We're hiring a a lab manager for the Rady School's Atkinson Behavioral Lab here at UCSD. This is a full time gig, and the faculty director is my wonderful colleague @chrisoveis.bsky.social. Applications are due by Aug 19th - please apply and/or share! employment.ucsd.edu/behavioral-l...

New policy brief on the mismatch between the supply and demand of evidence. This work is led by @maxspohn.bsky.social who will be on the market in a year from now!

The People Lab@thepeoplelab.bsky.social · 4w ago

New policy brief from The People Lab! What do policymakers look for when recommending a program? We surveyed 1,700+ local policymakers and find a mismatch between what research papers supply and what policymakers need to make decisions. Read the brief 👉 peoplelab.hks.harvard.edu/wp-content/u...

Page One. @nytimes.com

We talk about the "Nordic model" a lot, but this FT piece by Jinu Koola got me thinking about it v. differently. as.ft.com/r/873f474f-b...

The Norwegian case for mediocracy

What happened when an aspiring American tiger mom came face to face with Norway’s ‘good enough’ model

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Come work at the @fordschool.bsky.social at U Michigan. We are recruiting for a scholar studying democracy, its functioning and threats, broadly considered. careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...

Maybe its time to say it again: most of what government does is keep us safe. Government keeps our food safe, our water safe, our roads safe, our buildings safe, our kids safe....

Andrew Lawrence@ndrew.bsky.social · 2mo ago

the food safety stuff is another reminder that a large, huge, gigantic part of being a republican is going “lmao why are we spending money to prevent horrifying disasters from happening if they never happen 🤪”

Somewhere a department head is currently cursing DOGE and its enablers.

Saeed Jones@theferocity.bsky.social · 2mo ago

So this parasite situation …what CAN we eat???? I just threw out a salad because I’m scared.

Another devastating day

Ed Markey@edmarkey.bsky.social · 2mo ago

ICE murdered a 26 year old father in Biddeford, Maine. It's the second ICE murder in less than a week—and just the latest in a series of attacks from Trump’s thugs. Horrific. Abolish ICE now.

This is what it looks like to invest in buildling capacity *in* government, rather than relying on workarounds and outsourcing. Excited to watch this unfold!

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · 2mo ago

We’re investing in five NYC Office of Innovation and Technology PIT crews dedicated to modernizing New York City’s web tools and creating new, easy-to-use online resources.

Cool cool cool cool.

Politico@politico.com · 2mo ago

Trump ousts members of bipartisan election commission ahead of midterms

DOGE wielded extraordinary power during the first months of the Trump administration. It was more important than any Cabinet official. The fact it has been completely memory-holed by this administration says much about its purpose and impact. federalnewsnetwork.com/agency-overs...

Vought: Trump admin won’t do DOGE after-action report | Federal News Network

OMB Director Russell Vought says there are no plans to do a closing report on DOGE's controversial, cost-cutting blitz across government.

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DOGE self-deletes on July 4th. The grand experiment fell apart long before that.

DOGE self-deletes on July 4th. The grand experiment fell apart long before that.

Tech mogul Elon Musk’s band of Silicon Valley disruptors have already moved on as DOGE’s charter is scheduled to expire.

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Trump v Slaughter is part of a continuous and concerted effort to pull our government back towards the levels of cronyism and corruption that the US rejected in the 1800s with the Pendleton Act.

8yo was referring to the Nazis today as "the yahtzees" and I was very close to not correcting her to see how far it would go...

New findings from our launch of the Public Servant Project are featured alongside work by @ourpublicservice.bsky.social, highlighting how Americans view public servants favorably and support a nonpartisan gov workforce. Read more: www.govexec.com/workforce/20...

Most Americans think government workers are competent and should be nonpartisan, according to recent surveys

A survey from the Partnership for Public Service also found that a majority of Americans oppose the Trump administration’s changes to government.

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Public servants from 42 states have already participated! Can you help us get representation from all 50 states? Spread the word!

