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Mokena's Front Porch PodcastNick Clancy - Candidate For Mokena Village Trustee - 2 Year TermSend us a textNick Clancy is a Mokena business owner, having started Clancy Bros. coffee in Mokena. This is Nick's first time running for elected office. Get to know Nick Clancy and be sure to vote on April 1st! Early voting starts March 17th! Support the showBe sure to check out our website @ www.MokenasFrontPorch.comFollow Us On Facebook At Mokena's Front PorchCheck Out Our YouTube Channel For Some Great VideosFind Matt's Blog here: Matt's Old Mokena Photo & Artwork Credit: Jennifer Medema & L...2025-03-0546 min
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In this episode of Directionally Correct, host Cole & Scott dives into the intricacies of innovation and the ethical use of AI with guest Matt Clancy, a R...2024-12-151h 02
New Things Under the SunTraining Scientists in Low and Middle Income CountriesNew Things Under the Sun is once again putting together a list of dissertation papers related to innovation. If you want your paper to be included, email the title, an abstract, and a link to the paper, to matt@newthingsunderthesun.com by the end of November.In this post, coauthored with Caroline Fry, we look at the evidence on the effects of training programs for scientists in lower and middle income countries (LMICs). This podcast is an audio read through of the (initial version of the) article Training scientists in low and middle income countries...2024-11-2519 minNew Things Under the SunTwitter and the Spread of Academic KnowledgeA classic topic in the study of innovation is the link between physical proximity and the exchange of ideas. But I’ve long been interested in a relatively new kind of serendipity engine, which isn’t constrained by physical proximity: Twitter. Lots of academics use twitter to talk about new discoveries and research. Today I want to look at whether twitter serves as a novel kind of knowledge diffusion platform.This podcast is an audio read through of the (initial version of the) article Twitter and the Spread of Academic Knowledge, originally published on New Things Under the...2024-06-2022 min
80k After HoursHighlights: #188 – Matt Clancy on whether science is goodThis is a selection of highlights from episode #188 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast.These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode:Matt Clancy on whether science is goodAnd if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing podcast@80000hours.org.Chapters:Luisa’s intro (00:00:00)How could scientific progress be net negative? (00:00:15)Non-philosophical reasons to discount the far-future (00:03:42)How technology generates huge benefits in our day-to-day lives (00:07:54)Can scie...2024-06-0626 minNew Things Under the SunWhen the Robots Take Your JobNote:Economists typically think that labor and capital are complementary - more of the one makes the other more productive. But there’s a flourishing literature that looks at the consequences of capital that replaces, rather than augments, human workers. In this post, I want to talk about a very simple equation that is inspired by the ideas in these papers, and which I think is a useful thinking tool.This podcast is an audio read through of the (initial version of the) article When the Robots Take Your Job, originally published on Ne...2024-06-0339 min
The Macroscience PodcastMacroscience Podcast: Matt ClancyThis week on the Macroscience podcast we interview Matt Clancy, proprietor of the excellent living literature review New Things Under The Sun and a Research Fellow at Open Philanthropy. We discuss the attributes of systems that are able to adapt and improve with time, and how those attributes shape different facets of research productivity. Along the way, we discuss the philanthropic imitation game, the bright sides of peer review, cream skimming phenomena, synthetic market forces, and the demand for HwangCo brand microscopes. Enjoy! This is a public episode. If you...2024-05-3141 min
The Entrepreneur's EthicSpreading the Entrepreneurship Bug | Matt Clancy | Ep. 24This week’s podcast is an interview with Dr. Matt Clancy, Economist of Innovation, Research Fellow at Open Philanthropy, and Creator of New Things Under the Sun, a living literature review on research about innovation.
