Kim Weeden
@weedenkim.bsky.social
Inequality, higher education, gender, work and organizations, open science, Alaska.
All posts are made in my personal, not professional, capacity. I do not speak for my employer.
All posts are made in my personal, not professional, capacity. I do not speak for my employer.
Reposted by Kim Weeden
Biology is so wild. It doesn't respect the rules we make up.
We all know children inherit genes from their parents. But it turns out mothers also inherit genes from their children!
And it can help them. (But it can also hurt them.)
For more, read this:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
We all know children inherit genes from their parents. But it turns out mothers also inherit genes from their children!
And it can help them. (But it can also hurt them.)
For more, read this:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
January 6, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Biology is so wild. It doesn't respect the rules we make up.
We all know children inherit genes from their parents. But it turns out mothers also inherit genes from their children!
And it can help them. (But it can also hurt them.)
For more, read this:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
We all know children inherit genes from their parents. But it turns out mothers also inherit genes from their children!
And it can help them. (But it can also hurt them.)
For more, read this:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Reposted by Kim Weeden
"the pro-low-income worker tilt of wage gains during the Biden recovery was something we haven’t seen since the “Great Compression” of the 1940s." paulkrugman.substack.com/p/a-new-k-in...
A New K in America
The gap between haves and have-nots fell under Biden, but is rising under Trump
paulkrugman.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:09 PM
"the pro-low-income worker tilt of wage gains during the Biden recovery was something we haven’t seen since the “Great Compression” of the 1940s." paulkrugman.substack.com/p/a-new-k-in...
This is very smart. Punchlines:
- Cities are regulating short-term lets (STL) on time (# of nights/yr) when should be regulating on space (density of STLs on block)
- Can design patch to platforms that retains benefits of STLs w/ fewer harms, but need data
- Airbnb & ilk are symptoms, not disease
- Cities are regulating short-term lets (STL) on time (# of nights/yr) when should be regulating on space (density of STLs on block)
- Can design patch to platforms that retains benefits of STLs w/ fewer harms, but need data
- Airbnb & ilk are symptoms, not disease
I mapped 80k london airbnbs putting pressure on London housing. The result is annoying if you want a simple villain because airbnb is not to blame for this pressure. Anyway I also found 1,500 listings where you can book guilt-free: open.substack.com/pub/laurenle... Map: laurenleek.eu/airbnb_map
Everyone’s Mad at Airbnb. This Map Explains What We Should Blame Instead.
The real reason Airbnb clusters where it does - and 1,500 listings you can book guilt-free if the policymakers won't listen.
open.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:10 AM
This is very smart. Punchlines:
- Cities are regulating short-term lets (STL) on time (# of nights/yr) when should be regulating on space (density of STLs on block)
- Can design patch to platforms that retains benefits of STLs w/ fewer harms, but need data
- Airbnb & ilk are symptoms, not disease
- Cities are regulating short-term lets (STL) on time (# of nights/yr) when should be regulating on space (density of STLs on block)
- Can design patch to platforms that retains benefits of STLs w/ fewer harms, but need data
- Airbnb & ilk are symptoms, not disease
Yes, because elite universities are famously hasty in firing their most TED-talky, rain-making, well connected, tenured faculty for committing research fraud.
Also, this quote is illogical even by Ackman standards.
from www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...
Also, this quote is illogical even by Ackman standards.
from www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...
January 4, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Yes, because elite universities are famously hasty in firing their most TED-talky, rain-making, well connected, tenured faculty for committing research fraud.
Also, this quote is illogical even by Ackman standards.
from www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...
Also, this quote is illogical even by Ackman standards.
from www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...
It could be worse: you could live in Tok.
Non-Alaskan friends: it's pronounced like "toke". Or, if you prefer, "the last, and entirely forgettable, gas stop on the Al-Can Highway before two and half hours of crappy road to get to the Canadian border".
Non-Alaskan friends: it's pronounced like "toke". Or, if you prefer, "the last, and entirely forgettable, gas stop on the Al-Can Highway before two and half hours of crappy road to get to the Canadian border".
January 4, 2026 at 6:53 PM
It could be worse: you could live in Tok.
