LCSSP at Caltech
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The Linde Center for Science, Society, and Policy (LCSSP) at Caltech provides a forum for research and debate on topics at the intersection of science, society, and policy. | R.M. Alvarez & F. Eberhardt |
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1/NEW RESEARCH: @sarakangaslahti.bsky.social @harvard.edu | Danny Ebanks @iqss.bsky.social | @jeankossaifi.bsky.social NVIDIA |Anqi Liu @hopkinsengineer.bsky.social @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social @caltech.edu , @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Anima Anandkumar Caltech
Forthcoming in @polanalysis.bsky.social:
Forthcoming in @polanalysis.bsky.social:
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We're thrilled to be launching a new grant opportunity for election researchers & practitioners, aimed at improving the security, accuracy, and accessibility of voter registration systems + list maintenance practices. Find the full RFP along with more details on our website: buff.ly/YYouOTp
Practice-Oriented Research to Improve Voter Registration and List Maintenance | MIT Election Lab
Maintaining secure, accurate, and accessible voter registration rolls is an ongoing challenge that has come under increased political scrutiny in recent years.
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November 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
We're thrilled to be launching a new grant opportunity for election researchers & practitioners, aimed at improving the security, accuracy, and accessibility of voter registration systems + list maintenance practices. Find the full RFP along with more details on our website: buff.ly/YYouOTp
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L'Oréal USA has awarded one of five 2025 For Women in Science grants to Caltech's Georgia Squyres, a postdoctoral scholar in the laboratory of Dianne Newman, Gordon M. Binder/Amgen Professor of Biology and Geobiology and Merkin Institute Professor.
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Postdoc Awarded L'Oréal USA For Women in Science Grant
Biologist Georgia Squyres receives a research fellowship to study bacterial biofilm communities.
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November 18, 2025 at 9:06 PM
L'Oréal USA has awarded one of five 2025 For Women in Science grants to Caltech's Georgia Squyres, a postdoctoral scholar in the laboratory of Dianne Newman, Gordon M. Binder/Amgen Professor of Biology and Geobiology and Merkin Institute Professor.
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1/NEW RESEARCH: @sarakangaslahti.bsky.social @harvard.edu | Danny Ebanks @iqss.bsky.social | @jeankossaifi.bsky.social NVIDIA |Anqi Liu @hopkinsengineer.bsky.social @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social @caltech.edu , @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Anima Anandkumar Caltech
Forthcoming in @polanalysis.bsky.social:
Forthcoming in @polanalysis.bsky.social:
November 18, 2025 at 7:19 PM
1/NEW RESEARCH: @sarakangaslahti.bsky.social @harvard.edu | Danny Ebanks @iqss.bsky.social | @jeankossaifi.bsky.social NVIDIA |Anqi Liu @hopkinsengineer.bsky.social @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social @caltech.edu , @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Anima Anandkumar Caltech
Forthcoming in @polanalysis.bsky.social:
Forthcoming in @polanalysis.bsky.social:
More photos of the #ProtectingTheElection: #AIandGovernance Conference that was held at WashU last month, organized by @washupolisci.bsky.social/ Betsy Sinclair & @caltechlcssp.bsky.social/ @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social. Photos of #ElectionTechnologists panel below:
November 17, 2025 at 8:11 PM
More photos of the #ProtectingTheElection: #AIandGovernance Conference that was held at WashU last month, organized by @washupolisci.bsky.social/ Betsy Sinclair & @caltechlcssp.bsky.social/ @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social. Photos of #ElectionTechnologists panel below:
Did you know? The @CaltechLCSSP has a @facebook page. Follow us at www.facebook.com/people/Linde... if you / your organization is active on this platform.
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November 17, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Did you know? The @CaltechLCSSP has a @facebook page. Follow us at www.facebook.com/people/Linde... if you / your organization is active on this platform.
1/3 Some photos from poster session at last month's #ProtectingTheElection: #AIandGovernance Conference at @washupolisci.bsky.social. Great Posters, everyone. Thanks for participating! More photos & videos forthcoming. Co-Organizers Betsy Sinclair & @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social, @caltech.edu
November 17, 2025 at 4:29 PM
1/3 Some photos from poster session at last month's #ProtectingTheElection: #AIandGovernance Conference at @washupolisci.bsky.social. Great Posters, everyone. Thanks for participating! More photos & videos forthcoming. Co-Organizers Betsy Sinclair & @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social, @caltech.edu
Caltech alum @jimfruchterman.bsky.social joined @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Co-Director @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social on campus recently to discuss Jim's book, #TechnologyForGood, during the #BehindTheBook Series at @caltech.edu.