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80,000 Hours Podcast#188 – Matt Clancy on whether science is good"Suppose we make these grants, we do some of those experiments I talk about. We discover, for example — I’m just making this up — but we give people superforecasting tests when they’re doing peer review, and we find that you can identify people who are super good at picking science. And then we have this much better targeted science, and we’re making progress at a 10% faster rate than we normally would have. Over time, that aggregates up, and maybe after 10 years, we’re a year ahead of where we would have been if we hadn’t done this kind of s...2024-05-232h 40New Things Under the SunCan We Learn About Innovation From Patent Data?Welcome to patents week! I set out to write a post about using patents to measure innovation, but it turned into four. I'm releasing podcasts of each episode, one per day, but if you're too excited to wait, you can read all four here, on New Things Under the Sun.How many inventions are patented? Less than half, more than zeroPatents (weakly) predict innovation: Correlations between patents and other proxies for innovationDo studies based on patents get different results? For the sample on New Things Under the Sun, not reallyCan we learn about innovation from patent data? The...2024-04-0426 minNew Things Under the SunDo studies based on patents get different results?Welcome to patents week! I set out to write a post about using patents to measure innovation, but it turned into four. I'm releasing podcasts of each episode, one per day, but if you're too excited to wait, you can read all four here, on New Things Under the Sun.How many inventions are patented? Less than half, more than zeroPatents (weakly) predict innovation: Correlations between patents and other proxies for innovationDo studies based on patents get different results? For the sample on New Things Under the Sun, not reallyCan we learn about innovation from patent data? The...2024-04-0316 minNew Things Under the SunPatents (weakly) predict innovationWelcome to patents week! I set out to write a post about using patents to measure innovation, but it turned into four. I'm releasing podcasts of each episode, one per day, but if you're too excited to wait, you can read all four here, on New Things Under the Sun.How many inventions are patented? Less than half, more than zeroPatents (weakly) predict innovation: Correlations between patents and other proxies for innovationDo studies based on patents get different results? For the sample on New Things Under the Sun, not reallyCan we learn about innovation from patent data? The...2024-04-0216 minNew Things Under the SunHow many inventions are patented?Welcome to patents week! I set out to write a post about using patents to measure innovation, but it turned into four. I'm releasing podcasts of each episode, one per day, but if you're too excited to wait, you can read all four here, on New Things Under the Sun.How many inventions are patented? Less than half, more than zeroPatents (weakly) predict innovation: Correlations between patents and other proxies for innovationDo studies based on patents get different results? For the sample on New Things Under the Sun, not reallyCan we learn about innovation from patent data? The...2024-04-0124 minNew Things Under the SunTraining enhances the value of new technologyTechnology has advanced by leaps and bounds in the past few centuries, but much of that progress is still limited to the richest countries. Why don't new technologies spread quickly throughout the world, benefiting billions of people? In this podcast, we’ll focus on one particular answer: new technologies improve productivity, but they improve productivity more when paired with knowledge on how to use them. If this is true, new technologies will be less beneficial to recipients who don’t have the knowledge to use them effectively - and thus, they may not spread as much as we expected. ...2024-03-2116 minNew Things Under the SunTeaching Innovative EntrepreneurshipCorrection: In this podcast, I misspoke towards the end and referred to Eesley and Lee (2020) as Eesley and Wang (a 2017 paper I wrote about earlier here). Apologies to the authors.A lot of particularly interesting innovation happens at startups. Suppose we want more of this. One way we could try to get more is by giving entrepreneurship training to people who are likely to found innovative startups. Does that work? This post takes a look at some meta-analyses on the effects of entrepreneurship education, then zeroes in on a few studies focusing on entrepreneurship training for science...2024-02-1924 min
Is Paul Dano OK?Bonus 23: Is Clancy Brown OK? (interview)Guys... they did it. Matt and Daryl were lucky enough to spend a Friday night interviewing Clancy Brown! There's a wealth of deep cut questions here, and Clancy was gracious enough to wander off the beaten track, somewhere to the left of memory lane. This interview is something special so you're in for a treat. Don't forget to VOTE on which actor the podcast covers for Season 9. https://forms.gle/VtjXysgK4LhotB8D7 You can find all season artwork designs (from the ridiculously talented Stephen Trumble) on our Teepublic store. We also have our intro t...2024-01-051h 26New Things Under the SunTeacher Influence and InnovationHere’s a striking fact: through 2022, one in two Nobel prize winners in physics, chemistry, and medicine also had a Nobel prize winner as their academic advisor.undefinedWhat accounts for this extraordinary transmission rate of scientific excellence? In this podcast I’ll focus one potential explanation: what do we know about how innovative teachers influence their students, and their students’ subsequent innovative