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Seeing what algorithms and AI do for us
As artificial intelligence becomes more ingrained in our lives, it will become increasingly difficult for humans to see what these technologies are…
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The People in the Valley
Seeing my MAGA prejudice and pushing back against it
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On identity, finding your why, and burning your boats
Understanding identity through trans persons and conservatives who shop at Born United
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Facts don't care about your feelings, but your feelings care about facts.
Or, why I love a song from Toad the Wet Sprocket
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Does evil persist when good people do nothing?
The answer matters, even if cousin June Bug might disagree
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The Diversity Opportunity
How Trump's anti-DEI push is the event needed to permanently entrench DEI principles in our government
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On side-eyes and face scrunches
Exploring the sociological concept of "social control"
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The answer is in the response
Ruminations on what people's reactions to current policies tell us about society
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The reality of social construction/destruction
How a sociological idea holds the key to repairing our political landscape
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The Neighborhood Sociologist
The Neighborhood Sociologist
A newsletter using a sociological imagination to talk about society, culture, and politics.
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