President of MIT not mincing words today in @statnews.com
www.statnews.com/2026/05/27/s...
Nice to know that all of those focal observations that I have asked/encouraged/pressured my colleagues and research assistants to do over the years were worthwhile.
#GreatAdaptations When life gives you lemons, make lemonade www.nytimes.com/2026/06/06/s...
Gender gap in authorship in high impact journals persists.
Is it ironic that this policy is being imposed by an administration that does not seem to understand the concept of conflict of interest?
It's taken a while, but I have finally discovered the secrets of academic success. Find a great postdoc and ask your friends to share their data. And voila, new insights about social structure in papionin primates. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Work on ontogeny and context of peering in capuchin monkeys by Susan Perry (2020) also emphasizes its role in social learning.
Follow the links to donate to a fund to help widows and children of slain rangers.
HiveMind: I am teaching a graduate proposal writing seminar, and would appreciate suggestions for syllabi, readings, etc about how to write a good research proposal.
#GreatAdaptations. Two points for ingenuity, no points for neighborliness. Building Nests Is Hard. That’s Why Some Birds Steal. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/s...
