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David Reinstein

@daaronr.bsky.social
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David, The Unjournal guy. Made this account to post things as me that I don't want to represent The Unjournal. davidreinstein.org

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David Reinstein @daaronr.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
GDP per year (big stack of bricks) and ODA given (smaller stack). The recent drops means the USA has fallen below Germany, a country with less than 1/4 the population & 1/6 the GDP, as a "foreign aid power". (ChatGPT helped build this, obviously)
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David Reinstein @daaronr.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
daaronr.github.io/music/#v=1&k=C A little tool I built - 18 ways through a 12-bar blues form, with chords maps and a simple backing track that can be adjusted. Let me know if you find it useful. #jazz #blues #musictheory
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Blues Flow
Play and study 18 versions of the 12-bar blues, from three chords to Parker-style changes, in any key, with a walking-bass backing band.
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David Reinstein @daaronr.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
But can AI jazz? A quick experiment: ai-jazz-tune-trial.netlify.app Have a listen and vote: Which model's got more swing? #jazz #ai #benchmarking #music
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Can AI write a modern jazz tune?
Three AI-written post-bop tunes with trumpet and guitar duo solos. Listen and vote.
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Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · 26/09/2026
Foreign aid contributions fell in 2025 amongst almost all of the top 10 donors. In 2025, the amount of foreign aid given by the world’s richest countries fell by almost a quarter. That amounted to a reduction of roughly US$50 billion.
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
G7 nations must be ashamed of themselves “The humanitarian system has suffered one of its biggest contractions since being formed in the post-second world war era” www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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Tens of millions of people fail to get humanitarian aid as global system crumbles
Funding cuts in 2025 left women, children, older and displaced people hard hit, with 64m fewer people receiving aid
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David Reinstein @daaronr.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
@unjournal.bsky.social is happy to be part of this alliance, and fully open access.
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Institute for Replication @i4replication.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
If you are interested in participating online or in-person, sign up using the link below by September 3rd: www.surveymonkey.ca/r/freiburg_g...
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Institute for Replication @i4replication.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
The Institute for Replication and University of Freiburg are jointly organizing the Replication Games on Saturday, September 19th. The Games will focus on replicating papers on the causes of political violence.
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The Unjournal (Unjournal.org) @unjournal.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Starts Friday: the Animal Futures Tournament on Metaculus. Forecast 16 decision-relevant questions on farmed animal welfare, alternative proteins, wild animal welfare, AI, and animal futures. The Unjournal is partnering with Metaculus and Sentient Futures through our Pivotal… dlvr.it/TSzF8b
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Animal Futures Tournament — The Unjournal
The Animal Futures Tournament is on Metaculus. Forecast decision-relevant questions on farmed animal welfare, alternative proteins, wild animal welfare, AI, and animal futures.
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David Reinstein @daaronr.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Sh$& LLMs say. I'll start "This is genuinely clarifying — and it flips the earlier picture."
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David Reinstein @daaronr.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Did you ever want to listen to different audio in each of your earbuds? No, me neither, but I bet a lot of unusual people do. My cousin Dan just launched an app for this: dicotic.com "Two streams. One mind."
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dicotic – Divided Listening for Focused Minds
dicotic lets you explore the power of divided listening: music in one ear, audiobooks, podcasts, or news in the other. Swap sides with a single tap. Reset your focus and discover your potential.
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The Unjournal (Unjournal.org) @unjournal.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
March 16 online workshop: How should funders compare interventions across physical health, mental wellbeing, & poverty in LMICs? WELLBYs, DALYs, etc.: metrics & 'conversion factors' matter to cost-effectiveness comparisons for major funding choices. uj-wellbeing-workshop.netlify.app -->
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David Reinstein @daaronr.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Bayes theorem made the superbowl ads!
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David Reinstein @daaronr.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
I've heard suggestion that outside of EE/CS/ML, & even in quant. fields like economics, ...academics don't want to use the *terminal* for 'vibe-coding', research-feedback, etc. Yet tools like Claude Code CLI (running in the terminal) are very useful, powerful, & easy What do others think?
