Chris Said
@csaid.bsky.social
Data science at Propel. Formerly Stitch Fix, Opendoor, Twitter, Facebook, neuroscience. https://x.com/chris_said
https://chris-said.io/
https://chris-said.io/
Not to remove blame from Trump, but scientists need to pivot on these association studies.
Either the publications come with caveats in bright orange warning labels, or they should stop being funded.
Either the publications come with caveats in bright orange warning labels, or they should stop being funded.
Trump plans to announce that using Tylenol during pregnancy could contribute to autism risk and will advise pregnant women to use it only for high fevers.
Trump to advise pregnant women to limit Tylenol use to stem autism risk
The president is expected to say that acetaminophen, the most commonly used pain reliever during pregnancy, should only be used for high fevers.
www.politico.com
September 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Not to remove blame from Trump, but scientists need to pivot on these association studies.
Either the publications come with caveats in bright orange warning labels, or they should stop being funded.
Either the publications come with caveats in bright orange warning labels, or they should stop being funded.
Nate unfortunately uses some of the same style he criticizes Bluesky for, but I agree with overall point.
People here don't realize how alienating this place is to normal voters.
www.natesilver.net/p/what-is-bl...
People here don't realize how alienating this place is to normal voters.
www.natesilver.net/p/what-is-bl...
September 5, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Nate unfortunately uses some of the same style he criticizes Bluesky for, but I agree with overall point.
People here don't realize how alienating this place is to normal voters.
www.natesilver.net/p/what-is-bl...
People here don't realize how alienating this place is to normal voters.
www.natesilver.net/p/what-is-bl...
The boring but underappreciated reality is that if you don't want authoritarians taking power, you need to come closer to median voter opinions on crime and immigration.
September 4, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The boring but underappreciated reality is that if you don't want authoritarians taking power, you need to come closer to median voter opinions on crime and immigration.
Reposted by Chris Said
Large minorities of the electorate have right-wing views on immigration and crime that mainstream politicians won't embrace, as a result voters back new parties or (in the US) outsider insurgents like Trump.
www.slowboring.com/p/a-boring-t...
www.slowboring.com/p/a-boring-t...
A boring theory of the populist right
A large minority of the public wants tougher policies on crime and immigration
www.slowboring.com
September 4, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Large minorities of the electorate have right-wing views on immigration and crime that mainstream politicians won't embrace, as a result voters back new parties or (in the US) outsider insurgents like Trump.
www.slowboring.com/p/a-boring-t...
www.slowboring.com/p/a-boring-t...
Seeing reactions to Alpha School on here that feel like the reaction to self-driving cars in 2016.
There’s a deep desire for promising results to be fake.
There’s a deep desire for promising results to be fake.
August 27, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Seeing reactions to Alpha School on here that feel like the reaction to self-driving cars in 2016.
There’s a deep desire for promising results to be fake.
There’s a deep desire for promising results to be fake.
DOGE now doing what it should have been doing instead of firing federal employees randomly for no reason.
marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevo...
marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevo...
July 26, 2025 at 6:33 PM
DOGE now doing what it should have been doing instead of firing federal employees randomly for no reason.
marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevo...
marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevo...
Reposted by Chris Said
AI data centers using water is the least of our problems with regard to either water or artificial intelligence.
www.slowboring.com/p/theres-ple...
www.slowboring.com/p/theres-ple...
There's plenty of water for data centers
Probably the last worry you should have about either water or AI
www.slowboring.com
July 22, 2025 at 10:46 AM
AI data centers using water is the least of our problems with regard to either water or artificial intelligence.
www.slowboring.com/p/theres-ple...
www.slowboring.com/p/theres-ple...
ChatGPT’s water usage is “probably the last worry you should have about either water or AI”
www.slowboring.com/p/theres-ple...
www.slowboring.com/p/theres-ple...
July 22, 2025 at 10:36 AM
ChatGPT’s water usage is “probably the last worry you should have about either water or AI”
www.slowboring.com/p/theres-ple...
www.slowboring.com/p/theres-ple...
[Work opportunity] In the wake of OBBB, Propel is opening up a residency program for exceptional mid-career technologists to help states navigate policy implementation around SNAP, Medicaid, TANF, and WIC.
