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Also, surveys of the homeless population don't capture the same statistics that cohort studies like the DCT+ pilot do. You'd need to identify and follow a specific group of homeless youths over time, because surveys of homeless people don't capture people who stopped being homeless.
December 3, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Also, surveys of the homeless population don't capture the same statistics that cohort studies like the DCT+ pilot do. You'd need to identify and follow a specific group of homeless youths over time, because surveys of homeless people don't capture people who stopped being homeless.
A similarly aged people in the same locations over the same time period, selected in the same way. Statistics on homeless youths in different counties, during different time periods, or taken in general surveys instead of through the DCT+ process, would be looking at different sorts of populations.
December 3, 2025 at 9:57 PM
A similarly aged people in the same locations over the same time period, selected in the same way. Statistics on homeless youths in different counties, during different time periods, or taken in general surveys instead of through the DCT+ process, would be looking at different sorts of populations.
The Denver Homelessness Study gave $1000/mo to homeless people. At the end of the study period 44% were housed, but 43% of people in a control group given only $50/mo were also housed (not a significant difference). This indicates that the extra $950/mo had no effect on homelessness rates.
December 3, 2025 at 8:44 PM
The Denver Homelessness Study gave $1000/mo to homeless people. At the end of the study period 44% were housed, but 43% of people in a control group given only $50/mo were also housed (not a significant difference). This indicates that the extra $950/mo had no effect on homelessness rates.
In scientific studies, it's best practice to get a control group that is very similar to the experimental group. General stats on homeless youth won't be collecting the exact same statistics that the study collects in the exact same way, and therefore they can't be compared one-to-one.
December 3, 2025 at 8:42 PM
In scientific studies, it's best practice to get a control group that is very similar to the experimental group. General stats on homeless youth won't be collecting the exact same statistics that the study collects in the exact same way, and therefore they can't be compared one-to-one.
The control group would be young adults aged 18-24 who had recently become homeless who didn't receive cash. In any group of homeless people, at some point in the future some will not be homeless, so you need a control group to figure out how much of a difference the cash assistance made.
December 3, 2025 at 8:29 PM
The control group would be young adults aged 18-24 who had recently become homeless who didn't receive cash. In any group of homeless people, at some point in the future some will not be homeless, so you need a control group to figure out how much of a difference the cash assistance made.
A misconception doesn't have to serve a purpose to exist.
October 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
A misconception doesn't have to serve a purpose to exist.
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June 6, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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The Peubloans of Chaco Canyon were not stupid- they built and coordinated complex systems of agricultural irrigation! But there was nothing magical about being pre-colonialism or pre-capitalism that made their efforts to reshape the environment to their own benefit sustainable.
May 1, 2025 at 3:49 AM
The Peubloans of Chaco Canyon were not stupid- they built and coordinated complex systems of agricultural irrigation! But there was nothing magical about being pre-colonialism or pre-capitalism that made their efforts to reshape the environment to their own benefit sustainable.
These projects enabled an arid area to sustain a large population through high agricultural productivity even in times of drought. They also gradually raised soil salinity until large areas which were formerly fertile became inarable and the surrounding area became depopulated.
May 1, 2025 at 3:42 AM
These projects enabled an arid area to sustain a large population through high agricultural productivity even in times of drought. They also gradually raised soil salinity until large areas which were formerly fertile became inarable and the surrounding area became depopulated.
Native Americans engaged in major projects that reshaped their environment to extract greater benefits. Sometimes these projects were the sorts of things we would perceive as sustainable, but other times they took forms like the Pueblo People's irrigation projects in the American southwest.
May 1, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Native Americans engaged in major projects that reshaped their environment to extract greater benefits. Sometimes these projects were the sorts of things we would perceive as sustainable, but other times they took forms like the Pueblo People's irrigation projects in the American southwest.
As humans migrated out of Africa, they hunted the majority of megafauna in Australia, North America, and South America to extinction. This happened even as the total global human population was less than 5-10 million!
May 1, 2025 at 3:34 AM
As humans migrated out of Africa, they hunted the majority of megafauna in Australia, North America, and South America to extinction. This happened even as the total global human population was less than 5-10 million!
Humans did not live in harmony with a sustainable ecosystem prior to capitalism and colonialism, and in fact this notion ignores the many ways, including negative ones, that indigenous people across the globe radically reshaped ecosystems.
May 1, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Humans did not live in harmony with a sustainable ecosystem prior to capitalism and colonialism, and in fact this notion ignores the many ways, including negative ones, that indigenous people across the globe radically reshaped ecosystems.
"If you disregard the many ways in which I am wrong, we can pretend I'm right"
May 1, 2025 at 3:11 AM
"If you disregard the many ways in which I am wrong, we can pretend I'm right"
It's difficult to build brick houses in California due to earthquakes. On top of that, homes are not sealed boxes and furnishings, walls, and floors will all be flammable. Homes can be fire resistant but not fireproof, and no design is safe inside a wildfire.
January 11, 2025 at 9:59 PM
It's difficult to build brick houses in California due to earthquakes. On top of that, homes are not sealed boxes and furnishings, walls, and floors will all be flammable. Homes can be fire resistant but not fireproof, and no design is safe inside a wildfire.
But giving context is an important part of textbooks! This says to me that the prof had previously assigned a book she wrote to make money. Because she could require it and nobody else would use it, it didn't need to be good, so she just pasted in primary sources while doing the least work possible
December 9, 2024 at 6:23 PM
But giving context is an important part of textbooks! This says to me that the prof had previously assigned a book she wrote to make money. Because she could require it and nobody else would use it, it didn't need to be good, so she just pasted in primary sources while doing the least work possible
She says “Normally, I would spend lectures contextualizing the material [...] but now all of that is in the textbook we generated, and I can actually work with students to read the primary sources.” That implies the previous textbook didn't contextualize anything, and just was a dump of primary text
December 9, 2024 at 6:18 PM
She says “Normally, I would spend lectures contextualizing the material [...] but now all of that is in the textbook we generated, and I can actually work with students to read the primary sources.” That implies the previous textbook didn't contextualize anything, and just was a dump of primary text
The problem seems intractable. Mentorship is something students need- advice is helpful but there are also real material benefits like internships and LORs which help secure jobs/grad school admissions. And the burden is worst for those who have the most workload and least support.
September 19, 2024 at 7:30 PM
The problem seems intractable. Mentorship is something students need- advice is helpful but there are also real material benefits like internships and LORs which help secure jobs/grad school admissions. And the burden is worst for those who have the most workload and least support.