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Trumpanistas
Can you spot the difference between a “fashionista” and a “trumpanista,” or this is a false choice, a distinction without a difference? The Urban Dictionary defines a fashionista as “a person devoted to fashion clothing, particularily [sic] unique or high … Continue reading
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“Research fraud as tort”
That is the title of our short letter published in today’s issue of the journal Science (pictured below). Briefly, we propose extending the common law tort of fraudulent misrepresentation to research fraud published in academic journals. By the way, we … Continue reading
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Annals of Self-Contradiction (“Words with Friends” Edition)
No, brah, it’s not “ok” … Hat tip: I_Say_I_Say (via reddit).
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“There are two important things in life: time and people …”
We were attending an academic conference at the University of Florida in Gainesville this weekend when we found this little letter in a display case on the first floor of Gerson Hall. The one-page letter is dated 4 July 2002 … Continue reading
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Lesson 4: [ thefacebook ]
“I’m thinking we keep it simple and call it the facebook.” –Mark Zuckerberg, as quoted in Mezrich, The Accidental Billionaires, Chapter 11. When Harvard sophomore Mark Zuckerberg registered the Internet domain name for “thefacebook” and began building his new social network … Continue reading
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Yes!!! Facebook is about to roll out a Dislike Button
According to this report by Jacob Kastrenakes in The Verge, Facebook is finally about to roll out some kind of Dislike Button … It’s about time; after all, YouTube has had a “thumbs down” or dislike option for years. Paradoxically, … Continue reading
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“Honorable Mention”
Last week, the Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico–established in 1840 and one of the oldest bar associations in continuous existence in the Americas (for historical perspective, Boston’s bar association was founded in 1802; New York City’s not until in … Continue reading
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prior probability 