LCSSP at Caltech
@caltechlcssp.bsky.social
The Linde Center for Science, Society, and Policy (LCSSP) at Caltech provides a forum for research and debate on topics at the intersection of science, society, and policy. | R.M. Alvarez & F. Eberhardt |
https://lindeinstitute.caltech.edu/research/lcssp
https://lindeinstitute.caltech.edu/research/lcssp
4/Tensor LDA at Scale graphic from the "Analyzing Political Text at Scale with Online Tensor Latent Dirichlet Allocation" video explainer on @caltechlcssp.bsky.social YouTube channel: youtu.be/2gCa7Qzpu1Q?...
November 18, 2025 at 7:39 PM
4/Tensor LDA at Scale graphic from the "Analyzing Political Text at Scale with Online Tensor Latent Dirichlet Allocation" video explainer on @caltechlcssp.bsky.social YouTube channel: youtu.be/2gCa7Qzpu1Q?...
3/Key Takeaways: "Analyzing Political Text at Scale with Online Tensor Latent Dirichlet Allocation" Watch our explainer on @caltechlcssp.bsky.social's YouTube channel as discussed by co-authors @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social, Danny Ebanks & @sarakangaslahti.bsky.social
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November 18, 2025 at 7:31 PM
3/Key Takeaways: "Analyzing Political Text at Scale with Online Tensor Latent Dirichlet Allocation" Watch our explainer on @caltechlcssp.bsky.social's YouTube channel as discussed by co-authors @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social, Danny Ebanks & @sarakangaslahti.bsky.social
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1/NEW RESEARCH: @sarakangaslahti.bsky.social @harvard.edu | Danny Ebanks @iqss.bsky.social | @jeankossaifi.bsky.social NVIDIA |Anqi Liu @hopkinsengineer.bsky.social @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social @caltech.edu , @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Anima Anandkumar Caltech
Forthcoming in @polanalysis.bsky.social:
Forthcoming in @polanalysis.bsky.social:
November 18, 2025 at 7:19 PM
1/NEW RESEARCH: @sarakangaslahti.bsky.social @harvard.edu | Danny Ebanks @iqss.bsky.social | @jeankossaifi.bsky.social NVIDIA |Anqi Liu @hopkinsengineer.bsky.social @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social @caltech.edu , @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Anima Anandkumar Caltech
Forthcoming in @polanalysis.bsky.social:
Forthcoming in @polanalysis.bsky.social:
More photos of the #ProtectingTheElection: #AIandGovernance Conference that was held at WashU last month, organized by @washupolisci.bsky.social/ Betsy Sinclair & @caltechlcssp.bsky.social/ @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social. Photos of #ElectionTechnologists panel below:
November 17, 2025 at 8:11 PM
More photos of the #ProtectingTheElection: #AIandGovernance Conference that was held at WashU last month, organized by @washupolisci.bsky.social/ Betsy Sinclair & @caltechlcssp.bsky.social/ @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social. Photos of #ElectionTechnologists panel below:
November 17, 2025 at 5:33 PM
3/3 More photos from poster session at last month's #ProtectingTheElection: #AIandGovernance Conference at @washupolisci.bsky.social. Great Posters, everyone. Thanks for participating! More photos & videos forthcoming. Co-Organizers Betsy Sinclair & @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social, @caltech.edu
November 17, 2025 at 4:32 PM
3/3 More photos from poster session at last month's #ProtectingTheElection: #AIandGovernance Conference at @washupolisci.bsky.social. Great Posters, everyone. Thanks for participating! More photos & videos forthcoming. Co-Organizers Betsy Sinclair & @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social, @caltech.edu
2/3 More photos from poster session at last month's #ProtectingTheElection: #AIandGovernance Conference at @washupolisci.bsky.social. Great Posters, everyone. Thanks for participating! More photos & videos forthcoming. Co-Organizers Betsy Sinclair & @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social, @caltech.edu
November 17, 2025 at 4:30 PM
2/3 More photos from poster session at last month's #ProtectingTheElection: #AIandGovernance Conference at @washupolisci.bsky.social. Great Posters, everyone. Thanks for participating! More photos & videos forthcoming. Co-Organizers Betsy Sinclair & @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social, @caltech.edu
1/3 Some photos from poster session at last month's #ProtectingTheElection: #AIandGovernance Conference at @washupolisci.bsky.social. Great Posters, everyone. Thanks for participating! More photos & videos forthcoming. Co-Organizers Betsy Sinclair & @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social, @caltech.edu
November 17, 2025 at 4:29 PM
1/3 Some photos from poster session at last month's #ProtectingTheElection: #AIandGovernance Conference at @washupolisci.bsky.social. Great Posters, everyone. Thanks for participating! More photos & videos forthcoming. Co-Organizers Betsy Sinclair & @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social, @caltech.edu
Caltech alum @jimfruchterman.bsky.social joined @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Co-Director @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social on campus recently to discuss Jim's book, #TechnologyForGood, during the #BehindTheBook Series at @caltech.edu.
