Andy going thru the epstein files taking multiple killshots including at his own longtime coauthors............ incredible. posting in case you (like me) missed it
statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2026/01/31/f...
“A marginalist theory of good and evil”
Do you know how they do it? Is it running locally or over the net?
Just imagine how Calvin might've used AI.
Thank you for posting this - amazing resource!
New @aeraedresearch.bsky.social article: “Bright but Poor”.
Many talented students from low-income families have the grades for higher education but do not make it. We show where the missed opportunities arise across the education pipeline
Low-hanging fruit for ed policy
doi.org/10.3102/0002...
New blog post: LLMs are going to summarize your papers whether you like it or not — and they're going to drop your limitations every time.
Here's a proposal for how to fix that (and help with the reproducibility crisis at the same time!):
paulgp.com/2026/03/10/l...
"The Effect of the Texas Migrant Busing Program on the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election"
New paper by Scarborough, Kwon & myself. Open access at _Sociological Science_.
Here's a press release:
priceschool.usc.edu/news/texas-m...
Here's the article:
sociologicalscience.com/articles-v13...
Very cool, congratulations! I was just wondering about this the other day. Nice to have a concrete and rigorous answer on this question.
Data-driven research, at its best, presents you with results that surprise you. 😲
When I began studying Seattle's minimum pay standard for delivery drivers, I personally expected to see high-attachment delivery drivers making more money after the policy went into effect. 1/13
I think (maybe) you didn’t properly indicate irony at this intersection…
bsky.app/profile/ryan...
Anyone have any good, current reading on the state of SNAP and other food assistance policies?
Looking to update readings for my students. Seeking material that covers the impact of funding halts during last Fall’s government shutdown, as well as the OBBB and pending work requirements.
we have saved daylight
but at what cost
Thanks! It looks like it’s not available yet. Can you give a TL;DR?
I’m teaching an UG course on AI society and inequality in Fall. Will try to get this.
Can't speak to this specific article or proposed law but past bans have usually relied on parents within school districts to report offending books & libs. The laws usually include a reporting method that empowers individuals to file complaints (essentially crowd-sourcing).
Here’s a full draft of the upcoming second edition of my “Data Visualization: A Practical Introduction”: socviz.co
Dear hivemind,
Do you have any favorite references on failures of LLM-as-a-judge (and universally enforceable validity checks? besides some kind of cohen's kappa on a small subset)
A digital CAPTCHA verification window titled "Select all squares with PIPES" against a plain white background. The window contains a 3×3 grid of numbered squares, mixing literal hardware, smoking pipes, and programming syntax.
These captchas just keep getting harder #rstats
5. There are criticisms of LLMs that are much more plausible. They are built on a large scale expropriation of the intellectual commons. Demonstrably true! They involve a radical and extremely worrying derangement of power relations in favor of a tiny number of men with weird beliefs. Also true imo.
I rounded up a few Claude Skills for #RStats users.
Huge thanks to the creators who developed them. They share Skills for everything from tidyverse code to brand.yml files to learning while using AI.
Hope the list is useful, and please let me know what I missed! 🧡
rworks.dev/posts/claude...
Received this charmer from Qualtrics just today. Brave New World: do social science without the social, or the science.
Cool reference! Thanks
Everyone give Matt papers
@paulgp.com is a mensch who publishes amazing public goods. Below: user-friendly IPEDS data 👇
“How to” please!
🚀 Postdoc Alert! Are you passionate about social learning & cultural evolution? @dominikdeffner.bsky.social & I have a 3-year position with freedom to develop your research and work on cutting-edge multiplayer and immersive experiments. Apply by March 30! hmc-lab.com/SocialLearni... Pls share 🙏
This Day in Labor History: March 1, 1932. The Norris-LaGuardia Act passed the Senate by a 75-5 vote and was signed by President Herbert Hoover a few days later. This outlawing the most loathsome tactics used by employers against workers!!!
Super cool! Looking forward to reading it. And Congrats!
Now out in the American Sociological Review
We present the first large-scale assessment of the structure and evolution of temporalities expressed in U.S. climate change news coverage (2000 to 2021). For this, we analyzed more than 23,000 statements about climate change effects and actions. 🧵 1/
