Reposted by Daniel de KadtGuy Grossman @guygrossman.bsky.social · 4hI see a lot of negative takes. Not sure I agree. Judaism is both a religion and a people. And for many atheists the peoplehood identity is stronger. For me - much stronger. Here’s some examples of jewish peoplehood. 1. You hear people say “I was raised catholic but I’m bo longer one.” But… 1173
Daniel de Kadt @dandekadt.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Maintain that this whole thing, from the incredibly awkward (seriously, just no) name through everything else about it, remains a deeply weird indictment of Econ as a field. 040
Daniel de Kadt @dandekadt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Just asking questions here but has anyone working at Times Higher Education World University Rankings ever set foot on a university 130
Reposted by Daniel de KadtYY Ahn @yyahn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026UVA School of Data Science has two open rank faculty positions open this year. Join us! - NLP: apply.interfolio.com/191213 - Data and Society: apply.interfolio.com/191214 01821
Daniel de Kadt @dandekadt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Does superintelligence know the difference between a Hawk and a Hawkeye 050
Reposted by Daniel de KadtBrian Schaffner @bfschaffner.bsky.social · 29/09/2026we’re hiring an assistant professor in American politics 🐘 apply.interfolio.com/194599 14024
Daniel de Kadt @dandekadt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Working with Claude Code feels like riding a modern high speed rollercoaster but the support structure was built with a few of the cheapest 2x4s from Lowes and a couple of spare nails found in the garage 490
Reposted by Daniel de KadtSarah Brierley @sarahbrierley.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Thanks to @voxdev.bsky.social for chatting with me about the findings of my new book, The Co-opted State. For those who teach on corruption and governance, I hope this podcast might be useful for students. 0109
Daniel de Kadt @dandekadt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026As a professor, most of what I do is log() things 1131
Reposted by Daniel de KadtCambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 28/09/2026The Co-opted State by Sarah Brierley When politicians control bureaucrats' careers, governance suffers. This book uncovers how career control undermines public service delivery. 📚 cup.org/4pLCHdQ 0106
Daniel de Kadt @dandekadt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026We live in a world where it is increasingly hard to trust other humans (are you a scammer, a bot, is this video real, has this photo been altered), and I think it kind of sucks that as a discipline we still don't have strong norms against sending fake emails/CVs/etc. to people. YMMV of course. 2121
Daniel de Kadt @dandekadt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I see too many damn people looking at their damn phones while they drive (the vehicle is often actually in motion). This behaviour should lead to immediate revocation of license and serious fines. Truly unacceptable. 208911
Reposted by Daniel de KadtRafe Meager (they/them) @economeager.bsky.social · 24/09/2026tech ceos are openly salivating about the idea of kids losing basic literacy and numeracy. this tells you pretty much all you need to know 8930267
Daniel de Kadt @dandekadt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I have not once caused an OpenAI model to go rogue, weird how it keeps happening to these other guys 030
Reposted by Daniel de KadtWill Lowe @conjugateprior.org · 24/09/2026The boring but effective way to ensure 'AI alignment' has two steps: 1. make those who build and sell AI responsible for what it does. 2. apply our best existing alignment technology – the law – to them. Maybe the AI is sentient, malign or benign. Who cares? It doesn't matter for this to work. 43310
Daniel de Kadt @dandekadt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Best way to avoid this is to do what I do: Write sufficiently bad manuscripts that they just get desk rejected by the major disciplinary journals, zero professional risk 060
Daniel de Kadt @dandekadt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026if "Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters" had been founded by Magneto instead 391
Daniel de Kadt @dandekadt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Very excited: Cornell Arts & Sciences seeks up to 5 postdoctoral scholars working on AI and the humanities/social sciences. Not involved in selection but could serve as a faculty sponsor if you are working on topics related to ~"how to do social science in the age of AI." Happy to chat.academicjobsonline.orgCornell University, College of Arts and Sciences Fellowships Job #AJO32791, Postdoctoral Associate, AI in Social Sciences & Humanities, College of Arts and Sciences Fellowships, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, US 11715
Reposted by Daniel de KadtRyan Enos @ryanenos.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I am all for disruption. But it is interesting to me that a constant drumbeat from Silicon Valley is that higher education is not working...even though they are all a direct reflection of it's value and is if American higher education isn't the envy of the world.... 2579
Daniel de Kadt @dandekadt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Today we announce the Claude-led creation of a sweet sweet ggplot2 that we suspect could represent a new frontier in dataviz. Its precise function, technological utility (if any), or level of significance is not yet clear, but at minimum it is work I would have been proud to do as a PhD student. 121
Daniel de Kadt @dandekadt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I am an aviation booster (my students know) but medicine as an industry is being given short shrift here. 151
Daniel de Kadt @dandekadt.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Like this skeet if you just got signed up to Justin Wolfers' Platypus Economics substack without consent 130
Daniel de Kadt @dandekadt.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Tfw ur an immigrant and a transplant so everyone hates u 000
Daniel de Kadt @dandekadt.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The wires are abuzz with inspiring rumors that it's going to be me, only the third (?) different doctorate holder ever 120
