Ezra Zuckerman Sivan
@ezrazuckermansivan.bsky.social
Proud to be associated with: MIT Sloan School, USA, Sociology, Judaism
Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/ezrazuckermansivan
Writing book on Invention & Spread of the 7-day week. See Twitter @thefirstweek
See also https://tinyurl.com/y53ruzde
Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/ezrazuckermansivan
Writing book on Invention & Spread of the 7-day week. See Twitter @thefirstweek
See also https://tinyurl.com/y53ruzde
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Episode 6:
Podcast Episode · Outsider / Insider · 11/21/2024 · 32m
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Excited to share episodes 6 & 7 of the Outider/Insider podcast, featuring special guest , our wonderful colleague, the political scientist Lily Tsai
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With so much awfulness in the news, here’s some good news about my eldest. Sharing with pride:
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Jack Sivan’s Suits Come Alive From the Waist Down
Jack Sivan started his namesake tailoring and men’s wear business after freelancing for luxury labels like the Row.
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April 23, 2025 at 1:01 PM
With so much awfulness in the news, here’s some good news about my eldest. Sharing with pride:
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/s...
Episode 2 of O/I, on Black family reunions*, was one of the most rewarding projects I’ve had privilege to work on
Deeply moving
Deep lessons about the logic of collective identity
*Wha??? The events with the t-shirts are important? Yup!
#BlackHistoryMonth
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Deeply moving
Deep lessons about the logic of collective identity
*Wha??? The events with the t-shirts are important? Yup!
#BlackHistoryMonth
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Learning Deep, General Lessons from Black History
Yesterday marks the opening of a month dedicated to learning about, and from, the history of the Black experience in the United States (and the Americas more generally).
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February 2, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Episode 2 of O/I, on Black family reunions*, was one of the most rewarding projects I’ve had privilege to work on
Deeply moving
Deep lessons about the logic of collective identity
*Wha??? The events with the t-shirts are important? Yup!
#BlackHistoryMonth
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Deeply moving
Deep lessons about the logic of collective identity
*Wha??? The events with the t-shirts are important? Yup!
#BlackHistoryMonth
open.substack.com/pub/ezrazuck...
Danielle Diettrich Hegseth is a very brave woman
May she be successful in her mission & may she remain safe & secure
May she be successful in her mission & may she remain safe & secure
January 21, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Danielle Diettrich Hegseth is a very brave woman
May she be successful in her mission & may she remain safe & secure
May she be successful in her mission & may she remain safe & secure
This is a good moment to remind ourselves that Eugene Goodman is an 🇺🇸 hero
January 21, 2025 at 3:23 AM
This is a good moment to remind ourselves that Eugene Goodman is an 🇺🇸 hero
Saw #TheBrutalist last night
Everyone I was with agreed it was among the worst movies we’ve ever seen
Incoherent jumble of cliched ideas, unfollowable plot, uninteresting characters, self-indulgent pacing
Anyone who tells you it’s good either has no taste or is afraid to name a naked emperor
Everyone I was with agreed it was among the worst movies we’ve ever seen
Incoherent jumble of cliched ideas, unfollowable plot, uninteresting characters, self-indulgent pacing
Anyone who tells you it’s good either has no taste or is afraid to name a naked emperor
January 12, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Saw #TheBrutalist last night
Everyone I was with agreed it was among the worst movies we’ve ever seen
Incoherent jumble of cliched ideas, unfollowable plot, uninteresting characters, self-indulgent pacing
Anyone who tells you it’s good either has no taste or is afraid to name a naked emperor
Everyone I was with agreed it was among the worst movies we’ve ever seen
Incoherent jumble of cliched ideas, unfollowable plot, uninteresting characters, self-indulgent pacing
Anyone who tells you it’s good either has no taste or is afraid to name a naked emperor
As much as the algo at the old place could be annoying, the algo here makes this site next to useless
Unless I’m missing something?
Unless I’m missing something?
January 2, 2025 at 1:51 PM
As much as the algo at the old place could be annoying, the algo here makes this site next to useless
Unless I’m missing something?
Unless I’m missing something?
A new year’s post on the surprising, paradoxical gifts embedded in modern new years celebrations;
on the roads not taken that could have made for a very different new year’s experience &
on the hidden costs associated with those gifts
Happy 2025!
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on the roads not taken that could have made for a very different new year’s experience &
on the hidden costs associated with those gifts
Happy 2025!
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What would New Year's be like had Britain Just Corrected the Julian Calendar Instead of Dumping It?
Imagine how anxious you would be if the calendar were altered in a substantial way.
