Zach Griffen
@runzach.bsky.social
Sociologist of expertise, quantification, medicine, social policy at NYU
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I like to periodically check in on how things are going at Theory and Society. Great to see that they've finally eradicated activism from scholarship and are focused on the wonders of scientific discovery!
June 2, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I like to periodically check in on how things are going at Theory and Society. Great to see that they've finally eradicated activism from scholarship and are focused on the wonders of scientific discovery!
It's funny that these people spent years denouncing critical theory only to wind up claiming they're doing it but for wokeness
May 23, 2025 at 6:23 PM
It's funny that these people spent years denouncing critical theory only to wind up claiming they're doing it but for wokeness
I have a review out about a book, The Politics of Modelling, in which I reflect on how disorienting it is to read about the problems of governance being pandemics, climate change, and economic stability at this particular historical moment.
May 21, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I have a review out about a book, The Politics of Modelling, in which I reflect on how disorienting it is to read about the problems of governance being pandemics, climate change, and economic stability at this particular historical moment.
I’ll vote for any politician who promises to ban these text messages
May 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I’ll vote for any politician who promises to ban these text messages
In my research I’ve been thinking obsessively about how we define “quality” in health care and education, so I was excited to talk to Rachel about how quality metrics are being deployed in child care policy debates
May 19, 2025 at 9:59 PM
In my research I’ve been thinking obsessively about how we define “quality” in health care and education, so I was excited to talk to Rachel about how quality metrics are being deployed in child care policy debates
Answering his own question from two days ago
May 14, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Answering his own question from two days ago
Seems pretty clear that Musk doesn't really work at all, he just owns stuff
May 1, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Seems pretty clear that Musk doesn't really work at all, he just owns stuff
Meanwhile, the Fox News headline
April 14, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Meanwhile, the Fox News headline
Love how the NYT’s data visualization of this mess is about as coherent as the tariffs themselves
April 10, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Love how the NYT’s data visualization of this mess is about as coherent as the tariffs themselves
Me waiting for this to happen
April 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Me waiting for this to happen
This detail in particular is wild. ASPE data analysts produce the income cutoffs for a bunch of means-tested health programs run by the federal government. How will they decide who's eligible after getting rid of that team?
April 2, 2025 at 9:46 PM
This detail in particular is wild. ASPE data analysts produce the income cutoffs for a bunch of means-tested health programs run by the federal government. How will they decide who's eligible after getting rid of that team?
How one NY resident is currently feeling about Chuck Schumer and Columbia
March 14, 2025 at 1:13 AM
How one NY resident is currently feeling about Chuck Schumer and Columbia
Tanned. Rested. Ready.
March 1, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Tanned. Rested. Ready.
Tackling bird flu by creating the conditions for more bird flu, one simply loves to see it
February 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Tackling bird flu by creating the conditions for more bird flu, one simply loves to see it
Rereading this, can’t recommend enough right now
February 8, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Rereading this, can’t recommend enough right now
A 22 year-old private citizen gaining control of a healthcare payment system that covers 150 million people: what could go wrong!
February 4, 2025 at 2:50 AM
A 22 year-old private citizen gaining control of a healthcare payment system that covers 150 million people: what could go wrong!
Trying to live up to my social media moniker after (more than) a few years out of the game
December 29, 2024 at 11:54 PM
Trying to live up to my social media moniker after (more than) a few years out of the game
