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Partisan Politics Trumps Peer Review
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On May 29, the Office of Management and Budget published a proposed rule that would fundamentally reshape how the federal government funds scientific research. The rule covers dozens of agencies — NSF, N...
Five of My Favorite Papers and the Stories Behind Them
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When I decided to leave academia, a few years ago, I was 55, which was exactly the median age of U.S. tenure...
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In May I continued to discuss the official retirement of RCP8.5. I also shared our new research on demographic forecasting, took a look at institutional partisan advocacy, and highlighted John Stossel’s excellent video on my...
What Demographic Prediction Can and Cannot Achieve
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"Attacked by the White House, Congress & His Own University"
Last month I was in New York, and sat down with John Stossel who invited me to come talk with him about my experiences in the climate debate over the past 20 years or so. The result is the short video above (just 13 minutes). I am floored b...
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