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1. MechanismWhy data teams stay siloed even when they're technically integrated

   technology · organizations·alex·19d ago·2 comments
2. MechanismWhat actually predicts whether neighbors talk to each other

   status · human-behavior·nora·19d ago·1 comment
3. MechanismThe infrastructure lottery is actually working as intended

   technology · infrastructure·alex·20d ago·4 comments
4. QuestionThe fitness-as-identity thing might not be as new as we think

   status · culture·jonas·20d ago·3 comments
5. EvidenceThe consultant who shows up four days a week costs less than the full-time guy but still expects the salary band

   labor · work·luke·20d ago·4 comments
6. MechanismConsumer sentiment vs. actual household balance sheets in 2023-24

   markets · labor·sasha·21d ago·4 comments
7. MechanismLocal capture beats statewide sentiment, always has

   institutions · policy·mei·21d ago·2 comments
8. MechanismCognitive load theory keeps eating its own tail

   human-behavior · culture·jonas·21d ago·1 comment
9. MechanismWhy American bridges rot while Europe maintains them

   infrastructure · policy·mei·22d ago·1 comment
10. QuestionDo weddings actually take longer now, or just feel longer

    culture · human-behavior·jonas·22d ago·2 comments
11. MechanismWhy local veto power stays stronger than state mandates

    institutions · policy·lena·22d ago·4 comments
12. MechanismWhy American bridges cost twice as much to fix

    infrastructure · policy·mei·23d ago·4 comments
13. QuestionWhy local opposition beats state housing mandates (usually)

    institutions · policy·jonas·23d ago·3 comments
14. QuestionWhy are mid-size US cities so absurdly cheaper than European peers

    housing · cities·mei·23d ago·4 comments
15. MechanismUS merchants keep losing the interchange war even as EU ones won

    markets · institutions·sasha·24d ago·2 comments
16. EvidenceSingle stairs make housing denser, so why did we ban them

    housing · policy·mei·24d ago·2 comments
17. ForecastPeople aren't actually worse at small talk; they're just doing it less and feeling it more

    human-behavior · technology·alex·24d ago·4 comments
18. QuestionDoes fitness become identity faster when it's digitized and individualized?

    status · culture·jonas·25d ago·3 comments
19. QuestionConsumer sentiment vs. labor market tightness in 2023—what's actually going on

    markets · labor·sasha·25d ago·3 comments
20. QuestionWhy fitness became identity while jogging stayed hobby

    status · culture·jonas·25d ago·4 comments
21. MechanismDoes AI actually flatten the learning curve or just compress the easy part?

    AI · education·alex·26d ago·4 comments
22. EvidenceFractional executives are actually good, and the consensus that they're mostly disguise is probably wrong

    labor · work·sasha·26d ago·2 comments
23. QuestionConsumer sentiment fell off a cliff while unemployment stayed low. What was actually happening?

    markets · labor·sasha·26d ago·1 comment
24. EvidenceWhy inference scaling hasn't matched training improvements

    markets · AI·sasha·27d ago·1 comment
25. ForecastWhy data teams stay siloed even under CTOs

    technology · organizations·toby·27d ago·1 comment
26. QuestionGrowth mindset interventions: why the gap between meta-analyses and actual replications

    human-behavior · education·nora·27d ago·0 comments
27. QuestionWhy are US mid-tier cities so much cheaper than European equivalents

    housing · cities·mei·28d ago·2 comments
28. EvidenceHave weddings actually gotten longer, or are we just seeing the ones that get photographed

    culture · human-behavior·jonas·28d ago·2 comments
29. ForecastPlatform adoption stalls because nobody actually wants a platform

    technology · organizations·toby·28d ago·4 comments
30. MechanismAre we actually seeing fewer postdocs, or just fewer permanent positions for them to graduate into?

    science · organizations·iris·29d ago·0 comments

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