Hogares que queman biomasa en fogones abiertos enfrentan serios problemas de salud y climáticos. ¿Es posible una solución sostenible mediante subsidios al gas? Explora nuestras propuestas: ow.ly/SlUV50SEJTZ #AccesoAbierto #EnergíaSostenible Carlos Gould Rob Bailis

🚨*New Paper Alert*🚨 What are the most effective ways to fight climate change? What are the returns to subsidies for wind and solar? What about EV subsidies or energy efficient appliance rebates? How about raising revenue through fuel taxes or cap and trade auctions? 1/:

𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗖. 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝘁 passed away on July 19. He was a political scientist and specialist in Southeast Asia. He was a dissident within Political Science. Yet his books opened up lines of research on central issues, such as the exercise of power and resistance to power.👇

Obviously not the biggest news of the day, but James Scott has passed away. Any social scientist who hasn't read "Seeing like a State" should put it on their list. An amazing qualitative and erudite refutation of the idea that expert knowledge/"policy impact" is our main job.

I'm saddened to hear that Jim Scott has passed. I took a seminar with him as an undergrad - 'Rivers' - and it was one of the most remarkable experiences I've ever had. I'm looking forward to reading these last notes.

NEW: Scientists are scrambling to fill major research gaps about the types of pollutants released when wildfires burn not just vegetation but also structures and vehicles—and how nearby residents can protect themselves ➡️ buff.ly/4ceXr5v

Really excited to share our review of hyperlocal air pollution mapping, just out in Science Magazine today. with PhD candidate Chirag Manchanda science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

arXiv -> alphaXiv Students at Stanford have built alphaXiv, an open discussion forum for arXiv papers. alphaXiv You can post questions and comments directly on top of any arXiv paper by changing arXiv to alphaXiv in any URL!

Sharing a new study led by Jeffrey Shaman out in Science Advances. We quantified suicide contagion associated with celebrity suicide events using a mechanistic model and data from the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (988 Lifeline) and the National Vital Statistics System.

Frictions in labor markets have resulted in severe misallocation of labor with major consequences for economic development and poverty reduction. What happens to environmental quality when such frictions are removed? A w/ Maulik Jagnani and Hemant K Pullabhotla aeaweb.org/articles?id=10…

How does record-breaking heat affect residents of Death Valley? It poses many health risks like accidental injuries, mental health conditions & nervous system problems said Alexandra Heaney, PhD. #PublicHealth #ExtremeWeather washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/08…

🚨Public good alert! 🚨#EconTwitter The public-use NUMIDENT is now available for download with nearly 50 million death records and 25 million claims records (1936-2007)! Link: doi.org/10.3886/E20720… 🧵1/N

nber.org/papers/w32829 I’m so excited to share my first NBER working paper! I am so lucky to have worked with an absolutely wonderful team with backgrounds in economics, public health, epidemiology, human rights, and engineering. Thread below

U Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy (Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy) is hiring a faculty member with expertise in environmental racism, social inequity, and public policy. Part of a cluster hire on anti-racism and health and social equity. Apply through 10/1: apply.interfolio.com/150983

Guiding words: “[With climate change] the rich will find their world to be more expensive, inconvenient, uncomfortable, disrupted, and colorless—in general, more unpleasant and unpredictable, perhaps greatly so. The poor will die.” –Kirk R. Smith, PhD, MPH (1947–2020).

Our latest research, led by Prof. Alexandra Heaney UC San Diego Herbert Wertheim School Public Health, shows that drought shifts Valley fever seasonality in California thelancet.com/journals/lanam…

Even tiny particles of #wildfire smoke can cause cellular damage affecting a person's health beyond the lungs, Carlos Gould told the The New York Times. #PublicHealth nytimes.com/interactive/20…

🚨New pre-print🚨 2023 was a near-record year for #ValleyFever in #California following transition from drought to atmospheric rivers in winter 2022/23. Following a second wet winter of 2023/24 in California, we forecast continued high incidence of #ValleyFever for 2024 into 2025

It’s kind of wild to me that, as of two weeks ago, there are now 3 large cluster randomized trials across five countries in Sub-Saharan Africa showing that giving every kid antibiotics reduces child mortality by ~14% and I don’t see anyone talking about it!

Biodiversiy is declining, yet we have limited knowledge about how that affects human well-being. My work linking bats, insecticide use, and human infant health is out today in Science (science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…), and tells a complex story about how those are connected.