Big assoc between evaluation and prestige & paper topic "...raises an important question: To what extent do the editors and reviewers at elite journals tend to overlook great scientific contributions that lack these advantageous author and manuscript characteristics?" www.science.org/doi/full/10....

Editorial and peer review dynamics at elite general science journals

Analyses of deidentified data reveal complex interactions that quantify success at elite general science journals.

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There. Are. No. Trans. Women. In. The. WNBA. This whole conversation is a racist trap and long circuitous argument that always comes back to insulting cisgender Black women by calling them not women. In particular it attacks: Brittany Griner, Liz Cambage, and A'Ja Wilson.

According to the weather station, it's a balmy 30.2⁰C and 55% humidity in the living room, and 40⁰ plus 20% humidity outside. Sometimes AC really makes life easier. Will bring a layer to go grocery shopping so I don't freeze.

Here is what I found. I have sent the same info in an email with the subject line "shitty shitty shit shit." @pwr2dppl.bsky.social

Dr Abolish ICE@pwr2dppl.bsky.social · 22h ago

Click to see why I'm upset. Can we track down the origin and other references to this "classic" problem? I wanna email the prof but I don't know if I have the mental health lol. I am livid. @chadtopaz.bsky.social if you are taking rage requests

As we gear up for another season of people applying to and starting college, please allow me to angrily debunk some toxic conservative bs about the price of higher education. No, 64% of Georgetown students are NOT paying six figures. That stat is shitty data work. You're welcome. #AcademicSky

College sticker price is not a receipt — Chad M. Topaz

A claim that 64 percent of Georgetown students pay six figures rests on a mislabeled federal statistic. Believing it is what pushes students out.

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How many different novel writers can I quote such that what they say applies verbatim to mathematics?

Meg Elison@megelison.bsky.social · 15h ago

Pretending you don't see a difference between AI that counts beans and AI that steals novels is a doltish, peevish stance. Cannot believe @horrorwritersassoc.bsky.social ran this apologia for the plagiarism machine.

Do computer scientists ignore these real-world harms?

How serious am I about acknowledging intellectual debt? A key concept in our current paper is based on something I was told once at MSRI in 2018, from a paper I never read. We will quote it, as well as anything else we can find out (it's a beautiful but simple idea, so probably not unique).

Dear colleagues, has the time come to esplicitly label AI free papers and books as such? Since we ask those who use genAI to disclose it, it seems only reasonable to clarify. NB This brought to you by reading explicitly labeled AI free novels. #MathSky

@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Jul ErinReed Coach Cheryl Reeve wore a “Trans Kids Belong” tee as her MN Lynx opened a whole can of whoopass on Sophie Cunningham and the IN Fever, ending their 5-game winning streak 108-100. "We need to protect trans kids,” Reeve said. “It’s a human rights issue.”

WNBA Coach Cheryl Reeve Wore “Trans Kids Belong” While Beating Sophie Cunningham’s Team

The crowd was equally indignant, reportedly booing whenever Cunningham touched the ball.

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"Today is August 4, 2026" There Will Come Soft Rains By: Ray Bradbury

If you're looking for ME because you're looking for Matthew, well, they got banned. Details here: shouldntneedtobealawyer.com/posts/ralph-...

Ralph de la Torre, Steward Health Care CEO, Is A Murderer (And I've Been Banned By BlueSky) | Shouldn't Need to Be a Lawyer by Matthew Cortland

nb. I have been suspended from BlueSky. Patreon — now with new, easier URL, ShoudntNeedToBeALawyer.com or ShouldntNeed.com — is the best pla

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anyway, if you're looking for Matthew Cortland, you should sub to their patreon since they're a disabled lawyer evidently getting deplatformed from places.

Shouldn't Need to Be a Lawyer by Matthew Cortland — creating Shouldn't Need to Be a Lawyer

Get more from Shouldn't Need to Be a Lawyer by Matthew Cortland on Patreon. creating Shouldn't Need to Be a Lawyer. Support Shouldn't Need to Be a Lawyer by Matthew Cortland and get exclusive access t...

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Anybody at @moderation.bsky.app want to try to explain why they suspended @matthewcort.land, ANOTHER of the most prominent people out here fighting for disabled and marginalized people? Like… are y'all planning to suspend/ban literally every disabled legal scholar/policy worker out here, orrrr…?

ali alkhatib@ali-alkhatib.com · 2d ago

anyway, if you're looking for Matthew Cortland, you should sub to their patreon since they're a disabled lawyer evidently getting deplatformed from places.

