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James Michelson

I am a PhD candidate in Logic, Computation and Methodology in the Department of Philosophy at Carnegie Mellon University. My primary areas of research are in philosophy of science and auction theory. I previously spent a number of years in political analytics as a data scientist and software engineer, working for Civis Analytics, Priorities USA, and Vote Compass. I completed my BSc in Government at The London School of Economics and Political Science and my MA in Political Science at the University of Toronto. My full CV can be found here.

I like to cook. My recipes are here.

Working Papers

Optimal Multi-Dimensional Auctions: Conjectures and Simulations
Alexey Kushnir, James Michelson

Reflexive Measurement
James Michelson

Developing a Philosophical Framework for Fair Machine Learning: Lessons From The Case of Algorithmic Collusion
James Michelson

Posters

Simulating Optimal Multi-Dimensional Auctions
Alexey Kushnir, James Michelson
Pennsylvania Economic Theory Conference Poster Session, April 2022.

Future-Proofing Democratic Institutions: Lottocracy as a Prophylactic Against Disinformation
James Michelson
IDeaS Center Summer Institute 2021 Poster Session, June 2021.

Theory Choice and Overdetermination of Evidence: The Case of The 1854 London Cholera Outbreak
James Michelson
Philosophy of Science Association Poster Session, January 2021.

Popular Writing

The Joys of Reading Python Source Code
James Michelson
Civis R&D Bookshelf, 2017.

Miscellaneous

How To Legally Play Poker (If You Must) In The United States
James Michelson