Great to be at the @carleton.edu Reunion! Seeing a lot of folks from the Class of 1986, some of my books on display in the Library, and a great time in the Arb!
R. Michael Alvarez
@rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social
Election science pioneer. Prof at Caltech. rmichaelalvarez.com
🔊New journal article out by @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Co-Director @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social and LCSSP Research Affiliate Beatrice Magistro, @northeasternu.bsky.social, "Causal Beliefs and the Potential for Political Backlash Against AI." 🔶Read it here: academic.oup.com/poq/advance-...
While it’s a little hot, a great #Caltech2026! Commencement is a great time to celebrate the accomplishments of our students.
📢 New blog from @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Co-Director, @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social, LCSSP Postdoc, Rafal Kocielnik, & @caltech.edu Undergrad, Etienne Casanova: 🔸The Hidden Assumptions Behind AI Labels🔸 lcssp.caltech.edu/more/lcssp-b... 🔹LCSSP posts & archive: lcssp.caltech.edu/more/lcssp-b...
📺Watch the discussion between @caltechlcssp.bsky.social @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social, @caltech.edu and Bob Page, OC Registrar of Voters which centers around a new project funded by @mitelectionlab.bsky.social aimed at improving the accuracy and quality of voter registration data in Orange County!
🔶Bridging Science & Society: Caltech’s Michael Alvarez and Cambridge’s Ramit Debnath🔶 📺Watch the video as @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Co-Director @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social sits with Ramit to discuss how they came to collaborate & form the Caltech-Cambridge Lab: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVgN...
Bridging Science & Society: A Conversation between Prof. Michael Alvarez & Dr. Ramit Debnath
YouTube video by Linde Center for Science, Society, and Policy
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🔶The Rhetoric of Governance: A Conversation between Caltech’s Michael Alvarez & Harvard’s Danny Ebanks🔶 Watch this video as Danny & @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social discuss their work in U.S. congressional voting behavior & political speech through computational lenses: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaYY...
The Rhetoric of Governance: A Conversation between Michael Alvarez & Danny Ebanks
YouTube video by Linde Center for Science, Society, and Policy
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📺 Watch the latest episode of #ElectionScienceOfficeHours with host @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social, @caltech.edu & guest Kim Alexander, California Voter Foundation on the @caltechlcssp.bsky.social YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6Oa...
The Pioneer’s Perspective: Three Decades of Protecting the California Voter with Kim Alexander
YouTube video by Linde Center for Science, Society, and Policy
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📢New blog post from @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Co-Director, @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social, Ransi Clark, and Alex Halsey, @caltech.edu: 🔸What Do Americans Know About Big Tech and AI Companies? lcssp.caltech.edu/more/lcssp-b... 🔹LCSSP posts & archive: lcssp.caltech.edu/more/lcssp-b...
1/2 My fantastic collaborator @yimengli.bsky.social and I just published a Substack post on our universal voting by mail research that digs into how universal voting by mai boost turnout. Give the Substack a read! open.substack.com/pub/election...
Universal Voting By Mail Boosts Turnout
Evidence from a new study
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Watch today's episode of #ElectionScienceOfficeHours - Modernizing California Elections: Insights from Marin County Registrar of Voters Natalie Adona with host @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social, @caltech.edu & guest Natalie Adona - on the @caltechlcssp.bsky.social's YouTube channel: youtu.be/pDyTGHM69_Y.
Great report on some fantastic work which I am proud to have been a part w/ @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social, @caltechlcssp.bsky.social & Betsy Sinclair @washupolisci.bsky.social. Read "Building Trust and Capacity to Protect U.S. Elections: Key Insights from the 2025 Election Integrity Conferences"!
Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech@caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 6mo agoIn case you missed it, you can download our latest report from @caltech.edu's @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social & @washupolisci.bsky.social's Betsy Sinclair at the link in the @electionline.bsky.social article as well as on our website: protectingtheelection.us/conference.
Give it a read - and please subscribe!
Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech@caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 6mo agoNew from @caltech.edu Professor @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social, Co-Director of @caltechlcssp.bsky.social on his #ElectionScienceFieldNotes Substack: Can the Feds Actually Run U.S. Elections?🔸️Is this idle chatter or an actual threat? Read & subscribe here: electionscience.substack.com/p/can-the-fe...
