RT @benruisch
Do people ever really change? A massive new meta-analysis says no—at least when it comes to the differences between us. Despite some fluctuations in adolescence and early adulthood, personality differences among adults are remarkably stable over time.

https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2022-79844-001

Reminder to anyone who supports the NYT staff's labor action: unless a miracle happens and we get a contract deal by midnight, we will be walking out for one day tomorrow, Dec. 8.

We'll be asking supportive readers to abstain from visiting/using NYT offerings for the day, midnight to midnight. That means articles. That means multimedia. That means... Wordle.

I know. That one pains me too. But maybe the word will be like LYMPH and we'll all be lucky to miss it.

US: 32% of Black adults worry every day or almost every day that they might be threatened or attacked because of their race or ethnicity. So do 21% of Asian adults and 14% of Hispanic adults. Many have changed their daily schedules and routines because of these threats.

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/05/20/safety-concerns-were-top-of-mind-for-many-black-americans-before-buffalo-shooting/ #PewResearch #BlackMastodon @anthropology @sociology

Attending an academic conference soon?

Here's some sage advice from Harlow Shapley, 1948...

"...he who speaks longer than his allotted time is almost always detested."

#HistSTM

Mused over whether to share this #story, which isn't really mine. But it was shared with me, and it's publicly available, so I think it's okay.

Back in the summer, at this place, Carrawburgh Fort on #HadriansWall, after a day of storytelling nearby, I met a woman. We talked about #stories, and I told her about the nearby Coventina's Well (unmarked and extraordinary, but a different story). I know a good story, she told me. Look it up. The Wild Child of Crackpot Hall. That's my mum, she said. 1/