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Michael Eddy @michaeleddy.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

What do 81k people want from AI? Fascinating new report from Anthropic captures their hopes, fears and concerns. Interesting to see such stark differences between how people responded in developing countries vs high-income countries. ⤵️ www.anthropic.com/fe...

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Michael Eddy @michaeleddy.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

We back tested on four years of data (209 applications; 67 shortlisted; 28 funded). On our strongest signal of quality—who ultimately got funded—AI performed on par with generalist reviewer rankings. It surfaced somewhat different shortlists, but matched humans on funding decisions.

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Michael Eddy @michaeleddy.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Instead of “chatbot vibes,” we built a structured multi-agent system w/ Claude Code. Not just replicating what reviewers do, but extending it: literature reviews, landscape scans, backgrounders & structured rubric scoring--previously not possible for early-stage proposals

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Michael Eddy @michaeleddy.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Dunning-Kruger effect in practice: In 53k forecasts across 100 projects, people who are more confident are actually much less accurate. New 📄 by @evavivalt.bsky.social & @sdellavi.bsky.social

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Michael Eddy @michaeleddy.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

I love it when papers have accompanying websites! also, neat when i found out @stanfordimpactlabs.bsky.social had a small role in supporting this work! 📄 & 💻by @marshallburke.bsky.social & a impressive team! adaptationatlas.org/... www.nber.org/papers/...

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Michael Eddy @michaeleddy.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

We’ve embedded this directly in our latest RFP. (screenshot 👇) This is about experimentation, transparency, and learning—together with the research & funding community.

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Michael Eddy @michaeleddy.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

The intervention: show applicants tailored admission probabilities + program info + smart nudges (e.g., "don’t forget a safety school"). Delivered inside the application portal.

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Michael Eddy @michaeleddy.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Few things I love more than when I see a paper report on how research was put to use at scale!!👇 New study on fixing college admissions. In Chile’s centralized system, personalized, in-platform info helped students avoid common app mistakes & improved outcomes🧵⬇️

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Michael Eddy @michaeleddy.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Was stunned when I saw these results...👇 In rural Kenya a $1k transfer cut infant & child mortality in ~ *half* with largest drops around delivery & near physician-staffed facilities 😲 Kudos to @tedmiguel.bsky.social @nshankar.bsky.social @eggerdennis.bsky.social & others involved in the study!🧵

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Michael Eddy @michaeleddy.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

New in @science.org : 20+ AI scholars—inc. @alondra.bsky.social @randomwalker.bsky.social @sanmikoyejo.bsky.social et al, lay out a playbook for evidence-based AI governance. Without solid data, we risk both hype and harm. Thread 👇

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Michael Eddy @michaeleddy.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

AI chatbots are 87% cheaper and 3,107x more data-efficient than web search, helping Sierra Leonean teachers access tailored, relevant info despite low connectivity New 📄 by @dbjork.bsky.social , @paulfab.bsky.social et. al. nber.org/conferences/...

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Michael Eddy @michaeleddy.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

First Father’s Day as a new dad—and I’m still in awe. In the early 90s I doubted I’d ever see marriage, fatherhood, family. Yet here we are: two husbands, one *amazing* son, and a world that has made progress possible. So grateful! 🥰🥰

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Michael Eddy @michaeleddy.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

RegLab developed a scalable solution to use AI-based research assistant ("STARA") to crawl 10's of millions of words in federal/local legal codes & identify reporting requirements. Many of these are outdated. The SF City attorney wants to cut 1/3rd of them dho.stanford.edu/wp-content/u...

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Michael Eddy @michaeleddy.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

This isn't just a problem in SF though. The @WashingtonPost.com described the explosion of mandated reports as a congressional “black hole” with reports that can consume months of staff time w/ only a subset informing policy, legislators or the public www.washingtonpost.com/sf/national/...

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Michael Eddy @michaeleddy.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

As @ezraklein.bsky.social notes, “We’ve allowed an administrative state to accumulate like barnacles on a ship around the executive branch.” You might call this "policy sludge" RegLab shows what this looks like in San Francisco. 😲

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Michael Eddy @michaeleddy.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

How can AI expand access to evidence—so governments can direct limited resources where they’ll do the most good? The World Bank’s new ImpactAI aims to bring evidence to scale. Months of lit review, in minutes. impactai.worldbank.org #aiforgood #devecon

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Michael Eddy @michaeleddy.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Cleaner air. Lower emissions. Better bricks. This is what happens when science meets reality—and listens.

