Michael Eddy
@michaeleddy.bsky.social
Helping put social science to use for society at Stanford Impact Labs
Twitter: @michaeleddy 🏳️🌈
Twitter: @michaeleddy 🏳️🌈
Dunning-Kruger effect in practice:
In 53k forecasts across 100 projects, people who are more confident are actually much less accurate.
New 📄 by @evavivalt.bsky.social & @sdellavi.bsky.social
In 53k forecasts across 100 projects, people who are more confident are actually much less accurate.
New 📄 by @evavivalt.bsky.social & @sdellavi.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Dunning-Kruger effect in practice:
In 53k forecasts across 100 projects, people who are more confident are actually much less accurate.
New 📄 by @evavivalt.bsky.social & @sdellavi.bsky.social
In 53k forecasts across 100 projects, people who are more confident are actually much less accurate.
New 📄 by @evavivalt.bsky.social & @sdellavi.bsky.social
Check out the new Export Boom Atlas from @GrowthTeams–an interactive map of 80+ export booms from developing economies, showing how countries from Vietnam to Morocco to Costa Rica achieved rapid sector-level growth that created jobs and prosperity. 🌍 https://exportbooms.org”
Export Boom Atlas by Growth Teams
Explore the playbooks behind 82 export booms in emerging economies since 1995
exportbooms.org
November 17, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Check out the new Export Boom Atlas from @GrowthTeams–an interactive map of 80+ export booms from developing economies, showing how countries from Vietnam to Morocco to Costa Rica achieved rapid sector-level growth that created jobs and prosperity. 🌍 https://exportbooms.org”
I love it when papers have accompanying websites!
also, neat when i found out @stanfordimpactlabs.bsky.social had a small role in supporting this work!
📄 & 💻by @marshallburke.bsky.social & a impressive team!
adaptationatlas.org/...
www.nber.org/papers/...
also, neat when i found out @stanfordimpactlabs.bsky.social had a small role in supporting this work!
📄 & 💻by @marshallburke.bsky.social & a impressive team!
adaptationatlas.org/...
www.nber.org/papers/...
October 6, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I love it when papers have accompanying websites!
also, neat when i found out @stanfordimpactlabs.bsky.social had a small role in supporting this work!
📄 & 💻by @marshallburke.bsky.social & a impressive team!
adaptationatlas.org/...
www.nber.org/papers/...
also, neat when i found out @stanfordimpactlabs.bsky.social had a small role in supporting this work!
📄 & 💻by @marshallburke.bsky.social & a impressive team!
adaptationatlas.org/...
www.nber.org/papers/...
@ukri.org has announced a £11.5m investment in AI-driven evidence synthesis (METIUS).
Backed by a $126m global alliance including @wellcometrust.bsky.social, the project aims to make research more accessible for policymakers on climate, education, justice and development.
Backed by a $126m global alliance including @wellcometrust.bsky.social, the project aims to make research more accessible for policymakers on climate, education, justice and development.
September 29, 2025 at 1:24 PM
@ukri.org has announced a £11.5m investment in AI-driven evidence synthesis (METIUS).
Backed by a $126m global alliance including @wellcometrust.bsky.social, the project aims to make research more accessible for policymakers on climate, education, justice and development.
Backed by a $126m global alliance including @wellcometrust.bsky.social, the project aims to make research more accessible for policymakers on climate, education, justice and development.
Reposted by Michael Eddy
New research by Pierre Azoulay, Danielle Li, Bhaven Sampat and me.
Earlier this year, the President’s budget proposed a 40% cut to the budget of the NIH. This motivated us to ask: what if the NIH had been 40% smaller?
Earlier this year, the President’s budget proposed a 40% cut to the budget of the NIH. This motivated us to ask: what if the NIH had been 40% smaller?
September 25, 2025 at 6:43 PM
New research by Pierre Azoulay, Danielle Li, Bhaven Sampat and me.
Earlier this year, the President’s budget proposed a 40% cut to the budget of the NIH. This motivated us to ask: what if the NIH had been 40% smaller?
Earlier this year, the President’s budget proposed a 40% cut to the budget of the NIH. This motivated us to ask: what if the NIH had been 40% smaller?
Ever applied for funding… and then had to wait months for a response? ⏳
What if funders could move faster and make better decisions—so applicants can secure funding & get straight to work?
