First, the came for … What? WTF. This is sexual assault of CHILDREN.

Laura Bassett@lebassett.bsky.social · 2d ago

Demanding to examine a child's genitals for them to play sports is fucking insane

This is why I cover the difference between kinds of inferences in American Politics 101. There is a difference between causal, normative, and descriptive inferences. And it is hard for students to tell the difference. So, if we don't teach it, educated people won't be able to tell the difference.

Josh Chafetz@joshchafetz.bsky.social · 6d ago

Just amazing how many people on here are completely unable to distinguish between something that is offered as an expert's best read of the situation and something that is offered as strategic advice for what "our side" should do.

I've been seeing a lot of people responding to this with "there ought to be a law," but importantly, we haven't needed a law for this sort of thing because no prior president wanted to be known as a leader who would literally kill people in their hour of need for not voting for him

Seth Masket@smotus.bsky.social · 7d ago

This is honestly one of the most shocking images coming out of this administration and that’s saying something

Nice post about how weird odds ratios can be, and some ways to do a nice job Our lab had some complimentary tutorials on this over the years, for main effects psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202... And interactions: www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Julia M. Rohrer@dingdingpeng.the100.ci · 6d ago

New blog post! Odds ratios are...a bit weird. Here I explain two problems (interpretation, non-collapsibility) and provide some simple recommendations for improved reporting. www.the100.ci/2026/07/30/r...

Brendan, Jaime, Magdalena, Olivier and I have been working on this paper for six years and it is finally out. Brendan summarized the findings but I wanted to speak to the process/design. We started off wanting to reduce misinfo exposure -- BUT that is challenging because...

Brendan Nyhan@brendannyhan.bsky.social · last wk.

🚨New Science Advances🚨 Untrustworthy sources on Facebook and Instagram in 2020: Concentrated exposure but no attitudinal effects www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... -Exposure very low but highly concentrated -Reducing exposure by ~70% for months had no measurable effects *even among frequent consumers*

Meet @ycleong.bsky.social, assistant professor at the University of Chicago. His research focuses on how social context and affect construct subjective experience. Leong is also a 2026 APS Spence Award recipient www.psychologicalscience.org/publications...

In 2017, while working at Epicentre/Medecins Sans Frontieres I helped to develop the Urgepi program in southeast DRC. What started as measles surveillance program has matured into a prioritization scheme for outbreak prevention and response that serves 15m people (land area ~Spain).

Risk-targeted interventions for measles control- Lessons from an emergency response project in the Katanga Region, Democratic Republic of the Congo (2021-2023)

The Urgepi project is a measles emergency initiative implemented by Medecins Sans Frontieres Operational Centre Paris (MSF-OCP) in the Katanga region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, a setting cha...

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ICE literally went into a national forest and arrested people who were swimming, etc. www.charlotteobserver.com/news/state/n...

ICE agents target NC’s Pisgah National Forest and make multiple arrests, feds say

Immigration and Customs Enforcement extends its reach to western North Carolina’s wilderness areas and makes 13 arrests in Pisgah National Forest, feds say.

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This is consistent with the book I have coming out this year. Covid attitudes were not caused by partisanship. My argument is that people who have a need to feel unique need to also feel uniquely invulnerable, and that causes both their Covid attitudes and their conservative party affiliation

Drew Engelhardt@amengel.bsky.social · last wk.

Out today a bit of a sampler of the argument from the book as applied to public responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Introduces some of the theorizing. doi.org/10.1111/pops...

Friends! Do you know a lot of PhD-holding nerds?? I'm surveying people who came from abroad to complete a PhD in the US, after the Trump admin announced student visas will only cover 4 years and folks must then seek uncertain renewal from USCIS. Please share! www.porchpartynews.com/p/trump-rule...

Were you an international student who got an American PhD? Take our survey!

A new Trump rule forces foreign doctoral candidates to apply mid-degree for an uncertain visa extension. What will that mean for academia and society—and people’s lives?

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Terrific advice from @daniellaurison.bsky.social ! I'm also at ASA this year and happy to meet up.

Daniel Laurison@daniellaurison.bsky.social · 2w ago

A part of the "hidden curriculum" of academia that was entirely unknown to me until fairly late in my career is the thing where people cold-email each other about meeting up at conferences. So here's general advice to junior scholars, and an offer: (1/n)

It is our failure to teach how confounding variables affect statistical relationships that leads to people with college (or even more advanced) degrees making such stupid inferences.

Tom Pepinsky@tompepinsky.com · 2w ago

I don't think people are ready for how this specific approach will actually protect English and Comp Lit majors at the expense of business majors. You see, students select into majors based on their anticipated future salaries, but it's not at all clear that the major causes the salary.

