Javier M. Rodriguez, Ph.D.

Inequality. Politics. Health disparities. Arts and sciences. Associate Professor. PhD UCLA. Opinions my own.

[Neha Faruqui @FaruquiNeha]

Teaching global health in its truth cannot be simple pedagogy with a linear approach. Here, we reflect on our practices and observations of navigating the upstream–downstream tension with global health students. @seyeabimbola @javiermrodrig @edjegasothy

https://t.co/Kk7aqfsuvG

[John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch]

2) It’s actually worse than that chart made out, because at most points on the income distribution, Americans earn much more than Brits.

If we plot the same data by actual income instead of percentile, the US deficit is vast.

5 fewer years even among the comfortably-off.

[Scott Gottlieb, MD 🇺🇸 @ScottGottliebMD]

We’re experiencing perhaps the worst flu season in 25 years, with severe cases also rising, and young children and seniors faring the worst. One in six of all ER visits in the 0-17 age groups are now for influenza.

h/t @cmyeaton “Force of Infection”

[Itai Yanai @ItaiYanai]

Science is under threat.

[Carlos Algara @algaraca]

Excited to see our article out @JPIPE_journal, especially in the issue commemorating 30th anniversary of Legislative Leviathan.

Josh Ryan & I ask are there exogenous sources of variation in ideological policy concessions the majority makes to the minority in Congress?

Yes! 1/2

[Judea Pearl @yudapearl]

The argument of whether a system "understands" or just "fakes an understanding" was fortunately resolved neatly in the context of causal reasoning, where "understanding" is defined in terms of the ability to answer certain questions, not in terms of how knowledge is encoded within the system. See eg https://t.co/CfsexCA1SJ. Hopefully this principle can be generalized to AGI, so as to avoid confusions over "does the system really understand?"

[Jenn Dowd @drjenndowd]

The puzzle of US mortality is worth examining through multiple lenses- thanks to @OxfordDemSci 🌟@PolizzAn for leading this work & productive conversation!

@PopAssocAmerica @PopulationEU @ERC_Research #demography #mortality #lifeexpectancy

[Melissa Rogers @MelissaZRogers]

Thrilled to see our article open access @SCID__journal . We show that democracy reduces lifespan inequalities disproportionately for men, via reductions in injuries and accidents. @CGUnews @CguIprc https://t.co/V0b8n3eOV2

[Julian Rodriguez @JRodMedia]

And the Student Emmy goes to...

I would like to thank @Univision23DFW for supporting @utacomm @utarlington @ASNenEspanol and UNT broadcast journalism students. This is the third time Proyecto U has been awarded this extraordinary recognition.

https://t.co/UWCKwrKqZY

[Javier M. Rodriguez, Ph.D. @javiermrodrig]

@EdwardTufte Professor Tufte, here are two papers of possible interest:

https://t.co/KIOL13YYQ7

https://t.co/Uf6cd08FJE

[Javier M. Rodriguez, Ph.D. @javiermrodrig]

@JonathanMetzl Great!
Two recent papers:
The Political Realignment of Health: How Partisan Power Shaped Infant Health in the United States, 1915–2017 https://t.co/GWAGrF0HRm
Partisan Control of U.S. State Governments: Politics as a Social Determinant of Infant Health: https://t.co/Uf6cd087U6

[Javier M. Rodriguez, Ph.D. @javiermrodrig]

@drvolts Two recent papers:
1. The Political Realignment of Health: How Partisan Power Shaped Infant Health in the United States, 1915–2017 https://t.co/GWAGrF0HRm
2. Partisan Control of U.S. State Governments: Politics as a Social Determinant of Infant Health: https://t.co/Uf6cd087U6

[Javier M. Rodriguez, Ph.D. @javiermrodrig]

Here's an excellent review of what's going on with the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) by @rahmstorf

https://t.co/gz3KdpWofG

[Javier M. Rodriguez, Ph.D. @javiermrodrig]

Here is The Guardian piece: https://t.co/gaTzg9j2R4

Here is the study: https://t.co/pjZpFuZBxX

[Javier M. Rodriguez, Ph.D. @javiermrodrig]

The authors of the paper state, "[...] we show that a transition of the AMOC is most likely to occur around 2025-2095  (95% confidence interval)."

The Guardian states: "Gulf Stream could collapse as early as 2025, study suggests."

When journalists do not take intro to stats.

[Javier M. Rodriguez, Ph.D. @javiermrodrig]

@DamonSilvers @Nature @RBReich @IIPP_UCL Dear Damon, my take is different: that their findings are robust to CO2 concentration, does not suggest these are "not due to climate change" but to irreversible processes embedded (inertia) in climate change. (Note their DV *is* a measure of climate change.) Cheers.

[John Gibbons 🇵🇸 @think_or_swim]

Not to be alarmist but…this is what’s called a six-sigma event, now unfolding in Antarctica.

Otherwise known as a once-in-7.5-million-year event.

Hang onto your hats.

HT @EliotJacobson

[Javier M. Rodriguez, Ph.D. @javiermrodrig]

"Weathering: The Extraordinary Stress of Ordinary Life in an Unjust Society" https://t.co/sBQf7nZFIf

[Javier M. Rodriguez, Ph.D. @javiermrodrig]

"Life Expectancy Proves How Far Black Americans Have Come": https://t.co/vy8QxGzBnk

You can check and download data on "The Black "Progress INdex" here: https://t.co/VxXWqBeRMN

[Jacob Bor @JacobBor]

The "missing Americans": early death in the United States

In a new pre-print, we quantify the number of deaths that would have been averted each year, 1933-2021, if the U.S. had mortality rates equal to the average of 18 peer nations.

https://t.co/pUJmr43lYf

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