Dan de Kadt
@dandekadt.bsky.social
Social and data science at the London School of Economic
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Dan de Kadt
@dandekadt.bsky.social
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🚨 “Good Description” with @annagbusse.bsky.social 🚨
What sets 'good' description apart from 'mere' description?
We develop a framework for evaluating descriptive research, whether we are doing it as scholars or assessing it as readers.
Two main contributions...
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What sets 'good' description apart from 'mere' description?
We develop a framework for evaluating descriptive research, whether we are doing it as scholars or assessing it as readers.
Two main contributions...
🔗📄 tinyurl.com/gooddesc
Been telling economists this for years but they won’t listen
You are no longer the smartest type of thing on Earth
The coming of AI means that humanity's destiny is (mostly) out of our hands.
www.noahpinion.blog
February 18, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Been telling economists this for years but they won’t listen
I thought Elon deleted the dept of education months ago?
Glad they still exist enough to lose cases in federal court like the rest of the administration
Glad they still exist enough to lose cases in federal court like the rest of the administration
February 18, 2026 at 7:35 PM
I thought Elon deleted the dept of education months ago?
Glad they still exist enough to lose cases in federal court like the rest of the administration
Glad they still exist enough to lose cases in federal court like the rest of the administration
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notorious radical left communist rag says tax the rich
February 18, 2026 at 4:03 PM
notorious radical left communist rag says tax the rich
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A demand for Democrats to restore DHS funding be that they stop committing human rights violations by incarcerating children.
ProPublica published children's letters and drawings documenting their sadness and suffering at Dilley. And Dilley staff are now retaliating by confiscating kids' letters and drawings.
www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
February 18, 2026 at 2:11 PM
A demand for Democrats to restore DHS funding be that they stop committing human rights violations by incarcerating children.
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Our leaders have lost sight of what has made us great. Compassion costs us nothing. We don't need to be like this. We are fallen.
The 2-month-old baby in ICE detention was so sick he was hospitalized and unresponsive last night. Despite that, today, he and his entire family were deported. Now we don’t know where they are or if the baby is receiving healthcare.
After a discussion with their attorney, I have confirmed that Juan, his 16-month-old sister, his mom, and his dad have been deported.
February 18, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Our leaders have lost sight of what has made us great. Compassion costs us nothing. We don't need to be like this. We are fallen.
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February 18, 2026 at 12:20 PM
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Probably worth watching this interview with James Talarico (regardless of whether you're a fan) considering that the regime very much does not want you to watch it:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiTJ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiTJ...
Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislatu…
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
www.youtube.com
February 17, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Probably worth watching this interview with James Talarico (regardless of whether you're a fan) considering that the regime very much does not want you to watch it:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiTJ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiTJ...
Can see why the FCC has determined James Talarico to be too dangerous to air (i.e. why he should be censored). The man is a rather terrifyingly good communicator.
Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislatu…
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
www.youtube.com
February 17, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Can see why the FCC has determined James Talarico to be too dangerous to air (i.e. why he should be censored). The man is a rather terrifyingly good communicator.
Yeah ok but can your AI cry alone in a corner while simultaneously confronting its own obsolescence and the scale of the known (and unknown) universe?
stare_into_void.md
stare_into_void.md
February 17, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Yeah ok but can your AI cry alone in a corner while simultaneously confronting its own obsolescence and the scale of the known (and unknown) universe?
stare_into_void.md
stare_into_void.md
A peer review of peer review, interesting
February 17, 2026 at 11:39 AM
A peer review of peer review, interesting
Made a mistake in my lecture today, so I just amended my teaching_skills.md file to include "CRITICAL: Don’t make mistakes!"
should be ok in the future
should be ok in the future
February 16, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Made a mistake in my lecture today, so I just amended my teaching_skills.md file to include "CRITICAL: Don’t make mistakes!"
should be ok in the future
should be ok in the future
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In the case of statistical meta-science, if your toy model predicts a certain curve under "ideal" research practices, and you find a different curve, it's possible that the curve derived from undergraduate probability has nothing to do with scientific practice.
February 16, 2026 at 6:21 PM
In the case of statistical meta-science, if your toy model predicts a certain curve under "ideal" research practices, and you find a different curve, it's possible that the curve derived from undergraduate probability has nothing to do with scientific practice.
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The LSE finding itself on this list of woke American schools like
February 14, 2026 at 7:23 AM
The LSE finding itself on this list of woke American schools like
I’m tired Claude
February 13, 2026 at 11:23 PM
I’m tired Claude
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DHS is shutting down because it refuses to obey the law. They are tear-gassing schools, killing American citizens, and disappearing legal immigrants. Democrats shouldn’t fund an out of control ICE.
