Seth Stephens-Davidowitz

NYT bestselling author (EVERYBODY LIES & DON'T TRUST YOUR GUT); data nerd.

[Seth Stephens-Davidowitz @SethS_D]

lol

[Cody Fenwick @codytfenwick]

My favorite AI joke:

Current models are getting close to PhD-level intelligence. After that, they're expected to achieve the intelligence of someone who decided not to do a PhD.

[Seth Stephens-Davidowitz @SethS_D]

I LOVED The Everywhere Millionaire by @omzidar and Eric Zwick. Read it in a single sitting, and it totally changed how I think about the American economy and political system. https://t.co/5Pcplj5A0k

[Seth Stephens-Davidowitz @SethS_D]

@samthelion79 Hope you enjoy, Samantha!

[Seth Stephens-Davidowitz @SethS_D]

Must read The 12 Levers by @SpencrGreenberg and Jeremy Stevenson. I was happy to blurb it and called it "the most comprehensive and thoughtful self-help book I have ever read." https://t.co/xt1VIE4XVR

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@cojobrien @paulnovosad Chetty's cv says he's CEO of opportunity capital now. so seems legit: https://t.co/0Jv0ZqzBj6

[Ross Douthat @Douthat60]

On the latest round of fertility discourse, friends don't let friends share chart 1 without the important context of chart 2, which is @lymanstoneky's child-survival adjustment:

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RT @alex_peys: a phd in not a goal.

the goal is to do the interesting things you want.

do what you think is cool and don’t change yours…

[Seth Stephens-Davidowitz @SethS_D]

@Anshuman123T Thanks for the kind words!

[richard shotton @rshotton]

Everybody Lies by @SethS_D is one of my favourite books. It looks at the danger of listening to direct customer claims and what we can do instead to get closer to the truth

In our podcast, MichaelAaron & I interview Seth about some of his key ideas

YT: https://t.co/fsfLv4Jgii

Spotify: https://t.co/UZ1KlKFJlB

[Seth Stephens-Davidowitz @SethS_D]

Loved talking to fellow techno-optimistic quant with hard-to-remember last name.

[Jim O'Shaughnessy @jposhaughnessy]

“If you're under six-foot tall, you have less than one in a million chance of making the NBA. If you're seven feet or above, you have a one in seven chance of making the NBA, which is just wild."
~@SethS_D

[Seth Stephens-Davidowitz @SethS_D]

Having a white Christmas (in St. Barth)

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I am obviously no fan of Trump. But this is an *excellent* pick. Stephen is a world-class economist.

[Stephen Miran @SteveMiran]

I am beyond honored that President Trump has chosen me to lead his Council of Economic Advisers. I look forward to working to help implement the President's policy agenda to create a booming, noninflationary economy that brings prosperity to all Americans!

[Seth Stephens-Davidowitz @SethS_D]

@Fang_Guojian thanks!

[Seth Stephens-Davidowitz @SethS_D]

My piece in the Economist today. @NateSilver538 @Nate_Cohn @ForecasterEnten @gelliottmorris

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

“There is already some evidence that search data could provide rich predictive power around elections—and not necessarily by making straightforward queries,” writes Seth Stephens-Davidowitz https://t.co/dH5E3H3zzb

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My piece for The Economist on why polls got things so wrong — and new sources of data we might consider: https://t.co/JEevYBvyM5

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@monomassivo Thanks!!!

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This is the book I wrote on how you can't trust polls. Probably more relevant now than ever. https://t.co/C5tVT2Sefd

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@murdakhayeva One of these days.

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The best way to predict economic effects of Trump is to learn from history. There have been 51 populist leaders since 1900. On average, GDP ends up 10 percent lower after they take power. https://t.co/XZfL63cUex

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@lastexposfan we were going to write an op-ed saying trump was looking strong. but weren't able to get it published.