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The popularity of the welfare state in Nordic countries stems in large part from the fact that people think they are getting a good deal from public services. If they didn't, their attitude to taxation would be quite different. Efficiency and quality in public services matter.

RCT introduction of a pollution market in Surat, Gujarat. Pollution fell by 20–30%, and efficiently — gains came from the firms who could cut pollution most effectively. Mortality benefits are *25 times* costs. An incredible state/research collaboration. 1/2

When Soviet scientists won the Nobel Prize, they couldn't bring their families to the ceremonies. They had unrivalled positions in the scientific establishment, but authorities still feared they would defect.

Huh, this is super cool if true. A common food dye, used in Doritos, can turn tissues like the skin of mice transparent and allow people to see what's happening in their organs. Lots of applications not just in medical diagnostics, but biology research more broadly.

Cool consulting gig alert: UNICEF Evaluation GIS Data Analyst One year, remote - basically leveraging GIS to enhance UNICEF evaluations around the 🌍 + boost capacity of evaluation staff Grad degree req, apply by Sept 9th👇🏾h/t Kerry Albright #econtwitter jobs.unicef.org/cw/en-us/job/5…

this is heroic, terrifying, and brilliant. imagine injecting the tumour in your own breast with your own preparations of viruses — in full knowledge that most of your immediate peers would censure you for trying

It is basically unfathomable to build like this in North America. This entire project is being done for under $40B CAD, or under $150M/km. To compare, we recently estimated an above ground pedestrian/bike path in Toronto at $75M/km ☠️

I’m not as fast as before but I’m back on it so at least there’s that

We should pay people a lot of money to donate organs or participate in clinical trials

Deep fried rack of lamb is one of the pinnacle moves for flavour vs impressiveness vs work, because it’s tasty and people think it’s fancy but it’s very little work. You just sous vide the lamb ahead of time and stick it in the fridge and then pull it and deep fry it at dinner.

Kids should get to vote (parents can exercise this for kids that are too small) also, we should have fixed 13 month calendar with each month having exactly 4 weeks. The remaining day would be a floating "new years day." The dates would always map to the same days of the week.

Strongly endorse