Reposted by Karl PetterssonDemographic Research @demresjournal.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Deaths increasingly involve more numerous and more diverse causes, revealing a growing complexity in the mortality process, according to a new study. 📄 www.demographic-research.org/articles/vol... 021
Reposted by Karl PetterssonKarl Pettersson @karlpettersson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026New post about recently released Swedish cause of death statistics (with a discussion about some narrow margins not related to our recent election). #rstatsstatic-dust.klpn.seDet statiska dammet - In the year 2025 031
Karl Pettersson @karlpettersson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026New post about recently released Swedish cause of death statistics (with a discussion about some narrow margins not related to our recent election). #rstatsstatic-dust.klpn.seDet statiska dammet - In the year 2025 031
Reposted by Karl PetterssonDemographic Research @demresjournal.bsky.social · 18/09/2026A new Bayesian hierarchical model captures long-term and short-term age–sex mortality dynamics, allowing estimation and forecasting of monthly excess deaths, and showing that New Zealand had returned to pre-COVID mortality trends in 2025. 📄 www.demographic-research.org/articles/vol... 062
Reposted by Karl PetterssonKarl Pettersson @karlpettersson.bsky.social · 05/09/2026New post about respiratory viruses in Sweden.static-dust.klpn.seDet statiska dammet - Cold school 161
Karl Pettersson @karlpettersson.bsky.social · 05/09/2026New post about respiratory viruses in Sweden.static-dust.klpn.seDet statiska dammet - Cold school 161
Reposted by Karl PetterssonHuman Mortality Database @hmdatabase.bsky.social · 27/08/2026📢 #episky #mortality #opendata 📈 #France #HMD series (Total & Civilian) was updated through 2024 Full life tables & data ➡️ mortality.org France continues to rank very high for women's #lifeexpectancy at birth, though not so well for men's. 111
Reposted by Karl PetterssonKarl Pettersson @karlpettersson.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Wrote about decreasing dementia prevalence, and a simple model of past mortality based on that. #rstatsstatic-dust.klpn.seDet statiska dammet - If 1984 was 2024 151
Karl Pettersson @karlpettersson.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Wrote about decreasing dementia prevalence, and a simple model of past mortality based on that. #rstatsstatic-dust.klpn.seDet statiska dammet - If 1984 was 2024 151
Reposted by Karl PetterssonHaskell programming language @haskell.org · 03/08/2026"Twenty Years of Pandoc" by John MacFarlane pandoc.org/twenty-years... #Haskellpandoc.orgPandoc - twenty-years-of-pandocA universal document converter 2219
Reposted by Karl PetterssonHenrik Dahlgren @mllstrm.bsky.social · 28/07/2026New paper out in @eclinicalmed.bsky.social Children born during the pandemic were exposed to a lesser degree to respiratory infections, we have investigated what happened to them. #episky #idsky #publichealth #epidemiologysciencedirect.comPost-pandemic respiratory infections in children born during or before the COVID-19 pandemic: a nationwide cohort study in SwedenNon-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) during the COVID-19 pandemic altered the circulation of respiratory pathogens. Following an initial decline in… 134
Reposted by Karl PetterssonHenrik Dahlgren @mllstrm.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Har fått en artikel publicerad där vi undersökt pandemi-barnen. Barnen som föddes under pandemin exponerades för mindre infektioner- vad fick det för konsekvenser sen? Spännande läsning utlovas!sciencedirect.com 083
Reposted by Karl PetterssonPetra Schwer @petraschwer.bsky.social · 24/07/2026You aim to understand a mathematical text all by yourself? I finally made an English version of my users guide on "How to read math?" You might want to download it here: web.mathi.uni-heidelberg.de/media/How_To... #math #readingmath #mathematics #matheducation #science #mathskyweb.mathi.uni-heidelberg.de 22913
Reposted by Karl PetterssonElizabeth Wrigley-Field @wrigleyfield.bsky.social · 18/05/2026New research from a team I was part of w Lauren Steele, @andreatilstra.bsky.social, & other virologists & demographers: Research on flu pandemics has been heavily shaped by 1) the 1918 flu & 2) US-specific data for other pandemics. Turns out that way understates the variety of age patterns of risk!academic.oup.comAge-specific mortality patterns across influenza pandemics: evidence from all-cause mortality data across multiple populationsAbstractBackground. Understanding age-specific mortality patterns across historic influenza pandemics is crucial for future pandemic preparedness. Prior re 36426
Reposted by Karl PetterssonKarl Pettersson @karlpettersson.bsky.social · 26/04/2026Wrote a new post about a prediction of Swedish cause of death patterns I made 10 years ago, and about raw contra life table-adjusted ratios. #rstatsstatic-dust.klpn.seDet statiska dammet - Back to 2016 061