AI could help. But the current landscape is messy. 🧵
What if funders could move faster and make better decisions—so applicants can secure funding & get straight to work?
AI could help. But the current landscape is messy. 🧵
September 23, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Ever applied for funding… and then had to wait months for a response? ⏳
What if funders could move faster and make better decisions—so applicants can secure funding & get straight to work?
AI could help. But the current landscape is messy. 🧵
What if funders could move faster and make better decisions—so applicants can secure funding & get straight to work?
AI could help. But the current landscape is messy. 🧵
After a disastrous launch, the Dept. of Education's new team fixed the FAFSA system, helping 14M+ students. But the GAO criticized their modern methods with an outdated playbook.
It's high time we focus on outcomes not broken processes, argues @pahlkadot
It's high time we focus on outcomes not broken processes, argues @pahlkadot
GAO gets schooled by the Department of Education
The FAFSA team snaps back, then punches back
www.eatingpolicy.com
September 16, 2025 at 2:12 AM
After a disastrous launch, the Dept. of Education's new team fixed the FAFSA system, helping 14M+ students. But the GAO criticized their modern methods with an outdated playbook.
It's high time we focus on outcomes not broken processes, argues @pahlkadot
It's high time we focus on outcomes not broken processes, argues @pahlkadot
I wonder why more academics don't publish their papers with companion websites? I find it so much more enjoyable reading an interactive site!
"AI Agents for Economic Research" by @antonkorinek www.genaiforecon.org
"AI Agents for Economic Research" by @antonkorinek www.genaiforecon.org
Generative AI for Economic Research
www.genaiforecon.org
September 10, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I wonder why more academics don't publish their papers with companion websites? I find it so much more enjoyable reading an interactive site!
"AI Agents for Economic Research" by @antonkorinek www.genaiforecon.org
"AI Agents for Economic Research" by @antonkorinek www.genaiforecon.org
I remember meeting Karthik & @singhabhi.bsky.social w/ the Mindspark/EI team when I was working at Global Innovation Fund back in 2017—and being blown away by how they were designing for impact @ scale from day 1.
A stellar example of academics + do-ers partnering for scale 🚀📈👇
A stellar example of academics + do-ers partnering for scale 🚀📈👇
Many interventions “work” in small trials but fail at scale
Also, EdTech often promises much, but delivers little
In a new paper (bit.ly/3JKLgVn)
@karthik-econ.bsky.social
& I show how personalized adaptive learning (PAL) software can sharply improve learning outcomes at scale🧵1/16
Also, EdTech often promises much, but delivers little
In a new paper (bit.ly/3JKLgVn)
@karthik-econ.bsky.social
& I show how personalized adaptive learning (PAL) software can sharply improve learning outcomes at scale🧵1/16
September 5, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I remember meeting Karthik & @singhabhi.bsky.social w/ the Mindspark/EI team when I was working at Global Innovation Fund back in 2017—and being blown away by how they were designing for impact @ scale from day 1.
A stellar example of academics + do-ers partnering for scale 🚀📈👇
A stellar example of academics + do-ers partnering for scale 🚀📈👇
Impact-focused funders often ask: if it worked here, will it work there?
This paper is a small, but impt step toward a generalized approach (grounded in theory + human data) to generalize research across settings—core to putting social science to use at scale.💪
This paper is a small, but impt step toward a generalized approach (grounded in theory + human data) to generalize research across settings—core to putting social science to use at scale.💪
This is a cool paper that suggests that AI agents can indeed be used for social science experiments, but that just using a chatbot isn't good enough, instead prompts developed based on social & game theory makes AI agent actions predictive of real human outcomes. benjaminmanning.io/files/optimi...
September 4, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Impact-focused funders often ask: if it worked here, will it work there?
This paper is a small, but impt step toward a generalized approach (grounded in theory + human data) to generalize research across settings—core to putting social science to use at scale.💪
This paper is a small, but impt step toward a generalized approach (grounded in theory + human data) to generalize research across settings—core to putting social science to use at scale.💪
Science faces a replication crisis: billions wasted, progress slowed, policy misled
A new idea from @i4replication.bsky.social Brodeur & Barbarioli in @ifp.bsky.social's #LaunchEngine imagines how to build automated replication infrastructure for *better* & *faster* science ifp.org/the-replicat...
