julia kamin
@juliakamin.bsky.social
connecting research to practice @ prosocialdesign.org. supporting social cohesion @ civichealthproject.org. dog mama in NYC.
When people complain about NYC - its crime & homelessness, its smell - I try to explain what a country club it is compared to the New York I grew up in in the 70s. From now on I'm going to urge them to watch this. It's not out yet, but from the trailer it nails it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZ94...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZ94...
Drop Dead City | Official Trailer
YouTube video by Drop Dead City
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November 9, 2025 at 11:01 AM
When people complain about NYC - its crime & homelessness, its smell - I try to explain what a country club it is compared to the New York I grew up in in the 70s. From now on I'm going to urge them to watch this. It's not out yet, but from the trailer it nails it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZ94...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZ94...
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.
Food banks are prepping for a surge in demand. Good time to donate to your local one. Here's NYC's: give.foodbanknyc.org/campaign/675...
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Give Meals and Hope to New Yorkers in Need
Every $1 donated provides up to 5 meals for New Yorkers in need. Your gift also helps support access to nourishing food and services for our neighbors across...
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October 28, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Food banks are prepping for a surge in demand. Good time to donate to your local one. Here's NYC's: give.foodbanknyc.org/campaign/675...
Another RCT showing that, yes, conversations across division make a difference.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Do civil dialogue interventions on U.S. college campuses have any impact? A field experiment examining different types of interventions - SN Social Sciences
Interpersonal discussion and deliberation are key components of a democratic society, but the American public has become more and more polarized along partisan lines. These stark differences—and often...
link.springer.com
October 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Another RCT showing that, yes, conversations across division make a difference.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
America's cowboys are beginning to catch on...
“The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and its members cannot stand behind the President while he undercuts the future of family farmers and ranchers by importing Argentinian beef in an attempt to influence prices."
www.ncba.org/news-media/n...
“The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and its members cannot stand behind the President while he undercuts the future of family farmers and ranchers by importing Argentinian beef in an attempt to influence prices."
www.ncba.org/news-media/n...
President Trump Undercuts America’s Cattle Producers
WASHINGTON (October 22, 2025) – In a misguided effort to lower the price of beef in grocery stores, President Trump said he plans to increase the volume of beef being imported from Argentina. Efforts ...
www.ncba.org
October 23, 2025 at 12:12 PM
America's cowboys are beginning to catch on...
“The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and its members cannot stand behind the President while he undercuts the future of family farmers and ranchers by importing Argentinian beef in an attempt to influence prices."
www.ncba.org/news-media/n...
“The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and its members cannot stand behind the President while he undercuts the future of family farmers and ranchers by importing Argentinian beef in an attempt to influence prices."
www.ncba.org/news-media/n...
Morning thoughts, as I contemplate the longevity of my laptop: If we think about the possibility of AI "taking over", don't we have to consider the reality that the chips & computer hardware its build on is subject to decay?...
October 19, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Morning thoughts, as I contemplate the longevity of my laptop: If we think about the possibility of AI "taking over", don't we have to consider the reality that the chips & computer hardware its build on is subject to decay?...
Thoughtful piece from Fukuyama on the unique role the internet has played in the global rise of populism - after a decade, he admits, of discounting that role.
www.persuasion.community/p/its-the-in...
www.persuasion.community/p/its-the-in...
It’s the Internet, Stupid
What caused the global populist wave? Blame the screens.
www.persuasion.community
October 11, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Thoughtful piece from Fukuyama on the unique role the internet has played in the global rise of populism - after a decade, he admits, of discounting that role.
www.persuasion.community/p/its-the-in...
www.persuasion.community/p/its-the-in...
Few surprises here:
7/10 of the safest states are Blue.
8/10 of the least safe state are Red - including Florida (47) and Texas (48)
wallethub.com/edu/safest-s...
7/10 of the safest states are Blue.
8/10 of the least safe state are Red - including Florida (47) and Texas (48)
wallethub.com/edu/safest-s...
Safest States in America in 2025
Safest States in America in 2025
wallethub.com
October 7, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Few surprises here:
7/10 of the safest states are Blue.
8/10 of the least safe state are Red - including Florida (47) and Texas (48)
wallethub.com/edu/safest-s...
7/10 of the safest states are Blue.
8/10 of the least safe state are Red - including Florida (47) and Texas (48)
wallethub.com/edu/safest-s...
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.
Is this the most under-reported terrifying US security story ever? They've now discovered 300,000 SIM cards stashed across several otherwise empty apartments in and around NYC - enough to easily bring NYC communications to a halt - and they have no clue who's behind it.
abc7ny.com/post/thwarte...
abc7ny.com/post/thwarte...
Thwarted plot to cripple cell service in New York was bigger than first thought: sources
Agents from Homeland Security Investigations found an additional 200,000 SIM cards at a location in New Jersey, law enforcement sources told ABC News.
abc7ny.com
September 30, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Is this the most under-reported terrifying US security story ever? They've now discovered 300,000 SIM cards stashed across several otherwise empty apartments in and around NYC - enough to easily bring NYC communications to a halt - and they have no clue who's behind it.
abc7ny.com/post/thwarte...
abc7ny.com/post/thwarte...
More Trump voters realizing immigrants aren't the problem, but the solution...
“The whole thing is screwed up,” said John Painter, a three-time Trump voter who runs an organic dairy farm in Westfield. “We need people to do the jobs Americans are too spoiled to do.”
“The whole thing is screwed up,” said John Painter, a three-time Trump voter who runs an organic dairy farm in Westfield. “We need people to do the jobs Americans are too spoiled to do.”
'The whole thing is screwed up': Farmers in deep-red Pennsylvania struggle to find workers
They're pushing lawmakers to move faster on a farm labor solution, even as the president cracks down on immigration.
www.politico.com
September 15, 2025 at 12:05 PM
More Trump voters realizing immigrants aren't the problem, but the solution...