The People Lab@thepeoplelab.bsky.social · 3mo ago

State and local gov employees – we want to hear from you! 🏛️📍Join fellow public servants from 42 states who have contributed to Public Servant Pulse, a first-of-its-kind national survey of the state and local workforce! harvard.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Of all the beautiful and joyful videos from last night, this might be my favorite. New Yorkers spontaneously celebrating public transit.

Travis R. Eby@travis-robert.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Video:

Read our blog post with ELGL about the Public Servant Project-- a researcher's ode to the librarian, the bus operator, the analyst, the pothole filler, and the 20 million others quietly keeping #localgov running every day 🏛️💪 elgl.org/public-serva...

Public Servant Project: a new hub for data and evidence on public servants across the country - ELGL

Today’s Buzz is by Elizabeth Linos, the Emma Bloomberg Professor of Public Policy and Management at Harvard Kennedy School and Faculty Director of The People Lab. Follow Elizabeth on LinkedIn and The ...

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Love this paper

Manasvini Singh@vinisingh.bsky.social · 3mo ago

New WP, just in time for #ASHEcon26! What started off as a project to learn LLM use for text analysis turned accidentally into a paper about stigma. [1/n]

This is an amazing thread about #BSPA2026. So happy to see so many incredible scholars on campus!

Nick Byrd, Ph.D.@byrdnick.com · 3mo ago

I'm at #Harvard for #BSPA2026 sharing new #bioethics results about identity, #law, and #medicine. I'll post more from BSPA on Bluesky. Our poster: Intuitions about a real #neurology case implied #PhineasGage effects may be more about point-of-view and physicality than morality.

Oh hell no. Don't bring Greece into your nonsense.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3mo ago

Hegseth uses his D-Day anniversary speech in Franch to take veiled shots at NATO and European immigration policies

I didn't get everyone who presented from @thepeoplelab.bsky.social (missing a photo of the great @maxspohn.bsky.social, but it is such a joy to see so many team members present their work to packed rooms at #PMRC2026. Public management is happening, friends.

Our work at @thepeoplelab.bsky.social is in @bostonglobe.com! Interest in government careers shrinks, Harvard study finds share.google/ncaWQUNLPZ2x...

Interest in government careers dipped after 2025 federal workforce purge, Harvard research finds - The Boston Globe

"People’s interest in government is very correlated with their trust in government," said Elizabeth Linos, a Harvard public policy professor.

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Excited about this new work!

The People Lab@thepeoplelab.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Today we’re launching the Public Servant Project, a new national hub for generating, sharing, and translating data and evidence about the people of government. Visit the Project website to learn more about two new workstreams to support public servants! publicservantproject.hks.harvard.edu

PSA: do not use Lyft for scheduled rides to airports. They have a "guarantee" of 100 dollars if they don't pick you up but they have refused to uphold it.

This is so beautiful.

Dr. Lucky Tran@luckytran.com · 3mo ago

Incredible! Scientists receive a rare standing ovation after announcing that a new treatment can double the survival time for pancreatic cancer, the deadliest cancer which was once considered “undruggable.” When we fund and support science, we can achieve anything! (Video: Dr. Wish Dhillon)

Reminder to take the survey if you work in government and share with your networks!

The People Lab@thepeoplelab.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Calling US state & local government employees 📣 Participate in Public Servant Pulse—a first-of-its-kind national survey on your experiences, challenges, and perspectives. Take the survey & share with colleagues: harvard.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

I don't even know where to begin. This level of sabotage of one of the best things this country has to offer is just unimaginable.

Alex Wild@alexwild.bsky.social · 3mo ago

tl,dr; Scientists no longer allowed to use federal funding to publish, attend meetings, or talk to the public. They cannot collaborate internationally. Grants can be cancelled for any reason, at any time, political appointees have a final say over what gets funded, and who gets funded.

Ok friends - need your help spreading the word! If you work in state or local government, please take this survey and share with your networks! bit.ly/3Rsihtn It's the first-of-its-kind national effort to elevate the voices of local public servants! (1/2)

It's heart breaking how quickly it has become obvious to all sides what a mistake DOGE was and yet there don't seem to be any real political consequences.

Christopher Whitaker@civicwhitaker.com · 3mo ago

Previously, On DOGE www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...