Joseph N. Cohen
@jncohen.bsky.social
Department of Sociology and Faculty in Data Analytics & Applied Social Research at CUNY Queens College.
OMG please make this happen:
Canada’s European pivot: Could an inclusion in the Eurovision Song Contest be next?
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Canada’s European pivot: Could an inclusion in the Eurovision Song Contest be next?
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Explained: Why is Canada pushing to join Eurovision?
Canada is exploring the possibility of joining Eurovision, something officials say reflects the country's effort to assert its cultural independence and deepen ties with Europe. The EBU has confirmed ...
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November 14, 2025 at 3:28 PM
OMG please make this happen:
Canada’s European pivot: Could an inclusion in the Eurovision Song Contest be next?
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Canada’s European pivot: Could an inclusion in the Eurovision Song Contest be next?
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Perhaps it would be good for all of us if we were all able to "put the phone in the pocket" during the workday. But I need to authenticate something like every fifteen minutes.
September 19, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Perhaps it would be good for all of us if we were all able to "put the phone in the pocket" during the workday. But I need to authenticate something like every fifteen minutes.
I don't think it's gaming. It is online extremism. Extremism appears in gaming, but you are better off looking directly at the source.
National political reporters: consult your gaming desk. You likely have a massively blind spot — this isn’t a dig at anyone, because I have this blind spot too b/c I’m not a gamer and am trying to adjust for it in real time — covering this very important moment if u don’t game & don’t know the memes
September 12, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I don't think it's gaming. It is online extremism. Extremism appears in gaming, but you are better off looking directly at the source.
The post will be on display at the AI Civil Rights Museum in 2065.
A word can't be a slur if it's referring to an inanimate object. "The new slur for tables" what are you talking about
August 6, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The post will be on display at the AI Civil Rights Museum in 2065.
I am understanding Abundance and neoliberalism to be very similar.
July 7, 2025 at 1:58 AM
I am understanding Abundance and neoliberalism to be very similar.
Wild. Communications is getting degraded by AI. www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Chicago Sun-Times publishes made-up books and fake experts in AI debacle
A summer reading guide included made-up books by real authors.
www.theverge.com
May 21, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Wild. Communications is getting degraded by AI. www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
I literally just got a free ride when I already paid.
April 30, 2025 at 12:40 PM
I literally just got a free ride when I already paid.
When using AI for R code, default to base R. Packages don't always save effort or prevent bugs. Use packages only if base R fails, is too slow, or produces excessive code. Base R with AI is often easier to understand, less buggy, easier to debug, and just as efficient.
April 28, 2025 at 3:24 PM
When using AI for R code, default to base R. Packages don't always save effort or prevent bugs. Use packages only if base R fails, is too slow, or produces excessive code. Base R with AI is often easier to understand, less buggy, easier to debug, and just as efficient.
New York City is always trying to throw you off the islands, out of the City, and eventually out of the metro. It's like there is a constant repulsive force related to the cost of living, space, and hassle. You hang on as long as you can because there is so much to love. But it is not free or easy.
March 27, 2025 at 2:48 PM
New York City is always trying to throw you off the islands, out of the City, and eventually out of the metro. It's like there is a constant repulsive force related to the cost of living, space, and hassle. You hang on as long as you can because there is so much to love. But it is not free or easy.
Identity and Control: The Movie
March 26, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Identity and Control: The Movie
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this pic from the turkish protests goes insanely hard
March 24, 2025 at 8:52 PM
this pic from the turkish protests goes insanely hard
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Shout out to Jeffrey Goldberg for reporting on this now instead of waiting two years to put it in a book.
March 24, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Shout out to Jeffrey Goldberg for reporting on this now instead of waiting two years to put it in a book.
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This is really good: "Large Models should not be viewed primarily as intelligent agents, but as a new kind of cultural and social technology, allowing humans to take advantage of information other humans have accumulated."
Really helpful reframing of AI as cultural and social technology: https://henryfarrell.net/large-ai-models-are-cultural-and-social-technologies/ thanks for sharing @himself.bsky.social
Large AI models are cultural and social technologies – Henry Farrell
henryfarrell.net
March 21, 2025 at 6:41 PM
This is really good: "Large Models should not be viewed primarily as intelligent agents, but as a new kind of cultural and social technology, allowing humans to take advantage of information other humans have accumulated."