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Paolo Crosetto @paolocrosetto.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
I wish 2026 is the year we stop the drain that scientific publishers impose on science. Instead of funding science, increasing shares of shrinking research budgets are funneled to publishers in exchange of.. not much. Understand the strain: tinyurl.com/2b6wxx5r Stop the drain: tinyurl.com/3jfscscy
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The Unjournal (Unjournal.org) @unjournal.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
We want your feedback – which evaluations merit the top award, and why? Total prize pool: $6600 www.unjournal.org/news/unjourn... Anonymous: coda.io/form/The-Unj...
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Unjournal 2024-25 Evaluator Prize Nominations; inviting feedback — The Unjournal
The Unjournal commissions expert public evaluation of research with potential for global impact. We recognize and reward the most useful, insightful, and credible evaluation work, including through ou...
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The Unjournal (Unjournal.org) @unjournal.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Evaluation Summary and Metrics: "Adjusting for Scale-Use Heterogeneity in Self-Reported Well-Being" (interim eval.)
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Evaluation Summary and Metrics: "Adjusting for Scale-Use Heterogeneity in Self-Reported Well-Being" (interim eval.)
Evaluation Summary and Metrics: "Adjusting for Scale-Use Heterogeneity in Self-Reported Well-Being" for The Unjournal.
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The Unjournal (Unjournal.org) @unjournal.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
www.unjournal.org/news/stakeho... coda.io/form/Stakeho...
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Stakeholder Feedback: help Unjournal measure & enhance its impact — The Unjournal
We've evaluated 55+ papers/projects across global health, animal welfare, AI governance, environmental risks, and development economics; with more in the pipeline. We've built tools, databases , an...
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The Unjournal (Unjournal.org) @unjournal.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
How long do Unjournal evaluators take to do their evaluations? For our academic stream, about 8 hours on average, with substantial dispersion. (Scatterplot: imputed data from 40 quantifiable responses, not including applied stream nor those who used the PubPub form.)
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
Musk is on his way to becoming the world’s first trillionaire He could have done so much good… or just paid a fair share of taxes He chose to kill USAID, which has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them kids
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The Unjournal (Unjournal.org) @unjournal.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Researchers: Has your paper been evaluated by The Unjournal (see unjournal.pubpub.org)? We want your feedback on the experience, the quality of the evaluations, and how this impacted your work. bit.ly/4qKtYIZ 1/10 get a $100 prize.
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Author Survey Form
Please note that all questions are optional. By completing this form, you will enter a draw with a chance of winning $100. Every 1 out of 10 respondents will receive the compensation.
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The Unjournal (Unjournal.org) @unjournal.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
We're inviting academic journals to recognize The Unjournal's public evaluation packages in their editorial process. - Help w/ editorial triage, review quality, & turnaround - Support transparency, open-access. Details: bit.ly/3JEee9J Feedback & questions welcome!
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Traditional journals can use Unjournal evaluations | The Unjournal: project and communication space
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Aid cuts are devastating health services in Africa The sudden dismantling of USAID has led to more death and disease www.economist.com/middle-east-...