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December 31, 2024 at 11:46 PM
A new year’s post on the surprising, paradoxical gifts embedded in modern new years celebrations;
on the roads not taken that could have made for a very different new year’s experience &
on the hidden costs associated with those gifts
Happy 2025!
open.substack.com/pub/ezrazuck...
on the roads not taken that could have made for a very different new year’s experience &
on the hidden costs associated with those gifts
Happy 2025!
open.substack.com/pub/ezrazuck...
This is the part the cretin wants us to think is *normal*
December 23, 2024 at 7:38 PM
This is the part the cretin wants us to think is *normal*
Insane Robert Reich still hounding us for $$ even though no election anytime soon & Dems couldn’t parlay $1b of our cash into victory
December 22, 2024 at 10:43 PM
Insane Robert Reich still hounding us for $$ even though no election anytime soon & Dems couldn’t parlay $1b of our cash into victory
My fav thing to do when seeing America from the sky is to see how much of the landscape is colonized by what— from a landscape perspective at least— will always be America’s favorite pastime
December 22, 2024 at 3:26 PM
My fav thing to do when seeing America from the sky is to see how much of the landscape is colonized by what— from a landscape perspective at least— will always be America’s favorite pastime
Two months ago,🇮🇱 was so unsure of its victory over Hezb/🇮🇷 & so unaware of implications for Syria, it wanted 🇷🇺 as regional power to help enforce 🇮🇱 - 🇱🇧 deal
Now Putin is powerless & humiliated in Middle East so pathetically reverting to Tsarist antisemitism
www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
Now Putin is powerless & humiliated in Middle East so pathetically reverting to Tsarist antisemitism
www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
Putin revives antisemitic trope, accusing Jews of tearing apart the Russian Orthodox Church
* * *
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December 20, 2024 at 3:26 AM
Two months ago,🇮🇱 was so unsure of its victory over Hezb/🇮🇷 & so unaware of implications for Syria, it wanted 🇷🇺 as regional power to help enforce 🇮🇱 - 🇱🇧 deal
Now Putin is powerless & humiliated in Middle East so pathetically reverting to Tsarist antisemitism
www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
Now Putin is powerless & humiliated in Middle East so pathetically reverting to Tsarist antisemitism
www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
No sh*t?!
"Trump told Time that it’d be 'very hard' to lower grocery prices, and he wasn’t sure whether he’d be able to achieve that goal."
'Burdened by incoherence': Columnist flags flip-flop on Trump's inflation promise
Donald Trump will not be sworn into office until Jan. 20, but he has been discussing his "day one" goals for months. Thus far, a major concern has been lessening a family's grocery bill burden. Lately...
www.rawstory.com
December 13, 2024 at 1:08 AM
No sh*t?!
The pot calling the kettle red
December 10, 2024 at 12:44 AM
The pot calling the kettle red
December 8, 2024 at 11:21 PM
It sucks Tulsi isn’t in role soon enough to save Assad, innit?
December 6, 2024 at 7:52 PM
It sucks Tulsi isn’t in role soon enough to save Assad, innit?
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My collaborator & friend @ezrazuckermansivan.bsky.social has an interesting post on plagiarism & intellectual property theft, which is unfortunately quite common.
One issue I’d add is the POSITIVE value of self-plagiarism for Data & Methods sections.
ezrazuckermansivan.substack.com/p/why-do-sch...
One issue I’d add is the POSITIVE value of self-plagiarism for Data & Methods sections.
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Why Do Scholars Only Care about Plagiarism when it's Students?
Post 3 of a series on lessons learned since October on campus
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December 1, 2024 at 7:42 PM
My collaborator & friend @ezrazuckermansivan.bsky.social has an interesting post on plagiarism & intellectual property theft, which is unfortunately quite common.
One issue I’d add is the POSITIVE value of self-plagiarism for Data & Methods sections.
ezrazuckermansivan.substack.com/p/why-do-sch...
One issue I’d add is the POSITIVE value of self-plagiarism for Data & Methods sections.
ezrazuckermansivan.substack.com/p/why-do-sch...
Reposted by Ezra Zuckerman Sivan
Trump's pick to run the FBI wants to target Trump's critics. Forget about whether he *can*—the fact that he publicly stated he wants to, and that this didn't immediately disqualify him from getting anywhere near the government's top law enforcement agency, is a sign of our democracy's deterioration.
December 1, 2024 at 3:17 AM
Trump's pick to run the FBI wants to target Trump's critics. Forget about whether he *can*—the fact that he publicly stated he wants to, and that this didn't immediately disqualify him from getting anywhere near the government's top law enforcement agency, is a sign of our democracy's deterioration.
