Don Ross
@don-rosseconomist.bsky.social
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Experimental economist, economic methodologist
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seanmcarroll.bsky.social
As always, the biggest threat isn’t artificial superintelligence, it’s natural human stupidity/greed/laziness.
rachaelking70.bsky.social
This was just posted by @tbretc.bsky.social on another platform. The Chicago Sun-Times obviously gets ChatGPT to write a ‘summer reads’ feature almost entirely made up of real authors but completely fake books. What are we coming to?
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cailinmeister.bsky.social
Harvard has a backbone after all!! Alan Garber sent a letter to the Harvard community about their resistance to Trump. It comes a few weeks after a (cowardly) one about working with the federal govt to "fight anti-semitism on campus". New plan is to protect academic freedom
Quote from Garber letter about how the anti-semitism thing is just a smoke screen to control speech on campus
don-rosseconomist.bsky.social
There is some research on folk economics. Yes, most of it precisely these bad analogies, plus scaling errors.
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acyn.bsky.social
Carney: The system of global trade anchored on the United States.. is over. Our old relationship of steadily deepening integration with the United States is over. The 80 year period when the United States embraced the mantle of economic leadership… is over.
don-rosseconomist.bsky.social
Since they've never shown respect for any normative limits at all, there indeed seems little basis for pouring cold water on even the most extravagant fears.
don-rosseconomist.bsky.social
Indeed, the US is currently the leading menace to liberalism and peaceful international order. Liberal countries will need to urgently build closer cooperation with non-liberal but less dangerous countries with strong militaries, specifically China and Turkey.
don-rosseconomist.bsky.social
Yes, it's a discouragingly ridiculous comment.
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seanmcarroll.bsky.social
The US government has been turned over to a group of extraordinarily ignorant people, and they are working to destroy science in this country. Cutting over half the NSF budget would save < 0.1% of the federal budget, but do incalculable harm. Simply heartbreaking.

arstechnica.com/science/2025...
White House budget proposal could shatter the National Science Foundation
“This kind of cut would kill American science and boost China.”…
arstechnica.com
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ufeest.bsky.social
Sad to hear that that the University of New South Wales has decided not to renew the honorary, unpaid associate professor position of Michael Mathews, who has been producing the HPS&ST Newsletter for many years. Here's the latest installment of this great resource:
www.hpsst.com/uploads/6/2/...
www.hpsst.com
don-rosseconomist.bsky.social
Yes, Marco, promoting focus on DEI and climate change is indeed what we're doing. Proudly. The tone of the summit will be improved by your absence.
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davidreiss.bsky.social
Btw: if you’re interested in quality journalism from (South) Africa, @thecontinent.org and @dailymaverick.co.za are both on Bluesky! Go follow them and read their content - both are excellent!