Lionel Page

@page_eco

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

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    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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    Tammy Bruce says cookies have a gender and "obviously they're men"
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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 )

    15 replies 281 retweets 505 likes
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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.

    20 replies 87 retweets 149 likes
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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.

    1/ If you don’t follow Brexit every day, here’s some advice. Let go of any illusions that this drama is about trade protocols, residency rights or the status of the Irish border. Brexit is the story of a proud former imperial power undergoing a mid-life crisis
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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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