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Huge dataset shows 80% of US professors come from just 20% of institutions
00:46 Inequalities in US faculty hiring In the US, where a person gained their PhD can have an outsized influence on their future career. Now, using a decade worth of data, researchers have shown there are stark inequalities in the hiring process, with 80% of US faculty trained at just 20% of institutions. Research article: Wapman et al. How wildlife can influence chocolate production, and the large planets captured by huge stars. Research Highlight: A chocoholic’s best friends are the birds and the bats Research Highlight: Giant stars turn to theft to snag jumbo planets
09:01 Research Highlights
11:42 Briefing Chat
We discuss some highlights from the Nature Briefing. This time, what science says about grieving for a public figure, and why suburban Australians are sharing increasingly sophisticated measures to prevent cockatoos from opening wheelie bins.
Nature News: Millions are mourning the Queen — what’s the science behind public grief?
The Guardian: ‘Interspecies innovation arms race’: cockatoos and humans at war over wheelie bin raids
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