Rob Carson
@robcarson.bsky.social
Early modern literature, mostly Shakespeare; philosophy and theory; book history and digital humanities; contemporary performance and politics. Current projects: thinking in threes; the sociable syllable; Marlowe's material remains. (he/him)
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New macro-empirical research finds that every dollar invested in non-defense public R&D yields $1.40–$2.10 in economic output, and since World War II, government funding has driven roughly 20% of U.S. productivity.
Trump’s NIH And NSF Cuts Estimated To Cost The U.S. Economy $10 Billion Annually
Economists find public R&D drives U.S. productivity growth — and pays for itself
www.forbes.com
May 19, 2025 at 9:01 PM
New macro-empirical research finds that every dollar invested in non-defense public R&D yields $1.40–$2.10 in economic output, and since World War II, government funding has driven roughly 20% of U.S. productivity.
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Pete Hegseth in 2016: "How damaging is it to your ability to recruit or build allies with others when they are worried that our leaders may be exposing them because of their gross negligence or their recklessness in handling information?"
March 24, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Pete Hegseth in 2016: "How damaging is it to your ability to recruit or build allies with others when they are worried that our leaders may be exposing them because of their gross negligence or their recklessness in handling information?"
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Here's a related thing I wrote yesterday in part about the NYT focusing on a whole bunch of stuff that isn't *how Trump's tax hikes will affect people*
www.findinggravity.net/p/how-the-ne...
www.findinggravity.net/p/how-the-ne...
How the New York Times helped sell Donald Trump's tax hike
Because of course they did
www.findinggravity.net
April 4, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Here's a related thing I wrote yesterday in part about the NYT focusing on a whole bunch of stuff that isn't *how Trump's tax hikes will affect people*
www.findinggravity.net/p/how-the-ne...
www.findinggravity.net/p/how-the-ne...
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Dystopia but make it stupid
April 4, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Dystopia but make it stupid