Roo Stenning
@mrroobkk.bsky.social
Head of High School, #TOK, and ex- #Geography, Maths and History, teacher. Occasional late-night (for me) “tweets” about The #Arsenal or #FPL.
"China is backing strategic businesses, like green tech, while the west props up old sectors with political clout, like agriculture." Gillian Tett: www.ft.com/content/8719... #Geography
China is smarter about subsidies than everybody else
Beijing is stealing a march on its competitors by targeting strategic sectors
ft.com
Beerlao: probably the most important lager in the world: www.economist.com/asia/2026/07...
Beerlao: probably the most important lager in the world
Its country’s economy depends on it
economist.com
30 years ago today - #DJSasha live in Ibiza for the first live Essential Mix: youtu.be/8IRD9seE-EY?...
Pete Tong, Sasha & Danny Rampling - Essential Mix (1996) [Full Set]
YouTube video by Classic DJ Sets
youtu.be
Rules-based disorder: why prediction markets struggle if reality is contested: economist.com/interactive/... #TOK
Rules-based disorder: why prediction markets struggle if reality is contested
The platforms let their users bet on world events. But when outcomes are ambiguous, who gets to decide what happened?
economist.com
Mapping Knowledge Across Time — finding order in the chaos of history: www.ft.com/content/7fb9... #TOK
Mapping Knowledge Across Time — finding order in the chaos of history
A messy, beautiful study traces how humans have visualised information about the world around them over the past millennium
ft.com
How a simulator won the office sweepstake @okr.bsky.social: www.ft.com/content/3b9d... #TOK #KnowledgeAndTechnology
The maverick scientist trying to save #coffee from extinction: economist.com/interactive/... #Geography
The maverick scientist trying to save coffee from extinction
Climate change threatens your morning brew. Its future may depend on a long-lost plant
economist.com
In one-child China, she thrived. The unravelling came later Edward White: www.ft.com/content/17cc... #Geography #Population
In one-child China, she thrived. The unravelling came later
The story of a life shaped by a radical social policy
ft.com
When cognitive offloading becomes dependence: how #Al dependence mediates the pathway from academic stress to burnout and anxiety: link.springer.com/article/10.1... #TOK #KnowledgeAndTechnology
When cognitive offloading becomes dependence: how AI dependence mediates the pathway from academic stress to burnout and anxiety - BMC Psychology
Although generative AI tools are increasingly used in college students’ academic activities, their role in stress-related maladaptive coping remains unclear. This study focuses specifically on maladap...
link.springer.com
The rate at which Earth is absorbing energy is alarming climate scientists: economist.com/science-and-... #Geography #ClimateChange
The rate at which Earth is absorbing energy is alarming climate scientists
Reflections on a warming planet
economist.com
2 - There are just two occasions of a team scoring first in the semi-final but not reaching the final of the FIFA World Cup in the 21st century – both of them are England (vs Croatia in 2018 and Argentina in 2026). Familiar.
1-0 to @michaelcaley.bsky.social 's PADDLIN'. Hoping that @optaanalyst.optajoe.com can equalise tonight…
China’s ‘temple economy’ thrives on the power of youthful prayer: giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... #TOK #KnowledgeAndReligion
China’s ‘temple economy’ thrives on the power of youthful prayer
After decades of economic transformation and social change, a new generation is seeking answers in religion
giftarticle.ft.com
#FreedFromDesire - how did a Buddhist mantra become a viral football anthem?
Freed From Desire — how did a Buddhist mantra become a viral football anthem?
Whether at a match or a march, Gala Rizzatto’s enduring 1996 Eurodance hit has come to symbolise jubilation, catharsis and defiance
ft.com
Loving the “new” Sasha mix from Walüng Festival, Patagonia on lnoepass.fan3.io - www.1001tracklists.com/tracklist/1w... - loads of tracks he played in Bangkok 5 weeks later
The heroes for england are easy to see. Rice, Saka, Eze. That triangle on the right changed the game. Hard to think of anyone else worth a mention but kudos to the Arsenal boys
The Big Classroom | Bangkok. Thailand: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-big-cl... @teacherhead.bsky.social @walkthrus.bsky.social @emcteach.bsky.social
#AI models’ values are very different from most people’s: www.economist.com/briefing/202... #TOK #KnowledgeAndTechnology
Why big #AI labs are hiring so many philosophers: economist.com/science-and-... #TOK #KnowledgeAndTechnology