Karl Pettersson @karlpettersson.bsky.social · 26/04/2026Wrote a new post about a prediction of Swedish cause of death patterns I made 10 years ago, and about raw contra life table-adjusted ratios. #rstatsstatic-dust.klpn.seDet statiska dammet - Back to 2016 061
Reposted by Karl PetterssonKarl Pettersson @karlpettersson.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Made a follow-up to this quiz post, with latest available data. #rstatsstatic-dust.klpn.seDet statiska dammet - Half heart 022
Karl Pettersson @karlpettersson.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Made a follow-up to this quiz post, with latest available data. #rstatsstatic-dust.klpn.seDet statiska dammet - Half heart 022
Reposted by Karl PetterssonPetter Malmberg @pettermalmberg.bsky.social · 27/03/2026Bild av Carl Barks, 125 år i dag 1157
Reposted by Karl PetterssonHenrik Dahlgren @mllstrm.bsky.social · 03/03/2026#episky #idsky Temporal association and seasonal variation of respiratory viruses and invasive group A streptococcal infections in Western Sweden, a 15-year analysis across pre- and postpandemic periods - International Journal of Infectious Diseases www.ijidonline.com/article/S120...ijidonline.comTemporal association and seasonal variation of respiratory viruses and invasive group A streptococcal infections in Western Sweden, a 15-year analysis across pre- and postpandemic periodsGroup A beta-hemolytic streptococci (GAS), or Streptococcus pyogenes, are Gram-positive cocci and a common cause of human infections. GAS can cause a variety of infections, from mild pharyngitis and s... 011
Reposted by Karl PetterssonKarl Pettersson @karlpettersson.bsky.social · 01/03/2026Continued updates in new post. 111
Reposted by Karl PetterssonKarl Pettersson @karlpettersson.bsky.social · 01/03/2026Some updates about life expectancy and influenza in Sweden. #rstatsstatic-dust.klpn.seDet statiska dammet - Melting away 2101
Karl Pettersson @karlpettersson.bsky.social · 01/03/2026Some updates about life expectancy and influenza in Sweden. #rstatsstatic-dust.klpn.seDet statiska dammet - Melting away 2101
Reposted by Karl PetterssonSvensk filosofi @svenskfilosofi.se · 18/02/2026I takt med det stundande valåret lanserar Svensk filosofi artikelserien Politiken i språket. Detta för att främja det demokratiska samtalet. Först ut är Peter Pagin, professor emeritus i teoretisk filosofi vid Stockholms universitet, som skriver om hur vi bör definiera propaganda.svenskfilosofi.seOpinionsbildning eller propaganda?När går politisk kommunikation över i propaganda? Peter Pagin, professor emeritus i teoretisk filosofi vid Stockholms universitet, undersöker gränsen mellan berättigad opinionsbildning och politisk ma... 043
Reposted by Karl PetterssonOla Spännar @olaspannar.bsky.social · 15/01/2026Hurra! Idag fyller Wikipedia 25 år. Fri kunskap – öppen för alla och skapad av många. Ideellt och medborgardrivet. Fantastisk grej. Skänk gärna en slant donate.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?... 49829
Reposted by Karl PetterssonGunnar Björnsson @gbjorn.bsky.social · 08/01/2026Martin Peterson doesn’t suffer fools gladly. 214844
Reposted by Karl PetterssonDavid Brax @davidbrax.bsky.social · 05/01/2026Utomordentliga nyheter! Nu finns alla nummer av Filosofisk Tidskrift fritt tillgängliga digitalt! www.filosofisktidskrift.se/index.htmlfilosofisktidskrift.seFilosofisk tidskriftFilosofisk tidskrift 2159
Reposted by Karl PetterssonKarl Pettersson @karlpettersson.bsky.social · 23/12/2025Some notes about the development of the influenza season in Sweden. #rstats static-dust.klpn.se/posts/2025-1...static-dust.klpn.seDet statiska dammet - Peak Christmas 1126
Karl Pettersson @karlpettersson.bsky.social · 23/12/2025Some notes about the development of the influenza season in Sweden. #rstats static-dust.klpn.se/posts/2025-1...static-dust.klpn.seDet statiska dammet - Peak Christmas 1126
Reposted by Karl PetterssonSamuel Moore @samuelmoore.org · 11/12/2025"All of the editors-in-chief and associate editors of Springer Nature’s Journal of Philosophical Logic have announced their immediate or pending resignation and the launch, as of today, of a new “diamond” open access journal, Philosophical Logic." dailynous.com/2025/12/10/e...dailynous.comEditors at Springer’s Journal of Philosophical Logic Resign, Launch New Open Access Journal - Daily NousAll of the editors-in-chief and associate editors of Springer Nature's Journal of Philosophical Logic have announced their immediate or pending resignation and the launch, as of today, of a new "diamo... 01714
Reposted by Karl PetterssonKarl Pettersson @karlpettersson.bsky.social · 27/09/2025New post about Swedish regional cause of death statistics for 2024, and the dangers of putting too much weight on rankings. #rstats www.dusty-test.klpn.se/posts/2025-0...dusty-test.klpn.seDet statiska dammet - Number one 1104
