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Roberto Velázquez-Quiroz

@rovelazq.bsky.social
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Postdoctoral Researcher at the School of Government, UAI Chile & IMFD | Lecturer at the Department of Sociology, UC Chile | My work integrates: #computationalsocialscience #statisticalmethods #socialnetworks #textdatamining #culturalsociology #socialtheory

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Fabien Accominotti @faccominotti.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
What are elites? How do they even exist in societies premised on democratic equality? It was a joy going off the beaten path for this final chapter of the Oxford Handbook of the Sociology of Elites: tinyurl.com/yjfvu6b5
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Roberto Velázquez-Quiroz @rovelazq.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Congratulations @faccominotti.bsky.social 👏🏼📚! A must read!
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Columbia University Press @columbiaup.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
In this episode of Chasing Leviathan, author Peter Verovšek and host PJ Wehry discuss the legacy of Jürgen Habermas and how the digital age is transforming the democratic public sphere. buff.ly/MxYoo7Q #Watch
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Jürgen Habermas: Public Intellectual and Engaged Critical Theorist | Peter Verovšek
**A Note from PJ: This episode was recorded before the tragic news of Dr. Habermas' death. We deeply mourn his passing. Dr Habermas was a man who carefully and passionately pursued the truth, and so…
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Roberto Velázquez-Quiroz @rovelazq.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
On a encore perdu un fragment de l’école critique :(
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University of California Press @ucpress.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
We are seeking individual and co-editor applications for the editorship of The Journal of Musicology. See the Call for Editor/s: online.ucpress.edu/DocumentLibr...
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Roberto Velázquez-Quiroz @rovelazq.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Et investit plus de 35 % de ce profit en IA militaire et armes de guerre. Dystopique, c’est peu dire.
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LSE Impact @lseimpactblog.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
✍️Statistics play a vital role in informing and shaping public policy and decision making. Ed Humpherson argues that for government statistics to be trusted they need to be more than just openly available. #PublicStatistics #OpenResearch
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Public trust in statistics requires three kinds of openness - LSE Impact
Ed Humpherson argues that public trust in government statistics requires kinds of openness beyond simply making data available.
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Roberto Velázquez-Quiroz @rovelazq.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
“J’aimerais peindre comme chante un oiseau.” Claude Monet
Musée de l’Orangerie
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Posit @posit.co · 03/02/2026
Publishing R & Python work is easy. Sharing it securely and efficiently isn’t. In this live webinar, we’ll break down when Posit Connect vs. Connect Cloud makes sense, with a practical framework you can use right away. 📅 Feb 19, 2026 🔗 posit.co/webinar/publ... #RStats #Python #DataScience
Person working at a desk with code on a screen. Text reads: ‘Publish R & Python work—from script to stakeholder.’ R and Python logos shown.
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Roberto Velázquez-Quiroz @rovelazq.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Great opportunity for quantitative research and historical sociology works! 📊📚⏳💡
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International Conference on Computational Social Science @ic2s2.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Only six days left! Tutorial submissions close on February 2nd. Submit here: ic2s2-2026.org/submit-tutor...
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Roberto Velázquez-Quiroz @rovelazq.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
On AI and artistic copyright: art is fundamentally human labour [work of art]. Legal practice and regulation should prioritise artists — not the empty formalism of algorithms that steal the intellectual endeavour of those crating from lived experience. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Blurring the lines: how AI is redefining artistic ownership and copyright - Discover Artificial Intelligence
The rapid advancement of AI technology has brought about significant changes across various industries, including the realm of art and creative endeavors. Presently, AI demonstrates the capability to ...
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Roberto Velázquez-Quiroz @rovelazq.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
L'art, comme toute activité humaine, est profondément ancré dans la responsabilité éthique. Dans une société démocratique, aucune valeur artistique ne l'emporte sur le respect fondamental de la vie. Philip Glass incarne cet idéal humaniste — il est un créateur au sens le plus noble du terme. Bravo!
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Hadley Wickham @hadley.nz · 27/01/2026
I love this idea: duckdb.org/community_ex.... It translates dplyr syntax _inside_ of duckdb so you can mix it with regular SQL
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DuckDB Community Extensions R dplyr pipeline syntax support for DuckDB - transpiles dplyr verbs to SQL
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Sam Friedman @samfriedman.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
I spoke to the brilliant @petergeoghegan.bsky.social about the British elite and how they profit from the symbolic market for ordinariness democracyforsale.substack.com/p/who-really...
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Who really rules Britain?
I talked to Sam Friedman about Britain’s elite - and its political power
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Roberto Velázquez-Quiroz @rovelazq.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Just started this book, and it’s been incredibly eye-opening about how we’re data-mined for almost every breath we take. Highly recommended for anyone teaching Big Data and surveillance. mitpress.mit.edu/978026204881...