career? I’ll focus on two strands of literatures: roughly speaking, how teachers influence what their students are interested in and the impact of their work. This podcast is an audio read through...2023-12-1533 minNew Things Under the SunWhen Research Over There Isn't Helpful HereMuch of the world’s population lives in countries in which little research happens. Is this a problem? According to classical economic models of the “ideas production function,” ideas are universal; ideas developed in one place are applicable everywhere. This is probably true enough for some contexts; but not all. In this post we’ll look at four domains - agriculture, health, the behavioral sciences, and program evaluation research - where new discoveries do not seem to have universal application across all geographies.This podcast is an audio read through of the (initial version of the) arti...2023-11-1714 min
The Mental Mettle PodcastEpisode 22: Clancy Hall of Hendersonville TN basketball knows his metric of success, as a coach, so should you.In the 90s, Clancy Hall left Texas for basketball in Middle Tennessee. He played at Lipscomb, met a girl, decided to stick around, and now he's still in Middle Tennessee for basketball. Along the way he has learned a lot, changed the way he coaches, and now has a solid metric of success he lives by. Schedule a free coaching session with Coach Thomannhttps://calendly.com/coachthomann/coachingdemoMental Mettle Coaching specializes in providing comprehensive mental performance coaching services to athletes and teams. In addition, The Mental Mettle Academy offers online classes designed for...2023-10-301h 10
Anecdotes for Success.Major General Scott Clancy - Developing Coaching LeadersRetired Canadian Armed Forces General Scott Clancy discusses how to simplify leadership strategy to bridge the people gap between your team, business and/or organization. He shares his tools and techniques from his time in the military and as a college basketball coach. Check out his website at Scott Clancy. 2023-10-011h 02Is Paul Dano OK?Bonus 20: Clancy's Fancy Voice Work in Video GamesJoining Matt and Daryl to discuss Clancy Brown's stellar voice and acting work in video games is returning guest Lucy Buglass. You can find her articles over at What to Watch, here. You can find all season artwork designs (from the ridiculously talented Stephen Trumble) on our Teepublic store. We also have our intro themes and interludes over on Bandcamp. As with Greers, the opening theme to Won't You Take Me To... Clancy Brown was performed and produced by Mike Hall and Daryl Bär. Please drop us a Five Star Review us at Apple P...2023-09-041h 08New Things Under the SunBig Firms Have Different IncentivesThis week, Arnaud Dyèvre (@ArnaudDyevre) and I follow up on a previous podcast, where we documented a puzzle: larger firms conduct R&D at the same rate as smaller firms, despite getting fewer (and more incremental) innovations per R&D dollar. Why wouldn’t firms decelerate their research spending as the return on R&D apparently declines? In this follow-up podcast, we look at one explanation: firms of different sizes face different incentives when it comes to innovation.This podcast is an audio read through of the (initial version of the) article "Big firms have different inc...2023-08-2418 minIs Paul Dano OK?Bonus 19: Clancy's Fancy Voice Work in AnimationMatt and Daryl are joined by returning guest (and the show's resident artist) Stephen Trumble to discuss Clancy Brown's voice work in animated film and television. While this episode is primarily covering Clancy's work in the DC Animate Universe, there's a host of other voicework discussed, so check it out! Please check out Stephen's brilliant animated Batman fan film, Batman: Broken Promise (2022). You can find all season artwork designs (from the ridiculously talented Stephen Trumble) on our Teepublic store. We also have our intro themes and interludes over on Bandcamp. As with Greers, the opening t...2023-08-141h 42New Things Under the SunGeography and What Gets ResearchedHow do academic researchers decide what to work on? Part of it comes down to what you judge to be important and valuable; and that can come from exposure to problems in your local community. This podcast is an audio read through of the (initial version of the) article "Geography and What Gets Researched", originally published on New Things Under the Sun.2023-08-0817 minNew Things Under the SunHow to Impede Technological ProgressMost of the time, we think of innovation policy as a problem of how to accelerate desirable forms of technological progress. But there are other times when we may wish to actively slow technological progress. The AI pause letter is a recent example, but less controversial examples abound. A lot of energy policy acts as a brake on the rate of technological advance in conventional fossil fuel innovation. Geopolitical rivals often seek to impede the advance of rivals’ military technology.Today I want to look at policy levers that actively slow technological advance, sometimes (but not always) as...2023-07-1336 minNew Things Under the SunThe Great Inflection? A Debate About AI and Explosive Growth with Tamay BesirogluThis is not the usual podcast on New Things Under the Sun. For the third issue of Asterisk Magazine, Tamay Besiroglu and I were asked to write an article on how likely it is that artificial intelligence will lead to not just faster economic growth, but explosive economic growth. (Tamay will introduce himself in a minute here). Since we wrote that article as a literal dialogue, we thought it would be fun to also record ourselves performing the parts we wrote for ourselves and that is what we bring to you on this very special...2023-06-251h 38Is Paul Dano OK?Bonus 