Andrew Mercer
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Principal methodologist at Pew Research Center. He/him
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Exciting news! We just posted an opening for a Survey Associate on
@pewresearch.org
's Methods team! This is an amazing opportunity for someone relatively early in their career to join what is, IMO, the most fun methods team in the business. Full description at the link below.
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Survey Associate, Methodology
Pew Research Center Organization Overview Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. It conducts publi...
https://pewtrusts.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CenterExternal/details/Survey-Associate--Methodology_R003097
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Conrad Hackett
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Is there a revival of churchgoing among US young adults? According to Opt-in online polls: Yes Surveys using random samples of the population: No
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/01/23/has-there-been-a-christian-revival-among-young-adults-in-the-uk-recent-surveys-may-be-misleading/
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Frank Hull
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github.com/frankiethull...
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GitHub - frankiethull/iltm: iLTM: Integrated Large Tabular Model with R
iLTM: Integrated Large Tabular Model with R. Contribute to frankiethull/iltm development by creating an account on GitHub.
https://github.com/frankiethull/iltm
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Exciting news! We just posted an opening for a Survey Associate on
@pewresearch.org
's Methods team! This is an amazing opportunity for someone relatively early in their career to join what is, IMO, the most fun methods team in the business. Full description at the link below.
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Survey Associate, Methodology
Pew Research Center Organization Overview Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. It conducts publi...
https://pewtrusts.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CenterExternal/details/Survey-Associate--Methodology_R003097
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Michael Piccorossi
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Quiz – How Well Do You Understand Your Health Insurance? Take this 10-question quiz to test your knowledge of common health insurance terminology, concepts and jargon
www.kff.org/private-insu...
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Quiz - How Well Do You Understand Your Health Insurance? | KFF
Health insurance is often complicated, but understanding the basics helps you make better decisions about your coverage and care. This 10-question quiz touches on some terms you may encounter.
https://www.kff.org/private-insurance/quiz-how-well-do-you-understand-your-health-insurance/
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Scream is an incredible movie. Best horror movie of the last 50 years by a mile.
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Florian Keusch
6 days ago
Really enjoyed writing this piece with
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Giant rewatch of all of Supernatural. Great idea? Or the best idea?
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Lizzie O'Leary
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The “optimizing” trend is all about shifting responsibility for health onto the individual and profiting from it. You can do everything “right” and still get cancer. Ask me how I know.
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Just had an argument with my partner that ended with her emphatically stating “I did *not* forget about Dre.”
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Conrad Hackett
10 days ago
Is Christianity making a comeback? The data might surprise you. I joined the Holy Smoke podcast to dig into the evidence behind a "Quiet Revival." Apple podcasts link:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
Spectator link:
spectator.com/podcast/is-t...
#quietrevival
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Is there any truth in the Christian revival?
Podcast Episode · Holy Smoke · 02/17/2026 · 32m
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/is-there-any-truth-in-the-christian-revival/id1163175265?i=1000750171927
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Chris Chapman
10 days ago
Survey researchers: I'll discuss LLM "synthetic respondents" in a free webinar this week. ➡️ Synthetic Survey Data? It's Not Data Thursday Feb 19, 12pm Eastern, hosted by Sawtooth Free registration:
sawtoothsoftware.com/resources/ev...
(P.S., I give no quarter on this topic 😆)
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Synthetic Survey Data? It's Not Data
Many vendors claim that LLM "AI" systems can generate human-like survey responses quickly and cheaply using previous or sometimes concurrent training data. In this webinar, Chris discusses several fun...
https://sawtoothsoftware.com/resources/events/webinars/synthetic-survey-data-its-not-data
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Pro-tip: you almost certainly do not want the 10-cup rice maker, even if it’s only slightly more expensive than the 5 cup. I promise.
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Emily Guskin
11 days ago
@evanbirnholz.bsky.social
out here giving
@aapor.bsky.social
lessons in the Sunday crossword 🥹
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All the best basslines are from the 70’s prove me wrong.
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Good Times
https://open.spotify.com/track/0PQFPcSK1gnBGlbV4CZCG0?si=j55CO6ZFSx-JkHu_116_Pg
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Setting aside the fact that it is *extremely* violent, God of War (2018) is a very sweet, very wholesome game.
13 days ago
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Happy Friday the 13th to those who celebrate. 🔪🔪🔪
14 days ago
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For the love of god, can it just melt already?
14 days ago
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Watching Home Movies for like the 300th time. Like we do.
21 days ago
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Desperately trying to think of a Sliders Georg joke but failing.
