Spam patrol: how I manage predatory email
Academic spam is a real problem. Every day I get many emails inviting me to fake conferences and pretend journals.
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A new semester ahead, with no mistakes in it… yet
It’s the first weekend of a new semester – time to take stock and set direction for the spring. As
Read moreNotes and links on data visualization
A big part of economics is data analysis, which starts with data visualization: “seeing like an economist” means looking for
Read moreWhat’s new in economics? INET and the CORE
It’s a new school year, time to rethink what we teach! America’s 2008 financial crisis and its consequences led to
Read moreClasses over? Don’t lose touch – Tufts just subscribed to FERN’s AgInsider
If you took the NUTR 238 final exam last week, you’ll know that this year’s questions involved news clippings from
Read moreA shiny new year ahead
It’s January 2nd, time to get ready for the year’s firehose of food-related news and data. Our daily challenge is
Read moreAn interview with one of the new Nobel Laureates in Economics, Robert Shiller
There were three economists who shared the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences this year, and one of them was Robert
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