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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 3h

🎉Congratulations to @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Research Affiliate Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz, @caltech.edu & collaborators on receiving a $2.4M grant to investigate how human germ cells are formed! Understanding this could help uncover unexplained infertility & guide future therapies.🔬🧬

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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

🌟Introducing the Cambridge Inequality Lab! Celebrate the launch with @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Research Affiliate Ramit Debnath, @cam.ac.uk & his team with their two-part series. 🔵 Learn more: www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/research/res... @crasshlive.bsky.social @chiacambridge.bsky.social

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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

We are delighted that joint paper, "Rethinking Psychometric Evaluation of LLMs: When and Why Self-Reports Predict Behavior," has been accepted at NeurIPS 2026 Main Track as poster. Congratulations to all the authors!! 🎉

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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

💡Two years ago, this was just an idea. Last week, it was presented at APSA 2026. @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Research Affiliate Beatrice Magistro, @northeasternu.bsky.social presented: "The Political Sustainability of Creative Destruction in the AI Age."🎉 papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... #Caltech

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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

🚨New publication in nature.com from caltechlcssp.bsky.social Research Affiliate Ramit Debnath, cam.ac.uk, "Nepal Disaster is a Wake-Up Call to Take Compound Climate Risks Seriously." We need greater public awareness of compound climate risks! #ActNow www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Nepal disaster is a wake-up call to take compound climate risks seriously

Letter to the Editor.

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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

📺Watch the new video from @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Board Member @cfranken.bsky.social (@caltech.edu & @nasajpl.bsky.social) to see Earth’s carbon cycle change from 2015 to 2026 through observations from NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory missions!🌎 Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAhX...

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Earth's changing carbon cycle

YouTube video by Christian Frankenberg

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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

🎉Congratulations to caltechlcssp.bsky.social Research Affiliate Ramit Debnath, cam.ac.uk & team on this well-deserved win for work on early flood warning and preparedness! 🔵Read about the stanforddoerr.bsky.social & CHIA collaboration: sustainability-accelerator.stanford.edu/project/high...

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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

📢 New blog from @caltechlcssp.bsky.social's Research Policy Lead Sara Kassir, @caltech.edu - "Fit for What Purpose? Evaluating Data Centers on Local Terms." Data centers aren't inherently "good" or "bad." What matters is whether they align with community goals. 🔗 lcssp.caltech.edu/more/lcssp-b...

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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

🔊New blog post from caltechlcssp.bsky.social's Science Policy Intern Brenna Outten, caltech.edu: 🟠An LCSSP Intern's Update from the Field: How Science & Policy Intersect in the Provision of Disability Services🟠 Learn more about California DDS internship: lcssp.caltech.edu/more/lcssp-b...

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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

🔥New @springernature.com Behind the Paper post! @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Research Affiliate Ramit Debnath, @cam.ac.uk & coauthors explore how governance and agentic AI can enable faster, smarter cross-agency action when it matters most. 🔗 communities.springernature.com/posts/wildfi...

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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

🛰️Many @caltech.edu researchers were involved with the founding and design of OCO-2 and OCO-3, including @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Board Member @cfranken.bsky.social, @caltech.edu Professor and @nasajpl.bsky.social Senior Research Scientist! www.caltech.edu/about/news/n...

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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

🔊New blog post from caltechlcssp.bsky.social's Science Policy Intern James Mullahoo, caltech.edu! Read more about his internship at marylanddnr.bsky.social: lcssp.caltech.edu/more/lcssp-b... 🔷LCSSP posts & archive: lcssp.caltech.edu/more/lcssp-b...

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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

📣New research paper from @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Research Affiliate Ramit Debnath, @cam.ac.uk, "Mitigation of the Coordination Crisis in Wildfire Management Using a Multi-Agent AI System!" 📖Read it now in @commsearth.nature.com, @natureportfolio.nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/s43...

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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

🚨New Nutrients paper co-authored by @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Board Member Georgia Gkioxari, @caltech.edu: MAI-DIET shows how clinician expertise, AI-assisted workflows, & nutritional computation work together for Mediterranean meal planning. Paper: www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/18...