“The whole thing is screwed up,” said John Painter, a three-time Trump voter who runs an organic dairy farm in Westfield. “We need people to do the jobs Americans are too spoiled to do.”
“The whole thing is screwed up,” said John Painter, a three-time Trump voter who runs an organic dairy farm in Westfield. “We need people to do the jobs Americans are too spoiled to do.”
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...
@robgeorge.bsky.social, How is it this is not your tweet (or whatever these things are called)?
Just want to Lay out this word to the Wise: No ifs ands or Utz, this is crisply written and reported, but for all its saltiness it's still just a story about small potatoes with no evidence of a chip pro quo, and no one should get too Ruffled up about it.
BREAKING: Eric Adams Advisor Winnie Greco Handed a CITY Reporter Cash Stuffed in a Bag of Potato Chips
www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/20/w...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/08/20/w...
August 21, 2025 at 1:22 PM
@robgeorge.bsky.social, How is it this is not your tweet (or whatever these things are called)?
Folks are gonna say today's Bklyn shootings are evidence of spiking crime. Not NYPD Commish Tisch: "We have the lowest number of shooting incidents and shooting victims seven months into the year we’ve seen on record in the city of New York. Something like this is, of course, thank god, an anomaly.”
August 17, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Folks are gonna say today's Bklyn shootings are evidence of spiking crime. Not NYPD Commish Tisch: "We have the lowest number of shooting incidents and shooting victims seven months into the year we’ve seen on record in the city of New York. Something like this is, of course, thank god, an anomaly.”
1,500 people were paired for 30 min conversations with strangers - across age, race, and politics - with no guidelines. People generally felt better after the conservation from before. Few blew out.
Cool study. Cooler visualization. Very worth taking a stroll...
pudding.cool/2025/06/hell...
Cool study. Cooler visualization. Very worth taking a stroll...
pudding.cool/2025/06/hell...
30 minutes with a stranger
Watch hundreds of strangers talk for 30 minutes, and track how their moods change
pudding.cool
August 16, 2025 at 10:30 AM
1,500 people were paired for 30 min conversations with strangers - across age, race, and politics - with no guidelines. People generally felt better after the conservation from before. Few blew out.
Cool study. Cooler visualization. Very worth taking a stroll...
pudding.cool/2025/06/hell...
Cool study. Cooler visualization. Very worth taking a stroll...
pudding.cool/2025/06/hell...
Interesting dive into the thought processes of Brazilian journalists and their decisions to print - or not to print - when it comes polarizing stories. I suspect American journalists are not far off.
academic.oup.com/poq/advance-...
academic.oup.com/poq/advance-...
To Report or Not to Report? A Qualitative Analysis of Journalists’ Perspectives on Harm to Public Opinion
Abstract. Journalists face intricate decisions regarding what to publish, especially when problematic content may impact public opinion in a way that could
academic.oup.com
August 10, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Interesting dive into the thought processes of Brazilian journalists and their decisions to print - or not to print - when it comes polarizing stories. I suspect American journalists are not far off.
academic.oup.com/poq/advance-...
academic.oup.com/poq/advance-...
My local station - WNYC - will be fine (its 3% loss in federal funding will be covered by New Yorkers in less than 24 hours, my guess is). So what's the best way for me to increase my support for public radio (i.e. find the stations most in need)?
August 1, 2025 at 7:22 PM
My local station - WNYC - will be fine (its 3% loss in federal funding will be covered by New Yorkers in less than 24 hours, my guess is). So what's the best way for me to increase my support for public radio (i.e. find the stations most in need)?
I recently read an article about how surrogacy should be legal but better regulated.
I have a feeling this case will make regulation come a little faster.
apnews.com/article/cali...
I have a feeling this case will make regulation come a little faster.
apnews.com/article/cali...
Two surrogates speak out about California couple under investigation
Authorities are investigating a Southern California couple after their infant child was taken to a hospital with a traumatic head injury and 21 children were discovered in their custody.
apnews.com
July 19, 2025 at 12:34 PM
I recently read an article about how surrogacy should be legal but better regulated.
I have a feeling this case will make regulation come a little faster.
apnews.com/article/cali...
I have a feeling this case will make regulation come a little faster.
apnews.com/article/cali...
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.
What's more New York than subway "showtime" dancers? How about a piece on how the new subway car designs are forcing them to adapt their routines? (With cool factoids about how much they earn and how they manage cops.)
gothamist.com/news/nyc-sho...
gothamist.com/news/nyc-sho...
NYC ‘showtime’ dancers adapt to MTA’s modern subway trains
Modern trains and payment technology have changed the way transit acrobats perform.
gothamist.com
July 4, 2025 at 8:17 PM
What's more New York than subway "showtime" dancers? How about a piece on how the new subway car designs are forcing them to adapt their routines? (With cool factoids about how much they earn and how they manage cops.)
gothamist.com/news/nyc-sho...
gothamist.com/news/nyc-sho...
Is it just me or does this article feel like it was written by ChatGPT (i.e. somewhat hallucinatory, telling us what we want to hear, and possibly leading us to paranoid delusions)?
futurism.com/commitment-j...
futurism.com/commitment-j...
People Are Being Involuntarily Committed, Jailed After Spiraling Into "ChatGPT Psychosis"
People experiencing "ChatGPT psychosis" are being involuntarily committed to mental hospitals and jailed following AI mental health crises.
futurism.com
June 29, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Is it just me or does this article feel like it was written by ChatGPT (i.e. somewhat hallucinatory, telling us what we want to hear, and possibly leading us to paranoid delusions)?
futurism.com/commitment-j...
futurism.com/commitment-j...