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csaid.bsky.social
Data science at Propel. Formerly Stitch Fix, Opendoor, Twitter, Facebook, neuroscience. https://chris-said.io/
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What makes science credible? Publishing findings like this that undercut whatever political message scientists are supposed to believe in. I am tired of having conversations about "what if my finding undercuts movement x." Tying your findings to politics is what makes science irrelevant.

submitted 23 days ago • 2 comments

I witnessed this interaction last week and agree with George. I you want to beat Trump, the way some high profile accounts act here is just incredibly counterproductive.

submitted 24 days ago • 1 comment

Many people here say there's no need for Dems to build a bigger tent, since MAGA will destroy the economy and lose elections on fundamentals. Maybe, but I wouldn't bank on it! It's not that hard for Trump to just stop doing dumb things.

submitted 43 days ago • 0 comments

If you want to beat Trump, the way you respond to these types of posts is an IQ test.

submitted 45 days ago • 0 comments

Many normies are dismissive of AI x-risk, but also think their ChatGPT query will cause water shortages. What should we make of this? (A single California almond uses 300 times as much water).

submitted 46 days ago • 1 comment

I promise this is not a defense, but these things are simultaneously true. 1. They’re not playing 11-dimensional chess. 2. The next 5 years are in fact 11-dimensional, so dumb things we do now have an unusually high chance of being good, and vice versa.

submitted 63 days ago • 1 comment

“Bhutan is unusually happy” is a popular claim that, in retrospect, had all the hallmarks of being false. x.com/ourworldinda...

submitted 70 days ago • 1 comment

Do the terms "credit" and "debit" add anything other than confusion? Why is an increase to an account a "credit" or "debit" depending on which side of the equation it's on? Why not just say "increase" and "decrease?

submitted 74 days ago • 1 comment

Going forward, any claims about Elon's mental abilities must specify a year, like Elon[2017], otherwise we will forever talk past each other.

submitted 84 days ago • 1 comment

Interesting prediction on AI and unemployment. www.astralcodexten.com/p/links-for-...

submitted 97 days ago • 0 comments

One of the creators of the USDS writes about DOGE. "I care deeply about trans people and immigrants [...] but I could not care less that someone plugged in a server to create a new email list without a Privacy Impact Assessment." reason.com/2025/02/13/i...

submitted 111 days ago • 1 comment

I'm an ideal target for contrarian takes like "USAID sounds good but is actually bad", but... I just don't understand this? A mix of effective and ineffective international development that is less than 1% of the federal budget seems fine to me.

submitted 122 days ago • 2 comments

Shoplifting by political affiliation. I don't want to read too much into this, but I'm not surprised by how this sorts. I got this data from a survey of ACX readers. www.astralcodexten.com/p/acx-survey...

submitted 126 days ago • 1 comment

This is nominally about Nvidia, but it's actually an incredibly good overview of what's happened in AI over the past 4 months. Worth your time! youtubetranscriptoptimizer.com/blog/05_the_...

submitted 129 days ago • 1 comment

Someone should start a GoFundMe for any former administration officials who had their security detail removed.

submitted 132 days ago • 1 comment

This study makes the case that NSAID anti-inflammatories for acute pain can make chronic pain *worse* in the long run. First, among people with acute back pain, taking NSAID anti-inflammatories is associated with 1.76x increased odds of developing chronic pain. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

submitted 143 days ago • 2 comments

food for thought

submitted 148 days ago • 0 comments