Kara Miller

Obsessed w/ ideas & chocolate. Host "It Turns Out" "The Big Idea" @BostonGlobe. Created and hosted "Innovation Hub"

[Kara Miller @karaemiller]

Excited that "It Turns Out" was selected one of @ApplePodcasts "New and Notable" Podcasts!

https://t.co/wGTqufE0X1

Our goal is use fascinating research to get you thinking about the world in new ways.

So far...
@kearney_melissa on marriage trends
@raymadoff on "seceding" from taxes
Brian Rosenberg on resistance to change in higher ed

And a new ep tomorrow!

[Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla]

(WSJ) - The U.S. is in a desperate battle to lower the cost to build housing. It’s losing.

@WSJ $XHB
https://t.co/G8zWesoKds

[Richard V. Reeves @RichardvReeves]

This is quite the chart from @CEDR_US for @BrookingsInst, showing the plummeting share of education $ going towards teacher salaries (now just 25%…
https://t.co/fUAjjXHvrK

[Kara Miller @karaemiller]

A powerful @nyt piece today about how "more young Americans expect to fall behind, rather than surpass, their parents economically."
@samuelmoyn says it's not their imagination.
Starting in the 1980s, 20somethings saw their wealth crater by 70%.
He told me there's a "low-key rage" brewing.
https://t.co/Y7UcStBPH4

[Joseph Allen @j_g_allen]

One way, NYC —> Boston, mid-day train, $466

[David Beckworth @DavidBeckworth]

Sobering AI reality check: "Will the U.S. ... generate enough capital [required for rapid AI-driven growth]? ... I doubt it. We might end up in a situation where many of the opportunities offered by AI are left on the table."

[Kara Miller @karaemiller]

Most people don’t land their biggest promotion after age 70.

But there are exceptions. King Charles III. Donald Trump. Joe Biden.

On It Turns Out, I talk with @samuelmoyn - author of Gerontocracy in America - about increasing gaps between the young and the old - both political and financial.
https://t.co/p22K0We0Sx

[Joseph Allen @j_g_allen]

Not a 'frustrated traveler' gripe, but just an observation - the state of trains in america is just woeful. I'm on the 'new' Acela to NYC. Jammed with business people. Wifi is so spotty (and this trip entirely out), this 'high speed' train is like 10 minutes faster than the 'old' Acela, which is like only 30 minutes faster than the 'very old' regional train that has more stops. It's not even that cold out and the exterior wall has so little insulation that I have to stuff coat along it. The table seats are so small that if you're a normal sized adult you are touching knees with the person across from you (I'm in a window seat this trip. Not surprisingly, for a packed business train, the only open seats are these awful table seats.) My trains have been delayed nearly every trip since they introduced this new acela. Is this the best we can do?

[Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias]

Part of the issue in France (and Spain) is that they not only have somewhat early retirement ages but also do very well on life expectancy compared to the USA, so the total value of the pension soars.

[Steve McGuire @sfmcguire79]

🧵UChicago is leading the way on AI in higher education.

1. All students will take an analog writing class.

2. Core classes in the humanities and social sciences will prohibit technology in class.

3. A new requirement in computational thinking will likely be added to the core.

[Richard V. Reeves @RichardvReeves]

Only 26% of men think college is “very important” compared to 40% of women (down 19 & 17 ppts respectively) https://t.co/TebzCkRHi4 #

[Richard Florida @Richard_Florida]

1/ Today’s announcement that Ken Griffin is giving $3 billion to Carnegie Mellon is big, big news. Combined with Vanderbilt’s new campus in West Palm Beach, it could put the Miami metro on a path toward the ranks of the world’s leading innovation regions.

https://t.co/d7pKL5wzKW

[Nick Bloom @I_Am_NickBloom]

@karaemiller @Stanford Kara - great doing this, many thanks, and loved this and indeed the whole series as a great mix of research, advice and entertainment. Thanks again :-)

[Kara Miller @karaemiller]

Many thanks, Nick!

[Nick Bloom @I_Am_NickBloom]

@karaemiller @Stanford Kara - great doing this, many thanks, and loved this and indeed the whole series as a great mix of research, advice and entertainment. Thanks again :-)

[Variety @Variety]

Melissa McCarthy says making “Gilmore Girls” was “really hard”:

"But to me, that was normal, because it was my first show. So I was like, 'Oh, our scripts are 93 pages, and you can’t change a contraction, even if you get them that morning and it’s a 10-page oner.'"

"And that’s just what it was. I love that [Amy Sherman-Palladino] had her own style, and I love that she built that world. I love that she fought for it, because a woman running that show at that time, I think you kind of had to be like, 'It’s my way or the highway.' I think she had to probably fight to keep it the way she wanted to. And I’m glad she did, because it stood the test of time. People really take ownership of that show."

https://t.co/FryDDEXwR2

[Kara Miller @karaemiller]

For years, companies have issued mounds of return-to-office press releases.

But the data tells a different story.

The percentage of days worked from home hasn’t really budged since 2023. Why?

This week on ITO, I talk with @I_Am_NickBloom @Stanford, the go-to voice on how work has changed in America.

We talk about WFH enforcement, layoffs, productivity, golf, kids's math scores... and fertility.

https://t.co/3MrTBEy5Fe

[Richard Florida @Richard_Florida]

Nashville is much more likely to become the next LA ... than Austin is to become the next San Francisco or Miami is to become the next New York ... Nashville has already shown it could take music industry share away from LA or New York ...

[Kara Miller @karaemiller]

There's a white hot spotlight on billionaires. But we’re missing an under-the-radar revolution in wealth.

@omzidar digs into a treasure trove of data to show:
We're minting far more multimillionaires than we used to.
The best path to riches often has little to do with tech and finance.
Deca and centi millionaires are using (huge) political power to protect their money.

https://t.co/xjV4EtqjnM

[The Chicago Maroon @ChicagoMaroon]

All social science Core classes at UChicago will transition to an “analog” approach for the upcoming academic year, restricting in-classroom technology use and banning AI-assisted writing and grading for students and professors.
https://t.co/RDHe1CllOO

[Jerry Ragonese @FlowGo37]

this is easily the greatest OOO email i've ever recieved and its not even close