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Cake day: June 13th, 2023

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  • We also found that, unlike similar US studies, there was no significant bias against female students. In fact, there was some evidence of positive bias, or preference, for female students.

    And then, in the caption:

    Our study found academics did not discriminate against potential candidates based on gender.

    Some mild irony there

    But in seriousness, really good to see this quantified, but sadly not a huge surprise













  • You misunderstand what a learning curve means. The x-axis is the desired level of productivity/proficiency, and the y-axis is necessary knowledge/skill. A steep learning curve means you need a lot of knowledge/skill to even be slightly productive/proficient, making the learning process daunting for new users. A gentle learning curve means you get rewarded throughout the learning process with frequent productivity/proficiency gains. A “cliff” means there will be a long period of learning with little to show for it until the end.