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Megan Stevenson @meganstevenson.bsky.social · 2d

Honored to be giving the Hedges Lecture at SREE tomorrow 😊

Topic: “What RCTs Teach us about the Structure of the Social World”

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Megan Stevenson @meganstevenson.bsky.social · 6d

I asked him how he can think people are simply either male or female, given how common intersex people are (almost 2% of the population). To his credit, he said it was a good question and something he'd have to think about.

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Megan Stevenson @meganstevenson.bsky.social · 6d

I’m at an Airbnb and the host is conservative Christian. We talked about trans people a bit and his view was as you would expect. I told him about intersex people and showed him a pic of Alicia Roth Wiegel. Mind BLOWN.

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Megan Stevenson @meganstevenson.bsky.social · 7d

This is worth a listen: fascinating explanation of why tick populations have been exploding

youtu.be/8Pfy6XBp0QY?...

Why Are Tick Populations Exploding?

YouTube video by Learn Your Land

youtu.be

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 11d

This is my regular reminder to everyone that jstor is open to the general public now; a free account there will give you access to 100 papers a year.

Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 12d

regrettably if you try to point this out online you'll get yelled out by 79208 journalists going OH SO YOU WANT JOURNALISTS TO STARVE??? even if you're, say, a journalist yourself, and point out that while there are clearly no easy answers, the status quo isn't exactly working for society

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Megan Stevenson @meganstevenson.bsky.social · 12d

Holy shit! That's a serious break! I'm so sorry.

FYI Wispr Flow is a great voice dictation app with
next to no learning curve.

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Trevon Logan @trevondlogan.bsky.social · 29d

Very excited to see my podcast with John Parman about our review of the racial segregation literature is out! Listen to “Reviewing Residential Segregation” here: www.aeaweb.org/research/rac... via @aeajournals.bsky.social

Reviewing residential segregation

Trevon Logan and John Parman discuss the meaning of segregation and how it has shaped US history.

www.aeaweb.org

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Megan Stevenson @meganstevenson.bsky.social · Sep 4

Next level bad

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Megan Stevenson @meganstevenson.bsky.social · Sep 4

It’s already available! It’s an over-the-counter drug

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Megan Stevenson @meganstevenson.bsky.social · Sep 4

This is cool. Large, high-quality RCT shows that an over-the-counter antihistamine nasal spray protects against catching Covid.

Paul McAuley @unlikelyworlds.bsky.social · Sep 3

Previous in vitro studies on azelastine had already suggested antiviral effects against SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory viruses. ‘This clinical trial is the first to demonstrate a protective effect in a real-world setting.'

Clinical study shows that nasal spray containing azelastine reduces risk of coronavirus infection by two-thirds

A research team at Saarland University has demonstrated in a clinical study that a widely used anti-allergy nasal spray containing the active ingredient azelastine can significantly reduce the risk of...

www.eurekalert.org

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Megan Stevenson @meganstevenson.bsky.social · Aug 28

I dunno but my 10yr old is very enthusiastic

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Jennifer Doleac @jenniferdoleac.bsky.social · Aug 23

Looking for research funding? Arnold Ventures has several open RFPs. This includes a standing RFP for causal research related to US crime/the CJ system/ppl w criminal records.

First step is a 3-page LOI. We aim to get you a funding decision within 3 months of that first step.

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Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · Aug 20

I don't know who needs to hear this but slavery was bad.

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Megan Stevenson @meganstevenson.bsky.social · Aug 7

I just looked up the pre-registration and it says they will upload a list of primary outcomes before data collection. There’s nothing there yet but maybe it simply wasn’t made public? @maxkasy.bsky.social can you point us in the right direction?

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Megan Stevenson @meganstevenson.bsky.social · Aug 7

Ah got it

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Megan Stevenson @meganstevenson.bsky.social · Aug 6

Seems like that would make UBI more important, not less

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Megan Stevenson @meganstevenson.bsky.social · Aug 5

Anyone know why this German UBI experiment seems to be have big impacts, while the US ones are mostly zip ?

CESifo @cesifo.org · Aug 5

📢New Working Paper!
"Cash Transfers, Mental Health and Agency: Evidence from an RCT in Germany"
✍️ Sandra Bohmann, Susann Fiedler @maxkasy.bsky.social @jpschupp.bsky.social Frederik Schwerte

For further information, read the full paper: www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/pu...

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Steven Strogatz @stevenstrogatz.com · Aug 3

What a fantastic accomplishment -- and what a fantastic story! www.quantamagazine.org/at-17-hannah...

At 17, Hannah Cairo Solved a Major Math Mystery | Quanta Magazine

After finding the homeschooling life confining, the teen petitioned her way into a graduate class at Berkeley, where she ended up disproving a 40-year-old conjecture.

www.quantamagazine.org

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Jessica Leight @leightjessica.bsky.social · Jul 29

A description of researcher initiative that is both accurate (imo) + unflattering

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · Jul 27

This is so important and long overdue.

Hernandez D. Stroud @stroud.bsky.social · Jul 27

New York is about to make all prison phone calls free. This move will make it easier for the state’s over 30,000 prisoners to stay connected to loved ones, saving them over $13 million a year. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/n...

Prisoners’ Phone Calls Will Soon Be Free in New York State

www.nytimes.com

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Megan Stevenson @meganstevenson.bsky.social · Jul 26

Moving piece of journalism with gorgeous photographs

🎃😱Slaybell Romero loves Halloween👻👹 @maybell.bsky.social · Jul 26

Astounding bravery on the part of the women and a very well-done and spartanly told story. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

How 36 Mayan Women in Guatemala Came Together to Prosecute Their Attackers

Systematically assaulted during Guatemala’s civil war, 36 Mayan women made a final bid for justice.

www.nytimes.com

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Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · Jul 22

The images of children starved to death in Gaza should be the lead of every news program.

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Eva Vivalt @evavivalt.bsky.social · Jul 21

🚨 New NBER working paper: "The Impact of Unconditional Cash Transfers on Parenting and Children"

This paper estimates the effects of receiving a $1,000/month guaranteed income for 3 years, compared to a control group receiving $50/month, on children and parents in the US. 1/

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Paul Stephan @pbs3.bsky.social · Jul 7

My keynote address for the Chicago Journal of International Law's symposium is now in print:
cjil.uchicago.edu
In addition, the Research Agenda for Global Power Shifts and International Economic Law, edited by Joel Slawtowsky, is now out:
www.e-elgar.com/shop/usd/a-r...

Chicago Journal of International Law

The University of Chicago, Chicago Journal of International Law is a journal of legal scholarship edited by students of The University of Chicago Law School.

cjil.uchicago.edu

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Megan Stevenson @meganstevenson.bsky.social · Jun 24

Best advice I ever got was to commit to doing 30 minutes of writing every day. It’s amazing how much you can get done by consistent small chunks. Plus, the hardest part is starting. If you can get your butt in the chair to do 30 minutes, it often winds up being more.

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