Researcher and writer @TheEconomist
New York
Joined October 2010
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ACL injuries affect women up to 8x more. I wrote about why, and what can be done about it, for @TheEconomist economist.com/science-and-te…
Just an astonishing achievement by @scott_colom
CNN projects that @scott_colom will be elected the next US Senator from the state of Mississippi, defeating GOP incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith.
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A few rough options:
- 1000+ full scholarships to Ivy Leagues
- A couple of brand new medical research facilities
- 20 public library branches
- 5 or 6 museum wings
- 20 new regional theatres
Not that he would, as my excellent colleagues have reported...
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Truly bonkers situation here. Scheduling the championship-winning NBA game at noon on a weekday would have caused riots. WNBA organisers have to sort this out.
From @TheAthletic: The WNBA Finals starting at 12:30 p.m. Eastern is an embarrassment, our columnist writes. "Inexcusably obtuse planning, astoundingly bad optics, and most of all a wildly crappy thing to do to the people who consume your product." nyti.ms/4ssSHTm
Sorting through my wardrobe recently led me to ponder: why is merch now everywhere for everything? And why have I felt the urge to buy so much?! My piece for @TheEconomist economist.com/culture/2026/1…
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My fourth annual Carrie Bradshaw Index, measuring how affordable it is to rent alone in America's 100 biggest cities, is out now🏠
For @TheEconomist economist.com/graphic-detail…
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Really enjoyed reporting this piece on why the young have rediscovered the joys of cinemagoing, for @TheEconomist
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Curacao and Qatar were the only #FIFAWorldCup countries I could find without a major US diaspora. Having so many home supporters is making this tournament feel especially unique: I put this chart together with the whizz @AlexSelbyB, for @TheEconomist
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I helped put together our new index of childcare affordability across the OECD for @TheEconomist. The divergence is stark - largely explained by how generous government subsidies are - with huge knock-on effects for the labour force. Have a look 👇
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I wrote about the apparently unstoppable rise of "companion podcasts" to TV shows, and what they say about how fan culture is evolving as well as the business of streaming, in this week's @TheEconomist
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For #InternationalWomensDay I've updated our 14th annual "glass-ceiling index", ranking countries on life for working women. Interesting movers from their positions last year inc:
⬆️ France
⬆️ Netherlands
⬇️ United States
⬇️ Spain
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Another ruthlessly ambitious (and unlikeable) defector. If they can't push above 30%, it's a hung parliament in 2029 with probable coalition locking out Reform. Next shot is 2034. Farage is now 70, and has kept the party, full of jostling egos, from imploding for 8 long years...
BREAKING: "I feel like I've come home."
Former home secretary Suella Braverman is the latest Conservative to defect to Reform UK.
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There are nearly 100,000 Amish people in Pennsylvania. I went to see how efforts to turn out their vote are going in the election's critical state, for @TheEconomist
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I put together our second installment of the "Carrie Bradshaw Index", measuring how affordable it is to live alone in 100 US cities. Provides (hopefully) some welcome news for renters! For @TheEconomist
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My take on the tinned fish boom, for @TheEconomist economist.com/culture/2024/0…
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Tinned fish has been popping up all over social media. Why is everyone suddenly obsessed?
I urgently had to know, so spoke to @fishwife and various other industry insiders- here's what I found out (from about 18:30 onwards) economist.com/audio/podcasts… @TheEconomist
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I looked at the increasingly tense arguments between landmarking and developing in NYC, for @TheEconomist
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Just 1.4% of rental properties are currently vacant and available, a record low. How can the city build more housing while preserving its historic areas?
nyc.gov/site/hpd/news/007-24…
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The sport of running up skyscrapers is weirdly popular. My piece for @TheEconomist looks at "tower-running", which I felt exhausted just reading about
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For #InternationalWomensDay I updated @TheEconomist's annual "glass-ceiling index", ranking OECD countries on gender equality. They're very much moving at a glacial pace (by all means) BUT at least in the right direction
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Eg. Women's share of seats on company boards has hit 33% at last: here's my piece on what impact that may be having on the world of business
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