Fuck you. Seriously, fuck you. Using this framing: "Two people died of a preventable infection. But don't worry, its just disabled/vulnerable people!" should automatically mean you are eligible for a fiery, pus-ridden, painful, endless and eternal toil in the depths of Tartarus

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 2d ago

Breaking News: Two deaths in Michigan have been linked to cyclospora. Both people who had the parasite also had underlying health issues.

Latest literary genre of 2026 is "article about how terrible AI slop is non-ironically illustrated with an AI slop image"

This is the play in every single industry at the moment. A massive bailout for mediocre white underachievers .

Jake_Vig@jakevig.bsky.social · 3d ago

After a middling WNBA career, blonde haired, blue eyed Sophie Cunningham has positioned herself for post-basketball success and riches as a conservative mouthpiece. This is the pattern that always works because conservatives are very very dumb and will latch onto anyone who promotes hate.

I can't fucking believe this shit WHICH PART OF "IN THIS COUNTRY" IN THE HELL POST CONFUSED YOU???

For writers worried that they won't be able to "prove" their work isn't Spicy Autocomplete--worry not. You thought about every choice and will be able to talk about those choices easily and clearly. Folks who used the slop machine didn't make choices and won't have anything to say about why

WSJ: "In Jerusalem’s Old City, Israeli teenagers recently banged on the door of the headquarters of the Armenian Apostolic Church and asked if there were Christians inside it. They wanted to spit at them." www.wsj.com/world/middle... via @WSJ

Spitting Attacks Show Rise of Anti-Christian Hate in Israel

Negative attitudes toward Christianity are becoming more common among young Israelis.

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Full universities existed in the Islamic world for centuries before they sprang up in Europe. What is graduation dress? Islamic robes! Students travelled to Cordoba and Baghdad to obtain their degrees then wore the robes on return to advertise their qualifications! They paid fees of course.

Pero es que además a veces no hay cura. A veces solo hay adaptaciones que te hacen la vida mejor y más cómoda pero que no necesariamente son perceptibles a simple vista. Y entre esas adaptaciones está el callarnos la putísima boca y dejar de comentar los cuerpos ajenos porque eso sí que no les ayuda

Darío Gael 🇵🇸@senorcito.bsky.social · 3d ago

Tengo un caso cercanísimo de alguien que ha perdido mucho peso y que no ha podido recuperarlo por motivos de salud. Tiene una enfermedad autoinmune. Incluso quienes lo saben no se cortan una mierda con los comentarios bienintencionados. Preferís dejar de ver la enfermedad a contribuir a que se curen

Started the membership procedure by settimg up an account. It includes the sentence L'adhésion à la SMF implique avoir pris connaissance de la charte pour l'égalité femme-homme en mathématiques. I am so doing this.

Barbara Fantechi@barbarafantechi.bsky.social · 4d ago

Okay folks, I am adding "become a member of SMF" to my to do list.

Being mortal creatures with limited time and energy, it is totally natural that human outrage is selective. If you tried to do work on every injustice and horror on this earth, you would collapse into an exhausted ball of trauma it is absolutely fine for you to select a cause that is yours

AI companies want to gain prestige by solving mathematical problems, because mathematics is permeated with the myth of genius. Society attaches inordinate glory to mathematics because its inaccessibility, and mathematicians overhype particular problems, making them an ideal target for AI promotion.

Hey @lewisgoodall.com here is our Lancet article on Long COVID. Happy to chat. www.thelancet.com/action/showP...

Okay folks, I am adding "become a member of SMF" to my to do list.

Société Mathématique de France@socmathfrance.bsky.social · 4d ago

... this decision in no way undermines, but rather reaffirms, its unwavering commitment to the international mathematical community, in all its variety and diversity."

... this decision in no way undermines, but rather reaffirms, its unwavering commitment to the international mathematical community, in all its variety and diversity."

We have sent the following text, to be displayed at the Math In France stage : "The SMF is not attending the ICM in Philadelphia. It remains true to its mission of promoting mathematics to as wide an audience as possible: ...

News from arXiv… I saw recently an announcement that arXiv - which recently became a standalone nonprofit organization - now hosts more than three million articles. That message took me to a post on the arXiv blog from which I learnt that said blog is on Wordpress which makes it possible to…

News from arXiv…

I saw recently an announcement that arXiv - which recently became a standalone nonprofit organization - now hosts more than three million articles. That message took me to a post on the arXiv blog from which I learnt that said blog is on Wordpress which makes it possible to include embedded links from this Wordpress blog, i.e.: This in turn reminded me to answer a question that people sometimes ask about the…

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