Salil
@salilb.bsky.social
used a monkey's paw to wish that the Knicks would be good again
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I would love to see a longread on universities paying huge sums to consultancies for work their own faculty could easily do at far lower costs
These fees drive up the cost of tuition, reduce internal resources for research funding, and honestly are demoralizing to the bright minds employed by unis
These fees drive up the cost of tuition, reduce internal resources for research funding, and honestly are demoralizing to the bright minds employed by unis
December 2, 2025 at 4:24 AM
I would love to see a longread on universities paying huge sums to consultancies for work their own faculty could easily do at far lower costs
These fees drive up the cost of tuition, reduce internal resources for research funding, and honestly are demoralizing to the bright minds employed by unis
These fees drive up the cost of tuition, reduce internal resources for research funding, and honestly are demoralizing to the bright minds employed by unis
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Does anyone here do freelance indexing, or know someone who does? I've got a manuscript that needs an experienced indexer with a relatively quick turnaround. Message me here and we can talk details.
December 1, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Does anyone here do freelance indexing, or know someone who does? I've got a manuscript that needs an experienced indexer with a relatively quick turnaround. Message me here and we can talk details.
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We built an entire climate adaptation for infrastructure program over the last decade, & have a whole bunch of papers & analyses characterizing this uncertainty & providing communities with robust solutions. Folks working in resilience should do more of this. www.costasamaras.com/climate-chan...
Climate Change Adaptation — Costa Samaras
www.costasamaras.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:41 PM
We built an entire climate adaptation for infrastructure program over the last decade, & have a whole bunch of papers & analyses characterizing this uncertainty & providing communities with robust solutions. Folks working in resilience should do more of this. www.costasamaras.com/climate-chan...
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We talked about this in my class. People (& lenders!) need to have credible information about climate risk to their homes. However the way it is done right now, if at all, has lots of uncertainty. A home could be categorized as low-risk when it’s high risk, & vice versa! NOAA should do this service.
Realtors know that, in many parts of the country, if you educate people about climate risk, the housing market will collapse.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...
Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores From Home Listings
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:52 PM
We talked about this in my class. People (& lenders!) need to have credible information about climate risk to their homes. However the way it is done right now, if at all, has lots of uncertainty. A home could be categorized as low-risk when it’s high risk, & vice versa! NOAA should do this service.
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This is lore-accurate. Clerics are only proficient with bludgeoning weapons.
Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
November 29, 2025 at 10:14 PM
This is lore-accurate. Clerics are only proficient with bludgeoning weapons.
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This is a good article about the relentless onslaught of climate disinformation that distorts US and global politics.
I just wish it acknowledged that disinformation is sticky precisely because it often resonates w the speech of “our side.”
For example…
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...
I just wish it acknowledged that disinformation is sticky precisely because it often resonates w the speech of “our side.”
For example…
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...
Many Fighting Climate Change Worry They Are Losing the Information War
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:36 PM
This is a good article about the relentless onslaught of climate disinformation that distorts US and global politics.
I just wish it acknowledged that disinformation is sticky precisely because it often resonates w the speech of “our side.”
For example…
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...
I just wish it acknowledged that disinformation is sticky precisely because it often resonates w the speech of “our side.”
For example…
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...
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Worth reading as a summary and history of what happened. Cc: @katearonoff.bsky.social
I’ll add: aside from @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social push there was NO nat’l big campaign for a federal green new deal style push. No big grassroots effort for what became IRA. No fight for. No fight to save it, either.
I’ll add: aside from @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social push there was NO nat’l big campaign for a federal green new deal style push. No big grassroots effort for what became IRA. No fight for. No fight to save it, either.
"The IRA’s survival was premised on the logic that a loose alignment of corporations would support climate policies in exchange for subsidies and convince Republicans to get on their side. That didn’t work." newrepublic.com/article/2027...
The Quick and Shameful Death of Biden’s Biggest Policy
It was far too easy for Republicans to kill the Inflation Reduction Act. Where did those who crafted it go wrong?
newrepublic.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Worth reading as a summary and history of what happened. Cc: @katearonoff.bsky.social
I’ll add: aside from @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social push there was NO nat’l big campaign for a federal green new deal style push. No big grassroots effort for what became IRA. No fight for. No fight to save it, either.
I’ll add: aside from @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social push there was NO nat’l big campaign for a federal green new deal style push. No big grassroots effort for what became IRA. No fight for. No fight to save it, either.
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Idea: Swap out the WH Press Corps with the audience at an Econ seminar
November 28, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Idea: Swap out the WH Press Corps with the audience at an Econ seminar
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Stata users: if you aren't already, definitely start using bookmarks to create headings and sub-headings in your .do files. Such a big help! **# in a .do file creates a heading; **## = subheading; **### = sub-subheading. Then double-click on them to jump right to that section 👍
November 27, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Stata users: if you aren't already, definitely start using bookmarks to create headings and sub-headings in your .do files. Such a big help! **# in a .do file creates a heading; **## = subheading; **### = sub-subheading. Then double-click on them to jump right to that section 👍
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This is correct.
It is also worth noting that the relationship between racial resentment and other political judgments is stronger among those with more education, e.g.,
It is also worth noting that the relationship between racial resentment and other political judgments is stronger among those with more education, e.g.,
November 27, 2025 at 3:11 PM
This is correct.
It is also worth noting that the relationship between racial resentment and other political judgments is stronger among those with more education, e.g.,
It is also worth noting that the relationship between racial resentment and other political judgments is stronger among those with more education, e.g.,
Turkey Stearnes fits every category on today's immaculate grid. Well done. 🦃
November 27, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Turkey Stearnes fits every category on today's immaculate grid. Well done. 🦃
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She’s got style. She’s got grace. She’s a lady.