Non-Alaskan friends: it's pronounced like "toke". Or, if you prefer, "the last, and entirely forgettable, gas stop on the Al-Can Highway before two and half hours of crappy road to get to the Canadian border".
Non-Alaskan friends: it's pronounced like "toke". Or, if you prefer, "the last, and entirely forgettable, gas stop on the Al-Can Highway before two and half hours of crappy road to get to the Canadian border".
Reposted by Kim Weeden
Bigger than Teapot Dome in terms of scandals, but in the age of Trump, it doesn't even raise an eyebrow: Karen Budd-Falen, the No. 3 at the Interior Department, didn’t disclose a $3.5m water-rights contract between her husband and the developers of a Nevada mine approved by Interior.
The Trump Administration Approved a Big Lithium Mine. A Top Official’s Husband Profited.
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Bigger than Teapot Dome in terms of scandals, but in the age of Trump, it doesn't even raise an eyebrow: Karen Budd-Falen, the No. 3 at the Interior Department, didn’t disclose a $3.5m water-rights contract between her husband and the developers of a Nevada mine approved by Interior.
Mind-blowing that in 1962, CPS interviewers left a 4-page survey (Occupational Changes in a Generation) w/ households and 83% returned it.
In 1973, CPS mailed 8-page survey (OCG II) 6 mos after main survey. 88% returned it.
CPS response rates now <70%, despite far more time, $ put into follow ups.
In 1973, CPS mailed 8-page survey (OCG II) 6 mos after main survey. 88% returned it.
CPS response rates now <70%, despite far more time, $ put into follow ups.
January 3, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Mind-blowing that in 1962, CPS interviewers left a 4-page survey (Occupational Changes in a Generation) w/ households and 83% returned it.
In 1973, CPS mailed 8-page survey (OCG II) 6 mos after main survey. 88% returned it.
CPS response rates now <70%, despite far more time, $ put into follow ups.
In 1973, CPS mailed 8-page survey (OCG II) 6 mos after main survey. 88% returned it.
CPS response rates now <70%, despite far more time, $ put into follow ups.
Well, so much for my "I will not stress eat over political matters" resolution.
January 3, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Well, so much for my "I will not stress eat over political matters" resolution.
So many of these ideas for "merit-based" reforms to higher ed come from humanities PhDs who didn't get jobs in academia and are still bitter about it two decades later.
Rather than blame root causes of the drop in the number of TT jobs, esp in the humanities, they blame the few people who got them.
Rather than blame root causes of the drop in the number of TT jobs, esp in the humanities, they blame the few people who got them.
This article advocates for the “Faculty Merit Act” that would — get this — require all faculty applicants to submit their *SAT* scores. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Holy shirts that’s hilarious.
January 2, 2026 at 5:44 PM
So many of these ideas for "merit-based" reforms to higher ed come from humanities PhDs who didn't get jobs in academia and are still bitter about it two decades later.
Rather than blame root causes of the drop in the number of TT jobs, esp in the humanities, they blame the few people who got them.
Rather than blame root causes of the drop in the number of TT jobs, esp in the humanities, they blame the few people who got them.
Yeah, Lucy Dacus' performance was good, but Sarah Goldstone isn't getting nearly enough love for playing the omnichord in sub-freezing weather without gloves.
Signed, a former woodwind player in a marching band in Alaska.
Signed, a former woodwind player in a marching band in Alaska.
January 2, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Yeah, Lucy Dacus' performance was good, but Sarah Goldstone isn't getting nearly enough love for playing the omnichord in sub-freezing weather without gloves.
Signed, a former woodwind player in a marching band in Alaska.
Signed, a former woodwind player in a marching band in Alaska.
This is just a low-stakes human interest story, but the deceptiveness of @cbsnews.com headline irks me.
The homeowner is NOT mulling legal action. He is worried about legal implications if he takes "drastic action" (e.g. he shoots the bear).
Clickbait headlines destroy trust.
The homeowner is NOT mulling legal action. He is worried about legal implications if he takes "drastic action" (e.g. he shoots the bear).
Clickbait headlines destroy trust.
