Erik Angner
@erikangner.com
Professor of Practical Philosophy, Stockholm University & Institute for Futures Studies. He/Him. Author of How Economics Can Save the World 🛟 a.co/d/0AZASJz Web: https://linktr.ee/erikangner Opinions &c. my own. Agent: JP Marshall #Econsky #Philsky
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Erik Angner
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· Oct 21
Have I mentioned my book!? It tries to inspire action by arguing we already sort-of know what needs to be done about the world's biggest problems – and have a pretty good idea of what a solution looks like. Also, economics is not what you think! www.amazon.com/How-Economic...
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November 16, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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On this, I love this paper on justified exclusions in mathematics, focusing on justly excluded cranks. Which doesn't mean that there can be no false negatives, but it's a matter of workload management for the community.
cris.vub.be/ws/portalfil...
cris.vub.be/ws/portalfil...
cris.vub.be
November 16, 2025 at 4:59 PM
On this, I love this paper on justified exclusions in mathematics, focusing on justly excluded cranks. Which doesn't mean that there can be no false negatives, but it's a matter of workload management for the community.
cris.vub.be/ws/portalfil...
cris.vub.be/ws/portalfil...
A successful scientific discipline is a self-regulating epistemic community. It’s *supposed* to kick out charlatans and cranks and creeps.
6/To those who call my position political correctness, being woke, an example of cancel culture, I say the following. A profession's decisions on how to allocate opportunities has dimensions that define its professional ethos and culture. There are spillover effects that matter.
November 16, 2025 at 4:39 PM
A successful scientific discipline is a self-regulating epistemic community. It’s *supposed* to kick out charlatans and cranks and creeps.
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1/ Egalitarianism should begin at home. I link to this article by @bencasselman.bsky.social in light of the communications between Larry Summers and Jeffrey Epstein that have just been released. The released emails and the fact of friendship are vile.
www.nytimes.com/2021/02/23/b...
www.nytimes.com/2021/02/23/b...
For Women in Economics, the Hostility Is Out in the Open (Published 2021)
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:32 PM
1/ Egalitarianism should begin at home. I link to this article by @bencasselman.bsky.social in light of the communications between Larry Summers and Jeffrey Epstein that have just been released. The released emails and the fact of friendship are vile.
www.nytimes.com/2021/02/23/b...
www.nytimes.com/2021/02/23/b...
One thing that Trump is making great again is the Swedish defense industry. I understand that nobody wants fighter jets that Trump can brick with a software update.
www.saab.com/newsroom/pre...
www.saab.com/newsroom/pre...
Saab signs contract for Gripen E/F with Colombia
Saab has today signed a contract with the Colombian Government and received an order for 17 Gripen E/F fighter aircraft. The order value is EUR 3.1 billion and deliveries will take place 2026-2032.
www.saab.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:14 AM
One thing that Trump is making great again is the Swedish defense industry. I understand that nobody wants fighter jets that Trump can brick with a software update.
www.saab.com/newsroom/pre...
www.saab.com/newsroom/pre...
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In fairness, it appears that there were solid, longstanding reasons for Epstein and associates to have confidence that The New York Times (in particular) wasn't going to publish these kinds of emails from them.
Do people still advise writing every email as though it's going to be published on the front page of the Times? I guess nobody told Epstein and his pals.
November 13, 2025 at 7:07 PM
In fairness, it appears that there were solid, longstanding reasons for Epstein and associates to have confidence that The New York Times (in particular) wasn't going to publish these kinds of emails from them.
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New episode (1175), with Dr. Jakob Norberg. We talk about his new book, Schopenhauer's Politics. #Philosophy
YouTube: youtu.be/em44svBAWvs
Podcast: bit.ly/43w39yh
YouTube: youtu.be/em44svBAWvs
Podcast: bit.ly/43w39yh
#1175 Jakob Norberg: Schopenhauer's Politics
YouTube video by The Dissenter
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November 13, 2025 at 7:01 PM
New episode (1175), with Dr. Jakob Norberg. We talk about his new book, Schopenhauer's Politics. #Philosophy
YouTube: youtu.be/em44svBAWvs
Podcast: bit.ly/43w39yh
YouTube: youtu.be/em44svBAWvs
Podcast: bit.ly/43w39yh
Do people still advise writing every email as though it's going to be published on the front page of the Times? I guess nobody told Epstein and his pals.
November 13, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Do people still advise writing every email as though it's going to be published on the front page of the Times? I guess nobody told Epstein and his pals.
FWIW Americans can go to college in Sweden, studying in English, while enjoying things like safety, gender equality, quality of life, and constitutional rights – and without breaking the bank: utbildning.su.se/english/educ...
November 13, 2025 at 4:49 PM
FWIW Americans can go to college in Sweden, studying in English, while enjoying things like safety, gender equality, quality of life, and constitutional rights – and without breaking the bank: utbildning.su.se/english/educ...
