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Computational Policy Lab at Harvard Kennedy School @comppolicylab.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Hiring alert! We have 3 exciting roles open in lab leadership & software engineering. Apply today: 1. Associate Director of Research: careers.harvard.edu/job/associat... 2. Software Engineer: careers.harvard.edu/job/software... 3. Senior Software Engineer: careers.harvard.edu/job/senior-s...

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Computational Policy Lab at Harvard Kennedy School @comppolicylab.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

📢 Instructors at 2- and 4-year colleges! Give students free access to a virtual tutor optimized for teaching and learning by joining our study—now continuing into Spring 2026. Eligible instructors receive a $1,000 honorarium. Sign up by 12/17 for priority review: pingpong.hks.harvard.edu/eduaccess

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Alex Chohlas-Wood @alexchohlaswood.com · 01/10/2025

Have you ever forgotten an important date—like a birthday for a loved one? Now imagine if forgetting meant ending up in jail. Two years ago, we ran a randomized experiment that found that text message reminders reduce jail stays for missed court dates by over 20%.

A hand holding a smartphone displaying a court date reminder on screen.

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Computational Policy Lab at Harvard Kennedy School @comppolicylab.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

The Computational Policy Lab is growing! We’re hiring software engineers to build technology that makes government, education, and social programs more fair, effective, and data-driven. Know someone who'd be a great fit? Learn more: careers.harvard.edu/job/software...

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Computational Policy Lab at Harvard Kennedy School @comppolicylab.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

📝 Still accepting applications! Instructors at 2- and 4-year colleges: give your students free access to a virtual tutor optimized for learning by taking part in our study on using AI to improve education. Instructors receive a $1,000 honorarium. Apply here: pingpong.hks.harvard.edu/eduaccess

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Computational Policy Lab at Harvard Kennedy School @comppolicylab.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Instructors at 2- and 4-year colleges! Give your students free access to a virtual tutor optimized for learning by taking part in our study on using AI to improve education. Instructors receive a $1,000 honorarium. Apps received by 8/8 receive priority: pingpong.hks.harvard.edu/eduaccess

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Computational Policy Lab at Harvard Kennedy School @comppolicylab.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

(1/2) Our own Johann Gaebler and @5harad.com, w/coauthors @seanjwestwood.bsky.social & Shanto Iyengar, analyzed 50+ years of US TV news using a novel LLM-based classification system. They find a steep decline in in-depth political coverage & substantive reporting, while soft news & commercials rise.

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Alex Chohlas-Wood @alexchohlaswood.com · 08/01/2025

NEW in Management Science! My coauthors and I came up with a new consequentialist approach to designing equitable algorithms. Instead of imposing fairness criteria on an algorithm (like equal false negative rates), we aim for good outcomes. More in the 🧵 below! (1/)

A screenshot of the first page of our paper, Learning to Be Fair, showing the title and abstract.

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Madison Coots @madisoncoots.com · 13/12/2024

🚨 Excited to share our new article in @annualreviews.bsky.social. Working with Kristin Linn, @5harad.com, Amol Navathe, and Ravi Parikh, we examine the fairness debates of seven prominent and controversial healthcare algorithms.🧵 madisoncoots.com/files/racial...

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Computational Policy Lab at Harvard Kennedy School @comppolicylab.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Less than one week to join our study on using AI to improve education! Give your students access to a free virtual tutor & receive a $1,000 honorarium. Apps open for college instructors (esp. those teaching math, comp science, stats, & econ) until Dec 16: zurl.co/WitA

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Madison Coots @madisoncoots.com · 05/12/2024

The use of race in clinical risk models is heavily debated. While race-aware models can be more accurate, some are concerned about reinforcing racialized views of medicine. In our paper, we offer a new perspective on this debate. 🧵👇https://annals.org/aim/article/doi/10.7326/M23-3166

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Computational Policy Lab at Harvard Kennedy School @comppolicylab.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Calling instructors at 2- and 4-year colleges! Give your students free access to a virtual tutor optimized for learning by taking part in our study on using AI to improve education. Learn more and sign up by Dec. 16: zurl.co/WitA

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Alex Chohlas-Wood @alexchohlaswood.com · 01/11/2024

One month left to apply to our new PhD program in statistics and computational social science. Come join me and my terrific colleagues in the heart of New York City!

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PhD, Statistics and Computational Social Science

Learn statistical, computational, and social science theory and practice to address problems of social importance in public health, education, criminal justice, and other domains.

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Sharad Goel @5harad.com · 27/10/2023

Call for papers! Behavioral Science & Policy is running a special issue on behavioral insights for AI policy. Great opportunity to reach policymakers. Initial submissions just require a 500-word abstract by Dec. 1. Please help us get the word out! behavioralpolicy.org/wp-content/u...

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Alex Chohlas-Wood @alexchohlaswood.com · 06/10/2023

In a new randomized experiment at the Santa Clara County Public Defender Office, my colleagues and I found that text message reminders reduce *incarceration* for missed court dates by over 20%! More in the 🧵 below. alexchohlaswood.com/assets/paper... 1/11

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