David Stark
@davidcstark.bsky.social
Economic sociologist at Columbia. STS. Co-editor in chief, Sociologica.
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How your brain changes what you see & how bias can affect a viewer
As CASBS fellow @sristovska.bsky.social explains in @sciam.bsky.social , “Seeing is not just what our eyes physically see but also the experiences and ideas that viewers bring to images.”
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As CASBS fellow @sristovska.bsky.social explains in @sciam.bsky.social , “Seeing is not just what our eyes physically see but also the experiences and ideas that viewers bring to images.”
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
Video evidence and eyewitness accounts: The science behind why people see different things
Why can people watch the same video footage and see different things? Neuroscience can help explain
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January 27, 2026 at 8:43 PM
How your brain changes what you see & how bias can affect a viewer
As CASBS fellow @sristovska.bsky.social explains in @sciam.bsky.social , “Seeing is not just what our eyes physically see but also the experiences and ideas that viewers bring to images.”
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
As CASBS fellow @sristovska.bsky.social explains in @sciam.bsky.social , “Seeing is not just what our eyes physically see but also the experiences and ideas that viewers bring to images.”
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
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Just in time for Christmas: a great interview with an absolute legend.
Theda Skocpol and Edwin Amenta on her career, US politics, the erosion of democracy, and most of all, what to do about it.
sociologica.unibo.it/article/view...
Theda Skocpol and Edwin Amenta on her career, US politics, the erosion of democracy, and most of all, what to do about it.
sociologica.unibo.it/article/view...
View of Theda Skocpol in Conversation with Edwin Amenta on Sociology, Political Science, Higher Education, and U.S. Politics
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December 23, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Just in time for Christmas: a great interview with an absolute legend.
Theda Skocpol and Edwin Amenta on her career, US politics, the erosion of democracy, and most of all, what to do about it.
sociologica.unibo.it/article/view...
Theda Skocpol and Edwin Amenta on her career, US politics, the erosion of democracy, and most of all, what to do about it.
sociologica.unibo.it/article/view...
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! NEW ISSUE OUT !
Our latest issue (and the last issue of this 2025) is OUT and ready for you to enjoy here: lnkd.in/euHFDNvZ
Inside you will find a conversation between Edwin Amenta and Theda Skocpol on U.S. politics, higher education, and the relationship between sociology and political science.
Our latest issue (and the last issue of this 2025) is OUT and ready for you to enjoy here: lnkd.in/euHFDNvZ
Inside you will find a conversation between Edwin Amenta and Theda Skocpol on U.S. politics, higher education, and the relationship between sociology and political science.
December 22, 2025 at 7:41 PM
! NEW ISSUE OUT !
Our latest issue (and the last issue of this 2025) is OUT and ready for you to enjoy here: lnkd.in/euHFDNvZ
Inside you will find a conversation between Edwin Amenta and Theda Skocpol on U.S. politics, higher education, and the relationship between sociology and political science.
Our latest issue (and the last issue of this 2025) is OUT and ready for you to enjoy here: lnkd.in/euHFDNvZ
Inside you will find a conversation between Edwin Amenta and Theda Skocpol on U.S. politics, higher education, and the relationship between sociology and political science.
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December 22, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Another day, another reading recommendation from our new issue (Vol. 19 No. 2). In this piece, Emily Erikson (@emilyerikson.bsky.social) reflects on some core concepts of Harrison’s theoretical work.
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#socialtheory #sociology #HarrisonWhite
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#socialtheory #sociology #HarrisonWhite
July 28, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Another day, another reading recommendation from our new issue (Vol. 19 No. 2). In this piece, Emily Erikson (@emilyerikson.bsky.social) reflects on some core concepts of Harrison’s theoretical work.
🧪🔗 sociologica.unibo.it/issue/view/1...
#socialtheory #sociology #HarrisonWhite
🧪🔗 sociologica.unibo.it/issue/view/1...
#socialtheory #sociology #HarrisonWhite
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Read "Practicing Sociology" (@columbiaup.bsky.social). CASBS fellow David Stark (photo) is its editor.
Tons of fmr fellows contribute! Paul DiMaggio, Neil Fligstein, Marion Fourcade, Eric Klinenberg, Michèle Lamont, Jennifer Lee, John Levi Martin, Richard Swedberg, Marta Tienda, Christine Williams
Tons of fmr fellows contribute! Paul DiMaggio, Neil Fligstein, Marion Fourcade, Eric Klinenberg, Michèle Lamont, Jennifer Lee, John Levi Martin, Richard Swedberg, Marta Tienda, Christine Williams
September 11, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Read "Practicing Sociology" (@columbiaup.bsky.social). CASBS fellow David Stark (photo) is its editor.
