FACT CHECK: a boot could not stamp on a human face forever; this is misleading. Gradual ablation would necessitate periodic replacement of both boot and face. Additionally, a boot cannot actually stamp; its wearer must do so. It is also possible and perhaps likely that at some point the stamping wou

(a) unsurprising but still shit (b) the ARC data are interesting because the period they compare (2010-2019) is also a period where the govt put its thumb on the scale to preference STEM and industry engagement (c) aus archaeo is feminising fast and I don't think we've assessed these wider impacts

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🧪 "the more women there were in a field, the lower the overall grant-application success rate and evaluation of researcher quality, according to the analysis of data from more than 30 countries" www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Gender bias might be working at level of whole disciplines

Study adds to growing body of evidence that such biases can affect all researchers in a field. Study adds to growing body of evidence that such biases can affect all researchers in a field.

I need a happy mind-blown emoji

YESSSS

As an expert sport watcher I firmly believe silver and bronze are just there to tell the difference between equal golds

Anyone who supports the ‘total medals’ metric is a fraud

How is it someone’s job to get celebrities to eat hot sauce

Like is Trump slowly admitting to really being a cannibal

I mean in all fairness, what would be the best way to drop out? A year in advance, or use the timing to completely wrong foot Trump?

What if this was Biden’s plan all along