Teaching and learning about the future, designer of Widget and The Mind's Lie
Carlisle, PA, USA
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kwheaton retweeted
Great reminders of Russian negotiation technique by @kajakallas
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Russian Firepower Strike Tracker: Analyzing missile attacks by Russia against #Ukraine. An initiative from @CSIS csis.org/programs/internatio…
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🚨Out in Nature!🚨
Many (eg Trump JimJordan @elonmusk) have accused social media of anti-conservative bias
Is this accurate?
We test empirically - and it's more complicated than you might think: conservatives ARE suspended more, but also share more misinfo nature.com/articles/s41586-0…
kwheaton retweeted
VIDEO: In just over two decades, Helio da Silva has single-handedly planted about 40,000 trees in the urban jungle that is Sao Paulo.
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Ukraine's "Protector" logistics and combat heavy UGV youtube.com/watch?v=3IXx3ciA…
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This is a great paper on a growing trend in intelligence operations. Literally using Uber drivers to commit operational acts. It's happening here in the United States.
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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Link 16 Coverage From Space, Laser Communications Relays Make Major Advances
The Space Development Agency is seeing major promise during testing of new low-cost Link 16 datalink, laser communications, and missile tracking satellites.
Story: twz.com/air/link-16-coverage…
kwheaton retweeted
Russians are noting the effectiveness of the mass use of drones with incendiary liquid, saying that Russia has once again fallen behind Ukraine in terms of innovation.
If true, both sides will begin to use it, and the devastation it can do to cities and softer targets will be immense.
New gifts for the Katsaps‼️🔥
"Thermite mixture - 500-530g.
Aluminum pipe, circuit board, ignition - 200g.
Total weight 700 - reactions 3-4 seconds.
Active combustion time is about 2 minutes. After this, the molten metal continues to work.
Combustion temperature – up to 2500°C
For setting fire to joint ventures, dugouts, armored vehicles, and automotive equipment.
If it hits a horizontal part of a lightly armored vehicle, it can burn through it.
Works more reliably when dropped from low altitudes.
Cost 450 UAH/piece about 12 USD
Store in a dry place at room temperature" 😈
I've used thermite in controlled environments and it is terrifying. I can't imagine what it is like to be on the receiving end of this.
kwheaton retweeted
Algorithms are a powerful weapon that can be used to manipulate audiences.
The CCP is using the TikTok algorithm to promote China.
The longer a user spends on TikTok, the likelier they are to rank China positively on human rights.
This graph from an NCRI study shows just how effective the TikTok algorithm is and how much impact it has on users.
kwheaton retweeted
It is not worth it for the Russians to fight in Kursk😁
They get much higher benefit with the SVO (special military operation, right column) than with the counter terrorism operation (KTO, left column)
For instance, wound = RUB 3M in Ukraine but only RUB 10K in Kursk
kwheaton retweeted
Ukraine's future war, drones on the frontline. With @dcinfocus and thanks to @StuHollandEsq Liubov Sholudko, Chris Gibson
Interesting insight into tank operations in Eastern Ukraine.
Ukrainian tank crews are full of such great guys, and always an interesting snapshot of the kind of people fighting in the military now. Meet some of them here in our latest video report for @KyivIndependent:
youtu.be/HZb0okchAFY?si=TCt7…
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FWIW, we asked Rosstat for the data on external deaths in 2023 by gender, and they emailed it to us without a problem, even split by region.
Data available here: github.com/dkobak/excess-mor… and analysis is included in our updated preprint: osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/xc….