Daniel de Kadt @dandekadt.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Key skill in academic writing: explaining why your paper is novel without insulting everyone else working in the area. 1100
Daniel de Kadt @dandekadt.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Reading Lord of the Rings to my child and it's just such a damn good book. Tolkein legendary status. 080
Reposted by Daniel de KadtOmar García-Ponce @garciaponce.bsky.social · 17/09/2026We're hiring! GW’s Political Science Department is seeking a junior tenure-track professor in Comparative Politics. The search is open to any substantive or regional focus and all methodological approaches. Review of applications begins October 16. www.gwu.jobs/postings/128...gwu.jobsAssistant Professor of Political ScienceThe Department of Political Science invites applications for a tenure-track position in Comparative Politics at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning as early as Fall 2027. This position is pendin... 03737
Daniel de Kadt @dandekadt.bsky.social · 16/09/2026“After review, Author no. 7 failed to cluster standard errors. R&R rescinded, decision is rejection.” 090
Reposted by Daniel de KadtMichael Clemens @mclem.org · 14/09/2026A federal judge just enjoined one of the US Administration’s sharpest attacks on international students. The ruling references research by me & my stellar co-authors six times. Facts matter. Facts are necessary for democracy, accountability, and the rule of law. Research delivers them.storage.courtlistener.comMemorandum & Order – #50 in Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration v. United States Department of Homeland Security (D. Mass., 1:26-cv-13799) – CourtListener.comDistrict Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV: MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION. Plaintiffs' motion for APA § 705 relief, a preliminary injunction, or, in the alternative, summary judgm... 132477
Reposted by Daniel de KadtMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Your regular reminder - despite our neverending National Conversation™️ - that there are <exactly zero> societal institutions that are <more protective> of free speech & viewpoint diversity & the marketplace of ideas than colleges & universities. 220941
Daniel de Kadt @dandekadt.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I want to love baseball (as a surrogate for my beloved cricket, maybe), but every time I watch it I feel like I just spend an inordinate amount of time watching men in caps chewing gum/tobacco staring pensively into the distance. 110
Reposted by Daniel de KadtMichael Clemens @mclem.org · 13/09/2026This will devastate our research+innovation capacity, bedrock of the 21st century economy. 35% of *all* employed people in the US with STEM PhD degrees are both foreign-born *and* graduated from a US university. —> nap.nationalacademies.org/resource/292... Shutting them out is extremist folly. 1829223
Daniel de Kadt @dandekadt.bsky.social · 13/09/2026How Spaghetti all'Assassina got its name (by Rudyard Kipling) 060
Reposted by Daniel de KadtMichael Clemens @mclem.org · 12/09/2026The US President's new proposal to tax international students has been approved by the White House for release this week. It's an unprecedented $100,000 tax on int'l grads who stay to work after graduation on Optional Practical Training (most grads do), a crucial bridge to remaining by any channel. 21433715
Daniel de Kadt @dandekadt.bsky.social · 12/09/2026They're having discussion about it at OpenAI inspired by a rumor that there were discussions about it going on at Anthropic 001
Daniel de Kadt @dandekadt.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Real life foxes tho... I'm not sure there is an animal where the gap between reality and our imagination is larger. 150
Daniel de Kadt @dandekadt.bsky.social · 10/09/2026It does not seem right that when Anthropic execs tweet about their research having a 10% chance of killing all humans they get a bumper IPO payout, but when I do the same thing I get a referral to the IRB for "additional training" 0489
Reposted by Daniel de KadtCenter for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford @casbsstanford.bsky.social · 04/09/2026DAY 33 introducing members of the 2026-27 CASBS class How do citizens in autocracies process info about risky political choices & behavior? What's their tolerance for taking risks that can catalyze change? Bryn Rosenfeld will illuminate in her book project More: casbs.stanford.edu/people/bryn-... 041
Daniel de Kadt @dandekadt.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I’m on the edge of a very big breakthrough on the study of South African politics but my work is too dangerous so I have decided to step back and not publish anything anymore (This is not a marketing stunt) 060
Daniel de Kadt @dandekadt.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I’m riddled with confirmation bias at this point but this is so obviously what’s been going on for a while 020
Reposted by Daniel de KadtJonathan Ladd @jonathanmladd.com · 05/09/2026I was lucky enough to be a small part of a truly outstanding APSA panel on Thursday afternoon on "Support for Democratic Norms." I got to learn about work by @annamikk.bsky.social, @erincikanek.bsky.social, and a series of others not on BlueSky. Such smart, careful work on an essential topic. /1 44611
Reposted by Daniel de KadtGeorgy Tarasenko @tarasenkogeorgy.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Can you hear concealed political dissent in a survey response? At #APSA2026, I’m presenting joint work with Andrey Tkachenko & Damir Sarsengaliyev using 7,324 Russian telephone interviews from the first months of the invasion of Ukraine. 2114
Reposted by Daniel de KadtSteven W. Webster @stevenwwebster.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Open-rank positions in quantitative methods (indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/34175) and IR (indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/34176) at Indiana. Deadline for both is 10/1. 173
Reposted by Daniel de KadtCambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 01/09/2026#OpenAccess from @apsrjournal.bsky.social - Are Voters Myopic or Looking for Improvement? - cup.org/4gvG85v - MARKUS PRIOR & @talbotmandrews.bsky.social #FirstView 065
