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Max Coleman @maxecoleman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Oh good! What unbiased, nonpartisan group with absolutely no political stake in the matter did this research? Ah yes. The McKinsey Institute.

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Max Coleman @maxecoleman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

One of the best passages in sociological theory, from Weber’s “Science as a Vocation”:

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Max Coleman @maxecoleman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It’s been over a year since this statement went up, but every time I read it I am appalled. This is the US government telling people that its own data collection efforts (in this case, from the CDC) are “extremely inaccurate and disconnected from the truth” because they measure gender.

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Max Coleman @maxecoleman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Important new research on fatigue in the United States, including gender and racial-ethnic disparities: www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nh...

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Max Coleman @maxecoleman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A remarkable graphic on forced vs. voluntary migration since the 1500s. (Source: Douglas Massey, "The Shape of Things to Come: International Migration in the Twenty-First Century." In L. Lerpold et al. (eds.), Migration and Integration in a Post-Pandemic World. 2023.)

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Max Coleman @maxecoleman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

It looks like our library has it! So that’s good news.

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Max Coleman @maxecoleman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This will really help lower the cost of filling up a tank!

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Max Coleman @maxecoleman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This headline — and the claim that “the world wants more children” — really highlights the gap between pronatalist movement among White people and the anti-natalist attitudes toward people of color, especially immigrants. Who says the “world” wants more children? And which children?

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Max Coleman @maxecoleman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Here are the relevant paragraphs.

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Max Coleman @maxecoleman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The new Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) report from the CDC shows dramatic improvement in the mental health of high school students. But because of the Trump admin, the report no longer shows disparities by race, sexual orientation, and other dimensions of inequality. www.cdc.gov/yrbs/yhif/fi...

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Max Coleman @maxecoleman.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

And here’s the statement they’re required to read:

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Max Coleman @maxecoleman.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

These interactive maps are pretty powerful (you can click on a state or county to learn more).

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Max Coleman @maxecoleman.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Uncut fabric for stars used to identify Jews during the Holocaust. Source: Jewish Museum Vienna

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Max Coleman @maxecoleman.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I love early Mondrian paintings. If you look closely, you can tell that the abstract images he developed were inspired in part by his work with tree branches.

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Max Coleman @maxecoleman.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

(Source: Paul Krugman; Center for American Progress)

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Max Coleman @maxecoleman.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I learned today about something called the Gartner Hype Cycle. This idea seems especially useful in thinking about inflated expectations for AI, as the graph below shows.

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Max Coleman @maxecoleman.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

This is a fantastic article on the "crisis" of boys and men and what's really motivating it. So much of it stems from anomie, where the promise of "you can do anything!" means in reality a complete lack of direction and support.

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Max Coleman @maxecoleman.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

The NSF has announced its new funding priorities for "Foundational Research." There are 12 areas and not a single one has to do with the social sciences. I can’t say I’m surprised, but it’s still pretty bleak. www.nsf.gov/news/foundat...

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Max Coleman @maxecoleman.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Health data have been more heavily targeted by the Trump administration than any other kind of data, likely because we ask about things like gender identity. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

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Max Coleman @maxecoleman.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I was watching Law and Order: SVU today and a major plot point involved the American Sociological Association!!! #ASA For fans of the show, I highly recommend Season 7, Episode 11 (“Alien”).

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Max Coleman @maxecoleman.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Not surprised that this NYT op-ed is from an org called the Pronatalism Initiative. These pronatalists are remarkably eager to encourage white people to have babies and remarkably skeptical of expanding legal pathways to immigration.

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Max Coleman @maxecoleman.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Now spinning: Bobby Short, an underappreciated gay icon.

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Max Coleman @maxecoleman.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

@lisad.bsky.social is on the front page of the New York Times! 😍

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Max Coleman @maxecoleman.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

I can't believe it's been a year. Happy anniversary to the most empathetic, loving, and kind-hearted person I have ever met. (And happy Pride, everyone!) with @robrankin.bsky.social

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Max Coleman @maxecoleman.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Did you see the recent New Yorker cartoon?

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Max Coleman @maxecoleman.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

I also asked ChatGPT what it thought of my conversation with Gemini, and it was just as bad.

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Max Coleman @maxecoleman.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

I tried using Google Gemini to do research on the new MacBook Neo. The AI hallucinations were astounding.

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Max Coleman @maxecoleman.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Selected churches from Germany (Frankfurt, Würzburg, and Nuremberg)

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Max Coleman @maxecoleman.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

The cafes themselves are gorgeous—and so diverse! Most date back to the 19th century.

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Max Coleman @maxecoleman.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Viennese cafes: a story in pastries.

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Max Coleman @maxecoleman.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

A powerful memorial at the train station in Würzburg, Germany, where thousands of Franconian Jews were transported to concentration camps.

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Max Coleman @maxecoleman.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

I’m not a fan of these fake surveys, which pretend to be from the government but are actually a fundraising mechanism for nonprofits. At a time when response rates are so low, it’s not great that we’re teaching people to throw away the surveys they receive in the mail…

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