Stories by therabbithole

Money sent home by international migrants is ~3x as much as global foreign aid

Death sentences and executions in 2024 – Amnesty International Report

Evaluating the Impact of Generative AI on Learning Outcomes in Nigeria [pdf]

Young Americans spend much more time alone than they did fifteen years ago

Trying to Reproduce the RCTs Behind GiveWell's Top Charities

Most food is transported by boat so food miles are a small % of carbon footprint

The decline in cancer mortality is about much more than smoking

Do imports of cheap solar panels help or hurt domestic jobs in clean energy?

Impact, Agency, and Taste

How old are you compared to the rest of the world?

Where and how the British government spends its money

How effective and safe are measles vaccines? Data from large meta-analyses

Could whales be a solution to climate change? Probably only a small one

Good drug news – More important things happening in biotechnology and medicine

How much foreign aid is spent domestically rather than overseas?

People in richer countries tend to say they are more satisfied with their lives

Measuring the Black Death

Resisting the carbonization of animals as climate solutions

'Spoonful of plastics in your brain' paper has duplicated images

"Cool" years are now hotter than the "warm" years of the past

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