Failure Is an Option Part 2: Grants

(Image credit: NSF) Previously I posted a version of my CV that listed all the peer-reviewed journals that had rejected…

No, IQ Isn’t the Magic Variable that Explains Everything

Revised on March 11, 2019, with new analysis reported after the original post. Often on Twitter I encounter people I’ve…

Publishing in peer-reviewed journals is hard. It’s also highly arbitrary. Here’s an abridged version of my CV that shows where…

Is social science infested with postmodernism? This seems to be a constant refrain on Twitter and other venues for social…

Nick’s introduction: If you live in Salt Lake City or are involved with the University of Utah, you might following…

Note: Every name is a pseudonym except for public figures My Twitter friend Alexi is an ardent Trumpist. I communicate…

Nick’s introduction On July 20, 2017 the news broke that my employer, the University of Utah, agreed to accept a…

1. The 1950s are sui generis We often view the thirty years after World War II as a golden age…