Daniel Read
@danielread.bsky.social
Professor of Behavioural Science, University of Warwick.
Associate editor, Management Science
Google scholar:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=uhMoc_8AAAAJ&hl=en
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Associate editor, Management Science
Google scholar:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=uhMoc_8AAAAJ&hl=en
Strategic Information Network: https://sites.google.com/view/strategicinf
This is great? Where did you find it?
November 26, 2025 at 1:43 PM
This is great? Where did you find it?
For me Playtime should be number 1, but it is rarely funny.
November 25, 2025 at 6:07 PM
For me Playtime should be number 1, but it is rarely funny.
Its a great list. What is the problem?
November 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Its a great list. What is the problem?
Never a good idea to distribute your firepower over multiple targets at once.
November 23, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Never a good idea to distribute your firepower over multiple targets at once.
A book that nobody needs.
November 20, 2025 at 8:21 AM
A book that nobody needs.
Libertarian paternalism
November 19, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Libertarian paternalism
"Likely" is quite a strong term. Networks help. Everything helps.
November 17, 2025 at 11:57 AM
"Likely" is quite a strong term. Networks help. Everything helps.
Maybe the term nepotism is imperfect. Could use a different term I suppose but it is widely used in exactly this way.
November 17, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Maybe the term nepotism is imperfect. Could use a different term I suppose but it is widely used in exactly this way.
I think the point is that if you study X with a famous person then holding everything else constant the fact that you studied with that person will make you more successful. Nepotism is the famous person having some leverage and using it. I cannot see any way this is deniable.
November 17, 2025 at 11:56 AM
I think the point is that if you study X with a famous person then holding everything else constant the fact that you studied with that person will make you more successful. Nepotism is the famous person having some leverage and using it. I cannot see any way this is deniable.
Is John David Washington a successful actor because his dad pulled strings or because he learned from his dad or because he inherited talent? Or all three or more? Every time nepotism comes up in discussion this issue is either the first or second thing mentioned.
November 17, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Is John David Washington a successful actor because his dad pulled strings or because he learned from his dad or because he inherited talent? Or all three or more? Every time nepotism comes up in discussion this issue is either the first or second thing mentioned.
This is always a problem with evaluating the goodness or badness of nepotism.
November 17, 2025 at 11:23 AM
This is always a problem with evaluating the goodness or badness of nepotism.
"Both link their illness to cannabis." Excellent approach to epidemiology there.
November 16, 2025 at 4:54 PM
"Both link their illness to cannabis." Excellent approach to epidemiology there.
I am pretty sure the USA is the biggest blocker of climate action.
November 15, 2025 at 7:24 PM
I am pretty sure the USA is the biggest blocker of climate action.
I kind of believe the claim because it fits so many real world observations, but it would be nice to have a better evidence base.
November 14, 2025 at 10:58 AM
I kind of believe the claim because it fits so many real world observations, but it would be nice to have a better evidence base.
This is true. Some years ago I went to teach the old Darley and Batson "From Jerusalem to Jericho" and surprised at (a) the small sample, (b) the dependent variable, (c) no replications.
November 14, 2025 at 10:58 AM
This is true. Some years ago I went to teach the old Darley and Batson "From Jerusalem to Jericho" and surprised at (a) the small sample, (b) the dependent variable, (c) no replications.
And that the imperfect methods of today will seem primitive to future researchers.
November 14, 2025 at 10:09 AM
And that the imperfect methods of today will seem primitive to future researchers.
I fear this tendency to take isolated findings and generalise them to everyone. To fail to realise that science is always a process of improvement, and that what we think today is built on the efforts of others, perhaps imperfect.
November 14, 2025 at 10:09 AM
I fear this tendency to take isolated findings and generalise them to everyone. To fail to realise that science is always a process of improvement, and that what we think today is built on the efforts of others, perhaps imperfect.