Read my latest on Substack! open.substack.com/pub/election...

Great convo earlier today with @christiangrose.bsky.social about yesterday’s elections. Watch if you want to learn more about what happened and what it all means! youtube.com/watch?v=-EC_...

Was thrilled to be with our @caltech.edu men’s hoops team last night. And yes, that is me on ESPN+!!

When we are poll watching, a lot of what we look for is simple: - is the vote center easy to find? - how accessible is the vote center? - is there ample and accessible parking? - are all required postings in obvious locations? - is the vote center fully operational? There is a method to it all!

There's been a lot of discussion about federal election monitors in the Nov 4th election here in CA. Here's my take, on my Election Science Field Notes Substack. electionscience.substack.com/p/does-calif...

Been out in the field with election monitoring, and learned some important lessons about how election officials can build resilient elections. It's on my Election Science Field Notes, on Substack! @caltechlcssp.bsky.social electionscience.substack.com/p/resilient-...

Here is the latest edition of @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social's #ElectionScienceFieldNotes Substack: "Does #California Need Federal #Election Monitors?" #CaltechElectionIntegrity | @caltech.edu electionscience.substack.com/p/does-calif...

Next on @caltechlcssp.bsky.social's #ElectionScienceOfficeHours w/ host @caltech.edu's @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social 🟧 THE VOTES ARE IN 🟧 A Post- #ElectionDay Convo w/ USC's @christiangrose.bsky.social to Discuss the Results' Implications 11/5/25 | 11am P REGISTER: caltech.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Resilient Elections: Good Training & good process yield good results-The latest #ElectionScienceFieldNotes Substack by @caltechlcssp.bsky.social / @caltech.edu's @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social. electionscience.substack.com/p/resilient-elections Subscribe today!

Looking forward to this important and timely conversation with @jnkatz.bsky.social about partisan gerrymandering. Join us next week!!

Here's the latest #ElectionScienceFieldNotes Substack article from @caltechlcssp.bsky.social co-director and @caltech.edu Professor @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social: How Election Rumors Spread open.substack.com/pub/election...

Flintridge Foundation Professor of Political and Computational Social Science, @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social, lends his expertise in a collaborative piece discussing the potential effects of AI in foreign affairs.

If you missed yesterday's great session of @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Co-Director @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social's #ElectionScienceOfficeHours webinar-part of the #CaltechElectionIntegrity project-featuring @voting.works' @benadida.com, listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4hFe...

This week's Election Science Office Hours! @benadida.com will join me to talk about election technology, voting system security, and cryptography in elections! I'll be a great conversation, join us live at 11am Pacific on Wednesday!

And here is the 9/16 episode of #ElectionScienceOfficeHours with @microsoft.com's Matt Masterson, hosted by @caltech.edu's @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social as a Spotify podcast: open.spotify.com/episode/0XBF...

Have you been working on a methods project this summer? If you are thinking about publishing your project, consider our CUP Elements method series! www.cambridge.org/core/publica...

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🗳🔬Election Science Field Notes🔬🗳 New on #Substack from @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Co-Director @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social. See the link below, read Professor Alvarez's first entry, and subscribe to receive each new entry in your in-box. #ElectionScienceFieldNotes #DataNotDrama @caltech.edu

Election Science Office Hours returns! On Sept 3 at 11am Pacific I'll talk with UCLA's Natalie Masuoka about how the new CA congressional district maps will affect Asian American political representation. Register using the link below: www.protectingtheelection.us/blog-3-1/a-c...

I've started a Substack, "Election Science Field Notes." Please give it a read, and subscribe! Let me know if there are topics and issues you'd like for me to write about! Why Election Science Field Notes? open.substack.com/pub/election...

We should learn more tomorrow about the @cagovernornewsom.bsky.social plan to put redistricting on the November ballot. Here @justinlevitt.bsky.social and I discuss why this is happening and the implications for the 2026 midterms: youtu.be/8KRTLt3IAwM?...

And here is the video! With the amazing @justinlevitt.bsky.social, on the great redistricting controversy. youtu.be/8KRTLt3IAwM?...

It’s hard to compete with Taylor Swift, but we dropped a podcast today as well!! open.spotify.com/episode/7qH4...

New Election Science Office Hours podcast drop! My recent conversation with NM SoS Maggie Toulouse Oliver is now available where you listen to your podcasts! @caltechlcssp.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/5fv6...

Exciting new Election Science Office Hours this Wednesday at 11am Pacific, with New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver! Join us live, use the link below to register. We'll talk about her career in elections and modernizing voter registration in NM! caltech.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

New research by @beamagistro.bsky.social and colleagues suggests that increasing public awareness of solar geoengineering could foster bipartisan engagement with climate policy in the US journals.plos.org/climate/arti... @rd545.bsky.social @paulowennberg.bsky.social @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social

New Election Science Office Hours podcast has dropped! open.spotify.com/episode/2xoS...

New research! We just published this causal analysis of the effect that exposure to toxicity has on players. This is important work from our collaboration with Activision. dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...

Very cool article in the @caltech.edu Magazine that profiles our research on AI! magazine.caltech.edu/post/kaleido...

This is going to be exciting! Join us live on Wednesday at 11am Pacific! Kim is one of the world's experts on elections, great opportunity to hear more about what she's learned in her career and what we need to do for a safe & secure election in 2026. www.protectingtheelection.us/blog-3-1/sec...

At @caltech.edu on Tuesday evening, we hosted an important public event, "Southern CA Wildfires and Water Quality: Science Meets Policy." We had an important conversation about how scientists and policymakers can collaborate to develop innovative solutions when disaster strikes. Video soon!

Join me on Wednesday at 11am Pacific for the next episode of Election Science Office Hours! I'll be talking with Gretchen Macht from the Engineering for Democracy Institute and the University of Rhode Island. Gretchen is a pioneer, working to bring her engineering talents to improve democracy!

New Office Hours podcast episode with @justinlevitt.bsky.social! We discuss President Trump's election administration executive orders and their legal prospects. Give a listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2oBj... Or on Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

Wow, what a great conversation this morning with @justinlevitt.bsky.social! If you want to learn more about the recent executive orders about US elections, you will want to watch this video!

Is it just me, or does "XChat" sound really creepy?

This will be a classic office hours!

This will be a very interesting conversation. If you are interested in US elections you should join us tomorrow morning! Register using the link below.

Excited to share the latest in our research with Activision. Here Jacob Morrier, Rafal Kocielnik and I use reinforcement learning to improve the efficiency of sampling for toxicity detection in competitive online video games. arxiv.org/abs/2503.20968

April Fools!

Final Four!

🌍 Excited to share our latest paper published in npj Climate Action with @rd545.bsky.social, @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social and Paul Wennberg. Here's the Open Access link: www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Our public lands in the US are amazing. Today I had a great hike in Bandelier, the Burnt Mesa hike.

Good morning from New Mexico!

Well, UNC made it interesting, but I'm still not convinced by the selection committee's decision.

Working out this weekend? Spring break? Driving trip? Listen to the Election Science Office Hours podcast on Spotify and Apple! I've got @pgronke.bsky.social and @paulonabike.bsky.social on, talking about everything they've learned about local election officials. open.spotify.com/episode/1vwB...

What happened to the Boss Button? I could have used it today.

In January, the @caltech.edu LCSSP held its virtual "Information & Misinformation in Elections Conference. Lynn Vavreck of UCLA presented “The Economy in 2024: Information or Misinformation?” during her keynote talk moderated by Betsy Sinclair. @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social youtu.be/pFUjyIOm4_k?...

Thanks for the kind words!