Black bear living underneath California house shows no sign of budging as homeowner mulls legal action
Black bear living underneath Altadena house shows no sign of budging as homeowner mulls legal action
The 550-pound black bear has taken up residence in the crawlspace underneath Ken Johnson's home in California for a month.
www.cbsnews.com
January 2, 2026 at 1:47 AM
This is just a low-stakes human interest story, but the deceptiveness of @cbsnews.com headline irks me.
The homeowner is NOT mulling legal action. He is worried about legal implications if he takes "drastic action" (e.g. he shoots the bear).
Clickbait headlines destroy trust.
The homeowner is NOT mulling legal action. He is worried about legal implications if he takes "drastic action" (e.g. he shoots the bear).
Clickbait headlines destroy trust.
Nick Shirley and Samantha Furnecky are the same person.
December 31, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Nick Shirley and Samantha Furnecky are the same person.
I'm getting a jump on my New Year's resolution: set more realistic goals.
Tonight's goal is to scrounge in the fridge for viable leftovers to graze on. After dinner, I'll open the PDF of a paper I'm late in reviewing. I'll nod off after the 4th page, then around 10 pm just give up and go to bed.
🥳
Tonight's goal is to scrounge in the fridge for viable leftovers to graze on. After dinner, I'll open the PDF of a paper I'm late in reviewing. I'll nod off after the 4th page, then around 10 pm just give up and go to bed.
🥳
December 31, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I'm getting a jump on my New Year's resolution: set more realistic goals.
Tonight's goal is to scrounge in the fridge for viable leftovers to graze on. After dinner, I'll open the PDF of a paper I'm late in reviewing. I'll nod off after the 4th page, then around 10 pm just give up and go to bed.
🥳
Tonight's goal is to scrounge in the fridge for viable leftovers to graze on. After dinner, I'll open the PDF of a paper I'm late in reviewing. I'll nod off after the 4th page, then around 10 pm just give up and go to bed.
🥳
Reposted by Kim Weeden
If Fairbanks, AK, they have spent more hours in 2025 below 0F than above 60F; more hours below -20 than above 70F; more hours below -35 than above 75F; and twice as many hours below -40F than above 80F. @alaskawx.bsky.social
December 31, 2025 at 4:22 PM
If Fairbanks, AK, they have spent more hours in 2025 below 0F than above 60F; more hours below -20 than above 70F; more hours below -35 than above 75F; and twice as many hours below -40F than above 80F. @alaskawx.bsky.social
Reposted by Kim Weeden
Only 8 states and DC have minimum salaries for teachers that exceed the minimum salary that ICE is offering to agents. Yet, unlike ICE agents, teachers in every state are required to have a bachelor's degree.
December 31, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Only 8 states and DC have minimum salaries for teachers that exceed the minimum salary that ICE is offering to agents. Yet, unlike ICE agents, teachers in every state are required to have a bachelor's degree.
It's fun to laugh at this plot device b/c it's so far from truth, but it's a fair representation of what Joe Blow on the street THINKS academia is like.
Plus short work hours, summers off, and salaries that rise at the same pace as tuition (ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ow stop you're killing me).
Plus short work hours, summers off, and salaries that rise at the same pace as tuition (ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ow stop you're killing me).
Time for our annual viewing of the academia-themed Just in Time for Christmas, in which she gets cold called by the “Dean of Yale,” who wants to publish her dissertation because it will be a bestseller and offers a flyout for a job she didn’t apply for, and mystical William Shatner shakes things up.
December 30, 2025 at 3:34 PM
It's fun to laugh at this plot device b/c it's so far from truth, but it's a fair representation of what Joe Blow on the street THINKS academia is like.
Plus short work hours, summers off, and salaries that rise at the same pace as tuition (ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ow stop you're killing me).
Plus short work hours, summers off, and salaries that rise at the same pace as tuition (ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ow stop you're killing me).
"The moment at which academic integrity comes to be seen as something only for suckers and chumps is the moment at which it will collapse."
Brutal critique of U of Minn admin's slow-roll of academic misconduct investigations, esp. in high-dollar medical science.
It's not just a U of Minn problem.
