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Paul Goldberg

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Professor of Computer Science, Oxford University. Research interest in Algorithmic Game Theory, also Computational Complexity. Also interested in good urbanism & cartoons https://www.cs.ox.ac.uk/people/paul.goldberg/index1.html .. more

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Paul Goldberg @paulwgoldberg.bsky.social · 1d

They are also usually excellent students. That observation applies at other universities I've worked at, not just Oxford, which is another reason why I regret losing them.

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European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 1d

For the first time in years, senior Labour figures are saying it plainly.

Wes Streeting: “I’m glad that Brexit is a problem whose name we now dare speak.”
Keir Starmer: “They lied to this country, unleashed chaos, and walked away after Brexit.”

The silence is breaking. The damage is undeniable.

Starmer and Streeting break silence on Brexit’s damage

We're the UK's largest pro-European movement. Our goal is to reverse the calamity of Brexit and restore relations with our European neighbours.

www.europeanmovement.co.uk

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Paul Goldberg @paulwgoldberg.bsky.social · 1d

I can confirm that I (and colleagues) have lost students at all levels (u/g, MSc, and doctoral) despite being at golden triangle. Maybe golden triangle not as severely affected but still painful

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Research Professional News @resprofnews.bsky.social · 1d

Tech tycoon Larry Ellison gives Oxford institute fresh £890m.

Ellison Institute of Technology announces plans for expanded campus after change in leadership.

www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-i...

Tech tycoon Larry Ellison gives Oxford institute fresh £890m - Research Professional News

Ellison Institute of Technology announces plans for expanded campus after change in leadership

www.researchprofessionalnews.com

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Martin Heneghan @martinheneghan.bsky.social · 1d

Excellent points, which seems a must-read book for academics. However, the golden triangle has not been affected in the same way as others. They continue to recruit EU students despite higher fees. They will lobby government to maintain the status quo.
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/brexit-...

Brexit ‘being ignored’ as cause of UK universities’ problems

Loss of EU students made recruitment more commercial and universities more insular, argues new book

www.timeshighereducation.com

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The Economist @economist.com · 2d

Immigration only defers the problem. Higher productivity means higher interest rates

Economic growth is unlikely to prevent fiscal crisis

Immigration only defers the problem. Higher productivity means higher interest rates

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Paul Goldberg @paulwgoldberg.bsky.social · 3d

Interesting article on beauty in architeture

"This February for example, a University of Sussex study found infants as young as four months old are more drawn to visually complex buildings than their simpler counterparts: baroque facades, for example, fared better than brutalist ones."

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The Economist @economist.com · 4d

A disruptive transport technology is rapidly changing cities across the rich world: the humble bicycle. There are three factors behind this two-wheeled renaissance econ.st/48WxlpC

Photo: Getty Images

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Paul Goldberg @paulwgoldberg.bsky.social · 4d

"A man warmly concerned with any large theories has always a relish for applying them to any triviality."

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Paul Goldberg @paulwgoldberg.bsky.social · 4d

The possibility that the US population may shrink for the first time, is an interesting aspect of what's going on

www.derekthompson.org/p/the-us-pop...

The US Population Could Shrink in 2025, For the First Time Ever

It's a story with massive economic and political significance. But it's receiving strangely little attention.

www.derekthompson.org

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Headington News @headingtonnews.bsky.social · 4d

Chancellor’s are advertising the Shark House to rent (furnished) from next year as “a unique opportunity to reside in a living piece of art history”. Rent: £4,000 per month: www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...

Check out this 4 bedroom terraced house for rent on Rightmove

4 bedroom terraced house for rent in Headington, Headington, OX3 for £4,000 pcm. Marketed by Chancellors, Headington

www.rightmove.co.uk

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 5d

AI’s future might look less like sci-fi — and more like self-checkout. One Nobel Prize-winning economist warns that “so-so automation” could cut jobs without boosting productivity.

