tfw your employer is an early funder of a literal Nobel Prize winner!! Shoutouts to brit for a fantastic writeup on the work of David Baker and Neil King.

Once again in Southern California, once again wearing a second layer in 75-degree weather to pretend there are seasons here

Oh my God - third grade

Slowly migrating to the other one - jeremyklemin.bsky.social

Persuasive work, Frontier Airlines

Earnest post - I love Oregon

excited to announce I have Fixed This Essay (read: changed the typeface to Garamond)

WIP! Getting there!

If we understood that depriving a landscape of healthy fire is as dangerous as depriving our bodies of nutrients and rest, we would pay wildland firefighters like doctors and give their choice to go train and work in the woods all the respect it deserves. buff.ly/40sWCSI

The Trump administration appears to have committed to overturning some of the strongest protections for farm animals Want to fight this? Here are some simple things you can do to help mother pigs like those in the photo 🧵

NEA arts funding is now prioritizing projects that celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. They're also canceling funding for Challenge America, which supports projects that extend the reach of the arts to underserved communities.

A dose of good news: in 2024, Open Philanthropy 's Global Health & Wellbeing grantees helped advance a next-gen malaria vaccine, improved welfare for ~350M chickens, and helped tackle lead exposure, among other cool things. 🎉openphilanthropy.org/research/cool-…

Yesterday we published Felix Nesi's PEOPLE FROM OETIMU, translated from Indonesian by Lara Norgaard. In her afterword, Lara notes how the novel "operates from a place of political grief and rage grounded in testimony." Order your copy of this formidible debut on our site.

Joyland Editions will open to un-agented submissions from March 1-March 31. Writers should submit a PDF of their complete manuscript (~20,000-60,000 words) and a cover letter no longer than one single-spaced page including a brief author bio and description of the work.

Somebody lit my recycling bin on fire and sent it to another dimension, lol

thanks Soft Skull Press ❤️🙌🏽

Tuberculosis is the most lethal infectious disease worldwide, killing more than 1 million people a year. For years Open Philanthropy has been supporting efforts to develop a better vaccine — including stepping in this week to bridge an unexpected funding gap.

Massive green flag from my new neighbor. You absolutely love to see it

Really interesting work by David Roodman (featuring a metaphor about hunter-gatherers and blueberries that keeps playing in my head!). Replication work in econ is vital, but mismatched incentives prevent it from happening at a large scale

1/6 Our Global Health and Wellbeing staff often use back-of-the-envelope calculations, or BOTECs, to estimate a grant’s potential impact. A 🧵 on some real-life examples from OP grantmaking: