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

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

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...

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...

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

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....

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.

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