Sunday assorted links


1. Female promotions and the academic pipeline.

2. NEW MONKEYS.

3. Those new service sector jobs — “One nanny isn’t cutting it anymore. Some parents are spending upward of $250,000 on teams for their children. Luxury services offer potty-training, baby chefs and bike-riding lessons.”  (WSJ).

4. There some English people with the name “Ralph” who simply have decided to pronounce it like “Rafe.”

5. In praise of interns and open research ecosystems.

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