Beef emits 31 times more CO₂ per calorie of food than tofu does. By cooking so many cows, humans are cooking themselves, too. Forgoing steaks may be one of the most efficient ways to reduce our carbon footprint econ.st/49yCu5a 👇

Google’s Gemini paper has ~1000 authors arxiv.org/abs/2312.11805

What a wonderful thread on how telehealth platforms may disrupt the whole health ecosystem and create both opportunities and threats. Reminded of the discussion at #msiyoungscholars2024 around similar Cal startup platforms for mental Rx, and now the big pharma enters the game too

While debunking can change misbeliefs and purchase behavior, we show that a lack of coordination in debunking efforts among competing brands actually incentivizes firms to conform to misinformation. To combat misinfo, mkts need not only right msgs but also right incentive design

🔊New Podcast Episode! 💥 Ep 7: Debunking Misinformation with Jessica Fong Tong Guo Anita Rao Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how… Spotify: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hiwtp…

A lot of this job is being at peace with uncertainty. It's about finding a process that works for you, and recognizing that insight arrives stochastically, in a way you can't fully control.

Happy International Women's Day! We're celebrating women who have changed the world. Here's all of the amazing women who have received the #NobelPrize and their remarkable achievements at the time of the award. Who are the women who inspire you the most? #IWD2024

W.o.w.

I have a story in The Atlantic today that I have been thinking about for years. I've written a lot about shocking discoveries from 23andMe and AncestryDNA tests, but several years ago, I heard about a support group for what might be the most shocking discovery of all.

Big congratulations to my first PhD advisee for successfully defending her dissertation! The most rewarding part of being a professor is to work with young talents and see them grow & shine. All the best at Virginia Tech, Dr. Xu! 🎉

Unless users trust the platform's motivations and its process, any action by the platform can look like evidence of something it is not – and this means attempts to moderate misinformation can backfire. x.com/nberpubs/statu…

In honor of Daniel Kahneman, my hero, I submit this clip from his 2017 APS Keynote. Tom Gilovich asks him a question that would allow him to elevate himself and maybe even impress people. To me, his response is perfect: youtu.be/TJrKexxfO5w?si…

Insightful thread

Thread on the beauty of wildlife 🧵 1. When it’s cold enough to see the melody

Reminder to researchers using Medicare & Medicaid claims data. CMSGov has an RFI about their proposed data access changes. They genuinely want to hear about how this could impact you and possible ways forward. Responses are due 5/15. cms.gov/data-research/…

Such an amazing graph!

To those wondering why I said addressing hospital prices are key to addressing rising health spending

Very interesting and important thread reflecting on the trend of adopting various causal inference methods in Econ literature

Quite an impact on today’s physical world