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LCSSP at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 5d

If you missed yesterday's great session of @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Co-Director @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social's #ElectionScienceOfficeHours webinar-part of the #CaltechElectionIntegrity project-featuring @voting.works' @benadida.com, listen on Spotify:
open.spotify.com/episode/4hFe...

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R. Michael Alvarez @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social · 8d

This week's Election Science Office Hours! @benadida.com will join me to talk about election technology, voting system security, and cryptography in elections! I'll be a great conversation, join us live at 11am Pacific on Wednesday!

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LCSSP at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · 19d

And here is the 9/16 episode of #ElectionScienceOfficeHours with @microsoft.com's Matt Masterson, hosted by @caltech.edu's @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social as a Spotify podcast: open.spotify.com/episode/0XBF...

Episode 23: Matt Masterson on election security

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R. Michael Alvarez @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social · Sep 7

Have you been working on a methods project this summer? If you are thinking about publishing your project, consider our CUP Elements method series!
www.cambridge.org/core/publica...

Quantitative and Computational Methods for the Social Sciences

Welcome to Cambridge Core

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R. Michael Alvarez @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social · Sep 4

Listen!

LCSSP at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · Sep 4

The 8/3/25 episode of #ElectionScienceOfficeHours featuring guest Natalie Masuoka and host @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social (@caltechlcssp.bsky.social / @caltech.edu) is now available on Apple Podcasts:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

Episode 22: Natalie Masuoka and How CA Redistricting Might Change Asian American Political Representation

Podcast Episode · The Election Science Office Hours Podcast · 09/04/2025 · 54m

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R. Michael Alvarez @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social · Sep 4

Watch!

LCSSP at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · Sep 4

The 8/3/25 episode of #ElectionScienceOfficeHours featuring guest Natalie Masuoka and host @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social (@caltechlcssp.bsky.social / @caltech.edu ) is now available on Spotify:
open.spotify.com/episode/1PIG...

Episode 22: Natalie Masuoka and How CA Redistricting Might Change Asian American Political Representation

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LCSSP at Caltech @caltechlcssp.bsky.social · Aug 27

🗳🔬Election Science Field Notes🔬🗳
New on #Substack from @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Co-Director @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social. See the link below, read Professor Alvarez's first entry, and subscribe to receive each new entry in your in-box.

#ElectionScienceFieldNotes
#DataNotDrama @caltech.edu

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R. Michael Alvarez @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social · Aug 28

Election Science Office Hours returns! On Sept 3 at 11am Pacific I'll talk with UCLA's Natalie Masuoka about how the new CA congressional district maps will affect Asian American political representation. Register using the link below:
www.protectingtheelection.us/blog-3-1/a-c...

A Conversation with UCLA’s Natalie Masuoka on Potential Impacts of Redistricting on California’s Asian Americans — Caltech Election Integrity Project

Please join us on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, at 11:00 am Pacific for the next episode of Election Science Office Hours, a webinar series presented by the Caltech Election Integrity Project and moderated by R. Michael Alvarez, PhD, Flintridge Foundation Professor of Political and Computational Soc

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R. Michael Alvarez @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social · Aug 27

I've started a Substack, "Election Science Field Notes." Please give it a read, and subscribe! Let me know if there are topics and issues you'd like for me to write about!

Why Election Science Field Notes?
open.substack.com/pub/election...

Why Election Science Field Notes?

(Answer: We need science and facts, and no drama.)

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R. Michael Alvarez @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social · Aug 20

And here is the podcast if you want to listen in the car, at the gym, or wherever you like to listen to podcasts!

open.spotify.com/episode/7qH4...

Episode 21: Justin Levitt on partisan gerrymandering in 2025

The Election Science Office Hours Podcast · Episode

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R. Michael Alvarez @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social · Aug 20

We should learn more tomorrow about the @cagovernornewsom.bsky.social plan to put redistricting on the November ballot.

Here @justinlevitt.bsky.social and I discuss why this is happening and the implications for the 2026 midterms:

youtu.be/8KRTLt3IAwM?...

What's Behind the Push to Redraw Congressional Districts Before the 2026 Midterms?

YouTube video by Linde Center for Science, Society, and Policy

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R. Michael Alvarez @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social · Aug 14

And here is the video! With the amazing @justinlevitt.bsky.social, on the great redistricting controversy. youtu.be/8KRTLt3IAwM?...

