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A few days ago we learned that Oliver Sacks is The Man Who Mistook His Inner Demons For Data. Now here's a paper showing that the nudging literature is bullshit
I'm beginning to think that getting your non-fiction book on the front table at an airport Hudson News is as reliable an indicator of fraud as the Forbes 30 Under 30 list
For good social science, I can't recommend _The Ordinal Society_ by Marion Fourcade and Kieran Healy highly enough
From Kelsey Atherton on Bluesky two months ago. As true today as ever
And it's not just that six justices have nothing but contempt for the lower courts. Imagine what it must be like to (ostensibly) be one of the nine most powerful people in the country -- with careers that merit being given that power -- yet Sotomayor, Kagan, and Brown Jackson's voices get to exist almost exclusively in (brilliantly written and argued) dissents
If democracy survives, this court will live in infamy
@jwildeboer
Any mention of Monsanto requires me to quote @pluralistic
"You'll recall that Bayer merged with Monsanto in 2018, paying $66b in an all-cash deal and erasing the Monsanto name (apparently, they judged Bayer's association with Auschwitz to be preferable to Monsanto's association with Roundup)."
Ah yes. Never mind that your sister thinks your gay child needs conversion therapy, try to focus on her festive manicure instead!
And sure, dad might be urging you to consider a career with ICE, but no one can separate the drumstick from the thigh quite like he can
NYT... the best to ever do it