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23 days ago
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ADHDinos
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Consequences
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Conrad Hackett
23 days ago
NEW: How Measurement Changes Can Exaggerate the Growth of Religious “Nones” from Matthew Conrad & me
https://sociologicalscience.com/articles-v13-5-89/
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Man, Frankenstein is a n extremely tedious 2.5 hours. Good lord.
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Andrew Heiss
24 days ago
Posted a helpful little set of FAQs about regression for my causal inference class, including illustrations of statistical vs. substantive signficance and all the different things you can do with
#rstats
model objects
evalsp26.classes.andrewheiss.com/news/2026-02...
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Part of me wants to get tickets to see NiN at the MCI Center and (a probably wiser) part of me knows it’s not going to be better than it was in 1994. Still…
28 days ago
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Man, Red Dead Redemption 2 is just a sad, sad game.
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Bedtime music.
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Djc - Junglist Bashment
https://www.mixcloud.com/junglelove/djc-junglist-bashment/
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Sometimes it is a miracle I actually manage to get anything done. 🤦♂️
about 1 month ago
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Nothing like shoveling snow to remind you that you are Middle-Aged(TM).
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Stephen Wild
about 1 month ago
It was a glorious time.
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Washington DC right before a major snowstorm.
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Whole Foods Parking Lot - Music Video [HD]
YouTube video by FogandSmogFilms
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2UFc1pr2yUU
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Great list!
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Regular Jon’s pizza in Westwood, whose pizza was incredible but is probably most famous for this scene from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. I blew so many quarters on that Karate Champ machine….
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Conrad Hackett
about 1 month ago
Please share: Pew Research Center will provide $3,000 each for 19 new papers using our recent global datasets. We encourage reuse of our Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures data!
https://www.pewresearch.org/2026/01/16/seeking-research-using-recent-pew-templeton-global-religious-futures-datasets/
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Antonia Taylor
about 1 month ago
hi
@awmercer.bsky.social
i drew your cat as my daily art piece for today! (1/15/2026)
#art
#drawing
#artoftheday
#cats
#catart
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Charlie appears to have completely broken containment which, tbh, is kind of on brand for him.
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We have an update on Charlie’s newfound love of printing.
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Very much looking forward to reading this
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Charlie has figured out how to make the printer print test pages and now it’s all he wants to do.
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There is a sense in which Kyle MacLachlan was type cast after Twin Peaks, but rather than stagnate, he took it and made being a weird guy on a suit into high art.
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Pew Research Center just posted a brand new opening for a Data Archivist! This is a 2-year, grant-funded position housed within the methods team (the best team obv). Check out the link below for a full description and to apply!
#openscience
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Data Archivist
Position Summary Pew Research Center is seeking a Data Archivist to support our commitment to open science and data transparency. This newly created role will play a key part in enhancing the accessib...
https://pewtrusts.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CenterExternal/details/Data-Archivist_R003046-1
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Pew Research Center just posted a brand new opening for a Data Archivist! This is a 2-year, grant-funded position housed within the methods team (the best team obv). Check out the link below for a full description and to apply!
#openscience
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Data Archivist
Position Summary Pew Research Center is seeking a Data Archivist to support our commitment to open science and data transparency. This newly created role will play a key part in enhancing the accessib...
https://pewtrusts.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CenterExternal/details/Data-Archivist_R003046-1
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Ariel Edwards-Levy
about 2 months ago
I know this isn't where everyone's headspace is right now, but I want to highlight some survey stories we published over the holiday period, since I think they're a good reflection of the breadth of public opinion reporting.
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Colin Farrell as Penguin is amazing and also I still don’t quite believe it’s Colin Farrell.
about 2 months ago
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Natalie Weiner
2 months ago
again if you live in dc and environs you gotta follow steve - nobody's doing these kinds of listings anymore
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The only correct answer.
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journeyman folklorist
2 months ago
Pour one out for Jim Moylan
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RIP The Guy Who Put The Little Arrow On Your Fuel Gauge Though I Think There Was An Earlier One - The Autopian
If there’s one car fact or Easter Egg or detail (or whatever you want to call it) that seems to delight non-car-obsessed people more than any other one, I think it has to be this one: fuel gauges tend...
https://www.theautopian.com/rip-the-guy-who-put-the-little-arrow-on-your-fuel-gauge-though-i-think-there-was-an-earlier-one/
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Who is setting off fireworks at midnight on Christmas Eve? Are Christmas Eve fireworks a thing a I just never noticed?
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