“I saw a party I used to work in applaud a wifebeater who introduced a man found liable of sexual assault…It was an extraordinarily low moment in American politics.” @StuartPStevens shares his thoughts on Trump’s RNC speech.

I hope I’m wrong but this week feels like a dark inflection point for America. The tech bros have got their man on the presidential ticket. My piece for The Observer on the tech billionaires backing Trump. Welcome to the broligarchy. theguardian.com/us-news/articl…

🚨 New pre-print – dark times for privacy. Not only announced Google yesterday to continue allowing cross-site cookies in Chrome. We find that Android's central privacy options are ineffective and arguably misleading for consumers. For more than 10 years, Google has allowed

If you know anyone with cancer, or who has a loved one with cancer, make sure they know this. Republicans voted against cancer research just to spite the president.

Have I mentioned how much I love Helen Mirren

Even if you're not in marketing, you should read this post from the former CMO of Nike. It details Nike's transition from a brand-driven demand creation engine to a data-driven performance DTC model that relied primarily on sales on Nike.com. The results? After

Some #islington #London and Clerkenwell history

The Portuguese label @ISTO ushering in #slowfashion: authenticity in the process of production as key brand differentiator: ft.com/content/e971d8… via @ft

Doctor quality matters a lot. Norwegian study finds that replacing one of the 5% worst general practitioners with one of average quality generates a social benefit of $9.05 million. Via Jonas Vlachos. cesifo.org/en/publication…

America needs to learn the terrifying lesson of the British riots. This was Musk’s trial balloon for the US election. The prospect of political violence is real. And Musk’s behaviour is a warning shot of what’s to come. My piece for The Observer theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Great but disturbing charts in this excellent piece on the UK skills crisis by Peter Foster Amy Borrett Anna Gross on.ft.com/3YMzYp5

BREAKING: European Sleeper to launch a Brussels-Venice train twice a week in February & March next year via the scenic Brenner Pass, with couchettes, sleepers & (yay!) dining-car. Fares tba, booking opens next month. Recommended Eurostar connection leaves London St Pancras at 11:04.

Standardization of taste through platform consumption: "platforms are geared towards providing more of the same. If a streaming service learns that you like sad songs about rivers, it will feed you more sad songs about rivers." theguardian.com/books/article/…

I don't know man, you'd think reporting by a well-established journo like Judy Woodruff (at about the 30 second mark) that Trump is telling Bibi not to sign a cease fire agreement would be the kind of thing that might garner some follow up among her colleagues in the media. 🙃

We conducted a major survey on the state of civic life in America. The most jaw-dropping finding was the rapid decline in social connections among Americans without degrees. Nearly 1/4 have no close friends.

Much of the mainstream media helped create this foul creature we know as Donald Trump. They now debase themselves every day to gloss over his acute mental decline, rampant criminality, pathological narcissism and dishonesty. They manipulate narratives to orchestrate a close

This is what made science Twitter magic. So many different academicians from disparate fields interacting and sharing in the same space. At its peak, science Twitter was phenomenal. Then Musk came along… and I’ll never forgive him for the damage he did to our community.

I've never felt there was a difference between a physical injury and a mental illness. Folks, it's all health. Plain and simple. And today's new rule ensures insurance plans treat both types of care equally.

PhD student: “I’ve had an idea and I think it’s pretty awesome…” PhD supervisor: