Önskar lite hyfsning av friskoledebatten, från båda sidor. Att en skola kan vara dålig oavsett ägarform visar inte att ägarformen saknar kausal betydelse. Omvänt visar förekomsten av problem hos vissa friskolor inte att ett generellt vinstförbud förbättrar resultaten.

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The Deconstruction of Consiousness. The search for #AI consciousness could learn a thing or two from Nietzsche. For Nietzsche, what is called "consciousness" is not some fundamental, internal capacity of the individual. It is a social/relational concept that originates in communication.

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The IPCC assumes that we will see *massive* increases in carbon removal. This is reckless, unwarranted, and irresponsible. drawdown.org/insights/her...

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🎉 Six early-career researchers receive SEK 36 million in new grants 🎉 Congratulations to Charlotte Bunge, Elizabeth Drury O'Neill, Nathan Clay, Katja Malmborg and Patricia Villarrubia-Gómez who all secured Formas Career Grants for Early-career Researchers worth around SEK 6 million each.

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On Question Time last night, I talked about the extractive economic model that has left Wales - and many other nations - impoverished *because they were so rich in resources*. You can see the problem simply by looking at the map: the infrastructure looks like a drainage system.

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