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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

🌍🚀 Congratulations to @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Research Affiliate Ramit Debnath, @cam.ac.uk on his new role as Founding Director of the Centre for Space, Earth and Energy (CSEE) at @crasshlive.bsky.social! Looking forward to the Fall 2026 launch & the exciting work to come: 🔗 climatraces.org/csee

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Centre for Space, Earth and Energy — climaTRACES Lab

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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

📺See the interactive tutorial created by @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Board Member, @cfranken.bsky.social showing how solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence is retrieved from a spectrum — and why it works at all! 🔶For details and link to tutorial: rsfralab.github.io/Tutorials/si...

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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

📖 Read the @politico.com article that led to an engaging discussion about the forces that shape emerging climate technologies. @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Research Affiliate Ramit Debnath, @cam.ac.uk is quoted saying he & his coauthors have seen this conspiratorial trajectory on social media before.

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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

🔊New research paper from @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Research Affiliate Beatrice Magistro, @northeasternu.bsky.social & Sophie Borwein, The University of British Columbia, "The Political Sustainability of Creative Destruction in the AI Age." 🔶Paper: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

🚨Read the latest publication from @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Co-Director, @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social, Mitchell Linegar, Betsy Sinclair, and @profsanderlinden.bsky.social in the latest issue of @royalsociety.org Open Science! 🟨 Paper: royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...

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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

The next video in our @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Data Centers and Community Impact Workshop series is titled: 🔵Data Centers as Developmental Projects: How CA Communities Can Respond 🔶Douglas Carstens, Managing Partner, Carstens, Black & Minteer LLP 📺Watch video here: youtube.com/watch?v=6Fxu...

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Data Centers as Developmental Projects: How CA Communities Can Respond - Doug Carstens

YouTube video by Linde Center for Science, Society, and Policy

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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

📣 Fresh Off the Press: Our Latest Newsletter Has Arrived! The latest edition of the @caltechlcssp.bsky.social newsletter is live, and we're excited to share important updates to help you stay informed and connected. 👉 Take a look and read it here: lcssp.caltech.edu/more/lcssp-n...

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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

📖 Read the public dialogue on @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Research Affiliate Ramit Debnath's PRISM project @cam.ac.uk / @ai.cam.ac.uk collaboration with Cambridge City Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council! 🔶 Public dialogue on PRISM project: t.co/UpHDQzOty6

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https://www.ai.cam.ac.uk/assets/images/uploads/ai-cam-public-dialogue-report-2026.pdf

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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

🔊Read the newest issue of @americanscientist.org including article from @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Co-Director @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social, @caltech.edu, "Elections in the Age of AI." 🗳️🤖 www.americanscientist.org/article/elec...

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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

📢New in our Data Centers and Community Impact: A Workshop for Local Leaders series: 🔵Navigating the AI Data Center Boom: Trends Across U.S.🔵 Sarah Friedman, Co-Founder, Better Data Center Project 📺Watch on @caltechlcssp.bsky.social YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=7e1L...

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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

📖 Read PolMeth 2026 paper presented by caltechlcssp.bsky.social Co-Director rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social, "AI-Authored Prebunking Against Election Rumors: Evidence from Articles and Chatbots," with Mitchell Linegar, Betsy Sinclair, & profsanderlinden.bsky.social: lcssp.caltech.edu/research/ai-...

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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

🚨New paper from @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Board Member @cfranken.bsky.social, @caltech.edu & @nasajpl.bsky.social, "Airborne Observations Reveal Underestimated Riverine Methane Emissions Across the Amazon," in Geophysical Research Letters. agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

🔊New blog from @caltechlcssp.bsky.social's Postdoc Scholar @rcenteno.bsky.social, @caltech.edu: 🟠The Racial Gap in Voter Confidence: How Trust in Ballot Counting Varies Across Racial and Ethnic Groups🟠 lcssp.caltech.edu/more/lcssp-b... See details on project with @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social:

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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Learn more about our @caltechlcssp.bsky.social event, Data Centers and Community Impact: A Workshop for Local Leaders, held on the @caltech.edu campus on June 15, 2026. This event will help ensure that research is informed by the real-world needs of communities in our region.🤝⚡🏙️

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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

🔊Read the latest preprint from @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Research Affiliate Ramit Debnath, @cam.ac.uk, "Hyperlocal Monitoring of Urban Activity Reveals Responses to Heat Exposure," showing how telecom data can reveal where people are actually present during hot periods. arxiv.org/abs/2607.07417

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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

📢 New in our Data Centers and Community Impact: A Workshop for Local Leaders series: 🔵 Why Do Voters Dislike Data Centers? 🔵 Featuring @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social & Alex Halsey of @caltechlcssp.bsky.social 📺 Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWRI... 📖 Learn more: www.caltech.edu/about/news/c...

