This is just a list of things I’m currently think about.

Current Themes

• Randomized Control Trials and pre-registration for new policy and regulation.
• Bayesian statistics and prediction calibration
• Econometrics and causal-inference
• Behavioral economics and rational decision-making

Active Research

• How do public service professionals make decisions about technology in their daily work?
• What does a sustainable funding model for parks and recreation look like? Especially for capital intensive projects such as public swimming pools?
• What’s the cutting edge of democracy? How would democracy look if we redesigned it from the ground-up for the modern information environment?
• Is there any way to make the internet work without advertising?

General Curiosity

• What can be done to improve life for wild animals?
• How can we make sure space travel and colonization go well for humanity?
• What’s the next step toward global nuclear disarmament?
• What would it take to shut down the factory farms for good?
• Is it possible to put addictive drugs away forever?
• What’s the minimum necessary experiment to decide whether a robust universal income is economically possible?
• How would cities need to change for young children to safely navigate them alone?
• What does the future of education look like if the 20th century business model for colleges stops working?