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...
Just now learning that raccoons are *legally permitted* to go through your trash
Elizabeth Taylor
Yet again www.nber.org/papers/w3535...
"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/...
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
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jamelle
Rafe Meager (they/them)
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.
Canadian scientists: I’m taking a look at how Canadian science and regulation (e.g., food safety, disease control, drug development & assessment, etc) relies on American science and how that’s changing.
Please send me stories of how you use/used American science and how that’s changed/changing.
