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Chris Bail @chrisbail.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Want to learn about computational social science *for free* and launch interdisciplinary research projects? We are so excited to announce there will be *26* Summer Institutes in Computational Social Science this year! Apply to one of them here: sicss.io/locations

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Shobita Parthasarathy @shobitap.org · 20/12/2024

Interested in how science, #tech, politics, and policy intersect? Apply for #4S2025 panel #16, Analyzing and Influencing Public Policy: #STS Intersections with Governance (I'm organizing w/Jason Delborne and Gwen Ottinger). Apply by January 31! www.4sonline.org/accepted_ope... #scipolicy #techpolicy

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Ben Winters @benwinters.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

This rule is massive - data brokers have run wild, selling sensitive data about Americans to the highest bidder with zero transparency or accountability -- this is an excellent update to enforce existing law in the modern age. Big W for privacy and security. www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/new...

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CFPB Proposes Rule to Stop Data Brokers from Selling Sensitive Personal Data to Scammers, Stalkers, and Spies | Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

The CFPB today proposed a rule to rein in data brokers that sell Americans' sensitive personal and financial information.

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ASA SKAT @asaskat.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Have an announcement that you would like included in the next SKAT newsletter? 📢 Send us your new publications, calls, and achievements using this Google Form by Dec 5. forms.gle/Jrd9Uodeg5KA...

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Fall 2024 SKAT Newsletter Announcement Submission

Dear SKAT Section Members, If you have any announcement you would like to be included in the Summer 2024 SKAT Newsletter, please use the form below to submit details. Announcements include new articl...

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Paul Schwartz @paulschwartz.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

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Chris Bail @chrisbail.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Do podcasts play a decisive role in politics? This fascinating new paper maps the ecosystem using a large database of podcast transcripts from 2020. My first take away: politics is dwarfed by entertainment (not unlike social media): arxiv.org/pdf/2411.07892

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Thomas Davidson @thomasdavidson.bsky.social · 23/09/2024

My article on Generative AI and Sociology is out now in Socius! I explore the applications of GenAI across computational, qualitative, and experimental research, and discuss important issues including bias, reliability, and interpretability. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

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jimi adams @jimiadams.bsky.social · 24/09/2024

I'll make my first post here be about our tt faculty opening in socially informed AI - uscjobs.sc.edu/postings/175.... I'm chairing the search committee, so reach out with any questions. Please share far and wide.

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Tenure-Track Assistant Professor-Artificial Intelligence

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Vasundhara Kaul @vasundharakaul.bsky.social · 16/09/2024

Now that I am on the job market, I guess I should start posting stuff? So excited about being part of this amazing cohort!

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