Julie Novkov
@jnovkov.bsky.social
Academic (poli sci, law, and US political development), administrator, gymnastics fan, resident of upstate New York. Go Great Danes! Views expressed here are solely my personal opinions. Born at 321 PPM CO2. #polisky #skystorians
I feel like the next El Niño isn't going to go well.
November 10, 2025 at 4:14 PM
I feel like the next El Niño isn't going to go well.
NAIGC is doing this now.
November 9, 2025 at 3:25 PM
NAIGC is doing this now.
Fantastic! We are doing mostly vegan Thanksgiving, so I'll add this to the menu (BTW, if you have vegans, we've found that we prefer pumpkin pie made with coconut cream. It's really, really good.)
November 9, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Fantastic! We are doing mostly vegan Thanksgiving, so I'll add this to the menu (BTW, if you have vegans, we've found that we prefer pumpkin pie made with coconut cream. It's really, really good.)
That really was a great read.
November 9, 2025 at 1:11 PM
That really was a great read.
Yes, they are. "A rising midlife first marriage rate aligns with the notion that Americans are delaying marriage entry, pushing it back to later ages as they labor to achieve the economic stability perceived as a prerequisite for marriage." pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
The Rising Midlife First Marriage Rate in the U.S
This study documented change in the midlife first marriage rate for U.S. adults aged 40-59 between 1990 and 2019 and assessed the sociodemographic correlates of midlife first marriage formation for today’s women and men. Median ages at first ...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
November 9, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Yes, they are. "A rising midlife first marriage rate aligns with the notion that Americans are delaying marriage entry, pushing it back to later ages as they labor to achieve the economic stability perceived as a prerequisite for marriage." pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
They had to look really hard to find that rake and step on it. I am impressed.
November 9, 2025 at 2:16 AM
They had to look really hard to find that rake and step on it. I am impressed.
I think it will have an insidious and corrosive effect on academic publishing if people turn to it en masse to write peer reviews. Good, thoughtful peer review can make a decent article draft into a truly pathbreaking contribution to the field.
November 8, 2025 at 12:51 PM
I think it will have an insidious and corrosive effect on academic publishing if people turn to it en masse to write peer reviews. Good, thoughtful peer review can make a decent article draft into a truly pathbreaking contribution to the field.
This is so horrible.
November 8, 2025 at 12:46 PM
This is so horrible.
Ooooof, as if being on the job market and having an interview isn't stressful enough!
November 7, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Ooooof, as if being on the job market and having an interview isn't stressful enough!
Just keep doing the awesome things that you are doing. It's so hard to keep up with all that's happening, and I really rely on you to help me identify the most important immediate developments!
November 7, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Just keep doing the awesome things that you are doing. It's so hard to keep up with all that's happening, and I really rely on you to help me identify the most important immediate developments!
I will force you to eat challah, drink wine, and give thanks! What, you didn't finish your chicken? You don't like it?
November 7, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I will force you to eat challah, drink wine, and give thanks! What, you didn't finish your chicken? You don't like it?
Well, he could be onto something. If a lack of health insurance causes people to skip cancer screenings for worrisome symptoms, this could produce significant weight loss.
November 7, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Well, he could be onto something. If a lack of health insurance causes people to skip cancer screenings for worrisome symptoms, this could produce significant weight loss.
Maybe it's just me, but isn't this pretty foreseeable if you have an algorithm that validates users and uses predictive analytics to generate text interacting with a person experiencing major depression?
November 7, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Maybe it's just me, but isn't this pretty foreseeable if you have an algorithm that validates users and uses predictive analytics to generate text interacting with a person experiencing major depression?
They 100% are.
abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
Password to Louvre’s video surveillance system was 'Louvre', according to employee
According to an employee with knowledge of the system, the password to the Louvre's video surveillance system was simply "Louvre" at the time of the robbery last month.
abcnews.go.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:13 PM
They 100% are.
abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
abcnews.go.com/Internationa...