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Bill Silvia (they/he)
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Social psychology doctoral student at UIUC in the Conformity, Attitudes, Threat, and Stereotypes (CATS) Lab. I research social categorization and stereotypes.
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justinbaragona.bsky.social
This was just posted by a CBS News producer on their Instagram stories.
October 29, 2025 at 9:44 PM
socialcategories.bsky.social
I’ve just completed the Structural Equation Modeling with lavaan in R Course on DataCamp! 🚀

This one didn't add much on top of my coursework but it was important to confirm that I wasn't missing anything

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Bill Silvia's Statement of Accomplishment | DataCamp
Bill Silvia earned a Statement of Accomplishment on DataCamp for completing Structural Equation Modeling with lavaan in R.
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October 30, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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jacasiegel.bsky.social
I am teaching my Psychology of Human Sexual Behavior class again, so I am once again sharing my additional resources list for the class! Seven pages of book recommendations, news articles, podcasts, and poetry. Always looking to add more!
Psychology of Human Sexual Behavior - Additional resources
Additional Resources to Learn More about Topics Discussed in Psychology of Human Sexual Behavior General Books Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good - adrienne maree brown The Right to Sex - Amia Srinivasan Good Sex - Dr. Candice Hargons How Do You Like It? - Dr. Tara Suwinyattichaip...
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October 30, 2025 at 3:04 AM
socialcategories.bsky.social
I’ve just completed the Intermediate Regression in R Course on DataCamp! 🚀

It was quick, interactive, and fun! Discover which of the 500+ data and AI courses can help you build a stronger career.

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Bill Silvia's Statement of Accomplishment | DataCamp
Bill Silvia earned a Statement of Accomplishment on DataCamp for completing Intermediate Regression in R.
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October 24, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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conradhackett.bsky.social
Please repost:

We're looking for an excellent writer/editor with strong data journalism skills to join the religion team at @pewresearch.org.

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The writer/editor is a position within the Center’s Religion research team, which seeks to promote a deeper understanding of religion and spirituality. The Religion research team conducts surveys, demographic analyses and other social science research in the United States and around the world, studying people’s religious beliefs and practices as well as their views on related issues, including religion’s role in public life. The ideal candidate will have a strong data journalism mindset, with the ability to translate complex quantitative findings into clear and engaging narratives that are nonpartisan and non-advocacy. This position will be embedded within the Religion research team, where the writer/editor will work collaboratively to shape the team’s research agenda, including identifying key research questions; contributing to survey development; and synthesizing findings into accessible and compelling storylines. The writer/editor will also evaluate drafts of research reports to determine whether there are shortcomings in the analysis; edit, rewrite and reorganize drafts as necessary to improve flow and clarity; and work with researchers and designers to create appropriate charts and tables. In addition, the writer/editor will provide guidance and training to the Religion team’s researchers and serve as a writing resource. Following the release of reports, the writer/editor may help disseminate research to the public through the Center’s social media channels, videos, newsletters, and virtual or in-person gatherings, always adhering to the Center’s independent, nonpartisan, non-advocacy stance. 
October 23, 2025 at 11:55 PM
socialcategories.bsky.social
I have been trying for several days to get the Mac in my lab to run R code that works fine on my laptop. Does Mac have a vendetta against OpenMx?
October 13, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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fishingwithzack.bsky.social
We’re hiring in Quantitative Psychology at UNC Chapel Hill!

Feel free to reach out if you have any questions about the program and please share widely!

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Assistant Professor
Primary responsibilities of the position will include conducting high quality research, publishing in peer reviewed journals and broader dissemination, seeking external funding for research, teaching ...
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October 2, 2025 at 9:18 PM
socialcategories.bsky.social
It would be nice if Google Alerts stopped trying to convince me that my advisor publishes a new article every day, seven days a week.
October 3, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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daviddarmofal.bsky.social
*A lot* of universities have record enrollments this fall, which doesn’t fit claims by some conservatives that families are turning away from higher ed, nor the national media’s narrative about higher ed.
September 14, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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espiers.bsky.social
The people who get mad about this kind of honesty are largely not people who will be persuaded by the evidence that the person was horrible. Half the hate mail I've gotten has informed me that I have no evidence Kirk was a bigot, and I laid out evidence *in the column they're complaining about.*
markharris.bsky.social Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · Sep 14
I've never thought there was a bad time to be honest about the fact that a horrible person is/was horrible. But after this week's whitewashing of Kirk by the media and political commentariat, it feels not just permissible but essential to fight both sentimentality and dishonesty at top volume.
September 15, 2025 at 2:07 AM
socialcategories.bsky.social
I just completed the track "Importing & Cleaning Data "! www.datacamp.com/tracks/impor... via @datacamp.bsky.social

That's two (overlapping) tracks down!
Importing & Cleaning Data in R | DataCamp
Learn Data Science & AI from the comfort of your browser, at your own pace with DataCamp's video tutorials & coding challenges on R, Python, Statistics & more.
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September 15, 2025 at 6:06 AM
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Princeton is running its Presidential Postdoctoral Program again this year. If you are interested in applying to work with me, please reach out by October 10 so that I can consider all interested applicants and support a candidate for my lab this year.
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Presidential Postdoctoral Research Fellows
We encourage early career scholars to pursue a career in academia by supporting their postdoctoral work at Princeton
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September 11, 2025 at 8:27 PM
socialcategories.bsky.social
I just completed the track "Data Manipulation "! www.datacamp.com/tracks/data-... via @datacamp.bsky.social
Data Manipulation in R | DataCamp
Learn Data Science & AI from the comfort of your browser, at your own pace with DataCamp's video tutorials & coding challenges on R, Python, Statistics & more.
www.datacamp.com
September 8, 2025 at 6:03 AM
socialcategories.bsky.social
I’ve just completed the Joining Data with dplyr Course on DataCamp! 🚀

