Colored sketch for Cliodynamics ^^
March 8, 2026 at 2:29 AM
Colored sketch for Cliodynamics ^^
October 13, 2024 at 4:50 PM
As always my go-to recommendation if you want to get a sense of the range and seriousness of the critiques for Graeber and Wengrow, The Dawn of Everything is to check @walterscheidel.bsky.social's 2022 review in Cliodynamics: escholarship.org/uc/item/9jj9...
escholarship.org
June 8, 2026 at 3:56 PM
As always my go-to recommendation if you want to get a sense of the range and seriousness of the critiques for Graeber and Wengrow, The Dawn of Everything is to check @walterscheidel.bsky.social's 2022 review in Cliodynamics: escholarship.org/uc/item/9jj9...
CW: Hyper Scat
Clio Bust Sketch
Commission for Cliodynamics
#mitsymarcella #commission #nsfw #furryart #tiger #scat #hyperscat
Clio Bust Sketch
Commission for Cliodynamics
#mitsymarcella #commission #nsfw #furryart #tiger #scat #hyperscat
July 10, 2024 at 12:26 AM
CW: Hyper Scat
Clio Bust Sketch
Commission for Cliodynamics
#mitsymarcella #commission #nsfw #furryart #tiger #scat #hyperscat
Clio Bust Sketch
Commission for Cliodynamics
#mitsymarcella #commission #nsfw #furryart #tiger #scat #hyperscat
So...yes...ish? Peter Turchin can be a moving target, because he says that but also writes things titled, "Cliodynamics: History as Science" and also sometimes directly analogizes cliodynamics and psychohistory in casual writing or interviews (peterturchin.com/how-to-becom...).
How to Become a Cliodynamicist
Every once in a while I get an e-mail from students interested in a career in cliodynamics. What kind of courses does one need to take, and what is the possible career path that could lead to cliod…
peterturchin.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:55 AM
So...yes...ish? Peter Turchin can be a moving target, because he says that but also writes things titled, "Cliodynamics: History as Science" and also sometimes directly analogizes cliodynamics and psychohistory in casual writing or interviews (peterturchin.com/how-to-becom...).
Turchin also explicitly says in a blog post that Cliodynamics is not psychohistory, and explains why Asimov's concept of it came from an earlier and now obsolete mode of science
December 6, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Turchin also explicitly says in a blog post that Cliodynamics is not psychohistory, and explains why Asimov's concept of it came from an earlier and now obsolete mode of science
I have just encountered the word “cliodynamics” in the context of an academic book and this will now be the default tag on photos of Clio going forward
August 30, 2024 at 3:13 PM
I have just encountered the word “cliodynamics” in the context of an academic book and this will now be the default tag on photos of Clio going forward
I have a vague sense of the shortcomings of cliodynamics as a “discipline,” but would love for a public-facing historian to do a comprehensive criticism. @patrickwyman.bsky.social @bretdevereaux.bsky.social
January 30, 2026 at 6:55 PM
I have a vague sense of the shortcomings of cliodynamics as a “discipline,” but would love for a public-facing historian to do a comprehensive criticism. @patrickwyman.bsky.social @bretdevereaux.bsky.social
In between loads of laundry, there's new pages 📖
#Booksky #NonFiction
#PeterTurchin #History
#Science #Cliodynamics
And there's #coffee ☕️ there's always coffee.
#Booksky #NonFiction
#PeterTurchin #History
#Science #Cliodynamics
And there's #coffee ☕️ there's always coffee.
October 27, 2025 at 2:42 PM
In between loads of laundry, there's new pages 📖
#Booksky #NonFiction
#PeterTurchin #History
#Science #Cliodynamics
And there's #coffee ☕️ there's always coffee.
#Booksky #NonFiction
#PeterTurchin #History
#Science #Cliodynamics
And there's #coffee ☕️ there's always coffee.
Look up Cliodynamics by Peter Turchin
December 3, 2024 at 5:41 PM
Look up Cliodynamics by Peter Turchin
Today's Word: Cliodynamics
A core tenet of real-world cliodynamics is that "elite overproduction"—an excess of ultra-wealthy individuals competing for power alongside growing wealth stagnation for the general public—historically leads to periods of civil unrest and increased violence.
A core tenet of real-world cliodynamics is that "elite overproduction"—an excess of ultra-wealthy individuals competing for power alongside growing wealth stagnation for the general public—historically leads to periods of civil unrest and increased violence.
September 20, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Today's Word: Cliodynamics
A core tenet of real-world cliodynamics is that "elite overproduction"—an excess of ultra-wealthy individuals competing for power alongside growing wealth stagnation for the general public—historically leads to periods of civil unrest and increased violence.