November 13, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Caltech alum @jimfruchterman.bsky.social joined @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Co-Director @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social on campus recently to discuss Jim's book, #TechnologyForGood, during the #BehindTheBook Series at @caltech.edu.
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The fields of artificial intelligence (AI) and neuroscience are closely intertwined. Artificial intelligence was inspired by the human brain, and, in turn, AI can help us better understand the brain's complex inner workings.
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How Can AI Advance Understanding of the Brain?
Discover how AI is revolutionizing neuroscience by analyzing brain data, powering brain–machine interfaces, and creating models to study how the brain works. Explore its potential for medical breakthroughs.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The fields of artificial intelligence (AI) and neuroscience are closely intertwined. Artificial intelligence was inspired by the human brain, and, in turn, AI can help us better understand the brain's complex inner workings.
scienceexchange.caltech.edu/topics/neuro...
scienceexchange.caltech.edu/topics/neuro...
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This was an energizing event with excellent scientists in a gorgeous location. Thank you for making it happen!
Congratulations @elowitzlab.bsky.social on the @iubmb.bsky.social Jubilee Award🌟 ! 🎉🎉🎉
@caltech.edu | @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social, @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Co-Director
@caltech.edu | @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social, @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Co-Director
We also presented the @iubmb.bsky.social Jubilee Award to @elowitzlab.bsky.social (@caltech.edu), for his "outstanding contributions to the fields of synthetic biology and systems biology".
November 11, 2025 at 6:36 PM
This was an energizing event with excellent scientists in a gorgeous location. Thank you for making it happen!
Very enlightening session of #ElectionScienceOfficeHours yesterday with webinar guest @christiangrose.bsky.social (USC) and host @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social ( @caltech.edu & @caltechlcssp.bsky.social). Watch "The #Votes are in on YouTube at the link below:
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!
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The Votes are in: A Post-Election Day Conversation to Discuss the Results' Implications
YouTube video by Linde Center for Science, Society, and Policy
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November 6, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Very enlightening session of #ElectionScienceOfficeHours yesterday with webinar guest @christiangrose.bsky.social (USC) and host @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social ( @caltech.edu & @caltechlcssp.bsky.social). Watch "The #Votes are in on YouTube at the link below:
Very enlightening session of #ElectionScienceOfficeHours yesterday with webinar guest @christiangrose.bsky.social (USC) and host @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social ( @caltech.edu & @caltechlcssp.bsky.social). Watch "The #Votes are in on YouTube at the link below:
California voters passed a new congressional redistricting map in Prop 50. Want to learn how districts change for the 2026 elections? I talked with @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social about the 5 districts in the new map that turn GOP-leaning seats into Dem-leaning seats. youtu.be/-EC_monSQ38?...
The Votes are in: A Post-Election Day Conversation to Discuss the Results' Implications
YouTube video by Linde Center for Science, Society, and Policy
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November 6, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Very enlightening session of #ElectionScienceOfficeHours yesterday with webinar guest @christiangrose.bsky.social (USC) and host @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social ( @caltech.edu & @caltechlcssp.bsky.social). Watch "The #Votes are in on YouTube at the link below:
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Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Sujit Datta (Datta Lab) talks to Caltech about "his work and what is so special about all this squishy stuff."
https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/studying-the-squishy-stuff-a-conversation-with-sujit-datta
https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/studying-the-squishy-stuff-a-conversation-with-sujit-datta
Studying the Squishy Stuff: A Conversation with Sujit Datta
A Q&A with the professor of chemical engineering, bioengineering, and biophysics who studies soft, pliable materials, how environmental factors affect them, and vice versa
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October 31, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Sujit Datta (Datta Lab) talks to Caltech about "his work and what is so special about all this squishy stuff."
https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/studying-the-squishy-stuff-a-conversation-with-sujit-datta
https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/studying-the-squishy-stuff-a-conversation-with-sujit-datta
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
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🟧 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...
November 5, 2025 at 2:32 PM
What @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Co-Director @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social and his colleagues and students look for during #Election observation below. 🗳
Today, on #ElectionDay in #California, they will be visiting Los Angeles County #VoteCenters.
Today, on #ElectionDay in #California, they will be visiting Los Angeles County #VoteCenters.
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!
- 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!