Inner = exclusive, Left/Right = semi-exclusive, Full = inclusive, and Semi/Anti are fancy names for filters.
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Bill Silvia's Statement of Accomplishment | DataCamp
Bill Silvia earned a Statement of Accomplishment on DataCamp for completing Joining Data with dplyr.
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September 6, 2025 at 4:45 AM
socialcategories.bsky.social
I’ve just completed the Reshaping Data with tidyr Course on DataCamp! 🚀

This will make switching between independent groups and repeated measures analyses much simpler.

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Bill Silvia's Statement of Accomplishment | DataCamp
Bill Silvia earned a Statement of Accomplishment on DataCamp for completing Reshaping Data with tidyr.
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September 1, 2025 at 2:56 AM
socialcategories.bsky.social
I’ve just completed the Data Manipulation with dplyr Course on DataCamp! 🚀

www.datacamp.com/completed/st... #DataCamp via @datacamp.bsky.social
Bill Silvia's Statement of Accomplishment | DataCamp
Bill Silvia earned a Statement of Accomplishment on DataCamp for completing Data Manipulation with dplyr .
www.datacamp.com
August 22, 2025 at 4:16 AM
socialcategories.bsky.social
I’ve just completed the Intermediate Importing Data in R Course on DataCamp!

Data management has been my biggest hurdle to becoming primary R, so I've been excited to take these courses even though they're not in the statistician track.
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Bill Silvia's Statement of Accomplishment | DataCamp
Bill Silvia earned a Statement of Accomplishment on DataCamp for completing Intermediate Importing Data in R.
www.datacamp.com
August 17, 2025 at 3:18 AM
socialcategories.bsky.social
I’ve just completed the Intermediate R Course on DataCamp!

This is the deepest I've gotten into Base R without shifting focus to a specific package. I'm happy to say that I've already found things that will improve my practice.
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Bill Silvia's Statement of Accomplishment | DataCamp
Bill Silvia earned a Statement of Accomplishment on DataCamp for completing Intermediate R.
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August 14, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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williambrady.bsky.social
Are you interested in topics related to conflict and intergroup relations *broadly construed*? Come join us as a postdoc in the Dispute Research Research Center! This position is up to 3 years, comes with your own research funding, and a phenomenal network of past DRRC postdocs.
drrc-kellogg.bsky.social Dispute Resolution Research Center @drrc-kellogg.bsky.social · Aug 11
Apply now for Kellogg’s DRRC Postdoc Fellowship, which supports outstanding research in conflict and cooperation, offering dedicated time for scholarship, access to exceptional resources, and a vibrant academic community. Deadline: Nov 1.
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August 12, 2025 at 2:41 PM
socialcategories.bsky.social
Question for the international and multilingual communities. Do you speak a language in which "Is this individual feminine (masculine)?" and "Is this individual a woman (man)?" would be considered the same question? If so, what language?
August 12, 2025 at 3:13 PM
socialcategories.bsky.social
Maintaining a strict food budget is difficult when I live in a world where there are days when it's too hot to cook or wash dishes.
August 10, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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irisvanrooij.bsky.social
Was looking into what Cognitive Scientists mean by ‘domain-general’ cognition, and then hit upon this. This is definitely NOT how we use that term.

Tip: read the last sentence to understand what went wrong here.

Sigh.
Domain-General Cognitive Ability In subject area: Psychology Domain-general cognitive abilities refer to cognitive skills that are not unique to humans but are present across various primate species and potentially other mammals and birds, indicating a general factor underlying cognitive performance that correlates with brain size and is associated with selective attention and working memory capacity. AI generated definition based on: Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 2012
August 4, 2025 at 10:17 PM
socialcategories.bsky.social
I'm currently mentoring a high school student who is conducting and analyzing interviews for her project. Is anybody who does this regularly free to answer a few questions? Preferably this morning, but if not then by next week. #sociology #psychology #feministmethods
August 5, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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illdottore.bsky.social
Most reporting is just not up to the task of registering both that 1) the White House is *attacking* universities *as institutions* 2) the White House is working *with* universities’ boards to achieve *common goals* for remaking and weakening those institutions
mwyarbrough.bsky.social Michael Yarbrough (he/him) @mwyarbrough.bsky.social · Jul 29
Boards of Trustees ***LIKE*** the Trump demands. They ***AGREE*** with them.

They like the idea of putting the screws on activist, lefty, and Muslim students. They like the idea of a whiter student body and conservative curriculum. They want these things and think $200 million is a fair price.
July 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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kcklatt.bsky.social
I've seen a number of folks talking about grants they/colleagues had cut & lists of those going around - plz share this effort by @brindabee.bsky.social & @realdoctormike.bsky.social to gather stories of cancelled research grants and clip these into a media campaign
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July 29, 2025 at 9:13 PM