Ivy Hamerly
@ihamerly.bsky.social
Political scientist at Baylor University. I study comparative legislatures and democratic accountability. Also looking at how democracies adapt to climate change
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Got to see the great @imwithherband.bsky.social last night in Austin with the great @ihamerly.bsky.social. Wonderful, wonderful music.
September 28, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Got to see the great @imwithherband.bsky.social last night in Austin with the great @ihamerly.bsky.social. Wonderful, wonderful music.
This article is giving me hope. I'm going to assign it next semester in Comparative Government.
Autocratization can be halted and reversed! We show that 52% of all autocratization episodes become U-Turns, which increases to 73% when focusing on the last 30 years. The vast majority of U-Turns (90%) lead to restored or even improved levels of democracy.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
When autocratization is reversed: episodes of U-Turns since 1900
The world is in a “wave of autocratization.” Yet, recent events in Brazil, the Maldives, and Zambia demonstrate that autocratization can be halted and reversed. This article introduces “U-Turn” as ...
www.tandfonline.com
May 26, 2025 at 10:24 PM
This article is giving me hope. I'm going to assign it next semester in Comparative Government.
I call this work "Wishing I Was at a Park, Instead of Proctoring an Exam"
May 10, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I call this work "Wishing I Was at a Park, Instead of Proctoring an Exam"
"Many of the people terminated on Tuesday work as program managers and experts who make decisions about funding by aligning research proposals with the right program and matching those proposals to the most qualified reviewers to assess them and make recommendations."
National Science Foundation Fires 168 Workers as Federal Purge Continues
Firings at the NSF included permanent employees who had already completed their one-year probationary period, as well as at-will workers.
www.wired.com
February 19, 2025 at 1:51 AM
"Many of the people terminated on Tuesday work as program managers and experts who make decisions about funding by aligning research proposals with the right program and matching those proposals to the most qualified reviewers to assess them and make recommendations."
The headline makes it sound like the scientists are the ones sneaking around the termite colonies.
Scientists Just Found The Perfect Disguise to Sneak Into a Termite Colony
Beneath the rocky soil of Morocco, researchers have uncovered a surprising intruder living undetected inside termite colonies.
www.sciencealert.com
February 19, 2025 at 1:14 AM
The headline makes it sound like the scientists are the ones sneaking around the termite colonies.
Two professors at Stockholm’s Karolinska Institute, they titled a research paper “Nitric Oxide and inflammation: The answer is blowing in the wind” (Predictably, it was about flatulence).
For 17 Years, Swedish Scientists Were Sneaking Bob Dylan Song Titles into Their Research Papers as Part of a Bet
For 17 years, a group of Swedish-based scientists had a bet to sneak Bob Dylan song titles into their scientific articles.
americansongwriter.com
January 24, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Two professors at Stockholm’s Karolinska Institute, they titled a research paper “Nitric Oxide and inflammation: The answer is blowing in the wind” (Predictably, it was about flatulence).
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We faculty heard some pretty astounding numbers yesterday. The big whopper is that our unit (all the historians and social scientists) costs the university about $1.4m a year. Because we teach so much (all those "student credit hours" we account for), we bring into the university more than 3x that.
December 13, 2024 at 12:10 AM
We faculty heard some pretty astounding numbers yesterday. The big whopper is that our unit (all the historians and social scientists) costs the university about $1.4m a year. Because we teach so much (all those "student credit hours" we account for), we bring into the university more than 3x that.
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No, they're not caught between anything. Stop it. The fact that AI may be used or useful in future jobs does not create a single dilemma at all for college students in how to actually complete their coursework. This is all nonsense & excuses for not doing the reading & learning how to think & write.
College students caught between professors' AI bans and employers' growing demand for AI skills
Research shows 75% of workers now use artificial intelligence on the job, yet many universities still classify its use as cheating.
www.phillyvoice.com
December 25, 2024 at 10:49 PM
No, they're not caught between anything. Stop it. The fact that AI may be used or useful in future jobs does not create a single dilemma at all for college students in how to actually complete their coursework. This is all nonsense & excuses for not doing the reading & learning how to think & write.
I've really enjoyed these 15 minute watercolor lessons. The compositions are really different than my usual style, but I love them.
December 26, 2024 at 11:29 PM
I've really enjoyed these 15 minute watercolor lessons. The compositions are really different than my usual style, but I love them.
I'm about to teach an EU Politics course for the first time. I welcome recommendations for readings, news sources, learning activities, etc.
November 22, 2024 at 10:04 PM
I'm about to teach an EU Politics course for the first time. I welcome recommendations for readings, news sources, learning activities, etc.
I sign every email to students the same way and I do this about 20 times a day. Despite this, Microsoft Outlook guesses wrong about how I want to close my email every.single.time.
November 7, 2023 at 12:53 AM
I sign every email to students the same way and I do this about 20 times a day. Despite this, Microsoft Outlook guesses wrong about how I want to close my email every.single.time.
I just got Maya Kornberg's book and congressional committees as a birthday gift. 🎉🎉🎉
November 5, 2023 at 10:21 PM
I just got Maya Kornberg's book and congressional committees as a birthday gift. 🎉🎉🎉
Really enjoyed the Women in Legislative Studies conference. Every conference should be this interesting, friendly, and well organized.
October 28, 2023 at 1:53 AM
Really enjoyed the Women in Legislative Studies conference. Every conference should be this interesting, friendly, and well organized.