Just sending this out to the void again. Replicability is not the benchmark for progress

Berna Devezer@devezer.bsky.social · 2w ago

OK last one because this hits close to home Not only is it a great misconception that replication = truth (one doesn't imply the other) but also replicability is not a reliable metric to establish a crisis either (see our paper). arxiv.org/abs/2604.26268

I'm excited to let you all know that Middlebury is hiring a comparativist who works on African Politics! I am the search committee chair, so hit me up with any questions you may have. Deadline is 9/1. apply.interfolio.com/188248

I know, right? I wouldn't read any reviews of the movie because I wanted to love it as much as I loved the book. The. Best. Movie.

Joanne Freeman@jbf1755.bsky.social · 2w ago

“Project Hail Mary” So many people were emotional about it…I was afraid to watch. But I loved it! 🥹

A systematic review of 52 studies showed no athletic advantage to trans women who had medically transitioned over cis women trans-info.wisp.place/ASSETS/PDFs/...

Evan Urquhart@evanurquhart.bsky.social · 2w ago

I have always said that I am a moderate on trans participation in sports, meaning that inclusion should be balanced with fairness. As science suggests trans women can be included in women's sports fairly, I therefore favor inclusion, like any sensible moderate would.

If you're not sick of me and my book yet, here we are on the New Books Network www.google.com/url?q=https:...

After a year+ under review (no fault of @philscijournal.bsky.social) I am happy to finally share as forthc my paper "Peirce, Abduction, & Inverse Problems in the Geosciences" doi.org/10.1017/psa.... (2/3 had to be cut to fit word limit, but is part of my ever in-progress book) #HPS #phigeo #philsky

“If I saw a child being kidnapped outside my door, and I stepped back inside and closed the door, who would I be?” Damn right. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

Inside an Immigration Arrest That Sparked a Neighborhood Protest

In the documentary short “Sawyer Avenue, Sunday Afternoon,” body-cam and bystander footage examine a confrontation between residents and federal agents.

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For a class assignment, I used the GSS to estimate confidence in doctors from a person's BMI. It was significant. Then, controlling for how often a person feels disrespected in life, the relationship disappears. BMI --> disrespect --> conf. in doctors.

Lauren Bajek@laurenbajek.bsky.social · 2w ago

It is BEYOND depressing how many of the responses to this news are "well it must be mainly because of increased confidence, right? Better energy levels? People who take GLP1s are more likely to be improving their lives overall??" Truly, what would it take for you to believe that fatphobia is real?

It’s said that Maschiach will be born on Tisha b’Av—sad bitch day—and it’s tempting to think that’s just poetic contrast but once we accept Tisha b’Av’s invitation to learn from tragedy, another meaning arises, namely that repair comes from learning what went wrong and addressing it.

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gwen howerton@kissphoria.bsky.social · 2w ago

NEW: In response to Texas SB37, the University of Houston might cut 40% of the classes in its core curriculum. Classes like "Intro to LGBT Studies" would be removed. Professors say the process has been secretive and that the cuts would be a loss for students: www.chron.com/culture/arti...

Does support for democracy increase losers’ consent? André Blais, @damienbol.bsky.social & @carolinaplescia.bsky.social find that strong democratic convictions don't necessarily increase acceptance of unfavourable results. Read more: buff.ly/es2bVZ5 @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #polsky #polsci

In grad school in 1996, we conducted a for-fun non-scientific poll of random UHouston students. We asked 2 questions. Who are you going to vote for? Are aliens likely to be mean and freaky-looking or nice-friendly? Not a single person who said aliens would be nice-friendly supported Dole (Rep).

Dr Surekha Davies, Historical Monster Consultant (she/her)@drsurekhadavies.bsky.social · 2w ago

@adamrutherford.bsky.social on imagining alien life for movies. Can it be both credible and explainable? But perhaps "[t]he real value of aliens is what they say about us." 1/🧵 #SFF

We want to force births for teens who do not want them, so they will be desperate to work for $7.25/hour for corporations. No welfare, free lunches, or childcare. But for those who want to get an education for the purposes of empowering themselves, before they have children? No births for you.

Amanda Jean Stevenson@amandajean.bsky.social · 2w ago

The Texas State GOP is calling for IVF ban. We are moving so fast.

Denise was an incredible leader, scholar, activist, organizer, writer, and so much more

David Darmofal@daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 2w ago

I'm sharing @jfassler.bsky.social's excellent @nytimes.com obituary of our friend, @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social, so you can read it without a subscription.

Yes

David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈@whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 2w ago

Friends and colleagues, I am teaching two shark field research skills courses this fall. Students will live on board a research vessel with me for 3 days, learning how to catch, tag, measure, sample, and release sharks! Want to join us for a day?