November 13, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Caltech alum @jimfruchterman.bsky.social joined @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Co-Director @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social on campus recently to discuss Jim's book, #TechnologyForGood, during the #BehindTheBook Series at @caltech.edu.
Resilient Elections: Good Training & good process yield good results-The latest #ElectionScienceFieldNotes Substack by @caltechlcssp.bsky.social / @caltech.edu's @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social.
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October 31, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Resilient Elections: Good Training & good process yield good results-The latest #ElectionScienceFieldNotes Substack by @caltechlcssp.bsky.social / @caltech.edu's @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social.
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Next on @caltechlcssp.bsky.social's #ElectionScienceOfficeHours w/ host @caltech.edu's @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social
🟧 THE VOTES ARE IN 🟧
A Post- #ElectionDay Convo w/ USC's @christiangrose.bsky.social to Discuss the Results' Implications
11/5/25 | 11am P
REGISTER: caltech.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
🟧 THE VOTES ARE IN 🟧
A Post- #ElectionDay Convo w/ USC's @christiangrose.bsky.social to Discuss the Results' Implications
11/5/25 | 11am P
REGISTER: caltech.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 30, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Next on @caltechlcssp.bsky.social's #ElectionScienceOfficeHours w/ host @caltech.edu's @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social
🟧 THE VOTES ARE IN 🟧
A Post- #ElectionDay Convo w/ USC's @christiangrose.bsky.social to Discuss the Results' Implications
11/5/25 | 11am P
REGISTER: caltech.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
🟧 THE VOTES ARE IN 🟧
A Post- #ElectionDay Convo w/ USC's @christiangrose.bsky.social to Discuss the Results' Implications
11/5/25 | 11am P
REGISTER: caltech.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Here is the latest edition of @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social's #ElectionScienceFieldNotes Substack: "Does #California Need Federal #Election Monitors?"
#CaltechElectionIntegrity | @caltech.edu
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#CaltechElectionIntegrity | @caltech.edu
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October 29, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Here is the latest edition of @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social's #ElectionScienceFieldNotes Substack: "Does #California Need Federal #Election Monitors?"
#CaltechElectionIntegrity | @caltech.edu
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#CaltechElectionIntegrity | @caltech.edu
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Our Framing Talks from the Biotech Beyond Conventional Containment workshop, part of the #CaltechBioPolicyInitiative, held at @caltech.edu earlier this month are all posted here (in addition to the @caltechlcssp.bsky.social 's YouTube channel: www.biotech-beyond-containment-caltech2025.org/videos
October 28, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Our Framing Talks from the Biotech Beyond Conventional Containment workshop, part of the #CaltechBioPolicyInitiative, held at @caltech.edu earlier this month are all posted here (in addition to the @caltechlcssp.bsky.social 's YouTube channel: www.biotech-beyond-containment-caltech2025.org/videos
Tune in to the @LCSSP YouTube Channel to hear @cnb-csic.bsky.social's @vdlorenzo.bsky.social during the LCSSP's #CaltechBioPolicy Workshop at @caltech.edu earlier this month: Biotech Beyond Conventional Containment www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXIv...
October 28, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Tune in to the @LCSSP YouTube Channel to hear @cnb-csic.bsky.social's @vdlorenzo.bsky.social during the LCSSP's #CaltechBioPolicy Workshop at @caltech.edu earlier this month: Biotech Beyond Conventional Containment www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXIv...