November 4, 2025 at 5:35 PM
What @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Co-Director @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social and his colleagues and students look for during #Election observation below. 🗳
Today, on #ElectionDay in #California, they will be visiting Los Angeles County #VoteCenters.
Today, on #ElectionDay in #California, they will be visiting Los Angeles County #VoteCenters.
TOMORROW: Wed., Nov 5 | 11am Pacific | #ElectionScienceOfficeHours | Host @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social & Guest @christiangrose.bsky.social | Post-#ElectionDay Debrief: #Prop50 in #California & so much more! 🗳
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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...
🟧 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...
November 4, 2025 at 2:23 PM
TOMORROW: Wed., Nov 5 | 11am Pacific | #ElectionScienceOfficeHours | Host @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social & Guest @christiangrose.bsky.social | Post-#ElectionDay Debrief: #Prop50 in #California & so much more! 🗳
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@caltech.edu @caltechlcssp.bsky.social USC
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@caltech.edu @caltechlcssp.bsky.social USC
Wed., Nov 5 Webinar @ 11am Pacific
@rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social & @christiangrose.bsky.social
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@rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social & @christiangrose.bsky.social
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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...
🟧 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...
November 3, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Wed., Nov 5 Webinar @ 11am Pacific
@rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social & @christiangrose.bsky.social
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@rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social & @christiangrose.bsky.social
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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.
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electionscience.substack.com/p/does-calif...
Does California Need Federal Election Monitors?
If so, be neutral, be objective, and don’t interfere with the process.
electionscience.substack.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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...
electionscience.substack.com/p/does-calif...
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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
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Resilient Elections
Good training and good process yield good results
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October 31, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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-...
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Resilient Elections: Good Training & good process yield good results-The latest #ElectionScienceFieldNotes Substack by @caltechlcssp.bsky.social / @caltech.edu's @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social.
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October 31, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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
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Listen to @christiangrose.bsky.social on Spectrum & tune in on 11/5 at 11am P to @caltechlcssp.bsky.social's #ElectionScienceOfficeHours w/ @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social for: The Votes are in: A Post-Election Day Conversation to Discuss the Results' Implications
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caltech.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 31, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Listen to @christiangrose.bsky.social on Spectrum & tune in on 11/5 at 11am P to @caltechlcssp.bsky.social's #ElectionScienceOfficeHours w/ @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social for: The Votes are in: A Post-Election Day Conversation to Discuss the Results' Implications
caltech.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
caltech.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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...
🟧 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...
October 30, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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...
🟧 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...
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Caltech researchers have reintroduced a classic technique to image the formation and growth of individual cells that make up biofilms, sticky masses of millions of cells that are often responsible for antibiotic-tolerant infections.
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A New Perspective on Bacterial Biofilm Defenses
Biofilms have traditionally been difficult to image, but Caltech researchers are illuminating their development and antibiotic defenses.
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October 30, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Yesterday, @caltechlcssp.bsky.social held a great session of #ElectionScienceOfficeHours w/ LCSSP Co-Director & webinar host @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social & @caltech.edu Professor @jnkatz.bsky.social holding "A Conversation on State Redistricting Impacts Around the Nation."
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A Conversation with Caltech's Jonathan N. Katz: State Redistricting Impacts Around the Nation
YouTube video by Linde Center for Science, Society, and Policy
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October 29, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Yesterday, @caltechlcssp.bsky.social held a great session of #ElectionScienceOfficeHours w/ LCSSP Co-Director & webinar host @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social & @caltech.edu Professor @jnkatz.bsky.social holding "A Conversation on State Redistricting Impacts Around the Nation."
youtu.be/5Xk4CbsgE74?...
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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...
#CaltechElectionIntegrity | @caltech.edu
electionscience.substack.com/p/does-calif...
October 29, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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...
#CaltechElectionIntegrity | @caltech.edu
electionscience.substack.com/p/does-calif...
Our Framing Talks from the Biotech Beyond Conventional Containment workshop, part of the #CaltechBioPolicyInitiative, held at @caltech.edu earlier this month are all posted here (in addition to the @caltechlcssp.bsky.social 's YouTube channel: www.biotech-beyond-containment-caltech2025.org/videos
October 28, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Our Framing Talks from the Biotech Beyond Conventional Containment workshop, part of the #CaltechBioPolicyInitiative, held at @caltech.edu earlier this month are all posted here (in addition to the @caltechlcssp.bsky.social 's YouTube channel: www.biotech-beyond-containment-caltech2025.org/videos