Elliot Friedman
@efried.bsky.social
Professor of Human Development and Family Science; psychological well-being, health, biological function and aging; tenor; father of twins and wrangler of Siberian Huskies; music and theater lover.
Some light in the darkness (seen outside my window)... A trio of grounds crew workers who had been clearing snow and putting down sand on walkways just simultaneously flopped down in the snow and made snow angels.
January 27, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Some light in the darkness (seen outside my window)... A trio of grounds crew workers who had been clearing snow and putting down sand on walkways just simultaneously flopped down in the snow and made snow angels.
Black Mirror “USS Callister”
December 28, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Black Mirror “USS Callister”
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What these people are doing to the power of calling out real antisemitism, in an incredibly dangerous time of surging global antisemitism….man, it is just so worrisome
December 27, 2025 at 2:08 AM
What these people are doing to the power of calling out real antisemitism, in an incredibly dangerous time of surging global antisemitism….man, it is just so worrisome
Make a Bond movie academic:
Never Say Never Again: A holiday message from the Provost
Never Say Never Again: A holiday message from the Provost
December 26, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Make a Bond movie academic:
Never Say Never Again: A holiday message from the Provost
Never Say Never Again: A holiday message from the Provost
Make a Bond movie academic:
You Only Live Twice: The importance of replication in scientific research
You Only Live Twice: The importance of replication in scientific research
December 26, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Make a Bond movie academic:
You Only Live Twice: The importance of replication in scientific research
You Only Live Twice: The importance of replication in scientific research
This is amazing!
December 2, 2025 at 5:23 PM
This is amazing!
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This is a good essay. It takes everyone in good faith and its conclusions feel right to me.
I especially like the reminder that we are not pundits and seeing ourselves as people with grand answers is not necessarily, and not necessarily even helpful, in guiding us toward helpful resistance.
I especially like the reminder that we are not pundits and seeing ourselves as people with grand answers is not necessarily, and not necessarily even helpful, in guiding us toward helpful resistance.
You don't have to swallow frogs
Klein and Coates show that if you don't know what your core beliefs are, you're going to get played.
degenerateart.beehiiv.com
September 30, 2025 at 9:06 PM
This is a good essay. It takes everyone in good faith and its conclusions feel right to me.
I especially like the reminder that we are not pundits and seeing ourselves as people with grand answers is not necessarily, and not necessarily even helpful, in guiding us toward helpful resistance.
I especially like the reminder that we are not pundits and seeing ourselves as people with grand answers is not necessarily, and not necessarily even helpful, in guiding us toward helpful resistance.
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We all deserve better than RFK Jr.
Great piece from @gregggonsalves.bsky.social
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Great piece from @gregggonsalves.bsky.social
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
RFK Jr., American Psycho
He needs to go. Now.
www.thenation.com
September 5, 2025 at 2:52 AM
We all deserve better than RFK Jr.
Great piece from @gregggonsalves.bsky.social
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Great piece from @gregggonsalves.bsky.social
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Chilling example of the abuse of government power
A MAGA Warrior Is Rifling Through Your Mortgage Paperwork talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-mag...
A MAGA Warrior Is Rifling Through Your Mortgage Paperwork talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-mag...
A MAGA Warrior Is Rifling Through Your Mortgage Paperwork
I’m by no means the first one to note this. But it’s...
talkingpointsmemo.com
August 27, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Chilling example of the abuse of government power
A MAGA Warrior Is Rifling Through Your Mortgage Paperwork talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-mag...
A MAGA Warrior Is Rifling Through Your Mortgage Paperwork talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-mag...
It's hard to overstate how bad this is for the entire US scientific enterprise. Replacing expertise with ideology.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Trump order gives political appointees vast powers over research grants
Researchers are alarmed that the move might upend a long-standing tradition of peer-review for grants.
www.nature.com
August 8, 2025 at 10:59 PM
It's hard to overstate how bad this is for the entire US scientific enterprise. Replacing expertise with ideology.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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The White House is taking new steps to undermine every international student at our universities.
It has approved a new rule restricting student visas to 4 years max. That's not long enough for PhD students, or about half of undergrads, to finish their degree.
Likely to enter force within days.
It has approved a new rule restricting student visas to 4 years max. That's not long enough for PhD students, or about half of undergrads, to finish their degree.
Likely to enter force within days.
August 8, 2025 at 11:20 AM
The White House is taking new steps to undermine every international student at our universities.
It has approved a new rule restricting student visas to 4 years max. That's not long enough for PhD students, or about half of undergrads, to finish their degree.
Likely to enter force within days.
It has approved a new rule restricting student visas to 4 years max. That's not long enough for PhD students, or about half of undergrads, to finish their degree.
Likely to enter force within days.
Hard to imagine why anyone will serve on study section if program has been completely politicized.
July 15, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Hard to imagine why anyone will serve on study section if program has been completely politicized.
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Editorial: Indiana University, Ball State and Purdue are gutted without logic or thought
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/07/e...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/07/e...
Editorial: Indiana University, Ball State and Purdue are gutted without logic or thought
Taking an axe to degree programs at Indiana University makes no sense.
www.chicagotribune.com
July 8, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Editorial: Indiana University, Ball State and Purdue are gutted without logic or thought
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/07/e...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/07/e...
Agreed - I see/feel something new in it every time.
This was also the poem I chose to read at my dad's memorial. He knew Seamus Heaney and loved his poetry.
This was also the poem I chose to read at my dad's memorial. He knew Seamus Heaney and loved his poetry.
June 16, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Agreed - I see/feel something new in it every time.
This was also the poem I chose to read at my dad's memorial. He knew Seamus Heaney and loved his poetry.
This was also the poem I chose to read at my dad's memorial. He knew Seamus Heaney and loved his poetry.
I assign this to my class when we're discussing identity
June 16, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I assign this to my class when we're discussing identity
Essential reading for anyone who cares about higher education and the media’s role in its dismantling.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The mainstream media has enabled Trump’s war on universities | Jason Stanley
For the past decade, the US press has fueled a moral panic over leftists on campus while failing to report on the right’s assault
www.theguardian.com
June 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Essential reading for anyone who cares about higher education and the media’s role in its dismantling.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Paraphrase of my favorite exchanges:
Hanks: "Aren't you worried?"
Rylance: "Would it help?"
Hanks: "Aren't you worried?"
Rylance: "Would it help?"
June 8, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Paraphrase of my favorite exchanges:
Hanks: "Aren't you worried?"
Rylance: "Would it help?"
Hanks: "Aren't you worried?"
Rylance: "Would it help?"
Awful decision. I liked the way the team played under Ange, and the abysmal league record this season was completely down to the injuries and lack of depth on the bench. I honestly don't understand ownership thinking on this.
June 7, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Awful decision. I liked the way the team played under Ange, and the abysmal league record this season was completely down to the injuries and lack of depth on the bench. I honestly don't understand ownership thinking on this.
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I can usually see at least a tenuous connection to what I actually do, but this journal solicitation has me genuinely stumped.
“Air, Soil and Water Research is interested in your work”
“Air, Soil and Water Research is interested in your work”
May 1, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I can usually see at least a tenuous connection to what I actually do, but this journal solicitation has me genuinely stumped.
“Air, Soil and Water Research is interested in your work”
“Air, Soil and Water Research is interested in your work”
Musk as the frumious bandersnatch, I presume.
April 2, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Musk as the frumious bandersnatch, I presume.