Cullen Hendrix
@cullenhendrix.bsky.social
Senior Fellow at Peterson Institute. Sustainability, security, and political economy. Heart masquerading as head since 1977.
You may not believe in climate change, but your insurance company does.
You may not believe in climate change, but your insurance company does.
Oh 100%. I won't name names but I can think of at least two prominent journals who for a long time had policies that basically precluded any re-analysis of findings published in the journal (one formally, the other less but clearly a pattern of behavior). I don't need to spell out why this is bad.
January 13, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Oh 100%. I won't name names but I can think of at least two prominent journals who for a long time had policies that basically precluded any re-analysis of findings published in the journal (one formally, the other less but clearly a pattern of behavior). I don't need to spell out why this is bad.
Anyone who denies this is drinking much sweeter Kool Aid than I am. With this massive increase in scale, the power asymmetry between editors and authors will (I think) only increase.
January 13, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Anyone who denies this is drinking much sweeter Kool Aid than I am. With this massive increase in scale, the power asymmetry between editors and authors will (I think) only increase.
Similar story with the democratization of recording technology - first thought was that it would level the playing field (and it did in some ways). But the trend was actually to increase inequality of outcomes because while tech barriers were reduced promotion budgets and network effects were not.
January 13, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Similar story with the democratization of recording technology - first thought was that it would level the playing field (and it did in some ways). But the trend was actually to increase inequality of outcomes because while tech barriers were reduced promotion budgets and network effects were not.
This was really good. This para especially. But worth remembering that striking originality and empirical breakthroughs are still qualities assessed subjectively. This will make gatekeepers more, rather than less, powerful and node centrality more, rather than less, important for success.
January 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM
This was really good. This para especially. But worth remembering that striking originality and empirical breakthroughs are still qualities assessed subjectively. This will make gatekeepers more, rather than less, powerful and node centrality more, rather than less, important for success.
First off, can't believe I'm actually interacting with the author of "How the World Works" - I read you for the first time in college and had my mind blown.
My position is just that internal critiques of the security logic will be inadequate because the premise is one of convenience to begin with.
My position is just that internal critiques of the security logic will be inadequate because the premise is one of convenience to begin with.
January 6, 2026 at 4:30 PM
First off, can't believe I'm actually interacting with the author of "How the World Works" - I read you for the first time in college and had my mind blown.
My position is just that internal critiques of the security logic will be inadequate because the premise is one of convenience to begin with.
My position is just that internal critiques of the security logic will be inadequate because the premise is one of convenience to begin with.
Ever is a long time. The Great Depression, the Black Death, the little Ice Age ... and that's all just in the last 1500 years or so ...
January 1, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Ever is a long time. The Great Depression, the Black Death, the little Ice Age ... and that's all just in the last 1500 years or so ...
That's jaw dropping. Is it available for purchase?!
December 30, 2025 at 3:02 PM
That's jaw dropping. Is it available for purchase?!