Greg Veramendi
@greg-veramendi.bsky.social
Labor economist. Assoc. Prof. at @RHULECON
. previously experimental particle physicist @Fermilab
. He/him/his
gregveramendi.github.io
. previously experimental particle physicist @Fermilab
. He/him/his
gregveramendi.github.io
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Our new book is out today! @andycomics.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Our new book is out today! @andycomics.bsky.social
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Going to be in Boston 11/17? Come see me and @mattstrassler.bsky.social talk aliens and physics!
October 6, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Going to be in Boston 11/17? Come see me and @mattstrassler.bsky.social talk aliens and physics!
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I read @itsafronomics.bsky.social new book “The Double Tax” this afternoon. It’s engaging and one of the best popular ways to bring social science to the public and policy that I’ve read in a long while. Black women are uniquely disadvantaged in our economy. 😍 she gave Janelle James her flowers!
September 17, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I read @itsafronomics.bsky.social new book “The Double Tax” this afternoon. It’s engaging and one of the best popular ways to bring social science to the public and policy that I’ve read in a long while. Black women are uniquely disadvantaged in our economy. 😍 she gave Janelle James her flowers!
Saying the quiet part out loud, again.
This is the official spokesperson for the White House, stating that the President hopes to deploy the United States military to occupy every city controlled by the political party that opposes him. Explicitly.
Leavitt: "These are the bad guys that we are picking up in Washington DC every day. The president would love to do this in every Democrat-run city across the country."
September 9, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Saying the quiet part out loud, again.
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Please join me in signing and sharing:
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.
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August 27, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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For Day 2 of our celebration of work using the Census Tree we highlight @lukestein.com & co's work on the gendered impacts of perceived skin tone. They find that among African Amer. sisters, women perceived to be darker-skinned were disadvantaged.
*They also cite a great QJE pub by Lisa Cook et al*
*They also cite a great QJE pub by Lisa Cook et al*
August 26, 2025 at 2:25 PM
For Day 2 of our celebration of work using the Census Tree we highlight @lukestein.com & co's work on the gendered impacts of perceived skin tone. They find that among African Amer. sisters, women perceived to be darker-skinned were disadvantaged.
*They also cite a great QJE pub by Lisa Cook et al*
*They also cite a great QJE pub by Lisa Cook et al*
Worth a read if you don't already follow Phil. TLDR:
August 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Worth a read if you don't already follow Phil. TLDR:
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what gif pops up when you type your name?
August 15, 2025 at 8:46 AM
what gif pops up when you type your name?
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"Young political vigilantes" have historically been very useful to dictatorships--from Berlin to Beijing--because they gleefully engage in mass violent destruction of social institutions whose value and purpose they do not understand.
Ex: Mao's Red Guard:
www.theguardian.com/world/2023/j...
Ex: Mao's Red Guard:
www.theguardian.com/world/2023/j...
August 1, 2025 at 4:23 AM
"Young political vigilantes" have historically been very useful to dictatorships--from Berlin to Beijing--because they gleefully engage in mass violent destruction of social institutions whose value and purpose they do not understand.
Ex: Mao's Red Guard:
www.theguardian.com/world/2023/j...
Ex: Mao's Red Guard:
www.theguardian.com/world/2023/j...
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i understand the american people on average not reading history books what with the failing education system etc but what the fuck is the university leadership's excuse
Christina Paxson, Brown's president, signed the AACU letter in April denouncing "the unprecedented government overreach and political interference now endangering American higher education" www.browndailyherald.com/article/2025...
She took a "deal" with Trump anyway.
She took a "deal" with Trump anyway.
July 31, 2025 at 11:59 AM
i understand the american people on average not reading history books what with the failing education system etc but what the fuck is the university leadership's excuse
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📝New @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social working paper
Why are students from elite high schools much more likely to go to high ranked university courses than equally qualified students from the state sector? 🤔
w @opmc1.bsky.social @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social & Jo Blanden
econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:ucl:ce...
Why are students from elite high schools much more likely to go to high ranked university courses than equally qualified students from the state sector? 🤔
w @opmc1.bsky.social @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social & Jo Blanden
econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:ucl:ce...
July 30, 2025 at 11:00 AM
📝New @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social working paper
Why are students from elite high schools much more likely to go to high ranked university courses than equally qualified students from the state sector? 🤔
w @opmc1.bsky.social @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social & Jo Blanden
econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:ucl:ce...
Why are students from elite high schools much more likely to go to high ranked university courses than equally qualified students from the state sector? 🤔
w @opmc1.bsky.social @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social & Jo Blanden
econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:ucl:ce...
When an English person shares how they feel about good news: "I feel, um, unnecessarily emotional about it."
from Thames Water documentary. Worth a watch.
from Thames Water documentary. Worth a watch.
July 19, 2025 at 2:32 PM
When an English person shares how they feel about good news: "I feel, um, unnecessarily emotional about it."
from Thames Water documentary. Worth a watch.
from Thames Water documentary. Worth a watch.
This 👇
The top skills for students today are critical thinking and fact checking, not just to deal with media misinformation, but also to verify AI outputs.
July 19, 2025 at 2:21 PM
This 👇
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Recognising the growing difference between predicted grades and achieved grades over time, UCAS are piloting personalised reports to schools
These will show schools how their UCAS predicted grades compare to achieved results
www.ucas.com/corporate/ne...