18: Won't You Take Me To... Clancy Brown? primerFor season 7, Is Paul Dano OK? presents; Won't You Take Me To... Clancy Brown? Join Matt and Daryl as they delve into curated cuts of the filmography of one Clarence John Brown III. This episode serves as a primer before they hit off with s07e01 - Highlander in a couple weeks. PLEASE NOTE: The opening theme is in its final draft stage and may differ from the final version. MERCH ALERT! You can find all season artwork designs (from the ridiculously talented Stephen Trumble) on our Teepublic store. Please drop...2023-06-0546 minNew Things Under the SunThe Size of Firms and the Nature of InnovationWe’ve got something new this week! This is post, which is on how the size of firms is related to the kind of innovation they do, is the first ever collaboration published on New Things Under the Sun. My coauthor is Arnaud Dyèvre (@ArnaudDyevre), a PhD student at the London School of Economics working on growth and the economic returns to publicly funded R&D. Going into this post, Arnaud knew this literature better than me and drew up an initial reading plan. We iterated on that for awhile, jointly discovering important papers, and eventually settled on a s...2023-06-0217 minNew Things Under the SunWhen Technology Goes BadInnovation has, historically, been pretty good for humanity. But technology is just a tool, and tools can be used for good or evil purposes. So far, technology has skewed towards “good” rather than evil but there are some reasons to worry things may differ in the future. What does science and technology policy look like in a world where we can no longer assume that more innovation generally leads to more human flourishing? It’s hard to say too much about such an abstract question, but a number of economic growth models have grappled with this idea.2023-05-1629 minNew Things Under the SunCan taste beat peer review?Scientific peer review is widely used as a way to distribute scarce resources in academic science, whether those are scarce research dollars or scarce journal pages. At the same time, peer review has several potential short-comings. One alternative is to empower individuals to make decisions about how to allocate scientific resources. Indeed, we do this with journal editors and grant makers, though generally in consultation with peer review. Under what conditions might we expect individuals empowered to exercise independent judgement to outperform peer review?This podcast is an audio read through of the (initial version...2023-04-2423 minNew Things Under the SunWhat does peer review know?People rag on peer review a lot (including, occasionally, New Things Under the Sun). Yet it remains one of the most common ways to allocate scientific resources, whether those be R&D dollars or slots in journals. Is this all a mistake? Or does peer review help in its purported goal to identify the science most likely to have an impact and hence, perhaps most deserving of some of those limited scientific resources?A simple way to check is to compare peer review scores to other metrics of subsequent scientific impact; does peer review predict eventual impact?2023-04-1914 min
What's New Under the SunBiases Against Risky ResearchA frequent worry is that our scientific institutions are risk-averse and shy away from funding transformative research projects that are high risk, in favor of relatively safe and incremental science. Why might that be?Let’s start with the assumption that high-risk, high-reward research proposals are polarizing: some people love them, some hate them. If this is true, and if our scientific institutions pay closer attention to bad reviews than good reviews, then that could be a driver of risk aversion. In this podcast, I look at three channels through which negative assessments may have outsized weight in...2023-03-3120 minNew Things Under the SunBiases Against Risky ResearchA frequent worry is that our scientific institutions are risk-averse and shy away from funding transformative research projects that are high risk, in favor of relatively safe and incremental science. Why might that be?Let’s start with the assumption that high-risk, high-reward research proposals are polarizing: some people love them, some hate them. If this is true, and if our scientific institutions pay closer attention to bad reviews than good reviews, then that could be a driver of risk aversion. In this podcast, I look at three channels through which negative assessments may have outsized weight in...2023-03-3020 min
LuminaryMatt Clancy on innovation, policy, and Progress Studies
Matt Clancy is a research fellow at Open Philanthropy and a senior fellow at The Institute for Progress, a think tank for accelerating scientific, technological, and industrial progress. He maintains New Things Under the Sun, a living literature review about innovation.
Our conversation with Matt gravitates around the state of knowledge of technological innovation. We talk about inputs to innovation, models of innovation, the discipline of Progress Studies, and ways to measure technological progress. We also cover the relationship between policy and innovation.
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The Triathlon Age Group JourneyEpisode 17 - Guest: Matt ClancySend us a textThere are so many triathlon dimensions to Matt Clancy... from age group, to pro, back to age group, to bike fitting, and to triathlon coach. Matt shares his meandering journey through triathlon with us in an inspiring way! You can reach Matt here:E3 Endurance USAT Level III Certified CoachAsst. Coach Greensboro College Women's TriathlonProfessional Bike Fitter(336) 543-8771coachmatt@E3endure.comwww.E3endure.comMusic from #Uppbeat:https://uppbeat.io/t/paul-yudin/breakthrough2023-03-011h 02