#Models

Paras Chopra

paraschopra

Capitalism rewards rare and valuable(a short thread on this mental model) It's also the first chapter from my new book https://invertedpassion.com/capitalism-rewards-rare-and-valuable/ 1/ You create value when you fulfill the unmet

Jon 🔬

JonnyMicro

If you think the backlash is bad now, wait until the mass antibody testing starts and it shows more people were exposed and asymptomatic or mild than thought. Doesn’t matter

John Brown stan account

JBrownStanAcct

Take from an econ grad student: the simple supply and demand argument against minimum wages and rent control that you learned in Econ 101 are laughably bad. The reason: there's

Marshivolt

Marshivolt

I guess I've been a bit silent about progress on this, huh? well, I finally got the rest of Luigi ripped! as well as a capless head and other hand

Philippe Papin

pppapin

As promised, I wanted to illustrate the binary interaction between the remnant #Amanda vortmax & the larger Central America Gyre (#CAG).The 12z GFS tracked the vortmax making a near full

The Tweedy Mutant ♿🌈

the_tweedy

One reason why media representation matters is because it well and truly affects what nondisabled people think about disability -- like right after my health took a turn and my

Nick Kendell

NickKendellMHH

Trying to predict exactly where we will be as a nation in this pandemic in September is like trying to predict the exact weather that far out. We have an

Margarita

margaritaevna95

The little mermaid is often disparaged for leaving her whole world in pursuit of an infatuation. But fairy tales are not meant to provide role models, they are meant to

Roger E. A. Farmer

farmerrf

The number of economic papers on Coronavirus is multiplying almost as quickly as the # of infections. Here is a link to NBER research on the topic. https://www.nber.org/wp_covid19.html and here

Seema Chishti

seemay

“Another spectacular failure of the administration has been not to heed its own disease models. As far back as late February, we knew that the virus was spreading in the

Sean Corcoran

spcorcor18

This week’s @nberpubs includes my working paper with @mpbitler @ThadDomina and @EmilyKPenner. We apply value-added models commonly used in practice to estimate teacher “effects” on student height. We find these

Zeke Hausfather

hausfath

Carbon cycle feedbacks are a large – but under-appreciated – source of uncertainty the future climate. Including these uncertainties could result in up to 25% more warming than in the main IPCC

Shane Parrish

ShaneAParrish

There is a concept in physics know as relativity.Here’s how it works and why it’s one of the most useful concepts to understand for everyday life. Relativity says it

J.

PresentWitness_

How to Make it in America (thread) 1. Commit to radical materialism. A radical materialist worldview nests perfectly inside of capitalism as it provides the foundation for the lucrative vicious

Joker

DSR_Joker

Love how not giving in to your idiot point is deflective. I could say the same about you? Where's the moral indignation of China who couldn't get enough of eating

Kevin Cate

KevinCate

Guys, literally everything @realDonaldTrump does is fake. He hired models for his announcement. But, since we're talking about stock pictures & footage, allow me... Here is the last commercial I've