andrés castro araújo
@acastroaraujo.bsky.social
sociology grad student | #rstats | computation | law | organizations | 🇨🇴
https://acastroaraujo.github.io/blog/
https://acastroaraujo.github.io/blog/
I wonder if it’s just genes or that’s what you get from a lifelong exposure to bad vibes
This is good reporting and all that but here's the thing I learned the other day: Bill Pulte, the 50-year-mortgage dude and the guy who keeps pulling the mortgage docs of Trump's enemies is only 37 years old.
www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
Exclusive | Fannie Mae Watchdogs Probed How Pulte Obtained Mortgage Records of Key Democrats
FHFA’s acting inspector general handed the probe report to the U.S. attorney office that had indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James.
www.wsj.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I wonder if it’s just genes or that’s what you get from a lifelong exposure to bad vibes
Every single administrative dataset in the world has a covid effect.
November 13, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Every single administrative dataset in the world has a covid effect.
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📣 The call for ASA Theory Section Prizes is open!
Submit your nominations by March 2, 2026 🏆
Learn more and celebrate outstanding work in theory: asatheory.com/theory-award...
Submit your nominations by March 2, 2026 🏆
Learn more and celebrate outstanding work in theory: asatheory.com/theory-award...
November 12, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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All, I am organizing an @asanews.bsky.social paper session for NYC '26 on neuroscience and cognition in #sociology. Please spread the word.
November 11, 2025 at 3:40 PM
All, I am organizing an @asanews.bsky.social paper session for NYC '26 on neuroscience and cognition in #sociology. Please spread the word.
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There is a lot of fuss today over whether chatbots can replace human participants in social sciences research when the solution is obvious: ask chatbots to simulate the views of social scientists and survey them on attitudes towards chatbots as substitutes for human subjects.
November 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
There is a lot of fuss today over whether chatbots can replace human participants in social sciences research when the solution is obvious: ask chatbots to simulate the views of social scientists and survey them on attitudes towards chatbots as substitutes for human subjects.
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One nice thing about being able to give this talk was that I was able to say a little bit—in the context of “data science” and also the use of LLMs in research—about the philosophical ideas of the late Katherine Hawley on trust and commitment. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZamP...
November 8, 2025 at 11:28 AM
One nice thing about being able to give this talk was that I was able to say a little bit—in the context of “data science” and also the use of LLMs in research—about the philosophical ideas of the late Katherine Hawley on trust and commitment. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZamP...
This is the first time I catch myself thinking about how the aspect ratio of plots changes our perception of what's going on.
November 7, 2025 at 12:10 AM
This is the first time I catch myself thinking about how the aspect ratio of plots changes our perception of what's going on.
truly insane
bro are you fucking kidding me
November 6, 2025 at 10:59 PM
truly insane
It seems that SCOTUS is rehearsing all that stuff about “no taxation without representation”
November 6, 2025 at 2:08 AM
It seems that SCOTUS is rehearsing all that stuff about “no taxation without representation”
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Outstanding. This entry is a journey.
November 3, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Outstanding. This entry is a journey.
Lo más lindo de Rodrigo es que siempre usa la palabra "alucinante" cada vez que habla de la guerra contra las drogas.
Una lógica extraña: como miles de estadounidenses mueren por fentanilo, Trump ataca militarmente embarcaciones que llevarían cocaína; y presiona a Venezuela y a Colombia, que no tienen nada que ver con el tráfico de fentanilo: Rodrigo Uprimny www.elespectador.com/opinion/colu...
Las contradicciones de la guerra trumpista a las drogas
“Si la guerra a las drogas de Bush era ya una estupidez, la de Donald Trump no se sabe cómo calificarla”: Rodrigo Uprimny
www.elespectador.com
November 2, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Lo más lindo de Rodrigo es que siempre usa la palabra "alucinante" cada vez que habla de la guerra contra las drogas.
vibe coding vibes are: "Excellent catch — you’re absolutely right."
November 1, 2025 at 9:33 PM
vibe coding vibes are: "Excellent catch — you’re absolutely right."
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The Smol Training Playbook: The Secrets to Building World-Class LLMs
A practical journey through the challenges, decisions, and messy reality behind training state-of-the-art language models.
huggingface.co/spaces/Huggi...
A practical journey through the challenges, decisions, and messy reality behind training state-of-the-art language models.
huggingface.co/spaces/Huggi...
October 31, 2025 at 4:11 AM
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I don’t know, maybe Law Schools are to blame for teaching students how to be clever about searching for loopholes, instead of doing their jobs with integrity.
October 31, 2025 at 1:13 AM
I don’t know, maybe Law Schools are to blame for teaching students how to be clever about searching for loopholes, instead of doing their jobs with integrity.
Why are people freaking out about Sting giving a concert two days before the Super Bowl?
October 30, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Why are people freaking out about Sting giving a concert two days before the Super Bowl?
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Good morning Bluesky, lol.
October 30, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Good morning Bluesky, lol.
The New York Post is giving these vibes.
October 29, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The New York Post is giving these vibes.
Oh, this is good.
youtu.be/tRatITQUPCo
youtu.be/tRatITQUPCo
Peter Galison: AI Has No Judgment
YouTube video by Einstein Forum
youtu.be
October 28, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Oh, this is good.
youtu.be/tRatITQUPCo
youtu.be/tRatITQUPCo
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Open Science and Open Source only with Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility.
Inclusion is essential to science, and science is only worthwhile if it lifts everyone up together.
ropensci.org/blog/2025/02... #OpenSource #OpenScience
Inclusion is essential to science, and science is only worthwhile if it lifts everyone up together.
ropensci.org/blog/2025/02... #OpenSource #OpenScience
Open Science and Open Source only with Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility
Including all of humanity is and always will be at the heart of open science.
ropensci.org
February 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Open Science and Open Source only with Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility.
Inclusion is essential to science, and science is only worthwhile if it lifts everyone up together.
ropensci.org/blog/2025/02... #OpenSource #OpenScience
Inclusion is essential to science, and science is only worthwhile if it lifts everyone up together.
ropensci.org/blog/2025/02... #OpenSource #OpenScience
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TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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October 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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If we really cared about other disciplines not reinventing our concepts, we wouldn’t reward doing essentially the same thing with our own “theoretical contributions.”
in this paper, I introduce the concept of *Concept Capital* to explain how the unequal distribution of new concepts leads to status hierarchies among sociologists.
October 27, 2025 at 6:42 PM
If we really cared about other disciplines not reinventing our concepts, we wouldn’t reward doing essentially the same thing with our own “theoretical contributions.”
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Hello, friends! After 10(!) years of #AdventOfCode, I've made some changes to preserve my sanity: there will be 12 days of puzzles each December (still starting Dec 1) and there is no longer a global leaderboard. Read more:
adventofcode.com/2025/about#f...
adventofcode.com/2025/about#f...
adventofcode.com/2025/about#f...
adventofcode.com/2025/about#f...
October 22, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Hello, friends! After 10(!) years of #AdventOfCode, I've made some changes to preserve my sanity: there will be 12 days of puzzles each December (still starting Dec 1) and there is no longer a global leaderboard. Read more:
adventofcode.com/2025/about#f...
adventofcode.com/2025/about#f...
adventofcode.com/2025/about#f...
adventofcode.com/2025/about#f...