Karl Pettersson @karlpettersson.bsky.social · 27/09/2025New post about Swedish regional cause of death statistics for 2024, and the dangers of putting too much weight on rankings. #rstats www.dusty-test.klpn.se/posts/2025-0...dusty-test.klpn.seDet statiska dammet - Number one 1104
Reposted by Karl PetterssonKarl Pettersson @karlpettersson.bsky.social · 04/07/2025New blog post, prompted by recent articles and discussions about heart disease mortality trends. Also testing my blog on a new server (at openbsd.amsterdam). www.dusty-test.klpn.se/posts/2025-0...dusty-test.klpn.seDet statiska dammet - After the attacks 191
Karl Pettersson @karlpettersson.bsky.social · 04/07/2025New blog post, prompted by recent articles and discussions about heart disease mortality trends. Also testing my blog on a new server (at openbsd.amsterdam). www.dusty-test.klpn.se/posts/2025-0...dusty-test.klpn.seDet statiska dammet - After the attacks 191
Reposted by Karl PetterssonKarl Pettersson @karlpettersson.bsky.social · 26/02/2025Started with an R package including the functions for making these graphs. github.com/klpn/morrgithub.comGitHub - klpn/morr: R package for analyzing cause-specific mortality trends in different countries.R package for analyzing cause-specific mortality trends in different countries. - klpn/morr 0102
Reposted by Karl PetterssonKarl Pettersson @karlpettersson.bsky.social · 03/01/2025Wrote about early flu peaks in Sweden, with some notes on historical trends (English version of my post from yesterday). static-dust.klpn.se/posts/2025-0...static-dust.klpn.seDet statiska dammet - Viral fireworks 2164
Karl Pettersson @karlpettersson.bsky.social · 03/01/2025Wrote about early flu peaks in Sweden, with some notes on historical trends (English version of my post from yesterday). static-dust.klpn.se/posts/2025-0...static-dust.klpn.seDet statiska dammet - Viral fireworks 2164
Reposted by Karl PetterssonKarl Pettersson @karlpettersson.bsky.social · 02/01/2025Nytt blogginlägg, om influensatoppar kring nyår, med litet historisk återblick. static-dust.klpn.se/posts/2025-0...static-dust.klpn.seDet statiska dammet - Virala fyrverkerier 151
Karl Pettersson @karlpettersson.bsky.social · 02/01/2025Nytt blogginlägg, om influensatoppar kring nyår, med litet historisk återblick. static-dust.klpn.se/posts/2025-0...static-dust.klpn.seDet statiska dammet - Virala fyrverkerier 151
Reposted by Karl PetterssonKarl Pettersson @karlpettersson.bsky.social · 09/12/2024Posted the, maybe boring, answer on the blog. static-dust.klpn.se/posts/2024-1...static-dust.klpn.seDet statiska dammet - Circulatory clue 4124
Karl Pettersson @karlpettersson.bsky.social · 09/12/2024Posted the, maybe boring, answer on the blog. static-dust.klpn.se/posts/2024-1...static-dust.klpn.seDet statiska dammet - Circulatory clue 4124
Karl Pettersson @karlpettersson.bsky.social · 26/11/2024These tables show the number of years, first and last/latest year (with statistics available from WHO) for which a certain health-related property held for females (left) and males (right) in the listed countries/entities. Which property is it? 380
Reposted by Karl PetterssonKarl Pettersson @karlpettersson.bsky.social · 25/11/2024Nytt inlägg med uppdatering om luftvägssmittor. static-dust.klpn.se/posts/2024-1...static-dust.klpn.seDet statiska dammet - Nya och gamla vågor 051
Karl Pettersson @karlpettersson.bsky.social · 25/11/2024Nytt inlägg med uppdatering om luftvägssmittor. static-dust.klpn.se/posts/2024-1...static-dust.klpn.seDet statiska dammet - Nya och gamla vågor 051
Reposted by Karl PetterssonSvensk filosofi @svenskfilosofi.se · 04/09/2024Blir världen bättre av fler lyckliga varelser? Erik Carlson, professor i praktisk filosofi vid Uppsala universitet, beskriver hur vanliga svar på den frågan leder till den så kallade "motbjudande slutsatsen".svenskfilosofi.seDen motbjudande slutsatsenBlir världen bättre av fler lyckliga varelser? Vanliga svar på den frågan leder till den så kallade "motbjudande slutsatsen". Det har visat sig svårt att hitta en teori inom populationsetik som inte l... 0114
Reposted by Karl PetterssonKarl Pettersson @karlpettersson.bsky.social · 26/05/2024Nytt blogginlägg med anledning av uppdaterad Global burden of disease. static-dust.klpn.se/posts/2024-0...static-dust.klpn.seDet statiska dammet - Börda i öst och väst 081
![Dr. Sweet,
As you may have noticed, I believe it is important to document that philosophy professors at Texas A&M University are not permitted to teach Plato at their own discretion.
To comply with the new censorship requirements, I have replaced the affected module with lectures on free speech and academic freedom. The censored material is marked in red in the attached document. The required text for the new module is:
Texas A&M, Under New Curriculum Limits, Warns Professor Not to Teach Plato”, The New York Times, January 8, 2026.
[Link: Texas A&M Warns Professor Not to Teach Plato Because of Gender Rules - The New York Times]
Respectfully,
Martin Peterson
Sue G. and Harry E. Bovay Jr. Chair
Department of Philosophy
Texas A&M University
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