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It occurred to me that algorithmic bias might have some upsides for social scientists, in that it gives us an unintentional window into how humans on the internet see the world. So I tried giving Midjourney some one-word prompts. Results at sciences.social/@Prof_BearB/11…

Hi there #twitterstorians and #IR folks! We’re the Oxford Martin School Programme on Changing Global Orders – a new research programme at the History/IR intersection. We want to rethink global order and international institutions in turbulent times: oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/changing-globa… 1/10

This new book, by Shan and Jon Williamson makes a case for evidential pluralism, the idea that causal claims require evidence of the existence of a correlation & a mechanism. This way of thinking is key to mixed methods research. For Open Access ➡️ taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-mono/…

Bear Braumoeller Bear Braumoeller will be teaching a short course on theoretical modeling in the social sciences this summer. This is the sort of course we need. And Braumoeller is the one of the best people I can think of to teach it.👇

Years ago I attended Bear Braumoeller methods modules at IQMR and the covered material is still with me. Not only great scholar, but also great teacher. P.S. I hope that the entertaining/funny slides are still a thing 😅

This is worth appreciating: when the danger is clear, leadership in both the US and China want to avoid escalation. Unfortunately, the main trend in the relationship is confrontational dynamics that don’t pose an immediate danger but will eventually lead to serious conflict.

Sen. Cirino announces that there were more than 500 testimonies submitted in opposition to SB 83. We're being told that's a Senate record! Incredible! #StopSB83

Few people in the West have heard of Basij - but they might be the most important group in Iran. Excited to present my research on how US policy inadvertently fueled their rise. Join us virtually tomorrow for OSU's 2023 Military Frontiers Symposium! mershoncenter.osu.edu/events/2023-mi…

Lots of people seem to have had big expectations about the Fox News case. Important to remember that the plaintiff was Dominion, not the American people or the Democratic Party. They didn’t admit to anything because Dominion preferred cash.

Bravo J. Alexander Thew , Daniel Fiott , Frank and Mickey! First publication to emerge from February's Department of Social Sciences at West Point seminar. Many more to follow... West Point Dean Rob Person 🇺🇸🇺🇦 Michael Kofoed Scott Limbocker The Dickey Center at Dartmouth MESO Lab Bear Braumoeller

Whoa, bad day to be a host of a cable news show

OK. I've updated this story a lot. We've got former GOP Govs. Bob Taft, John Kasich and former Dem Govs Celeste, Ted Strickland, all opposed to the 60% threshold for Ohio constitutional amendments. cleveland.com/news/2023/04/f…

Second publication emerging from the Department of Social Sciences at West Point February seminar ! Great work teammates Daphne Karahalios, Hugh Liebert, Hitoshi Nasu, Josh King & Amitav Acharya. More to follow! CSDS Bear Braumoeller The Dickey Center at Dartmouth William Wohlforth lieber.westpoint.edu/international-…

It has been an amazing run at FiveThirtyEight but I was laid off today. I have deeply loved working on this team. My editors and coworkers past and present have been amazing and I have done so much work at this site that I am incredibly proud of. Anybody need a science writer?

Just talked to Governor DeWine about a possible August election. Despite opposition to an August election from Ohio elections officials, he says he'll sign a bill to create it if lawmakers approve it. More on that later.

All 5 New College professors going up for tenure were denied today, despite approval from the college's faculty and previous administration. Every academic should be paying attention to what's happening there, now. Florida is very likely your future. apnews.com/article/new-co…

Given his remarks about “TruthGPT,” I’m horrified at the possibility that any of his thoughts on AI will be taken seriously by anyone in any position of power.