The greatest lie that textbooks teach is that the hard part is coming up with a Friday linkfest. No, the hard part is usually coming up with a worthwhile title.

This week: 2026 ESA award winners, a retraction from Journal of Ecology, life lessons from mathematicians, the Amish, and Ethiopian distance runners, HyperCard vs. ChatGPT, game theory vs. airlines, tell me again what caused the Challenger disaster, the best version … Continue reading →