The iffy weekend forecast for the annual Seek the Peak fundraiser for the Mount Washington Observatory in NH highlights just how valuable their higher summits forecasts are! Happy to donate to this excellent resource. secure.qgiv.com/event/seekth...

A few years ago, @curran-holden.bsky.social came up with the idea for this paper as an undergrad in my public opinion class. Today it's in @pgi-wpsa.bsky.social! Check it out for advice on using a short battery of questions to assess masculine and feminine personality traits.

A few years ago, @curran-holden.bsky.social came up with the idea for this paper as an undergrad in my public opinion class. Today it's in @pgi-wpsa.bsky.social! Check it out for advice on using a short battery of questions to assess masculine and feminine personality traits.

Absolutely perfect day to go up Franconia Ridge and get my 32nd 4000 footer in NH: Mt. Liberty. 8mi, 3k ft elevation gain. No AT thru hikers spotted. Summit candy: 3 musketeers and snickers. I expect to be quite sore tomorrow.

Agreed. The part about the need/burden re tracking triggers, symptoms, treatments hit home.

Re-upping thread on state identity research: bsky.app/profile/debb...

The Faroes doesn’t have a World Cup team but this place of about 50k people has some incredible community pitches

When I replicated work by @dhopkins1776.bsky.social asking people what made them proud of their state and the US, I added a category for diversity bc it came up so often academic.oup.com/psq/advance-...

Re-upping thread on state identity research: bsky.app/profile/debb...

The Faroe Islands remind me of giant limpets

The Faroe Islands remind me of giant limpets

250 years ago, Congress ran the country, but now it’s a very different story. Would the founders be shocked by today’s presidential power? Tufts political scientist Meredith McLain weighs in.

I’m really curious about school AI policies/language re T&P, both what they say to external evaluators and for their internal operations. Please share examples if you know of any.

I’m really curious about school AI policies/language re T&P, both what they say to external evaluators and for their internal operations. Please share examples if you know of any.

More sheep than people here

James Bond died here

I feel like I’m in the land of make believe

I feel like I’m in the land of make believe

Oldest inhabited wooden house in the world, apparently, and oldest parliament

that same yougov survey asked people to compare their state to others and got similar results as I did. I asked if people think their state is better than, the same as, or worse than other states. 17% said worse; the rest were divided btwn better (43 %) and the same (41 %).

related finding: in my 2023 state identity survey, I asked, "If someone asks you what state you are from, do you say [state of residence] or do you say someplace else? 81% said their current state of residence. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

that same yougov survey asked people to compare their state to others and got similar results as I did. I asked if people think their state is better than, the same as, or worse than other states. 17% said worse; the rest were divided btwn better (43 %) and the same (41 %).

related finding: in my 2023 state identity survey, I asked, "If someone asks you what state you are from, do you say [state of residence] or do you say someplace else? 81% said their current state of residence. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

One week left to apply for this PhD position in my project on citizens’ role in democracy ⬇️⬇️

Going to be sitting down for a nice chat this week with a migraine specialist and the inimitable @jessethorn.bsky.social! Please let me know if any migraine related topics or questions you may have!

All-party primary going on the ballot in MA

Remembering being at the @ispp-pops.bsky.social conference in Montreal when France won the World Cup in 1998. The panel I was at had to stop for a bit bc the cheering from the street was so loud. It was also during the jazz festival. Excellent planning on the part of the conference organizers.

This time of year my street becomes rainbow alley and it’s awesome

Diversity is 3rd most common open-ended response in 2 recent surveys I conducted. First one here (1/2): www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

If your school has any AI guidance re: T&P reviews, please share, whether it pertains to external letters, internal committee work, or any other stage of the process.

New article alert: "State Identities and the 2024 Election" in Political Science Quarterly. I confirm existing findings about the politics of state identities using new data and contexts. I also assess stability pre- and post-election. 🧵 1/ academic.oup.com/psq/advance-...

Cc @douglasmack.bsky.social

Can’t believe it but yes, coming soon!😅

I really want there to be Netflix movie made about this guy.

So many critters on this stretch of the Appalachian Trail in NH today. Butterflies, chipmunks, frogs, snakes, woodpeckers, and a porcupine! Too early to see any thru hikers.

So many critters on this stretch of the Appalachian Trail in NH today. Butterflies, chipmunks, frogs, snakes, woodpeckers, and a porcupine! Too early to see any thru hikers.

So I’m pretty sure there was a bear on this trail not long ago.

#StateIdentity www.notus.org/donald-trump...

Boston area folks with #migraine, here's a study recruiting at Mass Brigham. h/t @milesformigraine.bsky.social for sharing. #MigraineChat

In related news, I bought another box of the Coke state-themed cans yesterday and some in this batch are pretty good.

as someone studying state identities and their relationship with a whole bunch of other things, I'm intrigued by the idea of the Great American State Fair as an example of attempts to channel national pride and identity through state connections.

If you’re arriving in hot Chicago for #SPPC2026, there’s a Jeni’s ice cream around the corner from the hotel.

Our recent research -- Even among the 92%, It’s Complicated: Examining Black Women Voters’ Emotions and Evaluations of Kamala Harris in the 2024 Election---- examines Black women’s perspectives during the 2024 election cycle through focus groups with politically engaged Black women.

JOB ALERT: The ACLU's State Supreme Court Initiative is seeking a paralegal. IMHO this is an amazing opportunty to work on cutting-edge constitutional cases and appeals in state courts across the country. www.aclu.org/careers/appl...

Drove by the “space research corporation” site on the road to the trailhead, which led to a rabbit hole to learn about Gerald Bull, and what a weird story: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_...

Drove by the “space research corporation” site on the road to the trailhead, which led to a rabbit hole to learn about Gerald Bull, and what a weird story: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_...

Hiked the Journeys End Trail in Vermont today, at the end of the Long Trail. Canada on one side of the line through the trees; US on the other.

4-8 inches of wet heavy snow and 95mph gusts on Mount Washington tonight 🥶 mountwashington.org/weather/high...

Slightly obsessed w this heat map of where thru-hikers on Appalachian Trail are estimated to be each day. If you hike on/near the trail, be a trail angel and bring extra candy bars to share w them. www.wherearethehikers.com/heatmap/

Are you doing any tenure/promotion reviews this summer? Did the invitation come with any guidance on AI usage as you prepare your review? If so, I'd love to know about what it said.