This is a very nice piece of scientific writing that lays out how evidence and theory interact. I may assign it to my Econ students even though it’s about physics so that they can better understand how science progresses
theconversation.com/our-large-ha...
Ooohhh. I may be picking up a new hobby in a few years. Sourdough and beer is for suckers!
Ugh. I hate speed grader in Canvas! If I’m grading by question I want you to save my grade for each question as I go god damn it
Federal Judge Vacates Kennedy Declaration, Permanently Blocks Trump's Trans Youth Care Hospital Threats • The judgment overturns the Kennedy Declaration which has been used to force 40 hospitals to drop trans youth care.
Yup. I meet with 25 of my students twice a semester and I basically write off a week and a half each time.
The answer is always Yes. But the hard part is figuring out which mistake!
But that episode is really good. It makes me cry every time
Specify that the Sign doesn't count!
Changes the “Bluesky is dying” tenor a bit
I'm a data scientist @ourworldindata.org and I need help from a botanist or someone local to Kyoto, Japan! 🌸
We present one of the world’s longest climate records: 1,200 years of peak cherry blossom dates in Kyoto.
The researcher who maintained it, Prof. Yasuyuki Aono, sadly passed away last year.
@edzitron.com seems up your alley
I also get pissed off because they are now requiring me to have a smartphone and use it for work
I’d also note that targeting the leadership of a country was (and is) a very big line to cross.
To be fair an economist would say that about ANY topic!
Dear Dean, In lieu of a grant proposal I will construct a cruise missile and I intend to sell it to the government. I believe this has a higher chance of success.
My wife (then girlfriend) once asked me how much coffee I drank and I said just 1. She said “one cup, wow.” I had to tell her it was one pot…
4 cups sounds like a good start!
Has anyone else noticed the AI summaries in google searches are getting worse? I recently “discovered” that the 2017 World Cup was held in the USA for example.
Hello all! We will continue normal business hours during UNCG Spring Break. Thank you! 💛💙
typos are an interesting signal that one did not use AI on an assessment
Service!
This is NOT a fucking mystery folks
I remember when Bar Pizza had an awesome mashed potatoe pizza.... So this wouldn't have been that shocking.
cool. I feel like I want to take your course!
Wow. And recently one of the key papers supporting the safety of glyphosare was withdrawn by the journal!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump’s propaganda czar Brendan Carr and Trump-controlled CBS refused to let Colbert air his interview with James Talarico. You can watch the interview here, and it already has 1.4M views. youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A?...
I'm sure @edzitron.com would have a field day with this!
Stephen Colbert said that the FCC and CBS - which is in no way a compromised or complicit organization - wouldn’t allow him to broadcast an interview with Democratic State Rep James Talarico. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/a...
bourla saying that we need a new health secretary says a lot too. You wouldn't normally hear that from a CEO in a regulated industry.
“Trump is not a hypothetical. . . He is a uniquely authoritarian, vindictive, racist, corrupt and lawless demagogue — of which there isn’t remotely an analog on the other side of the aisle.”
www.ms.now/opinion/libe...
Selection bias in action! I have a feeling there's a great econometrics hw problem in here.