I must say, “so-and-so led with contempt instead of curiosity” at least twice a week to explain why I don’t work with someone or like someone or trust someone. It’s vital.

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I'm under no illusions about how things are or what the trajectory is. But I'm also excited for the future because that is where I will hang out with the people I care about and do the things I like doing, or haven't done before. Weird but telling that this holds less appeal for much richer people.

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First class of the semester is completed. Running iteration 9 of my seminar, How to Pay Attention. Doing it fully on paper this year, but the web copy of the syllabus is here: classes.nickseaver.net/HTPA/

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Woo first copies are here! Our Hearts Burned For Home, on sale very soon October 12. The book unearths the untold story of Uyghur exiles who fled China’s expanding police state—only to become a pivotal force behind the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. globalreports.columbia.edu/books/our-he...

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IDWeek is pleased to announce that @celinegounder.com will present this year's Joseph E. Smadel Lecture, “Where We're Needed Now: Building a Career of Impact in Infectious Diseases as the Ground Shifts.” See Dr. Gounder present at #IDWeek2026. Register: www.idweek.org/registration/

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