July 11, 2025 at 2:22 PM
[Work opportunity] In the wake of OBBB, Propel is opening up a residency program for exceptional mid-career technologists to help states navigate policy implementation around SNAP, Medicaid, TANF, and WIC.
This might have been the quickest I've gone from "that's an insane conspiracy theory" to "it's plausible".
June 13, 2025 at 4:04 PM
This might have been the quickest I've gone from "that's an insane conspiracy theory" to "it's plausible".
Reposted by Chris Said
What makes science credible? Publishing findings like this that undercut whatever political message scientists are supposed to believe in.
I am tired of having conversations about "what if my finding undercuts movement x."
Tying your findings to politics is what makes science irrelevant.
I am tired of having conversations about "what if my finding undercuts movement x."
Tying your findings to politics is what makes science irrelevant.
New from me for @science.org from #EGU25:
The coral reef decline expected due to climate change will enhance the ocean carbon sink — by the end of the century, the seas will absorb extra carbon each year about equal to Australia's annual emissions today.🧪
www.science.org/content/arti...
The coral reef decline expected due to climate change will enhance the ocean carbon sink — by the end of the century, the seas will absorb extra carbon each year about equal to Australia's annual emissions today.🧪
www.science.org/content/arti...
Dying coral reefs could slow climate change
Dissolving skeletons would boost oceans’ ability to soak up carbon dioxide
www.science.org
May 13, 2025 at 12:29 AM
What makes science credible? Publishing findings like this that undercut whatever political message scientists are supposed to believe in.
I am tired of having conversations about "what if my finding undercuts movement x."
Tying your findings to politics is what makes science irrelevant.
I am tired of having conversations about "what if my finding undercuts movement x."
Tying your findings to politics is what makes science irrelevant.
I witnessed this interaction last week and agree with George.
I you want to beat Trump, the way some high profile accounts act here is just incredibly counterproductive.
I you want to beat Trump, the way some high profile accounts act here is just incredibly counterproductive.
May 12, 2025 at 11:05 AM
I witnessed this interaction last week and agree with George.
I you want to beat Trump, the way some high profile accounts act here is just incredibly counterproductive.
I you want to beat Trump, the way some high profile accounts act here is just incredibly counterproductive.
Many people here say there's no need for Dems to build a bigger tent, since MAGA will destroy the economy and lose elections on fundamentals.
Maybe, but I wouldn't bank on it! It's not that hard for Trump to just stop doing dumb things.
Maybe, but I wouldn't bank on it! It's not that hard for Trump to just stop doing dumb things.
April 23, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Many people here say there's no need for Dems to build a bigger tent, since MAGA will destroy the economy and lose elections on fundamentals.
Maybe, but I wouldn't bank on it! It's not that hard for Trump to just stop doing dumb things.
Maybe, but I wouldn't bank on it! It's not that hard for Trump to just stop doing dumb things.
If you want to beat Trump, the way you respond to these types of posts is an IQ test.
April 20, 2025 at 6:44 PM
If you want to beat Trump, the way you respond to these types of posts is an IQ test.
Many normies are dismissive of AI x-risk, but also think their ChatGPT query will cause water shortages.
What should we make of this?
(A single California almond uses 300 times as much water).
What should we make of this?
(A single California almond uses 300 times as much water).
April 20, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Many normies are dismissive of AI x-risk, but also think their ChatGPT query will cause water shortages.
What should we make of this?
(A single California almond uses 300 times as much water).
What should we make of this?
(A single California almond uses 300 times as much water).
I promise this is not a defense, but these things are simultaneously true.
1. They’re not playing 11-dimensional chess.
2. The next 5 years are in fact 11-dimensional, so dumb things we do now have an unusually high chance of being good, and vice versa.
1. They’re not playing 11-dimensional chess.
2. The next 5 years are in fact 11-dimensional, so dumb things we do now have an unusually high chance of being good, and vice versa.
April 3, 2025 at 10:50 AM
I promise this is not a defense, but these things are simultaneously true.
1. They’re not playing 11-dimensional chess.
2. The next 5 years are in fact 11-dimensional, so dumb things we do now have an unusually high chance of being good, and vice versa.
1. They’re not playing 11-dimensional chess.
2. The next 5 years are in fact 11-dimensional, so dumb things we do now have an unusually high chance of being good, and vice versa.
“Bhutan is unusually happy” is a popular claim that, in retrospect, had all the hallmarks of being false.
x.com/ourworldinda...
x.com/ourworldinda...
