Gettin’ daggity with it: Using DAGs as Tools for Variable Selection

Gettin’ daggity with it: Using DAGs as Tools for Variable Selection Ever pondered whether to include a variable in an analysis – is the variable necessary, will its inclusion/exclusion introduce bias in the analysis?  Why is the variable important anyways – is it a mediator, a moderator, a confounder some combination of these??? This course […]

Climate Colonialism and a Global Just Transition

Climate Colonialism and a Global Just Transition Explore the connections between colonialism and fossil fuels with historian Aviva Chomsky. This talk examines how European colonization fueled the Industrial Revolution and how extractive patterns have persisted ever since, disproportionately impacting Indigenous and Afro-descended communities across the Global South, while highlighting specific frameworks as new visions for […]