November 27, 2025 at 1:11 AM
She’s got style. She’s got grace. She’s a lady.
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The first of the two is a collab with political scientist Nathan Chan. We used two waves of CMPS data (including the latest 2024) to examine relationship between meritocracy and deportation sentiments among Asian and Latino Americans
osf.io/preprints/ps...
osf.io/preprints/ps...
OSF
osf.io
November 25, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The first of the two is a collab with political scientist Nathan Chan. We used two waves of CMPS data (including the latest 2024) to examine relationship between meritocracy and deportation sentiments among Asian and Latino Americans
osf.io/preprints/ps...
osf.io/preprints/ps...
on the Amtrak from Albany to Toronto, so much better than flying (LOLNO) or driving (hell no, especially in this weather). have wifi, way more space than I'd have in either a plane or car, and a pretty good view even w/ the rain.
in the voice of @costasamaras.com, more trains trains trains.
in the voice of @costasamaras.com, more trains trains trains.
November 25, 2025 at 9:24 PM
on the Amtrak from Albany to Toronto, so much better than flying (LOLNO) or driving (hell no, especially in this weather). have wifi, way more space than I'd have in either a plane or car, and a pretty good view even w/ the rain.
in the voice of @costasamaras.com, more trains trains trains.
in the voice of @costasamaras.com, more trains trains trains.
I'm with A-Rod. Selig endorsed the steroid era for marketing.
A-Rod, Clemens, Bonds, McGwire, etc should all be in and have their plaques beside Selig's.
A-Rod, Clemens, Bonds, McGwire, etc should all be in and have their plaques beside Selig's.
November 25, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I'm with A-Rod. Selig endorsed the steroid era for marketing.
A-Rod, Clemens, Bonds, McGwire, etc should all be in and have their plaques beside Selig's.
A-Rod, Clemens, Bonds, McGwire, etc should all be in and have their plaques beside Selig's.
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What was lost with recent federal defunding of 3 out of 9 regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CASCs), written by leaders/staff from Northeast, South Central and Pacific Islands CASCs.
We haven't given up on getting their funding restored, along with other cuts to the rest of the network.
We haven't given up on getting their funding restored, along with other cuts to the rest of the network.
From invasive species tracking to water security – what’s lost with federal funding cuts at US Climate Adaptation Science Centers
The people who manage America’s aquifers, wetlands, shorelines and recreation areas rely on federal science as they face new and rising risks in a changing climate.
theconversation.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:03 AM
What was lost with recent federal defunding of 3 out of 9 regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CASCs), written by leaders/staff from Northeast, South Central and Pacific Islands CASCs.
We haven't given up on getting their funding restored, along with other cuts to the rest of the network.
We haven't given up on getting their funding restored, along with other cuts to the rest of the network.
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My latest: #COP30, global climate politics, and what happens next — for @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
November 24, 2025 at 12:25 PM
My latest: #COP30, global climate politics, and what happens next — for @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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My @nytimes.com op-ed: The Boomers Are Protesting Trump. Where Is Gen Z? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o... (gift link)
The key point: "The absence of young people from conventional protests is both a problem and a warning."
The key point: "The absence of young people from conventional protests is both a problem and a warning."
Opinion | The Boomers Are Protesting Trump. Where Is Gen Z?
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:37 PM
My @nytimes.com op-ed: The Boomers Are Protesting Trump. Where Is Gen Z? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o... (gift link)
The key point: "The absence of young people from conventional protests is both a problem and a warning."
The key point: "The absence of young people from conventional protests is both a problem and a warning."
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First Solar just opened a $1.1 billion integrated solar PV manufacturing plant in Louisiana capable of producing 3.5 gigawatts of panels each year. The plant will employ >700 people electrek.co/2025/11/21/f... 🔌💡
First Solar opens a Louisiana factory that’s 11 Superdomes big
First Solar opens a massive $1.1 billion solar factory in Louisiana, adding 3.5 GW of new US capacity and more than 800 well-paid jobs.
electrek.co
November 22, 2025 at 7:31 PM
First Solar just opened a $1.1 billion integrated solar PV manufacturing plant in Louisiana capable of producing 3.5 gigawatts of panels each year. The plant will employ >700 people electrek.co/2025/11/21/f... 🔌💡
i see a lot of comments this morning about how people are apparently blind/saw something terrible, and i can only assume @johnlovett.bsky.social made them turn on the Rockets NBA Cup game as well.
help. @johnlovett.bsky.social made me turn on the Rockets NBA Cup game and I am now blind.
November 22, 2025 at 2:36 PM
i see a lot of comments this morning about how people are apparently blind/saw something terrible, and i can only assume @johnlovett.bsky.social made them turn on the Rockets NBA Cup game as well.
help. @johnlovett.bsky.social made me turn on the Rockets NBA Cup game and I am now blind.
November 22, 2025 at 4:24 AM
help. @johnlovett.bsky.social made me turn on the Rockets NBA Cup game and I am now blind.
How it started, how it's going
November 22, 2025 at 2:41 AM
How it started, how it's going
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The underlying study: "Experimental evidence of the effects of large language models versus web search on depth of learning" academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
"participants reported developing shallower knowledge from LLM summaries even when the results were augmented by...web links" vs. search
"participants reported developing shallower knowledge from LLM summaries even when the results were augmented by...web links" vs. search
November 21, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The underlying study: "Experimental evidence of the effects of large language models versus web search on depth of learning" academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
"participants reported developing shallower knowledge from LLM summaries even when the results were augmented by...web links" vs. search
"participants reported developing shallower knowledge from LLM summaries even when the results were augmented by...web links" vs. search