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Elizabeth Wrigley-Field @wrigleyfield.bsky.social · 1d

New podcast episode where I talk about what's going on with mortality in the US

A wide-ranging discussion of what happened before the pandemic & what's happened since then; racial disparities and how to get our heads around their scope; why things might be going so badly for Millennials & Gen Zers

Prof. Elizabeth Wrigley-Field Discusses Excess Deaths

Because the US death rate has exceeded that of 21 other high income countries for over four decades, an estimated 14.7 million US lives have been lost since1980.

www.thehealthcarepolicypodcast.com

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James Feigenbaum @jamesfeigenbaum.bsky.social · 6d

I mean that's fine too but if we're building anyway, might as well make a dent in the housing shortage and get the schools for free by creating market rate units out of thin air

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James Feigenbaum @jamesfeigenbaum.bsky.social · 6d

Pay for the schools (and the teachers and so much more) by putting another 50 stories of housing on top?

Christo Silvia @christosilvia.bsky.social · 6d

Yes, it will be challenging but it would be absolutely doable to do a rolling renovation program of all NYC public schools into like 50 story Schoolscrapers

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James Feigenbaum @jamesfeigenbaum.bsky.social · 6d

"Nice convenient train you take to Boston from Newtonville, wouldn't it be great if we don't let anyone else move here near transit?"

James Feigenbaum @jamesfeigenbaum.bsky.social · 6d

Bold choice for the NIMBYest candidate running for Ward 4 at large in Newton to send a canvasser this morning to the commuter rail station #mapoli

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James Feigenbaum @jamesfeigenbaum.bsky.social · 6d

Bold choice for the NIMBYest candidate running for Ward 4 at large in Newton to send a canvasser this morning to the commuter rail station #mapoli

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James Feigenbaum @jamesfeigenbaum.bsky.social · 6d

I guess actually I should randomize which half I outsource. Test my advising against the machine. Feels like something irb will love

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James Feigenbaum @jamesfeigenbaum.bsky.social · 6d

Going to outsource my phd student advising to some wrapper for chatgpt or Claude. What could go wrong?

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Gabriel Kreindler @thetahat.bsky.social · 7d

It is scandalous that speed cameras are currently illegal in Massachusetts. Thankfully, the 2026 budget tries to change this
budget.digital.mass.gov/govbudget/fy...

Zaynab Mohamed @zaynabmmohamed.bsky.social · 7d

I’m proud that my speed camera pilot program is now being implemented.

This will protect Minnesotans by reducing reckless driving and speeding.

These cameras will capture the license plates of speeding drivers and the city will mail a ticket to their home. So, drive carefully!

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James Feigenbaum @jamesfeigenbaum.bsky.social · 7d

Me, presenting my research to peers and senior colleagues

Rafe Meager (they/them) @economeager.bsky.social · 7d

The scourge of randoms asking vague questions in an entitled manner continues apace

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James Feigenbaum @jamesfeigenbaum.bsky.social · 16d

Pig butcher scammers out here increasing prosocial volunteering and dumpling consumption. Win-win-win

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James Feigenbaum @jamesfeigenbaum.bsky.social · 22d

When Argentina, Greece, and Turkey pop up as the donors in your synthetic control design. Yikes

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 22d

“.. McEntarfer pointed to what she called ‘not a good list’ of other countries where statisticians have been pushed out over disappointing statistics, including Argentina, Greece and Turkey.” 🤡

@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...

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James Feigenbaum @jamesfeigenbaum.bsky.social · 22d

The right of the people to keep and bear large single-family houses near transit and jobs but not multifamily buildings full of transient types, shall not be infringed?

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James Feigenbaum @jamesfeigenbaum.bsky.social · 22d

Brattle St mansions for NIMBYs

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James Feigenbaum @jamesfeigenbaum.bsky.social · 22d

This is depressingly full circle in a way, because we know that some parents were heating milk at home in the early 1900s before widespread pasteurization (although historically we think it was the well-informed parents who were doing that...)

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James Feigenbaum @jamesfeigenbaum.bsky.social · 22d

Any health reporters want to do a deep dive on MAHA influencers recommending people heat their raw milk at home? @lhoehnvelasco.bsky.social and I have a paper about early 20th century pasteurization mandates, and we want to highlight continued relevance, but I don't think we can cite instagram

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James Feigenbaum @jamesfeigenbaum.bsky.social · 25d

Maybe economists and political scientists aren't so different after all?

Hans Hassell @hjghassell.bsky.social · 25d

Nothing like saying hello to someone and it being absolutely clear that they have no idea who you are despite extensive previous interaction #APSA2025

(I've been on both ends of this today)

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Alexandra Steinlight @asteinlight.bsky.social · 26d

Kid at kindergarten drop-off this morning with monogrammed backpack with initials “WMD.” Tell me your political consciousness wasn’t formed in 2003 without telling me

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James Feigenbaum @jamesfeigenbaum.bsky.social · 29d

Oh thank god, finally a way for people to tell everyone that they went to Harvard www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/09/m...

Growing list of Democratic Harvard alumni are calling on university to hold out on deal with Trump - The Boston Globe

Representative Jim Himes, a Harvard alum, publicized a letter he wrote to the university's president, Alan Garber, and said he feels compelled to speak out.

www.bostonglobe.com

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James Feigenbaum @jamesfeigenbaum.bsky.social · 29d

And before that, I'll have very interrupted sleep thinking about that bit of work

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James Feigenbaum @jamesfeigenbaum.bsky.social · 29d

Do journal editors get an alert when I finish a referee report for another journal so that they can immediately assign me something else?

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James Feigenbaum @jamesfeigenbaum.bsky.social · 29d

Shout out to the Wu electioneer near the BU polling place who made my day by asking if I was a Boston voter. I guess my teaching clothes mask my usual suburban lameness?

Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 29d

Boston, you have one hour left to vote!

Polls are open until 8 pm.

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James Feigenbaum @jamesfeigenbaum.bsky.social · Sep 7

Far too low. Should compound daily

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James Feigenbaum @jamesfeigenbaum.bsky.social · Sep 7

Personal financial liability for the OMB Director has me feeling tingly

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James Feigenbaum @jamesfeigenbaum.bsky.social · Sep 7

Hope he remembers to kick back some to the boss. Would be a shame if anything were to jeopardize his newfound freedom

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James Feigenbaum @jamesfeigenbaum.bsky.social · Sep 7

Wtaf?

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