Columbia associate prof in CS on the difference between AI solving a proof and reporting in a manner that is intelligible to an expert whose work it builds on
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Brendan Nyhan
Профиль VivelyDartmouth political scientist and Bright Line Watch co-director. Previously Upshot NYT / CJR contributor, Spinsanity co-founder, All the President's Spin co-author. https://sites.dartmouth.edu/nyhan/ http://brightlinewatch.org
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Brendan Nyhan🚨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*
The Cheddar Bob economic development strategy at work yet again
Brendan NyhanEndless shakedowns and cash grabs www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
🚨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*
"Although arrests spiked at the outset of both Trump presidencies, the share of arrested individuals with criminal convictions fell significantly... A shift in ICE tactics partly explains this pattern, but even conditional on tactic, the share with a criminal conviction declined as arrests rose."
Chloe N East (she/her)My paper is out today in PNAS documenting how ICE activity in Trump 2.0 compares to the last 10 years and the mismatch between the action and the rhetoric. Joint with the fabulous @caitlinpatler.bsky.social and @elizabethacox.bsky.social www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Literally didn't know what ChatGPT was until a week ago. His answer about staff is good - staff are important! - but...
Amanda Litman✨Gerontocracy ✨
As always, Trump turns subtext into text. He goes further than any modern president, openly and brazenly violating norms rather than subtly challenging or undermining them.
Brendan Nyhan"DOE accepts that the inclusion of grants in the October notice tranche was based solely on the political identity of the grant recipient's state, i.e., whether the recipient's location and/or place of performance was in a Blue State or a non-Blue State."
"DOE accepts that the inclusion of grants in the October notice tranche was based solely on the political identity of the grant recipient's state, i.e., whether the recipient's location and/or place of performance was in a Blue State or a non-Blue State."
Ruben Rabasa in ITYSL: He Admit It!ALT: Ruben Rabasa in ITYSL: He Admit It!static.klipy.comtony rommIt's part of a major federal court case over those cancelations. Here's what the government admitted as part of a process meant to avoid discovery (and perhaps spare it from sharing more damaging records):
A surprisingly fascinating book
Julia M. RohrerJust finished Ashley Mears‘ “Very Important People”, a sociological analysis (and participant observation) of the global party circuit in which promoters are paid to bring pretty women to clubs so that very rich men buy large amounts of overpriced champagne 🥂 >
Unprecedented corruption - as they sell off early access to the public statements of the president of the US
Ann M. LiptonOh my God it keeps getting worse. "a pitch deck shared with potential clients and seen by the FT documented 10 market-moving posts by the US president. These included Trump’s post on the 'liberation day' tariffs last year which sent stocks down 12 per cent and another about hitting Iran 'very hard'"
"Mr. Kolodin represented Mr. Trump’s allies who challenged election results in 2020 and in 2022, when Kari Lake, an ally of the president, lost her bid for the governorship. He was later censured by the state bar for bringing cases in bad faith."
Timothy McBrideElection Denier Wins G.O.P. Nomination to Be Arizona’s Top Election Official www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/u...