Chris Clapp
@chrisclapp.bsky.social
Harris students are wicked awesome!!!
October 30, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Harris students are wicked awesome!!!
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The acting CDC director has now approved ACIP recs allowing anyone 6 months+ to receive an updated Covid-19 shot after discussing w/ their provider. If you are on the fence about getting an updated shot, read my in-depth take on the evidence we've accumulated on these vaccines. #publichealth
Do additional COVID vaccines really help?
We've accumulated a lot of scientific evidence in the last few years.
open.substack.com
October 7, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The acting CDC director has now approved ACIP recs allowing anyone 6 months+ to receive an updated Covid-19 shot after discussing w/ their provider. If you are on the fence about getting an updated shot, read my in-depth take on the evidence we've accumulated on these vaccines. #publichealth
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The letter is ready, thanks to all those who helped out! Starting to gather signature now, please consider signing (link at top of letter) & spread the word.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
August 27, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The letter is ready, thanks to all those who helped out! Starting to gather signature now, please consider signing (link at top of letter) & spread the word.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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AI use and data centers are causing ComEd bills to spike — and it will likely get worse. blockclubchi.co/4oSSwOS
August 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM
AI use and data centers are causing ComEd bills to spike — and it will likely get worse. blockclubchi.co/4oSSwOS
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These were two policy briefings and a peer-reviewed article produced by undergraduates under my supervision in 2023 and 2024. The letter demands that Brown take the work off its websites. Here's the work:
www.climatedevlab.brown.edu/anti-offshor...
www.climatedevlab.brown.edu/anti-offshor...
Anti-Offshore Wind Network | CDL
www.climatedevlab.brown.edu
August 25, 2025 at 3:07 PM
These were two policy briefings and a peer-reviewed article produced by undergraduates under my supervision in 2023 and 2024. The letter demands that Brown take the work off its websites. Here's the work:
www.climatedevlab.brown.edu/anti-offshor...
www.climatedevlab.brown.edu/anti-offshor...
Cool RCT of the impact of exercise on cancer outcomes. The effect was big enough that they stopped earlier than their power calculations suggested!
This clinical trial provides compelling evidence for the benefits of physical activity on survival of people with cancer
go.nature.com/4mMB50u
go.nature.com/4mMB50u
Exercise improves survival of some people with colon cancer, clinical trial shows
Most studies on how exercise affects the survival of people with cancer have been observational. A clinical trial provides compelling evidence of the benefits of physical activity.
go.nature.com
August 19, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Cool RCT of the impact of exercise on cancer outcomes. The effect was big enough that they stopped earlier than their power calculations suggested!
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Hard to watch. Kudos to journo to getting ghoul REP Tim Burchett to say on air that we can’t afford to help (though we can, and have for years)
Earlier this year, the Trump administration dismantled USAID, the agency responsible for international aid. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio insists that "no one has died" because of the cuts. cnn.it/459Hs7g
August 17, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Hard to watch. Kudos to journo to getting ghoul REP Tim Burchett to say on air that we can’t afford to help (though we can, and have for years)
Just how many bald people who are unaware they’re bald are there?
August 17, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Just how many bald people who are unaware they’re bald are there?
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It's been 2 years (+ 1 month) since I left academia. In case anyone is wondering, I have zero regrets. Indeed, I'm living my best life and am so happy I made the leap.
If you're considering leaving too, here are some thoughts on how to explore your options/find a job you'll love...
If you're considering leaving too, here are some thoughts on how to explore your options/find a job you'll love...
August 15, 2025 at 2:55 PM
It's been 2 years (+ 1 month) since I left academia. In case anyone is wondering, I have zero regrets. Indeed, I'm living my best life and am so happy I made the leap.
If you're considering leaving too, here are some thoughts on how to explore your options/find a job you'll love...
If you're considering leaving too, here are some thoughts on how to explore your options/find a job you'll love...
Great read on invasive plants in forests around Chicago. TL;DR: they're out of control. 77% of forests have been overrun (see: map) & require constant maintenance.
August 13, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Great read on invasive plants in forests around Chicago. TL;DR: they're out of control. 77% of forests have been overrun (see: map) & require constant maintenance.
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So every foreign student coming to do a PhD at a US university—some of the best and brightest young minds in the world!—will no longer know they have *permission* to even be in the US until they graduate.
August 8, 2025 at 11:20 AM
So every foreign student coming to do a PhD at a US university—some of the best and brightest young minds in the world!—will no longer know they have *permission* to even be in the US until they graduate.
