julia kamin
@juliakamin.bsky.social
connecting research to practice @ prosocialdesign.org. supporting social cohesion @ civichealthproject.org. dog mama in NYC.
For any who think about both online child safety and polarization in the U.S. This report from More in Common shows strong cross-partisan support for digital protections - and suggests that it's an issue that help bridge divides.
moreincommonus.com/publication/...
moreincommonus.com/publication/...
November 8, 2025 at 3:21 PM
For any who think about both online child safety and polarization in the U.S. This report from More in Common shows strong cross-partisan support for digital protections - and suggests that it's an issue that help bridge divides.
moreincommonus.com/publication/...
moreincommonus.com/publication/...
Any chances Cuomo had of winning today have got to be shot by the ballot design. Only determined Cuomo voters are going to put the work in to find his name in a sea of independents and may be forgiven for getting confused when they they think he's running on the Protect Animals ticket w/ Silwa.
November 4, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Any chances Cuomo had of winning today have got to be shot by the ballot design. Only determined Cuomo voters are going to put the work in to find his name in a sea of independents and may be forgiven for getting confused when they they think he's running on the Protect Animals ticket w/ Silwa.
13% of Americans now think polarization is our most important problem, while 15% of Americans think our most important problem is either Republicans or Democrats.
We're divided about why we're divided.
We're divided about why we're divided.
October 6, 2025 at 10:02 AM
13% of Americans now think polarization is our most important problem, while 15% of Americans think our most important problem is either Republicans or Democrats.
We're divided about why we're divided.
We're divided about why we're divided.
AI says it wants to be our friend. New Yorkers aren't having it.
October 1, 2025 at 2:27 PM
AI says it wants to be our friend. New Yorkers aren't having it.
Years ago, when I lead a talk series in NYC had tons of conversations with folks with extremely strong political views. I remember thinking how - regardless of whether they were from the left or right - they all seemed eerily similar. Maybe this explains in part why.
www.apa.org/pubs/journal...
www.apa.org/pubs/journal...
September 8, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Years ago, when I lead a talk series in NYC had tons of conversations with folks with extremely strong political views. I remember thinking how - regardless of whether they were from the left or right - they all seemed eerily similar. Maybe this explains in part why.
www.apa.org/pubs/journal...
www.apa.org/pubs/journal...
An example of where GenAI gets it wrong. There's been so much written about the use of Ranked Choice Voting in the NYC *primaries*, GenAI's modeling imagines the general election uses RCV too. It does not.
July 18, 2025 at 9:35 PM
An example of where GenAI gets it wrong. There's been so much written about the use of Ranked Choice Voting in the NYC *primaries*, GenAI's modeling imagines the general election uses RCV too. It does not.
3% of Americans are satisfied with the release of info on the Epstein files.
I don't think I've seen 3% on any poll. Ever. You can usually count on inattention or error to get you to at least 7% (which is, btw, how many Republicans are satisfied).
Astounding.
www.cnn.com/2025/07/15/p...
I don't think I've seen 3% on any poll. Ever. You can usually count on inattention or error to get you to at least 7% (which is, btw, how many Republicans are satisfied).
Astounding.
www.cnn.com/2025/07/15/p...
July 17, 2025 at 9:53 AM
3% of Americans are satisfied with the release of info on the Epstein files.
I don't think I've seen 3% on any poll. Ever. You can usually count on inattention or error to get you to at least 7% (which is, btw, how many Republicans are satisfied).
Astounding.
www.cnn.com/2025/07/15/p...
I don't think I've seen 3% on any poll. Ever. You can usually count on inattention or error to get you to at least 7% (which is, btw, how many Republicans are satisfied).
Astounding.
www.cnn.com/2025/07/15/p...
Word on the street. Humanity is fighting back.
July 5, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Word on the street. Humanity is fighting back.
Of the many telling things from Mamdani's win yesterday is how much the Bronx and Brooklyn have diverged politically, with Brooklyn Dems (predictably) backing Mamdani over Cuomo 49% to 32%, but the Bronx swinging in the other direction, 34% to 53%. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
June 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Of the many telling things from Mamdani's win yesterday is how much the Bronx and Brooklyn have diverged politically, with Brooklyn Dems (predictably) backing Mamdani over Cuomo 49% to 32%, but the Bronx swinging in the other direction, 34% to 53%. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
And just so you (and I) know I'm not imaging this:
May 10, 2025 at 3:25 PM
And just so you (and I) know I'm not imaging this:
Another cool project from the Polarization Research Lab, this one rating the political slant of LLMs using Republican and Democrat (human) raters. TLDR: Google and Mistral for the win. Meta and OpenAI not so much.
modelslant.com
modelslant.com
May 9, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Another cool project from the Polarization Research Lab, this one rating the political slant of LLMs using Republican and Democrat (human) raters. TLDR: Google and Mistral for the win. Meta and OpenAI not so much.
modelslant.com
modelslant.com
It's almost a truism that incivility on social media a) breeds incivility, b) chills engagement and c) increases inter-group animosity, but this might be the strongest experimental evidence that's reallythe case. osf.io/preprints/os...
May 1, 2025 at 10:21 AM
It's almost a truism that incivility on social media a) breeds incivility, b) chills engagement and c) increases inter-group animosity, but this might be the strongest experimental evidence that's reallythe case. osf.io/preprints/os...
