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Max Hui Bai Ph.D.

@maxhuibai.bsky.social
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I do science, direct an indy non-profit research lab, and have several small businesses. Alum of SIL, PASCL, and Ignite at Stanford and CSPP at U of M🏳️‍🌈

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Max Hui Bai Ph.D. @maxhuibai.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Ever wondered what makes an “effective” academic abstract? I analyzed the anatomy of a highly rigorous study on chocolate therapy and dissertation stress. 🍫📚
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Erin Westgate @erinwestgate.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Played @maxhuibai.bsky.social’s Publish or Perish game in lab meeting today - that was genuinely hilarious 😂😂😂 may have scared the undergrads off academia for life 💀
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SSRN @ssrn.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Check out the latest from the SSRN #blog which includes our Meet the Author series with @maxhuibai.bsky.social, Director of the Political Belief Lab. Read more: spkl.io/63321AZQAd #HigherEducation #AcademicChatter
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Meet the Author: Max Hui Bai
In a world increasingly defined by polarization and rapid technological change, Max (Hui) Bai stands at the intersection of psychology, politics, and innovation. As the Director of the Political Be…
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Andreas Lundh @alundh.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Just received my copy of #PublishOrPerish by @maxhuibai.bsky.social. Can't wait to try it out with colleagues at @cochranedkcebmo.bsky.social
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Politics and Social Change Lab @pascl-stanford.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Congratulations to lab alumn @maxhuibai.bsky.social on the release of his academic party game, Publish or Perish! Very excited to have received our copies in the mail – thanks, Max! You can check out Max's game here 👇 publishorperish.games
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Max Hui Bai Ph.D. @maxhuibai.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
More details about the game here: publishorperish.games
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https://publishorperish.games/
Welcome to the chaotic life of academic publishing. In this game, you are a clueless researcher trying to do the one and only thing that matters in your academic life: churning out publications, fast....
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Max Hui Bai Ph.D. @maxhuibai.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
I am beyond thrilled to find out that my Publish or Perish Game was reviewed by the estimable Ron Charles from @washingtonpost.com today!!! 🤩🤩🤩
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Nicolas van Kempen @nicovank.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Just opened @maxhuibai.bsky.social's game, hoping to get better reviews in the game than IRL…
Picture of a board game titled "The Publish or Perish Game: A Humorous Party Game About Academic Publishing".
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Caitlyn Cardetti, PhD @caitlyncardetti.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
I'm the fun cousin though. I brought games @maxhuibai.bsky.social
A box of "The Publish or Perish Game" and a box of the expansion pack "The Full Campus Meltdown Trilogy"
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Bromothymol Blue @canvasblue.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Jeu de société pour la pendaison de crémaillère! Thanks a lot for developing this game! @maxhuibai.bsky.social
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A. Roberto @irobarte.neocities.org · 20/05/2025
Weekend plans!!! #PublishOrPerish
Two boxes are standing upright on a wooden table. The two boxes are meant to look like Academic papers.

The left box is titled "The Publish or Perish Game." There is a large red stamped message in the middle that reads "Revise and Resubmit."

The right box is titled "The Full Campus Meltdown Trilogy." There is a large red stamped message in the middle that reads "Decision Pending."
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Brianna Muir @archaeolobree.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Look what just arrived 😍 My copy of @maxhuibai.bsky.social game Publish or Perish! Any of my academic pals up for a game night?
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Max Hui Bai Ph.D. @maxhuibai.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
I’m so glad that your lab enjoyed the game in a nice weather outside!☺️ it makes me smile to know it brought joy to you and your lab!
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Major Clanger @majorclanger.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
My latest Kickstarter-backed game has arrived. Yes, it's Publish or Perish, the fun boardgame of academic publishing! Plus expansions! So, @davecl.bsky.social, @nick.gark.net, @neveahfs.bsky.social, @tonykeen58.bsky.social - when do we have a play? www.kickstarter.com/projects/max...
Two boxed boardgames (the second an expansion set) and a supplement in an envelope, all white with black text and a red rubber stamp with the game / expansion name. Left to right they are 'Revise & Resubmit', 'Decision Pending' and 'Desk Reject'.
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Max Hui Bai Ph.D. @maxhuibai.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
So glad it arrived right on time! Hope you will have a blast!