At our #BioPolicyInitiative's "Biotech Beyond Conventional Containment: A Workshop on Policy & Governance," @vdlorenzo.bsky.social, @cnb-csic.bsky.social in Madrid intro'ed environmental galenics—adapting principles of pharma delivery to ensure precise & purposeful deployment of engineered microbes
October 28, 2025 at 7:03 PM
At our #BioPolicyInitiative's "Biotech Beyond Conventional Containment: A Workshop on Policy & Governance," @vdlorenzo.bsky.social, @cnb-csic.bsky.social in Madrid intro'ed environmental galenics—adapting principles of pharma delivery to ensure precise & purposeful deployment of engineered microbes
The @caltechlcssp.bsky.social #BioPolicyInitiative's "Biotech Beyond Conventional Containment: A Workshop on Policy & Governance" brought together stakeholders on Oct 6-7 to discuss critical topics at the intersection of new biological technologies & the regulatory domain in which they operate.
October 28, 2025 at 5:56 AM
The @caltechlcssp.bsky.social #BioPolicyInitiative's "Biotech Beyond Conventional Containment: A Workshop on Policy & Governance" brought together stakeholders on Oct 6-7 to discuss critical topics at the intersection of new biological technologies & the regulatory domain in which they operate.
Note: This was a Day 1 panel in the post above.
More pictures from this conference, the agenda, and recap can be found here:
polisci.wustl.edu/news/recap-p...
@washupolisci.bsky.social @caltech.edu @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social
More pictures from this conference, the agenda, and recap can be found here:
polisci.wustl.edu/news/recap-p...
@washupolisci.bsky.social @caltech.edu @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Note: This was a Day 1 panel in the post above.
More pictures from this conference, the agenda, and recap can be found here:
polisci.wustl.edu/news/recap-p...
@washupolisci.bsky.social @caltech.edu @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social
More pictures from this conference, the agenda, and recap can be found here:
polisci.wustl.edu/news/recap-p...
@washupolisci.bsky.social @caltech.edu @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social
D2-Protecting The Election: AI & Governance Conference-How AI is Changing Elections: Election Officials panel:
🟠 @kimballdc.bsky.social @umsl.bsky.social
🟠Amy Cohen NASED
🟠Matt Crane CO Clerks Assn
🟠Brianna Lennon Boone County, MO
🟠 @benborgmeyer.bsky.social City STL
🟠 Kurt Bahr St Chas County, MO
🟠 @kimballdc.bsky.social @umsl.bsky.social
🟠Amy Cohen NASED
🟠Matt Crane CO Clerks Assn
🟠Brianna Lennon Boone County, MO
🟠 @benborgmeyer.bsky.social City STL
🟠 Kurt Bahr St Chas County, MO
October 27, 2025 at 9:39 PM
D2-Protecting The Election: AI & Governance Conference-How AI is Changing Elections: Election Officials panel:
🟠 @kimballdc.bsky.social @umsl.bsky.social
🟠Amy Cohen NASED
🟠Matt Crane CO Clerks Assn
🟠Brianna Lennon Boone County, MO
🟠 @benborgmeyer.bsky.social City STL
🟠 Kurt Bahr St Chas County, MO
🟠 @kimballdc.bsky.social @umsl.bsky.social
🟠Amy Cohen NASED
🟠Matt Crane CO Clerks Assn
🟠Brianna Lennon Boone County, MO
🟠 @benborgmeyer.bsky.social City STL
🟠 Kurt Bahr St Chas County, MO
How Do Congressional Districts Work?
#CaltechScienceExchange
#CaltechVotingAndElections
#CaltechElectionIntegrity
@caltech.edu | @caltechlcssp.bsky.social
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#CaltechScienceExchange
#CaltechVotingAndElections
#CaltechElectionIntegrity
@caltech.edu | @caltechlcssp.bsky.social
scienceexchange.caltech.edu/topics/votin...
October 26, 2025 at 9:03 PM
How Do Congressional Districts Work?
