Tell me you're working in academia without telling me you're working in academia. 😜 I am also kind of excited that I just learned the term "malicious envy." www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

Excited to announce a special issue of The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science on science-society divides. We invite abstract submissions by May 15, 2026. Full call is here:  bit.ly/annals_goodf.... #scicomm #scipol

"Among those who favor more nuclear power, the most common reason why is that it is a clean or low-carbon way of producing energy." Interesting new @pewresearch.org data on #nuclear #energy ... www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

Two-thirds of Democrats and four in five Republicans say that "the higher education system in the U.S. is generally going in the wrong direction." www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/... #highered #scipol

Long day, filled with very productive (Board of Trustees) meetings at the @klaus-tschira-stiftung.de and catching the closing ceremony of the @hlforum.bsky.social.

In the U.S., Democrats' confidence in institutions reaches new lows while Republicans' confidence has increased, mirroring which party holds the presidency. Confidence remains high for institutions like small business, the military, and science. news.gallup.com/poll/692633/...

Every fall, I wonder if I should continue to teach the Spiral of Silence and climates of opinion in my intro class. And every year, I am glad I do ... www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

Our inability to reliably study algorithmic info ecosystems, and why it matters for #scicomm. Pre-publication version of our forthcoming PNAS piece led by Nicky Krause and Isabelle Freiling : osf.io/preprints/so... (a 🧵)

Humbled and honored to be inducted as the American Academy of Political and Social Science’s 2024 Harold Lasswell Fellow today.

Damn …

Great to connect with @uw-lsc.bsky.social alumni, fellow #Badgers, and old friends at UGA’s Grady College today ….