Taboo Trades Podcast: Eggonomics with Diane Tober
My guest today is Diane Tober, an Associate Professor at the University of Alabama Department of Anthropology and Institute for Social Science Research. She is a medical anthropologist with a…
Survey: AI and Legal Scholarship
Professor Wayne Unger (Quinnipiac Law) is conducting a survey examining how law professors are currently using AI tools in their scholarly work. He writes that "broader participation would significantly strengthen…
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No CommentsCFP: Privacy Law Scholars Conference
The Program & Planning Committee of the Privacy Law Scholars Conference invites submissions for the 19th annual conference (PLSC 2026) to be held in person on Thursday and Friday, May…
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No CommentsTaboo and Repugnant Roundup (Week of 12/8/2025)
The latest Substack connects three domains where law, norms, and market design intersect: • The organ-donation paradox, where ex-post gifts are celebrated while ex-ante payment remains illegal. • Feeding America’s…
Alberto Gonzalez Stepping Down as Dean of Belmont Law
Belmont College of Law Dean Alberto Gonzalez, one of the nation's longest serving law deans, will be stepping down at the end of the school year. Gonzalez has served in…
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No CommentsWest Virginia Law Names Four Dean Finalists
And they are: Megan Carpenter (UNH), Michael Gentithes (Akron), Lars Smith (Louisville), and Kirsten Davis (Stetson).
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No CommentsKen Randall Stepping Down as Dean of George Mason Scalia Law
George Mason University provost James Antony announced this week that George Mason law dean, Ken Randall, will be stepping down at the end of the school year. Antony stated that…
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No CommentsHP 9100A Calculator
In 1968 the Whole Earth Catalog reports the HP 9100A calculator was priced at $4900. And the calculator was 40 lbs. Wow.
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This just in: Washington and Lee University School of Law (W&L Law) seeks to hire a Visiting Director of the Advanced Administrative Litigation Clinic (Black Lung) for a one-year term…
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No CommentsTaboo and Repugnant Roundup
New Substack: Taboo & Repugnant Roundup This issue examines several consequential developments in reproductive and higher-education policy: • The rising use of elective IVF and PGT, and the shaky foundations…