Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

What the heck? Is it just me, or do you dislike the new default “block” editor setting on WordPress as much as I do?

According to my colleague and friend Steven Lubet (via The Faculty Lounge), although college football coach Nick Saban’s contract does not (I repeat, NOT) include a force majeure clause, “he still stands to lose over $1 million in incentives if … Continue reading →

I still have two full weeks before I have to go back to teaching, so I am making the most of my time by catching up on my readings. Among the many things I have learned is that the great … Continue reading →

Given that most scholarly journals are now published in an online format, does the peer review process still serve a legitimate “quality control” function, or is peer review now all about crude “academic turf protection,” i.e. preventing new voices and new … Continue reading →

Sunday fun-day, right? Below are two of my favorite songs from 2016, when this blog was just three years old. In the Anglo-American world, 2016 was also the year of Brexit and Trump and the amazing year all our asinine … Continue reading →

I nominate John Ioannidis, Gerg Gigerenzer, Jacob Cohen, and (now) @aubreyclayton! Somehow, I missed Aubrey Clayton’s powerful take-down of standard statistics and “statistical significance,” which was published in Issue #74 of Nautilus (August 1, 2019). Among other things, Clayton explains … Continue reading →

How should we teach “business law” to undergraduate students? What topics should we cover and in what order? My colleague (and new friend!) Ralph Flick created a beautiful, color-coded visualization (pictured below) of his business law survey course. As an … Continue reading →

If you use a Fitbit or Apple Watch or other similar device to monitor your exercise, diet, or sleep routines, then you already know that those devices generate a lot of data about the state of your health, including weight/body … Continue reading →

Today is Jamaica Independence Day 🇯🇲, and my youngest daughter Adys Ann turns seven today …