When it was first set "in motion"

Astronauts Dedicate Moon Crater to Carroll Wiseman, Wife of NASA Commander

"It’s a bright spot on the moon,” CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen said, his voice breaking up, “and we would like to call it Carroll.”

The crew all shared a hug after.

www.nytimes.com/2026/04/06/s...

Fascinating paper just out in @jlaborecon.bsky.social by Ben Ost, Weixiang Pan, and @dougwebberecon.bsky.social.

Part of the economic value of college comes not from human capital or signaling but from a third thing: professional networks.

www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10....

AI Adoption and Firms' Job-Posting Behavior The Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington DC.

"there is no evidence of a reduction in job postings for industries or firms which have higher levels of AI adoption. The overall slowdown in national job postings...does not appear to be driven (even modestly) by AI."

AI Adoption & Firms' Job-Posting Behavior by Liu and @dougwebberecon.bsky.social

AI Adoption and Firms' Job-Posting Behavior The Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington DC.

New #FEDSNote: AI adoption, whether at the firm or industry level, has had no discernable negative impact on job posting behavior: www.federalreserve.gov/econres/note... #EconSky

Oh yeah, it is great today. But the upcoming storm feels like a cruel joke given that the ice that was here for 4 weeks JUST melted.

+1. Yesterday was literally the first day that enough of the snow from last month's storm had melted that you could see the grass.

Apple cider caramels. Some wrapped and some still in tray.

Up a little early wrapping homemade apple cider caramels to bring into my office. Clearly I love the people I work with!

Current Employment Statistics monthly revisions and annual benchmarking explained, February 2025 YouTube video by BLS Videos

Total banger, highly recommend.
youtu.be/yZaXnlp0bxU?...

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Molly (dog) in a green sweater.

Counterpoint:

A small dog wearing booties and a sweater

Found another one from Philly. I distinctly remember taking this picture because during this walk I passed by a couple and I heard the woman yell "Oh . Hell. Yes." while pointing at Maple.

Back when we had 5 dogs in Philly, putting on 20 booties to go outside was vvery time-consuming (but worth it for multiple reasons)

White dog wearing booties and a jacket

Penultimate Fantasy

1) Unless you disagree with all of them. 2) You mean disagree with rejections and give an r&r, right? 3) right?

Absolutely! I feel it as a referee when I get to see the other reports. Depending on my recommendation, I always worry that 1) I am being stupid and missing the valuable contribution, or 2) I am being stupid and missing the fatal flaw.

It feels so good when the other reports say the same thing.

1) Definitely

2) There is a Rorschach Test here in whether this is interpreted as you giving R&R/Accept or a Reject.

I was listening to this part of the podcast on a crowded train this morning, and I couldn't hold it together. Openly laughing and probably looking like a crazy person.

Don't make me call the Duke's Mayo guy Dan Colllier

53 weeks ago, and you are still wrong. bsky.app/profile/doug...

Colleges Are Closing. Who Might Be Next? How machine learning can fill data gaps and help forecast the future

@dubravkaritter.bsky.social, @dougwebberecon.bsky.social, and I have a new Education Next article out that offers a less technical look at our research on predicting college closures using machine learning techniques.

Fifteen Years

If anybody is interested in a good cry

xkcd.com/3172/

We can want you to move here for multiple reasons

I mean, every time I have left your house my stomach rumbles as I say "Couldn't Eddy have given us something, anything to eat?"

Oh wait, I mean the exact polar opposite of that.

I'm so sorry Dan

Dog who has un-rolled toilet paper and dragged it far away from the bathroom.

I truly enjoy a mischevious dog who likes to cause minor trouble.