February 13, 2026 at 4:53 PM
DHS is shutting down because it refuses to obey the law. They are tear-gassing schools, killing American citizens, and disappearing legal immigrants. Democrats shouldn’t fund an out of control ICE.
Irony being each one of us is actually just measurement error to BLS
February 13, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Irony being each one of us is actually just measurement error to BLS
Forsooth I shall become Caesar by speaking like Caesar
“I have searched the depths of Legal Arguments not yet articulated or vetted on this subject, and will be presenting an irrefutable one in the very near future”
February 13, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Forsooth I shall become Caesar by speaking like Caesar
I was submitting slop to journals before AI made it cool 😎
February 13, 2026 at 12:21 PM
I was submitting slop to journals before AI made it cool 😎
Whether you agree with all of the below or not, Berna is imo the person doing the most interesting thinking in the metascience space. It’s provocative (cuts against the accepted wisdom) but very important.
I do really strongly agree with her about the crisis/disaster narrative.
I do really strongly agree with her about the crisis/disaster narrative.
On the publication bias discourse, I regret that metascience has become a source of decontextualized, low-res, bean-counting-focused `science is in crisis' narratives. It is largely uncurious abt science, desperately lacking in theory & measurement. I'll quote a few takes I liked & add my thoughts🧵
February 13, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Whether you agree with all of the below or not, Berna is imo the person doing the most interesting thinking in the metascience space. It’s provocative (cuts against the accepted wisdom) but very important.
I do really strongly agree with her about the crisis/disaster narrative.
I do really strongly agree with her about the crisis/disaster narrative.
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We invite nominations for the @apsa.bsky.social CP Section's Margaret Levi Award for the Advancement of Comparative Methodology. Self-nominations welcome! Deadline: March 15, 2026. Send nominations to golden@ucla.edu. Details 👇
February 13, 2026 at 2:39 AM
We invite nominations for the @apsa.bsky.social CP Section's Margaret Levi Award for the Advancement of Comparative Methodology. Self-nominations welcome! Deadline: March 15, 2026. Send nominations to golden@ucla.edu. Details 👇
Just for clarity, and it’s a small detail of course but important, but two people are actually dead because federal agents pulled guns, pointed the guns at them, and then pulled the trigger multiple times.
(We have the recordings.)
(We have the recordings.)
Ron Johnson to Keith Ellison: "Two people are dead because you encouraged them to put themselves into harm's way! And now you are exploiting those two martyrs. You ought to feel damn guilty about it. Yeah, sit there and smirk. Smirk. It's sick! It's despicable. You disgust me."
February 12, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Just for clarity, and it’s a small detail of course but important, but two people are actually dead because federal agents pulled guns, pointed the guns at them, and then pulled the trigger multiple times.
(We have the recordings.)
(We have the recordings.)
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Ending this operation is not enough.
We need justice and accountability. That starts with independent investigations into the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, economic restitution for businesses impacted, abolishing ICE, and the impeachment of Kristi Noem.
We need justice and accountability. That starts with independent investigations into the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, economic restitution for businesses impacted, abolishing ICE, and the impeachment of Kristi Noem.
February 12, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Ending this operation is not enough.
We need justice and accountability. That starts with independent investigations into the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, economic restitution for businesses impacted, abolishing ICE, and the impeachment of Kristi Noem.
We need justice and accountability. That starts with independent investigations into the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, economic restitution for businesses impacted, abolishing ICE, and the impeachment of Kristi Noem.
Surely the UK government will follow suit
Today, the Government of Ontario announced changes to funding across the postsecondary sector, including a $6.4 billion investment.
This funding will help sustain access to high-quality academic programs & support students in preparing for the future. uoft.me/funding-announcement
This funding will help sustain access to high-quality academic programs & support students in preparing for the future. uoft.me/funding-announcement
February 12, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Surely the UK government will follow suit
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Doing my share to reduce the bias of the published research record by file drawering a study with significant results
I have a new paper. We look at ~all stats articles in political science post-2010 & show that 94% have abstracts that claim to reject a null. Only 2% present only null results. This is hard to explain unless the research process has a filter that only lets rejections through.
February 12, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Doing my share to reduce the bias of the published research record by file drawering a study with significant results
What's bigger here, the lie or the collar gap?
Homan: "ICE is a legitimate federal law enforcement agency. We're not out scouring the streets to disappear people or deny people their civil rights or due process."
February 12, 2026 at 4:15 PM
What's bigger here, the lie or the collar gap?