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Scholarly journals are not so open.
Academic Papers + Open Access + Scholarly Journals = a crazzzzzy mix
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Tagged academia, academic articles, academic papers, academic researchers, academics, Knowledge, open access, open knowledge, professors, Research, research articles, research papers, research scientists, researchers, scholarly journals, Science
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Robin Hanson: My best idea was prediction markets.
Robin Hanson‘s auto-biography (i.e., how Our Master Of All Universes views HimSelf): – Robin Hanson: Do you find it hard to summarize yourself in a few words? Me too. But I love the above quote. I have a passion, a … Continue reading
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Do economics professors who have business relationships with prediction market companies indoctrinate their students about the supposed benefits of prediction markets?
Read this New York Times article about academic–industry ties. How much consulting and speaking fees (plus, free meals, tickets, trips or the like) do our economics professors receive from the prediction market industry? Does it taint what they write and … Continue reading