Pecans have a storied history in the United States. Today, American trees produce hundreds of million of pounds[1] of pecans – 80% of the world’s pecan crop[2]. Most of that crop stays here. Pecans are used to produce pecan milk, butter and oil, but many of the nuts end up in pecan pies.
Throughout history, pecans have been...
Since the release of ChatGPT in late 2022, millions of people have started using large language models to access knowledge. And it’s easy to understand their appeal: Ask a question, get a polished synthesis and move on – it feels like effortless learning.
However, a new paper I co-authored offers experimental evidence that this ease may...
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Pecans, America’s only native major nut, have a storied history in the United States. Today, American trees produce hundreds of million of pounds[1] of pecans – 80% of the world’s pecan crop[2]. Most of that crop stays here. Pecans are used to produce pecan milk, butter and oil, but many of the nuts end up in pecan pies.
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Since President Donald Trump took office for the second time, many researchers across academic disciplines have had their funding cut[1] because of their purported ideological bias[2]. These funding cuts were further exacerbated by the extensive 2025 government shutdown[3].
As a team of sociologists studying universities[4], higher education policy...