This article first appeared at dataindex.us on 2/5/2026 and was cross-posted today as a guest post to the Data Rescue Project. Yesterday, the CIA made the surprising decision to shut down the World Factbook after more than sixty years of operation. This move was not just a simple website update.
Wie schnell die Zeit vergeht, wenn man Spaß hat!Die lange Stille auf unserem Blog hat ihren Grund – wir waren nämlich keineswegs im Winterschlaf, sondern erstellen gerade mit Hochdruck unsere […]
El día de mañana 4 de febrero empezamos un nuevo curso en la Facultad de Ciencias de la UNAM, está vez es una nueva versión del curso Ciencia, Tecnología y Sociedad centrado en la información científica para la carrera de Física Biomédica.
In September I started a PhD in fungal ecology at Aberystwyth University. This aligning with the end of support for Windows 10 and my old laptop coming up on five years old felt like a good time to invest in a new computer and switch to Linux.
Last July, the NIH issued a Request for Information (RFI) on maximizing research funds by limiting direct spending on Article Processing Charges (APCs) in allowable publishing costs. More than 900 members of the public responded to the RFI, providing valuable insights into the diverse perspectives the NIH should consider in deciding on a path forward with APCs.
Vibe-updating my old qqman R package to ggplot2 with plan+execute.
Why crisis governance depends on democratic capacity
TLDR: Meta-crisis: the mechanisms that should solve problems are themselves deteriorating. My Society for Risk Analysis Conference Presentation At the Australia New Zealand Society for Risk Analysis Conference in Christchurch on 29-30 Jan 2026 it was clear that systemic risk and polycrisis concepts are moving from the margins to the centre of risk analysis. In … Continue reading "Is there a ‘meta’-crisis?
Para el semestre 2026-2 impartiré tres clases en formato virtual, dos de ellas serán para nivel licenciatura, para la carrera de Matemáticas Aplicadas he preparado un curso centrado en Bioinformacion dirigido a los estudiantes interesados en aprender los principios básicos del manejo de la información especializada en biociencias, en especial trataré los aspectos esenciales de la gestión de la literatura digital y los datos asociados que todo
The central principle is simple: governance intensity should scale with risk, not with rhetoric
Notes from the 2026 International AI Safety Report