Local psychologists treat patients with illegal drugs: www.dn.se/sverige/psyk... Unrelatedly, I think I know how to increase philosophy enrollment ten-fold 💫
Psykologer i Stockholm behandlar patienter med olagliga psykedeliska droger
Legitimerade psykologer och terapeuter i Stockholm använder psykedeliska droger i sina behandlingar. Terapeuten Anders försvarar den olagliga behandlingen.
www.dn.se
November 12, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Local psychologists treat patients with illegal drugs: www.dn.se/sverige/psyk... Unrelatedly, I think I know how to increase philosophy enrollment ten-fold 💫
Intensive parenting is bad for moms but good for dads!? | "Mothers who reject intensive parenting have significantly higher probabilities of good health, whereas fathers who reject intensive parenting have significantly lower probabilities of good health" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Does intensive parenting come at the expense of parents’ health? Evidence from Sweden
Given concerns that the intensification of parenting could have negative consequences for well-being, this paper explores whether intensive parenting …
www.sciencedirect.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Intensive parenting is bad for moms but good for dads!? | "Mothers who reject intensive parenting have significantly higher probabilities of good health, whereas fathers who reject intensive parenting have significantly lower probabilities of good health" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Happy Nordic Fathers Day to all the dads out there doing their best under the circumstances; to all the dudes who stepped up to the plate and became a father figure when a kid needed one; and to all the guys who wanted to be a dad but never got a chance.
November 9, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Happy Nordic Fathers Day to all the dads out there doing their best under the circumstances; to all the dudes who stepped up to the plate and became a father figure when a kid needed one; and to all the guys who wanted to be a dad but never got a chance.
New zoom background just dropped. You're welcome.
November 7, 2025 at 12:17 PM
New zoom background just dropped. You're welcome.
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this is actually impressive, making up a brand new nobel peace prize replacement is a genuine innovation in bribery
absolutely nobody does corruption like FIFA
absolutely nobody does corruption like FIFA
November 6, 2025 at 1:16 AM
this is actually impressive, making up a brand new nobel peace prize replacement is a genuine innovation in bribery
absolutely nobody does corruption like FIFA
absolutely nobody does corruption like FIFA
"I'm not against shorting as a matter of theory, but I'm just saying pick something that's not doing a noble task." Ah yes so it's all about morals now, isn't it 😂
November 6, 2025 at 9:05 AM
"I'm not against shorting as a matter of theory, but I'm just saying pick something that's not doing a noble task." Ah yes so it's all about morals now, isn't it 😂
CEOs going long metaphysics www.instagram.com/p/DQpCgPfE9l7/
November 6, 2025 at 9:02 AM
CEOs going long metaphysics www.instagram.com/p/DQpCgPfE9l7/
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I‘ve to buy this
@erikangner.com, right?
@erikangner.com, right?
November 5, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I‘ve to buy this
@erikangner.com, right?
@erikangner.com, right?
Polish friends: Will I see you at the Open Eyes Economy Summit in Kraków?? kongres.oees.pl/prelegenci/ Very much looking forward 🇵🇱
November 5, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Polish friends: Will I see you at the Open Eyes Economy Summit in Kraków?? kongres.oees.pl/prelegenci/ Very much looking forward 🇵🇱
Finns det ett enklare sätt att rädda ett liv – eller flera? Anmäl dig till Donationsregistret nu idag under donationsveckan: www.socialstyrelsen.se/donationsreg... Det tar bara en minut 🙏 via @proftommyandersson.bsky.social
Anmäl dig till Donationsregistret
www.socialstyrelsen.se
November 5, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Finns det ett enklare sätt att rädda ett liv – eller flera? Anmäl dig till Donationsregistret nu idag under donationsveckan: www.socialstyrelsen.se/donationsreg... Det tar bara en minut 🙏 via @proftommyandersson.bsky.social
Uh I guess I just never understood what feminism was all about
November 5, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Uh I guess I just never understood what feminism was all about
Now go vote everybody 🇺🇸 please and thank you 🙏
November 4, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Now go vote everybody 🇺🇸 please and thank you 🙏
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Ny rapport om högskolornas budget: Det statliga "produktivitetsavdraget" innebär effektiviseringskrav på 1-2 % av budgeten/år. Idag har högskolorna 40 % mindre resurser per elev än för 30 år sedan, vilket minskat den lärarledda undervisningen drastiskt. tankesmedjanbalans.se/ny-rapport-o...
October 18, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Ny rapport om högskolornas budget: Det statliga "produktivitetsavdraget" innebär effektiviseringskrav på 1-2 % av budgeten/år. Idag har högskolorna 40 % mindre resurser per elev än för 30 år sedan, vilket minskat den lärarledda undervisningen drastiskt. tankesmedjanbalans.se/ny-rapport-o...
Picked up a copy of this classic, expecting edifying tales embodying the best of Western values – liberty, equality, and fraternity between the peoples – and found horrifying stories of anti-social dominance behavior, violence, and death ⚔️
November 3, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Picked up a copy of this classic, expecting edifying tales embodying the best of Western values – liberty, equality, and fraternity between the peoples – and found horrifying stories of anti-social dominance behavior, violence, and death ⚔️
First-world problem, admittedly, but I'm amazed at the number of for-profit corporations expecting academics to provide them with free labor upon request. What's going on? /1
a close up of a man 's face with a #schitts creek logo behind him
ALT: a close up of a man 's face with a #schitts creek logo behind him
media.tenor.com
October 24, 2025 at 9:24 AM
First-world problem, admittedly, but I'm amazed at the number of for-profit corporations expecting academics to provide them with free labor upon request. What's going on? /1
A German newspaper commissioned this piece by Ai Weiwei, but then refused to publish it. It's worth reading in full. | "What I Wish I Had Known About Germany Earlier" hyperallergic.com/1050197/what...
What I Wish I Had Known About Germany Earlier
A German newspaper commissioned an article from me but then refused to publish it.
hyperallergic.com
October 23, 2025 at 2:32 PM
A German newspaper commissioned this piece by Ai Weiwei, but then refused to publish it. It's worth reading in full. | "What I Wish I Had Known About Germany Earlier" hyperallergic.com/1050197/what...