Feedwork: Rethinking Ethnography for the Algorithmic Feed

What do Donna Tartt’s novel The Secret History, the French Open, Taylor Swift’s song ‘this is me trying’, a Donald Trump meme, being a girl’s girl, and the TV adaptation of The Summer I Turned Pretty ...

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Pero la paz no es silencio. Aquiescencia y colaboración del Estado mexicano ante las desapariciones forzadas. por Sofía Garnica Esteva - Blog de Conspiratio

Hay que darse cuenta —si aún hay quienes no lo ven— de que la muerte en nuestro país se ha convertido en una inmensa herida colectiva que, junto al silencio, es capaz de atravesar el tiempo. Sofía Gar...

conspiratio.mx

What are the Effects of Large-scale Violence on Social and Institutional Trust? Using the Civil War Literature to Understand the Case of Mexico, 2006–2012

What is the relationship between drug violence and political attitudes? In this article, we test the relationship between violence and trust using both individual and municipality data for Mexico f...

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The Art of the Impersonal Essay, by Zadie Smith

In my experience, every kind of writing requires some kind of self-soothing Jedi mind trick, and, when it comes to essay composition, the rectangle is mine.

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What to read about liberalism

Five books about one of humanity’s most successful ideas

econ.st

Contributor: The internet made us stupid. AI promises to make it worse

As the number of AI users increases, researchers can see the future of critical thinking, and it's not good.

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Differentiating criminal networks in the illegal wildlife trade: organized, corporate and disorganized crime - Trends in Organized Crime

Historically, the poaching of wildlife was portrayed as a small-scale local activity in which only small numbers of wildlife would be smuggled illegally by collectors or opportunists. Nowadays, this i...

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Many believe poverty and homelessness are increasing and feel the government has a responsibility to address the issues - AP-NORC

The public recognizes there are multiple causes of poverty and homelessness, and many say personal choices are a key contributor.

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In a war in Mexico between cartel factions, influencers become targets

Targeting of influencers reflects their alleged role in money laundering – and their place in cartel propaganda

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Approaches to Focusing on Employability in the Sociology Major - Chadwick L. Menning, Melinda J. Messineo, Mary Scheuer Senter, Colleen E. Wynn, 2025

In this conversation, we argue that undergraduate sociology programs should take career readiness seriously either by developing courses that are explicit in th...

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Data-Driven Health Improvements Start with Listening | NORC at the University of Chicago

Combining data and community voice can drive actionable health care improvements for all individuals in California’s Medi-Cal system.

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E-mail Is Making Us Miserable

In an attempt to work more effectively, we’ve accidentally deployed an inhumane way to collaborate.

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Why Some Conflicts Make Media Headlines and Others Don’t

Media coverage often reflects a narrow lens shaped more by geopolitical significance than humanitarian urgency. This analysis examines the interrelationships between peace, conflict, and media attenti...

visionofhumanity.org

Later

Procrastination and the limits of rational thinking.

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What Is Justice? Reflections on the Criminal Justice System in Brazil

This essay explores the possibility of justice for the wretched of the earth. Using escrevivência (writing the experience/existence) and drawing on the theoretical insights and political praxis of th....

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ChatGPT Is Changing the Words We Use in Conversation

Words frequently used by ChatGPT, including “delve” and “meticulous,” are getting more common in spoken language, according to an analysis of more than 700,000 hours of videos and podcasts

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A Du Boisian Sociological Imagination: The Black Radical Tradition, Marxism and Du Boisian Sociology

W. E. B. Du Bois is finally recognized as one of the founders of sociology, a social theorist, and a methodological innovator. The recognition of Du Bois' work is accompanied by the emergence of a co....

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The Creepy Calculus of Measuring Death Risk

Meet micromorts and microlives, statistical units that help mathematicians to calculate risk

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Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

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Cases of Indiscriminate Killing and Society: Toward a Sociological Analysis of Curvatures in Contemporary Society

Indiscriminate killing is regarded as a radically antisocial act for its transgression of the social contract as well as the legal system. However, previous studies of indiscriminate killing have mai...

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Condenan a cuatro militares por la masacre de cinco jóvenes en Nuevo Laredo

A dos años de los acontecimientos, las autoridades validaron las pruebas y testimonios que revelaron la responsabilidad de militares en la ejecución extrajudicial de cinco jóvenes.

proceso.com.mx