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Why is the (rather lame) story Goldilocks & the 3 Bears so popular? Samuel Jay Keyser (linguist, jazz trombonist, poet & my predecessor as MIT Peter de Florez Professor) suggests it's the repetition of threeness (repetition being a major aesthetic force) https://t.co/LcywdJm5Qp

Who we (Jewish Effective Giving Initiative) are: https://t.co/TdlvutXul6

I support the Jewish Effective Giving Initiative - tell your Rabbi or shul president about it. https://t.co/jjWtJUqFdb

These are the 8 best books of all time, according to Bill Gates @entrylevelrebel https://t.co/JSymSxh2R2 via @Inc

After lunch with friends Tom Sowell, going strong at 91, and Stephen Camarata, expert on disorders of speech, language, & cognition. We met 25 years ago over late-talking children, 1 of Tom’s many interests

Forthcoming: Writing with Pleasure by Helen Sword, author of the excellent Stylish Academic Writing (no, not one of the world's thinnest books). https://t.co/RXOnUaOoRC

One of the most FAQs I get about rationality is how to reach people who are wrong. A starting point is to acknowledge they could include you. @NickKristof citing @adammgrant advocate shifting debate from polarizing fundamentals to technical details. https://t.co/En9q1c1GLM

These Gun Reforms Could Save 15,000 Lives. We Can Achieve Them. https://t.co/G3fLRAdoAs

🎧 Thomas Piketty on Why the World Keeps Getting More Equal (Yes, you read that right - over the long term, that is, though with recent slowdowns & reversals in some measure.) https://t.co/IK6p9IILpX

Foundation Against Intolerance & Racism on LinkedIn: Being Pro-Human with FAIR Advisor Steven Pinker https://t.co/c1ywwz89ku

Wild mammals are making a comeback in Europe thanks to conservation efforts - Our World in Data https://t.co/adLMKINoxG

'Ebola is defeated,' says Congolese professor who discovered the virus https://t.co/u1Nfw1WtSl via @FRANCE24

Emily Oster is on @TIME's list of the 100 most influential people of 2022. I was honored to write the note of appreciation for her in the special issue, out this week. #TIME100 https://t.co/A6FHd9Ni9A

"Winsome, intellectually probing poems..." Review in the New York Times of Danielle Blau @deblaublau's first volume of poetry, Peep. https://t.co/WlCJAcXUgu

From Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress https://t.co/Uld4psZo2M

Can't those of us who believe in the sanctity of life of children old enough to attend school go on strike, bring business to a grinding halt until we get the gun regulations that 90% of this country favor? Polish women did it in 2021 & it worked. https://t.co/CoVW9LQWTr

I am tremendously honored, deeply grateful and, frankly, incredibly surprised to be on the TIME100 list this year. Thanks to @sapinker for a lovely write-up and to everyone who reads, comments, etc for such amazing support. https://t.co/6KjkwxbZuv

This is the best antidote to mainstream news. Tagline: A fortnightly roundup of good news from around the world #GoodNews https://t.co/5JFhRMcMGV

@NaveenGRao if you want to call it approximative intelligence i am fine with that. basically every time i give a talk i show a figure like this because i think there are many aspects to intelligence, and we have made progress on some not others. https://t.co/Vy0fcnqN5W

Great threads by @DeepMind's @mpshanahan and (linked) @jalayrac candidly looking at Flamingo's limitations. Strengths and weaknesses should always be evaluated in tandem, if we are to be realistic about what needs to be done. https://t.co/TGnV6K2l17

In the past, rabies infections led to a near certain chance of dying. But not anymore. Vaccines are ~100% effective at preventing rabies, if they're taken soon after a bite. This is a great episode on the history of the disease & vaccine https://t.co/0rj7fJInuN

It is always heartbreaking to see young people being hopeless about their future. It is sad to see hopeless people today, it is sad to see it in the past. But perhaps the pessimism of yesterday puts it into perspective for those who are hopeless today. https://t.co/Yoa3MCOYUU

I wrote a quick post on that Science paper about dog breed and behaviour! tl;dr: the evidence is pretty weak - no strong need to update your views. https://t.co/b6BKNLE8Wd

There's too little focus on statistical literacy, financial math, and taxes in k-12 education. We should emphasize these before trig, calc, linear algebra, etc.

"@PTetlock's research team is running a tournament that will team up superforecasters with subject-matter experts to produce accurate forecasts and informative rationales on existential risk topics...(you can express interest up until] May 6th." https://t.co/JYCJKH7qJ3 https://t.co/QbsOb0BoHq

There's an extremely important and hopeful paper out in Nature this week. The researchers find that if all the countries of the world fulfil their climate commitments, we will likely limit climate change to just under 2°C. https://t.co/SMqhufF8Ua

Jazzed that today is PUBLICATION DAY for Power in the Wild: The Subtle and Not-So-Subtle Ways Animals Strive for Control over Others (@UChicagoPress , 2022). https://t.co/yOjBwx6IeU 1 of 8

The CDC has released new data showing that cancer, the USA's second leading cause of mortality, has seen historic drops in death rates. Between 2001 to 2020, they fell by 27%, from 196.5 deaths per 100,000 people, to 144.1 per 100,000. https://t.co/IAE2K3RZxu

There was a pretty major finding last month that many people don't know about. https://t.co/2b81qneYUM Water treatment (eg chlorination) was found to reduce child mortality by 30%. A very cheap & effective way to save lives. 1/ https://t.co/WzqlNdADfO

1/ My friend Jon Haidt @JonHaidt has written the MOST important article you can read today... "Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid––it's not just a phase"

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