#CaltechScienceExchange
#CaltechVotingAndElections
#CaltechElectionIntegrity
@caltech.edu | @caltechlcssp.bsky.social
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#CaltechScienceExchange
#CaltechVotingAndElections
#CaltechElectionIntegrity
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Great "Behind the Book" talk this week b/t @caltech.edu alum @jimfruchterman.bsky.social who was discussing his new book, "Technology for Good: How Nonprofit Leaders Are Using Software & Data to Solve Our Most Pressing Social Problems" - & @caltechlcssp.bsky.social's @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Great "Behind the Book" talk this week b/t @caltech.edu alum @jimfruchterman.bsky.social who was discussing his new book, "Technology for Good: How Nonprofit Leaders Are Using Software & Data to Solve Our Most Pressing Social Problems" - & @caltechlcssp.bsky.social's @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social
🟠 NEW REPORT 🟠 " #LatinoVoters and the November 2025 Special Election: #Redistricting and Representation" from @rcenteno.bsky.social (@caltech.edu / @caltechlcssp.bsky.social) & @jarredcuellarphd.bsky.social (@calpolypomona.bsky.social)
www.cpp.edu/class/politi...
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October 23, 2025 at 7:41 PM
🟠 NEW REPORT 🟠 " #LatinoVoters and the November 2025 Special Election: #Redistricting and Representation" from @rcenteno.bsky.social (@caltech.edu / @caltechlcssp.bsky.social) & @jarredcuellarphd.bsky.social (@calpolypomona.bsky.social)
www.cpp.edu/class/politi...
www.cpp.edu/class/politi...
Join us! #ElectionScienceOfficeHours, part of the #CaltechElectionIntegrity project: 10/28, 1pm P. Host & @caltechlcssp.bsky.social
Co-Director @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social welcomes @caltech.edu's @jnkatz.bsky.social for a Conversation on State Redistricting Impacts Around the Nation
Co-Director @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social welcomes @caltech.edu's @jnkatz.bsky.social for a Conversation on State Redistricting Impacts Around the Nation
October 22, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Join us! #ElectionScienceOfficeHours, part of the #CaltechElectionIntegrity project: 10/28, 1pm P. Host & @caltechlcssp.bsky.social
Co-Director @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social welcomes @caltech.edu's @jnkatz.bsky.social for a Conversation on State Redistricting Impacts Around the Nation
Co-Director @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social welcomes @caltech.edu's @jnkatz.bsky.social for a Conversation on State Redistricting Impacts Around the Nation
Day 2 of Protecting the Election: AI & Governance began today at @washupolisci.bsky.social w/ Research Presentations: Deepfakes & Misinformation. Charles Stewart intro-ed presentations from Christopher Lucas (WashU), Kylan Rutherford (NYU) & Mike Tomz (Stanford) w/Q&A by @liamerivaki.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Day 2 of Protecting the Election: AI & Governance began today at @washupolisci.bsky.social w/ Research Presentations: Deepfakes & Misinformation. Charles Stewart intro-ed presentations from Christopher Lucas (WashU), Kylan Rutherford (NYU) & Mike Tomz (Stanford) w/Q&A by @liamerivaki.bsky.social
Kicked off Protecting the Election: AI & Governance conference today with AI at the Polls: Promises vs. Perils, a Conversation with US Election Assistance Commissioner Don Palmer, moderated by event co-organizers Betsy Sinclair @washupolisci.bsky.social) & @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social (@caltech.edu)
October 16, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Kicked off Protecting the Election: AI & Governance conference today with AI at the Polls: Promises vs. Perils, a Conversation with US Election Assistance Commissioner Don Palmer, moderated by event co-organizers Betsy Sinclair @washupolisci.bsky.social) & @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social (@caltech.edu)
The Protecting the Election: AI & Governance Conference, co-organized by Betsy Sinclair (WashU) & @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social (@caltech.edu & @caltechlcssp.bsky.social) kicks off Thurs at WashU. Thanks to our speakers: polisci.wustl.edu/protecting-e.... Post event, we will be sharing videos!
October 15, 2025 at 10:59 AM
The Protecting the Election: AI & Governance Conference, co-organized by Betsy Sinclair (WashU) & @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social (@caltech.edu & @caltechlcssp.bsky.social) kicks off Thurs at WashU. Thanks to our speakers: polisci.wustl.edu/protecting-e.... Post event, we will be sharing videos!