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Duncan Nicholas @dnjournals.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Look what’s arrived @maxhuibai.bsky.social! I am off to a conference tomorrow. Is that bad timing, or perfect?! #peerreview #reviewer2mustbestopped
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Max Hui Bai Ph.D. @maxhuibai.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Today, I am thrilled to announce the release of a new Publish or Perish Game expansion, "The Grant Reaper--Trump Administration Edition," featuring nothing but "Budget Cut" cards. #Satire #NoIamNOTSerious
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Max Hui Bai Ph.D. @maxhuibai.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
🚨 Exciting news! The Gaming with Science podcast released a bonus episode about my game, Publish or Perish! They also discussed academic publishing and peer review generally. Check it out gamingwithscience.net Let me know what you think! #PublishOrPerish #BoardGames #Academia
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Gaming with Science | Gaming with Science Podcast
The Gaming with Science Podcast looks at the intersection of science and tabletop board games, with the occasional dip into video games, RPGs, game theory, or whatever else the dice roll up. If you ev...
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Max Hui Bai Ph.D. @maxhuibai.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
Yes of course! Let me know what I can help with!
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Max Hui Bai Ph.D. @maxhuibai.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Thank you Tingting! It's quite fun I'd say! I mean a significant portion of the work is just playing games!
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mark brandt @mjbsp.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Asian people and Black people can both face dehumanization in the US, but the type differs: Asian = machine, Black = animal osf.io/preprints/ps... psycnet.apa.org/record/2025-... #prejudice #socpsych #polpsych #psyscisky
Abstract that reads How different racial minorities experience racism differently remains underexplored in existing research. Here, we show that Asian and Black people are often dehumanized differently. Twelve studies spotlight a racial asymmetry in dehumanization using a wide array of methods (experimental, archival, and computational) and data sources (online samples, word embeddings, and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data): Whereas Black people are more often subjected to animalistic dehumanization, Asian people are predominantly subjected to mechanistic dehumanization. We demonstrate this asymmetry from the vantage point of victims (Studies 1a and 1b) and perpetrators (Studies 2a–2d). We further document the prevalence of this asymmetry across diverse domains, from everyday language (Study 3) to perceptions in the realms of romantic relationships (Study 4a), crime rates (Study 4b), and business skills (Study 4c). Finally, we demonstrate the asymmetry’s real-world consequences in labor market segregation (Studies 5 and 6). Our findings shed light on the distinct experiences of racism encountered by different racial groups and, more critically, introduce a framework that unifies and integrates scattered empirical observations on perceptions of Asian people.
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Max Hui Bai Ph.D. @maxhuibai.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Thank you for your kind words Paolo!
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Max Hui Bai Ph.D. @maxhuibai.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
So glad to see my interview with Alessandro Gallo about the Publish or Perish Game has been released! 🤩🤩 Glad the editors of Springer Nature had a great time trying it during their town hall meeting! www.linkedin.com/posts/alessa...
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Alessandro Gallo on LinkedIn: #sciencecommunication #academicpublishing #tabletopgames #innovation #stem…
🚀 Bridging Academia and Gaming: a Revolutionary tabletop game in Science Communication! 🎲🧠 At Springer Nature Milan, during one of our periodical townhall…
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Max Hui Bai Ph.D. @maxhuibai.bsky.social · 16/10/2024
I am grateful to have been on this journey with this fantastic community, including 70+ people who hosted test sessions, and 50+ published academics who helped peer-review the trivia questions. I am looking forward to finally bringing this game to life! 3/3
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Max Hui Bai Ph.D. @maxhuibai.bsky.social · 16/10/2024
Media from multiple languages covered the game, and for a couple of days, it was the most popular Kickstarter project, appearing on Nature’s homepage and Google’s autocomplete if you just type “publish ”. All these could not have been possible without the supporters. 2/3
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Max Hui Bai Ph.D. @maxhuibai.bsky.social · 16/10/2024
Publish or Perish Kickstarter concludes tomorrow. It has been such a wonderful journey where I have learned so much and been continuously inspired by its supporters. It raised $270k+ from 60+ countries, outperforming 99.6% of Kickstarter projects. 1/3 www.kickstarter.com/projects/max...
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Publish or Perish: A Humorous Party Game about Academia
Players race to publish useless nonsense while sabotaging each other and delivering snarky comments, Reviewer 2 style.
