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Nature @nature.com · Jun 3

Nature research paper: The pivot penalty in research

https://go.nature.com/4dDz2bL

An analysis of millions of scientific papers and patents reveals a ‘pivot penalty’ when researchers shift direction, with the impact of studies decreasing rapidly the further they move from their previous work.

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jonathanlwai.bsky.social @jonathanlwai.bsky.social · Jun 2

How talented students fared during and after the pandemic: www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/find...

How Talented Students Fared During and After the Pandemic

Two recent studies published in "Gifted Child Quarterly," the leading journal in gifted education, examined how talented students fared during and after the pandemic.

www.psychologytoday.com

jonathanlwai.bsky.social @jonathanlwai.bsky.social · Jun 2

I call this "bird in grass"

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Nature @nature.com · May 30

The further a researcher or inventor moves from their previous work, the less cited their latest work will be

https://go.nature.com/44VjEW9

Shifting research focus comes with the risk of reduced impact

An analysis of millions of scientific papers and patents shows that the further a researcher or inventor moves from their previous work, the less cited their latest work will be.

go.nature.com

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jonathanlwai.bsky.social @jonathanlwai.bsky.social · May 30

"I can't believe I'm doing this," said Harvard Dean of Admissions Phil Donahue. "I never thought we would fall so far. I've spent my entire life trying to never even speak to someone from Ohio, babylonbee.com/news/with-ba...

With Ban On International Students, Harvard Forced To Begin Accepting Students From Ohio

CAMBRIDGE, MA — With the Trump administration banning Harvard University from taking international students, the school was forced to begin accepting students from Ohio.

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jonathanlwai.bsky.social @jonathanlwai.bsky.social · May 29

The next best way to teach and learn - a review of Anne Trumbore's "The teacher in the machine" - is my latest for Science: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

https://science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

jonathanlwai.bsky.social @jonathanlwai.bsky.social · May 28

A New Yorker cartoon by Tom Toro

jonathanlwai.bsky.social @jonathanlwai.bsky.social · May 5

“Swifts strategies and songwriting reflect her nuanced understanding of the job her fans, particularly girls and young women, hire her to do: help articulate their feelings and validate who they are" www.forbes.com/sites/jonath...

How Did Taylor Swift Become Successful?

A new book by Kevin Evers explores the unique qualities of Taylor Swift and how they led to her rise to the top.

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jonathanlwai.bsky.social @jonathanlwai.bsky.social · Apr 17

Bill Gates was a math talented gifted kid who could hyperfocus, picture code, had early business interests, and was willing to work crazy hours to achieve his goals. He was also lucky. www.forbes.com/sites/jonath...

How Did Bill Gates Become Successful?

Gates was clearly a mathematically precocious youth who loved to code, could hyperfocus, had crazy energy, and was intent on being the best.

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jonathanlwai.bsky.social @jonathanlwai.bsky.social · Apr 13

Keeper of the plains, Wichita

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jonathanlwai.bsky.social @jonathanlwai.bsky.social · Apr 9

Honored to be recognized along with my colleagues: news.uark.edu/articles/771...

Department of Education Reform Faculty, Student Earn Arkansans for Gifted and Talented Awards

Sarah McKenzie, Jonathan Wai, Ashley Rieske and Dustin Seaton earned awards for their commitment and contributions to gifted and talented education in the state.

news.uark.edu

jonathanlwai.bsky.social @jonathanlwai.bsky.social · Apr 7

Our editorial team - led by Jennifer Cross - has a new call for proposals for special issue of Gifted Child Quarterly seeking highly replicated findings from fields outside gifted, including sociology, economics, biology, political science, etc. nagc.org/resource/res...

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jonathanlwai.bsky.social @jonathanlwai.bsky.social · Apr 4

"The moral qualities-prudence, foresight, intelligence, penetration, wisdom-of statesmen and nations have not kept pace [with the] rapidity of communication by telegraph and telephone...These latter leave no time for reflection or consultation." -Ernest Satow, 1917

jonathanlwai.bsky.social @jonathanlwai.bsky.social · Apr 3

DOGE comes for the data wonks
www.economist.com/united-state...

jonathanlwai.bsky.social @jonathanlwai.bsky.social · Mar 27

"Working in a garment factory...was a suitable preparation for the rest of life. You're assigned to sit at a station, and you do the work that's handed to you, and everyone around you is doing the same thing. We make the best of the materials we're given." Leslie T Chang

jonathanlwai.bsky.social @jonathanlwai.bsky.social · Mar 9

David Lohman, who recently passed, was a giant in spatial reasoning, identification, and gifted education, and someone whose work I have tried to build on. His student @jlakin.bsky.social has kept an archive of his key works: www.jonilakin.net/lohman-archive

Lohman archive | mysite

www.jonilakin.net

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jonathanlwai.bsky.social @jonathanlwai.bsky.social · Feb 18

Chesterton's fence.

jonathanlwai.bsky.social @jonathanlwai.bsky.social · Feb 12

Thanks. Had to get it out there

jonathanlwai.bsky.social @jonathanlwai.bsky.social · Feb 12

I wrote a piece called "The secret life of Reviewer 2"

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jonathanlwai.bsky.social @jonathanlwai.bsky.social · Feb 12

Test your spatial superintelligence:
www.economist.com/business/202...

jonathanlwai.bsky.social @jonathanlwai.bsky.social · Dec 9

The Harvard Effect: www.forbes.com/sites/jonath... @cfchabris.bsky.social

The Harvard Effect

A new study of over 26,000 influential U.S. people shows that a disproportionate number of them attended Harvard University.

www.forbes.com

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jonathanlwai.bsky.social @jonathanlwai.bsky.social · Nov 28

New paper just published examining the AP universal access policy in Arkansas! w/Andy Parra Martinez, Rian Djita, and Sarah McKenzie
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Does Policy Translate into Equity? The Association between Universal Advanced Placement Access, Student Enrollment, and Outcomes - Andy Parra-Martinez, Rian Rinaldi Djita, Jonathan Wai, Sarah McKenzi...

Participating in advanced placement (AP) can improve high school students’ cognitive and noncognitive outcomes. Despite nationwide efforts, including Arkansas's...

journals.sagepub.com

jonathanlwai.bsky.social @jonathanlwai.bsky.social · Nov 24

Congrats to lab members Andy, Miranda, and Al Mansor Helal on their research on talent and mental health

jonathanlwai.bsky.social @jonathanlwai.bsky.social · Nov 24

This is true for the writing of scientific papers and really all areas of expertise development: marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevo...

jonathanlwai.bsky.social @jonathanlwai.bsky.social · Nov 20

C.S Lewis on reading old books

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