#Fundamentally

Jeff Wright

wrightjeff

Ok, fine. You guys win. If QAnon is really a big deal evangelicals should oppose I have a framework to suggest as a way forward. I think the format will

Derek Viita

DerekViita

Since things are bad and we're all going insane, here's an OT Friday thread: "Perfect" songs.Songs that are well-written, well-executed, nail a mood, or something else that make them brilliant

Engaging Strategy

EngageStrategy1

Seeing as the UK NSA's comments about a sovereign task group has drawn some attention and the usual Falklands Task Force comparisons have come up, let's take a moment to

Ulysse

RiverrunStately

An Introduction to Raphael's painting, explaining his influences, the development of his style under Perugino, the birth of his Florentine manner from 1504 onward, & his third & final manner

Phil Kerpen

kerpen

IMPEACHMENT HOUSE FLOOR VOTE RECAPImpeachment #1December 6, 201758 Dems voted to advance impeachment for the "high crime" of dissing NFL anthem protestshttp://clerk.house.gov/evs/2017/roll658.xml Impeachment #2January 19, 201866 Dems voted

Christopher Seifel

SeifelCapital

$U: More Than GamingUnity Software ($U) is the leading platform for creating & operating interactive, real-time, 3D content.Thesis: It will fundamentally change how companies bring products to market, reducing frictions

Mike Makowsky

mikemakowsky

I was given the opportunity to lay out a proposal to end law enforcement as a system of taxation by the good folks at @hamiltonproj and @BrookingsInst, which you can

Vladimir Haltakov

haltakov

It's finally time for some paper review! I promised the other day to start posting threads with summaries of papers that had a big impact on the field of ML

Patrick McKenzie

patio11

An interesting example of technology making things better in underserved markets: check cashing via cell phone. Ingo Money appears to be one of the leaders in it.("Check cashing" in this

Hugh Alderwick

hughalderwick

New paper reviewing evidence on the impacts of cross-sector partnerships on health and health inequalities. The findings are relevant to policy initiatives in the UK, US, and elsewhere. (They are

Barrister's Horse

BarristersHorse

THREAD:HE'S BEHIND EU 1. I may of course be wrong on this, but I don't think so. The EU is heading into another 'existential crisis' as they like to call

Aubrey Gordon (she/her/hers)

yrfatfriend

A new friend, who generally has good, thoughtful politics and is actively engaged in social justice work, just delivered a lengthy monologue about how disgusting it is to be fat

Free Speech Actuary

pjlee01

Important #FreedomOfSpeech thread for any actuary or member of any professional body.This should not need clarifying, but sadly it seems it does because 4 individuals, including 2 anonymous ones are

Katherine O'Donnell

kathy__odonnell

Last year, in full knowledge of Johnson’s dishonesty and other terrible flaws, The Times urged readers to vote for him. It was an act of breathtaking cynicism. Johnson was never

Craig Garthwaite

C_Garthwaite

Modern college athletics rests on a set of regressive transfers. The pandemic is revealing this corrupt bargain by forcing shools to cancel money losing sports, slow new building, and reduce

Wokal Distance

wokal_distance

1/The phrase "I'M SO EXHAUSTED" in upper class intellectual professions comes from Social Justice activism and belongs to the same constellation of concepts as:-emotional labor-do the work-triggered-trauma-self-care-white frag