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The Secret Life of Data
In The Secret Life of Data, Aram Sinnreich and Jesse Gilbert explore the many unpredictable, and often surprising, ways in which data surveillance, AI, and t...
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Roberto Velázquez-Quiroz @rovelazq.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Great instance if you’re entering the Posit community ✨💻!
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Roberto Velázquez-Quiroz @rovelazq.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
La musique qu'on n'a jamais entendue est, réellement, une promesse d'avenir dans la beauté.
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Roberto Velázquez-Quiroz @rovelazq.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Bleak, dystopian, an absolute nightmare… nature.com/articles/s41...
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Extreme fire weather in Chile driven by climate change and El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Extreme fire weather in Chile driven by climate change and El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO)
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The Institute for Analytical Sociology @iasliu.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
✨ We’re excited to announce the Spring 2026 IAS Seminar Series, featuring a stellar lineup of speakers and thought-provoking talks. Open to all! #AcademicSky
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Roberto Velázquez-Quiroz @rovelazq.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
15,000 hectares of wildlife burned to ashes in less than a week in Patagonia. I can’t believe this is the new normal: no water, no life, no future.
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Roberto Velázquez-Quiroz @rovelazq.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Methodologically trailblazing —another strong example of cutting-edge research at the intersection of art and science 🧪 🧬 🖼️
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Roberto Velázquez-Quiroz @rovelazq.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
When computational science and social science work together, great things happen. Excellent workshop by the Millennium Institute for Foundational Research on Data 📊✨!Congrats to all participants! #IMFD #UAI #CSS
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Roberto Velázquez-Quiroz @rovelazq.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
May your reading goals come true!📚✨🎆 #happynewyear #goodreads #booksonbooks
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The Institute for Analytical Sociology @iasliu.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Since the first International Workshop on Analytical Sociology in 2008, INAS is returning to Oxford. The 18th Annual INAS Conference will take place from 1 to 3 July 2026 at the University of Oxford, hosted by Nuffield College and the Department of Sociology. Submission deadline: 1 Feb 2026
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INAS Conference 2026 - Nuffield College Oxford University
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The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · 29/12/2025
CALL: seminar funding for 2026 The Foundation is inviting submissions for its 2026 Undisciplining Seminar Series exploring who and what sociology is for. Submit your proposal by 31 January for public events focusing on the transformative potential of sociological thinking. ➡️
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The Undisciplining Seminar Series 2026 Call for applications
The Sociological Review Foundation invites proposals for its 2026 Undisciplining Seminar Series exploring “Who and what is sociology for?”
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Prof Dave O'Brien @drdaveobrien.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
New @creativepec.bsky.social report! “Who Stays and Who Leaves? Mapping Arts, Culture and Heritage Careers” pec.ac.uk/state_of_the...
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Who Stays and Who Leaves? Mapping Arts, Culture and Heritage Careers - Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre
Read the latest State of the Nations research report from University of Sheffield on mapping arts, culture and heritage careers.
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NetSci 2026 @netsciconf.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
📣 𝗔𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝗦𝗰𝗶 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲! 🗓️ New deadline: 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟵, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 (anywhere on Earth) 👉 Find abstract requirements, conference topics, and submission instructions here: www.netsci2026.com/call-for-abs... We can’t wait to see your contributions! 🚀
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ChiSocNet @chisocnet.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
🚨 Final reminder — Applications close Nov 5! The ChiSocNet Summer School on Social Network Research offers an introduction to network analysis with a focus on statistical models and hands-on work in R. 📍 Pontifical Catholic University of Chile 📅 November 5 deadline 🔗 snlab-cl.github.io/summerschool/
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Knitting Networks Podcast @networkspodcast.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
After a brief hiatus, we’re thrilled to bring Knitting Networks back on air 🎧 Our new episode features Omar Lizardo, one of the most influential scholars connecting culture, cognition, and social networks.. Listen here: 🔗 open.spotify.com/episode/5zpC... #NetworkScience #CulturalSociology #SocNet
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83.Omar Lizardo
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Roberto Velázquez-Quiroz @rovelazq.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
It’s both fascinating and unsettling to realize that in a world flooded with images, we’ve lost the ability to truly see. Interesting experiment! Reminds me of Foucault’s text on Las Meninas.
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Roberto Velázquez-Quiroz @rovelazq.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Python and R code editing works flawlessly here! 📊📈📉
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Roberto Velázquez-Quiroz @rovelazq.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Diving in! My very first attempt at reading art theory in Portuguese 🇧🇷 🇵🇹📚. Also, such beautiful edition by ubueditora.com.br !
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Roberto Velázquez-Quiroz @rovelazq.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Just finished this book in preparation for the graduate course I’m teaching this term! A solid intro if you are interested in the evolution of sociological theories of art in recent years. www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/1...
