Colin Camerer
@cfcamerer.bsky.social
Dad, behavioral and neuroeconomist, sometimes good trouble
“By 2020, the growth team had determined that a private-by-default setting would result in a loss of 1.5M monthly active teens/yr on Insta. The plaintiffs’ brief quotes an employee: “taking away unwanted interactions… is likely to lead to a potentially untenable problem with engagement and growth”
Make morality cool again.
Make sex trafficking & sex crimes shameful & punishable again. No matter who does them.
Make sex trafficking & sex crimes shameful & punishable again. No matter who does them.
Sex trafficking on Meta platforms was both difficult to report and widely tolerated. Instagram’s former head of safety testified that when she joined Meta in 2020 she was shocked to learn the company had a “17x” strike policy for accounts that engaged in the “trafficking of humans for sex.”
November 22, 2025 at 11:43 PM
“By 2020, the growth team had determined that a private-by-default setting would result in a loss of 1.5M monthly active teens/yr on Insta. The plaintiffs’ brief quotes an employee: “taking away unwanted interactions… is likely to lead to a potentially untenable problem with engagement and growth”
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Twenty experiments show that hypothetical scenarios correctly estimated whether or not behavioral nudges would encourage behaviors in five field settings, but unreliably estimated the size of those effects.
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www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Hypothetical nudges provide directional but noisy estimates of real behavior change - Communications Psychology
Twenty experiments show that hypothetical scenarios (across four styles) correctly estimated whether or not behavioral interventions (i.e., nudges) would encourage behaviors in five field settings, bu...
www.nature.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Twenty experiments show that hypothetical scenarios correctly estimated whether or not behavioral nudges would encourage behaviors in five field settings, but unreliably estimated the size of those effects.
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www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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Elon Musk ’s X disabled its newly launched profile-location feature just hours after rollout, after it revealed that several prominent accounts, previously believed to be U.S.-based right-wing or pro-Israel voices, were operated from other countries.
November 22, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Elon Musk ’s X disabled its newly launched profile-location feature just hours after rollout, after it revealed that several prominent accounts, previously believed to be U.S.-based right-wing or pro-Israel voices, were operated from other countries.
Check out this amazing queen!
I love that she demanded eye contact. What a rock star!!!
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks
www.tiktok.com/@heyitstwig2...
I love that she demanded eye contact. What a rock star!!!
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks
www.tiktok.com/@heyitstwig2...
Reading Charlie Kirk quotes to Republican members of Congress in THEIR OWN OFFICES #charliekirk #congress #republican #fypシ #idols
TikTok video by heyitstwig
www.tiktok.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:18 PM
It’s because his addled brain implicitly associates Mamdani’s look with MBS who he saw recently
I hope one day we all find someone who looks at us like Trump looks at Mamdani.
#ProudBlue #DemVoice1 #Resist #Mamdani
#ProudBlue #DemVoice1 #Resist #Mamdani
November 22, 2025 at 11:11 PM
It’s because his addled brain implicitly associates Mamdani’s look with MBS who he saw recently
‘“Welcome back to my classroom, Katie” gets a big Duchenne smile.
Journos love Justin because he is so simple and clear, which makes their programs better.
Aussie accent is a bonus point ofc
Journos love Justin because he is so simple and clear, which makes their programs better.
Aussie accent is a bonus point ofc
November 22, 2025 at 11:08 PM
‘“Welcome back to my classroom, Katie” gets a big Duchenne smile.
Journos love Justin because he is so simple and clear, which makes their programs better.
Aussie accent is a bonus point ofc
Journos love Justin because he is so simple and clear, which makes their programs better.
Aussie accent is a bonus point ofc
Twitter lawsuit about unpaid severance has some doozies. Musk shares Trump’s policy of paying for completed work (or rent) as optional
regmedia.co.uk/2023/05/18/a...
regmedia.co.uk/2023/05/18/a...
November 22, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Twitter lawsuit about unpaid severance has some doozies. Musk shares Trump’s policy of paying for completed work (or rent) as optional
regmedia.co.uk/2023/05/18/a...
regmedia.co.uk/2023/05/18/a...
“If you gave me a piece of paper and asked me to think about the most creative way, the most effective way, to raise electricity prices in the United States, it would look a lot like what they’ve done,”
November 22, 2025 at 6:24 PM
“If you gave me a piece of paper and asked me to think about the most creative way, the most effective way, to raise electricity prices in the United States, it would look a lot like what they’ve done,”
Apologist for Olivia Nuzzi’s chaotic arc:
“The RFK Jr. situation….isn’t some inexplicable departure from journalistic norms”
It’s a new norm because lots of reporters now do it, not just her*? 🤔
Name one.
