Publish or Perish: A Humorous Game about Academia
@thepublishgame
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The official account of the satirical tabletop game. Made for people who want to have a good laugh about academic life and enjoy science & culture trivia
Joined January 2024
RT @bmgsport: Is this a game or real life 🤔? Cannot wait to explain @thepublishgame to "non-academic" friends 😁
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Are you also interested in testing a preview copy? Write to max@thepublishorperishgame.com to request a preview copy! If you are an influencer, a journalist, have a sizable academic following, or are willing to post a video (e.g., for a play-through), Max would love to hear from.
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I played “Publish or Perish” last night with my lab. It was a blast—it pokes fun at a lot of absurdities of academia. A perfect 👍 game for a lab party!. You try to gain as many citations as possible while publishing papers, sabotaging your highly cited peers, and making snarky
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For reviews of the game see here:
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RT @jayvanbavel: I played “Publish or Perish” last night with my lab. It was a blast—it pokes fun at a lot of absurdities of academia. A p….
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Guess what! . Bubble wrap was originally designed as a type of textured wallpaper in 1957 before its potential as packing material was realized!. This question is in the pool of trivia questions in the game. Follow for more snippets of the game as it develops!.
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Take a wild guess, what was bubble wrap originally designed to be?.
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This question is in the pool of trivia questions in the game. Follow for more snippets of the game as it develops!.
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Now the answer!.The answer is Dunning-Kruger Effect. This cognitive bias can cause less competent people to overestimate their own skills while more competent people might underestimate theirs in comparison to others.
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