Tons of fmr fellows contribute! Paul DiMaggio, Neil Fligstein, Marion Fourcade, Eric Klinenberg, Michèle Lamont, Jennifer Lee, John Levi Martin, Richard Swedberg, Marta Tienda, Christine Williams
Tons of fmr fellows contribute! Paul DiMaggio, Neil Fligstein, Marion Fourcade, Eric Klinenberg, Michèle Lamont, Jennifer Lee, John Levi Martin, Richard Swedberg, Marta Tienda, Christine Williams
Together with his family, his cherished colleagues, many friends, admiring readers, and grateful students, we mourn the loss of Michel Callon, who passed away on July 28th. He was one of the intellectual giants of our era. See this insightful interview sociologica.unibo.it/article/view...
August 7, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Together with his family, his cherished colleagues, many friends, admiring readers, and grateful students, we mourn the loss of Michel Callon, who passed away on July 28th. He was one of the intellectual giants of our era. See this insightful interview sociologica.unibo.it/article/view...
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Inside our latest issue, you will find a terrific Special Feature on Harrison White. Here is a snippet of the introduction by Peter Bearman (@incitecolumbia.bsky.social) and Ronald L. Breiger. Enjoy!
Read the whole issue here: sociologica.unibo.it/issue/view/1...
Read the whole issue here: sociologica.unibo.it/issue/view/1...
July 16, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Inside our latest issue, you will find a terrific Special Feature on Harrison White. Here is a snippet of the introduction by Peter Bearman (@incitecolumbia.bsky.social) and Ronald L. Breiger. Enjoy!
Read the whole issue here: sociologica.unibo.it/issue/view/1...
Read the whole issue here: sociologica.unibo.it/issue/view/1...
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Check out our latest issue (Vol. 19 No. 2) and the included Special Feature on Harrison White. Here's one of the insightful pieces you will find, by John Levi Martin.
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#sociology #socialtheory #HarrisonWhite
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#sociology #socialtheory #HarrisonWhite
July 23, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Check out our latest issue (Vol. 19 No. 2) and the included Special Feature on Harrison White. Here's one of the insightful pieces you will find, by John Levi Martin.
🧪🔗 sociologica.unibo.it/issue/view/1...
#sociology #socialtheory #HarrisonWhite
🧪🔗 sociologica.unibo.it/issue/view/1...
#sociology #socialtheory #HarrisonWhite
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For those who are aging, those who are caring, and those who have been cared for — in other words, all of us. A groundbreaking coming-of-old-age film starring Kathleen Chalfant from writer-director Sarah Friedland, FAMILIAR TOUCH opens in select theaters June 20. youtu.be/NY7qpocVWZE
FAMILIAR TOUCH | Official Trailer | In Select Theaters June 20
YouTube video by Music Box Films
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May 13, 2025 at 2:21 PM
For those who are aging, those who are caring, and those who have been cared for — in other words, all of us. A groundbreaking coming-of-old-age film starring Kathleen Chalfant from writer-director Sarah Friedland, FAMILIAR TOUCH opens in select theaters June 20. youtu.be/NY7qpocVWZE
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"I don’t think we have a cinema in America that shows us that experience of selfhood. I think we should all be anti-ageists."
Writer-director Sarah Friedland & star Kathleen Chalfant talk to @isaacfeldberg.bsky.social about narratives of decline in FAMILIAR TOUCH: www.rogerebert.com/interviews/f...
Writer-director Sarah Friedland & star Kathleen Chalfant talk to @isaacfeldberg.bsky.social about narratives of decline in FAMILIAR TOUCH: www.rogerebert.com/interviews/f...
Desire Never Goes Away: Sarah Friedland and Kathleen Chalfant on "Familiar Touch" | Interviews | Roger Ebert
The writer-director and star discuss “the politics of embodiment,” the fine nuances of scripting movement, and disrupting old narratives of decline.
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June 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
"I don’t think we have a cinema in America that shows us that experience of selfhood. I think we should all be anti-ageists."
Writer-director Sarah Friedland & star Kathleen Chalfant talk to @isaacfeldberg.bsky.social about narratives of decline in FAMILIAR TOUCH: www.rogerebert.com/interviews/f...
Writer-director Sarah Friedland & star Kathleen Chalfant talk to @isaacfeldberg.bsky.social about narratives of decline in FAMILIAR TOUCH: www.rogerebert.com/interviews/f...
