Ryan Hill
@ryanreedhill.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at Northwestern Kellogg researching science and innovation. Living that dad life.
www.ryanreedhill.com
www.ryanreedhill.com
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i'm never showing my kid tony hawk. they'll have to recreate the 900 from first principles
November 6, 2025 at 4:14 AM
i'm never showing my kid tony hawk. they'll have to recreate the 900 from first principles
The best way to think about academic publishing is that the creators are also the consumers. No one is “buying” our papers at the newsstand. Elsevier is basically a management company that gets a fee for running the peer-review process. If they charge too much, a competitor will replace them.
Major academic publishers' revenue and what they pay authors and reviewers:
Revenue:
Elsevier: $3.9 billion
Springer Nature: $2 billion
Wolters Kluwer: $1.6 billion
Wiley: $1.8 billion
Taylor & Francis: $800 million
Sage: $500 million
They pay:
Authors: $0
Reviewers: $0
Revenue:
Elsevier: $3.9 billion
Springer Nature: $2 billion
Wolters Kluwer: $1.6 billion
Wiley: $1.8 billion
Taylor & Francis: $800 million
Sage: $500 million
They pay:
Authors: $0
Reviewers: $0
August 13, 2025 at 6:54 PM
The best way to think about academic publishing is that the creators are also the consumers. No one is “buying” our papers at the newsstand. Elsevier is basically a management company that gets a fee for running the peer-review process. If they charge too much, a competitor will replace them.
Very excited for our new publication in @nature.com about the difficulty of pivoting in science. In some sense, this project was my own "pivot" to engage more with a general science audience for the first time. Its really gratifying to see it in print.
Shifting to a different research field can have negative consequences for a scientist
https://go.nature.com/43xMNEn
https://go.nature.com/43xMNEn
The ‘pivot penalty’: scientists get cited less after switching fields, analysis finds
Massive study of nearly 26 million research papers measures the consequences of striking out in another research area.
go.nature.com
May 28, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Very excited for our new publication in @nature.com about the difficulty of pivoting in science. In some sense, this project was my own "pivot" to engage more with a general science audience for the first time. Its really gratifying to see it in print.
Dandelion infestations in suburban yards as a leading indicator for recession
May 17, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Dandelion infestations in suburban yards as a leading indicator for recession
With the excitement (delirium?) surrounding the rise of AI, it's more important than ever that scientists and journalists maintain an attitude of skepticism and dispassion about new findings as they arrive
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/mit-...
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/mit-...
MIT Says It No Longer Stands Behind Student’s AI Research Paper
The university said it has no confidence in a widely circulated paper by an economics graduate student.
www.wsj.com
May 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM
With the excitement (delirium?) surrounding the rise of AI, it's more important than ever that scientists and journalists maintain an attitude of skepticism and dispassion about new findings as they arrive
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/mit-...
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/mit-...
How can this bombshell drop while @bryancurtis.bsky.social is on vacation!?! Emergency @thepressbox.bsky.social pod from the South Rim?
US National Security leaders added @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social to the group chat about war plans.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
www.theatlantic.com
March 24, 2025 at 10:15 PM
How can this bombshell drop while @bryancurtis.bsky.social is on vacation!?! Emergency @thepressbox.bsky.social pod from the South Rim?
I can finally plant that timber farm
February 3, 2025 at 5:38 AM
I can finally plant that timber farm
Trying to enjoy each episode of Severance equally
February 1, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Trying to enjoy each episode of Severance equally
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I think Bluesky is a great platform and I’m here to stay. However, a bookmark function would make the experience SO much better and much more functional for research/ information gathering, especially for reporters. Pretty please @support.bsky.team @bsky.app ?
January 14, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I think Bluesky is a great platform and I’m here to stay. However, a bookmark function would make the experience SO much better and much more functional for research/ information gathering, especially for reporters. Pretty please @support.bsky.team @bsky.app ?
Another dead-end day of research effort. Obviously days like this are necessary to find feasible projects, but it’s hard to block out the constant tick of the tenure clock.
January 8, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Another dead-end day of research effort. Obviously days like this are necessary to find feasible projects, but it’s hard to block out the constant tick of the tenure clock.
It’s odd to me that Americans are more religious on average than Europeans, but Europeans fully shut down their sports leagues for Christmas while American leagues are stacking more and more games on that date
December 24, 2024 at 7:58 PM
It’s odd to me that Americans are more religious on average than Europeans, but Europeans fully shut down their sports leagues for Christmas while American leagues are stacking more and more games on that date
Declining all referee requests and other service obligations until Juan Soto signs with the Red Sox
December 4, 2024 at 5:49 AM
Declining all referee requests and other service obligations until Juan Soto signs with the Red Sox
Well, tried the deep-fried turkey idea… two thumbs down, would not recommend.
