https://bjorn-persson.github.io/thoughts/Recent content in Thoughts on Björn PerssonHugo -- 0.147.2enFri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://bjorn-persson.github.io/thoughts/credentials/Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://bjorn-persson.github.io/thoughts/credentials/The male–female gap in higher education will widen, and the men opting out are not who you think. A short argument about generative AI, the right-tail of the male ability distribution, and the future of credential-based hiring.https://bjorn-persson.github.io/thoughts/does-it-hurt-to-ask/Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://bjorn-persson.github.io/thoughts/does-it-hurt-to-ask/On whether asking participants about trauma, depression, or suicidal thoughts is harmful. The empirical answer, across four decades of studies and tens of thousands of participants, is no — and the more interesting question is what it costs us not to ask.