Professor of Industrial Organization Hard and terrible and long drawn out as this struggle may be, we shall not be denied the strength to do our duty to the end
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Ernesto Somma retweeted
“Our energy system, while high performing, is linked to 85% of CO2 emissions.”
The net-zero transformation “is a physical one. We need to build things at massive scale, and we need to ensure that they work,” explains MGI Partner Mekala Krishnan. bit.ly/4leQA0K
Ernesto Somma retweeted
English spelling is a cruel joke
Why does ‘gh’ stay silent in “daughter” but sound like an ‘f’ in “laughter”?
The thing is, English spelling is actually 100% logical — for the Middle Ages
Here’s how the 'gh' sound disappeared from English, and left chaos in its wake…🧵
Ernesto Somma retweeted
Most people know Chaucer as a great poet.
But he didn't just write "The Canterbury Tales" — he helped forge modern English.
Here’s how one medieval poet paved the way for the language you're reading right now... (thread) 🧵
Ernesto Somma retweeted
Yarden Bibas è finalmente a casa, ma sua moglie, Shiri, e i loro figli, Kfir e Ariel, non sono con lui.
Siamo con Yarden e tutta la famiglia Bibas.
🟧 Facciamo diventare Twitter arancione, condividi questo per Yarden, Shiri, Kfir e Ariel.
Ernesto Somma retweeted
Now for our latest books give-away, the biggest for a while. 26 books on Latin & Greek literature, language & culture printed over the last 200 years (pics below). Draw open to all: just RT this message, follow us, and we will pick a random winner on Friday 22 Nov. Good luck all!
Ernesto Somma retweeted
Happy to share the link to my latest work co-authored with Carnazza, Liberati, and Torrini, recently published in Papers in Regional Science. In this paper, we describe the monetary flow between regions to finance healthcare mobility.
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Ernesto Somma retweeted
80 anni a chiedersi come sia stato possibile l'avvento del nazismo: così, è stato possibile esattamente così. La camera a gas come correlativo oggettivo del gaslighting (che ti dice che quello che vedi non è quello che pensi).
Ancora un pezzo potente di
@AssiaVonNeumann La Stampa
Ernesto Somma retweeted
Another books give-away, this time a collection of translations of Greek and Latin classics! A generous reader donates the pamphlets owned by long-serving teacher Mary Hardwick. Ironically, schools once banned these books! Draw is on Wed. eve: RT and follow to throw your hat in!
Ernesto Somma retweeted
So many people have asked me for years "what is time?"
I'm happy to have found a little, er, time to write a piece "On the Nature of Time"
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Ernesto Somma retweeted
Short Films are required to be under 20 minutes or in some cases under 15 minutes
This film is 3 minutes 53 seconds & still won the Oscar
If you don’t watch this film you’re doing yourself an injustice
If you don’t spread this film you’re doing everyone else an injustice
Ernesto Somma retweeted
Come sempre #BBC spiega con dovizia di particolari le situazioni e chiarisce come e perché #sinner sia da considerare totalmente innocente.
Thanks
@BBCWorld
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Ernesto Somma retweeted
OK, our final -and biggest- Loeb give-away for the summer: 31 of them by the looks of it! Sophocles, Euripides, Cicero, Sallust, Suetonius, and the dirtiest poet of all, Martial in 3 vols. Draw 10pm Thurs BST: just RT and follow us before then! And vote below for 1 or 2 winners!
Ernesto Somma retweeted
30 hours to go, if you wish to test your τύχη and find your fortuna: just retweet the message below to join the draw!
