Robert Springer
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@work_matters I don’t know: the three most powerful words in the English language
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Constant problem in academia. We ought to develop stronger norms that it is OK to say nothing or to abstain when evaluating work and people outside of or area of expertise.
My takeaway for Michael Lewis' recent "Against the Rules" podcast is "I don't know" are underrated words
Ethan Mollick@emollick
Reminder: when you ask non-experts for an opinion on complex topics they don’t understand, you get bullshit. Folks bullshit (speak without regard to truth) when they are expected to have an opinion on a topic they don't know & especially when they know they won’t be corrected.
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So much of growth in young people is contingent on exposure to new things - trying, learning, and doing new things even if they’re not good at them.
@AskLisaPodcast Episode 82: How should kids spend summer 2022? with Dr. @LDamour and @ReenaNinan
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@WaPoFood @TamarHaspel Thanks Tamar. A listicle that’s worth reading. 😉
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Growing a vegetable garden offers benefits in addition to the food you get to eat, as @tamarhaspel explains wapo.st/3kka2eM
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@NWSPendleton Great news. Do you have an idea when we’ll be able to access the images?
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@work_matters This is so wise. Most managers would never consider this let alone do it
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Dear bosses, please read this--most of you do the exact opposite!
Ed Batista@edbatista
"A key point about a one-on-one: It should be regarded as the subordinate's meeting, with its agenda and tone set by [them]. So [the subordinate] should be asked to prepare an outline [covering] the issues and points they plan to raise." ~Andy Grove edbatista.com/2021/04/the-ju…
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A Brown Creeper that was busy spiraling up trees.
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The thumping you hear is me banging my head on the wall in Chicago. There is a deep bench of candidates. We need the time to get them approve or re-upped. Doesn’t make much difference on already tight legislative calendar but would like uncertainty removed.
Steve Liesman@steveliesman
White House spokesperson Jen Psaki says no news on Fed Chair till “early next week.” So not quite “weekend” for me, but a little closer.
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@climate_guy That is cool. The fog shows up beautifully via GOES-17
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Cool tule fog footprint in daily maximum temperature anomalies sticks out in a sea of warmth for the rest of the West climatetoolbox.org/tool/climate-m…
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Fun little waves over Kansas.
One of the atmosphere's many happy little accidents.
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There is no better way to celebrate the start of fall than with this essay. You're welcome!
mcsweeneys.net/articles/its-d…
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@LFeldmanBarrett @techreview “The great paradox of the brain is that everything you know about the world is provided by an organ that has never itself seen that world.” Bill Bryson, The Body. Great read!
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New article in MIT Technology Review on how your brain creates your mind in every moment. (Subscribers only - paywalled.) @TechReview
technologyreview.com/2021/08/25/103…
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@bonappetit Hey BA - I’d be more likely to open the link with more of a clue what it is 👍🏼
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Eat them morning, noon, and night. We certainly will. bonap.it/hgmIrdZ
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Some Cowboys notes to discuss:
-72,000 fans for a preseason game in Dallas
-Dak's progress (56 of 57 pass completions in pre-game workout)
-If defense can make stops, watch out.
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Alex Marvez@alexmarvez
Co-hosting @SiriusXMNFL 7-8 pm ET with @Gil_Brandt talking about the preseason news & tonight's @Jaguars vs @Saints game!
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@NWSPendleton Cooler than last night? We hit 33 at my house north of Sisters last night
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@JamesSurowiecki Agree. And bonus point for using etiolated in your tweet
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I know this isn’t the point, but in all these photos with Kurson, Jared K. looks so much better than I’ve ever seen him look. He looks actually healthy, instead of having that gaunt, etiolated look from the Trump years. What happened to him?
Jim Roberts@nycjim
Ken Kurson — a friend of #Jared, a speechwriter for Trump, and a #Rudy adviser — is charged with felony counts for spying on his wife. *Charges filed by Manhattan DA come despite fact that Trump pardoned Kurson in his last hours in office. thedailybeast.com/ken-kurson-pal…
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