Kevin P. Taylor
@ktaylor.bsky.social
Prof. researching early-stage founder positive and negative outcomes from #entrepreneurship. Previously built software and startups.
Wellbeing, emotion, motives, impression management #rstats #css #compsocsci #stats #ML
https://founderscholar.com
Wellbeing, emotion, motives, impression management #rstats #css #compsocsci #stats #ML
https://founderscholar.com
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Kevin P. Taylor
@ktaylor.bsky.social
· Jan 10
The Power of a Smile: The Use of Smiles and Adjectives in Crowdfunding Social Media | Published in Journal of Small Business Strategy
By Kevin P. Taylor, Jennifer D. Golden & 3 more. ...
jsbs.scholasticahq.com
In my latest paper published this month (with my amazing co-authors not on bsky), we examined the effects of extraverted behavior on trust in a crowdfunding context.
Available here: jsbs.scholasticahq.com/article/1240...
Available here: jsbs.scholasticahq.com/article/1240...
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We keep saying: "AI will handle the boring stuff, and humans will supervise." But the problem is--as AI reliability improves, it becomes really hard to motivate a human to conscientiously monitor it.
In a new WP with Gerard Cachon, we describe the "human-AI contracting paradox."
In a new WP with Gerard Cachon, we describe the "human-AI contracting paradox."
January 7, 2026 at 4:35 PM
We keep saying: "AI will handle the boring stuff, and humans will supervise." But the problem is--as AI reliability improves, it becomes really hard to motivate a human to conscientiously monitor it.
In a new WP with Gerard Cachon, we describe the "human-AI contracting paradox."
In a new WP with Gerard Cachon, we describe the "human-AI contracting paradox."
This is the way.
"UK accounting body to halt remote exams amid AI cheating"
UK accounting body to halt remote exams amid AI cheating
Candidates will have to sit assessments in person unless there are exceptional circumstances, says ACCA
bit.ly
January 2, 2026 at 1:25 PM
This is the way.
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From the DSLC.io aRchives:
🔵 Methods for Network Analysis: Network Visualization and Aesthetics youtu.be/H8ihh6AyZ4I
🔵 R Packages: What am I working on? youtu.be/Dh-kbknqa3E
Visit dslc.video for hours of new #DataScience videos every week!
#dataBS #RStats
🔵 Methods for Network Analysis: Network Visualization and Aesthetics youtu.be/H8ihh6AyZ4I
🔵 R Packages: What am I working on? youtu.be/Dh-kbknqa3E
Visit dslc.video for hours of new #DataScience videos every week!
#dataBS #RStats
Methods for Network Analysis: Network Visualization and Aesthetics (mnetanal01 7)
YouTube video by Data Science Learning Community Videos
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January 1, 2026 at 12:34 PM
From the DSLC.io aRchives:
🔵 Methods for Network Analysis: Network Visualization and Aesthetics youtu.be/H8ihh6AyZ4I
🔵 R Packages: What am I working on? youtu.be/Dh-kbknqa3E
Visit dslc.video for hours of new #DataScience videos every week!
#dataBS #RStats
🔵 Methods for Network Analysis: Network Visualization and Aesthetics youtu.be/H8ihh6AyZ4I
🔵 R Packages: What am I working on? youtu.be/Dh-kbknqa3E
Visit dslc.video for hours of new #DataScience videos every week!
#dataBS #RStats
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This is absolutely wild, and super important.
There are zillions of studies claiming that fMRI signals indicate increased brain activity, and it looks like that's often just wrong.
If confirmed, this means we've misinterpreted a lot of research.
There are zillions of studies claiming that fMRI signals indicate increased brain activity, and it looks like that's often just wrong.
If confirmed, this means we've misinterpreted a lot of research.
"40 percent of MRI signals do not correspond to actual brain activity"; "Since tens of thousands of fMRI studies worldwide are based on this assumption, our results could lead to opposite interpretations in many of them.”
www.tum.de/en/news-and-...
www.tum.de/en/news-and-...
40 percent of MRI signals misinterpreted
Interpretation of numerous MRI data may be incorrect: blood flow is not a reliable indicator of brain activity.
www.tum.de
December 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM
This is absolutely wild, and super important.
There are zillions of studies claiming that fMRI signals indicate increased brain activity, and it looks like that's often just wrong.
If confirmed, this means we've misinterpreted a lot of research.
There are zillions of studies claiming that fMRI signals indicate increased brain activity, and it looks like that's often just wrong.
If confirmed, this means we've misinterpreted a lot of research.
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Mr Cuban,
I just wanted to quickly thank you. My husband has XXXX cancer, a rare gastrointestinal cancer. We are between insurance right now and when we went to pick it up we were informed it was $29,000. We were able to get it from CostPlus for $990. Thank you for saving my husband's life.
