Christopher Barrie
@cbarrie.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Sociology, NYU. Core Faculty, CSMaP. Research Fellow Oxford Sociology. Computational social science, Methods, Conflict, Communication. Webpage: cjbarrie.com
I'm actually something of an artist myself
November 9, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I'm actually something of an artist myself
Don't think I've been more excited to watch something in years. ZERO stars
November 5, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Don't think I've been more excited to watch something in years. ZERO stars
Guys I was wondering what the most urgent issue of our time was and
October 30, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Guys I was wondering what the most urgent issue of our time was and
Is this a metaphor
October 22, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Is this a metaphor
The British Journal of Sociology review report question. Is this an attention check or just a mad scale? I mean, it got my attention
October 21, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The British Journal of Sociology review report question. Is this an attention check or just a mad scale? I mean, it got my attention
"What is this, an arc for ants?"
October 16, 2025 at 10:38 PM
"What is this, an arc for ants?"
Mad that my dog can't go in here just because he smokes
October 10, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Mad that my dog can't go in here just because he smokes
My policy for which new papers to read
October 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
My policy for which new papers to read
This got two, *two*, likes and I think it's the funniest thing I've ever posted
October 8, 2025 at 12:28 PM
This got two, *two*, likes and I think it's the funniest thing I've ever posted
Me talking to myself as I walk to give my Week 5 Seminar
September 30, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Me talking to myself as I walk to give my Week 5 Seminar
I am spending my Saturday morning making Mondrian-inspired Schelling model visualizations instead of going to the gym
September 27, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I am spending my Saturday morning making Mondrian-inspired Schelling model visualizations instead of going to the gym
Just realised I had this on my whiteboard while I took office hours and honestly I can explain
September 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Just realised I had this on my whiteboard while I took office hours and honestly I can explain
I knew there was something off about today
September 22, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I knew there was something off about today
How's your day going?
September 20, 2025 at 5:46 PM
How's your day going?
TFW you're due to teach Transformers and contextual embeddings at 9AM after your one year old slept for 3 hours during the night
September 18, 2025 at 11:21 AM
TFW you're due to teach Transformers and contextual embeddings at 9AM after your one year old slept for 3 hours during the night
Some professional news
September 11, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Some professional news
H/t @beckshewer.bsky.social for my next slide on confounders
September 6, 2025 at 9:37 PM
H/t @beckshewer.bsky.social for my next slide on confounders
I have finally gotten round to writing my AI Use Statement for a grad. course I'm teaching in Gen AI...
I would be grateful of your thoughts!
I would be grateful of your thoughts!
September 3, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I have finally gotten round to writing my AI Use Statement for a grad. course I'm teaching in Gen AI...
I would be grateful of your thoughts!
I would be grateful of your thoughts!
Trying to use this to label some data and it's absolutely crap. Grateful for any pointers
September 1, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Trying to use this to label some data and it's absolutely crap. Grateful for any pointers
I had actually quite measured opinions about AI and now unfortunately this advert has forced me to believe we should burn everything down to the ground
August 31, 2025 at 12:10 AM
I had actually quite measured opinions about AI and now unfortunately this advert has forced me to believe we should burn everything down to the ground
And can also be used for types of counterfactual estimation common to causal analytical frameworks.
Here, we ask what would have happened to media criticism in the absence of a coup in Egypt by using Tunisia as our comparison case in a synthetic DiD design:
Here, we ask what would have happened to media criticism in the absence of a coup in Egypt by using Tunisia as our comparison case in a synthetic DiD design:
August 26, 2025 at 5:34 PM
And can also be used for types of counterfactual estimation common to causal analytical frameworks.
Here, we ask what would have happened to media criticism in the absence of a coup in Egypt by using Tunisia as our comparison case in a synthetic DiD design:
Here, we ask what would have happened to media criticism in the absence of a coup in Egypt by using Tunisia as our comparison case in a synthetic DiD design:
And the method is versatile! We show that the approach:
Works with sparse data
Generalizes across multiple languages
Works with sparse data
Generalizes across multiple languages
August 26, 2025 at 5:34 PM
And the method is versatile! We show that the approach:
Works with sparse data
Generalizes across multiple languages
Works with sparse data
Generalizes across multiple languages