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Map showing the location of all variations of "Moose Creek" in Alaska according to the USGS GNIS database. These are where it is noted on a USGS topographic map. @alaskawx.bsky.social

Once you understand that this is a model of science written by non-scientists who hate universities but love venture capital and redirecting money to political allies, everything makes a lot more sense. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/u...

Trump’s Plan for Science: More Money for A.I., Less for UniversitiesMichael Kratsios, President Trump’s science adviser, proposed overhauling how the government funds research. Democrats said Mr. Trump’s actions had weakened science.www.nytimes.com

I have a new paper out in @sociologicalsci.bsky.social w/ the briliant @aybukeatalay.bsky.social and @aliaelkattan.com We show that what we pay attention to online is a lot more politically diverse than what public engagement signals would suggest... sociologicalscience.com/articles-v13...

Information Diets Are More Diverse in Attention Than in EngagementArticle: Information Diets Are More Diverse in Attention Than in Engagement | Sociological Science | Posted July 21, 2026sociologicalscience.com

Is it bad if the new science funding report doesn’t know how big an R01 is? Asking for a friend.

Q for academics, especially sociology and related fields: has anyone written up a guide for advising PhD students on applying to non-US job markets (either a specific non-US market or more general strategy)?

We used these data for key research on workplace inequality: Engendering Change: Organizational Dynamics and Workplace Gender Segregation, 1975-2005 www.terpconnect.umd.edu/~pnc/ASQ10.pdf Black Underrepresentation in Management across U.S. Labor Markets www.terpconnect.umd.edu/~pnc/AAAPSS0...

US civil rights agency moves to end demographic data collection after 60 yearsThe Trump administration is seeking to toss aside a 60-year-old requirement for tens of thousands of private sector employers to submit workforce demographic reports each year to the Equal Employment ...apnews.com

Many point to Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, a natural instinct and there are indeed many parallels. The US track record is appalling (as I've written abt all of them). One key difference w/ Vietnam/Afgh at least: other presidents (even Trump 1.0!) decided not to attack Iran (and Iraq's regime). 1/

This was predictable. And it was by design. Republicans ensured that many states will effectively cut benefits with burdens--and the states will take the political fall for it. I wrote this a year ago. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-big-be...

Researchers replicated a study on bias on hiring w/ AI. When one candidate failed as a doctor, AI stopped hiring anyone from that candidate's group as a doctor & hired them as janitors. AI was more likely to stereotype ppl than humans in the original study. www.technologyreview.com/2026/07/20/1...

AI is more likely than humans to form biases when hiringAI doesn’t just learn stereotypes from its training. It can cook up new ones, too.www.technologyreview.com

We do conduct, write up and publish with our doctoral students. But in 18 months you don’t have time to understand the existing literature, and make a significant contribution to knowledge. 18 months is a Masters, not a PhD.

I'm proud to say that I was among the new Fellows elected to the British Academy last week (in the International Fellow category).

This is a good example of the "sticky misery ephemeral bliss" problem of misinformation. The college affordability crisis of the 2010s has largely been addressed. Nobody knows this.

The US built the greatest talent magnet ever, attracting the smart, skilled, and striving. They’d come to study, then stay and build things here, or leave with positive impressions and fruitful connections. Helped make the US wealthy and powerful. Then America chose to throw it away. And for what?

This sucks. AI slop is polluting our information ecosystem… www.twincities.com/2026/07/17/a...

AI-generated video invents University of Minnesota cover crop study, racks up 36,000 viewsThe study does not exist. University of Minnesota Extension educators said the video is artificial intelligence “slop,” fabricated content built to draw clicks and advertising revenue.www.twincities.com

Fairbanks, AK, who often has the worst summer air quality in the country due to repeated bouts of wildfire smoke, currently has outstanding air quality. @alaskawx.bsky.social

Are you a sociologist studying social inequality? Come join our awesome sociology department at @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social as an assistant professor www.uu.nl/en/organisat...

Assistant Professor in Social InequalityAre you an expert in the sociology of social inequality or social stratification? Do you want to inspire students? Become our new assistant professor!www.uu.nl

DC folks: On Tuesday (7/21) @prrac.bsky.social is hosting a book talk w/ @profsorelle.bsky.social & I in conversation w/ Chris Genese (from @ourcityrttc.bsky.social). We’ll be talking about access to justice, power, & organizing. Come through! Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

The Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, the Arctic island's leading environmental and natural-resource research centre, is halting new collaborations with US partners to protect its data and scientists. www.msn.com/en-ca/news/w...?

Thank god there are no gender studies classes anymore otherwise we might be able to figure out what's going on here.

There are two sunsets today in Fairbanks. The first one occurred at 12:01 am, and the next one is at 11:58 pm AKDT. @alaskawx.bsky.social