I just wanted to quickly thank you. My husband has XXXX cancer, a rare gastrointestinal cancer. We are between insurance right now and when we went to pick it up we were informed it was $29,000. We were able to get it from CostPlus for $990. Thank you for saving my husband's life.
December 24, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Mr Cuban,
I just wanted to quickly thank you. My husband has XXXX cancer, a rare gastrointestinal cancer. We are between insurance right now and when we went to pick it up we were informed it was $29,000. We were able to get it from CostPlus for $990. Thank you for saving my husband's life.
I just wanted to quickly thank you. My husband has XXXX cancer, a rare gastrointestinal cancer. We are between insurance right now and when we went to pick it up we were informed it was $29,000. We were able to get it from CostPlus for $990. Thank you for saving my husband's life.
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I think this post nails the actual problem, for researchers at least—AI hallucinations would simply not be a problem in academic work if we’d not normalized citation-as-signaling rather than actual engagement—you can only cite a fake paper if you’re not in the habit of reading the papers you cite
Do not cite an academic paper unless you’ve read it
AI Is Inventing Academic Papers That Don't Exist -- And They're Being Cited in Real Journals
Academic articles from authors using large language model are creating an ecosystem of fake research that threatens human knowledge itself.
www.rollingstone.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I think this post nails the actual problem, for researchers at least—AI hallucinations would simply not be a problem in academic work if we’d not normalized citation-as-signaling rather than actual engagement—you can only cite a fake paper if you’re not in the habit of reading the papers you cite
What am I missing here? How can you review a manuscript by first askiing AI to summarize it?
That’s called malpractice. Just. Don’t.
That’s called malpractice. Just. Don’t.
Yeah. And before this, half of reviewers were submitting trivial, short reviews that either said "looks good to me" or "this is excrement". This is why reviews should be part of the public record for any paper.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
More than half of researchers now use AI for peer review — often against guidance
Policies should reflect the ‘new reality’ of researchers’ increasing reliance on tools that can summarize manuscripts and draft reports.
www.nature.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:57 PM
What am I missing here? How can you review a manuscript by first askiing AI to summarize it?
That’s called malpractice. Just. Don’t.
That’s called malpractice. Just. Don’t.
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First they cut arts in schools to make way for standards and efficiency. And now we hear we need machines to come up with new ideas for us because we can’t do it.
Just say No to these people. It’s dangerous nonsense. And should be disregarded and treated only with scorn.
Just say No to these people. It’s dangerous nonsense. And should be disregarded and treated only with scorn.
December 14, 2025 at 9:09 PM
First they cut arts in schools to make way for standards and efficiency. And now we hear we need machines to come up with new ideas for us because we can’t do it.
Just say No to these people. It’s dangerous nonsense. And should be disregarded and treated only with scorn.
Just say No to these people. It’s dangerous nonsense. And should be disregarded and treated only with scorn.
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I call this "The Lying Screen"
December 15, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I call this "The Lying Screen"
Dumping Calibri for Times New Roman is a reform I can get behind.
December 14, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Dumping Calibri for Times New Roman is a reform I can get behind.
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With this latest mass shooting at Brown University, this might be a good time to mention that Bill Clinton’s assault weapons ban reduced mass shooting deaths by 43% - but after George W Bush & Republicans let it expire, mass shooting deaths spiked by 239%.
It's the guns!!! :(
It's the guns!!! :(
December 14, 2025 at 6:17 AM
With this latest mass shooting at Brown University, this might be a good time to mention that Bill Clinton’s assault weapons ban reduced mass shooting deaths by 43% - but after George W Bush & Republicans let it expire, mass shooting deaths spiked by 239%.
It's the guns!!! :(
It's the guns!!! :(
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Excited for my new oped on the complexities of the screen time debate. Huge thanks to my mentor @micheleweldon.bsky.social and @medpagetoday.com editor @gfriedman.bsky.social
"The next frontier of digital wellbeing research isn't about less time online -- it's about better time online."
Read the #OpEd from Koustuv Saha, PhD, at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/118713?trw=no
Read the #OpEd from Koustuv Saha, PhD, at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/118713?trw=no
Opinion | Is All Screen Time Harmful?
It's not about how much time people spend on devices -- but what they do while they're there
www.medpagetoday.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Excited for my new oped on the complexities of the screen time debate. Huge thanks to my mentor @micheleweldon.bsky.social and @medpagetoday.com editor @gfriedman.bsky.social
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New preprint! @marentierra.bsky.social @irisvanrooij.bsky.social & I have been working on what CAIL means to showcase & propagate the idea of thinking very differently to tech industry norms on "artificial intelligence"
Towards Critical Artificial Intelligence Literacies doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
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Towards Critical Artificial Intelligence Literacies doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
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December 2, 2025 at 6:58 AM
New preprint! @marentierra.bsky.social @irisvanrooij.bsky.social & I have been working on what CAIL means to showcase & propagate the idea of thinking very differently to tech industry norms on "artificial intelligence"
Towards Critical Artificial Intelligence Literacies doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
1/
Towards Critical Artificial Intelligence Literacies doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
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Interesting and well written experiences of an English professor updating their curriculum to be AI resistant. Recommended reading: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
I’m a Professor. A.I. Has Changed My Classroom, but Not for the Worse.
