Shaun M. Dougherty
@doughesm.bsky.social
Professor, father, fisherman, and one-time runner. Economics of education, causal inference, and policy. Opinions are my own, and I aspire that they are defensible.
You need a twitch channel to live stream data cleaning
September 4, 2025 at 3:31 PM
You need a twitch channel to live stream data cleaning
Sorry buddy. It is hard. Sending strength
August 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Sorry buddy. It is hard. Sending strength
Fair. And, the thing I like about the word evidence, even when causation is applied in defensible ways, is that it is still be distinct from the notion of truth. Our evidence might still just be the shadows on the wall, even if we think they are accurate depictions of what projects them
August 13, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Fair. And, the thing I like about the word evidence, even when causation is applied in defensible ways, is that it is still be distinct from the notion of truth. Our evidence might still just be the shadows on the wall, even if we think they are accurate depictions of what projects them
Not enough defenders of evidence these days, nor acknowledgements that evidence can reflect some objective truth but need not reflect preferences or priorities.
August 13, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Not enough defenders of evidence these days, nor acknowledgements that evidence can reflect some objective truth but need not reflect preferences or priorities.
In defense of evidence - if there ever is a double blind rct showing benefits, I still firmly defend that preferences do not have to be lead by evidence for things in the beverage realm
August 13, 2025 at 10:43 PM
In defense of evidence - if there ever is a double blind rct showing benefits, I still firmly defend that preferences do not have to be lead by evidence for things in the beverage realm
I could live with that tradeoff 🤣 thanks Catherine!
June 6, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I could live with that tradeoff 🤣 thanks Catherine!
One out of 3 isn’t bad. Hilariously, when people get my name wrong they usually call me Scott, but I can live with Sarah
May 24, 2025 at 11:24 PM
One out of 3 isn’t bad. Hilariously, when people get my name wrong they usually call me Scott, but I can live with Sarah
Service begets service it seems
May 17, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Service begets service it seems
As an incoming chair myself, I had the same thought
May 17, 2025 at 2:50 AM
As an incoming chair myself, I had the same thought
You get to be chair and the Knicks won?! Time for the lotto
May 17, 2025 at 2:39 AM
You get to be chair and the Knicks won?! Time for the lotto