Alberto Manconi
@amanconi.bsky.social
Sounds like they have been around since the time of Asterix & Obelix
August 23, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Sounds like they have been around since the time of Asterix & Obelix
jogging in Cagliari this morning
August 8, 2025 at 7:34 AM
jogging in Cagliari this morning
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Researcher: "We let the data speak for itself."
Earlier that day:
Earlier that day:
January 2, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Researcher: "We let the data speak for itself."
Earlier that day:
Earlier that day:
Our paper (joint with Fabio Braggion, Nicola Paganini, and Haikun Zhu) is forthcoming on the JFE: authors.elsevier.com/c/1lPEq,6wzy... 1/5
authors.elsevier.com
July 9, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Our paper (joint with Fabio Braggion, Nicola Paganini, and Haikun Zhu) is forthcoming on the JFE: authors.elsevier.com/c/1lPEq,6wzy... 1/5
met this lady today after the rain (funny how the phone’s AI wanted to classify her as a plant)
July 6, 2025 at 7:10 PM
met this lady today after the rain (funny how the phone’s AI wanted to classify her as a plant)
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The Econ Sci Fi Book Club votes are in and we're reading R.F. Kuang's Babel for our June meetup. A bit of a stretch from trad sci fi, but firmly in the voters' style of longer books with academic themes.
If you want to join in, sign up for emails here: sites.google.com/view/econsci...
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ECONOMICS SCI-FI BOOK CLUB
Spring 2025 Winner
Moving a little away from strict Sci-Fi - but very much sticking with their revealed preferences of (a) length; and (b) some academic tie-in - the vote...
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March 24, 2025 at 7:51 PM
The Econ Sci Fi Book Club votes are in and we're reading R.F. Kuang's Babel for our June meetup. A bit of a stretch from trad sci fi, but firmly in the voters' style of longer books with academic themes.
If you want to join in, sign up for emails here: sites.google.com/view/econsci...
#EconSky
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#EconSky
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We wrote a piece for Le Monde (with Olivie Marie and Paolo Pinotti) on the (lack of) link between crime and migration.
« Il n’y a pas de lien de cause à effet entre l’immigration et la hausse de la criminalité »
Here the link (in 🇫🇷):
www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl....
« Il n’y a pas de lien de cause à effet entre l’immigration et la hausse de la criminalité »
Here the link (in 🇫🇷):
www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl....
Gianmarco Daniele, Olivier Marie et Paolo Pinotti, économistes : « Il n’y a pas de lien de cause à effet entre l’immigration et la hausse de la criminalité »
TRIBUNE. Alimentée tant par certains médias que par certains acteurs politiques, cette idée tenace relève du mythe. A l’inverse, les mesures qui criminalisent les immigrés en situation irrégulière ou ...
www.lemonde.fr
March 24, 2025 at 3:52 PM
We wrote a piece for Le Monde (with Olivie Marie and Paolo Pinotti) on the (lack of) link between crime and migration.
« Il n’y a pas de lien de cause à effet entre l’immigration et la hausse de la criminalité »
Here the link (in 🇫🇷):
www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl....
« Il n’y a pas de lien de cause à effet entre l’immigration et la hausse de la criminalité »
Here the link (in 🇫🇷):
www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl....
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Overall, it looks to me like many online participants mistakenly thought that the mirrors -involved- risk, and this confusion caused the main results.
The new comment by Banki, Simonsohn, Walatka, and Wu looks to be serious work. It’s changed my mind.
The new comment by Banki, Simonsohn, Walatka, and Wu looks to be serious work. It’s changed my mind.
February 7, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Overall, it looks to me like many online participants mistakenly thought that the mirrors -involved- risk, and this confusion caused the main results.
The new comment by Banki, Simonsohn, Walatka, and Wu looks to be serious work. It’s changed my mind.
The new comment by Banki, Simonsohn, Walatka, and Wu looks to be serious work. It’s changed my mind.