A core tenet of real-world cliodynamics is that "elite overproduction"—an excess of ultra-wealthy individuals competing for power alongside growing wealth stagnation for the general public—historically leads to periods of civil unrest and increased violence.
Professor Turchin offers an intriguing perspective (not accounting for NRx), drawing from cliodynamics—a field reminiscent of #IsaacAsimov 's fictional psychohistory.
'A perverse “wealth pump” came into being, siphoning money from the poor and channelling it to the rich.'
#WealthTax #Limitarianism
'A perverse “wealth pump” came into being, siphoning money from the poor and channelling it to the rich.'
#WealthTax #Limitarianism
The deep historical forces that explain Trump’s win
Our research shows that political breakdown, from the Roman Empire to the Russian revolution, follows a clear pattern: workers’ wages stagnate, while elites multiply
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2024 at 12:07 AM
Professor Turchin offers an intriguing perspective (not accounting for NRx), drawing from cliodynamics—a field reminiscent of #IsaacAsimov 's fictional psychohistory.
'A perverse “wealth pump” came into being, siphoning money from the poor and channelling it to the rich.'
#WealthTax #Limitarianism
'A perverse “wealth pump” came into being, siphoning money from the poor and channelling it to the rich.'
#WealthTax #Limitarianism
Turchin did a statistical analysis of the dynamics of historical societies which he calls cliodynamics: When the equilibrium between ruling elites and the majority tips too far in favor of elites, political instability is all but inevitable. Also reminded of Michels' Iron Law of Oligarchy.
April 27, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Turchin did a statistical analysis of the dynamics of historical societies which he calls cliodynamics: When the equilibrium between ruling elites and the majority tips too far in favor of elites, political instability is all but inevitable. Also reminded of Michels' Iron Law of Oligarchy.
I did a little of this already but it is hardly a full critique: acoup.blog/2021/10/15/f...
One article that useful in undermining a range of 'cliodynamics' assumptions is "We Do Not Know the Population of Every Country in the World for the Past Two Thousand Years"
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
One article that useful in undermining a range of 'cliodynamics' assumptions is "We Do Not Know the Population of Every Country in the World for the Past Two Thousand Years"
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Fireside Friday: October 15, 2021
Fireside this week! We’re in that mid-semester crunch time with students turning in papers and exams which need grading, but fortunately Ollie is getting into the fall season: The pumpkin spi…
acoup.blog
January 30, 2026 at 6:58 PM
I did a little of this already but it is hardly a full critique: acoup.blog/2021/10/15/f...
One article that useful in undermining a range of 'cliodynamics' assumptions is "We Do Not Know the Population of Every Country in the World for the Past Two Thousand Years"
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
One article that useful in undermining a range of 'cliodynamics' assumptions is "We Do Not Know the Population of Every Country in the World for the Past Two Thousand Years"
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
where did the cliodynamics guys go? did they dig up a crap ton of historical data?
could be interesting to train an LLM on that kind of data
could be interesting to train an LLM on that kind of data
May 20, 2026 at 12:47 PM
where did the cliodynamics guys go? did they dig up a crap ton of historical data?
could be interesting to train an LLM on that kind of data
could be interesting to train an LLM on that kind of data
My sister sent me this book and I can't wait to start it. I am curious to delve into his methodology. #cliodynamics Historians like to say we aren't fortunate tellers...🤔
#history #booksky 📚 #EndTimes
#history #booksky 📚 #EndTimes
February 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
My sister sent me this book and I can't wait to start it. I am curious to delve into his methodology. #cliodynamics Historians like to say we aren't fortunate tellers...🤔
#history #booksky 📚 #EndTimes
#history #booksky 📚 #EndTimes
Cliodynamics scientist Peter Turchin finds that societies have become less violent in response to crises over time, as institutions have become increasingly sophisticated.
Our chance of a civil war that wipes 2~% of the population is much lower than it was 150~ years ago, but still present.
Our chance of a civil war that wipes 2~% of the population is much lower than it was 150~ years ago, but still present.
July 15, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Cliodynamics scientist Peter Turchin finds that societies have become less violent in response to crises over time, as institutions have become increasingly sophisticated.
Our chance of a civil war that wipes 2~% of the population is much lower than it was 150~ years ago, but still present.
Our chance of a civil war that wipes 2~% of the population is much lower than it was 150~ years ago, but still present.
"cliodynamics," isn't that one guy's research program? some evolutionary biologist who thinks he's solved history?
March 23, 2026 at 1:14 PM
"cliodynamics," isn't that one guy's research program? some evolutionary biologist who thinks he's solved history?