Brian Klaas
Contributing Writer at The Atlantic
Associate Professor in Global Politics @UCL. Researcher at Oxford. Author of “Fluke” / “Corruptible”. Writer @TheAtlantic. The Garden of Forking Paths Substack.
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2 weeks ago |
bigthink.com | Brian Klaas
BRIAN KLAAS: My name is Brian Klaas. I'm an associate professor in global politics at University College, London. And I'm the author of "Fluke: Chance, Chaos, and Why Everything We Do Matters."- [Interviewer] The smallest moments have the largest impacts, with Brian Klaas. Part one, understanding flukes.
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3 weeks ago |
open.substack.com | Brian Klaas
Thank you for reading The Garden of Forking Paths. This edition is for everyone, but I rely exclusively on reader support, so please consider upgrading to a paid subscription for just $4/month. Paid subscribers get full access to the archive of nearly 200 essays like this one and make my writing possible. Or, consider buying my book FLUKE, named a “best book of 2024” by Waterstones and Amazon. Before you keep reading, try this experiment.
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1 month ago |
contrarian.substack.com | Brian Klaas
Dr. Brian Klaas joins Jen Rubin to discuss the impact of seemingly random global events and how they change our lives. When this thinking is applied to the Trump Administration, we see a loss of global reputation, top scientists and researchers opting to leave U.S. universities, and a break down in our systems and institutions. Make sure to read Brian’s latest Atlantic article DOGE Is Courting Catastrophic Risk, and his most recent book Fluke to learn more.
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2 months ago |
theatlantic.com | Brian Klaas
On December 26, 2004, the geological plates beneath Sumatra unleashed the third-most-powerful earthquake ever recorded. A gargantuan column of water raced toward Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, and Indonesia. None of these countries had advance-warning systems in place, so no one had time to prepare before the surge hit. Some 228,000 people died—the highest toll of any natural disaster so far this century.
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2 months ago |
open.substack.com | Byline Supplement |Brian Klaas
Thank you for reading The Garden of Forking Paths. Please consider supporting my work with a paid subscription, for about the price of one coffee per month—like caffeine but for your inquisitive brain. My work is fully reader-supported. Or, you can support my work by buying my book, FLUKE, twice named a “best book of 2024.”One of the strangest dynamics of modern politics is that the richest man in the world chooses to get his information from grifting ignoramuses on social media.
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