Jason Miklian
@jasonmiklian.com
Research Professor, University of Oslo.
Business & Peace | ESG | Climate & Conflict
Book: The Vortex amzn.to/40lzIeW
Book: CRISIS - a Case Primer https://a.co/d/0PeXI7P
Business & Peace | ESG | Climate & Conflict
Book: The Vortex amzn.to/40lzIeW
Book: CRISIS - a Case Primer https://a.co/d/0PeXI7P
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The World Bank’s latest data shows a quiet global triumph: 93% of people aged 15 to 24 can now read and write. In many regions youth literacy has reached or neared universal levels, marking one of the most successful, least reported stories in development. buff.ly/vnsUhLo
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World Bank Open Data
Free and open access to global development data
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November 5, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The World Bank’s latest data shows a quiet global triumph: 93% of people aged 15 to 24 can now read and write. In many regions youth literacy has reached or neared universal levels, marking one of the most successful, least reported stories in development. buff.ly/vnsUhLo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
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At 185 mph maximum sustained winds, Cat 5 Hurricane #Melissa is now just 7 mph shy of what @michaelfwehner.bsky.social r.bsky.social & Jim Kossin have defined as the cutoff for a prospective "Cat 6" hurricane:
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
October 28, 2025 at 5:02 PM
At 185 mph maximum sustained winds, Cat 5 Hurricane #Melissa is now just 7 mph shy of what @michaelfwehner.bsky.social r.bsky.social & Jim Kossin have defined as the cutoff for a prospective "Cat 6" hurricane:
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Grab a free Kindle copy of my latest book Crisis: A Global Case Primer. It's an Amazon flash sale special for what the Financial Times called "A must-read...essential."
Please spread the word if you can. Thanks for your support!
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Grab a free Kindle copy of my latest book Crisis: A Global Case Primer. It's an Amazon flash sale special for what the Financial Times called "A must-read...essential."
Please spread the word if you can. Thanks for your support!
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Responsible Management in Crisis: Global Lessons on Generating Social Sustainability Through Uncertain Business Environments
Responsible Management in Crisis: Global Lessons on Generating Social Sustainability Through Uncertain Business Environments - Kindle edition by Miklian, Jason, Katsos, John. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Responsible Management in Crisis: Global Lessons on Generating Social Sustainability Through Uncertain Business Environments.
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October 20, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Free today until midnight!
Grab a free Kindle copy of my latest book Crisis: A Global Case Primer. It's an Amazon flash sale special for what the Financial Times called "A must-read...essential."
Please spread the word if you can. Thanks for your support!
www.amazon.com/Responsible-...
Grab a free Kindle copy of my latest book Crisis: A Global Case Primer. It's an Amazon flash sale special for what the Financial Times called "A must-read...essential."
Please spread the word if you can. Thanks for your support!
www.amazon.com/Responsible-...
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Learned that an anonymous outside expert on submersibles did an interview with the OceanGate Titan investigation, and they released a transcript, with all the names redacted. The first line of his first answer? "I'm sure you're familiar with my film Titanic."
October 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Learned that an anonymous outside expert on submersibles did an interview with the OceanGate Titan investigation, and they released a transcript, with all the names redacted. The first line of his first answer? "I'm sure you're familiar with my film Titanic."
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Word of mouth is important to a book's success. So, if you'd like to see the authors who wrote your favourite stories commissioned to write more, please keep talking about all the #books you love.
October 14, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Word of mouth is important to a book's success. So, if you'd like to see the authors who wrote your favourite stories commissioned to write more, please keep talking about all the #books you love.
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“One of the negative consequences AI is having on students is that it is hurting their ability to develop meaningful relationships with teachers, the report finds. Half of the students agree that using AI in class makes them feel less connected to their teachers.”
Rising Use of AI in Schools Comes With Big Downsides for Students
A report by the Center for Democracy and Technology looks at teachers' and students' experiences with the technology.
www.edweek.org
October 8, 2025 at 3:14 PM
“One of the negative consequences AI is having on students is that it is hurting their ability to develop meaningful relationships with teachers, the report finds. Half of the students agree that using AI in class makes them feel less connected to their teachers.”
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I relate to quite a bit of Ursula Le Guin's writing schedule, but it's the "very stupid after 8pm" part that seems to hit harder and deeper as the years go on.
October 6, 2025 at 7:31 AM
I relate to quite a bit of Ursula Le Guin's writing schedule, but it's the "very stupid after 8pm" part that seems to hit harder and deeper as the years go on.
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On the morning of Keir Starmer's conference speech here's a new post on an odd psychopathology in British politics - our main parties don't like the people who vote for them - the dreaded Professional Managerial Class. And so they are acting out like a divorced dad seeking cooler voters. 1/n
British Politics' Midlife Crisis
Why British Parties Can't Make Peace with Their Actual Voters
benansell.substack.com
September 30, 2025 at 6:40 AM
On the morning of Keir Starmer's conference speech here's a new post on an odd psychopathology in British politics - our main parties don't like the people who vote for them - the dreaded Professional Managerial Class. And so they are acting out like a divorced dad seeking cooler voters. 1/n
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A snapshot of Silicon Valley in 2025 is Mark Zuckerberg, now a MAGA-friendly mixed martial arts fan who doesn’t worry much about hate speech on his platforms and complains that corporate America isn’t masculine enough.