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Aid cuts are devastating health services in Africa
The sudden dismantling of USAID has led to more death and disease
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David Reinstein @daaronr.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Congrats to The Netherlands on their flourishing democracy and on being the largest net contributor to @scipost.bsky.social scipost.org/finances/cou... My countries are doing a bit worse: The US "owes" them €229,286 and the UK €5008. Algeria and Egypt each owe €1. :) #physics #openaccess
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SciPost: Country balance info
SciPost Country balance info
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The Unjournal (Unjournal.org) @unjournal.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
If you're among the 2000+ authors citing research evaluated by Unjournal.org, go to unjournal.pubpub.org to learn how commissioned experts rated & assessed that research. Top 'citers of unjournal-evaluated research': bit.ly/3WRHc8W include Esther Duflo, Julian Jamison, & Berk Özler
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The Unjournal (Unjournal.org) @unjournal.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
I love what #SciPost does & their narrative. Much agrees w/ Unjournal.org practices. Some differences (Us/Them) 1. Quant. ratings vs accept/reject 2. Publish all evaluations vs. only if ‘accepted’ 3. Fields & applied focus 4. We pay evaluators 5. We don’t 'publish' papers, just evaluations
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The Unjournal (Unjournal.org) @unjournal.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
Unjournal.pubpub.org: 50+ detailed packages evaluating research w/ potential for impact. But who funded the *research*? GiveWell @poverty-action.bsky.social, @gatesfoundation.bsky.social, ERC, NIH, @wellcometrust.bsky.social, & ~40 others See our dashboard: tinyurl.com/22k6ashr -->
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The Unjournal (Unjournal.org) @unjournal.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
bit.ly/3Vvz4KN Love Brian Nosek's response to my Q on "fear of negative public evaluations" @ Unjournal & Lifecyclejournal "I certainly understand the fear. I shared it myself until I had the experience of realizing that's how people advance their careers." -->
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BITSS AM 2025: The Evolution of Research Transparency - Brian Nosek
Brian Nosek, Executive Director of the Center for Open Science, delivered the keynote presentation at the BITSS 2025 Annual Meeting. His…
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The Unjournal (Unjournal.org) @unjournal.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Rethink Priorities 2022 research: “Forecasts estimate limited cultured meat production through 2050“. Unjournal 2025 evaluators: The forecasts and the report were too pessimistic. Manheim: cultured meat is likely to be commercially viable soon. bit.ly/4nhyIDX #CellAg #AnimalWelfare -->
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Evaluation Summary and Metrics: "Forecasts estimate limited cultured meat production through 2050", Applied Stream
Evaluation Summary and Metrics: "Forecasts estimate limited cultured meat production through 2050" for The Unjournal (Applied stream)
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David Reinstein @daaronr.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Having trouble remembering which one is Snap, Crackle, or Pop? I developed a mneumonic system called "Sound-Clothes-Pose" (SCP).
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Robert (Bob) Kubinec @rmkubinec.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
At @unjournal.bsky.social we completed open peer reviews of an @nber.org WP with an experiment to counter pro-authoritarian propaganda. In sum: results are 😍, but we need to better understand what it was about the experimental intervention that made it 👌. Link: unjournal.pubpub.org/pub/evalsumd...
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Evaluation Summary and Metrics:
Evaluation Summary and Metrics:
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David Reinstein @daaronr.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
This is NOT a done deal. @thelancet.com's study assumes USAID is cut to 0. Congress clawed back 9.4 billion; ~50 billion remains that the State Dept. must obligate to line-items Congress specified, such as #PEPFAR. We should _fight_ for this, not let people die to use as a talking point.
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David Reinstein @daaronr.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Did Charlie Brown football kick attempts (cartoon strip) occur during the US football season? Yes they did. At least ChatGPT 04 mini high's analysis is pretty clear. I haven't checked the raw data though. 41 attempts, all in-season.
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Nick Kristof @nickkristof.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
A child dies of malnutrition every 15 seconds, as 185,535 boxes of special food for starving children are stacked in a warehouse in Rhode Island, paid for by American taxpayers. After shutting USAID, the Trump administration is just sitting on the boxes. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/o...
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Opinion | ‘The U.S. Cannot Solve All the World’s Problems’
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David Reinstein @daaronr.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
He'll kick that football, just you wait and see!
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The Unjournal (Unjournal.org) @unjournal.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Williams et al (2024, Nature) model the biophysical potential for forest regeneration. Both Unjournal.org evaluators agree: methodological concerns fundamentally challenge the validity/utility of the modeling & the 215 Mha estimate.
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Evaluation Summary and Metrics: "Global potential for natural regeneration in deforested tropical regions"
Evaluation Summary and Metrics of "Global potential for natural regeneration in deforested tropical regions" for The Unjournal.
