Daniel Aldrich
@danielaldrich.bsky.social
Social scientist interested in social capital, social infrastructure, energy and environmental politics. Books at https://www.amazon.com/stores/Daniel-P.-Aldrich/author/B001JSDHPW
Japanese local government has installed a sign warning people of cats jumping out
February 10, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Japanese local government has installed a sign warning people of cats jumping out
New #article from Utus et al: Respiratory Problems Among Individuals Living İn Containers Following The 2023 Earthquake
TL;DR: Adults residing in containers had measurable impairments in respiratory function, muscle strength, sleep quality, well-being
www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-8...
TL;DR: Adults residing in containers had measurable impairments in respiratory function, muscle strength, sleep quality, well-being
www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-8...
February 10, 2026 at 3:27 PM
New #article from Utus et al: Respiratory Problems Among Individuals Living İn Containers Following The 2023 Earthquake
TL;DR: Adults residing in containers had measurable impairments in respiratory function, muscle strength, sleep quality, well-being
www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-8...
TL;DR: Adults residing in containers had measurable impairments in respiratory function, muscle strength, sleep quality, well-being
www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-8...
Trump panel report draft calls the “specialized industry” of expert consultants a “Disaster Industrial Complex.”
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February 10, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Trump panel report draft calls the “specialized industry” of expert consultants a “Disaster Industrial Complex.”
www.eenews.net/articles/con...
www.eenews.net/articles/con...
New #chapter from Soegiharto et al: Social Capital Perspective in Rural Development Policy
TL;DR: trust and norms, crucial components of social capital, are also implicitly present.
www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...
TL;DR: trust and norms, crucial components of social capital, are also implicitly present.
www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...
February 10, 2026 at 3:09 PM
New #chapter from Soegiharto et al: Social Capital Perspective in Rural Development Policy
TL;DR: trust and norms, crucial components of social capital, are also implicitly present.
www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...
TL;DR: trust and norms, crucial components of social capital, are also implicitly present.
www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...
New #article from Yang et al: Tradition, values, and religion in a center-periphery explanation of disaster governance
TL;DR: civil society-led responses leverage local knowledge, networks, and traditions to foster resilience and collective action
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
TL;DR: civil society-led responses leverage local knowledge, networks, and traditions to foster resilience and collective action
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
February 10, 2026 at 3:05 PM
New #article from Yang et al: Tradition, values, and religion in a center-periphery explanation of disaster governance
TL;DR: civil society-led responses leverage local knowledge, networks, and traditions to foster resilience and collective action
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
TL;DR: civil society-led responses leverage local knowledge, networks, and traditions to foster resilience and collective action
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
New #chapter from Rocco: Urban Development and Public Goods
TL;DR: integrating public goods into urban projects, cities create environments that foster social equity, promote well-being, and ensure that the benefits of urban living are accessible to all
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
TL;DR: integrating public goods into urban projects, cities create environments that foster social equity, promote well-being, and ensure that the benefits of urban living are accessible to all
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
February 10, 2026 at 3:02 PM
New #chapter from Rocco: Urban Development and Public Goods
TL;DR: integrating public goods into urban projects, cities create environments that foster social equity, promote well-being, and ensure that the benefits of urban living are accessible to all
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
TL;DR: integrating public goods into urban projects, cities create environments that foster social equity, promote well-being, and ensure that the benefits of urban living are accessible to all
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
New #article from Gerd Berget: “Information First Responders” or Providing a Safe Space? - Public Libraries and Total Preparedness in Norway
TL;DR: Most libraries wanted to contribute to preparedness
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
TL;DR: Most libraries wanted to contribute to preparedness
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
February 9, 2026 at 8:28 PM
New #article from Gerd Berget: “Information First Responders” or Providing a Safe Space? - Public Libraries and Total Preparedness in Norway
TL;DR: Most libraries wanted to contribute to preparedness
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
TL;DR: Most libraries wanted to contribute to preparedness
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
New #article from Acanga et al: Coastal Communities’ Tsunami Preparedness: Examining the Utility of Social Network Analysis and Social Capital
TL;DR: SNA's application in tsunami contexts remains underexplored
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
TL;DR: SNA's application in tsunami contexts remains underexplored
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
February 9, 2026 at 5:58 PM
New #article from Acanga et al: Coastal Communities’ Tsunami Preparedness: Examining the Utility of Social Network Analysis and Social Capital
TL;DR: SNA's application in tsunami contexts remains underexplored
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
TL;DR: SNA's application in tsunami contexts remains underexplored
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
Hundreds of private jets departed the Bay Area immediately after the Super Bowl ended
February 9, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Hundreds of private jets departed the Bay Area immediately after the Super Bowl ended
New #article from Klockner et al: Can neighbourhood interventions strengthen collective climate action?
TL;DR: interventions might be successful in increasing the perceived social norms in the neighbourhoods
journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
TL;DR: interventions might be successful in increasing the perceived social norms in the neighbourhoods
journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
February 9, 2026 at 3:23 PM
New #article from Klockner et al: Can neighbourhood interventions strengthen collective climate action?
TL;DR: interventions might be successful in increasing the perceived social norms in the neighbourhoods
journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
TL;DR: interventions might be successful in increasing the perceived social norms in the neighbourhoods
journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
New #article from Klockner et al: Can neighbourhood interventions strengthen collective climate action?
