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Kevin Hong @kevin-hong.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Why did many ancient civilizations believe the human body has 365 bones — one for each day of the year? My new paper in Evolution and Human Behavior explores the cognitive roots of "numerological correspondence." 👇 sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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The calendar in the body: Cognition, culture, and the allure of numerological correspondence

Human cultures frequently construct “numerological correspondences”—symbolic systems where discrete quantities in one domain are believed to mirror th…

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The Dissenter @thedissenteryt.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

In episode 459, I talk with Dr. Bear Braumoeller about his fantastic book, Only the Dead: The Persistence of War in the Modern Age. #Sociology #Science youtu.be/iZLC_yd6sTI

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Alberto Acerbi @acerbialberto.com · 22/05/2026

It exists!

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Alberto Acerbi @acerbialberto.com · 13/05/2026

Looking forward to host Alex Bentley in two weeks (see details below). Some more cultural evolution in Trento! "Collaborators through Time: How Humans Partnered with Nature, Technology, and Each Other"

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The Dissenter @thedissenteryt.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

What is intellectual joy? Learn about it in my interview with Dr. Melissa Shew (@Melissa_M_Shew). #Philosophy Full interview: youtu.be/c5Frq0CZsn4

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#1249 Melissa Shew: Women and Intellectual Joy

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Steve Stewart-Williams @stevestuwill.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

My next book, A BILLION YEARS OF SEX DIFFERENCES, is now at the printer! It tackles one of the most controversial questions in science: how and why men and women differ. Here's the final cover and some early reactions. You can preorder it here: swiftpress.com/book/a-billi...

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Anders Puck Nielsen @anderspucknielsen.dk · 08/04/2026

Says Vance, interfering in the Hungarian election.

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The Dissenter @thedissenteryt.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

In episode 842, I talk with Dr. Kevin Mitchell (@wiringthebrain.bsky.social) about his fascinating book, Free Agents: How Evolution Gave Us Free Will. #Biology #Neuroscience #Science youtu.be/Euv_pwsAkkQ

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#842 Kevin Mitchell - Free Agents: How Evolution Gave Us Free Will

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koenfucius @koenfucius.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

New paper by @sachaltay.bsky.social reframes the problem of misinformation, challenging common narratives and helping shape more appropriate, holistic solutions tackling the root causes rather than just salient symptoms: buff.ly/HbZEtJ1

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Guys, the President was literally threatening to invade the territory of a NATO country earlier this year, to the point where they had to deploy troops to deter it. That has consequences.

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Michael McFaul @mcfaulmike.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

From threatening to invade Greenland to calling Canada "the 51st state" and slapping tariffs on everyone—this isn't "America First," it’s a massive self-inflicted wound. Now Trump wants to abandon NATO. That would be an all-time own goal.

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Miska Knapek @miskaknapek.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Military analyst @anderspucknielsen.dk has a good strategic overview of effects on the #Iran Russia relationship given the Ukraine war. Russia can't support Iran as earlier, due depleting resources in Ukraine (thanks to Biden supporting Ukraine) but does send small support youtu.be/LQfGM1IidoA?...

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Trump, Putin, and the war in Iran

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Martin Palecek @martinpalecek.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

To the contrary of other ‘true’ religions… and Pinocchio is a true story! 😆

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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Helluva investigation by @npr.org on how the DOJ "scrubbed from public view" multiple Epstein files that implicate Trump including in a case involving a 13 year old girl. NPR showing it's work like this is important:

NPR reviewed multiple sets of unique serial numbers appearing before and after the pages in question, stamped onto documents in the Epstein files database, FBI case records, emails and discovery document logs in the latest tranche of documents published at the end of January. NPR's investigation found dozens of pages that appear to be catalogued by the Justice Department but not shared publicly.

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Alberto Acerbi @acerbialberto.com · 12/02/2026

English translation forthcoming!

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Martin Palecek @martinpalecek.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

@acerbialberto.com I’ve had the privilege of reading the first translated version of Alberto Acerbi’s Technopanic. Truly a fascinating and timely book! mulino.it/isbn/978881539…

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Martin Palecek @martinpalecek.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

“European leaders will still hesitate to confront Trump (…) But the evidence of the past year is that it is more dangerous to roll over in the face of Trump’s pressure than to fight back.”

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Note that these are the usually Atlanticist pro-American centre right parties. They have given up appeasing Trump.

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Martin Palecek @martinpalecek.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

We all stand with Denmark and Greenland! 🇪🇺🇬🇱🇩🇰🇨🇿🇪🇺

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Joint statement of EU Commission president and European Council president ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

The claim is contradicted by Denmark - as this post should have pointed out

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

UPDATED LIST of countries the Trump administration has threatened to invade, annex, or otherwise attack in the 85 hours of 2026 so far: 🇻🇪 Venezuela 🇨🇺 Cuba 🇬🇱 Greenland 🇮🇷 Iran 🇨🇦 Canada 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇲🇽 Mexico Insane.

