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Paul Goldberg is a geologist specializing in geomorphology and geoarchaeology who had done extensive worldwide field researches.

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11: Thou shalt not wait until thy referee assignment task is overdue, then take a closer look at the paper thou wast assigned, and discover that thou hast a conflict of interest.
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when you put off everything til tomorrow it really frees up your day nicely.
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Last week on Wonkhe: Students are reaching out to AI tools and chatbots for support. For Kieran Phelan, it’s time to start thinking about the risks
Higher education needs a plan in place for student “pastoral” use of AI
Students are reaching out to AI tools and chatbots for support. For Kieran Phelan, it’s time to start thinking about the risks Students are reaching out to AI tools and chatbots for support. For Kieran...
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by Paul Goldberg

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I can confirm this, in the context of recruiting postdoctoral researchers. Partly a brexit "benefit" but not exclusively that. And as for NHS fees, some people would probably be better-off getting private health insurance instead, but they're made to pay NHS fees.
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Research Professional News @resprofnews.bsky.social · 4d
Rocketing visa costs have forced UK research-intensive universities to spend hundreds of thousands of pounds extra to recruit international staff over the last two years—with costs at individual institutions reaching as high as £2 million a year.

www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

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Rocketing visa costs have forced UK research-intensive universities to spend hundreds of thousands of pounds extra to recruit international staff over the last two years—with costs at individual institutions reaching as high as £2 million a year.

www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
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Free to read: EU funding for basic research ‘heading for disaster’ warns Leru secretary-general

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by Paul Goldberg

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OK, they're being *told* they can go bust, but we can hope that if a uni really came close to going bust, govt would still bail it out. (But it would be painful for anyone who worked there)
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I don't think you can make the "racist" charge stick. It's indirect discrimination, maybe, but not direct
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by Paul Goldberg

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That's a reminder that it's always better to predict "X will happen in Y years" than "X won't happen". In the latter case there's a risk of being proved wrong, in the former case the worst-case is you say you were off by a few years. Best yet is just "X will happen (no deadline)"

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An interesting article, especially for those of us who work in economic theory! Includes a reminder that there are many fields of maths, and someone can be good at some and bad at others.
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Does economics use too much maths - or the wrong kind of maths? on.ft.com/3IqOgGb
The wrong kind of maths
[FREE TO READ] Why the mathematics used in economics for decades needs a rethink
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Does economics use too much maths - or the wrong kind of maths? on.ft.com/3IqOgGb
The wrong kind of maths
[FREE TO READ] Why the mathematics used in economics for decades needs a rethink
on.ft.com
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AI companionship

From the new Private Eye, out now.
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Cambridge University is recruiting for a new faculty position in the area of Algorithms and Complexity:
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/univers...
University Assistant/Associate Professor in Algorithms and Complexity
The Department of Computer Science and Technology is seeking to recruit a new faculty member at the Assistant Professor/Associate Professor level who will contribute to research and teaching in
www.cam.ac.uk
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Stephen Colbert explains why the simplest way of finding the shortest path between 22 cities involves
1. flying to the Moon
2. mining some Helium-3
3. bringing it back to the Earth and pouring it in your quantum computer.
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by Paul Goldberg

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Setting aside the prestige thing, I imagine they have limited space at the venue? I haven't checked, but could be a fine excuse to reject some submissions that were in principle acceptable.
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by Paul Goldberg

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OTOH, this is exactly what makes it desirable to get your work into NeurIPS. Scarcity, allied with having won a contest rather than just receiving a "pass" from some reviewers, makes acceptance prestigious. BTW I submitted 2 papers that were rejected.
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by Paul Goldberg

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If the planters were moved slightly more distant from the main road, maybe parking in the LTN stub would work fine? It could be a win-win: new parking space, but side streets stay free of through traffic.
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by Paul Goldberg

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I am sceptical about the merits of this. The university risks getting addicted to a facility that gives unreliable information and is based in the USA, at a time when US politics are troubled and unreliable.
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Most of them are practicing legalistic shenanigans that run counter to the intent of the law. A bit like Jacob Rees-Mogg and his merry men manipulating the system to secure the hardest brexit possible. Sorry, but I'm not impressed.
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by Paul Goldberg

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But, what is "class"? I'm unhappy with the phrases "working class" and "middle class". Is class something you inherit from your parents? Are we allowed to change our class?

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Sand batteries are literally just silos of sand that retain heat exceptionally well -- so well that they can be tied to heat exchange systems to serve as proxy *electrical* batteries. Finland's new model can store enough power (100 MWh) to heat an entire town for a week.
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The world's largest sand battery just went live in Finland
Finland has inaugurated an industrial-scale sand battery this week in the southern town of Pornainen, where it'll take over heating duties from an old woodchip power plant for the municipality. It's s...
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You're too kind!

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Job advert, #hiring :
1-year postdoc research position, CS Dept, Oxford University
Keywords: game theory, optimisation, machine learning

Project details and further links:
www.cs.ox.ac.uk/people/paul....
Research project OGTML, Paul Goldberg
Paul Goldberg's home page.
www.cs.ox.ac.uk
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Yes, OK, very clever. But old Europe is getting a reminder that it should raise its game and stop spending all its money on welfare and state pensions.
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Good to hear, I hope they overcome problem 1 and contribute materiel.

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Two problems: Europe doesn't have the central decision-making apparatus needed for this. And a "big economy" doesn't directly translate to ability to fight a war, which needs soldiers and weapons, not financial services and universities.
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by Paul Goldberg

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A depressing article. Water provision is critical national infrastructure, and should not be the private sector. We also need to recognise that population growth is a political choice, it is not something that just happens to us.
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Should've said "cat". Some dogs pretend to listen
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