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Molly Offer-Westort
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Assistant Professor of Political Science | University of Chicago
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K. Munger argues that, when an agnostic approach is applied, the goal of prediction is generically impossible. A. Jang, @mollyow.bsky.social, S. Wang & P. M. Aronow situate Munger’s critique in a broader literature and point to ways in which gnosis can facilitate the accumulation of knowledge.
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March 2, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Congratulations Assistant Professor Molly Offer-Westort
(@mollyow.bsky.social) on becoming a 2024 Carnegie Corporation of New York Fellow!

This fellowship will support Molly Offer-Westort in her work to study how social media platforms impact our democracy
May 7, 2024 at 9:37 PM
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The 2024 syllabus for my Advanced topics Causal Inference & Machine Learning course is up!
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February 27, 2024 at 11:50 PM
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This is a fantastic opportunity for graduate students working in data science—across a wide range of disciplines. Info session Sept 6.

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Join the Rising Stars in Data Science VIRTUAL INFO SESSION! Date: Wednesday September 6, 2023. Time: 2-3pm CT. Who: Applicants must be full-time graduate students within 1-2 years of obtaining a PhD, or a current postdoctoral scholar, fellow, or researcher. What: Learn more about the program, hear from the Universities, and ask questions of past program participants. The Rising Stars in Data Science workshop, hosted November 13-14 by the University of Chicago in collaboration with the University of California San Diego, focuses on celebrating and fast tracking the careers of exceptional data scientists at a critical inflection point in their career: the transition to postdoctoral scholar, research scientist, industry research position, or tenure track position. Over the first three years of Rising Stars at UChicago, the annual workshop has hosted a total of 91 Rising Stars from nearly 40 institutions.
September 1, 2023 at 5:47 PM