Just to quell any speculation, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES will I join Donald Trump on an electoral ticket. Our positions on certain fundamental issues, our approaches to governance, and our philosophies of leadership could not be further apart.

As people settle back into offices, a reminder that our department has launched a new PhD program in Statistics and Computational Social Science. Applications are due 12/1. We'll be hosting info sessions, and I'm happy to talk! tinyurl.com/PHD-SCSS

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too good. 🐐 Prof Dynarski

These are the dots adjusted for population size. They are literally the majority.

Walz saying he won a Chamber of Commerce award when it was actually a Junior Chamber of Commerce award and then correcting when the error was pointed out reminds me of when Trump said he won the 2020 election when actually he lost, and then incited a mob to murder Mike Pence.

White Sox Promotion Puts First 9 Fans At Ballpark In Starting Lineup bit.ly/471mXKb

Hmmm it seems like if you start acting crazy before you have cognitive decline no one will know when you do have cognitive decline. Genius.

Is Kamala smiling too little or too much? Yes.

Democrats say Project 2025 would make it impossible for American women to get abortions. But in fact, it would be possible for American women to get abortions if they travelled to other countries and evaded menstrual surveillance Rating: Democrats' claim is MOSTLY FALSE.

This race pits the administration with the best job record in US history versus the worst. Seems noteworthy!

So apparently the act of sending loved ones little videos and cute pictures and funny things throughout the day is called “Pebbling” because there’s a species of penguin that likes to leave pebbles in their partners’ nests to show they care, and this is my happy thing for today

People often contact me before visiting London in the hope that they can see me in person - very happy that these fans from the States were successful

Not sure about hyping panel sessions for Jan 25 in Aug 24, but why not? I will be chairing one on “The Tradeoffs of Data Transparency: A Discussion of the Pros and Cons of Replication Packages, Pre-registration and Pre-analysis Plans” Lars Vilhuber 🇺🇦 Anja Sautmann S Toussaert Edward Miguel

Thrilled to share that I received an early career grant! 🎉🎉 Thank you, Equitable Growth for supporting my work!!

Did you know novices often have more confidence in their ability than those w/ expertise? In a new episode of #Choiceology, I interview the great University of Michigan psychology Prof. David Dunning about the Dunning-Kruger effect, which helps explains this pattern. 👂👉tinyurl.com/5bakz7k4

Despite 8 top finance pubs, a dozen working papers, and the support of his department, my brother Michael Sockin was passed over for tenure at UT Austin. Although his department is appealing the decision, he is excited to consider other opportunities. sites.google.com/site/michaelso…

🚨 Publication Alert! 🚨  Our paper on the impact of working memory training is now online and forthcoming in the Journal of Political Economy! 🎉 Joint work w/ Eva Berger, Ernst Fehr, Daniel Schunk & Kirsten Winkel 🙏🏻 Check it out here: doi.org/10.1086/732884 Thread below 👇🏻

Get yourself to BlueSky No invite needed In my communities there is now FAR more engagement there than here Yesterday pretty much all of Brazil joined, so it’s a party! bsky.app/profile/dynars…

The Case for Device-Free Learning: Engaging Minds in the Digital Age ggd.world/p/the-case-for… The great Prof Dynarski has previously made this case, drawing on a wealth of evidence. Her advice is more important than ever. I also made a meme, to amuse early modern boy-actress (they/them)