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academia Study shows extent of hiring bias in academia: 20% of schools produce 80% of tenure-track profs Elías Villoro
academia Meet the underpaid university lecturer who lived in a tent for two years Annie Rauwerda
AI This AI project distills research papers into a single sentence Annie Rauwerda
Science Why bad science is sometimes "more appealing" than good science, even for other scientists David Pescovitz
zombies Some online courses are replacing faculty with dead teachers Thom Dunn
sexism How medical bullshit and authority helped Larry Nassar get away with it Rob Beschizza
dogs Cat lover sets out to prove dogs not special Jason Weisberger
History Young man's PhD research focuses on the historical secrets of summoning fairies David Pescovitz
sexism Professor rating site finally drops creepy "hotness" rating Andrea James
free speech Koch-funded "academic freedom" grifters run into trouble at Wellesley Andrea James
free speech Survey: student attitudes about diversity and inclusion vs. free speech are shifting Andrea James
Science Stephen Hawking's PhD thesis now online David Pescovitz
books The most influential academic book ever written is… David Pescovitz
videos OccupyMLA: the true tale Cory Doctorow
Science Newly minted Nobel laureates speak out against excesses of scientific publishing Maggie Koerth
Science Serbian researchers troll academia Maggie Koerth
News If you see something, say something: Liveblogging from a lecture about terrorism, security, and visual narratives Maggie Koerth
Science How to: Become a tenured professor at Harvard Maggie Koerth
Business UW's Open3DP lab is open again Cory Doctorow
Culture UNCW prof vows to destroy atheist student groups: "I seek power over the godless heathen dissident" Cory Doctorow

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