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Tweet Oct 17, 2022

1/ This fascinating thread encapsulates 2 key feature of the mainstream (Krugman) vs heterodox (Kindleberger) faultline -they have different epistemologies (aka idea of what’s a good contribution to econ) -epistemological preferences are often dis

by Beatrice Cherrier

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Tweet Mar 7, 2023

Time-series forecasting is becoming a lost art. It’s the engine behind the $5,000,000,000,000 retail industry in the US. And yet, research progress is slow and the tricks of the trade are locked away. Here’s what you need to know:

by Mark Tenenholtz

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Tweet Feb 21, 2023

Past national prosperity predicts future national prosperity--- but is correlation causation? Not if the Solow model and its cousins are correct when they teach this truth: Nation's can't get permanently rich from past wealth, whether that wealth

by Garett Jones

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Tweet Feb 9, 2023

NEW in @ScienceMagazine PUBLIC VIEWS ON POLYGENIC SCREENING OF EMBRYOS: We find substantial *superficial* interest in using emerging tech to increase the odds of having a child admitted to a top-100 college & conclude its time to consider regulation

by Michelle N. Meyer

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Tweet Dec 15, 2021

I've long been interested in new ways to organize science and enable curiosity-driven discovery. Today, in partnership with @Stanford, @UCBerkeley, and @UCSF, we're excited to announce Arc Institute, a new undertaking in this vein: arcinstitute.org.

by Patrick Collison

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