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Sociology about Art | An Introduction to How Sociologists Study the Ar
For sociologists, making, distributing, and using art and cultural products constitute social practices, yet, sociologists disagree on how to investigate these
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Roberto Velázquez-Quiroz @rovelazq.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
The art market never sleeps: www.artnews.com/art-news/mar...
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Christie’s Consigned to Sell Works From Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art, Including a $40 M. Monet Painting
The Japanese museum's consignment with Christie's includes works by Marc Chagall, Claude Monet, Henry Moore, Pierre-August Renoir, and Henri Matisse.
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Fabien Accominotti @faccominotti.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
If, like me and many democratic theorists, you believe social status is what we ought to equalize to fight contemporary inequality, this is an article (and interview) for you: www.rsfjournal.org/content/rsfj... Thanks for featuring it alongside so much great research. faculti.net/the-architec...
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The Architecture of Status Hierarchies | Faculti
How do the structural properties of status hierarchies, separate from individuals’ positions within them, influence inequality in material rewards?
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Roberto Velázquez-Quiroz @rovelazq.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Las meninas 📷!
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Sam Friedman @samfriedman.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
👀 Call for Papers 👀 The BJS Conference is back! 23rd and 24th of April 2026 at LSE. Please submit an abstract by October 20th and share widely. It’s going to be 💥 www.lse.ac.uk/sociology/br...
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British Journal of Sociology Conference
Find out more about the BJS conference 2026, which will provide an in-person platform for academics across the discipline to advance their research.
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Daniela Urbina J. @danielaurbinaj.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
It also includes my article on women's education and marriage/cohabitation in Colombia :) Check it out!
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Roberto Velázquez-Quiroz @rovelazq.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
The new regimes of visibility call for the invention of updated styles and forms of gatekeeping. We may be witnessing the dawn of a new era of tastemaking in highbrow cultural institutions.
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Sociologica - International Journal for Sociological Debate @sociologica.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Inside our latest issue, you will find a terrific Special Feature on Harrison White. Here is a snippet of the introduction by Peter Bearman (@incitecolumbia.bsky.social) and Ronald L. Breiger. Enjoy! Read the whole issue here: sociologica.unibo.it/issue/view/1...
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Roberto Velázquez-Quiroz @rovelazq.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Great idea for a network of networks perspective!
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Roberto Velázquez-Quiroz @rovelazq.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
À force de passer d’une langue à l’autre, je constate que les liens entre l’art et la sociologie naissent d’une tentative de rapprocher deux mondes trop souvent perçus comme antagonistes 📚💭 #cequelartfaitalasociologie
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useR! - The R User Conference @user-conf.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
You can watch Hadley's keynote at this link: www.youtube.com/live/ctc2kx3... #useR2025
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I wrote this talk with an LLM - Hadley Wickham (useR! 2025 Keynote 1)
YouTube video by Duke Center for Computational Thinking
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Bryan Boyle @bryanboyle.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
How do elites navigate a world with meritocratic expectations and calls for diversity? I had the absolute privilege to talk to both Kristina Kolbe and @aaronreeves.bsky.social about their new books that address these very questions! Listen to the podcast here: open.spotify.com/episode/1t5V...
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The Sound of Elites: How Elites Navigate a Meritocratic and Anti-Elite World
Culture & Inequality Podcast · Episode
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The Sociological Review Foundation @thesociologicalreview.org · 19/06/2025
“As C. Wright Mills said, each generation must recognise its own elite. The work Aaron Reeves and Sam Friedman have done here will be indispensable in this quest .” ‪simonarthur.bsky.social reviews Born to Rule by @aaronreeves.bsky.social‬ and @samfriedman.bsky.social‬ . buff.ly/RIU6ngh
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Roberto Velázquez-Quiroz @rovelazq.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Great work by @pablogerbas.bsky.social! Loved the clear, causal lens on educational mobility — such a productive framework. The insights on Chile’s 2015 tuition-free policy were especially compelling. Thanks @mebucca.bsky.social @andreacanales.bsky.social @taniahutt.bsky.social for the workshop!
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Roberto Velázquez-Quiroz @rovelazq.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
This is fascinating! I wonder if one could do the same for visual art patterns in art history.
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Tomasz Kalinowski @t-kalinowski.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
I’m very pleased to announce that a preview of the 3rd Edition of Deep Learning with R is now available! mng.bz/X7xa The book is 50% off through July 8!
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Deep Learning with R, Third Edition
Deep learning from the ground up using R and the powerful Keras library!</b> Deep Learning with R, Third Edition</i> introduces deep learning from scratch with examples that use the R language and th...
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Quanta Magazine @quantamagazine.org · 20/06/2025
Two new notions of infinity challenge a long-standing plan to define the mathematical universe. @gregbarber.bsky.social reports: www.quantamagazine.org/is-mathemati...
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Is Mathematics Mostly Chaos or Mostly Order? | Quanta Magazine
Two new notions of infinity challenge a long-standing plan to define the mathematical universe.
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