An afternoon in the lab 🏀 #basketball #HoopLife

New evidence on the effect of cell phone bans in schools just dropped. "Enforcement of cellphone bans in schools led to a significant increase in student suspensions in the short-term ... but disciplinary actions began to dissipate after the first year, potentially suggesting a

Given the recent hubbub about whether economics is a science, it's a good time to repost my blog series on this. Saying economics isn't a science is bad. One of many reasons people do this is a certain brand of conspiratorial thinking. jackonomics.substack.com/p/economics-is… (1/4)

The NBA is back! #LetsGo

MY GOODNESS 😬

After countless sleepless nights I can finally say I have perfected an equation that has the potential to significantly impact the future:

thank you for your attention to this matter!

My sole mission on this app is to remind people of how good Tim Duncan was

It's super frustrating when this happens!

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A nice paper that shows a positive causal impact of a college education. By comparing outcomes on barley accepted students to otherwise identical barley rejected students, those that went to college earn 8% more than their counterparts with internal rates of return of 26%.

Why does the U.S. Army need an enconomist to study military health and performance? I get this question often. I started my job nearly two years ago and have had the privilege to apply health economic methods to understanding how different policies, systems, interventions, and

Apocalypto

Science research is mostly invisible to the public. To many it's obscure & irrelevant. And returns on science investments carry longer horizons than quarterly or annual reports Yet it's the engine room of tech-innovation. Cut funds for science & you ultimately stall your economy

Across federal, state, and local governments, the US is spending twice as much taxpayer money on seniors as it is on kids.

The Ents showing up to take down Isengard

The entire Lord of the Rings trilogy soundtrack is 🔥🔥

#TheBracket2026

Had the honor of presenting research and data on the impact of the Army's Holistic Health and Fitness System (H2F) at the 2026 US Army Medical Department (AMEDD) Iron Majors Week at Ft. Sam Houston in San Antonio. Presented to future Army medical leaders on how H2F is being

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