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John Holbein
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Associate Professor of Public Policy, Politics, and Education @UVA.

I share social science.

Political science 58%
Sociology 13%
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Did you know that your siblings can influence whether you vote?

Well, because of our new working paper you do!

@mike-bloem.bsky.social, @jonisaacsmith.bsky.social, sam imlay

Thanks for writing it!

"Indifferent or impartial? Actor–observer asymmetries in expressing and evaluating sociopolitical neutrality."

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The reason for this appears to be that there is a gap in perspective.

People see their own neutrality as thoughtful or undecided, but see others’ neutrality as apathy, avoidance, or strategy.

In short, staying neutral often fails to protect your reputation the way people expect it to.

Across 11 studies, they show that observers tend to judge neutral people as no more moral than people who openly disagreed with them, and much less moral than people who shared their views.

When political issues are heated, many people think staying neutral is the safest and most moral choice.

But, is that how people truly see it?

This new research by Ruttan, Adams, and DeCelles shows that’s not how others see political neutrality.

this hits

Americans are increasingly eating their meals alone.

PDF has become the fourth most popular religion

Reposted by Bruce D. Baker

Reposted by Bruce D. Baker

Everyone seems to be freaking out about AI "stealing jobs."

My dudes: take a deep breath.

Workers in highly AI-exposed occupations are often the most adaptable. They have transferable skills, savings, and dense labor markets.

good thing we're not cutting (or threatening to cut) research funding
The U.S. is losing its competitive advantage in scientific research.

This new working paper uses 44 million publications and shows a massive global shift over the last 40 years:

The U.S. still leads in biomedical science.

China now dominates engineering & physical sciences.

Bottom line: Global science is democratizing. U.S. scientific dominance is no longer guaranteed.

-Since 1980, the U.S. share of scientific output has fallen from ~40% to 15%.

-In that time period, China has risen from near 0 to ~32% overall.

-This is also true in top-journal papers.

-This isn’t just more scientists; it's higher per-researcher productivity.

Reposted by David Darmofal

The U.S. is losing its competitive advantage in scientific research.

This new working paper uses 44 million publications and shows a massive global shift over the last 40 years:

Reposted by John Holbein

My mom told me that she saw a video of Barron Trump singing online.

She said he had the most beautiful voice she’s ever heard.

AI has officially crossed the line.

Reposted by John Holbein

It is a joke.

e.g., I'm intentional about taking a sabbath--i.e. a no work day every week.

Reposted by David R. Miller

The beauty of academia? Total freedom to pick which 7 days you work each week.