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A 10 μg/m3 increase in daily PM2.5 air pollution causes a 5.7 percent increase in full-day student absences, a 13.1 percent increase in teacher absences, and a 28 percent increase in behavior referrals, from Sarah Chung, Claudia Persico, and Jing Liu https://www.nber.org/papers/w33549
March 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
A 10 μg/m3 increase in daily PM2.5 air pollution causes a 5.7 percent increase in full-day student absences, a 13.1 percent increase in teacher absences, and a 28 percent increase in behavior referrals, from Sarah Chung, Claudia Persico, and Jing Liu https://www.nber.org/papers/w33549
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I did a thing about this on Xitter. Here are screenshots. It's the only one I saved.
March 5, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I did a thing about this on Xitter. Here are screenshots. It's the only one I saved.
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This moment still goes so incredibly hard
February 23, 2025 at 5:52 PM
This moment still goes so incredibly hard
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This excellent interactive tutorial on misleading data visualizations explores the idea of a "counter chart" — the graph you draw in response to refute a misleading claims
flowingdata.com/projects/dis...
flowingdata.com/projects/dis...
Defense Against Dishonest Charts
This is a guide to protect ourselves and to preserve what is good about turning data into visual things.
flowingdata.com
February 15, 2025 at 6:48 AM
This excellent interactive tutorial on misleading data visualizations explores the idea of a "counter chart" — the graph you draw in response to refute a misleading claims
flowingdata.com/projects/dis...
flowingdata.com/projects/dis...
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Can men & women be friends?
A phenomenal paper analyses 1.3 trillion Facebook connections!!!
open.substack.com/pub/dralicee...
A phenomenal paper analyses 1.3 trillion Facebook connections!!!
open.substack.com/pub/dralicee...
February 14, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Can men & women be friends?
A phenomenal paper analyses 1.3 trillion Facebook connections!!!
open.substack.com/pub/dralicee...
A phenomenal paper analyses 1.3 trillion Facebook connections!!!
open.substack.com/pub/dralicee...
Archimede Pitagorico in bergamasco (un po’ difficile, anche se scritto; pur sempre un’idea geniale!)
February 8, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Archimede Pitagorico in bergamasco (un po’ difficile, anche se scritto; pur sempre un’idea geniale!)
[P. Lynch, “Prophet Song”]
February 3, 2025 at 7:32 PM
[P. Lynch, “Prophet Song”]
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Good sci-fi isn't just about the future—it’s about us right now. It takes our struggles, our hopes, and our fears and reframes them in ways that make us think. The best sci-fi makes you feel small and infinite at the same time. 🌌🤯 #WhyILoveSciFi #PerspectiveShift
January 31, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Good sci-fi isn't just about the future—it’s about us right now. It takes our struggles, our hopes, and our fears and reframes them in ways that make us think. The best sci-fi makes you feel small and infinite at the same time. 🌌🤯 #WhyILoveSciFi #PerspectiveShift
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PSA to job market candidates: if you didn't get a particular flyout, it may have had nothing to do with the quality of your interview. Departments have a myriad of internal constraints and goals that are unobservable to you, and the process is a lot more complex than you think.
January 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
PSA to job market candidates: if you didn't get a particular flyout, it may have had nothing to do with the quality of your interview. Departments have a myriad of internal constraints and goals that are unobservable to you, and the process is a lot more complex than you think.
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A few potential words of the day:
Joblijock: a disturber of domestic peace (small children, cantankerous uncles, etc).
Yule-hole: the furthest notch in your belt that you need to resort to at Christmas.
Confelicity: joy in other people’s happiness.
Merry Christmas.
December 25, 2024 at 8:40 AM
A few potential words of the day:
Joblijock: a disturber of domestic peace (small children, cantankerous uncles, etc).
Yule-hole: the furthest notch in your belt that you need to resort to at Christmas.
Confelicity: joy in other people’s happiness.
Merry Christmas.
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Image: "José y Maria," by Everett Patterson www.everettpatterson.com?page_id=1667
December 24, 2024 at 3:17 PM
Image: "José y Maria," by Everett Patterson www.everettpatterson.com?page_id=1667