I Thought I Knew Silicon Valley. I Was Wrong
Tech got what it wanted by electing Trump. A year later, it looks more like a suicide pact.
www.wired.com
September 22, 2025 at 2:24 PM
A snapshot of Silicon Valley in 2025 is Mark Zuckerberg, now a MAGA-friendly mixed martial arts fan who doesn’t worry much about hate speech on his platforms and complains that corporate America isn’t masculine enough.
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Respectfully disagree: 1) in fact it is unusual for a democracy w/ this level of GDP to turn authoritarian & so quickly; 2) the weakness of both institutions (congress & courts) and individuals (Schumer etc) is shocking. Would take less than 10 people in congress or 2 SC justices to stop all this.
What America is going through is not unusual in historical terms. Plenty of examples like it today elsewhere in the world.
What makes it unusual is the rapid collapse from a set of widely espoused norms and values that centered on liberty. It is the sacking of the shining city on hill that shocks.
What makes it unusual is the rapid collapse from a set of widely espoused norms and values that centered on liberty. It is the sacking of the shining city on hill that shocks.
September 18, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Respectfully disagree: 1) in fact it is unusual for a democracy w/ this level of GDP to turn authoritarian & so quickly; 2) the weakness of both institutions (congress & courts) and individuals (Schumer etc) is shocking. Would take less than 10 people in congress or 2 SC justices to stop all this.
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Academic authors, here's a peek into the black box of journal publishing from an journal editor if you can bear it:
September 6, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Academic authors, here's a peek into the black box of journal publishing from an journal editor if you can bear it:
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AI "boring history" slop has taken over YouTube and is particularly insidious because it flattens history and drowns out the tireless work of creators who have been integral to legitimizing YouTube as a place for high-quality history videos
www.404media.co/ai-generated...
www.404media.co/ai-generated...
AI Generated 'Boring History' Videos Are Flooding YouTube and Drowning Out Real History
"These AI videos are just repeating things that are on the internet, so you end up with a very simplified version of the past."
www.404media.co
September 3, 2025 at 3:55 PM
AI "boring history" slop has taken over YouTube and is particularly insidious because it flattens history and drowns out the tireless work of creators who have been integral to legitimizing YouTube as a place for high-quality history videos
www.404media.co/ai-generated...
www.404media.co/ai-generated...
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Please share:
Seeking seed funding to develop innovations for
open science, design, aggregation, transfer..?
Call open now with @egap.bsky.social
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@awilke.bsky.social
Deadline 31 October
Seeking seed funding to develop innovations for
open science, design, aggregation, transfer..?
Call open now with @egap.bsky.social
egap.org/our-work/res...
@awilke.bsky.social
Deadline 31 October
EGAP Innovation Grants 2025 – EGAP
egap.org
September 1, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Please share:
Seeking seed funding to develop innovations for
open science, design, aggregation, transfer..?
Call open now with @egap.bsky.social
egap.org/our-work/res...
@awilke.bsky.social
Deadline 31 October
Seeking seed funding to develop innovations for
open science, design, aggregation, transfer..?
Call open now with @egap.bsky.social
egap.org/our-work/res...
@awilke.bsky.social
Deadline 31 October
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Thanks @billmckibben.bsky.social for the kind praise for #ScienceUnderSiege!
Due out 9/9, by @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social & yours truly, courtesy of #PublicAffairs / @hachetteus.bsky.social/ #BasicBooks / #ScribePub: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/micha...
Due out 9/9, by @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social & yours truly, courtesy of #PublicAffairs / @hachetteus.bsky.social/ #BasicBooks / #ScribePub: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/micha...
August 27, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Thanks @billmckibben.bsky.social for the kind praise for #ScienceUnderSiege!
Due out 9/9, by @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social & yours truly, courtesy of #PublicAffairs / @hachetteus.bsky.social/ #BasicBooks / #ScribePub: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/micha...
Due out 9/9, by @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social & yours truly, courtesy of #PublicAffairs / @hachetteus.bsky.social/ #BasicBooks / #ScribePub: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/micha...
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🚀 Exciting news: The Peace Observatory is live!
👉 peaceobservatory.com
The Peace Observatory is now the world’s largest repository of peace negotiation summaries.
It covers 11,000+ rounds of negotiations and 3,000 agreements across 1,300+ armed conflicts worldwide (1989–2023).
👉 peaceobservatory.com
The Peace Observatory is now the world’s largest repository of peace negotiation summaries.
It covers 11,000+ rounds of negotiations and 3,000 agreements across 1,300+ armed conflicts worldwide (1989–2023).
