...early career researchers. I'm pretty sure they are doing a good job. But there clearly are ones that don't. I think it's a problem w/ this model of a journal in general: you cannot expect even quality when you have 1000+ editors.

I'm not surprised at the large N of ppl on the editorial board. It's the same "mega journal" model as in Frontiers, PLOS, Scientific Reports, etc. And my impression is that quality varies a lot within those journals. Both MPI-EVA ppl on the board are my good colleagues, both are...

It's wonderful to know that you are liking our paper, Ted! ☺️

Thanks James! (Long time no see btw 🥲)

One research direction of my group will be the evolution of European literature, relying on my ERC starting grant. Another direction will be the cultural evolution of films, music & other diverse artforms. I'll be hiring postdocs & PhD students starting in March 2026, so there will be job posts! 3/3

I'm very thankful to my postdoc mentors @oliviermorin.bsky.social & @babeheim.bsky.social, and to the whole Department of Human Behavior, Ecology & Culture of @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social, lead by @rmcelreath.bsky.social, as well as to many great colleagues who helped me on the way! 2/3

Santa Fe Institute's recent 4-volume set has an all-stars lineup, and is dirt-cheap (given what you get for the money) www.foundationalpapersincomplexityscience.org

Good question. I think it's a combination of status signaling and honest disliking of things that are "too popular to be liked". Art, almost be definition, must violate your expectations in a unique way, at least somewhat. And an artwork/genre that is everywhere just can't do it.

It's one of the examples, not the title slide (I think, it was automatically chosen by YouTube)

Owww 💛 It's heartwarming to hear this!

Congrats Dr Ben! 🥳

They are used in the function of em dashes, but styled a bit differently (since I come from Ukraine, that's how we do it). Functionally they are equivalent to em dashes