Prachee Avasthi
@PracheeAC
Scientist. Co-founder & CSO @ArcadiaScience. Head of Open Science @AsteraInstitute. Immigrant. she/her
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One way I see people perpetuating the zero sum trap is to actively generate artificial scarcity. I think this happens because they are way more comfortable developing fake rules they can game and win than figuring out how everyone does better. You’ve heard constraint breeds…
The zero-sum trap: the more people believe that wealth, status, and well-being are zero-sum, the more they back policies that make the world zero-sum. marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolu…
they hired the Coldplay singer’s ex-wife lmao
Thank you for your interest in Astronomer.
hard to express how much I respect this guy. not happy with the decision but leaders do leader-ey things and he's got that instinct in spades
It’s been a while since I wrote a thing
I realized we hadn’t cast a wide enough net for this role originally. If you’re a student or recent grad looking to get away from the bench but want to be deeply integrated into a fast-paced research environment with a front row seat into the operations of a new type of science…
This is a good article and I agree with its argument for comprehensible research.
How can we reform science? I have some ideas. But I am not sure you’ll like them, because they don’t promise much. elevanth.org/blog/2025/07/0…
It’s July 20th, the anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969 — I hope for all of science and humanity that we, as a civilization, continue to dream and aspire. As JFK said: “We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other…
This is wholesome and lovely. Endorse, esp if your friends don’t mind a cold call. When I receive these, I really enjoy them
Random Anecdote: I have one friend who’s call maxing all his friends every Sunday. This guy like clock work calls me every other Sunday basically and we just catch up on what’s going on and what we’re up to. We’ve become even better friends since he’s been doing it. Short…
Just FaceTimed with my new nephew for the first time 🥰 babies are the best
Interesting… to each their own and I applaud anyone who tries new things whether remaining in their same environment, switching environments, or creating new ones to meet societal needs/aspirations
Yesterday was my last day at @Colossal Biosciences. Next month I'm re-joining the faculty at the University of Virginia @UVA as Associate Professor of Data Science and asst. Dean of Research! @uvadatascience blog.stephenturner.us/p/returning-to…
i wrote about the collective obsession with productivity and what it means for our leisure and our labour. link in bio:
🚨New job alert: Looking for an EA to work directly with me and our operations team on-site at our HQ in Emeryville, CA. Please share if you know someone who would be a good fit! jobs.lever.co/arcadiascience…
I get requiring transparency on sources and reasonable restrictions on submissions (perhaps with a slightly higher cap) so applicants submit judiciously instead of spam with dozens of auto-generated proposals but this is short-sighted, futile, and increasingly difficult to…
This is ‘U2 foisted on everyone’s iPhone’ level absurdity for Coldplay
He put the lyrics in the statement - you cannot make this shit up
TIL Encyclopedia Britannica is still a thing and what a way to find out! LOL
Brb taking Wikipedia to a Coldplay concert.