A new idea from @i4replication.bsky.social Brodeur & Barbarioli in @ifp.bsky.social's #LaunchEngine imagines how to build automated replication infrastructure for *better* & *faster* science ifp.org/the-replicat...
The Replication Engine | IFP
How to build automated replication infrastructure for better, faster science
ifp.org
August 28, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Science faces a replication crisis: billions wasted, progress slowed, policy misled
A new idea from @i4replication.bsky.social Brodeur & Barbarioli in @ifp.bsky.social's #LaunchEngine imagines how to build automated replication infrastructure for *better* & *faster* science ifp.org/the-replicat...
A new idea from @i4replication.bsky.social Brodeur & Barbarioli in @ifp.bsky.social's #LaunchEngine imagines how to build automated replication infrastructure for *better* & *faster* science ifp.org/the-replicat...
Few things I love more than when I see a paper report on how research was put to use at scale!!👇
New study on fixing college admissions. In Chile’s centralized system, personalized, in-platform info helped students avoid common app mistakes & improved outcomes🧵⬇️
New study on fixing college admissions. In Chile’s centralized system, personalized, in-platform info helped students avoid common app mistakes & improved outcomes🧵⬇️
August 27, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Few things I love more than when I see a paper report on how research was put to use at scale!!👇
New study on fixing college admissions. In Chile’s centralized system, personalized, in-platform info helped students avoid common app mistakes & improved outcomes🧵⬇️
New study on fixing college admissions. In Chile’s centralized system, personalized, in-platform info helped students avoid common app mistakes & improved outcomes🧵⬇️
Was stunned when I saw these results...👇
In rural Kenya a $1k transfer cut infant & child mortality in ~ *half* with largest drops around delivery & near physician-staffed facilities 😲
Kudos to @tedmiguel.bsky.social @nshankar.bsky.social @eggerdennis.bsky.social & others involved in the study!🧵
In rural Kenya a $1k transfer cut infant & child mortality in ~ *half* with largest drops around delivery & near physician-staffed facilities 😲
Kudos to @tedmiguel.bsky.social @nshankar.bsky.social @eggerdennis.bsky.social & others involved in the study!🧵
August 18, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Was stunned when I saw these results...👇
In rural Kenya a $1k transfer cut infant & child mortality in ~ *half* with largest drops around delivery & near physician-staffed facilities 😲
Kudos to @tedmiguel.bsky.social @nshankar.bsky.social @eggerdennis.bsky.social & others involved in the study!🧵
In rural Kenya a $1k transfer cut infant & child mortality in ~ *half* with largest drops around delivery & near physician-staffed facilities 😲
Kudos to @tedmiguel.bsky.social @nshankar.bsky.social @eggerdennis.bsky.social & others involved in the study!🧵
Reposted by Michael Eddy
Great 🧵 about our recent @science.org policy essay arguing we need an evidence base for effective AI policy—plus support and protections for the researchers doing this important work. Thank you @michaeleddy.bsky.social!
New in @science.org : 20+ AI scholars—inc. @alondra.bsky.social @randomwalker.bsky.social @sanmikoyejo.bsky.social et al, lay out a playbook for evidence-based AI governance.
Without solid data, we risk both hype and harm. Thread 👇
Without solid data, we risk both hype and harm. Thread 👇
August 6, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Great 🧵 about our recent @science.org policy essay arguing we need an evidence base for effective AI policy—plus support and protections for the researchers doing this important work. Thank you @michaeleddy.bsky.social!
New in @science.org : 20+ AI scholars—inc. @alondra.bsky.social @randomwalker.bsky.social @sanmikoyejo.bsky.social et al, lay out a playbook for evidence-based AI governance.
Without solid data, we risk both hype and harm. Thread 👇
Without solid data, we risk both hype and harm. Thread 👇
August 5, 2025 at 4:48 PM
New in @science.org : 20+ AI scholars—inc. @alondra.bsky.social @randomwalker.bsky.social @sanmikoyejo.bsky.social et al, lay out a playbook for evidence-based AI governance.
Without solid data, we risk both hype and harm. Thread 👇
Without solid data, we risk both hype and harm. Thread 👇
Saw this paper presented—another jaw-dropping proof of how AI is accelerating science.