*with Mark Sanford also, five years ago
www.mediaite.com/opinion/the-...
“The RFK Jr. situation….isn’t some inexplicable departure from journalistic norms”
It’s a new norm because lots of reporters now do it, not just her*? 🤔
Name one.
*with Mark Sanford also, five years ago
www.mediaite.com/opinion/the-...
The Olivia Nuzzi Comeback Is Everything Wrong With Modern Media
Olivia Nuzzi’s comeback isn’t a personal scandal story—it’s proof that today’s media rewards access, personality, and controversy more than ethics.
www.mediaite.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Apologist for Olivia Nuzzi’s chaotic arc:
“The RFK Jr. situation….isn’t some inexplicable departure from journalistic norms”
It’s a new norm because lots of reporters now do it, not just her*? 🤔
Name one.
*with Mark Sanford also, five years ago
www.mediaite.com/opinion/the-...
“The RFK Jr. situation….isn’t some inexplicable departure from journalistic norms”
It’s a new norm because lots of reporters now do it, not just her*? 🤔
Name one.
*with Mark Sanford also, five years ago
www.mediaite.com/opinion/the-...
“He speaks fluent billionaire”
November 21, 2025 at 10:45 PM
“He speaks fluent billionaire”
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"Trump is a fucking idiot who gets rolled by anyone who's nice to him" theory remains undefeated, putting someone like Mamdani in there is like having Randy Johnson sub in for a 5th grade Little League game
Q: Stefanik has called Mamdani a 'jihadist.' Do you think you're standing next to a jihadist right now?
TRUMP: No, I don't. I met with a man who's a very rational person
TRUMP: No, I don't. I met with a man who's a very rational person
November 21, 2025 at 9:17 PM
"Trump is a fucking idiot who gets rolled by anyone who's nice to him" theory remains undefeated, putting someone like Mamdani in there is like having Randy Johnson sub in for a 5th grade Little League game
Well put.
And then there’s just this constant stream of psychological warfare designed in a lab to make you think women having drivers licenses is the root of your problems. If I was in that position I can’t pretend I wouldn’t succumb.
November 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Well put.
“You can save your time, save your energy and potentially save your bail money”
@crockett.house.gov is live on tiktok and she is on fire. A lot is going on and one thing she talks about is a white supremacist outside her office today.
November 21, 2025 at 3:58 PM
“You can save your time, save your energy and potentially save your bail money”
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“Usually it’s just bedding and other homeware,” explained Lee. “But after a few steps a sharp cinnamon scent became a whirling miasma of nasal chaos. The air was claggy, my vision went dark, and I just ran.”
New 100m record set by autistic woman trying to get away from scented candles
An autistic woman with no prior athletics training has successfully broken the 100m World Record trying to get away from the smell of Wanky Candles, eyewitnesses report. Chi-Young Lee, 21, was…
thedailytism.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:03 PM
“Usually it’s just bedding and other homeware,” explained Lee. “But after a few steps a sharp cinnamon scent became a whirling miasma of nasal chaos. The air was claggy, my vision went dark, and I just ran.”
13:10. Former US AG Alberto Gonzales (under GW Bush): “I worry about how I dress when I go someplace like Home Depot”
Good morning, BlueSky. You REALLY need to watch Jim Acosta's show from yesterday. Pressed for time? The last 3 or 4 minutes represent the absolute best of journalism in 2025.
November 21, 2025 at 1:54 PM
13:10. Former US AG Alberto Gonzales (under GW Bush): “I worry about how I dress when I go someplace like Home Depot”
This is it
Saw someone post the theory that she'd never heard of gaitherizing before; when a paralegal or w/e casually told her to do it she either hubristically or ignorantly just hit Ctrl+P and took the edited thing to court.
November 20, 2025 at 11:43 PM
This is it
I love how this nurse lets a cop wait through a surgery, assuming he can question the patient when he's out of surgery. Then she promptly kicks the cop out of the hospital so he can't "just ask a question"
November 20, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I love how this nurse lets a cop wait through a surgery, assuming he can question the patient when he's out of surgery. Then she promptly kicks the cop out of the hospital so he can't "just ask a question"
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I drove 13 hours to Toronto and covered Phillips evening sale last night: www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/20/r...