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Michael Eddy @michaeleddy.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

The improvements have already spread to 500+ kilns in Bangladesh Now is the time to accelerate this work to tens of thousands of other kilns that could benefit across South Asia It’s a rare best buy for climate & development. A win-win that works w/out out a government mandate

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Michael Eddy @michaeleddy.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Moreover, the intervention is ridiculously cost-effective: for every $1 spent, society gained $65 in carbon benefits alone. And that’s WILDLY conservative—it excludes health benefits, assumes only 1 year of adoption, and uses the low end of emissions reductions.

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Michael Eddy @michaeleddy.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

These results weren’t a fluke—kiln owners wanted to change. Most adopted the new practices. Some even snuck into trainings they weren’t assigned to. Most interventions fade. Not this one. Adoption rose the next season. Owners stuck with it. Stunning!

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Michael Eddy @michaeleddy.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Their fix? Low-cost tweaks to how bricks are stacked and coal is fed into kilns—no new equipment required. Just better training, and partnerships with kiln owners.

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Michael Eddy @michaeleddy.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Regulation has failed. High-tech upgrades haven’t scaled. But a unique partnership tried a new approach: understand kiln operators' real constraints—and align environmental progress with their incentives.

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Michael Eddy @michaeleddy.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

In Bangladesh, 7,000+ coal-fired brick kilns ring cities like Dhaka. They cause up to 40% of deadly air pollution. Air pollution harms health, productivity and shortens lives. Residents live nearly 9 years shorter than they should.

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Michael Eddy @michaeleddy.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

New @nberpubs on congestion pricing finds increase in speeds and decrease in emissions, with "no significant difference btw neighborhoods w/ different income" By @codycook.bsky.social l www.nber.org/papers/w33584

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Michael Eddy @michaeleddy.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Want to support the competitiveness of America's farmers? We need more, not less, public investment in R&D. By @arielob.bsky.social @yurouhe.bsky.social, Lobell, et. al

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Michael Eddy @michaeleddy.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

How did one county prevent people from falling into homelessness by over 80% & generate $2.47 in public benefits for each $1 spent on the program? and what does this mean for other counties tackling homeless? really impressive work by our friends at Santa Clara County & LEO.

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Michael Eddy @michaeleddy.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

How might the new director of the National Institutes of Health shape science policy? His own research on science policy might provide some clues....

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Michael Eddy @michaeleddy.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Interesting new #metascience program at NIH. Glad to see they'll be given access to internal administrative data! More large federal agencies should do this!! dpcpsi.nih.gov/oepr/pilot-n...

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Michael Eddy @michaeleddy.bsky.social · 27/02/2024

Interesting new long-run (4.5 yr) evidence on a @Pratham_India early childhood development program. www.nber.org/papers/... #earlychildhood #econtwitter

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Michael Eddy @michaeleddy.bsky.social · 27/02/2024

How best to support climate adaptation for developing countries? Fascinating new evidence on agriculture in India--comparing insurance to forecasts👇

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Michael Eddy @michaeleddy.bsky.social · 22/02/2024

"How to Boost your research: Take a sabbatical in policy" Great new piece in the journal, Nature! www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Michael Eddy @michaeleddy.bsky.social · 15/02/2024

Really interesting new paper on peer review and scientific risk taking. From the rapidly expanding field of #metascience: which studies how to improve science. www.nber.org/system/files...

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Michael Eddy @michaeleddy.bsky.social · 15/02/2024

Well, that's ironic! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Michael Eddy @michaeleddy.bsky.social · 22/01/2024

What factors affect the likelihood that university-based research generate societal benefits? @heidiwilliams.bsky.social & others explore that question looking specifically at commercialization outcomes. www.nber.org/papers/w32069

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Michael Eddy @michaeleddy.bsky.social · 20/11/2023

Some personal news... I got married!! 🥰 Have never been filled so full of emotion as it was to be surrounded with so many family & friends showering us with their love! Feel so fortunate to be able to marry the love of my life!!

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