#Freakonomics

@StevenDLevitt @Freakonomics is there a study on whether or not harsher drug sentences on larger quantities could potentially grow the drug dealer network?A hypothesis:1/7 (I hope you read this, tbh.)

Sphinx of Black Quartz, judging your vows

A thread about this interesting episode of the podcast Freakonomics, aka "Know thine enemy" or "The one I listen to when I feel like there's not enough anger in my

the eggcademic (she/her)

8 Repeated Concepts found in advice about productivity(b/c there's so much conflicting advice out there!)From @Freakonomics with @CDuhigg https://freakonomics.com/podcast/how-to-be-more-productive/ Before I launch into these 8 I just wa

Why is health spending in the US high?This terrific episode of Freakonomics is focused on End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). The issue is a window into why we spend a

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In 2019, there were 16,425 murders in the US, on a population of 328,200,000.So, at most, 0.005% of USians killed somebody.The same year there were 697,195 cops in the U.S.,

Eric Falkenstein

I remember way back in 1988, I knew a girl (Kaela Kiernan) getting a PhD in psychology at Yale. She told me everyone was excited by Kahneman et al's Judgement

15 Ted Talks that blew my mind 1: Paul Stamets on 6 Ways Mushrooms can save the world by I had NO IDEA mushrooms were so useful & interestinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI5frPV58tY 2:

Alex & Books 📚

I asked, "What’s the BEST economics book you’ve read?"I received 250+ responses.Here are 20 books that will help you better understand how the economy works: 1/Basic Economics by Thomas Sowellhttps://amzn.to/35Q2UmR

Captain Awkward

People who hear about a common-sense rule or a boundary and immediately look for exceptions and defenses for why it shouldn’t really apply to them, as well as the people

https://twitter.com/sirwembu/status/1264354104463237126?s=19 Rent vs Buy? Here's my opinion. Disclaimer, this isn't advice, these are my experiences. The experts like @iamkoshiek can correct me if I chat shit, or fill in the

Peter Kolchinsky

PeterKolchinsky

SARS-2, on the other hand, takes up residence in the throat cells first, which doesn’t cause significant symptoms. The person can remain asymptomatic or might not think they have anything

scott cunningham

I’ve mentioned this study before. It’s by Levitt and it’s also the kind of study I always think of with him - kind of bizarre, somehow still about economic theory,

It's yet another bank holiday and as usual, I'll be sharing my tips on saving and investing in the UK Remember, I am not a financial advisor. I am a

Luis Perez-Breva

If you ned a new year resolution, I suggest you consider setting out to outsmart a robot. It's easy, embrace a preposterous hunch and make it real. Robots can't do

Peter Kolchinsky

PeterKolchinsky

While not technically alive, there's an evil genius to viruses that never ceases to amaze me. It's one reason I became a virologist. A recent Nature paper reveal a remarkable