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Ph.D. Candidate at JSGS USask // Science Policy, Science of Science, Science and Power and Popul(ar)ism // econ, policy, polisci… whatever works
Dean Shamess
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Yet again www.nber.org/papers/w3535...
Wonderful news! Journal of Research on Research is launched.
"if you are a researcher who researches any aspect of research, then this is the journal and community for you."
Worth reading the whole editorial for a transparent and thoughtful account of this amazing community-driven effort.
Job opportunity!! Are you interested in studying new politicizations of science? And are you interested in how these politicizations could meaningfully be addressed in university education? Then we are looking for you!
🗓 Application deadline: 27 July 2026
www.uu.nl/en/organisat...
Just now learning that raccoons are *legally permitted* to go through your trash
Even knowing of the existence of Twitch streamers is an unfortunate state of being, to be vulgar enough to 'debate about them' on Bluesky.app takes one from tragedy to farce
walking is low key my favorite activity
I watched John Wick and I discovered that labour is capital’s dead wife.
open.substack.com/pub/rottenan...
"Science is not simply a sequence of tasks that can be optimized....The scientific system thrives on inefficiency: redundant efforts, failed attempts, and divergent paths. These are not costs to be eliminated but sources of discovery."
Excellent essay!
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www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
