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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

When I went to college I was debating between being a physics major and an econ major and found the introductory physics courses a lot more alienating (so I majored in econ). Lots of formal and hard (at least to me) math and little focus on conceptual understanding. — PolitiTweet.org

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I know we talk about this every 3 months, but intro to macro courses do an enormous disservice to the whole field b… https://t.co/wMY2YcQj9X

Posted Aug. 21, 2021

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When people respond with comments like "WHAT ABOUT THE KIDS?!?"...the whole point in some sense is the kids. I worry greatly about the educational and emotional development of children under social isolation. It's a shitty situation but it's important to understand the risks. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 21, 2021

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Also at many colleges econ is the only social science where you're at least decently likely to be exposed to non-left-wing ideas. So if we want some degree of intellectual pluralism in media, the idea of journalists slagging the importance of econ makes me a little nervous. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 21, 2021