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Ukraine's delegation has begun talks with European representatives on framework agreements, security guarantees and the peace plan, NSDC Secretary Rustem Umerov said. He added that Kyiv wants the decisions to be realistic and based on shared responsibility.

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Paul Hünermund @p-hunermund.com · 30/12/2025

The same likely holds for Bluesky too.

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

The Kremlin linked the fake attack on Putin’s residence to negotiations on Ukraine. Peskov called yesterday’s fabricated incident a "terrorist act" directed against Putin and allegedly "against Trump’s efforts".

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Russians strike Odesa. Local channels publish footage of black smoke rising after the explosion. Details are being clarified.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

“The U.S. government just banned five people from entering the country because it doesn’t like their speech. This ban, according to the State Department, is necessary to protect free speech. If that sounds insane to you, congratulations on your reading comprehension.” Via @mmasnick.bsky.social

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Mike Masnick: In the name of protecting free speech, the U.S. government just banned five Europeans from entering the country because it doesn’t like their speech.

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Rusudan Djakeli @rusudandjakeli.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Georgia’s Interior Ministry has issued directives to the organizers of the next weekly march in Tbilisi, which typically draws thousands of protesters. According to the notice, protesters must (a) stay strictly on the sidewalk and (b) not obstruct pedestrian movement, which seems impossible.

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Erik Jonker @erikjonker.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

"Denmark is not doing it's job and not being a good ally" , according to Vance. Offensive and provocative. It is time for the EU to stop playing "nice" with this explicit agressive behaviour by the US.

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Anders Puck Nielsen @anderspucknielsen.dk · 25/12/2025

Because famously, all other nuclear weapon states are totally not threatening to the United States.

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Anders Puck Nielsen @anderspucknielsen.dk · 25/12/2025

Probably not the outcome Putin and Trump would be hoping for from a Ukrainian election. That said, it's easy to have high ratings as a popular former commander in chief who officially is not running for office. It would be interesting to see how Zaluzhnyi would manage a competitive campaign.

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Ukraine demands immediate return of 50 civilians kidnapped by Russia from Sumy region. Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha compared Russia's actions to medieval raids and groups like ISIS, Boko Haram and Hamas, demanding return of thousands of forcibly deported Ukrainians including children.

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jeffspear.bsky.social @jeffspear.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

If you want to understand the war in Ukraine, watch @anderspucknielsen.dk. For the investment of watching just a few 10-15 minute videos per month, you'll understand the war better than most journalists (and far better than the US administration lol).https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiTNUZ2zONY

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Europe's great power move: EU secures Ukraine funding

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

The most honest option now is to hold positions where Ukraine stands, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, rejecting Russian demands to leave Donetsk as unconstitutional and dismissing a free economic zone idea, stating Ukraine does not trust security without its military presence.

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

5/ This also means that Ukraine has more leverage in peace talks, not facing a huge financial shortfall. Despite not using the Russian assets, it's still a decisive move by the EU. (Assuming that the further steps go as planned, and there are no successful challenges to these laws in the EU courts)

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m. hela fella @marguerite00.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

🇷🇺 has unrealistic wishes...it will never be satisfied. Nor should it be satisfied; negotiations w/ 🇷🇺 are a waste of time. 🇷🇺 needs to lose badly be made small. As long as 🇷🇺 has hope, it will keep going, destroying, committing war crimes, genocide, terrorism=🇷🇺 culture. 🇺🇦 harms🇷🇺 🇷🇺 harms itself 🤷‍♀️

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Anders Puck Nielsen @anderspucknielsen.dk · 23/06/2025

There is a lot of talk about higher defense spending in NATO, but I think many politicians have failed to explain adequately why that is necessary. So in this video I explain what is at stake for citizens in Western European countries.

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Why spend more on defense in Western Europe?

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Jerry Coyne @evolutionistrue.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

The hero is a Muslim with no firearms training. Kudos to him.

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The Dissenter @thedissenteryt.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

New episode (1187), with Dr. Peter Turchin. We talk about the collapse of complex societies, elite overproduction, and social unrest. #History #Science YouTube: youtu.be/d2VTHcUeCA0 Podcast: bit.ly/4aJn1SI

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#1187 Peter Turchin: The Collapse of Complex Societies, Elite Overproduction, and Social Unrest

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Kaja Kallas @kajakallas.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

As intense diplomacy to end Russia's war continues, our focus lasts on two priorities: increasing pressure on Moscow and strengthening support for Kyiv. This means more sanctions, securing financial aid to Ukraine for 2026-27 and cracking down on oil-smuggling ships. (1/2)

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Martin Palecek @martinpalecek.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Great analyses of the EU policy and the recent US attacks against us. 🇪🇺🇨🇿🇪🇺 youtu.be/CFi-4T-ra8c?...

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Europe Is Getting Stronger - And That’s Why Trump Wants to Break It

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