Reposted by Ezra Zuckerman Sivan
Interesting sociological mystery - why did Black Friday spread worldwide?
A post on the mysterious viral spread of “Black Friday” across the globe since 2005
The craziest cases are Venezuela & Iran!!
The post frames the puzzle
& the beginning of a theory inspired by @emollick.bsky.social’s classic take on Moore’s Law
Comments please!
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The craziest cases are Venezuela & Iran!!
The post frames the puzzle
& the beginning of a theory inspired by @emollick.bsky.social’s classic take on Moore’s Law
Comments please!
open.substack.com/pub/ezrazuck...
The Mysterious Viral Spread of Black Friday in the 2010s
I hope my fellow Americans are having a great Thanksgiving holiday weekend, and that those among us who are excited by “Black Friday” are enjoying that as well.
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November 29, 2024 at 6:09 PM
Interesting sociological mystery - why did Black Friday spread worldwide?
A post on the mysterious viral spread of “Black Friday” across the globe since 2005
The craziest cases are Venezuela & Iran!!
The post frames the puzzle
& the beginning of a theory inspired by @emollick.bsky.social’s classic take on Moore’s Law
Comments please!
open.substack.com/pub/ezrazuck...
The craziest cases are Venezuela & Iran!!
The post frames the puzzle
& the beginning of a theory inspired by @emollick.bsky.social’s classic take on Moore’s Law
Comments please!
open.substack.com/pub/ezrazuck...
The Mysterious Viral Spread of Black Friday in the 2010s
I hope my fellow Americans are having a great Thanksgiving holiday weekend, and that those among us who are excited by “Black Friday” are enjoying that as well.
open.substack.com
November 29, 2024 at 4:02 PM
A post on the mysterious viral spread of “Black Friday” across the globe since 2005
The craziest cases are Venezuela & Iran!!
The post frames the puzzle
& the beginning of a theory inspired by @emollick.bsky.social’s classic take on Moore’s Law
Comments please!
open.substack.com/pub/ezrazuck...
The craziest cases are Venezuela & Iran!!
The post frames the puzzle
& the beginning of a theory inspired by @emollick.bsky.social’s classic take on Moore’s Law
Comments please!
open.substack.com/pub/ezrazuck...
Excited to share episodes 6 & 7 of the Outider/Insider podcast, featuring special guest , our wonderful colleague, the political scientist Lily Tsai
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
Episode 6:
Podcast Episode · Outsider / Insider · 11/21/2024 · 32m
podcasts.apple.com
November 24, 2024 at 7:11 PM
Excited to share episodes 6 & 7 of the Outider/Insider podcast, featuring special guest , our wonderful colleague, the political scientist Lily Tsai
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
Reposted by Ezra Zuckerman Sivan
Confronted with falsehoods, people are "morally flexible": They do not mind statements contradicting the facts - if those support some higher "truth". Summary of a paper by @minjaekim22.bsky.social, Oliver Hahl, Ethan Poskanzer and @ezrazuckermansivan.bsky.social [autotranslated:] shorturl.at/3CzLd
Fake News bei der US-Wahl 2024: Soziologie der politischen Lüge
Trump, Fake News und die politische Lüge in den Vereinigten Staaten: Ein Fünftel der demokratischen und sogar ein Viertel der republikanischen Wähler hält Fakten für nicht so bedeutsam.
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November 24, 2024 at 1:38 PM
Confronted with falsehoods, people are "morally flexible": They do not mind statements contradicting the facts - if those support some higher "truth". Summary of a paper by @minjaekim22.bsky.social, Oliver Hahl, Ethan Poskanzer and @ezrazuckermansivan.bsky.social [autotranslated:] shorturl.at/3CzLd
Why did most Americans voters choose an anti-🇺🇸-authoritarian-grifter-narcissist-gangster-kleptocrat-lying demagogue?
& how could they 4 yrs after narrowly escaping his violent attempt to subvert democracy?
It’s a great question & one my coauthors & I have papers on
But it’s unimportant now
& how could they 4 yrs after narrowly escaping his violent attempt to subvert democracy?
It’s a great question & one my coauthors & I have papers on
But it’s unimportant now
November 20, 2024 at 1:40 AM
Why did most Americans voters choose an anti-🇺🇸-authoritarian-grifter-narcissist-gangster-kleptocrat-lying demagogue?
& how could they 4 yrs after narrowly escaping his violent attempt to subvert democracy?
It’s a great question & one my coauthors & I have papers on
But it’s unimportant now
& how could they 4 yrs after narrowly escaping his violent attempt to subvert democracy?
It’s a great question & one my coauthors & I have papers on
But it’s unimportant now