"After accounting for all taxes and transfers, the US appears to redistribute a greater fraction of its national income to the poorest 50% than any European country." (via tylercowen) wid.world/document/why-i…

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Mykhailo Fedorov Starlink service is now active in Ukraine. More terminals en route.

Legendary computer science Prof. Vasilis Vassalos extends open invitation to graduate students unable to continue their research in Ukraine to join him at AUEB in Athens. His group “will cover living costs and travel if possible — no strings attached.” This is Greece at its best. 🇬🇷🇺🇦

For the first time in eight years I don’t have anything to quote tweet

Blast from the past

If you look down at the back of the zipper on your clothing, chances are you will see three small letters: "YKK." hbr.org/2022/03/lesson…

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Ενδιαφέρον άρθρο για τα Ελληνικά spin-offs από τον Ap. Lakasas. Η Ελλάδα έχει περίπου 100 τέτοιες εταιρείες σήμερα (ουάου!), αλλά χρειάζεται αρκετή δουλειά ώστε αυτές να ξεφύγουν από τα στενά πλαίσια της Ελληνικής ακαδημίας και να γίνουν πιο εξωστρεφείς. kathimerini.gr/society/562214…

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Delphi, the navel of the world for the ancient Greeks: In the 4th century BC and Today

This is deep

31 years ago today THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: A LINK TO THE PAST was first released in North America for the SNES. Which do you consider to be the best Zelda game to date?

Starship liftoff in slow motion

The teens are addicted to pawn♟️! That must mean chess is cool again. Since November, the number of Chess(dot)com daily active users has surged from 5.4m to 11m+. The biggest growth came from players ages 13-17.

I quickly grew my Twitter account... From 0 to over 5,000 followers in 5 months... As an anon. How? Retweet, Like, and Comment "GROW" and I'll send you the 5 tips that helped me grow. First 500 only (Must be following so I can DM you)

Ioannes Chortasmenos, a Byzantine scholar of the 14th-15th c. undertook the task of studying the "Arithmetica" of Diophantus (2ndc. AD). After pages of notes he stated "Your soul resides with Satan Diophantus, due to your complex math but especially for this one!"