@antoniavazquez.bsky.social @raissafabregas.bsky.social

Thank you: @AgencyFund & Mindsurf

@poverty_action @JPAL @voxlacea @nberpubs @cepr_org @TheEconomist @NewYorker @nytimes @BBCWorld

@jhaushofer @SoniaRBhalotra @VictoriaBaranov @Prof_Nishith_P

tiny.cc/rz71101
9/9

Benefit/cost ratio is 6 (from absenteeism) to 400 (from decreased disability). 7/

Verdict: the product is cost-effective, easy to scale, and does not crowd out evidence-based care. 8/

App access _increases_ psychotherapy use; theory + evidence suggest that the app likely lowers cost/increases benefit of therapy. 6/

Our findings suggest that early use led to skill adoption: thus, disengagement doesn't imply ineffectiveness; donors and int'nal orgs should consider stopping using engagement as a proxy for impacts. 5/

Effects persist despite high but rapidly decreasing app use (as common with digital products) 4/

No increase in severe depression and anxiety alleviates safety concerns 3/

Labor-market outcomes (absenteeism, employment) increase by 0.1 SD 2/

New WP w/ @raissafabregas @antoniaavazquez
An AI-powered mental health app improves mental health (depression, anxiety, stress, wellbeing) by 0.3 SD at 6 months, with other positive impacts: tiny.cc/rz71101 1/

Three must read papers for PhD students. #scisky #PhD #science #research #academicsky

1. The importance of stupidity in scientific research

Open Access
journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...

How can we motivate deep learning in an age of AI?

This is a serious challenge

www.ggd.world/p/motivating...

Motivation: Same ways as today (intrinsic &/or extrinsic mtvn)? How much deep learning currently done when "studying to the test" anyway? Pedagogy: More in-class learning w teachers & less homework? (Just thinking out loud optimistically btw; hopefully things won't be as bleak as we fear)

go.bsky.app/4zmzjQE

Pluto as seen by the New Horizons space probe

Fantastic workshop on the economics of mental health next fall at UVA Batten, especially great for early-career researchers!

Not sure I agree, but it was a thought-provoking interview

The New Yorker Radio Hour: Episodes | WNYC Studios | Podcasts Profiles, storytelling and insightful conversations, hosted by David Remnick.

"We cannot depend on the voters to defend democracy." Excellent interview from the "how democracy dies" authors. www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/tny... [00:09:34]

16 rapid burst photos to capture the 1.7 second transit of the International Space Station across the face of moon back in January 2022

One of my favourite images I've taken, the International Space Station transiting the moon. A rare night when it all came together.
#astronomy #astrophotography #moon #spacestation

Great opportunity to work with an awesome team of researchers on the @malengo.org RCT!

Interesting article, e.g., "Having more than one diagnosis doesn’t necessarily mean that someone has multiple, unrelated disorders with independent origins; it simply means that the symptoms they’re experiencing fit more than one prototype." #mentalhealth

I put together a quick starter pack of people working on migration economics! Check it out: go.bsky.app/39gHy57
Feel free to nominate yourself or others to add to the list!