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Max Hui Bai Ph.D. @maxhuibai.bsky.social · 17/09/2024
My Publish or Perish Game just went LIVE! It's been one of the most wonderful and exciting journeys I have been on in my whole life. Thank you all for your support, and kindness, and for being on this journey together with me! 🥰😭(yeah I cried a little) www.kickstarter.com/projects/max...
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Publish or Perish: A Humorous Party Game about Academia
Players race to publish useless nonsense while sabotaging each other and delivering snarky comments, Reviewer 2 style.
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Lena Hahn @lenahahn.bsky.social · 19/08/2024
We (Svenja Frenzel, claudiaaraya.bsky.social) were able to test the Publish or Perish Game by maxhuibai.bsky.social. It is highly entertaining, and we give it 10 out of 10 points. We were especially impressed with the love for detail on the cards. I will definitely buy it when it is out.
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GrumpyUncleSean🔥 @grumpyunclesean.bsky.social · 04/08/2024
New card game: The Publish or Perish Game (a humorous party game about academic publishing) 🧪🌎
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‘Publish or Perish’ is now a card game — not just an academic’s life
A player wins by racking up more citations than the competition, even if that means engaging in a little light plagiarism. A player wins by racking up more citations than the competition, even if that...
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Max Hui Bai Ph.D. @maxhuibai.bsky.social · 02/08/2024
Even in my wildest dream, I did not think that my game could make it to the homepage of Nature🤯. Very excited to launch it soon! www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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‘Publish or Perish’ is now a card game — not just an academic’s life
A player wins by racking up more citations than the competition, even if that means engaging in a little light plagiarism. A player wins by racking up more citations than the competition, even if that...
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T. Greg Doucette @gregdoucette.bsky.social · 14/07/2024
Senate Dems should take one of their assorted gun control bills off the shelf, rename it something like "Trump Assassination Prevention Act," and force Rs to do a talking filibuster to block it
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Max Hui Bai Ph.D. @maxhuibai.bsky.social · 26/05/2024
You will publish useless nonsense while sabotaging each other's research and delivering "very helpful" comments, Reviewer 2 style. It will soon be on Kickstarter. More details on www.ThePublishOrPerishGame.com. Thank you @jayvanbavel.bsky.social for playtesting the game and posting the tweet!
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Max Hui Bai Ph.D. @maxhuibai.bsky.social · 26/05/2024
😱I think I created a game that just went viral 😱https://x.com/jayvanbavel/status/1794021182238236956 "The Publish or Perish Game: A Humorous Party Game About Academic Publishing" pokes fun at a lot of absurdities of academia.
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Max Hui Bai Ph.D. @maxhuibai.bsky.social · 08/04/2024
Free spirits in academia, want to take a roadtrip in national parks with a nice RV without breaking the bank this summer? Take my 2020 Mercedes Winnebego from Calgary to Anchorage anytime between 5/5 to 6/16 for a nominal $10/day. PM if interested! shorturl.at/agyE9
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Max Hui Bai Ph.D. @maxhuibai.bsky.social · 16/03/2024
Editing a new "publication" in #thePublishOrPerishGame. This Manuscript Card has one of my favorite made-up affiliations.
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Max Hui Bai Ph.D. @maxhuibai.bsky.social · 15/03/2024
A moment that just warmed my heart: “Well... This is more a comment than a question. [...] I wanna see this succeed” as I read this from a playtester for #thePublishOrPerishGame ❤️ ❤️ ❤️😌😌😌
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Max Hui Bai Ph.D. @maxhuibai.bsky.social · 14/03/2024
Just finished editing this "manuscript" in the Publish or Perish game--now I want some chocolate for myself!
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Max Hui Bai Ph.D. @maxhuibai.bsky.social · 14/03/2024
Yeah and thank you for joining Chris! It was a great game night!
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Max Hui Bai Ph.D. @maxhuibai.bsky.social · 13/03/2024
Want to try this game and laugh uncontrollably🤣with your friends before it hits the market? Help us by being a playtester! All we ask is that you complete a quick survey and a short interview with us after testing it. Submit your application here 👉 shorturl.at/kyOR8 4/4
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Publish or Perish play tester application
Turn data collection into an experience with Typeform. Create beautiful online forms, surveys, quizzes, and so much more. Try it for FREE.
