Dispatch

An occasional update on the lab’s latest findings, appearances, and happenings.

Emerging questions in exposure, regulation, and remediation of PFAS

My research is highly interdisciplinary and includes exposure and risk analysis. Many of our colleagues have diverse backgrounds and work together to address the interdisciplinary challenges associated with PFAS contamination …I think one of the largest gaps right now is understanding the importance of different exposure pathways for the general population.Given the tremendous physical and mental toll affected communities have experienced due to their exposure to PFAS, there is an unusually strong connection between citizens and scientists, and I hope that bond will strengthen over time.

Ten Lessons From Ten Safe Withdrawal Rate Case Studies - Early Retirement Now

Last week, we published the Tenth Safe Withdrawal Rate Study! Amazing how time flies! I did about one case study every three weeks for the last 6 months! And I could even include another one if I were to count the one I did for the ChooseFI podcast back in 2017. In fact, the ChooseFI … Continue reading Ten Lessons From Ten Safe Withdrawal Rate Case Studies

Welcome to Fedi.Tips

An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediverse

New Treatment Guideline, Same Old Denialism

The science is clear. CBT and GET are not useful treatments for ME/CFS. But cognitive dissonance is a powerful force, and we can fully expect continued denials from the conspiratorial fringe

STAT

Reporting from the frontiers of health and medicine

Fact Sheet 2: Post-exertional malaise (PEM)

Fact Sheet 2: Post-exertional malaise (PEM) Published May 2025 Link to pdf: PEM_Factsheet.pdf Link to pdf of French translation: Malaise_post_effort-S4ME-Feuille_information.pdf Discussion...

‘You don’t want to get better’: the outdated treatment of ME/CFS patients is a national scandal | George Monbiot

The notion that this illness is psychosomatic is having devastating effects, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

88 Prompts for Long Term Thinking

In January 2019 I wrote out scores of prompts for thinking long term that I felt should inform the foundation I was later co-chair of, The Long Now Foundation.

Dream of the Red Chamber

This textbook is currently being revised, so content may change between visits.

A Heterogeneous Slopes Approach to Difference-in-Differences with Non-Binary Treatments

I extend the approach of Wooldridge (2023, 2025) to allow for heterogeneous gains to treatment in the context of staggered interventions for non-binary treatmen

Fact Sheet 3: ME/CFS: Information for Medical Professionals

Fact Sheet 3: ME/CFS: Information for Medical Professionals Published December 2025 Link to pdf: ME/CFS: Information for Medical Professionals.pdf Discussion thread: Fact sheet #3: Information...

Related work | Data Counterfactuals

Adjacent research areas and starting papers, curated in Semble and synced into the site.