🧵 New report just dropped 🚨 "Fractured Reality: How Democracy Can Win the Global Struggle Over the Information Space" — from the EU Joint Research Centre, led by Mario Scharfbillig and I. A landmark read for anyone working on disinformation, platforms & democracy. 👇

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Telewizja ma zasadniczą przewagę nad serwisami streamingowymi. Mianowicie, uwalnia nas od tyranii nieszkończonego wyboru. :)

Could you recommend any resources that show how to get the most out of the Gemini ecosystem? Specifically, how can Gems, Notebooks, and Deepresearch be combined into a single system to streamline analytical work?

The EU, European Union is reportedly going to suspend the trade deal with the US following President Trump's tariff threats, per Bloomberg

#stocks #options #finance #trading

Seriously, this is a language from the dark times in our european history.

Zmiana B2B w etat znów na stole. Premier złagodniał, rząd policzył pieniądze Gdyby zgodnie z wolą premiera zupełnie zrezygnować z wydawania decyzji administracyjnych przez inspektorów pracy, wypłata nawet 11 mld zł z KPO stanęłaby pod znakiem zapytania. Koalicjanci wrócili wię...

Koalicjanci wrócili więc prac nad reformą PIP.
wyborcza.biz/biznes/7,159...
#wyborcza #PIP #B2B #praca

A new spate of Justice Department officials quit because their section didn't want to probe Renee Good's shooting At least four leaders of the Civil Rights Division resigned because the section's head, Harmeet Dhillon, decided not to investigate shooting of Renee Good.

Department of Justice officials resign because leadership refused to investigate the murder of Renee Good www.ms.now/news/doj-civ...

It's that time of the year again.

tylko w polityce i na uczelni można mieć 40+ i ciągle być uważanym za młodego.

The Cook County Tax on Sweetened Beverages: The Impact on Purchases of its Announcement, Implementation, and Repeal Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...

Podatek 1¢/oz na słodzone napoje w Cook County zredukował zakupy o 22.5%, ale efekt zniknął natychmiast po jego uchyleniu. Krótkie bodźce cenowe zmieniają zachowania tylko na chwilę bez trwałych norm i kontekstu wybory szybko wracają do starej równowagi.
www.nber.org/papers/w34412

The Impact of Cellphone Bans in Schools on Student Outcomes: Evidence from Florida Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...

School cellphone bans work, but only after an adjustment year. First comes a spike in suspensions, then test scores rise and absences drop. A classic behavioral adaptation pattern, especially in schools with high smartphone use.
www.nber.org/papers/w34388

Defaults for “sensitive content” tend to stick with us, even when platforms say we’re in control. An RCT shows tiny UI tweaks + status quo bias quietly decide how much harmful content we see long before any “informed choice” kicks in.
Link: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Glad to see a journalist actually pushing back against politicians – and being vindicated too.

Paul Slovic shows a hard truth: our empathy doesn’t scale. We care deeply about one life, but as numbers rise, compassion fades and costs dominate attention. “Psychic numbing” isn’t a data problem but a human one.
resolve.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Angner: ekonomia może rozwiązać rzeczywiste problemy świata | OEES 2025 - Konkurencyjność w globalnej gospodarce będzie zależała od zdolności Polski do przeciwdziałania zmianom klimatycznym już dziś. Powinniśmy skupić się nieco mnie

www.rp.pl/oees-2025/ar...

Behavioural public policy works. That part is settled.
The real question now is how to scale its ambition. SINS points to four places where the field can level up: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Dark patterns aren’t UX trivia. They’re deliberate design moves that steer people toward choices they wouldn’t make on their own. New Dark Patterns Auditing Framework shows how platforms create friction: detours, endless loops, “easy” shortcuts, and forced actions.

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Wg GUS zostało jeszcze szanownemu koledze 407 miesięcy życia, czyli trochę ponad 33 lata. To ja dorzucę dodatkowe 17 i zamiast oderwanych od rzeczywistości 100 lat życzę w dniu urodzin dalszych 50 lat życia w zdrowiu! ;-)

What works in financial education? Experimental evidence on program impact Financial education is increasingly essential for safeguarding both individual and corporate well-being. This study systematically reviews global fina…

Edukacja finansowa przechodzi zmianę paradygmatu: koniec z suchą wiedzą, czas na zmianę zachowań.
Wzmacnianie: Bez „przypominajek” efekty szybko znikają.
Jakość: Symulacje > długie wykłady.
Zachęty: Płać za postęp, nie za obecność (by nie zabić motywacji).

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Większość ludzi ignoruje alerty kryzysowe, nawet jeśli chodzi o utrzymanie działania sieci dla służb ratunkowych.
Badanie pokazuje, że 55–68% osób po alertach dalej używałoby telefonu do streamów, sociali i nagrywania wideo.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

🧠 Is Following AI Advice Really “Anchoring Bias”? It’s More Complicated Than That. When people work with AI systems, they often start from the model’s recommendation and adjust their judgment from there.

🧠 Is Following AI Advice Really “Anchoring Bias”? It’s More Complicated Than That.
open.substack.com/pub/crashtes...

Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task This study explores the neural and behavioral consequences of LLM-assisted essay writing. Participants were divided into three groups: LLM, Search Engine, and Brain-only (no tools). Each completed thr...

A short AI-in-HE-teaching Summer reading list.

(1) Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task
arxiv.org/abs/2506.08872

How economics teaching became the Aeroflot of ideas The discipline is failing students by ignoring the biggest social, political and ecological challenges facing the world today

We should all think like freaks!Levitt and Dubner told us so!"Economics today resembles Catholic theology in medieval Europe().Dissenters are shunned.Non-economists are told to “think like an economist” or not think at all."
How economics teaching became the Aeroflot of ideas ft.com/content/9aab...

Dark personalities in the digital arena: how psychopathy and narcissism shape online political participation - Humanities and Social Sciences Communications Humanities and Social Sciences Communications - Dark personalities in the digital arena: how psychopathy and narcissism shape online political participation

New research finds that people “with both high psychopathy and low cognitive ability are the most actively involved in online political engagement”

This is something I’ve observed in many political arguments online and it’s why I try to avoid online debates.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Why Europe Is Lagging Behind in the Generative AI Race - And What Needs to Change The EU's research strength isn't enough. Without bold investment and smarter commercialization, we’ll keep trailing the US and China.

Why Europe Is Lagging Behind in the Generative AI Race - And What Needs to Change
open.substack.com/pub/crashtes...

Why HS2 was doomed to be a mess before it began, say insiders

An article about planning fallacy and hindsight bias, but without using the terms.

Everyone’s an expert. No one’s accountable. Today’s media rewards confidence over competence, speed over substance. Don’t blame the player, blame the game.

My latest Substack post on why real expertise is disappearing: open.substack.com/pub/crashtes...

Stanford research project on firm forecasting. We would love to get a sense of what people think we will find.

So for anyone kind enough to take the survey - about 5 minutes - please use the link below. In 2 weeks I will post the results :-)

socialscienceprediction.org/predict/r/15...

The High Cost of Fairness: How Retaliatory Tariffs Reflect Human Psychology Exploring the Behavioral Economics Behind Nations' Self-Inflicted Economic Wounds

The High Cost of Fairness: How Retaliatory Tariffs Reflect Human Psychology
open.substack.com/pub/crashtes...

Polska Komisja Akredytacyjna nie nadąża z oceną jakości studiów. "Niektóre kierunki nie były akredytowane 10 lat" #Wyborcza
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