Great Britain getting ready for its 6th Prime Minister in less than 10 years

"Is changing your mind a sign of intellectual honesty—or betrayal? (...) But the ability to change your mind is a sign that you are thinking for yourself." Such an interesting initiative, by Maya Sulkin at The Free Press: youtube.com/watch?v=C3BbCu…

Funny Gervais on virtue signalling: youtube.com/shorts/UcIldBN…

Casablanca is one of the great moral films because it teaches an unromantic message: Your own desires are often insignificant and self-fulfillment is not the highest good. Rick is both a heroic individualist *and* a man who sacrifices his own happiness for the greater good.

"78% of students told us they self-censor on their beliefs surrounding gender identity; 72% on politics; 68% on family values. More than 80% said they had submitted classwork that misrepresented their views in order to align with professors." stevestewartwilliams.com/p/faking-woken…

Mis impresiones tras el primer episodio de "El señor de las moscas". Basada en la célebre novela del Nobel William Golding, es también noticia por ser la nueva serie del creador de "Adolescencia". Se estrenó hace unos días en la BBC: nuestrotiempo.unav.edu/w/el-senor-de-…

#SeriesNT | ✍️ Alberto N. García 📺️ «El guionista sabe orquestar la incomodidad que produce el choque entre violencia e infancia, dos realidades que solemos entonar opuestas. Ambas comparecen aquí, de nuevo, como caras convulsas de una misma moneda...» nuestrotiempo.unav.edu/w/el-senor-de-…

Un grupo de profesores de la UPV-EHU hemos suscrito este escrito para protestar por la medida inaudita que ya tomado nuestro Rectorado, mientras omite la más mínima referencia a quienes son los verdaderos responsables de los comportamientos antidemocráticos que sufrimos a diario.

¿Cerveza, pizza y 18 minutos de charla… sin saber el tema? 🍺🍕 Me sumo a los #Thinkglaos de la Fundación Tatiana. Un pequeño salto al vacío para buscar ángulos nuevos, no para confirmar certezas. Este miércoles a las 20:00 en Stephouse #Pamplona. + info: itstimetothink.org/thinkglaos

A Heterodox Education Reading List open.substack.com/pub/heterodoxa…

"El editor como curador de la abundancia, no como portero de la escasez." zendalibros.com/las-bonanzas-d…

A new study reveals that binge-watching TV or marathon reading helps build strong mental models of fictional worlds, leading viewers to vividly daydream and expand on those stories long after they finish. dlvr.it/TRC02C

Hay otra razón por la que no funcionan estos planes: son directos. Los modelos de comportamiento no se pueden imponer. Lo único que se puede hacer es mostrarlos indirectamente, aferrarse a ellos personalmente -dar ejemplo siempre, en cualquier interacción- y esperar a que calen.

"The Limits of Academic Freedom": heterodoxacademy.substack.com/p/the-limits-o…

Hace ocho años, aquel #8M algunas mujeres nos cansamos de que nos metieran en el saco de "las mujeres". Y firmamos #NoNacemosVíctimas. Gracias a las cientos de entonces. Hoy seríamos miles y miles. elpais.com/elpais/2018/03… 🧵

"The Humanities Are About to Be Automated" ("AI can now write convincing academic papers. There’s no more room for denial"). Such an interesting example of the capabilities of AI in academic political theory, by Yascha Mounk: open.substack.com/pub/persuasion…

The Wire ended 18 yrs ago today. It’s been taught in Ivy League schools, law schools & film schools. David Simon was interviewed by a sitting president about its lasting impact. Cited in a State Supreme Court ruling. Often hailed by critics as the best ever. Never won an Emmy.

Jerry Seinfeld just captured the paradox of artificial intelligence in a single, perfectly timed observation.

Let's go home.

Bill Maher: "When you do stupid things, it's funny. And the left did a lot more stupid things in the last five to ten years. I'm a comedian. I go where the gold is. And it's hitting the side of a barn to make fun of some of this sh*t."