What's Behind the Push to Redraw Congressional Districts Before the 2026 Midterms?

YouTube video by Linde Center for Science, Society, and Policy

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R. Michael Alvarez @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social · Aug 14

It’s hard to compete with Taylor Swift, but we dropped a podcast today as well!! open.spotify.com/episode/7qH4...

Episode 21: Justin Levitt on partisan gerrymandering in 2025

The Election Science Office Hours Podcast · Episode

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R. Michael Alvarez @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social · Jul 31

New Election Science Office Hours podcast drop! My recent conversation with NM SoS Maggie Toulouse Oliver is now available where you listen to your podcasts!

@caltechlcssp.bsky.social

open.spotify.com/episode/5fv6...

Episode 20: Maggie Toulouse Oliver, New Mexico's Chief Election Official

The Election Science Office Hours Podcast · Episode

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R. Michael Alvarez @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social · Jul 7

Exciting new Election Science Office Hours this Wednesday at 11am Pacific, with New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver! Join us live, use the link below to register. We'll talk about her career in elections and modernizing voter registration in NM!

caltech.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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PLOS Climate @plosclimate.org · Jun 27

New research by @beamagistro.bsky.social and colleagues suggests that increasing public awareness of solar geoengineering could foster bipartisan engagement with climate policy in the US

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@rd545.bsky.social @paulowennberg.bsky.social @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social

Political ideology and views toward solar geoengineering in the United States

Political polarization remains a significant barrier to effective climate action in the United States. Conservatives often express skepticism toward climate change policies emphasizing government inte...

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R. Michael Alvarez @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social · Jun 18

New Election Science Office Hours podcast has dropped!

open.spotify.com/episode/2xoS...

Episode 18: Betsy Sinclair, AI and election governance

The Election Science Office Hours Podcast · Episode

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R. Michael Alvarez @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social · Jun 13

#Caltech2025

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R. Michael Alvarez @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social · Jun 12

New research! We just published this causal analysis of the effect that exposure to toxicity has on players. This is important work from our collaboration with Activision. dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...

How do the effects of toxicity in competitive online video games vary by source and match outcome?

This article seeks to estimate variations in the effects of toxicity in competitive online video games by source and match outcome. To this end, we analyze proprietary data from the first-person actio...

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R. Michael Alvarez @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social · Jun 10

Very cool article in the @caltech.edu Magazine that profiles our research on AI!

magazine.caltech.edu/post/kaleido...

Kaleidoscope Vision: Seeing the Multifaceted Future of AI — Caltech Magazine

Caltech researchers navigate AI’s shifting landscape and complex future, charting a course for its ethical development and application. By Julia Ehlert Nair As researchers at Caltech and beyond h...

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R. Michael Alvarez @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social · Jun 9

This is going to be exciting! Join us live on Wednesday at 11am Pacific! Kim is one of the world's experts on elections, great opportunity to hear more about what she's learned in her career and what we need to do for a safe & secure election in 2026.

www.protectingtheelection.us/blog-3-1/sec...

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R. Michael Alvarez @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social · May 22

At @caltech.edu on Tuesday evening, we hosted an important public event, "Southern CA Wildfires and Water Quality: Science Meets Policy." We had an important conversation about how scientists and policymakers can collaborate to develop innovative solutions when disaster strikes. Video soon!

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R. Michael Alvarez @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social · May 19

Join me on Wednesday at 11am Pacific for the next episode of Election Science Office Hours! I'll be talking with Gretchen Macht from the Engineering for Democracy Institute and the University of Rhode Island. Gretchen is a pioneer, working to bring her engineering talents to improve democracy!

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Election Science Office Hours with University of Rhode Island's Gretchen Macht: Utilizing Engineering to Sustain and Advance Democracy. After registering, y...

Please join us on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 11:00 am Pacific for the next installment of Election Science Office Hours, a webinar series presented by the Caltech Election Integrity Project and modera...

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R. Michael Alvarez @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social · May 6

Congrats - can’t wait to see it in print!

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R. Michael Alvarez @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social · Apr 22

We also have the video on YouTube!

youtu.be/Fu8WdVEeAeI?...

Election Science Office Hours with Justin Levitt, LMU Loyola Law School

YouTube video by Linde Center for Science, Society, and Policy

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