Matin Mirramezani
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Generation Lab | Stanford Iran 2040 Project
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you know what? fuck it. theremin mode. github.com/samhenrigold...
September 6, 2025 at 11:04 PM
you know what? fuck it. theremin mode. github.com/samhenrigold...
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May 27, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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Scott Pelley—American author and reporter for CBS News for more than 31 years, did not hold back
May 27, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Scott Pelley—American author and reporter for CBS News for more than 31 years, did not hold back
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Here are some ways the world has gotten better.
May 18, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Here are some ways the world has gotten better.
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Gen Z, a much maligned and panicked-about generation, are behind a remarkable collapse in weekend violence. Great reporting from @fransham.bsky.social
www.economist.com/britain/2025...
www.economist.com/britain/2025...
May 18, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Gen Z, a much maligned and panicked-about generation, are behind a remarkable collapse in weekend violence. Great reporting from @fransham.bsky.social
www.economist.com/britain/2025...
www.economist.com/britain/2025...
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You may be fearing your 401k is no longer enough for you to retire. But with all the cuts to NIH and Medicare you also won't live as long. So the policies are integrated.
April 7, 2025 at 1:20 AM
You may be fearing your 401k is no longer enough for you to retire. But with all the cuts to NIH and Medicare you also won't live as long. So the policies are integrated.
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Wild to me that people who quoted Austrian Economics to my face support these guys
Lutnick: "Donald Trump understands America. He understands American workers, and he understands national security. And thank goodness he's gonna protect us."
April 3, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Wild to me that people who quoted Austrian Economics to my face support these guys
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The median age of first-time homebuyers hit 38 last year, up from 29 in 1981. It’s not the only milestone once common by 30 that’s now delayed.
While millennials face criticism for their choices, the truth lies in structural challenges today that didn’t exist for their parents in the 1980s.
While millennials face criticism for their choices, the truth lies in structural challenges today that didn’t exist for their parents in the 1980s.
January 5, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The median age of first-time homebuyers hit 38 last year, up from 29 in 1981. It’s not the only milestone once common by 30 that’s now delayed.
While millennials face criticism for their choices, the truth lies in structural challenges today that didn’t exist for their parents in the 1980s.
While millennials face criticism for their choices, the truth lies in structural challenges today that didn’t exist for their parents in the 1980s.
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Map people are just better, I think.
December 23, 2024 at 10:03 PM
Map people are just better, I think.
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The “research” was three focus groups.
Some people think that interesting quotes are the most valuable insight you can have into politics and love focus groups because it’s quotes dressed like polling.
Some people think that interesting quotes are the most valuable insight you can have into politics and love focus groups because it’s quotes dressed like polling.
December 23, 2024 at 12:16 AM
The “research” was three focus groups.
Some people think that interesting quotes are the most valuable insight you can have into politics and love focus groups because it’s quotes dressed like polling.
Some people think that interesting quotes are the most valuable insight you can have into politics and love focus groups because it’s quotes dressed like polling.
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the sample was then raked to match L2 modeled naughty-to-niceness propensity scores for the population of Christmas-celebrating households containing children younger than 18
December 13, 2024 at 7:56 PM
the sample was then raked to match L2 modeled naughty-to-niceness propensity scores for the population of Christmas-celebrating households containing children younger than 18
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1. An incredible video…
Iranian freedom fighter Narges Mohammadi was just released from Islamic Republic’s notorious Evin prison for 21 days on medical furlough.
Mohammadi, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize last year while imprisoned, shouts, “Women, life, freedom,” and “Freedom is our right!”
Iranian freedom fighter Narges Mohammadi was just released from Islamic Republic’s notorious Evin prison for 21 days on medical furlough.
Mohammadi, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize last year while imprisoned, shouts, “Women, life, freedom,” and “Freedom is our right!”
December 4, 2024 at 8:00 PM
1. An incredible video…
Iranian freedom fighter Narges Mohammadi was just released from Islamic Republic’s notorious Evin prison for 21 days on medical furlough.
Mohammadi, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize last year while imprisoned, shouts, “Women, life, freedom,” and “Freedom is our right!”
Iranian freedom fighter Narges Mohammadi was just released from Islamic Republic’s notorious Evin prison for 21 days on medical furlough.
Mohammadi, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize last year while imprisoned, shouts, “Women, life, freedom,” and “Freedom is our right!”
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The thing that is hard to get about LLMs is that we expected AI to be awesome at math & be all cool logic.
Instead, AI is best at human-like tasks (eg writing) & is all hot, weird simulated emotion. For example, if you make GPT-3.5 “anxious,” it changes its behavior! arxiv.org/abs/2304.11111
Instead, AI is best at human-like tasks (eg writing) & is all hot, weird simulated emotion. For example, if you make GPT-3.5 “anxious,” it changes its behavior! arxiv.org/abs/2304.11111
November 27, 2024 at 2:51 AM
The thing that is hard to get about LLMs is that we expected AI to be awesome at math & be all cool logic.
Instead, AI is best at human-like tasks (eg writing) & is all hot, weird simulated emotion. For example, if you make GPT-3.5 “anxious,” it changes its behavior! arxiv.org/abs/2304.11111
Instead, AI is best at human-like tasks (eg writing) & is all hot, weird simulated emotion. For example, if you make GPT-3.5 “anxious,” it changes its behavior! arxiv.org/abs/2304.11111
As the owner/operator of an A6 spiral-bound notebook, I approve this message.
November 26, 2024 at 12:37 AM
As the owner/operator of an A6 spiral-bound notebook, I approve this message.
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Inflation likes this
Trump announces blanket tariffs on goods imported from Canada, Mexico, and China
November 26, 2024 at 12:03 AM
Inflation likes this
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David Remnick interviews me and Levitsky on New Yorker Radio Hour
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/tny...
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/tny...
The Authors of “How Democracies Die” on the New Democratic Minority | The New Yorker Radio Hour | WNYC Studios
Two leading political scientists explain why voters failed to defend democracy: We never do.
www.wnycstudios.org
November 23, 2024 at 9:58 PM
David Remnick interviews me and Levitsky on New Yorker Radio Hour
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/tny...
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/tny...
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The DOJ's plan to force Google to share search queries and results with rivals might be one of the best things that could happen to the web. Suddenly, we might have viable search engines that are more interested in preserving the web than replacing it: www.platformer.news/google-antit...
November 22, 2024 at 1:34 AM
The DOJ's plan to force Google to share search queries and results with rivals might be one of the best things that could happen to the web. Suddenly, we might have viable search engines that are more interested in preserving the web than replacing it: www.platformer.news/google-antit...
How about a stopper pack for a change?
November 21, 2024 at 2:42 AM
How about a stopper pack for a change?
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Bring back Google Reader!
November 20, 2024 at 5:36 PM
Bring back Google Reader!
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The cooling labor market has hurt young people with BAs more than people with just HS diplomas or Associate degrees.
It's still better (from an unemployment perspective) to be a young person with a BA than just a diploma, but the premium is near its smallest level on record.
It's still better (from an unemployment perspective) to be a young person with a BA than just a diploma, but the premium is near its smallest level on record.
November 20, 2024 at 6:04 PM
The cooling labor market has hurt young people with BAs more than people with just HS diplomas or Associate degrees.
It's still better (from an unemployment perspective) to be a young person with a BA than just a diploma, but the premium is near its smallest level on record.
It's still better (from an unemployment perspective) to be a young person with a BA than just a diploma, but the premium is near its smallest level on record.
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scale: a story in two charts
November 20, 2024 at 6:09 PM
scale: a story in two charts