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Dan Simons and I have written our second book, and it will be published in July! NOBODY'S FOOL melds insights from the cognitive sciences with real-world examples to explain how scams, frauds, cons, and other forms of deception work. You can preorder here: basicbooks.com/titles/daniel-…

“The goal is to help students figure out how precision health care is going to matter in their own careers and how they can best formulate their career strategy, taking into account industry trends.” — Professor Dan Benjamin (Dan Benjamin) anderson.ucla.edu/news-and-event…

Pleased to announce the launch of: polygenicembryo.org The website of the Polygenic Embryo ELSI Research (PEER) Group (1/5)

Excited about this paper coming out today that I worked on with Michelle N. Meyer, Tammy Tan, Dan Benjamin and David Laibson about US public views on polygenic screening of embryos. Good summary in the attached thread!

A new #SciencePolicyForum presents insights from a survey—a first of its kind—exploring the public attitudes of thousands of Americans towards polygenic embryo selection. scim.ag/1zM

A long magazine article by Todd Lencz and myself covering the current state + pros and cons of embryo screening for adult diseases. We worked hard to make this complex and multidisciplinary subject accessible to all audiences. Enjoy the read! aeon.co/essays/embryo-…

Shai Carmi Todd Lencz Great article. I'm always surprised to see your qualitative language when you discuss the effect of selecting on continuous traits. How does 2.5 IQ points or 2.5 cm compare to other available interventions? Whether that's big really seems to depend on a value judgement.

News coverage of recent work on public views about embryo selection with Michelle N. Meyer Patrick Turley and David Laibson: anderson-review.ucla.edu/how-far-would-…

Hi everyone, here is a great workshop for you to gain experience in Statistical Genetics while growing your academic network. Cool folks to meet too 🙂 Check this out! si.biostat.washington.edu/institutes/sisg

Nice UCLA Anderson Review article about my research on the genetics of educational attainment, co-led with Alex Strudwick Young, Jonathan P. Beauchamp, Peter M. Visscher, Loïc Yengo, Patrick Turley, david cesarini , Augustine Kong, and @AysuOkbay : anderson-review.ucla.edu/college-comple…

Wrestling with Social and Behavioral Genomics x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Friends and #EconTwitter: I have started a petition to request the AEA to help pursue libel and threats on the EJMR. Please spread the word and sign if you are able. forms.gle/GQxF54eXkMXFpG…

As companies rethink #ESG strategies, should they turn to public opinion? Yes, write JUST board member Michael Weinstein and expert advisors Dan Benjamin and Ori Heffetz in Harvard Business Review on how JUST's stakeholder model can provide a path forward. spr.ly/6018PRiTr

🎉My new paper posted to @bioXriv today!🎉 In it, we try to sort out how much assortative mating actually matters for the research questions we care about and what we can do about it. biorxiv.org/content/10.110… (1/)

The SSGAC is recruiting research assistants to work on research at the interface of social-science genomics UCLA starting in summer 2024. Send the application materials listed in danieljbenjamin.com/_files/ugd/2f9… directly to [email protected]. Econ RA Listings PREDOC.org

The Advances in Social Genomics Conference, June 5-7, 2024 🧬🏙️ For the biological or social sciences. No conference registration fee. To be considered for this conference, submit a complete paper, a working draft, or an extended abstract by March 15. isg.wisc.edu/events/the-adv…

Rapid progress has been made linking genetic variation with behavioral phenotypes and economic applications are beginning to emerge, from Dan Benjamin, David Cesarini, Patrick Turley, and Alexander Strudwick Young nber.org/papers/w32404

Our lab is looking for pre-doctoral RAs for next year! We do our best to do good work and foster a supportive environment for lab members! Feel free to reach out to me if you have questions about the position. Application instructions are in the link below. Please RT

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Analysis of over one million stated preference tradeoffs reveals family well-being and financial security have 10 to 20 times higher marginal utilities than happiness/life satisfaction measures, from Dan Benjamin, Kristen B. Cooper, Ori Heffetz, Miles Kimball, and