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Interesting and well written experiences of an English professor updating their curriculum to be AI resistant. Recommended reading: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
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Communities need used-book shops.
As the trends in our world are increasingly standardized and entrenched by "predictive" technologies that stifle innovation and reduce human actions into economic categories...
We need a full range of possibilities for readers and communities to explore and share.
As the trends in our world are increasingly standardized and entrenched by "predictive" technologies that stifle innovation and reduce human actions into economic categories...
We need a full range of possibilities for readers and communities to explore and share.
November 27, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Communities need used-book shops.
As the trends in our world are increasingly standardized and entrenched by "predictive" technologies that stifle innovation and reduce human actions into economic categories...
We need a full range of possibilities for readers and communities to explore and share.
As the trends in our world are increasingly standardized and entrenched by "predictive" technologies that stifle innovation and reduce human actions into economic categories...
We need a full range of possibilities for readers and communities to explore and share.
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PROMOTE YOUR BOOKS! EVERYONE WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR PUBLISHED BOOKS!
gonna be reposting your books because hoo you made a book!
www.versobooks.com/products/303...
gonna be reposting your books because hoo you made a book!
www.versobooks.com/products/303...
November 26, 2025 at 9:49 PM
PROMOTE YOUR BOOKS! EVERYONE WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR PUBLISHED BOOKS!
gonna be reposting your books because hoo you made a book!
www.versobooks.com/products/303...
gonna be reposting your books because hoo you made a book!
www.versobooks.com/products/303...
If LLMs can write dissertations, why can’t my iPhone properly correct my spelling in a message?
November 23, 2025 at 4:10 PM
If LLMs can write dissertations, why can’t my iPhone properly correct my spelling in a message?
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It's time to remove laptops from classrooms.
24 experiments: Students learn more and get better grades after taking notes by hand than typing. It's not just because they're less distracted—writing enables deeper processing and more images.
The pen is mightier than the keyboard.
24 experiments: Students learn more and get better grades after taking notes by hand than typing. It's not just because they're less distracted—writing enables deeper processing and more images.
The pen is mightier than the keyboard.
November 20, 2025 at 3:09 PM
It's time to remove laptops from classrooms.
24 experiments: Students learn more and get better grades after taking notes by hand than typing. It's not just because they're less distracted—writing enables deeper processing and more images.
The pen is mightier than the keyboard.
24 experiments: Students learn more and get better grades after taking notes by hand than typing. It's not just because they're less distracted—writing enables deeper processing and more images.
The pen is mightier than the keyboard.
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
The illiterate and innumerate generation is here. How do we address it?
(The Atlantic)
(The Atlantic)
November 19, 2025 at 1:37 PM
The illiterate and innumerate generation is here. How do we address it?
(The Atlantic)
(The Atlantic)
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I do like the Penguin Books vending machine at Exeter train station but I won't be truly happy until there's another one next to it solely selling rare freakbeat 45s made between 1965 and 1967.
November 18, 2025 at 11:15 AM
I do like the Penguin Books vending machine at Exeter train station but I won't be truly happy until there's another one next to it solely selling rare freakbeat 45s made between 1965 and 1967.
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But he wasn’t deeply ashamed when he openly questioned if women were bad at math?
Larry Summers steps back from public commitments, ‘deeply ashamed’ by Epstein revelations
Larry Summers steps back from public commitments, ‘deeply ashamed’ by Epstein revelations
Emails revealed that Summers sought advice from Epstein on romantically pursuing a woman he referred to as his mentee.
dlvr.it
November 18, 2025 at 2:03 AM
But he wasn’t deeply ashamed when he openly questioned if women were bad at math?
Stuff I don’t want to know about.
oh my god you have to read this until the end www.telos.news/p/part-1-how...
Part 1: How I Found Out
Olivia had just returned from a reporting trip—at least that’s what she told me it was—and her Herschel backpack, the one with the flap that never quite closed properly, was tossed beside our bed, its...
www.telos.news
November 18, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Stuff I don’t want to know about.
He’s just, like, the former president of Harvard. No big deal.
1/ Egalitarianism should begin at home. I link to this article by @bencasselman.bsky.social in light of the communications between Larry Summers and Jeffrey Epstein that have just been released. The released emails and the fact of friendship are vile.
www.nytimes.com/2021/02/23/b...
www.nytimes.com/2021/02/23/b...
For Women in Economics, the Hostility Is Out in the Open (Published 2021)
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:53 AM
He’s just, like, the former president of Harvard. No big deal.