Blocking mobile internet on smartphones improves sustained attention, mental health, and subjective well-being

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These aren't popular moves. They're unpopular - even Republicans are divided in many cases. No one should be scared to oppose them.

Clear-eyed, direct NYT op-ed by @jamellebouie.net using the kind of non-euphemistic language the headlines should embrace:

This is really important. The Gaza announcement is horrific. But it could also be a distraction -- just like Tariff Weekend was -- just as public attention to Elon really starts to build.

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Lexicographic Preferences in Candidate Choice. How Party Affiliation Dominates Gender and Race - cup.org/42yvggi

- @mortenhjortskov.bsky.social & Simon Calmar Andersen

Donald Trump Jr. spend 4 hours in Greenland and has, on this basis, widely reported on what Greenlanders feel about racism, Denmark and US.

What do know from actual research? 🧵 (1/8)

People sometimes make fun of science that sounds stupid and random.

Meanwhile, a study of lizard saliva turned into a peptide medication, which was turned into a diabetes medication, which was turned into a GLP1 weight loss drug, that just became the first therapy every approved for … sleep apnea

When I was a young writer, I received a LOT of rejections. Now, after decades of hard work, I am no longer young.

Three must read papers for PhD students. #scisky #PhD #science #research #academicsky

1. The importance of stupidity in scientific research

Open Access
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Germany has fallen.

Let’s run the government like a business, drive the car like a bicycle, and play the guitar like a piano

Russ Vought has been nominated as Trump's budget chief. The Office of Management and Budget is incredibly important, and I have been tracking Vought for years, so here is a primer.

1. If you have heard the term "weaponization" of govt, you can than Vought. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/a-weaponiz...

Do voters care about the gender and race when choosing political candidates? Existing evidence is mixed.

In a new study, we argue that the mixed evidence can be explained by lexicographic preferences: Most voters only use gender and race when choosing between candidates from the same party.

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Lexicographic Preferences in Candidate Choice. How Party Affiliation Dominates Gender and Race - cup.org/4bIZYVw

- @mortenhjortskov.bsky.social & @SimonCalmar

Happy to announce that today I was awarded the 2024 HR-research award by the Danish association of HR executives and professionals 🎉 Glad that my research in distributed leadership is recognized for its scientific and practice impact!