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The Unjournal (Unjournal.org) @unjournal.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Evaluation Summary and Metrics: "Global potential for natural regeneration in deforested tropical regions"
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Evaluation Summary and Metrics: "Global potential for natural regeneration in deforested tropical regions"
Evaluation Summary and Metrics of "Global potential for natural regeneration in deforested tropical regions" for The Unjournal.
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The Unjournal (Unjournal.org) @unjournal.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Do experts agree on what labs should do to make AI safer? Schuett et al's (2023) survey finds a broad consensus. Here’s what Unjournal’s evaluators thought about this. bit.ly/3StZtXU (Thread continues on Bluesky)
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Evaluation Summary and Metrics: "Towards best practices in AGI safety and governance: A survey of expert opinion" (~applied stream)
Evaluation of "Towards best practices in AGI safety and governance: A survey of expert opinion" for The Unjournal.
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Institute for Replication @i4replication.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
GiveWell sought an independent check on the evidence supporting >$1 billion it has granted to its top charities. This fall, Alex Cohen asked whether we could obtain the datasets needed to reproduce the underlying RCTs. We said yes; charging only a modest fee to cover our time. 🧵 + 🐀 + blog post!
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Paolo Crosetto @paolocrosetto.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
🚨PhD Scholarship alert 🚨 I will be co-supervising 2 PhD students in Grenoble Experimental Economics starting this fall, on decision & game theory, machine learning and cognitive models. Information here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/9izc8... Apply here: forms.gle/Hrpgovh6NwMQ... #EconSky
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Nathan @handle.invalid · 08/05/2025
Thank you @BillGates @melindagates @WarrenBuffett and @gatesfoundation for their work over the years. This is what being wealthy should be about. Giving it away. The blog is worth a read. www.gatesfoundation.org/ideas/artic...
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My new deadline: 20 years to give away virtually all my wealth
During the first 25 years of the Gates Foundation, we gave away more than $100 billion. Over the next two decades, we will double our giving.
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David Reinstein @daaronr.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
edition.cnn.com/2025/05/08/t... I love this guy. That's how you do good. Thanks Bill Gates! @gatesfoundation.bsky.social
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Bill Gates announces plan to give ‘virtually all’ his money away and end the Gates Foundation in 20 years | CNN Business
When Bill and Melinda French Gates created the Gates Foundation in 2000, they had planned for the organization to continue its work, using their remaining fortune, for several decades after they died....
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David Reinstein @daaronr.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
If you have a podcast where people need to guess correlations (sign and magnitude), feel free to reuse this theme from my earlier one (give a shoutout if you can). www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/rwbg6...
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The Unjournal (Unjournal.org) @unjournal.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Top-5 journals in economics (#econsky) desk-reject half of submissions. Your globally-impactful paper is a diamond in the rough – how to get it taken seriously? Submit it to unjournal.org (bit.ly/UJsubmit) for public evaluation & rating. -->
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The Unjournal
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David Reinstein @daaronr.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
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Rafe Meager (they/them) @economeager.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
arcturus looking soooooo fiery right now in the sky in sydney
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David Reinstein @daaronr.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Enjoyed listening to @scottcunningham.bsky.social's podcast via Substack. Random aside: TIL he speaks with a lovely Southern (?) accent. And I realized how unusual, hard to find people in academia with this accent.
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David Reinstein @daaronr.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Sweet, #Substack seemsto have pretty high quality text to voice of all posts?
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David Reinstein @daaronr.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... Thanks Amy Coney Barrett and John Roberts for going against a lot of pressure & upholding the rule of law, for now anyway. This aid matters a lot, to a lot of people.
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Supreme court rejects Trump request to continue freezing $2bn in foreign aid
John Roberts and Amy Coney Barrett join liberal justices to leave in place lower-court order on USAid cuts
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The Unjournal (Unjournal.org) @unjournal.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
#Unjournal.org considering expanding into legal research with potential for global impact. #Legal scholars/ #AppellateSky: would you be interested in doing public peer-review/rating of work in your area w/ modest compensation (~$450)? [Reposting because of previous broken link]
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