Came up w/ a potential instrument to solve an identification issue that was holding a research project back on a call this morning. My rarely exuberant coauthor (& former advisor) said, "that's a really good idea!" multiple times.
a man wearing sunglasses is standing in front of a window with the words today was a good day below him
Alt: Ice Cube rapping "today was a good day" from a music video.
media.tenor.com
August 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Came up w/ a potential instrument to solve an identification issue that was holding a research project back on a call this morning. My rarely exuberant coauthor (& former advisor) said, "that's a really good idea!" multiple times.
I just saw someone text & drive… on a motorcycle… on the highway… in Chicago. He was texting with both hands too.
Risk aversion is a heterogeneous thing!
Risk aversion is a heterogeneous thing!
August 2, 2025 at 1:13 AM
I just saw someone text & drive… on a motorcycle… on the highway… in Chicago. He was texting with both hands too.
Risk aversion is a heterogeneous thing!
Risk aversion is a heterogeneous thing!
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I have written about this before, when it was suggested as a possibility shortly after the inauguration. A quick summary here--in short, there's little clever or thoughtful about it, though there is some legal strategy at work, however cynical.
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www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/c...
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www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/c...
E.P.A. Is Said to Draft a Plan to End Its Ability to Fight Climate Change
www.nytimes.com
July 23, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I have written about this before, when it was suggested as a possibility shortly after the inauguration. A quick summary here--in short, there's little clever or thoughtful about it, though there is some legal strategy at work, however cynical.
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www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/c...
1/n
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/c...
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This is horrific. And it is happening under our watch (and, even worse, with our assistance).
In Gaza, finding food, which was already scarce, has become a deadly endeavor. Our reporter explains why.
Listen to "The Daily."
Listen to "The Daily."
How Seeking Food in Gaza Has Become So Deadly
Hundreds of Palestinians have been killed over the past month near aid hubs set up under a new Israeli-backed system, according to Gaza health officials.
trib.al
July 24, 2025 at 4:15 PM
This is horrific. And it is happening under our watch (and, even worse, with our assistance).
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16 children have died of starvation in Gaza this month alone. I don't have any other words. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/w...
Gazans Are Dying of Starvation
www.nytimes.com
July 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
16 children have died of starvation in Gaza this month alone. I don't have any other words. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/w...
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An amazing scoop by a 17yo high school journo. A long list of wealthy Trump fans donate to the Republican Party of Guam which then sends $ to RNC. This roundabout route is bc they already maxed out donation limit to RNC.
Some advisor thought nobody would dig into Guam.
But then came Zach Kahn.
Some advisor thought nobody would dig into Guam.
But then came Zach Kahn.
Breaking: High-school journalism student hits it big with an exclusive. (This looks like money-laundering to me, and the sad thing is, it's legal.) Read his Substack article here ⬇️
Trump's Second Favorite Island (With Another List) open.substack.com/pub/zachkahn...
Trump's Second Favorite Island (With Another List) open.substack.com/pub/zachkahn...
Trump's Second Favorite Island (With Another List)
Republican donors funnel millions through Guam, spotlighting the need for campaign finance reform
open.substack.com
July 23, 2025 at 4:37 PM
An amazing scoop by a 17yo high school journo. A long list of wealthy Trump fans donate to the Republican Party of Guam which then sends $ to RNC. This roundabout route is bc they already maxed out donation limit to RNC.
Some advisor thought nobody would dig into Guam.
But then came Zach Kahn.
Some advisor thought nobody would dig into Guam.
But then came Zach Kahn.
A good family friend just got her Green Card! My whole family was together when she called to tell us it was approved a while back, & I don't think I've ever heard so much joy in a person's voice.
I can't put into words how excited I am for her. I can't imagine how she must be feeling. 😀
I can't put into words how excited I am for her. I can't imagine how she must be feeling. 😀
July 23, 2025 at 4:38 PM
A good family friend just got her Green Card! My whole family was together when she called to tell us it was approved a while back, & I don't think I've ever heard so much joy in a person's voice.
I can't put into words how excited I am for her. I can't imagine how she must be feeling. 😀
I can't put into words how excited I am for her. I can't imagine how she must be feeling. 😀
Hyde Park ended Pride Month w/ a flourish at dusk last night.
July 1, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Hyde Park ended Pride Month w/ a flourish at dusk last night.
