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The Corporate Bullshit Receptivity Scale: Development, validation, and associations with workplace outcomes

The Corporate Bullshit Receptivity Scale: Development, validation, and associations with workplace outcomes. Personality and Individual Differences 255 (113699). DOI:10.1016j.paid.2026.113699. Shane Littrell. Cornell University. “From boardrooms and brown bags to emails and earnings calls, business culture often seems overrun by “corporate bullshit,” a semantically empty and often confusing style of communication in organizational contexts that leverages …

Subjects: Knowledge Management

How to Make Sense of AI

Commoncog – Cedric Chin: How to Make Sense of AI – Table of Contents The Method Why Does This Work? How to Start Putting This to Practice Wrapping Up “It is 2026 and AI hype is everywhere. If you’re like most people, you’re probably feeling some fear that you’re falling behind. Perhaps your fellow company …

Subjects: AI, Education, Internet, Knowledge Management

A.I. Agents: They’re Fun. They’re Useful. But Don’t Give Them the Credit Card.

The New York Times Gift Article – New A.I. bots can do more than just chat. They can edit files, send emails, book trips and cause trouble. “…The bots can gather information from across the internet, write reports, edit files or even send and receive messages through email and text — driving online conversations largely …

Subjects: AI, E-Mail, E-Records, Economy, Financial System, Internet

A World On Fire Needs More Climate Reporting — Not Less

“War is a climate story, but billionaire media owners don’t want to tell it. The effects of a warming Earth are worsening. Climate disinformation is rampant. Wars around the world are pitting petrostates against one another. So why are much of the world’s media backsliding when it comes to the coverage of climate change? Covering …

Subjects: Climate Change, Economy, Education, Energy, Environmental Law, Financial System, Knowledge Management

DOJ R.I.P. A district judge pronounces last rites on the once honorable Department.

Harry Litman, Talking Feds Substack – “A district judge pronounces last rites on the once honorable Department. New Jersey District Court Judge Zahid Quraishi said something from the bench on Monday that DOJ alumni have been warning about for a year. Pushed to the breaking point by DOJ’s repeated flouting of orders from the entire …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Courts, Free Speech, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

Paperback vs. Hardcover: Which is Better For Readers (and For Writers)?

Literary Hub – Maris Kreizman Digs Into the Pros and Cons: “If you conducted a survey, I am fairly certain you’d find that the majority of readers prefer paperbacks to hardcover books. I have no stats to back this up, but I know what I’ve heard anecdotally for years. Paperbacks are lighter and smaller and …

Subjects: Libraries

AI notetaking devices can help you record and transcribe your meetings

TechCrunch: “Digital meeting notetakers like Read AI, Fireflies.ai, Fathom, and Granola help record and transcribe online meetings. But for in-person or more versatile options, many people prefer physical recording devices. These physical notetakers transcribe audio and give users summaries and action items of meetings using AI. Some of these devices are wearable — pins or …

Subjects: AI, Knowledge Management

Strandbeest evolution 2025

Just delightful to watch: theo jansen’s beest animals – Strandbeest Evolution 2025 provides an update on the evolutionary development, which is going on since 1990.. Every spring I go to the beach with a new beast. During the summer I do all kinds of experiments with the wind, sand and water. In the fall I …

Subjects: Internet

Donald Trump must stop soon. His ill-considered conflict risks descending into chaos

The Economist no paywall: “…In this war, Israel’s aim is clear: to demolish the threat posed by Iran’s regime. By contrast, Mr Trump and his cabinet have offered a mess of shifting assertions—about Iran’s missiles, nuclear weapons, regime change, following Israel’s lead, a “feeling” Iran was about to attack and settling scores after decades of …

Subjects: Copyright, Defense, Economy, Financial System, Legal Research

How our everyday devices became police informants by default

IEEE Spectrum “Every time you unlock your smartphone or start your connected car, you are generating a trail of digital evidence that can be used to track your every move. In Your Data Will Be Used Against You: Policing in the Age of Self-Surveillance, just published by NYU Press, law professor Andrew Guthrie Ferguson exposes …

Subjects: Privacy

The homogenizing effect of large language models on human expression and thought

Sourati Z, S. Ziabari A, Dehghani M. The homogenizing effect of large language models on human expression and thought. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 2026; Online March 11, 2026. No paywall. “Cognitive diversity, reflected in variations of language, perspective, and reasoning, is essential to creativity and collective intelligence. This diversity is rich and grounded in culture, …

Subjects: AI, Education, Knowledge Management

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