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daniel f stone

@dfstone.bsky.social

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Behavioral economist at Bowdoin College. Interested in beliefs, sports, media, polarization, socially responsible capitalism. https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262047500/undue-hate/
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daniel f stone @dfstone.bsky.social · 2h

New motivated reasoning example just dropped

Reposted by Michael Barnett, Daniel Stone, Karen Benjamin Guzzo , and 1 more Michael Barnett, Daniel Stone, Karen Benjamin Guzzo, Stuart Shapiro

Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 4h

Immigrants save Americans' lives: "...a 25% increase in the steady state flow of immigrants to the US would result in 5,000 fewer deaths nationwide. We identify reduced use of nursing homes as a key mechanism driving this result."
www.nber.org/papers/w34791

Is Immigration Good for Health? The Effect of Immigration on Older Adult Mortality in the United States
David C. Grabowski, Jonathan Gruber, Brian E. McGarry #34791

Abstract:
We measure the impact of increased immigration on mortality among elderly Americans, who rely on the immigrant-intensive health and long-term care sectors. Using a shift-share approach we find a strong impact of immigration on the size of the immigrant care workforce: admitting 1,000 new immigrants would lead to 142 new foreign healthcare workers, without evidence of crowd out of native health care workers. We also find striking effects on mortality: a 25% increase in the steady state flow of immigrants to the US would result in 5,000 fewer deaths nationwide. We identify reduced use of nursing homes as a key mechanism driving this result

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daniel f stone @dfstone.bsky.social · 2d

www.deepreckonings.com?utm_source=s...

DEEP RECKONINGS

Deep Reckonings is a two-time Webby Awards winner

www.deepreckonings.com

daniel f stone @dfstone.bsky.social · 3d

www.anti-debate.org

THE ANTI-DEBATE

The Anti-Debate is a new format for debate where participants build on each other's insights, so that greater complexity can emerge. Despite its name, the Anti-Debate is not anti -debate! It...

www.anti-debate.org

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daniel f stone @dfstone.bsky.social · 4d

substack.com/@abio/note/c...?

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Reposted by Daniel Stone, Aaron Sojourner, Stacy D. VanDeveer

Hopeful in AZ @shimanti.bsky.social · 5d

White people are putting Mexican flag stickers on their cars to get pulled over and waste ICE's time.
They call it "ICE fishing."

daniel f stone @dfstone.bsky.social · 7d

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/o...

Opinion | Want to Make a Difference? Donate Your Kidney.

www.nytimes.com

daniel f stone @dfstone.bsky.social · 7d

I used it in two classes last semester, went great 👍👍

www.chronicle.com/article/can-...

Data on student responses
www.swaybeta.ai/research/stu...

Can an AI Tool Help Students Disagree Better?

A chat platform developed by two scholars aims to encourage productive discussion among students. Some professors who have used it sing its praises.

www.chronicle.com

daniel f stone @dfstone.bsky.social · 7d

This is good

It's hard to admit you're wrong; harder when you've been wrong longer

If you want people to do it, make them confident you won't make them feel bad about it

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wQh...

Mom Confession - SNL

YouTube video by Saturday Night Live

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daniel f stone @dfstone.bsky.social · 10d

www.wsj.com/tech/persona...

I Test Drove a Chinese EV. Now I Don’t Want to Buy American Cars Anymore.

Amazing battery range, customizable interiors and sleek software—our columnist fell in love with a Xiaomi SU7 Max after driving it for a few weeks.

www.wsj.com

Reposted by Daniel Stone

Portland Press Herald @pressherald.com · 11d

Susan Collins says enhanced ICE operations in Maine have ended * Free to access

Susan Collins says enhanced ICE operations in Maine have ended

In an early morning statement, Maine's senior senator said the decision came after several conversations with U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem

www.pressherald.com

daniel f stone @dfstone.bsky.social · 13d

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/o...

Opinion | What Science Tells Us About Arguing With Your Father-in-Law

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Reposted by Brendan Nyhan

daniel f stone @dfstone.bsky.social · 14d

"In other words, when the good leave and the bad don’t, the institution rots."

Don't resign, fight from the inside

marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevo...

Should You Resign? - Marginal REVOLUTION

At least six prosecutors resigned in early January over DOJ pressure to investigate the widow of Renee Good (killed by ICE agent Jonathan Ross) instead of the agent himself. They cited political inter...

marginalrevolution.com

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Jacob Edenhofer @jacobedenhofer.bsky.social · 16d

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 17d

White House spokeswoman mocks people asking about this:

“uM, eXCuSe mE??? iS tHAt DiGiTAlLy AlTeReD?!?!?!?!?!”

Reposted by Daniel Stone

daniel f stone @dfstone.bsky.social · 18d

"Enhanced reasoning emerges not from extended computation alone, but from multi-agent [LLM] interactions - a society of thought - which enables diversification and debate among internal cognitive perspectives characterized by distinct personality traits and domain expertise"
arxiv.org/abs/2601.10825

Reasoning Models Generate Societies of Thought

Large language models have achieved remarkable capabilities across domains, yet mechanisms underlying sophisticated reasoning remain elusive. Recent reasoning models outperform comparable instruction-...

arxiv.org

Ashley Miller @amreports.bsky.social · 18d

An observer arrested in Suth Minneapolis. Photo by Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Several agents hold a person down and sprays them with pepper spray.

daniel f stone @dfstone.bsky.social · 24d

www.philanthropy.com/solutions/co...

You Need Conservatives. Here’s How to Engage Them in Your Mission.

Insights and tips from a conservative who believes nonprofits will fail in their mission if they muster support only from people who think — and vote — like they do.

www.philanthropy.com

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 24d

Not to be too hyperbolic but I feel like price discrimination at this granular a level, if done at scale, kinda takes a sledgehammer to some of the fundamentals of microeconomics.

www.marketplace.org/story/2026/0...

Different customers, different prices: Companies use data for personalized pricing

Between surveillance pricing and discounting, it's harder than ever to figure out if you're getting the best price.

www.marketplace.org

Reposted by Daniel Stone

Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · Jan 8

An intervention found that blocking internet access on smartphones for 2 weeks improved mental health, subjective well-being, and objectively measured ability to sustain attention; 91% of participants improved on at least one of these outcomes.
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...

daniel f stone @dfstone.bsky.social · Jan 4

An argument for commending MGT for moral courage from
@koosterum.bsky.social

kylevo.substack.com/p/partisan-o...

Partisan Olive Branches: The Case of Marjorie Taylor Greene

Why praising your opponents can be rational

kylevo.substack.com

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · Dec 29

Opposing the far right isn’t an excuse to indulge our tribal instincts (literally half my posting on this site, but better stated by @danwphilosophy.bsky.social)
www.conspicuouscognition.com/p/tribalism-...

Tribalism Corrupts Politics (Even When One Side Is Worse)

Opposing the far right isn’t an excuse to indulge our tribal instincts.

www.conspicuouscognition.com

daniel f stone @dfstone.bsky.social · Dec 19

Great! More than happy to discuss, don't hesitate to let me know of any questions/thoughts. Re other UG friendly readings, you've probably considered this already but Ezra Klein's book is an obvious one that comes to mind, covers a lot of research up to when it was published pretty well