Sam Altmann
@saltmann.bsky.social
Economist at Queen Mary’s University of London, working in Empirical IO and Market Design. I did not found Open AI. (he/him) https://www.samaltmann.com
This is pretty tough reading ngl
Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
projects.propublica.org
October 23, 2025 at 7:55 AM
This is pretty tough reading ngl
On this day, of all days, make sure to check in on your gullible friends.
It can be a difficult time of year for us.
I’m personally grieving that my old school friend isn’t actually getting married next month. I really hoped him and that lady he met on holiday would go the distance :(
It can be a difficult time of year for us.
I’m personally grieving that my old school friend isn’t actually getting married next month. I really hoped him and that lady he met on holiday would go the distance :(
April 1, 2025 at 12:24 PM
On this day, of all days, make sure to check in on your gullible friends.
It can be a difficult time of year for us.
I’m personally grieving that my old school friend isn’t actually getting married next month. I really hoped him and that lady he met on holiday would go the distance :(
It can be a difficult time of year for us.
I’m personally grieving that my old school friend isn’t actually getting married next month. I really hoped him and that lady he met on holiday would go the distance :(
Econ PhD students and Postdocs!!!
Make sure you submit your papers to the QMUL workshop - the deadline to submit is next Friday. We’ve got some great keynotes! :)
And don’t believe the rumours about London weather in May. I hear it’ll be glorious and sunny.
Make sure you submit your papers to the QMUL workshop - the deadline to submit is next Friday. We’ve got some great keynotes! :)
And don’t believe the rumours about London weather in May. I hear it’ll be glorious and sunny.
🚨 Don't miss it! 🚨
Join us for the 7th QMUL Workshop for PhD Students & Post-Docs!
📅 May 22-23 | 📍 Queen Mary University of London
✨ Keynotes: Tim Besley & Martin Pesendorfer
🏨 Accommodation available
📝 Apply by March 14 → bit.ly/4hTaZHj
Find out more: bit.ly/3EKwPhv
#EconSky
Join us for the 7th QMUL Workshop for PhD Students & Post-Docs!
📅 May 22-23 | 📍 Queen Mary University of London
✨ Keynotes: Tim Besley & Martin Pesendorfer
🏨 Accommodation available
📝 Apply by March 14 → bit.ly/4hTaZHj
Find out more: bit.ly/3EKwPhv
#EconSky
March 5, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Econ PhD students and Postdocs!!!
Make sure you submit your papers to the QMUL workshop - the deadline to submit is next Friday. We’ve got some great keynotes! :)
And don’t believe the rumours about London weather in May. I hear it’ll be glorious and sunny.
Make sure you submit your papers to the QMUL workshop - the deadline to submit is next Friday. We’ve got some great keynotes! :)
And don’t believe the rumours about London weather in May. I hear it’ll be glorious and sunny.
I made a little pasta
Please appreciate my little pasta
Please appreciate my little pasta
February 16, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I made a little pasta
Please appreciate my little pasta
Please appreciate my little pasta
Marking exams, and I’m kinda dismayed at how many times I’ve read “firms are maximising profits, therefore social welfare is maximised” :/
Guess I really need to channel Marx* harder in my IO lectures next year…
Guess I really need to channel Marx* harder in my IO lectures next year…
February 13, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Marking exams, and I’m kinda dismayed at how many times I’ve read “firms are maximising profits, therefore social welfare is maximised” :/
Guess I really need to channel Marx* harder in my IO lectures next year…
Guess I really need to channel Marx* harder in my IO lectures next year…
Reposted by Sam Altmann
Three postdocs positions (36 months each) are available in the School of Geography at QMUL; all working on a great ERC project on the dark side of green energy (waste, labour rights, etc) with Dr Carlo Inverardi-Ferri.
Please share!
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Please share!
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3x ERC Postdoctoral Research Associate positions - QMUL Jobs
ID: 4721. Title: 3x ERC Postdoctoral Research Associate positions. Application Deadline:
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January 20, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Three postdocs positions (36 months each) are available in the School of Geography at QMUL; all working on a great ERC project on the dark side of green energy (waste, labour rights, etc) with Dr Carlo Inverardi-Ferri.
Please share!
qmul-jobs.tal.net/vx/mobile-0/...
Please share!
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Please enjoy this happy little mole on a discarded scrap of paper my mother-in-law doodled.
She is very talented.
She is very talented.
December 24, 2024 at 10:04 PM
Please enjoy this happy little mole on a discarded scrap of paper my mother-in-law doodled.
She is very talented.
She is very talented.
Someone sent me a great article combining two things I spent a disproportionate amount of time doing - Chopping onions, and Multivariate Calculus: medium.com/@drspoulsen/...
About how to cut onions to ensure all the pieces are as close to uniform size as possible.
I love this stuff
About how to cut onions to ensure all the pieces are as close to uniform size as possible.
I love this stuff
A solution to the Onion Problem of J. Kenji López-Alt
Kenji López-Alt posed a mathematical problem on his YouTube channel about how to best cut an onion. I present a detailed solution.
https://medium.com/@drspoulsen/a-solution-to-the-onion-problem-of-j-kenji-lópez-alt-c3c4ab22e67c
November 28, 2024 at 12:48 PM
Someone sent me a great article combining two things I spent a disproportionate amount of time doing - Chopping onions, and Multivariate Calculus: medium.com/@drspoulsen/...
About how to cut onions to ensure all the pieces are as close to uniform size as possible.
I love this stuff
About how to cut onions to ensure all the pieces are as close to uniform size as possible.
I love this stuff
Spare a thought for the poor souls that dropped this. I can only imagine their pain :(
January 19, 2024 at 10:11 AM
Spare a thought for the poor souls that dropped this. I can only imagine their pain :(