Peace Observatory
Peace observatory website.
peaceobservatory.com
August 21, 2025 at 11:35 AM
🚀 Exciting news: The Peace Observatory is live!
👉 peaceobservatory.com
The Peace Observatory is now the world’s largest repository of peace negotiation summaries.
It covers 11,000+ rounds of negotiations and 3,000 agreements across 1,300+ armed conflicts worldwide (1989–2023).
👉 peaceobservatory.com
The Peace Observatory is now the world’s largest repository of peace negotiation summaries.
It covers 11,000+ rounds of negotiations and 3,000 agreements across 1,300+ armed conflicts worldwide (1989–2023).
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Don't miss the concluding episode of our @EmpirePodUK
#ShatteredLands Partition series
THE 1971 LIBERATION WAR:
HOW EAST PAKISTAN BECAME BANGLADESH
#ShatteredLands Partition series
THE 1971 LIBERATION WAR:
HOW EAST PAKISTAN BECAME BANGLADESH
August 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Don't miss the concluding episode of our @EmpirePodUK
#ShatteredLands Partition series
THE 1971 LIBERATION WAR:
HOW EAST PAKISTAN BECAME BANGLADESH
#ShatteredLands Partition series
THE 1971 LIBERATION WAR:
HOW EAST PAKISTAN BECAME BANGLADESH
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Denmark to end book tax to encourage people to read
Denmark to end book tax to encourage people to read
Culture Minister Jakob Engel-Schmidt said that the measure was aimed at fixing Denmark's 'reading crisis.' The Scandinavian country's 25% sales tax on books is currently the highest in Europe.
www.lemonde.fr
August 20, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Denmark to end book tax to encourage people to read
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Since search is dead, how soon do you think Google Scholar is headed for the Google Graveyard? I'm betting it's soon, and academia is NOT prepared
Google Scholar Is Doomed
Academia built entire careers on a free Google service with zero guarantees. What could go wrong?
hannahshelley.neocities.org
August 13, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Since search is dead, how soon do you think Google Scholar is headed for the Google Graveyard? I'm betting it's soon, and academia is NOT prepared
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I tested AI chatbots with history facts. They spewed a lot of bullshit.
Why AI Shouldn't Replace Historians Anytime Soon
A recent study found that AI has put a target on historians' backs. We put several chatbots to the test.
gizmodo.com
August 12, 2025 at 2:37 PM
I tested AI chatbots with history facts. They spewed a lot of bullshit.
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Today, @grist.org is launching a new series, The Disaster Economy, looking at the chaotic, often lucrative world of disaster recovery. grist.org/series/the-d...
Read, share, and importantly, let us know what you're seeing on the ground in your communities that you want us to report on.
Read, share, and importantly, let us know what you're seeing on the ground in your communities that you want us to report on.
August 12, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Today, @grist.org is launching a new series, The Disaster Economy, looking at the chaotic, often lucrative world of disaster recovery. grist.org/series/the-d...
Read, share, and importantly, let us know what you're seeing on the ground in your communities that you want us to report on.
Read, share, and importantly, let us know what you're seeing on the ground in your communities that you want us to report on.
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Josh Cohen and I have a new (short) paper in @science.org! Researchers at Google built a "Habermas Machine" for democratic deliberation. We ask whether its knack for building agreement comes from genuine deliberative merit or from people over-trusting algorithms. philpapers.org/go.pl?aid=CO...
philpapers.org
August 11, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Josh Cohen and I have a new (short) paper in @science.org! Researchers at Google built a "Habermas Machine" for democratic deliberation. We ask whether its knack for building agreement comes from genuine deliberative merit or from people over-trusting algorithms. philpapers.org/go.pl?aid=CO...
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Didn’t want to believe this was true. It’s true.
August 7, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Didn’t want to believe this was true. It’s true.
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I’m sharing this hoping that someone hiking the same route in Norway might see this. Let’s find @alecluhn.bsky.social!
American climate journalist Alec Luhn missing on Norwegian glacier
A search is underway for award-winning climate journalist Alec Luhn, a Wisconsin native, who is missing on a Norwegian glacier.
www.cbsnews.com
August 5, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I’m sharing this hoping that someone hiking the same route in Norway might see this. Let’s find @alecluhn.bsky.social!
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I was the AEA's President Elect as the first Trump term began. We worried about government statistics then, and appointed a committee that included members (such as Google's Chief Economist) who might be in a position to help make reliable statistics available if the government went dark.
#econsky
#econsky
Statement from the largest economics association about the BLS firing
As context: AEA approximately never makes such public statements
This is a big deal
As context: AEA approximately never makes such public statements
This is a big deal
August 2, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I was the AEA's President Elect as the first Trump term began. We worried about government statistics then, and appointed a committee that included members (such as Google's Chief Economist) who might be in a position to help make reliable statistics available if the government went dark.
#econsky
#econsky