I love a good voter typology. A new one of NYC. The biggest bloc: working New Yorkers who just want to get through the day without too much mishagas.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/03/12/m...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/03/12/m...
March 16, 2025 at 12:29 PM
I love a good voter typology. A new one of NYC. The biggest bloc: working New Yorkers who just want to get through the day without too much mishagas.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/03/12/m...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/03/12/m...
The Economist's subject line for today's email: "Trump provokes a stockmarket sell-off" This is as close to bloodbath language they get.
March 11, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The Economist's subject line for today's email: "Trump provokes a stockmarket sell-off" This is as close to bloodbath language they get.
Not the message I'm getting from corporate media. In fact, got an email from Citibank this morning "The US Economy Slows in 1Q25" which read to me as pointing fault directly at the the Trump administration - with words like "violent" and "paralysis". Wall Street is finally beginning to freak out.
March 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Not the message I'm getting from corporate media. In fact, got an email from Citibank this morning "The US Economy Slows in 1Q25" which read to me as pointing fault directly at the the Trump administration - with words like "violent" and "paralysis". Wall Street is finally beginning to freak out.
NYT crossword resistance.
February 7, 2025 at 2:58 AM
NYT crossword resistance.
Another study shows bridging conversations - this one an 8 minute video chat between a Democrat and Republican comparing answers to a quiz - can reduce affective polarization. Key figure shows where a lot of the action is: haters hating significantly less. www.egontripodi.com/papers/talki...
February 4, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Another study shows bridging conversations - this one an 8 minute video chat between a Democrat and Republican comparing answers to a quiz - can reduce affective polarization. Key figure shows where a lot of the action is: haters hating significantly less. www.egontripodi.com/papers/talki...
NYT crossword puzzle today. So behind the times.
January 27, 2025 at 10:40 PM
NYT crossword puzzle today. So behind the times.
As if we needed a reminder (maybe we do?): Politics is All Showmanship.
www.nbcnews.com/news/ice-pla...
www.nbcnews.com/news/ice-pla...
January 18, 2025 at 6:38 PM
As if we needed a reminder (maybe we do?): Politics is All Showmanship.
www.nbcnews.com/news/ice-pla...
www.nbcnews.com/news/ice-pla...
Day 3. Similar themes
N.O.: better terrorism barriers & Islam
L.V: trying to understand his mental state and motivations
N.O.: better terrorism barriers & Islam
L.V: trying to understand his mental state and motivations
January 5, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Day 3. Similar themes
N.O.: better terrorism barriers & Islam
L.V: trying to understand his mental state and motivations
N.O.: better terrorism barriers & Islam
L.V: trying to understand his mental state and motivations
Today's themes:
N.O.: radicalization and protection
L.V.: understanding suspect's mental state
N.O.: radicalization and protection
L.V.: understanding suspect's mental state
January 4, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Today's themes:
N.O.: radicalization and protection
L.V.: understanding suspect's mental state
N.O.: radicalization and protection
L.V.: understanding suspect's mental state
Just tracking how these parallel stories are being reported - in unparallel ways.
N.O. theme: radicalization
L.V. theme: Elon's truck
N.O. theme: radicalization
L.V. theme: Elon's truck
January 3, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Just tracking how these parallel stories are being reported - in unparallel ways.
N.O. theme: radicalization
L.V. theme: Elon's truck
N.O. theme: radicalization
L.V. theme: Elon's truck
What the heck, Atlantic? I'd expect the headline "New York City Has Lost Control of Crime" from FoxNews, but you should know better.
For those unfamiliar, NYC is not only as safe as its ever been, it's also one of the safest cities - and places - in the country. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
For those unfamiliar, NYC is not only as safe as its ever been, it's also one of the safest cities - and places - in the country. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
December 29, 2024 at 2:36 PM
What the heck, Atlantic? I'd expect the headline "New York City Has Lost Control of Crime" from FoxNews, but you should know better.
For those unfamiliar, NYC is not only as safe as its ever been, it's also one of the safest cities - and places - in the country. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
For those unfamiliar, NYC is not only as safe as its ever been, it's also one of the safest cities - and places - in the country. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Am so happy to see Natalie Stroud's "respect button" idea take wing in WaPo's comments section (with new tags like "thoughtful" and "provocative") - although WaPo commenters don't appear to share the sentiment. www.linkedin.com/posts/fdaude...
December 23, 2024 at 3:52 PM
Am so happy to see Natalie Stroud's "respect button" idea take wing in WaPo's comments section (with new tags like "thoughtful" and "provocative") - although WaPo commenters don't appear to share the sentiment. www.linkedin.com/posts/fdaude...
Fascinating - and as you might expect: the victors are feeling more kindly towards their opponents, while the defeated have soured on their teammates.
Could also be a cause for optimism for those hoping to bridge divides.
prlpublic.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/reports/Elec...
Could also be a cause for optimism for those hoping to bridge divides.
prlpublic.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/reports/Elec...
December 16, 2024 at 2:30 PM
Fascinating - and as you might expect: the victors are feeling more kindly towards their opponents, while the defeated have soured on their teammates.
Could also be a cause for optimism for those hoping to bridge divides.
prlpublic.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/reports/Elec...
Could also be a cause for optimism for those hoping to bridge divides.
prlpublic.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/reports/Elec...