NEW in @ScienceMagazine PUBLIC VIEWS ON POLYGENIC SCREENING OF EMBRYOS: We find substantial *superficial* interest in using emerging tech to increase the odds of having a child admitted to a top-100 college & conclude its time to consider regulation science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…🧵1/22 This survey study—a collaboration w/Tammy Tan at @NBERpubs, @Dan_J_Benjamin at @dgsomUCLA & @UCLAanderson, David Laibson at @HarvardEcon, & @patrickaturley at @USCDornsife & @CESRUSC—was part of the Jan. '22 wave of the representative Understanding America Survey @UAS_CESR. 2/22

This @jessesingal piece on the IRB aspects of Sokal 2.0 is quite good. That said, I do have a few additional thoughts. All cites, unless otherwise noted, are to the pre-2018 Common Rule, which was in effect at the time. (Are we still saying THREAD?)

https://twitter.com/jessesingal/status/1083792146543579138

First, the following distinction is critical:

1) What did PSU policy—which applies the federal Common Rule to all human subjects research (HSR) regardless of funding—require of Boghossian?

2) Is this good &/or consistent policy?

I’ll mostly address 1, w/a few comments re: 2