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Social scientist. Researcher of networks, policy, and innovation. Enthusiast of maps, graphs and sandwiches. Former top 25 duck chess player.
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Neat finding, and a good reminder that there's a world of difference between "no detected effect" and a precisely estimated zero.

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👏👏 If you notice something strange on a website, archive it before sharing. 👏👏

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

1. Government regulators take action against illegal labor practices in a corporation. 2. Aggrieved corporate leader uses money and influence to gain control of state regulators. 3. Leader uses state power to take retribution against the regulator. This is how authoritarian regimes to operate.

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All my life I have studied democratization and autocratization. My 1st field trip was to newly democratic Argentina. I then added autocracies to my portfolio: Cuba, Ven, etc. I think I can recognize the stages of transition to authoritarianism. Here are the boxes Trump has already checked off.

submitted 6 days ago • 60 comments

I agree completely and would love this, but I have no idea how to make it happen in my comminity or make it scalable generally. But if someone wants to try, it'd be a huge public service.

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

Job! 👇

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

If men are so much better at making coffee, how come they usually try to make the women in the office do it?

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

Melody continues her tradition of writing weird Valentine's Day cards to be enjoyed by many people.

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

My wife and I have pretty similar taste in television and humor, and we both love Futurama, but for some reason I love this line and she really hates it when I say it. 🤷‍♂️

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments