#Simulations

Adam Butler

GestaltU

@alphaarchitect asked what happened to style Premia in 2017. Let's start with the fact that something happened. Like...something very material. These are CUMULATIVE ALPHAS (compounded residuals from regressions of fund

Sean J. Taylor

seanjtaylor

A friend sent a thread showing "evidence" of voter fraud due to some deviation from Benford's law in ward-level vote counts. Here's my response explaining why it's a pretty flawed

Ernie Tedeschi

ernietedeschi

We need to be sober and rigorous when evaluating the positives and negatives of emergency UI, and not be wooed by simple, emotional stories. There's no evidence in the data

Abraar Karan

AbraarKaran

1/ Here is official @CDCgov @CDCMMWR report out today They assessed various modifications incl:•wearing a cloth mask over a medical procedure mask (double masking)•knotting the ear loops of a medical

Michael S. Taylor

mtaylor_nz

A quick thread on why "over capacity" or " over build" of solar and wind is predominantly an ignorant or bad faith argument that misses, oh, well a truck load

🗡Rae Loverde✨

RaeLoverde

The older I get, the more I realize I'm not Luke or Han -- I'm the Rebel nerd who stared at a holo of the Death Star plans for 36

Deirdre Gilhawley

DeeGilhawley

More proof of airborne transmission - the case of the Diamond Princess cruise ship"A computer model of the cruise-ship outbreak found that the virus spread most readily in microscopic droplets

BYU Physics and Astronomy

BYU_PhysAstro

Time for a research round-up! Here are a few of the interesting papers that our faculty and students have published recently (thread): Rob Davis and students found a way to

ALEX 🚀

ajtourville

[Thread] NIKOLA HYDROGEN FUELING Debunk of Trevor Milton's lies regarding Nikola’s ability to fuel its hydrogen truck in ~10 minutesNikola has "developed" an amazing fueling protocol in the same

Bloomberg Opinion

bopinion

Their conclusion is stark:"We find that it is much more likely under the Electoral College system than under a hypothetical National Popular Vote that the election outcome will be narrow

Dibyendu Nandi

ydnadydnad

In response, a thread on the many interconnected themes about data accessibility, data inclusivity and proprietary data (exclusivity) that makes this a complex issue. Let's ask the question: who owns

Garrett M. Graff

vermontgmg

THREAD: There has been a lot fretting and anxiety over recent weeks about this year's election—and there are real threats and real reasons to be anxious—but based on my reporting

Travis B. Curtice

travisbcurtice

The @The_JOP released a new policy on pre-registration for experimental work. The policy has created a stir. Some think it holds experimental work to a higher standard. Others argue it

10-K Diver

10kdiver

1/Get a cup of coffee.In this thread, I'll help you work out how much money you need to retire. 2/The goal is simple.You want to accumulate a *large* portfolio of

Dr. Stephanie Deppe | she/hers

SpaceSciSteph

My (probably) last co-authorship paper from grad school is out!!The long story short is, any evidence for Planet Nine is gone. It doesn't exist.This is the most comprehensive study EVER

Eli Tyre

EpistemicHope

Culturally, I am clearly part of the "Yudkowsky cluster". And as near as I can tell, Bayes is actually the true foundation of epistemology.But my personal PRACTICE is much closer

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