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Nicholas Polson has authored 258 academic papers in 2026 so far

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  1. tobias2014 · · focus · HN ↗
    Why would someone ruin their academic credentials and reputation (at a reputable university) like this? Maybe there was nothing to begin with? Otherwise I can't understand this.
    1. kristjank · · focus · HN ↗
      A ton of academia is based on putting out slop into not so well-read journals and crossing fingers it passes some dead-exhausted postdoc TA's peer review.
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