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@page_eco

Economist, Assoc Editor Theory and Decision. Tweet on behavioural economics, science and society.

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Apr 16

    This map superimposes the border of the German Empire (1871-1918) on the electoral results of the 2007 Parliamentary elections in Poland. Another great example of the long term impact of past institutions. Orange/red = PO, centre right Blue = PIS, right (currently in power)

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  2. 11 hours ago

    A snapshot of US geopolitics since 1900: Which country was most often in the New York Times headlines each month. Visible decline of Britain and Europe over time and rise of China. ht

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  3. 12 hours ago

    Another great way to visualise the speed of China's economic growth: Comparing the expansion of Shanghai's and Rio's subway systems.

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  4. 12 hours ago

    Dubai's skyline is the scene of some of the most stunning Apple screensavers. Even more impressive to see how these places looked only a few years ago! 👇

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  5. Dec 20

    A map of intolerance in the world in 2013: "Share of people who said they would not want somebody from another race as neighbour." The UK and the USA were then among the most tolerant countries in the world.

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  6. Dec 20

    Nice animation summarising 300 years of element discovery. A third of the elements were discovered in the last 100 years, and 4 elements were discovered after 2000. A glimpse of how recent is our current understanding of the world.

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  7. Dec 19

    Modern version of old debates: 1453: debating the gender of angels 2018: debating the gender of gingerbread cookies

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  8. Dec 19

    Neat infographic gives an idea of the number of trees on earth and their distribution in terms of location/types. TIL there is nearly as many trees in boreal forests as in tropical rainforests.

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  9. Dec 19

    Striking effect: New study finds couples are more likely to divorce when the woman experiences a big promotion (becoming mayor, MP, or CEO). No effect for men. Forthcoming in AEJ: Applied, by & , Swedish data (ht )

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  10. Dec 18

    Fascinating graph of human subpopulations when a clustering algorithm is used to divide humans into 7 groups based on their DNA differences. A reflection of Africa‘s greatest genetic diversity: for K=2, the groups are Africa & the rest of the world.

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  11. Dec 18

    Drugs ranked by dependency and physical harm (Lancet article aggregating experts opinions). Noteworthy: tobacco & alcohol dominate cannabis on both dimensions.

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  12. Dec 17

    Beautiful: How circular motion, simple harmonic motion, and transverse wave motion are all related.

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  13. Dec 16

    Amazing: Artificial Intelligence can now generate faces which are indistinguishable from real people. Photographic evidence is going to become challenging.

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  14. Dec 15

    Latin America has experienced a significant political shift to the right in the last ten years. Red = left Blue = right

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  15. Dec 14

    “Parachutes do not prevent death” (when falling from 0.6m) A funny cautionary tale about the risk of generalising the results of an RCT conducted in a very specific setting. ht

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  16. Dec 14

    Map of countries which grant citizenship at birth unconditionally. Stark geographical differences: American countries stand out with the prevalence of this rule.

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  17. Dec 14

    “You should always prefer the hypothesis of stupidity to the one of conspiracy. Stupidity is very common. Conspiracy requires a rare acumen.” Michel Rocard, French Prime Minister

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  18. Dec 14

    How we make our mind to give to charity: One individual story > statistics about the true extent of the issue Even more surprising: One individual story > One individual story + statistics

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  19. Dec 13

    Excellent thread which nails what Brexit was about and why negotiations are going so badly.

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  20. Dec 13

    Great simulation to see what to expect from the distribution of p-values for different effect sizes. One big insight: naturally occurring p-values (ie without p-hacking) are proportionally rarely in the .04-.05 range. By

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  21. Dec 12

    Who are least in support of the free market? The answer may surprise you. Nearly 70% of the habitants of communist China say the free-market it is the best system. Only 30% of French people think the same.

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