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"For AI-powered social transformation, we can’t just listen to big tech."❗
Our ED @ginasue.bsky.social delivered the keynote at the Kyunghyang Forum on 'The Age of Hyper-Acceleration - Beyond Fear to Hope'. Prior to the forum, she spoke to 경향신문 about AI regulation.
➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/for-ai-power...
Our ED @ginasue.bsky.social delivered the keynote at the Kyunghyang Forum on 'The Age of Hyper-Acceleration - Beyond Fear to Hope'. Prior to the forum, she spoke to 경향신문 about AI regulation.
➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/for-ai-power...
For AI-powered social transformation, we can’t just listen to big tech developers’ voices – Gina Neff in Kyunghyang Shinmun
Professor Gina Neff spoke to 경향신문 (Kyunghyang Shinmun) about climate change, workers' rights, and the future of AI governance prior to The Kyunghyang Forum in Seoul.
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June 25, 2025 at 3:27 PM
"For AI-powered social transformation, we can’t just listen to big tech."❗
Our ED @ginasue.bsky.social delivered the keynote at the Kyunghyang Forum on 'The Age of Hyper-Acceleration - Beyond Fear to Hope'. Prior to the forum, she spoke to 경향신문 about AI regulation.
➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/for-ai-power...
Our ED @ginasue.bsky.social delivered the keynote at the Kyunghyang Forum on 'The Age of Hyper-Acceleration - Beyond Fear to Hope'. Prior to the forum, she spoke to 경향신문 about AI regulation.
➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/for-ai-power...
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Hello Oxford, copies of 'Paranoid Finance' available at Blackwell's Oxford Broad Street @blackwelloxford.bsky.social blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...
May 20, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Hello Oxford, copies of 'Paranoid Finance' available at Blackwell's Oxford Broad Street @blackwelloxford.bsky.social blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...
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Find this interesting piece by Prof. Grabher on the platformization of industrial production in our latest issue: sociologica.unibo.it/issue/view/1...
May 27, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Find this interesting piece by Prof. Grabher on the platformization of industrial production in our latest issue: sociologica.unibo.it/issue/view/1...
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Sociologica's latest issues also features a focus section titled 'Problems of Democracy', in which an ensemble of brilliant international scholars critically reflect on democracy and its challenges in contemporary society.
Dont't miss it! Find it here: sociologica.unibo.it/issue/view/1...
Dont't miss it! Find it here: sociologica.unibo.it/issue/view/1...
February 4, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Sociologica's latest issues also features a focus section titled 'Problems of Democracy', in which an ensemble of brilliant international scholars critically reflect on democracy and its challenges in contemporary society.
Dont't miss it! Find it here: sociologica.unibo.it/issue/view/1...
Dont't miss it! Find it here: sociologica.unibo.it/issue/view/1...
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Superbe dossier sur l'encadrement et le "mentoring" en sociologie 👀
February 11, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Superbe dossier sur l'encadrement et le "mentoring" en sociologie 👀
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Have you already read the special focus on the problems of democracy in Sociologica's latest issue?
Here is a 'bit' of the insightful essay by László Bruszt.
Do not forget to check the entire issue here: sociologica.unibo.it/issue/view/1...
Here is a 'bit' of the insightful essay by László Bruszt.
Do not forget to check the entire issue here: sociologica.unibo.it/issue/view/1...
February 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Have you already read the special focus on the problems of democracy in Sociologica's latest issue?
Here is a 'bit' of the insightful essay by László Bruszt.
Do not forget to check the entire issue here: sociologica.unibo.it/issue/view/1...
Here is a 'bit' of the insightful essay by László Bruszt.
Do not forget to check the entire issue here: sociologica.unibo.it/issue/view/1...
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Read @ginasue.bsky.social's related @sociologica.bsky.social paper: Can Democracy Survive AI❓
She examines the tension between AI and democratic governance, arguing that AI’s tendencies toward centralisation and control pose urgent challenges to our democracies.
www.mctd.ac.uk/can-democrac...
She examines the tension between AI and democratic governance, arguing that AI’s tendencies toward centralisation and control pose urgent challenges to our democracies.
www.mctd.ac.uk/can-democrac...
February 14, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Read @ginasue.bsky.social's related @sociologica.bsky.social paper: Can Democracy Survive AI❓
She examines the tension between AI and democratic governance, arguing that AI’s tendencies toward centralisation and control pose urgent challenges to our democracies.
www.mctd.ac.uk/can-democrac...
