Paul Bloom
Person on 4 sites
Psychologist at the University of Toronto and professor emeritus at Yale, author of Against Empathy and The Sweet Spot. He writes the newsletter Small Potatoes.
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5 facts on wiqqi (opens wiqqi.app)
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4 channels on ppll (opens ppll.app)
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23 beliefs on korrents (opens korrents.com)
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Reading broadly across many fields, not just one's own discipline, makes a person smarter and sparks better research ideas. (opens korrents.com)
“Reading broadly provides new ideas for studies, introduces you to new theories, and overall makes you smarter and more interesting.”
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For someone pursuing an academic research career, spending too much time on teaching is a poor use of time. (opens korrents.com)
“But I'm here to help you, and I'll tell you that, in the long run, if you're aiming for a research career, spending too much time on teaching is a poor decision.”
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Being skilled in statistics makes a person more employable in tech and consulting, not just academia. (opens korrents.com)
“Being proficient in statistics will make you more appealing to employers in tech, consulting, and other fields.”
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Reading broadly across many fields, not just one's own discipline, makes a person smarter and sparks better research ideas. (opens korrents.com)
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13 recommendations on rcmnd (opens rcmnd.app)
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The Sense of Style (opens rcmnd.app)
“Steven Pinker goes deep, showing how understanding the science of memory, social understanding, and syntactic structure can really pay off in making one a better writer.”
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The Writing Workshop (opens rcmnd.app)
“I highly recommend this for graduate students and postdocs, but it’s useful for the rest of us as well.”
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On Writing (opens rcmnd.app)
“But Stephen King has good war stories, and his book really is bullshit-free.”
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The Sense of Style (opens rcmnd.app)