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UW-Madison (Prof. of Health Econ.). Also Univ. of Galway, NBER. C.V.: https://uwmadison.box.com/s/z4lsh3za6743z11bckn199esv6uki5xb Banner image: Sunrise 1916, Georgia O'Keeffe (detail)
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Not long ago this would've been unambiguously good news. www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...

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Dan sticks the landing with this blog posting.

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Maybe vilifying NIH biomedical research support is a bad idea after all.

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www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...

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A timely reminder that unimpeded scientific inquiry has vast potential to improve people's lives. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/s...

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Pardoned J6ers march on Boston in attempt to thwart certification of Canada's victory. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/w...

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A result predicted by a Hassettian cubic model, one presumes.

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It's too bad Lewis Carroll didn't think of CURFUS, SUSFLUM, and BURRLIS when he wrote Jabberwocky. www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1...

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madison.com/news/state-r...

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I wonder when King Trump supporters are going to realize that the vast majority of them are not members of the court but expendable peasants.

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Thomas Jefferson understood…

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I know things are grim right now, but a ray sunshine is that I think maybe we finally just got this?

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www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10....

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A new generation learns about tariffs' consequences. www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyyA...

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The nine scariest words in university administration...

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Why waste everyone's time with the hearings theater? Cut right to the vote, whose positive outcome is pre-ordained. www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

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madison.com/news/local/w...

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I wrote this after Trump’s meeting with Putin in Helsinki in 2018. It is high time to stop being surprised by anything that Trump does. We don’t need to guess at his motivations. We just need to respond as if they are, in fact, Putin’s.

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1/ When using observational data for #causalinference, emulating a target trial helps solve some problems... but not all problems. In a new paper, we explain why and when the #TargetTrial framework is helpful. www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/... Joint work with my colleagues @causalab.bsky.social

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"If I sound worried, it’s because I am. I’m incredibly grateful that my wife is getting the excellent care that she is, and that her treatment options are so much better than they were just a couple of decades ago." www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

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This link contains a video taken by someone who appears to have been one of the passengers. vinnews.com/2025/02/17/d...

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www.nber.org/papers/w33495

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If you've ever felt pressure giving a lecture or seminar, just imagine what the physician managing the Pope's hospital care must feel. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/w...

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"the researchers note the chance of Bennu colliding with Earth is similar to the probability of flipping a coin 11 times in a row with the same outcome" www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...

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Moon yields to Sun. Here we go.

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Levels by Vasily Kandinsky, 1929 https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137781

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Proud of my dad for speaking out like this. Im hopeful that the message will break into the mainstream. www.cbsnews.com/video/a-gove...

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"While the people retain their virtue and vigilance no Administration by any extreme of wickedness or folly can very seriously injure the Government in the short space of four years." – Lincoln's First Inaugural Address, March 1861 avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century...

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A rudderless ship with full-throttled engines. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.

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When posting "Unbelevable" one might consider distinguishing what was unbelievable prior to 2025 from what is currently unbelievable.

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In light of current events a significant upsurge in cases is expected.

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YRBSS website as of 7:35AM CT, Feb. 15. www.cdc.gov/yrbs/index.h...

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This excellent interactive tutorial on misleading data visualizations explores the idea of a "counter chart" — the graph you draw in response to refute a misleading claims flowingdata.com/projects/dis...

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In all seriousness, we are facing a historic assault on #science and #truth. We need the public on our side if we wish to win. We need to illustrate in plain terms how our work affects everyday Americans. We need to argue why the unbiased pursuit of truth matters. I'd love to work together on this.

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Pet peeves like democracy, health, law, fairness, compassion… www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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