Join us Wed., Feb 11 at 11am Pacific for the next episode of @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social at @caltech.edu's #ElectionScienceOfficeHours webinar and podcast series with guest Cameron Wimpy, Arkansas State University! Register today and join us next week: caltech.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
New paper published in the AJPS by @beamagistro.bsky.social, @sborwein.bsky.social, @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social, @bartbonikowski.bsky.social, and Peter John Loewen. Paper available here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
"Appealing to Independents: information on negative externalities increases support for environmental corrective taxes" - New in late 2025 in @environmentalpol.bsky.social from @beamagistro.bsky.social & @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social @caltech.edu @caltechlcssp.bsky.social @northeasternu.bsky.social
Environmental Politics@environmentalpol.bsky.social · 9mo agoAppealing to Independents: information on negative externalities increases support for environmental corrective taxes by @beamagistro.bsky.social & @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social. doi.org/10.1080/0964...
Great convo earlier today with @christiangrose.bsky.social about yesterday’s elections. Watch if you want to learn more about what happened and what it all means! youtube.com/watch?v=-EC_...
The Votes are in: A Post-Election Day Conversation to Discuss the Results' Implications
YouTube video by Linde Center for Science, Society, and Policy
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Was thrilled to be with our @caltech.edu men’s hoops team last night. And yes, that is me on ESPN+!!
When we are poll watching, a lot of what we look for is simple: - is the vote center easy to find? - how accessible is the vote center? - is there ample and accessible parking? - are all required postings in obvious locations? - is the vote center fully operational? There is a method to it all!
There's been a lot of discussion about federal election monitors in the Nov 4th election here in CA. Here's my take, on my Election Science Field Notes Substack. electionscience.substack.com/p/does-calif...
Does California Need Federal Election Monitors?
If so, be neutral, be objective, and don’t interfere with the process.
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Been out in the field with election monitoring, and learned some important lessons about how election officials can build resilient elections. It's on my Election Science Field Notes, on Substack! @caltechlcssp.bsky.social electionscience.substack.com/p/resilient-...
Resilient Elections
Good training and good process yield good results
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Here is the latest edition of @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social's #ElectionScienceFieldNotes Substack: "Does #California Need Federal #Election Monitors?" #CaltechElectionIntegrity | @caltech.edu electionscience.substack.com/p/does-calif...
Next on @caltechlcssp.bsky.social's #ElectionScienceOfficeHours w/ host @caltech.edu's @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social 🟧 THE VOTES ARE IN 🟧 A Post- #ElectionDay Convo w/ USC's @christiangrose.bsky.social to Discuss the Results' Implications 11/5/25 | 11am P REGISTER: caltech.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Resilient Elections: Good Training & good process yield good results-The latest #ElectionScienceFieldNotes Substack by @caltechlcssp.bsky.social / @caltech.edu's @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social. electionscience.substack.com/p/resilient-elections Subscribe today!
Looking forward to this important and timely conversation with @jnkatz.bsky.social about partisan gerrymandering. Join us next week!!
Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech@caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 10mo agoRegister here: caltech.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #ElectionScienceOfficeHours @jnkatz.bsky.social @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social @caltech.edu @caltechlcssp.bsky.social #CaltechElectionIntegrity
Here's the latest #ElectionScienceFieldNotes Substack article from @caltechlcssp.bsky.social co-director and @caltech.edu Professor @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social: How Election Rumors Spread open.substack.com/pub/election...
How Election Rumors Spread
Election Day is looming in California, voters have received their ballots in the mail and early voting will start very soon to decide whether Proposition 50 will pass or fail.
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Flintridge Foundation Professor of Political and Computational Social Science, @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social, lends his expertise in a collaborative piece discussing the potential effects of AI in foreign affairs.
Foreign Affairs@foreignaffairs.com · 10mo agoIn the months to come, AI layoffs could trigger a populist backlash, warn @beamagistro.bsky.social, @sborwein.bsky.social, @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social, @bartbonikowski.bsky.social, and Peter Loewen. How should policymakers respond to AI’s harmful effects on employment?
If you missed yesterday's great session of @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Co-Director @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social's #ElectionScienceOfficeHours webinar-part of the #CaltechElectionIntegrity project-featuring @voting.works' @benadida.com, listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4hFe...
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This week's Election Science Office Hours! @benadida.com will join me to talk about election technology, voting system security, and cryptography in elections! I'll be a great conversation, join us live at 11am Pacific on Wednesday!
