by Tom | Jan 24, 2015 | Government, Reading
Very much looking forward to seeing insights coming from a number of projects trying to get a data-driven handle on terrorism around the world. Hopefully this will allow us all to push back on some of the sillier political and media reports. First off, a definition....
by Tom | Jan 23, 2015 | Reading
Extraordinary and depressing view of caste in historical and contemporary India. I don’t know how this blight upon our land is going to go away, but I do think that somehow even being ashamed about it is going to play an important part. And we can debate what...
by Tom | Jan 16, 2015 | Reading
Holy shit if this is true. Saudi Arabia Plunges into an Abyss – Global Guerrillas. Worth a read.
by Tom | Jan 16, 2015 | Reading
A few articles that I’ve found interesting this week. China Did a rapid desertification 6,500 years ago destroy the first Chinese kingdom? I hadn’t come across Hongshan before (an old chiefdom with considerable organisation as opposed to e.g. the Banpo we...
by Tom | Jan 16, 2015 | Hong Kong / China, Reading
The gloriously named fuck yeah noms made me giggle today. “wah wah wah call the wahmbulance” is pure class. PS Comilonas is a great private kitchen: worth a visit. So overall, Comilonas’ shit was tasty and it’s clear that the super friendly and...
by Tom | Jan 15, 2015 | Reading, Science
This. What an astonishing achievement and one we should continue to support and build upon. It’s a little strange when you think about it: Just about every American ninth-grader has never lived a moment without astronauts soaring overhead, living in space. But...
