Sign in

Nathan Franz

@nathanfranz.bsky.social
212 followers 313 following 341 posts

Econ job market candidate at UT-Austin, working on maternal and child health in India

PostsRepliesMedia
Nathan Franz @nathanfranz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Also each of our breaths (in expectation) containing an atom of Caesar’s last breath feels related
020
Nathan Franz @nathanfranz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
020
Nathan Franz @nathanfranz.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
rooms get demolished tho
130
Nathan Franz @nathanfranz.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
In what sense?
100
Nathan Franz @nathanfranz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
What are the colors?
100
Nathan Franz @nathanfranz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Looks like he’s saying “claim”
050
Nathan Franz @nathanfranz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It wasn’t a rhetorical question! Genuinely didn’t know
000
Nathan Franz @nathanfranz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Is it illegal?
210
Nathan Franz @nathanfranz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Seems like it’s very obviously competition to have the most capable model for the cost
010
Nathan Franz @nathanfranz.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Gonna be great, congrats
011
Reposted by Nathan Franz
UM Population Studies Center @um-psc.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
💗 Meet the new postdocs at @um-psc.bsky.social! @nathanfranz.bsky.social, @jessiehimmel.bsky.social, and @michaeltopping.bsky.social shared their research projects (summary in the link!) at PSC's kick-off brown bag seminar. @umisr.bsky.social @burgards.bsky.social psc.isr.umich.edu/news/meet-th...
psc.isr.umich.edu
Meet the Post-Docs: Nathan Franz, Jessie Himmelstern and Michael Topping Join the Population Studies Center
Three new postdoctoral fellows introduced themselves and their research at this fall’s kickoff brown-bag seminar at the University of Michigan Population Studies Center (PSC). Here’s a look at their w...
024
Nathan Franz @nathanfranz.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
This is a steelman of an action taken for immensely dumber and pettier reasons
150
Nathan Franz @nathanfranz.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
This is not how one should react to finding out the factual basis of a post is questionable
211
Reposted by Nathan Franz
Ryan Moulton @moultano.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I have no way of knowing how close the labs are to RSI other than what they say, and they say they're close. Everything on the other side of RSI looks Yudkowskian to me. I can't visualize an alternative.
6672
Nathan Franz @nathanfranz.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Tell me more about this Muse Spark fellow
140
Nathan Franz @nathanfranz.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Favorite track?
000
Nathan Franz @nathanfranz.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
this one doesn’t seen importantly different from the one you criticized as being epistemically “virtuous“ to the point of absurdity Is this the same guy? Do you have different thoughts about it with this framing?
180
Nathan Franz @nathanfranz.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Dead ringer for the Charlie Brown Christmas tree
020
Nathan Franz @nathanfranz.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Oh, this is Samo Burja??? Makes a great deal of sense
020
Nathan Franz @nathanfranz.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
The subjunctive is dead. It might not remain dead if it wasn’t for us having killed it.
020
Nathan Franz @nathanfranz.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
voronoi with similarity weighting to the centroid
020
Nathan Franz @nathanfranz.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
them’s fightin’ words
010
Nathan Franz @nathanfranz.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Lord Mantis?
110
Nathan Franz @nathanfranz.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
The muppet brain surgery scene would go hard
000
Nathan Franz @nathanfranz.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Can you describe what this even is
220
Nathan Franz @nathanfranz.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
So good
020
Nathan Franz @nathanfranz.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Cursed glasses-less Dogbert
020
Nathan Franz @nathanfranz.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Wait, Stalker isn’t 27 hours long?? Felt like it
010
Nathan Franz @nathanfranz.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Goodness! What a remarkable caper!
0100
Nathan Franz @nathanfranz.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Yvan eht nioj
020
Nathan Franz @nathanfranz.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Six spreadsheets actually *strengthens* the argument
000
Nathan Franz @nathanfranz.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
I’m trying and falling to find the original posts, I’d love a link if you’ve got it
110
Nathan Franz @nathanfranz.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
With my characterization?
020
Nathan Franz @nathanfranz.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
The person said that solving cancer with AI wasn’t worth the cost of putting cancer researchers out of the job, then doubled down on it in a long post on his blog. The blowback was well earned, in my opinion.
030
Nathan Franz @nathanfranz.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
media.tenor.com
a man in a suit and tie is making a surprised face .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is making a surprised face .
030
Nathan Franz @nathanfranz.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
I think there could be a Ratatouille game in this vein
131
Nathan Franz @nathanfranz.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Money, money everywhere, nor any sand to think
021
Nathan Franz @nathanfranz.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
This was my experience watching Columbo. All these well-appointed Californian mansions, but no computers anywhere. It didn't look boring, necessarily, but certainly noticeably different.
240
Nathan Franz @nathanfranz.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Somehow Dave returned
010
Nathan Franz @nathanfranz.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
The rest of the world doesn't own homes? I'm confused
120
Nathan Franz @nathanfranz.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
media.tenor.com
two men sitting at a table with the words " what would you say " written on the screen
ALT: two men sitting at a table with the words " what would you say " written on the screen
010
Nathan Franz @nathanfranz.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Alas, no. I have some plug-in that flags bot-like activity, so the badge is real, but it's flagging "over 50 replies yesterday"
130
Nathan Franz @nathanfranz.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
161
Nathan Franz @nathanfranz.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
True of all bisks, even the most viral
140
Nathan Franz @nathanfranz.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Well, 1 like, anyway
130
Nathan Franz @nathanfranz.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
040
Nathan Franz @nathanfranz.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Thats 48.4 fahrenheit that's crazy
1300
Nathan Franz @nathanfranz.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Refrigerator magnet-ass sun emoji
030
Nathan Franz @nathanfranz.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Week of the Whopper
031
Nathan Franz @nathanfranz.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Godoglite Thebeslite Gracelite Medjedlite Pleolite Like those posters, but upweighted in the algorithm
020