Robert Chung
@rchung.bsky.social
Anti-social social scientist with low amusement threshold. When you do theoretical mathematical demography it's good to have a Plan B so I ride a bike.
I would add to Gelman's take: this is the kind of very low quality fraud you can only imagine getting away with in a research culture where no one ever checks the data.
Cambridge University fraud scandal reminds me of Theranos.
It's not just plagiarism, it's fraud.
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Gladstone et al (2026): "biographies of female scientists disproportionately emphasized effort even after adjusting for the obstacles they faced, consistent with stereotypes attributing women’s success to hard work over talent." 🧪 #psychscisky
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences@pnas.org · 6d agoOne of the most-viewed PNAS articles in the last week is ”Children’s books about scientists convey demotivating messages.” Explore the article here: https://ow.ly/oTon50ZuLj3 For more trending articles, visit https://ow.ly/TsjY50ZuLj2.
“Trump has rejected disaster aid for Democratic-run states at the highest rate in the 47-year history of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.” Right now people in blue states are basically paying federal taxes as if they’re colonized territories of red states. www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
"The diplomatic row was initially sparked last week, when the US joined North Korea and Russia in voting against extending Volker Turk's term as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights." Oh. www.bbc.com/news/article...
US walks out of UN Security Council meeting during France's remarks
The row sparked after the US joined North Korea and Russia in voting against extending the term of the UN high commissioner for human rights.
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As good as many of you said. I really appreciate the unambiguous point that this primarily a racist moral panic before unpacking the nuanced second-order explanations. dannykatch.substack.com/p/we-used-to...
We used to be able to buy things in this country
Locking up toothpaste was a warning sign that our executive class was crazy
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HUGE WIN IN KATIE PHANG’S EPSTEIN FILES LAWSUIT: Judge Emmet Sullivan is making the DOJ prove its case. Todd Blanche must now submit the unredacted Epstein Files documents for in-camera review along with evidence supporting the government’s redactions.
Katie Phang@katiephang.bsky.social · 2w agoBREAKING: In my lawsuit against Todd Blanche for the Epstein Files, Judge Sullivan has just ordered Blanche to produce, in camera (in chambers), the UNREDACTED emails & documents, and Blanche must bring documentation supporting his representations the DOJ’s redactions are what he claims they are.
The WSJ editorial board weighs in, with this howler: “Don’t blame private equity for exploiting the perverse incentives that Congress created.” And this gem: “Democratic-run states are doing a better job of limiting arbitration abuse.” www.wsj.com/opinion/surp...
Opinion | The ‘Surprise Billing’ Racket
Biden officials predicted 17,000 arbitration disputes a year under the No Surprises Act. In 2026 there were 2.6 million.
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This is wild. WSJ first reported it, but NYT provides more context, and CBO posted about it on 6/15/26 WSJ: "No Surprises Act awards tripled in 2025, compared with year earlier" www.wsj.com/health/healt...
Exclusive | Medical Billing Arbitration Paid Out $15 Billion to Providers in Surprise Bill Disputes
No Surprises Act awards tripled in 2025, compared with the year earlier.
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Headline says "struck by car." The driver passed her, stopped suddenly, then *reversed* into her and killed her. www.espn.com/boxing/story...
Boxer Hannah Rapp struck by car while riding bicycle, dies at 26
Boxer Hannah Rapp died Saturday morning after being struck by a car while riding her bicycle in Brazos County, Texas. She was 26.
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I said long ago that ICE specifically looks for guys with a history of domestic violence/violence against kids to hire because the administration knows they're asking them to ignore all the laws in the name of hurting and torturing people and that requires a piece of trash to have the stomach for it
Jacqueline Sweet@jsweetli.bsky.social · 3w agoNEW: A second ex-wife of David Brouillette, the ICE agent who killed Joan Durán Guerrero in Maine, Lucinda Brouillette, issued a statement this morning. "If you were to ask me whether I believe David Brouillette is capable of this level of extreme violence, my answer is unequivocally yes." /
All the metro stops along the Champs Elysees were closed tonight in anticipation of the French winning the game on quattorze juillet. Oops.
At the risk of stating the obvious: It’s not bigotry to say Lyman Stone is a bigot
It’s not bigotry to say Lyman Stone is a bigot
There are different terms and definitions for different kinds of bigotry, and much hairsplitting over which behavior versus which ideas match what definition. And of course definitions change.* In …
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This is a really good explainer about the mortality estimates around USAID. One big point is that dismantling USAID also dismantled one of the main sources of mortality data in some of these regions. Early indicators of mortality are very worrying.
The New Yorker@newyorker.com · 3w agoElon Musk’s cuts to U.S.A.I.D. led to some 700,000 deaths, Atul Gawande says. www.newyorker.com/news/the-new...
This is a really useful post about what you need to know about Cyclospora. I learned things. You will too
Explosive foodborne outbreak
It's a real shit show out there: What we know, don't know, and what it means for you.
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I can write a gazillion well-researched, peer-reviewed, respected-by-actual-experts articles on the causes and consequences of low fertility and place them in high-profile academic outlets, and I'll never have the exposure or reach that a Christian Nationalist aligned with Heritage will have.
Cruella: God, It's All So Depressing
ALT: Cruella: God, It's All So Depressing
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As a reminder, here's what the President posted a few months ago.
The NY Times says subpoenas threaten a Free Press but Republicans disagree.
Mark Jacob@markjacob.bsky.social · 4w agoNY Tmes exec editor Joe Kahn said in 2024 that the issue of democracy's survival was not a top priority in his newsroom's coverage. Now Trump is sending federal agents to NYT reporters' homes to deliver subpoenas over coverage he doesn't like. I wonder if democracy is a priority for Joe now.
Lindsey Graham? Whoa, damn. I just spent 20 minutes talking to him on the phone.
The NYT is upset that Trump's DOJ is subpoenaing them for that story about Air Force One. Hmmm. Well, I hope all those stories about Hilary's emails and Joe's age were worth it.
Part of me is appalled and part of me is grateful that he's so willing to tell us exactly what he thinks.
Karen Benjamin Guzzo@karenguzzo.bsky.social · 4w agoThings the author of this op-ed have also proudly put out into world.
