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John Mullahy
@johnmullahy.bsky.social
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UW-Madison, Univ. of Galway, NBER C.V.: https://uwmadison.box.com/s/kkaquhtv5b2og4yo6md5p34f7q7gx1ju Banner image: Free Clinic (detail), Jacob Lawrence, 1937

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John Mullahy @johnmullahy.bsky.social · 20h
"Nobel prizes in the sciences are the result of intellectual capital built over decades of hard work and research. The U.S. will get fewer in the future if the Trump Administration won’t welcome legal immigrants and refugees."

www.wsj.com/opinion/nobe...
Opinion | Immigrants and American Nobel Prizes
Three of the six U.S. science winners this year are foreign-born.
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John Mullahy @johnmullahy.bsky.social · 21h
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility…

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John Mullahy @johnmullahy.bsky.social · 21h
Peace
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Seamus Heaney HomePlace @shhomeplace.bsky.social · 1d
Happy release day! 📖✨

The Poems of Seamus Heaney is out now - a landmark publication edited by Rosie Lavan, Bernard O’Donoghue and Matthew Hollis, featuring all Heaney’s published poems, posthumous works and family-selected unpublished pieces.

Available today from our Gift Shop!
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John Mullahy @johnmullahy.bsky.social · 1d
The endowment effect in the 1880s. (The Rifleman, S3/E18)
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Catie Haunted Haus-man 👻👻👻 @catiehausman.bsky.social · 1d
Job posting!

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Assistant or Associate Professor of Global Environmental Policy

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor: School for Environment and Sustainability

Come be a Wolverine! In Tree Town! In the Mitten!
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John Mullahy @johnmullahy.bsky.social · 1d
It's that time of year: pumpkin spice Stata
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John Mullahy @johnmullahy.bsky.social · 1d
Most Americans, Oct. 2025

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John Cawley @johncawley.bsky.social · 2d
Many thanks to Jim Flynn @jimflynn9.bsky.social for interviewing me for the ASHEcon Newsletter @ashecon.bsky.social. It was fun to chat about risky health behaviors, priorities for ASHEcon, the #EconJobMarket, and even favorite movie/book/teams. #EconSky

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John Cawley Interview – ASHEcon
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Dave Vanness @djvanness.bsky.social · 2d
Have to start by identifying domains. I'll take a first crack at it: A: extrinsic factors: 1) weather; 2) company; 3) environmental aesthetics; 4) money/reputation on the line; B: intrinsic factors: 1) direction; 2) curvature; 3) impact sound; 4) divot depth; 5) injuries.
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John Mullahy @johnmullahy.bsky.social · 2d
Not carrying through on serious development of this idea is one of my life's greatest regrets. Perhaps it's not too late.
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Genevieve Kanter @profgenkanter.bsky.social · 2d
Consolidation in the EHR market -- where there are 2 dominant vendors -- is creating a big risk of a catastrophic cybersecurity event.

@ajh.bsky.social, @natea.bsky.social, and I ponder the possibility of a "single-point-of-failure" risk in the EHR market in this Health Affairs Scholar commentary
Electronic health record market consolidation and implications for cybersecurity
Abstract. Over the past decade, the electronic health record (EHR) market has become increasingly consolidated, with the majority of care delivery organiza
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John Mullahy @johnmullahy.bsky.social · 2d
Will Joy-Adjusted Life Years (JALYs) become widely adopted health-outcome measures? *

* I seem to recall @davidmcutler.bsky.social years ago making reference to jogging-adjusted life years, so the JALY acronym may already be claimed.

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/w...
Is ‘Joyspan’ the Key to Aging Well?
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PBS Wisconsin @pbswisconsin.bsky.social · 3d
The Wisconsin Department of Justice is asking a Waukesha County judge to immediately put on hold an order that would require elections officials to verify the citizenship of all 3.6 million registered Wisconsin voters before the statewide election in February 2026, reports @apnews.com.
Wisconsin Department of Justice asks Waukesha County judge to pause voter citizenship order
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Justice on Oct. 6 asked a judge to immediately put on hold his order that would require elections officials to verify the ...
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John Mullahy @johnmullahy.bsky.social · 3d
In any event, congratulations to the awardees.
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John Mullahy @johnmullahy.bsky.social · 3d
This might've been interesting news back in the day when science mattered.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/h...
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Is Awarded for Work on Immune Systems
www.nytimes.com
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John Mullahy @johnmullahy.bsky.social · 4d
* constitutional (although many Philadelphians might pronounce it as I misspelled it)

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John Mullahy @johnmullahy.bsky.social · 4d
It's fitting that the home of American liberty and consitutional democracy is not operational.
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John Mullahy @johnmullahy.bsky.social · 4d
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/u...
Not All National Parks Remain Open in the Shutdown. Here’s What to Know.
www.nytimes.com
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John Mullahy @johnmullahy.bsky.social · 5d
These offenses easily qualify Sanchez for a Presidential Medal of Freedom
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John Mullahy @johnmullahy.bsky.social · 5d
www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
Ex-QB Sanchez arrested, faces 3 possible charges
Former NFL quarterback and current Fox Sports broadcaster Mark Sanchez was arrested in Indianapolis on Saturday and is facing three misdemeanor charges in relation to an incident where he was stabbed ...
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John Mullahy @johnmullahy.bsky.social · 5d
"blurring the line between the reviewer and the reviewed"

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/h...
How Private Equity Oversees the Ethics of Drug Research
www.nytimes.com
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John Mullahy @johnmullahy.bsky.social · 5d
Pay $40 for a coffee? Absolutely no question under many circumstances... at least for the morning's first cup.

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John Mullahy @johnmullahy.bsky.social · 5d
Guha usually drinks coffee at home or in the office, but was intrigued by the expensive Panamanian iced coffee for sale. “I have to come back and get that $40 coffee just to see what it is at some point. Maybe for a birthday”

www.wsj.com/business/hos...
Hell Hath No Fury Like a Coffee Drinker in 2025
Lots of things are more expensive, but coffee is irreplaceable. So Americans are eating the price hikes—and reserving the right to rant.
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John Mullahy @johnmullahy.bsky.social · 6d
Worsham and Jena on natural experiments and learning about Tylenol's effects

www.wsj.com/health/does-...
Essay | Does Tylenol Cause Autism? Here’s How We Could Find Out
In the absence of randomized trials on the effects of acetaminophen, researchers need to use ‘natural experiments’ to develop better guidance for patients.
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John Mullahy @johnmullahy.bsky.social · 6d
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/o...
Opinion | Why Young Men Are Losing Faith in Science
www.nytimes.com
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John Mullahy @johnmullahy.bsky.social · 6d
Don't acquiesce with Texas
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John Mullahy @johnmullahy.bsky.social · 6d
"At least one institution, the University of Texas, said it would be eager to sign up."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...
Trump Offered Universities an Invitation for a Deal. Some See a Trap.
www.nytimes.com
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John Mullahy @johnmullahy.bsky.social · 7d
The leaders (presidents, chancellors, provosts) of any university whose Board assents to the proposal should resign on the spot.
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John Mullahy @johnmullahy.bsky.social · 7d
"The nine schools declined to comment or did not immediately respond to messages late on Wednesday."

Which, if any, will be the first to say "Thanks but no thanks." to the extortion, er, proposal?

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...
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