We learn more from reading on paper than on screens. 54 studies, 171k people: we process print more deeply than digital content—as long as it's informational rather than purely narrative. The paper advantage holds across ages and has grown over time. Long live physical books.

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All-female-authored papers are less likely to be accepted at economics conferences than all-male papers even when adjusting for... 1. the number of authors on a paper, 2. referees' traits, 3. subfield, 4. # of cites, 5. previous record of the authors, 6. connections

This is why we can't have nice things

Academic Christmas

me grading students today

Nádech, výdech..

2025

Can a headline alone be eligible for a Pulitzer?

"Businessmen became politicians and were acclaimed as statesmen, while statesmen were taken seriously only if they talked the language of successful businessmen." — Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism

nazi salute is how you log into twitter now

vypadá to, že nastal čas z téhle sítě skutečně odejít

libgen down for good?

The lack of expertise on East-Central Europe - or perhaps more precisely the lack of recognition that expertise is actually needed - from the media to arts to academia, is often breathtaking…including the often terrible pronunciation of people’s names once it gets to spoken word

"We'll sell our allies toned down military planes, because someday, maybe they're not our allies" That should sell some F-35s.

Nominace E. Decroix potvrzuje výzkumy o tom, že zviditelňování žen ve funkcích, na kandidátkách, dokonce zavádění kvót bývá obvyklou strategií stran, jak zlepšit stranickou reputaci a reputaci lídrů po skandálech. Strategie cílí na genderové stereotypy global.oup.com/academic/produ…

Is this happening to others too?