Uma Karmarkar
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Uma Karmarkar
@umakarma.bsky.social
Decision (neuro)scientist. Joint faculty between business and policy at UCSD. Neuroeconomics, psych, marketing, policy, snark, etc.
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And that's important, because she was a working scientist with agency of her own and she collaborated willingly with so much more of that work than is usually mentioned.

Both by Watson AND his critics.

Franklin was a great scientist. Don't sell her short.
November 7, 2025 at 8:42 PM
I mean, sure 😅 Hence the post. Worth considering though, that marketing placebo effects are a real thing (cf Hilke Plassmann) so this is an interesting development.

I'm also curious in part because Nike's staked some brand rep on being genuinely performance-enhancing
October 31, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Your work is super cool, tenure is reviewed holistically, and the best teachers are the ones who *know* when something doesn't go well, and feel the desire to fix it.

You got this.
October 29, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Ah, important clarification, the figures in the article appear to be *revenue*. I'd be very very interested to find out what that leaderboard looks like for *profit*
October 22, 2025 at 7:18 PM