Yet nearly all the energy is in bio & engineering.
What AI-driven breakthroughs are accelerating the pace of the social sciences?
Would love to hear!
Yet nearly all the energy is in bio & engineering.
What AI-driven breakthroughs are accelerating the pace of the social sciences?
Would love to hear!
Nature paper on a virtual laboratory that integrates LLMs termed ‘AI scientists’ each assigned specific scientific roles. virtual lab operates with minimal human intervention. highlights importance of human oversight to validate AI-generated hypotheses & ensure safety. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Virtual lab powered by ‘AI scientists’ super-charges biomedical research
Could human–AI collaborations be the future of interdisciplinary studies?
www.nature.com
July 31, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Saw this paper presented—another jaw-dropping proof of how AI is accelerating science.
Yet nearly all the energy is in bio & engineering.
What AI-driven breakthroughs are accelerating the pace of the social sciences?
Would love to hear!
Yet nearly all the energy is in bio & engineering.
What AI-driven breakthroughs are accelerating the pace of the social sciences?
Would love to hear!
Reposted by Michael Eddy
UPDATE: Given passage of the new tax law (and implications for SNAP, Medicaid, and other benefits), under Cassandra Madison's leadership, we wanted to move quickly to get this call-for-proposals out the door.
Send us your ideas: www.publicbenefitinnovationfund.org/summer-2025-...
Send us your ideas: www.publicbenefitinnovationfund.org/summer-2025-...
Fund Announcement
www.publicbenefitinnovationfund.org
July 17, 2025 at 4:35 PM
UPDATE: Given passage of the new tax law (and implications for SNAP, Medicaid, and other benefits), under Cassandra Madison's leadership, we wanted to move quickly to get this call-for-proposals out the door.
Send us your ideas: www.publicbenefitinnovationfund.org/summer-2025-...
Send us your ideas: www.publicbenefitinnovationfund.org/summer-2025-...
AI chatbots are 87% cheaper and 3,107x more data-efficient than web search, helping Sierra Leonean teachers access tailored, relevant info despite low connectivity
New 📄 by @dbjork.bsky.social , @paulfab.bsky.social et. al. nber.org/conferences/...
New 📄 by @dbjork.bsky.social , @paulfab.bsky.social et. al. nber.org/conferences/...
July 8, 2025 at 4:03 PM
AI chatbots are 87% cheaper and 3,107x more data-efficient than web search, helping Sierra Leonean teachers access tailored, relevant info despite low connectivity
New 📄 by @dbjork.bsky.social , @paulfab.bsky.social et. al. nber.org/conferences/...
New 📄 by @dbjork.bsky.social , @paulfab.bsky.social et. al. nber.org/conferences/...
First Father’s Day as a new dad—and I’m still in awe. In the early 90s I doubted I’d ever see marriage, fatherhood, family. Yet here we are: two husbands, one *amazing* son, and a world that has made progress possible. So grateful! 🥰🥰
June 18, 2025 at 4:20 PM
First Father’s Day as a new dad—and I’m still in awe. In the early 90s I doubted I’d ever see marriage, fatherhood, family. Yet here we are: two husbands, one *amazing* son, and a world that has made progress possible. So grateful! 🥰🥰
What does it look like to take government efficiency seriously?
New work between Stanford RegLab & San Francisco cuts through red tape to free up civil servants time to focus on what matters most. 🧵👇
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
New work between Stanford RegLab & San Francisco cuts through red tape to free up civil servants time to focus on what matters most. 🧵👇
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
June 11, 2025 at 12:37 PM
What does it look like to take government efficiency seriously?
New work between Stanford RegLab & San Francisco cuts through red tape to free up civil servants time to focus on what matters most. 🧵👇
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
New work between Stanford RegLab & San Francisco cuts through red tape to free up civil servants time to focus on what matters most. 🧵👇
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
How can AI expand access to evidence—so governments can direct limited resources where they’ll do the most good?
The World Bank’s new ImpactAI aims to bring evidence to scale.
Months of lit review, in minutes.
impactai.worldbank.org #aiforgood #devecon
The World Bank’s new ImpactAI aims to bring evidence to scale.
