dad, economist, @freakonomics co-author, @center4risc co-founder, podcast host @mostlyadmiring
Joined July 2020
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20 Oct 2023
I had a great time speaking with the @BigBrainsUC Podcast about my work in economics, the importance of #DataScience in making decisions, and some of our ongoing projects at @center4risc!
19 Oct 2023
Having trouble making a different decision? Prof. @StevenDLevitt says don't overthink it—and just flip a coin. The @UChicago scholar talks about his innovative research, the success of the @Freakonomics book and #podcast, and his unique spin on #economics. ms.spr.ly/60199x6c5
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13 Oct 2023
16 states have managed to introduce #DataScience basics to K-12 students without issue, yet a controversy erupted in CA with their math framework.
I wrote to @FortuneMagazine why I think the 3-year debate over math seemed to miss the forest for the trees: fortune.com/2023/10/13/freak…
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28 Sep 2023
What would you want to ask "Freakonomics" co-author @StevenDLevitt? Big Brains is interviewing the renowned UChicago economist on Oct. 5, and welcomes your questions by replying below.
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3 May 2023
Data is the new oil! Every student should learn some data science before they graduate high school.
@ZarekDrozda, who is helping lead the effort @dsforeveryone I helped launch at UoC, just wrote this piece for @hechingerreport
2 May 2023
OPINION: The world is changing fast. Students need data science instruction ASAP hechingerreport.org/opinion-…
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21 Sep 2022
My organization, the Center for Radical Innovation for Social Change (RISC), is looking for new Analysts! This job is for those interested in not just thinking about or studying social issues, but trying to be a part of creating real social good.
Apply: risc.uchicago.edu/news/2022-…
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1 Aug 2022
I wrote a piece for @EducationNext with my @center4risc co-founder @JeffreySeverts on why I believe high school students need an intro to #DataScience before they graduate. It should be part of a strong math preparation (and other subjects too) (1/3)
educationnext.org/rethinking…
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1 Aug 2022
If we do things right, there is room for both Calculus and Data Science. Students I teach at @UChicago become expert in calculus, but are totally unprepared in data science. Students need a diversity of math to be prepared for college (or any career today) @DSI_UChicago (2/3)
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1 Aug 2022
We’re hoping to test/pilot models of #datascience ed to see what works, and a coalition is building resources to empower teachers to do it @dsforeveryone. Teachers in stats, science, and more have been teaching the building blocks for some time. I bet we can go even further (3/3)
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29 Jun 2022
Excited to congratulate the 30 winning teams selected for the ‘21-‘22 Learning Engineering Tools Competition! My team @center4risc applauds their innovative ideas, all which have potential long-term benefits for our students. Read more about the winners: bit.ly/3xx9qdo
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Steve Levitt retweeted
Math teachers: the deadline to submit a #DataScience lesson plan idea for our Bite-Sized Competition is 2 weeks away!
We want to find and scale the best data science lessons to students across the country. Learn more: bit.ly/3kKbiJc #iteachmath
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28 Sep 2021
CALLING ALL MATH TEACHERS: Do you have a great idea for a lesson plan that teaches students about data science? We want to help you scale it nationwide.
Our first ever Bite-Sized Lesson Plan Competition is officially live! Learn more: bit.ly/3kKbiJc
#iteachmath"
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27 Sep 2021
(1/3) Thank you to @SenAlexPadilla, @SenBooker, and @SenJeffMerkley for leading the way on Capitol Hill to advance #datascience education! Read more about their letter, signed by 10 members of Congress, to @NSF and @IESResearch
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29 Jan 2021
Thanks for an awesome conversation to @itsafronomics and @alieward on @Ologies podcast. Some ideas: fire your money manager, don't ask economists about #stonks, and we need to rethink the way we teach our kids. Also @itsafronomics would welcome tips on how to improve my Twitter.
26 Jan 2021
Why is money 💸 scary? How is math taught wrong? How much💰should you save? Investing 101 & why opposites attract: IT’S ALL ECON.
Economic Sociology w/ 2x the ologists! @Freakonomics meets @ItsAfronomics as 2 leading Economists chat 💲 behavior:
Alieward.com/ologies/economi…
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16 Nov 2020
How often do you see a social scientist make a prediction about what will happen over the next 20 years and then go back and see how things turned out?
@Prof_Donohue and I do that for abortion and crime in a newly published paper: libanswers.law.stanford.edu/…
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“What we don’t need is to make them memorize the times tables.”
@StevenDLevitt @joboaler @conradwolfram and @AmyGetzUTDC discuss the need for data science and other, more relevant subjects in K12 math:
wsj.com/articles/the-movemen… via @WSJ @yoreekoh
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3 Nov 2020
Interviewed with @AnyaMarchenko6, my former RA, to talk about social good, our new center at UChicago @center4risc, and other things for a podcast she's hosting; thanks for a great conversation Anya!
3 Nov 2020
A pleasure to interview Freakonomics author & former boss @StevenDLevitt about his new @center4risc, whether individuals can do lasting good, and why he thinks people need to change their lives more. anyamarchenko.substack.com/p… #philanthropy #newsletter #freakonomics
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10 Oct 2020
One of my favorite economists @ProfEmilyOster having a big impact:
bloomberg.com/news/features/… via @BW
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Steve Levitt retweeted
30 Sep 2020
If 90% of all the world's data was created in the past two years, then why aren't we teaching data literacy in schools?
Take a look at this video narrated by @StevenDLevitt about why America's math curriculum needs to change...and what it can look like. freak.ws/3incYnT
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29 Sep 2020
Super grateful to have been named an Innovation Fellow at @SchmidtFutures. Read more about my work with them below: schmidtfutures.com/our-work/…
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26 Sep 2020
A colleague at Dartmouth wrote a great piece on what’s broken with high school math. Thanks for sharing this @dan_rockmore
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