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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

🏆So exciting that this joint paper received the Best Paper Award at the 2026 @icmlconf.bsky.social! Big congratulations to lead author @caltechlcssp.bsky.social's Postdoc Scholar Rafal Kocielnik and Co-Director @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social, and the entire team! arxiv.org/abs/2606.12730

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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

🎉Another proud moment: caltech.edu Undergraduate Student Etienne Casanova presented the oral talk and poster for joint research with caltechlcssp.bsky.social Co-Director rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social & LCSSP Postdoc Rafal Kocielnik this week at the icmlconf.bsky.social! arxiv.org/abs/2606.00467

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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

In the latest #ElectionScienceFieldNotes Substack article, @caltechlcssp.bsky.social's Co-Director, @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social explains why election officials must strengthen cybersecurity and prepare now for the 2026 midterms. #ElectionSecurity #AI electionscience.substack.com/p/keeping-an...

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Keeping an Eye on AI Threats

Updates from Five Eyes

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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

🎉Congratulations to @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Board Member Richard Murray, @caltech.edu on his joint project, “Too Distant, Too Uncertain, Too Unforgiving: Assuring Autonomous Space Explorers We've Yet to Trust,” being selected as a new study topic by KISS Caltech! 🚀 www.caltech.edu/about/news/n...

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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

👏Proud moment for @caltechlcssp.bsky.social: LCSSP postdoc scholar Rafal Kocielnik will present joint research with @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social and others at the @icmlconf.bsky.social! icml.cc/virtual/2026... icml.cc/virtual/2026... icml.cc/virtual/2026... 📌 #LLMs #MachineLearning #ResponsibleAI

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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

🎉 Congratulations to @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Research Affiliate Beatrice Magistro, @northeasternu.bsky.social on the publication of her first book, Who Thinks Like an Economist? How the Economist Mental Model Shapes Political Decisions! 🔷 Enter code WTLAE26 at checkout: tinyurl.com/52ewhj9j

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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

@caltechlcssp.bsky.social Research Affiliate Adam Wierman, @caltech.edu spoke at our June workshop, highlighting what local leaders should know about impacts on water, energy grids, and air quality. 📺 Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_fd... 💡 Insights: scienceexchange.caltech.edu/topics/artif...

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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

👏 Congratulations to @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Co-Director @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social, LCSSP Postdoc Scholar Teaching Fellow Rafal Kocielnik, & @caltech.edu Undergrad Etienne Casanova on their @icmlconf.bsky.social 2026 paper being selected for oral presentation! www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Itk...

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Do AI Models Follow Our Definitions? | ICML 2026 Oral

YouTube video by Linde Center for Science, Society, and Policy

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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Congratulations to @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Research Affiliate Ramit Debnath, @cam.ac.uk on the collaboration and development of PRISM, an AI tool that could tell councils which social housing tenants are most at risk, before a potential crisis hits. www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...

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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

New research from @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Research Affiliate @zernickagoetz.bsky.social, @caltech.edu & collaborator Qi Chen, @utah.edu reframe self-organization not as a mysterious byproduct of biological complexity, but as something closer to a physical inevitability.

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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

🔊New paper by @caltechlcssp.bsky.social's @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social, @melinamuch.bsky.social‬, Daniel Ebanks, @sarakangaslahti.bsky.social, Jean Kossaifi, Anqi Liu, & @anima-anandkumar.bsky.social. See below for more information: bsky.app/profile/meli... (specific highlight of a finding)

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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Catch the latest update from caltechlcssp.bsky.social Board Member Christian Frankenberg, caltech.edu and nasajpl.bsky.social, on his AtmosTransport.jl project and the outcome! 🔗https://github.com/RemoteSensingTools/AtmosTransport.jl

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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

@caltechlcssp.bsky.social Research Affiliate, Danny Ebanks, @iqss.bsky.social at @harvard.edu presented at the Harvard RCD Summit 2026. See below for more information:

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