Vanessa Parks

This is a very cool figure. Can’t wait to read more! Curious how y’all did the “similar state” comparison.

This made it onto a girliepop IG meme account.

Simpler times

punxsutawney phil (just had visions of pestilence, blood rain, malignant false idols, stillborn livestock): uuuh 6 more weeks of winter

Situation in Mississippi Grows More Dire After Days of Ice, Outages and Rising Death Toll Mississippi dispatchers are fielding desperate calls for medication or oxygen in a state where 100,000 remain without power.

Mississippi dispatchers are fielding desperate calls for medication or oxygen from people stuck in their homes in a state where 100,000 remained without power amid freezing temperatures, days after last weekend's ice storm.

www.mississippifreepress.org/situation-in...

Not great, Bob!

Opinion | Would You Let Claude Do Your Taxes? Preparing a return is the kind of task AI ought to be good for.

Today’s large language models—ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok—can write code and polish prose. But would you trust them to do your taxes?

RAND's @carterprice.bsky.social discusses in @wsj.com.

Quilt with black, white, and green stars.

Quilt with red, blue, and white stars.

Over the summer, I learned how to sew. In October, I took a beginners quilting class. It’s now December, and I’ve finished quilts for my niblings. This has been such a good reminder that we can always learn new things.

The creature!!!

That black and white fabric is everything.

For anybody who has ever obsessively watched the AQI, it’s nice to see the readings over time. #quilting

Potential Security Implications of AI-Induced Psychosis Reports of psychosis induced by artificial intelligence suggest that large language models are capable of inducing or amplifying delusions or psychotic episodes in human users. What is the scope of th...

New research explores the potential security implications of AI-induced psychosis: https://bit.ly/3MotZmc

These were the only three tofurkys I found in the East End of Pittsburgh. The politics around food are really changing.

I laid it out over the tub and on towels, rotating it every 12 hours or so. It probably took 3 days to fully dry.

I just washed a very large quilt in a very big tub. It took a very long time to wash (and dry!), but I felt like it was a safer choice than a washing machine.

Data to Help Support America's Veterans Updated analyses of U.S. veteran demographics, mental health, and labor market outcomes provide timely evidence to guide policies, services, and interventions that address the evolving needs of the ve...

New data can help shape policies that address veterans' needs, close gaps in support, and foster better understanding of the veteran population and their families. ⬇️

What Census Calls Us Explore the different race, ethnicity and origin categories used in the U.S. decennial census, from the first one in 1790 to the latest count in 2020.

The different race, ethnicity and origin category names in the U.S. census have often changed in a reflection of changing politics and public attitudes. Explore those changes, from the first census in 1790 to the latest count in 2020.

I remember this omg

Even if folks think this about religion, the dismissive mocking attitude toward *studying* religion is part of the problem. Love it or hate it, religion matters A LOT and isn’t going away anytime soon.

Here's a quick 11 min chat about low birth rates and population panic. I'll pile on with the note that the United States is one of only eight countries in the world to not offer a paid federal maternity leave (along with Suriname, Papua New Guinea, and five South Pacific island nations).

Heather is such a fantastic choice to lead this new division at RAND! I’m excited for her leadership.

I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.

certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.

Idk the climate change and children one is pretty funny too. It’s not that we’re not having kids BECAUSE we are afraid of climate change. She’s almost there. Maybe a good interview would clear things up.

This panel will be such a resource! Veterans connected to the VA are just a subset of veterans and are, in many ways, different from those who aren’t.

In the rural South where Medicaid has been a lifeline, residents brace for cuts With Medicaid cutbacks on the horizon, millions in the U.S. are expected to go uninsured. In the Mississippi Delta region — one of the poorest places in the U.S. — people are stressed and mad.

With Medicaid cutbacks on the horizon, millions in the U.S. are expected to go uninsured. In the Mississippi Delta region — one of the poorest places in the U.S. — people are stressed and mad.

Insurance now makes up 20% of today's mortgage payment -- up from 8% in the 2000s.

Map showing the U.S. 2025 Billion-Dollar Weather & Climate Disasters and highlights wildfires and severe weather so far through June 2025. Graphic is produced by Climate Central.

📣 The "U.S. Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters" data is back today through @climatecentral.org! And more soon!

➡️ Explore our new interactive website at www.climatecentral.org/climate-serv..., which is now updated through the first half of 2025 & totaling over $101 billion from 14 events.

Supporting America's Military and Veteran Caregivers There are 14.3 million military and veteran caregivers—5.5 percent of the U.S. adult population. How does caregiving affect their health, their economic security, and their families' well-being? And w...

Report is here if you’re interested in our approach quantifying caregivers www.rand.org/pubs/researc...

Recent RAND research suggests that about 40% of Americans provide some kind of unpaid care for another adult. These tips are likely going to be important for you at some time in your life.