TL;DR: interventions might be successful in increasing the perceived social norms in the neighbourhoods
journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
TL;DR: interventions might be successful in increasing the perceived social norms in the neighbourhoods
journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
February 9, 2026 at 3:21 PM
New #article from Klockner et al: Can neighbourhood interventions strengthen collective climate action?
TL;DR: interventions might be successful in increasing the perceived social norms in the neighbourhoods
journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
TL;DR: interventions might be successful in increasing the perceived social norms in the neighbourhoods
journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
Under Prime Minister Takaichi, the snap elections provided the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) with a supermajority in the parliament
February 9, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Under Prime Minister Takaichi, the snap elections provided the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) with a supermajority in the parliament
Remember Macbeth? The Birnam Wood must remove to Dunsinane
February 9, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Remember Macbeth? The Birnam Wood must remove to Dunsinane
New #article from Yang et al: Tradition, values, and religion in a center-periphery explanation of disaster governance
TL;DR: civil society-led responses leverage local knowledge, networks, and religious traditions to foster resilience + collective action
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
TL;DR: civil society-led responses leverage local knowledge, networks, and religious traditions to foster resilience + collective action
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
February 9, 2026 at 2:23 PM
New #article from Yang et al: Tradition, values, and religion in a center-periphery explanation of disaster governance
TL;DR: civil society-led responses leverage local knowledge, networks, and religious traditions to foster resilience + collective action
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
TL;DR: civil society-led responses leverage local knowledge, networks, and religious traditions to foster resilience + collective action
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
How do states handle opposition from civil society over controversial facilities like #nuclear power plants? In my book Site Fights I bring qualitative and quantitative evidence that they avoid communities with strong ties and seek out ones seen as weaker
www.amazon.com/Site-Fights-...
www.amazon.com/Site-Fights-...
February 9, 2026 at 2:19 PM
How do states handle opposition from civil society over controversial facilities like #nuclear power plants? In my book Site Fights I bring qualitative and quantitative evidence that they avoid communities with strong ties and seek out ones seen as weaker
www.amazon.com/Site-Fights-...
www.amazon.com/Site-Fights-...
New #article from Doug Markant et al: Correcting Misperceptions at a Glance: Using Data Visualizations to Reduce Political Sectarianism
TL;DR: how correction effects depend on different representations of outparty views communicated through data visualizations
ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/112...
TL;DR: how correction effects depend on different representations of outparty views communicated through data visualizations
ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/112...
February 9, 2026 at 2:10 PM
New #article from Doug Markant et al: Correcting Misperceptions at a Glance: Using Data Visualizations to Reduce Political Sectarianism
TL;DR: how correction effects depend on different representations of outparty views communicated through data visualizations
ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/112...
TL;DR: how correction effects depend on different representations of outparty views communicated through data visualizations
ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/112...
Man made disaster: When you ignore the signs that say things like, No trucks
February 8, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Man made disaster: When you ignore the signs that say things like, No trucks
New #article from Alwadi et al: Residential proximity to nuclear power plants and cancer incidence in Massachusetts, USA (2000–2018)
TL;DR: estimated 10,815 female and 9,803 male cancer cases attributable to proximity to #nuclear plants
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TL;DR: estimated 10,815 female and 9,803 male cancer cases attributable to proximity to #nuclear plants
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
February 8, 2026 at 7:26 PM
New #article from Alwadi et al: Residential proximity to nuclear power plants and cancer incidence in Massachusetts, USA (2000–2018)
TL;DR: estimated 10,815 female and 9,803 male cancer cases attributable to proximity to #nuclear plants
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
TL;DR: estimated 10,815 female and 9,803 male cancer cases attributable to proximity to #nuclear plants
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
How serious is China about renewables and green energy?
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February 8, 2026 at 5:41 PM
How serious is China about renewables and green energy?
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New #article from Markant et al: Correcting Misperceptions at a Glance: Using Data Visualizations to Reduce Political Sectarianism
TL;DR: how correction effects depend on different representations of outparty views communicated through data visualizations
ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/112...
TL;DR: how correction effects depend on different representations of outparty views communicated through data visualizations
ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/112...
February 8, 2026 at 5:39 PM
New #article from Markant et al: Correcting Misperceptions at a Glance: Using Data Visualizations to Reduce Political Sectarianism
TL;DR: how correction effects depend on different representations of outparty views communicated through data visualizations
ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/112...
TL;DR: how correction effects depend on different representations of outparty views communicated through data visualizations
ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/112...
New #chapter from Majumder et al: Mental Health Aspects of Famine, Flood and Cyclones
TL;DR: South Asian setting presents a myriad of challenges in disaster management and the lack of psychosocial support in these frameworks.
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
TL;DR: South Asian setting presents a myriad of challenges in disaster management and the lack of psychosocial support in these frameworks.
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
February 7, 2026 at 11:58 PM
New #chapter from Majumder et al: Mental Health Aspects of Famine, Flood and Cyclones
TL;DR: South Asian setting presents a myriad of challenges in disaster management and the lack of psychosocial support in these frameworks.
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
TL;DR: South Asian setting presents a myriad of challenges in disaster management and the lack of psychosocial support in these frameworks.
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