She examines the tension between AI and democratic governance, arguing that AI’s tendencies toward centralisation and control pose urgent challenges to our democracies.
www.mctd.ac.uk/can-democrac...
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The last 'bit' from our focus 'Problems of Democracy' is a reflection on poverty and its representation in public discourse, by Pablo J. Boczkowski's.
You can find this and the other pieces in Sociologica's latest issue: sociologica.unibo.it/issue/view/1...
You can find this and the other pieces in Sociologica's latest issue: sociologica.unibo.it/issue/view/1...
February 17, 2025 at 3:14 PM
The last 'bit' from our focus 'Problems of Democracy' is a reflection on poverty and its representation in public discourse, by Pablo J. Boczkowski's.
You can find this and the other pieces in Sociologica's latest issue: sociologica.unibo.it/issue/view/1...
You can find this and the other pieces in Sociologica's latest issue: sociologica.unibo.it/issue/view/1...
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Revisit @ginasue.bsky.social's 'Can Democracy Survive AI?' in @sociologica.bsky.social.
She argues that AI’s tendencies toward centralization and control pose significant challenges to democracy, but there is hope in how people adopt, resist, and modify AI tools.
➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/can-democrac...
She argues that AI’s tendencies toward centralization and control pose significant challenges to democracy, but there is hope in how people adopt, resist, and modify AI tools.
➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/can-democrac...
Can Democracy Survive AI? – Sociologica
A new article in Sociologica from our Executive Director Professor Gina Neff examines the fundamental tension between AI and democratic governance.
www.mctd.ac.uk
April 15, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Revisit @ginasue.bsky.social's 'Can Democracy Survive AI?' in @sociologica.bsky.social.
She argues that AI’s tendencies toward centralization and control pose significant challenges to democracy, but there is hope in how people adopt, resist, and modify AI tools.
➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/can-democrac...
She argues that AI’s tendencies toward centralization and control pose significant challenges to democracy, but there is hope in how people adopt, resist, and modify AI tools.
➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/can-democrac...
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Such an interesting piece by Vertesi and Enriquez from our latest issue. Don't forget to check out the other fascinating contributions: sociologica.unibo.it/issue/view/1...
May 22, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Such an interesting piece by Vertesi and Enriquez from our latest issue. Don't forget to check out the other fascinating contributions: sociologica.unibo.it/issue/view/1...
My Columbia Sociology colleagues, Peter Bearman and Gil Eyal on the misguided actions of university officials in a time when democracy is being threatened.
incite.columbia.edu/news/third-t...
incite.columbia.edu/news/third-t...
Third time is not a charm—calling the NYPD to arrest the Butler protesters was wrong - Incite at Columbia University
Yesterday around 100 student protesters occupied one of the Butler library reading rooms to call attention to Columbia investment policies and for the on-going tragedy in Gaza.
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May 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
My Columbia Sociology colleagues, Peter Bearman and Gil Eyal on the misguided actions of university officials in a time when democracy is being threatened.
incite.columbia.edu/news/third-t...
incite.columbia.edu/news/third-t...
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📡New Issue Out!📡
Among other things, the issue proposes an amazing Special Feature titled “On Mentoring”, edited and introduced by David Stark, with seven contributions.
Find it here: sociologica.unibo.it/issue/view/1...
Among other things, the issue proposes an amazing Special Feature titled “On Mentoring”, edited and introduced by David Stark, with seven contributions.
Find it here: sociologica.unibo.it/issue/view/1...
January 23, 2025 at 2:53 PM
📡New Issue Out!📡
Among other things, the issue proposes an amazing Special Feature titled “On Mentoring”, edited and introduced by David Stark, with seven contributions.
Find it here: sociologica.unibo.it/issue/view/1...
Among other things, the issue proposes an amazing Special Feature titled “On Mentoring”, edited and introduced by David Stark, with seven contributions.
Find it here: sociologica.unibo.it/issue/view/1...
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My statement on the repeal of President Biden's Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence www.americanprogress.org/press/statem...
STATEMENT: CAP’s Alondra Nelson Condemns Dangerous Repeal of AI Executive Order
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January 21, 2025 at 3:21 AM
My statement on the repeal of President Biden's Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence www.americanprogress.org/press/statem...
A wonderful set of authors writing lively essays to de-mystify important aspects of the sociological craft. cup.columbia.edu/book/practic...
January 14, 2025 at 11:09 AM
A wonderful set of authors writing lively essays to de-mystify important aspects of the sociological craft. cup.columbia.edu/book/practic...