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Each month, the island sees around 4,000 solar-plus-battery storage systems come online. As of April, over a GW of grid-connected distributed solar capacity along with more than 2 GWh of distributed batteries are connected to Puerto Rico's electricity grid. 🔌💡
spectrum.ieee.org/puerto-rico-...
spectrum.ieee.org/puerto-rico-...
Could Microgrids Be Puerto Rico's Answer to Endless Blackouts?
Meanwhile, feds redirect $365 million away from solar toward grid fixes
spectrum.ieee.org
June 25, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Each month, the island sees around 4,000 solar-plus-battery storage systems come online. As of April, over a GW of grid-connected distributed solar capacity along with more than 2 GWh of distributed batteries are connected to Puerto Rico's electricity grid. 🔌💡
spectrum.ieee.org/puerto-rico-...
spectrum.ieee.org/puerto-rico-...
“It doesn’t make me love my country less. It makes me love it more b/se I see all these people standing up for my dad... this country is all about... coming together as a community, loving each other & helping each other out..."
“Narciso’s son Alejandro Barranco, 25, a Marine veteran, told MSNBC on Tuesday that had he treated a detainee the same way while he was serving as a Marine, ‘it would have been a war crime.’” www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...
Marine veteran defends gardener father seen being hit by immigration agents in video
Trump administration officials released video showing Narciso Barranco swinging a weed trimmer and accused him of assaulting an agent.
www.nbcnews.com
June 25, 2025 at 2:48 PM
“It doesn’t make me love my country less. It makes me love it more b/se I see all these people standing up for my dad... this country is all about... coming together as a community, loving each other & helping each other out..."
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🚨 Nonprofit & philanthropy leaders! Join the 2025 Science of Philanthropy Initiative (SPI) Conference to team up with top researchers on bold, data-driven giving solutions. Led by
@johnlist.bsky.social & Amir Pasic.
Apply 👉 ow.ly/htlX50Wf1To
#SPI2025 #nonprofit #philanthropy
@johnlist.bsky.social & Amir Pasic.
Apply 👉 ow.ly/htlX50Wf1To
#SPI2025 #nonprofit #philanthropy
June 23, 2025 at 6:46 PM
🚨 Nonprofit & philanthropy leaders! Join the 2025 Science of Philanthropy Initiative (SPI) Conference to team up with top researchers on bold, data-driven giving solutions. Led by
@johnlist.bsky.social & Amir Pasic.
Apply 👉 ow.ly/htlX50Wf1To
#SPI2025 #nonprofit #philanthropy
@johnlist.bsky.social & Amir Pasic.
Apply 👉 ow.ly/htlX50Wf1To
#SPI2025 #nonprofit #philanthropy
If you work for a #nonprofit, let us help you make the world a better place w/ science! On September 17, match w/ researchers at the Science of Philanthropy Initiative Conference to tackle your charitable-giving questions:
fs2.formsite.com/UChicagoEcon...
#philanthropy #charity #econsky
fs2.formsite.com/UChicagoEcon...
#philanthropy #charity #econsky
June 20, 2025 at 8:38 PM
If you work for a #nonprofit, let us help you make the world a better place w/ science! On September 17, match w/ researchers at the Science of Philanthropy Initiative Conference to tackle your charitable-giving questions:
fs2.formsite.com/UChicagoEcon...
#philanthropy #charity #econsky
fs2.formsite.com/UChicagoEcon...
#philanthropy #charity #econsky
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The Philadelphia Fed's Grad Student mentoring program deadline is coming up: 6/20 ⏰
We prioritize nearby universities but have accepted applicants from all over the country. Apply!
www.philadelphiafed.org/the-economy/...
We prioritize nearby universities but have accepted applicants from all over the country. Apply!
www.philadelphiafed.org/the-economy/...
Philadelphia Fed Mentoring & Advancing PhDs (PFMAP) Program
Now Accepting Applications: PFMAP is a program intended to introduce Ph.D. candidates to the vibrant research life at the Philadelphia Fed and provide additional mentorship opportunities for participa...
www.philadelphiafed.org
June 16, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The Philadelphia Fed's Grad Student mentoring program deadline is coming up: 6/20 ⏰
We prioritize nearby universities but have accepted applicants from all over the country. Apply!
www.philadelphiafed.org/the-economy/...
We prioritize nearby universities but have accepted applicants from all over the country. Apply!
www.philadelphiafed.org/the-economy/...