Months of lit review, in minutes.
impactai.worldbank.org #aiforgood #devecon
May 30, 2025 at 6:20 PM
How can AI expand access to evidence—so governments can direct limited resources where they’ll do the most good?
The World Bank’s new ImpactAI aims to bring evidence to scale.
Months of lit review, in minutes.
impactai.worldbank.org #aiforgood #devecon
The World Bank’s new ImpactAI aims to bring evidence to scale.
Months of lit review, in minutes.
impactai.worldbank.org #aiforgood #devecon
"A study finds stacking bricks differently could help this county fight air pollution" @npr.org
www.npr.org/sections/goa... @stanfordimpactlabs.bsky.social @stanfordwoods.bsky.social
www.npr.org/sections/goa... @stanfordimpactlabs.bsky.social @stanfordwoods.bsky.social
A study finds stacking bricks differently could help this country fight air pollution
Bangladesh suffers from extreme air pollution, but a new study shows the brick industry can make small changes to have a big effect on the country's smog problem.
www.npr.org
May 19, 2025 at 4:14 PM
"A study finds stacking bricks differently could help this county fight air pollution" @npr.org
www.npr.org/sections/goa... @stanfordimpactlabs.bsky.social @stanfordwoods.bsky.social
www.npr.org/sections/goa... @stanfordimpactlabs.bsky.social @stanfordwoods.bsky.social
Reposted by Michael Eddy
Every year South Asia’s brick kilns spew as much CO₂ as the entire U.S. car fleet. Kilns poison the air that 2 billion people breathe—and kill over 50,000 annually
A new study in Science shows how simple fixes can clean air, cut emissions & improve public health🧵⬇️
A new study in Science shows how simple fixes can clean air, cut emissions & improve public health🧵⬇️
Simple and inexpensive interventions aimed at making changes in how Bangladesh’s informal brink kilns operate could dramatically cut emissions and boost profits for producers, according to a new Science study.
Learn more in this week's issue: scim.ag/3GIqSm6
Learn more in this week's issue: scim.ag/3GIqSm6
May 9, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Every year South Asia’s brick kilns spew as much CO₂ as the entire U.S. car fleet. Kilns poison the air that 2 billion people breathe—and kill over 50,000 annually
A new study in Science shows how simple fixes can clean air, cut emissions & improve public health🧵⬇️
A new study in Science shows how simple fixes can clean air, cut emissions & improve public health🧵⬇️
Every year South Asia’s brick kilns spew as much CO₂ as the entire U.S. car fleet. Kilns poison the air that 2 billion people breathe—and kill over 50,000 annually
A new study in Science shows how simple fixes can clean air, cut emissions & improve public health🧵⬇️
A new study in Science shows how simple fixes can clean air, cut emissions & improve public health🧵⬇️
Simple and inexpensive interventions aimed at making changes in how Bangladesh’s informal brink kilns operate could dramatically cut emissions and boost profits for producers, according to a new Science study.
Learn more in this week's issue: scim.ag/3GIqSm6
Learn more in this week's issue: scim.ag/3GIqSm6
May 9, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Every year South Asia’s brick kilns spew as much CO₂ as the entire U.S. car fleet. Kilns poison the air that 2 billion people breathe—and kill over 50,000 annually
A new study in Science shows how simple fixes can clean air, cut emissions & improve public health🧵⬇️
A new study in Science shows how simple fixes can clean air, cut emissions & improve public health🧵⬇️
What makes an idea go from promising to adopted at scale?
Spoiler: It’s not just research evidence or funding.
This article breaks down why government capability and public partnership matter for real-world impact. ssir.org/articles/ent...
Spoiler: It’s not just research evidence or funding.
This article breaks down why government capability and public partnership matter for real-world impact. ssir.org/articles/ent...
Helping NGOs and Funders Make the ‘Big Shift’ to Working With Government (SSIR)
The nonprofit sector and its philanthropic supporters still too often overlook the most effective pathway to exponential impact.
ssir.org
May 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
What makes an idea go from promising to adopted at scale?
Spoiler: It’s not just research evidence or funding.
This article breaks down why government capability and public partnership matter for real-world impact. ssir.org/articles/ent...
Spoiler: It’s not just research evidence or funding.
This article breaks down why government capability and public partnership matter for real-world impact. ssir.org/articles/ent...