Social•Apr 3, 2026
Isaiah Andrews' Essential AI Guidance for Economics PhDs
Advice for PhD students in economics about using AI, from the brilliant Isaiah Andrews. This should probably be circulated to all PhD cohorts https://t.co/07xEbmx5n5
By Emily Oster (ParentData)
Social•Mar 10, 2026
Screen at 45: My Colonoscopy Experience Eases Anxiety
It’s Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, so I wanted to pop on here with a gentle reminder: if you’re 45 or older, it’s time to schedule your colon cancer screening. I had mine done last year, and because I had plenty of...
By Emily Oster (ParentData)
Social•Feb 27, 2026
Vibration Plates Aid Balance, Not Weight Loss or Performance
Do vibration plates actually work? For athletes, kind of—they increase oxygen use and your body works to stabilize itself. For weight loss, not really. Where they do seem to help is fall prevention in older adults, where the balance improvements...
By Emily Oster (ParentData)