People are sanctimonious when they can live by their preachings without sacrificing anything
March 22, 2025 at 2:36 PM
People are sanctimonious when they can live by their preachings without sacrificing anything
This fight with Trump is introducing some very uncomfortable questions for Canadians. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Is Tim Hortons Canadian? | CBC News
Amid the patriotic fervour whipped up by tariff and annexation threats from U.S. President Donald Trump, the debate over whether Tim Hortons is Canadian is as hot as a double double.
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March 19, 2025 at 7:27 PM
This fight with Trump is introducing some very uncomfortable questions for Canadians. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Early in my career, I studied the 1970s economy and understood what happened on a logical level. I had read about it and looked at data, but did not live through it. I now understand that I did not fully appreciate the emotional effects of seeing so much going to pot at once.
Real answer: I always say that it's hard to understand how people voted in 1980 if you hadn't lived through the economic and foreign policy free-fall of the 1970s. Dems to me were the party presiding over the collapsing cities, inflation, etc., and an amok USSR. /1
March 18, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Early in my career, I studied the 1970s economy and understood what happened on a logical level. I had read about it and looked at data, but did not live through it. I now understand that I did not fully appreciate the emotional effects of seeing so much going to pot at once.
It is amazing. America stood at the top as hegemon of the biggest world system ever seen in history. And then it DECIDED to wreck that system from its perch.
It is so crazy to think about how well-positioned America was across the board. And then it flipped the game board.
It is so crazy to think about how well-positioned America was across the board. And then it flipped the game board.
March 17, 2025 at 1:54 PM
It is amazing. America stood at the top as hegemon of the biggest world system ever seen in history. And then it DECIDED to wreck that system from its perch.
It is so crazy to think about how well-positioned America was across the board. And then it flipped the game board.
It is so crazy to think about how well-positioned America was across the board. And then it flipped the game board.
What I would like most is for American Jews to be out of the spotlight. Nothing good comes from us being the focus of attention.
Trump: "Schumer is a Palestinian as far as I'm concerned. He's become a Palestinian. He used to be Jewish. He's not Jewish anymore. He's a Palestinian."
March 12, 2025 at 9:06 PM
What I would like most is for American Jews to be out of the spotlight. Nothing good comes from us being the focus of attention.
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Measles continues to spread in the U.S. with more than 250 people infected — many unvaccinated school-age children. See where on our map tracking the virus here: nyti.ms/3Fp1am9
March 12, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Measles continues to spread in the U.S. with more than 250 people infected — many unvaccinated school-age children. See where on our map tracking the virus here: nyti.ms/3Fp1am9
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The whole thing is important, but listen until the end: the US depends a lot on the flow of capital into the country because it is perceived as the safest port in a storm. Once that is no longer true, a lot of things Americans take for granted go away.
A top economics reporter goes off script on national TV: “I am going to say this at risk of my job, but what President Trump is doing is insane.”
March 12, 2025 at 3:39 AM
The whole thing is important, but listen until the end: the US depends a lot on the flow of capital into the country because it is perceived as the safest port in a storm. Once that is no longer true, a lot of things Americans take for granted go away.
This is a good idea. Clearly, demonizing one of the country's largest demographic groups is not a winner. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/09/u...
Democrats Turn to Sports Radio and Podcasts to Try to Reach Young Men
Prominent leaders are flocking to sports radio shows and podcasts, an early sign of how the party is trying to reach apolitical young men who have tilted toward President Trump.
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March 9, 2025 at 1:17 PM
This is a good idea. Clearly, demonizing one of the country's largest demographic groups is not a winner. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/09/u...
Measles is back. Get your immunity checked and consider a booster if necessary. It's already in NY, NJ, and Ontario.
March 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Measles is back. Get your immunity checked and consider a booster if necessary. It's already in NY, NJ, and Ontario.
Isn't a national crypto reserve just the government buying people's crypto? It's not as if the government needs to hold crypto in case we have an emergency need for crypto.
March 4, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Isn't a national crypto reserve just the government buying people's crypto? It's not as if the government needs to hold crypto in case we have an emergency need for crypto.
It's Ramadan, which means I'll have no problem finding out what time the sun sets.
March 3, 2025 at 9:06 PM
It's Ramadan, which means I'll have no problem finding out what time the sun sets.