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Anirban Mukhopadhyay @nomologic.bsky.social · Sep 3

That's me in the corner...

PHD Comics @phdcomics.com · Sep 2

The Path

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Anirban Mukhopadhyay @nomologic.bsky.social · Jul 28

So proud of Jiabi!

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Anirban Mukhopadhyay @nomologic.bsky.social · Jun 15

In the midst of all the ongoing earth-shattering horror, some baby steps. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Kingston Council set to ban junk food adverts

Rising diabetes rates lead Kingston to look at banning some adverts on council-owned sites.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Anirban Mukhopadhyay @nomologic.bsky.social · Jun 12

Ever closer to dystopia!

OpenAI Seems to Be Making a Very Familiar, Very Cynical Choice www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/o...

Opinion | OpenAI Seems to Be Making a Very Familiar, Very Cynical Choice

www.nytimes.com

Anirban Mukhopadhyay @nomologic.bsky.social · May 21

Fantastic plenary talk by Prof. Sarah Berry, @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social at the Fifth Future Food Symposium, U Birmingham. Cut the semantics about ultraprocessed foods, focus on their health impacts!

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Stuart Buck @stuartbuck.bsky.social · May 18

New post!
goodscience.substack.com/p/academic-c...

Academic Culture and Fraud

With the latest fraudulent AI-econ paper, a number of colleagues from MIT, Brown, Princeton, Univ.

goodscience.substack.com

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Anirban Mukhopadhyay @nomologic.bsky.social · May 2

Somebody's been watching Black Mirror.

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Anirban Mukhopadhyay @nomologic.bsky.social · May 1

Interesting thread on the history of the term "Judgment and Decision Making".

Two thoughts:
1. Missed mentioning the term "Behavioral Decision Theory" -- why it arose and how it fell away.
2. Why is the distinction between judgments and decisions also falling away?

@dggoldst.bsky.social

Andrew Gelman et al. @statmodeling.bsky.social · Apr 30

What is judgment and decision making (JDM)?
statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2025/04/30/j...

What is judgment and decision making (JDM)? | Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science

statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu

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Anirban Mukhopadhyay @nomologic.bsky.social · Apr 25

Oh *all* the made-up DOIs led to different papers! Real papers in the same journal,but with different authors and titles. It was fantastic.

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Anirban Mukhopadhyay @nomologic.bsky.social · Apr 25

One easy tell I discovered last week was clicking on the DOIs.

"Artificial" indeed, just like it says on the tin.

How much time will I waste clicking DOIs from now on?

Kris-Stella Trump @kstrump.bsky.social · Apr 25

I was sent a paper to review that cites a book I did not write. As in, it cites a made up book with my name on it.

Quick look in the references, and I quickly found several more non-existent papers.

People. People. This is supposed to be science. What are we doing? This made my soul feel tired.

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Anirban Mukhopadhyay @nomologic.bsky.social · Apr 24

Brilliant thread.

Michael W. Kraus @mwkraus.bsky.social · Apr 23

I am teaching my phd writing workshop course this quarter, question: are there any words/phrases said to you by an advisor/mentor that stuck with you, were memorable, or particularly helpful? If so please reply below!

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Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics @pennchibe.bsky.social · Mar 27

See 5 examples of how behavioral economics principles have been used to improve the lives of patients. chibe.upenn.edu/blog/5-examp...

5 Examples of How Behavioral Economics Can Influence Patient Behavior - Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics (CHIBE)

How can we help patients make decisions that are in their best interests? Behavioral economics is a field full of tools that can make the right choice the easy one to make for patients. Gamification, ...

chibe.upenn.edu

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Anirban Mukhopadhyay @nomologic.bsky.social · Apr 22

For your convenience, we have a new electronic system. Just fill out the form online, download it, sign it, and email us the soft copy with all receipts.

PHD Comics @phdcomics.com · Apr 22

Reimbursement

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Anirban Mukhopadhyay @nomologic.bsky.social · Apr 8

On the sociopolitical and psychological foundations of health on.ft.com/4248c8Q

How to restore trust in doctors in an age of misinformation

Healthcare workers and officials say falsehoods and conspiracy theories cost lives and are exacerbating inequalities

on.ft.com

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Centre for Health and Care Innovation Research @chir-city.bsky.social · Apr 2

What can we learn about #AI in #HealthPolicy making? Join us for a free in-person event at
@citystgeorges.bsky.social.

🗓️ Tuesday, 6th May 2025, 10:30–12:30
📍B200, University Building, Northampton Square
➡️ Register here: bit.ly/aihealthevent

Invitation for in-person AI & Health Policy event at City St Gerorge's University on the 6th of May, 10:30am at B200 University Building Northampton Square

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Anirban Mukhopadhyay @nomologic.bsky.social · Apr 1

Happy New Year

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Anirban Mukhopadhyay @nomologic.bsky.social · Mar 13

Email clients should feature a tab with links to shared documents. (If they already have this, they should make it easier to notice.)

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Haroon Akram-Lodhi @ahakram-lodhi.bsky.social · Feb 27

For anyone interested in gender gaps in full-time university faculty, this analysis of Canada will be of interest. The bottom line is no surprise: they are still widely present

universityaffairs.ca/features/wom...?

Women’s representation and compensation in full-time faculty positions - University Affairs

A statistical analysis of Canadian universities from 1970 to 2022.

universityaffairs.ca

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Anirban Mukhopadhyay @nomologic.bsky.social · Feb 23

Socialize the costs, anyone?

on.ft.com/3ENKUuu

Pollution from Big Tech’s data centre boom costs US public health $5.4bn

Research suggests the price of treating illnesses related to building of computing infrastructure in the US is on the rise

on.ft.com

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Beth Popp Berman @epopppp.bsky.social · Feb 18

1/ I am seeing a lot of comments on the slashing of NIH support along the lines of “universities should just spend their huge endowments.”

I’m the last person to cheer on the institutional stratification rising endowments have contributed to. But let me explain why this is not a solution.

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Anirban Mukhopadhyay @nomologic.bsky.social · Feb 13

In my experience the Marketing students have self-selected into making vapid social media influencer campaigns. They're not even at the table when these POS decisions are made.

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Anirban Mukhopadhyay @nomologic.bsky.social · Jan 29

Subtweet alert.

The sense of disappointment when a new paper doesn't cite your obviously relevant work is always shockingly sharp.

#beentheredonethat

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Anirban Mukhopadhyay @nomologic.bsky.social · Jan 27

Emotions are best assessed using four-point scales (Richins, 1997).

Anirban Mukhopadhyay @nomologic.bsky.social · Jan 24

Indeed an excellent look for the UK!

But hey, is @bayesbschool.bsky.social featured? By some metrics, we are now the leading academic centre for consumer decision making in the country.

Behavioural Research UK (BR-UK) @behaviourresuk.bsky.social · Jan 24

The BR-UK Map has now been viewed over 10,000 times! It features ~170 private sector, ~80 public sector, ~30 third/voluntary sector organisations, and ~600 academic groups involved in behavioural research.
📊🔍 Look over the map here: usher.ed.ac.uk/behavioural-...

Anirban Mukhopadhyay @nomologic.bsky.social · Jan 18

e-motion = online trolling?

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