Announcing our SSGAC/CESR Social Science Genetics Methods Seminar on December 17 at 9am PT/12pm ET! "Constructing PGIs with SBayesRC" taught by Aysu Okbay. The workshop will be on Zoom using data from @AllofUsResearch. Interested? Register by Dec 10! Registration link below.
Patrick Turley
@patrickaturley
Associate Research Prof. at USC. Economics/statistical-genetics researcher. Board gamer. (Who wants to play a hand of Hanabi?) he/him/his
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The best thing about potentially changing the name of Lake Ontario is the pneumonic would change from HOMES to SHAME.
So @ProfEmilyOster and @fperrywilson discuss the public welfare benefits of Dolly Parton on "Wellness, Actually" and now she's gone. Haven't they done this with an FDA Commisioner and Surgeon General nominee already (though slightly less fatal)? #WellnessActuallyCurse
A message from the family of Dolly Parton.View quoted post on X
Really enjoyed this paper!
What happens to insurance markets as genetic prediction improves? This article combines quantitative genetics, economic theory, and big data to study adverse selection and inform policy. Selection may become severe in critical illness insurance.View quoted post on X
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My colleagues (@Dan_J_Benjamin, @MichelleNMeyer, and David Laibson) and I wrote a short FAQ on Social Science Genomics. It's a general purpose primer similar to those we write with many @thessgac papers. We welcome people to draw on or reference this FAQ in their own writing.