The Real AI Risk is ‘Meh’ Technology That Takes Jobs and Annoys Us All

While AI doomsday scenarios dwell on the risks posed by superintelligent robot overlords, one Nobel-Prize winning economist fears a more mundane possibility.

bloom.bg

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Paul Goldberg @paulwgoldberg.bsky.social · 6d

You would ideally make the bars thicker or skinnier according to the number of people in each age cohort.

Paul Goldberg @paulwgoldberg.bsky.social · 9d

11: Thou shalt not wait until thy referee assignment task is overdue, then take a closer look at the paper thou wast assigned, and discover that thou hast a conflict of interest.

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 9d

when you put off everything til tomorrow it really frees up your day nicely.

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Wonkhe @wonkhe.bsky.social · 10d

Last week on Wonkhe: Students are reaching out to AI tools and chatbots for support. For Kieran Phelan, it’s time to start thinking about the risks

Higher education needs a plan in place for student “pastoral” use of AI

Students are reaching out to AI tools and chatbots for support. For Kieran Phelan, it’s time to start thinking about the risks Students are reaching out to AI tools and chatbots for support. For Kieran...

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Paul Goldberg @paulwgoldberg.bsky.social · 12d

I can confirm this, in the context of recruiting postdoctoral researchers. Partly a brexit "benefit" but not exclusively that. And as for NHS fees, some people would probably be better-off getting private health insurance instead, but they're made to pay NHS fees.

Research Professional News @resprofnews.bsky.social · 12d

Rocketing visa costs have forced UK research-intensive universities to spend hundreds of thousands of pounds extra to recruit international staff over the last two years—with costs at individual institutions reaching as high as £2 million a year.

www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...

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Research Professional News @resprofnews.bsky.social · 12d

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Craig Nicholson @clanicholson.bsky.social · 16d

Free to read: EU funding for basic research ‘heading for disaster’ warns Leru secretary-general

www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-euro...

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Paul Goldberg @paulwgoldberg.bsky.social · 17d

OK, they're being *told* they can go bust, but we can hope that if a uni really came close to going bust, govt would still bail it out. (But it would be painful for anyone who worked there)

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Paul Goldberg @paulwgoldberg.bsky.social · 17d

I don't think you can make the "racist" charge stick. It's indirect discrimination, maybe, but not direct

Paul Goldberg @paulwgoldberg.bsky.social · 20d

That's a reminder that it's always better to predict "X will happen in Y years" than "X won't happen". In the latter case there's a risk of being proved wrong, in the former case the worst-case is you say you were off by a few years. Best yet is just "X will happen (no deadline)"

Paul Goldberg @paulwgoldberg.bsky.social · 20d

An interesting article, especially for those of us who work in economic theory! Includes a reminder that there are many fields of maths, and someone can be good at some and bad at others.

Tim Harford @timharford.ft.com · 20d

Does economics use too much maths - or the wrong kind of maths? on.ft.com/3IqOgGb

The wrong kind of maths

[FREE TO READ] Why the mathematics used in economics for decades needs a rethink

on.ft.com

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Tim Harford @timharford.ft.com · 20d

Does economics use too much maths - or the wrong kind of maths? on.ft.com/3IqOgGb

The wrong kind of maths

[FREE TO READ] Why the mathematics used in economics for decades needs a rethink

on.ft.com

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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 21d

AI companionship

From the new Private Eye, out now.

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Anuj Dawar अनुज दावर انُج داور @anujdawar.bsky.social · 21d

Cambridge University is recruiting for a new faculty position in the area of Algorithms and Complexity:
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/univers...

University Assistant/Associate Professor in Algorithms and Complexity

The Department of Computer Science and Technology is seeking to recruit a new faculty member at the Assistant Professor/Associate Professor level who will contribute to research and teaching in

www.cam.ac.uk

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Dulwich Quantum Computing @dulwichquantum.bsky.social · 23d

Stephen Colbert explains why the simplest way of finding the shortest path between 22 cities involves
1. flying to the Moon
2. mining some Helium-3
3. bringing it back to the Earth and pouring it in your quantum computer.

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