Brutal critique of U of Minn admin's slow-roll of academic misconduct investigations, esp. in high-dollar medical science.
It's not just a U of Minn problem.
Opinion | Reflecting on yet another year of scientific fraud at the University of Minnesota
Allegations a scientist doctored images in a paper on Alzheimer’s. Rachel Hardeman's resignation. An investigation into a pediatrician's reports of child abuse. The U saw a number of scientific scanda...
www.startribune.com
December 30, 2025 at 12:31 PM
"The moment at which academic integrity comes to be seen as something only for suckers and chumps is the moment at which it will collapse."
Brutal critique of U of Minn admin's slow-roll of academic misconduct investigations, esp. in high-dollar medical science.
It's not just a U of Minn problem.
Brutal critique of U of Minn admin's slow-roll of academic misconduct investigations, esp. in high-dollar medical science.
It's not just a U of Minn problem.
Reposted by Kim Weeden
USPS quietly changed its postmark rules — mail is no longer dated when you drop it off. The “official” date is when it hits automated sorting — sometimes days later
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
December 29, 2025 at 7:14 PM
USPS quietly changed its postmark rules — mail is no longer dated when you drop it off. The “official” date is when it hits automated sorting — sometimes days later
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
I hate this dance of communicating to students that their papers are littered with LLM "tells" w/o actually accusing them of violating my LLM use policy. After all, maybe they naturally write w/ oodles of m dashes, "not only ... but also" construction, and "delve" or "shape" every 3rd sentence.
December 29, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I hate this dance of communicating to students that their papers are littered with LLM "tells" w/o actually accusing them of violating my LLM use policy. After all, maybe they naturally write w/ oodles of m dashes, "not only ... but also" construction, and "delve" or "shape" every 3rd sentence.
Reposted by Kim Weeden
It’s a good morning for ice cream
December 28, 2025 at 8:24 PM
It’s a good morning for ice cream
We accidentally bought some holiday beer that contained spruce tips. After one sip, I understand why very few insects and even fewer mammals will eat spruce unless there's absolutely nothing else.
December 28, 2025 at 6:20 PM
We accidentally bought some holiday beer that contained spruce tips. After one sip, I understand why very few insects and even fewer mammals will eat spruce unless there's absolutely nothing else.
I refuse to celebrate the life of someone who was born pretty on the outside but chose to be ugly on the inside.
December 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I refuse to celebrate the life of someone who was born pretty on the outside but chose to be ugly on the inside.
Reposted by Kim Weeden
What the Times doesn’t explain is that FL ⬆️ New College’s budget by 75%, all while now having a graduation yield the second lowest in the state, lowest placement rate for BA holders, lowest starting salary, and falling SAT scores and GPAs for incoming students www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/e...
December 28, 2025 at 1:22 PM
What the Times doesn’t explain is that FL ⬆️ New College’s budget by 75%, all while now having a graduation yield the second lowest in the state, lowest placement rate for BA holders, lowest starting salary, and falling SAT scores and GPAs for incoming students www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/e...
Reposted by Kim Weeden
A 110°F day in Phoenix in July is closer to the freezing point than Fairbanks is right now. @alaskawx.bsky.social
December 28, 2025 at 7:03 AM
A 110°F day in Phoenix in July is closer to the freezing point than Fairbanks is right now. @alaskawx.bsky.social
My paternal grandfather joked that Weedens were around to greet the Mayflower. Silly, but not far off: ship records show they came in 1638.
This makes me precisely 0% more American than anyone else who was naturalized or born in US.
The whole "Heritage American" discourse is ill-disguised racism.
This makes me precisely 0% more American than anyone else who was naturalized or born in US.
The whole "Heritage American" discourse is ill-disguised racism.
December 27, 2025 at 3:07 PM
My paternal grandfather joked that Weedens were around to greet the Mayflower. Silly, but not far off: ship records show they came in 1638.
This makes me precisely 0% more American than anyone else who was naturalized or born in US.
The whole "Heritage American" discourse is ill-disguised racism.
This makes me precisely 0% more American than anyone else who was naturalized or born in US.
The whole "Heritage American" discourse is ill-disguised racism.