These will show schools how their UCAS predicted grades compare to achieved results
www.ucas.com/corporate/ne...
UCAS pilots new reports to help teachers strengthen grade predictions and support student choice | UCAS
www.ucas.com
July 14, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Recognising the growing difference between predicted grades and achieved grades over time, UCAS are piloting personalised reports to schools
These will show schools how their UCAS predicted grades compare to achieved results
www.ucas.com/corporate/ne...
These will show schools how their UCAS predicted grades compare to achieved results
www.ucas.com/corporate/ne...
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Author of "One Long Night: A Global History of Concentration Camps"
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"The Nazis... imagined their targets would self-deport. Once the myth of self-deportation collapsed, they turned to more punitive measures. On Tuesday, Noem similarly noted the Everglades camp was meant to frighten immigrants into self-deporting. 'If you don’t,' she said, 'you may end up here.'"
Opinion | Don’t call it ‘Alligator Alcatraz.’ Call it a concentration camp.
This facility’s purpose fits the classic model, and its existence points to serious dangers ahead for the country.
www.msnbc.com
July 6, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Author of "One Long Night: A Global History of Concentration Camps"
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Yesterday, @carlbergstrom.com presented his course "Modern-day Oracles or BS Machines? How to thrive in a ChatGPT world". Neat way to make students aware of the capacities and limitations of LLMs👇🎰
Recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZC0...
Course: thebullshitmachines.com
@unswbabs.bsky.social
Recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZC0...
Course: thebullshitmachines.com
@unswbabs.bsky.social
Modern Day Oracles or Bullshit Machines? Seminar with Prof. Carl Bergstrom, University of Washington
YouTube video by UNSW eLearning
www.youtube.com
June 26, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Yesterday, @carlbergstrom.com presented his course "Modern-day Oracles or BS Machines? How to thrive in a ChatGPT world". Neat way to make students aware of the capacities and limitations of LLMs👇🎰
Recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZC0...
Course: thebullshitmachines.com
@unswbabs.bsky.social
Recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZC0...
Course: thebullshitmachines.com
@unswbabs.bsky.social
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Is it better to have standardised exams or teacher assessments?
Myself and my colleague @opmc1.bsky.social have read the literature so you don't have to. Our @iza.org world of labour summarises below #econsky
Myself and my colleague @opmc1.bsky.social have read the literature so you don't have to. Our @iza.org world of labour summarises below #econsky
June 23, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Is it better to have standardised exams or teacher assessments?
Myself and my colleague @opmc1.bsky.social have read the literature so you don't have to. Our @iza.org world of labour summarises below #econsky
Myself and my colleague @opmc1.bsky.social have read the literature so you don't have to. Our @iza.org world of labour summarises below #econsky
This study by MIT authors shows students using LLMs exhibit decreased cognitive activity. I admit that it is a small sample and confirms my priors. Lots of crazy shit happening atm, but this still worries me a lot as an educator and when thinking about the future. www.brainonllm.com
arxiv.org
June 22, 2025 at 6:29 PM
This study by MIT authors shows students using LLMs exhibit decreased cognitive activity. I admit that it is a small sample and confirms my priors. Lots of crazy shit happening atm, but this still worries me a lot as an educator and when thinking about the future. www.brainonllm.com
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Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
June 19, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
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This is the third story I've read in a month about how AI chatbots are leading people into psychological crises.
Gift link
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They Asked an A.I. Chatbot Questions. The Answers Sent Them Spiraling.
www.nytimes.com
June 14, 2025 at 2:45 AM
This is the third story I've read in a month about how AI chatbots are leading people into psychological crises.
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I wonder what this guy is thinking as he takes a potshot at a journalists. Where do they find people happy to violate their oath?
LAPD fired rubber bullets at Australian journalist @laurentomasi.bsky.social
June 9, 2025 at 10:06 AM
I wonder what this guy is thinking as he takes a potshot at a journalists. Where do they find people happy to violate their oath?
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If I have time I'll put together a more detailed thread tomorrow, but for now, I think this new paper about limitations of Chain-of-Thought models could be quite important. Worth a look if you're interested in these sorts of things.
ml-site.cdn-apple.com/papers/the-i...
ml-site.cdn-apple.com/papers/the-i...
June 8, 2025 at 6:35 AM
If I have time I'll put together a more detailed thread tomorrow, but for now, I think this new paper about limitations of Chain-of-Thought models could be quite important. Worth a look if you're interested in these sorts of things.
ml-site.cdn-apple.com/papers/the-i...
ml-site.cdn-apple.com/papers/the-i...
I am happy to share a 3-year postdoc opening. My fantastic colleagues @kailirimfeld.bsky.social and Dan Anderberg recently won a grant to work on youth mental health at the intersection of psychology, genetics, and education. It is open to economics PhDs, among other fields. #EconSky #econ_ra
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June 7, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I am happy to share a 3-year postdoc opening. My fantastic colleagues @kailirimfeld.bsky.social and Dan Anderberg recently won a grant to work on youth mental health at the intersection of psychology, genetics, and education. It is open to economics PhDs, among other fields. #EconSky #econ_ra