Much prefer turkey breast in a slow cooker
Much prefer turkey breast in a slow cooker
November 29, 2024 at 2:34 AM
Well, tried the deep-fried turkey idea… two thumbs down, would not recommend.
Much prefer turkey breast in a slow cooker
Much prefer turkey breast in a slow cooker
The recently renovated Peabody Museum at Yale is fantastic!
November 27, 2024 at 7:54 PM
The recently renovated Peabody Museum at Yale is fantastic!
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Please help me spread the word about this amazing two-year pre-doc opportunity. Research with faculty is optional. Get paid to take classes that prepare you for PhD. Deadline 11/15: stern.nyu.edu/programs-adm...
Pre-Doctoral Program - NYU SternArtboard 1Artboard 1
stern.nyu.edu
November 26, 2024 at 1:38 PM
Please help me spread the word about this amazing two-year pre-doc opportunity. Research with faculty is optional. Get paid to take classes that prepare you for PhD. Deadline 11/15: stern.nyu.edu/programs-adm...
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Hey #EconSky, I'm on the job market with an #EconJMP about open source software. OSS is a global public good, widely used and provided by the private sector, but the target of recent industrial policy.
Paper: jeffgortmaker.com/files/Open_S...
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Paper: jeffgortmaker.com/files/Open_S...
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November 18, 2024 at 7:24 PM
Hey #EconSky, I'm on the job market with an #EconJMP about open source software. OSS is a global public good, widely used and provided by the private sector, but the target of recent industrial policy.
Paper: jeffgortmaker.com/files/Open_S...
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Paper: jeffgortmaker.com/files/Open_S...
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Post a picture you took (no description) to bring some zen to the timeline
November 17, 2024 at 8:16 PM
Post a picture you took (no description) to bring some zen to the timeline
I think these boxers are getting paid more than their marginal product
November 16, 2024 at 5:28 AM
I think these boxers are getting paid more than their marginal product
Paul knows what’s up
Planning to watch the premiere of Silo Season 2 with friends tonight. Reminded them to use the good heat tape.
November 15, 2024 at 9:30 PM
Paul knows what’s up
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Bluesky is a PBC (public benefit corporation) with the mission “to develop and drive large-scale adoption of technologies for open and decentralized public conversation.”
From the start, our goal has been to build a decentralized social network that is usable by the mainstream.
From the start, our goal has been to build a decentralized social network that is usable by the mainstream.
November 13, 2024 at 6:48 PM
Bluesky is a PBC (public benefit corporation) with the mission “to develop and drive large-scale adoption of technologies for open and decentralized public conversation.”
From the start, our goal has been to build a decentralized social network that is usable by the mainstream.
From the start, our goal has been to build a decentralized social network that is usable by the mainstream.
What's the long-run business model for a "twitter-like" social media?
My hunch is that it would optimally be something like non-profit Wikipedia.
My hunch is that it would optimally be something like non-profit Wikipedia.
November 13, 2024 at 4:24 PM
What's the long-run business model for a "twitter-like" social media?
My hunch is that it would optimally be something like non-profit Wikipedia.
My hunch is that it would optimally be something like non-profit Wikipedia.
Very interesting thought experiment about the nature of knowledge creation
Was watching a Ricky Gervais interview where he made the following claim: if all knowledge was erased, humans would eventually replicate the corpus of scientific knowledge we have now.
Very interesting thought exercise I think. I am a bit skeptical.
Very interesting thought exercise I think. I am a bit skeptical.
November 1, 2023 at 2:02 PM
Very interesting thought experiment about the nature of knowledge creation
Waiting for Martin Hackmann, Jim Heckman, Brent Hickman, Bruce Hockman, and Robert Huckman to write an Econ paper together. How can we make this happen?
October 27, 2023 at 2:44 AM
Waiting for Martin Hackmann, Jim Heckman, Brent Hickman, Bruce Hockman, and Robert Huckman to write an Econ paper together. How can we make this happen?
What’s the least recently updated CV posted on a (not retired) economist’s website? I just saw one last updated in 2007!
September 27, 2023 at 9:01 PM
What’s the least recently updated CV posted on a (not retired) economist’s website? I just saw one last updated in 2007!
Can we all agree not to let that neoliberal account start throwing us in their shill bracket on here? #Econsky
September 23, 2023 at 10:12 PM
Can we all agree not to let that neoliberal account start throwing us in their shill bracket on here? #Econsky