'Really encouraging': Phillips’ Modern and Contemporary sale continues New York auction momentum
The sale was led by a $16m Francis Bacon and included a Triceratops skeleton, a first for Phillips
www.theartnewspaper.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:35 PM
I drove 13 hours to Toronto and covered Phillips evening sale last night: www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/11/20/r...
NEW from the force of nature Linnea Ghandi et al. (www.linneagandhi.com/home)
Hypothetical no-stakes versions of nudge field experiments generate the same sign, but smaller treatment fx. Cautionary tale for relying on hypothetical experiments for nudge guidance
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Hypothetical no-stakes versions of nudge field experiments generate the same sign, but smaller treatment fx. Cautionary tale for relying on hypothetical experiments for nudge guidance
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
November 20, 2025 at 1:25 PM
NEW from the force of nature Linnea Ghandi et al. (www.linneagandhi.com/home)
Hypothetical no-stakes versions of nudge field experiments generate the same sign, but smaller treatment fx. Cautionary tale for relying on hypothetical experiments for nudge guidance
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Hypothetical no-stakes versions of nudge field experiments generate the same sign, but smaller treatment fx. Cautionary tale for relying on hypothetical experiments for nudge guidance
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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Catherine Lucey from Bloomberg was called Piggy by Trump yesterday. His misogyny knows no bounds.
November 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Catherine Lucey from Bloomberg was called Piggy by Trump yesterday. His misogyny knows no bounds.
Even People magazine is annoyed
"When an off-camera female reporter... began to ask if there was anything 'incriminating' in the Epstein emails, Trump pointed a finger in her face. 'Quiet. Quiet, Piggy,' he said menacingly."
Tell me again how it's women who are ruining the workplace?
people.com/donald-trump...
Tell me again how it's women who are ruining the workplace?
people.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
people.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Even People magazine is annoyed
Olivia Nuzzi autobio excerpt is terrible beyond words.
May have an important purpose in telling new writers what Not To Do
archive.ph/iXT7V
May have an important purpose in telling new writers what Not To Do
archive.ph/iXT7V
archive.ph
November 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Olivia Nuzzi autobio excerpt is terrible beyond words.
May have an important purpose in telling new writers what Not To Do
archive.ph/iXT7V
May have an important purpose in telling new writers what Not To Do
archive.ph/iXT7V
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#MorningVibe
Yellowstone national park is witnessing a striking ecological recovery, driven by the return of one of the US’s most iconic species, the bison.
There’s good news out there if you look for it. 🦬
e360.yale.edu/digest/yello...
Yellowstone national park is witnessing a striking ecological recovery, driven by the return of one of the US’s most iconic species, the bison.
There’s good news out there if you look for it. 🦬
e360.yale.edu/digest/yello...
In Yellowstone, Restored Bison Replenish Grasslands
e360.yale.edu
November 18, 2025 at 12:48 PM
#MorningVibe
Yellowstone national park is witnessing a striking ecological recovery, driven by the return of one of the US’s most iconic species, the bison.
There’s good news out there if you look for it. 🦬
e360.yale.edu/digest/yello...
Yellowstone national park is witnessing a striking ecological recovery, driven by the return of one of the US’s most iconic species, the bison.
There’s good news out there if you look for it. 🦬
e360.yale.edu/digest/yello...
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If an attractive young woman a third my age didn't want to date me, then why did she ask me for feedback on an economics paper?
by Larry Summers
by Larry Summers
November 17, 2025 at 6:54 PM
If an attractive young woman a third my age didn't want to date me, then why did she ask me for feedback on an economics paper?
by Larry Summers
by Larry Summers
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This piece is important. It is also a great (annoyingly great) example of what a properly resourced team of journalists can do. There are five bylines and almost 20 additional reporting credits on this piece. I've wanted to write this story for months but... do not have that many colleagues
The cost of Trump's immigration surge: Stalled investigations into child sexual abuse, Iranian oil smuggling and human trafficking, among others. My latest piece is a big team effort on how DHS has been transformed into the Department of Deportation.
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
Homeland Security Missions Falter Amid Focus on Deportations
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:28 PM
This piece is important. It is also a great (annoyingly great) example of what a properly resourced team of journalists can do. There are five bylines and almost 20 additional reporting credits on this piece. I've wanted to write this story for months but... do not have that many colleagues