of history", as the epoch that began in 1917 comes to a crashing halt. How did it all come about and was a reformed USSR ever really possible?
This article made me chuckle a lot even though it deals with a serious subject matter
The apple-pie-scented world of conservative women’s media
www.economist.com/culture/2025...
The apple-pie-scented world of conservative women’s media
www.economist.com/culture/2025...
December 16, 2025 at 3:58 PM
This article made me chuckle a lot even though it deals with a serious subject matter
The apple-pie-scented world of conservative women’s media
www.economist.com/culture/2025...
The apple-pie-scented world of conservative women’s media
www.economist.com/culture/2025...
I did not realise this at all.
(I wish the financial times wasn't so expensive, I love their journalism, from: www.ft.com/content/8252...)
(I wish the financial times wasn't so expensive, I love their journalism, from: www.ft.com/content/8252...)
December 15, 2025 at 8:37 AM
I did not realise this at all.
(I wish the financial times wasn't so expensive, I love their journalism, from: www.ft.com/content/8252...)
(I wish the financial times wasn't so expensive, I love their journalism, from: www.ft.com/content/8252...)
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Trying to do some synthesis on the perpetually ongoing EU-US growth discourse here:
1) Undeniable at this point that the US economy is growing faster than the EU— ~5% more on a per-capita basis since pre-COVID. But importantly, this is mostly a recent phenomenon; pre-COVID growth was basically even
1) Undeniable at this point that the US economy is growing faster than the EU— ~5% more on a per-capita basis since pre-COVID. But importantly, this is mostly a recent phenomenon; pre-COVID growth was basically even
December 14, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Trying to do some synthesis on the perpetually ongoing EU-US growth discourse here:
1) Undeniable at this point that the US economy is growing faster than the EU— ~5% more on a per-capita basis since pre-COVID. But importantly, this is mostly a recent phenomenon; pre-COVID growth was basically even
1) Undeniable at this point that the US economy is growing faster than the EU— ~5% more on a per-capita basis since pre-COVID. But importantly, this is mostly a recent phenomenon; pre-COVID growth was basically even
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A nice little piece about my institute, @perimeterinstitute.ca, in the Globe & Mail: www.theglobeandmail.com/business/adv... (apparently it is "sponsor content" so it's more like a press release than reporting but it's a nice summary of what we do there and why)
Explorers of the infinite
Sponsor Content
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:17 PM
A nice little piece about my institute, @perimeterinstitute.ca, in the Globe & Mail: www.theglobeandmail.com/business/adv... (apparently it is "sponsor content" so it's more like a press release than reporting but it's a nice summary of what we do there and why)
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Since becoming a parent I have not, in fact, understood the parents who say “if you were a parent you’d understand” about vaccine hesitancy. Being in charge of this fragile little miracle has me saying things like “give her all the vaccines. Turn this baby into a pincushion” to doctors
December 5, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Since becoming a parent I have not, in fact, understood the parents who say “if you were a parent you’d understand” about vaccine hesitancy. Being in charge of this fragile little miracle has me saying things like “give her all the vaccines. Turn this baby into a pincushion” to doctors
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Remember: Trump or Russian propagandists might say otherwise, but Putin is not winning, and the Ukrainians are not losing.
I am told that internal Ukrainian army information shows that more than 26,000 Russian soldiers were killed or critically wounded in the month of November. Confirmed by videos. No wonder Putin wants to get Trump to give him territory for free
one.no
December 4, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Remember: Trump or Russian propagandists might say otherwise, but Putin is not winning, and the Ukrainians are not losing.
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If only the pros outweighed the cons.
December 2, 2025 at 4:45 PM
If only the pros outweighed the cons.
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The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
November 27, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
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Plus sides to today: Two-child benefit scrapped. Largely progressive tax implications. Good market reaction. No big spending cuts. Nightmare prospect of cutting funding to net zero etc avoided. It's a left-wing budget. Those who say there's no difference between Labour and Tories are bananas.
November 26, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Plus sides to today: Two-child benefit scrapped. Largely progressive tax implications. Good market reaction. No big spending cuts. Nightmare prospect of cutting funding to net zero etc avoided. It's a left-wing budget. Those who say there's no difference between Labour and Tories are bananas.
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Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
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My taxes bring all the boys to the yard.
And they're like "this is bad approach to fiscal policy".
And they're like "this is bad approach to fiscal policy".
November 25, 2025 at 11:55 AM
My taxes bring all the boys to the yard.
And they're like "this is bad approach to fiscal policy".
And they're like "this is bad approach to fiscal policy".
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GOOD NEWS! Researchers at the University of Exeter have found that getting vaccinated against shingles- a painful and debilitating condition that can flare up years after infection from varicella zoster virus- not only LOWERS the risk of infection, but can also PROTECT against Alzheimer’s disease!
November 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
GOOD NEWS! Researchers at the University of Exeter have found that getting vaccinated against shingles- a painful and debilitating condition that can flare up years after infection from varicella zoster virus- not only LOWERS the risk of infection, but can also PROTECT against Alzheimer’s disease!
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Mein 1-Punkt Friedensplan: Russland kehrt in seine Grenzen zurück und bleibt dort. Danke für die Aufmerksamkeit.
November 20, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Mein 1-Punkt Friedensplan: Russland kehrt in seine Grenzen zurück und bleibt dort. Danke für die Aufmerksamkeit.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene has been disliked by the left for years and years and had never had to fear for her life. She's been disliked by the right for 1 day and now has to hire security.
November 18, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Marjorie Taylor Greene has been disliked by the left for years and years and had never had to fear for her life. She's been disliked by the right for 1 day and now has to hire security.
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How Vaccines Work 🧬🧫🧪🔬💉🥽
November 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
How Vaccines Work 🧬🧫🧪🔬💉🥽
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Chart of the year.
November 12, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Chart of the year.
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The US is the world's largest oil and gas producer. Yet, "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels."
China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics
The world’s biggest manufacturer now has an interest in the world decarbonising
www.economist.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:05 AM
The US is the world's largest oil and gas producer. Yet, "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels."