Some very depressing forecasts on the impact of USAID cuts in the recent @asteriskmag.bsky.social special edition: asteriskmag.substack.com/p/forecast-...
Super fun interview with @asteriskmag.bsky.social in which we talk about "Raised to Obey" (@princetonupress.bsky.social) but also:
- is "indoctrination for democracy" desirable?
- is low education quality driven by "low state capacity"?
and more!
asteriskmag.com/issues/10/wh...
For the past month, @asteriskmag.bsky.social has been working with a group of forecasters for a series on the mortality impacts of the Trump Administration's USAID cuts
5 forecasts, transparent and probabilistic, on PEPFAR, malaria, TB, nutrition, and WASH asteriskmag.substack.com/p/forecast-s...
The modern education system around the world continues to bear the imprint of mass education’s original goal: obedience.
all @aspaglayan.bsky.social content is self-recommending
we're advertising 2-3 postdoctoral positions to work at NYU on artificial consciousness and related topics at the intersection of AI and the philosophy of mind (possibly including AI mentality, AI interpretability, and AI welfare). deadline is march 30! philjobs.org/job/show/28878
Why do you hate the word "moist"? why do wet sounds like teeth-sucking, slurping, and swallowing evoke a sense of disgust and rage?
@jakee.bsky.social explains in dazzling detail on The Ick...
emilybynight.substack.com/p/the-moist-...
Grateful to talk to Todd and Katie about the current status of USAID, that leaked reorganization plan, and what we can expect for the future of American foreign assistance
Basic tests for research reproducibility still aren't being met, even in our top journals. Some 15% of papers in even our best publications still contain code that doesn't run