March 27, 2025 at 10:35 AM
“Bhutan is unusually happy” is a popular claim that, in retrospect, had all the hallmarks of being false.
x.com/ourworldinda...
x.com/ourworldinda...
Do the terms "credit" and "debit" add anything other than confusion?
Why is an increase to an account a "credit" or "debit" depending on which side of the equation it's on?
Why not just say "increase" and "decrease?
Why is an increase to an account a "credit" or "debit" depending on which side of the equation it's on?
Why not just say "increase" and "decrease?
March 22, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Do the terms "credit" and "debit" add anything other than confusion?
Why is an increase to an account a "credit" or "debit" depending on which side of the equation it's on?
Why not just say "increase" and "decrease?
Why is an increase to an account a "credit" or "debit" depending on which side of the equation it's on?
Why not just say "increase" and "decrease?
Going forward, any claims about Elon's mental abilities must specify a year, like Elon[2017], otherwise we will forever talk past each other.
March 12, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Going forward, any claims about Elon's mental abilities must specify a year, like Elon[2017], otherwise we will forever talk past each other.
Interesting prediction on AI and unemployment. www.astralcodexten.com/p/links-for-...
February 28, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Interesting prediction on AI and unemployment. www.astralcodexten.com/p/links-for-...
One of the creators of the USDS writes about DOGE.
"I care deeply about trans people and immigrants [...] but I could not care less that someone plugged in a server to create a new email list without a Privacy Impact Assessment."
reason.com/2025/02/13/i...
"I care deeply about trans people and immigrants [...] but I could not care less that someone plugged in a server to create a new email list without a Privacy Impact Assessment."
reason.com/2025/02/13/i...
February 13, 2025 at 5:40 PM
One of the creators of the USDS writes about DOGE.
"I care deeply about trans people and immigrants [...] but I could not care less that someone plugged in a server to create a new email list without a Privacy Impact Assessment."
reason.com/2025/02/13/i...
"I care deeply about trans people and immigrants [...] but I could not care less that someone plugged in a server to create a new email list without a Privacy Impact Assessment."
reason.com/2025/02/13/i...
I'm an ideal target for contrarian takes like "USAID sounds good but is actually bad", but... I just don't understand this?
A mix of effective and ineffective international development that is less than 1% of the federal budget seems fine to me.
A mix of effective and ineffective international development that is less than 1% of the federal budget seems fine to me.
February 2, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I'm an ideal target for contrarian takes like "USAID sounds good but is actually bad", but... I just don't understand this?
A mix of effective and ineffective international development that is less than 1% of the federal budget seems fine to me.
A mix of effective and ineffective international development that is less than 1% of the federal budget seems fine to me.
Shoplifting by political affiliation.
I don't want to read too much into this, but I'm not surprised by how this sorts.
I got this data from a survey of ACX readers. www.astralcodexten.com/p/acx-survey...
I don't want to read too much into this, but I'm not surprised by how this sorts.
I got this data from a survey of ACX readers. www.astralcodexten.com/p/acx-survey...
January 29, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Shoplifting by political affiliation.
I don't want to read too much into this, but I'm not surprised by how this sorts.
I got this data from a survey of ACX readers. www.astralcodexten.com/p/acx-survey...
I don't want to read too much into this, but I'm not surprised by how this sorts.
I got this data from a survey of ACX readers. www.astralcodexten.com/p/acx-survey...
This is nominally about Nvidia, but it's actually an incredibly good overview of what's happened in AI over the past 4 months.
Worth your time!
youtubetranscriptoptimizer.com/blog/05_the_...
Worth your time!
youtubetranscriptoptimizer.com/blog/05_the_...
The Short Case for Nvidia Stock
All the reasons why Nvidia will have a very hard time living up to the currently lofty expectations of the market.
youtubetranscriptoptimizer.com
January 27, 2025 at 2:19 PM
This is nominally about Nvidia, but it's actually an incredibly good overview of what's happened in AI over the past 4 months.
Worth your time!
youtubetranscriptoptimizer.com/blog/05_the_...
Worth your time!
youtubetranscriptoptimizer.com/blog/05_the_...
Someone should start a GoFundMe for any former administration officials who had their security detail removed.
January 24, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Someone should start a GoFundMe for any former administration officials who had their security detail removed.