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Max Hui Bai Ph.D. @maxhuibai.bsky.social · 13/03/2024
Want to get involved? We have opportunities! Are you an artist with a knack for humor? 🤩We are hiring a creative illustrator who can think outside of the box and go crazy with this game! 🤪 Please share this job description with your artist friends! shorturl.at/ciJW5 3/4
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Max Hui Bai Ph.D. @maxhuibai.bsky.social · 13/03/2024
“Publish or Perish” is a humorous party game🥳where players will publish made-up papers. Academic trash-talking is not optional, and disingenuous congrats and unsolicited Q&A🙋‍♂️are mandatory parts of the game. Follow me for snippets and progress on development! 2/4
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Max Hui Bai Ph.D. @maxhuibai.bsky.social · 13/03/2024
Dear academic family, you may know me as a social scientist, but besides being an academic, I am also an avid gamer, designer, and entrepreneur! Today I want to share with you🚨http://ThePublishOrPerishGame.com,🚨 a card game I created! See 👇for job and playtest opportunities! 🧵1/4
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paolo @paolopalma.bsky.social · 12/02/2024
PRE-PRINT We looked at dehumanization across different immigrants groups and found that (1) immigrants selected for economic contribution were more mechanistically dehumanized and (2) economic thinking lead to mechanistic dehumanization of all immigrants 🔗pre-print: osf.io/wyv56 poster summary:
Summary of research findings in poster format. 500 participants were recruited from Prolific Academic, and completed immigration attitudes scales assessing economic thinking about immigration and cultural enrichment beliefs. They then completed blatant measures of animalistic dehumanization (asking how 'evolved' various groups appeared to be) and mechanistic dehumanization (asking how 'machine-like' various groups appeared to be) for Canadians in general, economic migrants, family class migrants, refugees, temporary foreign workers, and international students.

Economic migrants, international students, and temporary foreign workers were more mechanistically (vs animalistically) dehumanized overall, and to a greater extent compared to Canadians in general, family class migrants and refugees.

Economic thinking lead to the greater mechanistic dehumanization of all immigrant groups, but did not affect animalistic dehumanization for the most part.
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Max Hui Bai Ph.D. @maxhuibai.bsky.social · 10/02/2024
Materials will be available at osf.io/xk2b6/ @kimechaney.bsky.social @williambrady.bsky.social @allisonkfarrell.bsky.social @mohammadatari.bsky.social @michaeljbernstein.bsky.social 5/5
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Max Hui Bai Ph.D. @maxhuibai.bsky.social · 10/02/2024
Part 3 [Collaboration] 11:10-12:00. Alex Landry, Mohammad Atari, and Michael J. Bernstein will discuss collaborations that complement your weakness, how to do so efficiently, across different disciplines, and without collecting new data 4/5
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Max Hui Bai Ph.D. @maxhuibai.bsky.social · 10/02/2024
Part 2 [Optimizing different roles and identities] 10:20-11:10. Allison Farrell, Sa-Kiera Hudson, Yuthika Girme, and Jackson Lu will discuss strategies on balances between work and life, and multiple social roles and identities, as well as how to leverage them for more 3/5
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Max Hui Bai Ph.D. @maxhuibai.bsky.social · 10/02/2024
Part 1 [Tools and strategies] 9:30-10:20. Kim Chaney, William Brady, Dan Moshe (a leadership coach) and will discuss single-authorship, survey creation, simplicity, writing strategies, goal-setting, developing new research ideas, and proven principles for effective meetings. 2/5
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Max Hui Bai Ph.D. @maxhuibai.bsky.social · 10/02/2024
Join us in the SPSP professional development session to enhance your efficiency and productivity! I am fortunate enough to have a stellar lineup of 11 speakers split into 3 "mini symposiums". It's a small room. Come early to secure your seat! 1/5
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Max Hui Bai Ph.D. @maxhuibai.bsky.social · 07/02/2024
My talk is on how GPT can generate persuasive appeals that change people’s political attitudes. I will discuss the implications for AI policies. See this thread for details: rb.gy/c8epmd, and see this for preprint osf.io/stakv 2/2
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Max Hui Bai Ph.D. @maxhuibai.bsky.social · 07/02/2024
Join us in 🚨Al's Social and Political Footprints: Persuasion, Misinformation, Bias, and Creativity symposium 🚨at #SPSP2024 to hear about cutting-edge research on AI and social psychology! I will give a talk on AI and political persuasion! Kudos to @kushlevphd.bsky.social for organizing! 1/2
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