Karen A. Cerulo
@kcerulo.bsky.social
I am a sociologist studying culture, cognition, and all forms of communication--mass and interpersonal. I also do consulting, lecturing and mentoring.
"To tame the savageness of man and make gentle the life of this world." RFK Sr. following the assassination of MLK
September 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM
"To tame the savageness of man and make gentle the life of this world." RFK Sr. following the assassination of MLK
So happy to see Dreams of a Lifetime reviewed in the AJS!
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September 2, 2025 at 7:43 PM
So happy to see Dreams of a Lifetime reviewed in the AJS!
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Netflix dropped season 7 of Black Mirror last Thursday. It does not disappoint. Especially loved the episode "Common People."
April 15, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Netflix dropped season 7 of Black Mirror last Thursday. It does not disappoint. Especially loved the episode "Common People."
For those of you interested in culture and cognition, the C&C network still exists. Rutgers removed the link from it's department page, but we are still up and running: sites.rutgers.edu/culture-and-...
Culture and Cognition Network
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April 3, 2025 at 6:57 PM
For those of you interested in culture and cognition, the C&C network still exists. Rutgers removed the link from it's department page, but we are still up and running: sites.rutgers.edu/culture-and-...
Delighted to see former grad student Portia Allen-Kyle on the PBS News Hour representing Color of Change at a demonstration today.
March 20, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Delighted to see former grad student Portia Allen-Kyle on the PBS News Hour representing Color of Change at a demonstration today.
Wow! Look at the electoral map for Jimmy Carter's 1976 presidential victory. California is red and Texas is blue among other things. Interesting.
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1976 US Presidential Election Map: Carter vs Ford
The map above shows the result of the 1976 US presidential election between Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford. Turnout for the election was 54.80%.
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January 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Wow! Look at the electoral map for Jimmy Carter's 1976 presidential victory. California is red and Texas is blue among other things. Interesting.
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Well, the drones have arrived in my town.
December 14, 2024 at 12:23 AM
Well, the drones have arrived in my town.
My first foray in humorous essay writing: www.littleoldladycomedy.com/all-works/to...
To Shoo a Mockingbird — Little Old Lady
I love birds. In my early years, I grew up in an urban setting. For the most part, I saw only the routine city dwellers: pigeons, sparrows, the occasional blackbird. But when I bought my first home, ...
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November 14, 2024 at 9:32 PM
My first foray in humorous essay writing: www.littleoldladycomedy.com/all-works/to...
My new article, “What Shapes Our Dreams for the Future” published in Contexts Magazine. Free to read or download thru 9/29: journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10.....
What Shapes Our Dreams for the Future?
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August 30, 2024 at 5:16 PM
My new article, “What Shapes Our Dreams for the Future” published in Contexts Magazine. Free to read or download thru 9/29: journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10.....
What a great way to end the week. Jan and I just signed a contract with the University of California press for our new book tentatively titled "Are You Sure About That? Strategies for Discerning Fact from Fiction." Happy to be working with Naomi Schneider. Now for the writing!
August 2, 2024 at 7:16 PM
What a great way to end the week. Jan and I just signed a contract with the University of California press for our new book tentatively titled "Are You Sure About That? Strategies for Discerning Fact from Fiction." Happy to be working with Naomi Schneider. Now for the writing!
The Impact Factor (IF) for my last year as editor of Sociological Forum was just release. I’m proud to say that our a two-year IF was 1.8; our five year IF increased to 2.3; and we moved up in rank to 83 of 217, placing us in the 2nd quartile. I look forward to the new editors moving us further!
June 27, 2024 at 7:53 PM
The Impact Factor (IF) for my last year as editor of Sociological Forum was just release. I’m proud to say that our a two-year IF was 1.8; our five year IF increased to 2.3; and we moved up in rank to 83 of 217, placing us in the 2nd quartile. I look forward to the new editors moving us further!
An interesting study on apologies using AI! My work is liberally quoted.
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We built a mean game to test AI's ability to apologise
If you're struggling to say you're sorry, AI is happy to help. But can robots handle social intelligence? To find out, we we put their apologies to the test.
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June 14, 2024 at 11:20 PM
An interesting study on apologies using AI! My work is liberally quoted.
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
Great new site for exchanging ideas about books!
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The best books to understand the impacts of social inequality
Karen A. Cerulo shares the 5 best books on understanding how social inequality impacts hopes and dreams, not simply opportunities. Have you read Bright-Sided?
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June 6, 2024 at 11:00 AM
Great new site for exchanging ideas about books!
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shepherd.com/best-books/u...
Take a "dreamy" trip down the Danube with a good book! Paperback now available.
March 31, 2024 at 12:55 AM
Take a "dreamy" trip down the Danube with a good book! Paperback now available.
Read the paperback in nParis, the City of Lights ... and Dreams!
March 28, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Read the paperback in nParis, the City of Lights ... and Dreams!
The paperback is out and making it's world tour! Missed getting it last time? Order now at Princeton University Press!
March 27, 2024 at 6:10 PM
The paperback is out and making it's world tour! Missed getting it last time? Order now at Princeton University Press!
Interested parties: Judith Butler will be interviewed tomorrow on the New Yorker radio hour broadcast on WNYC at 10AM. The interview will also be available on the New Yorker's podcast.
March 15, 2024 at 6:10 PM
Interested parties: Judith Butler will be interviewed tomorrow on the New Yorker radio hour broadcast on WNYC at 10AM. The interview will also be available on the New Yorker's podcast.
We've been wondering why we seem to need subtitles on our TV watching even though we have very good hearing. Here's why!
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Read all about it: The popularity of turning captions on
Experts say, despite advances in audio recording, films are getting harder to hear, which may explain why the majority of people watch TV with the closed captions on.
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March 12, 2024 at 5:10 PM
We've been wondering why we seem to need subtitles on our TV watching even though we have very good hearing. Here's why!
www.cbsnews.com/news/subtitl...
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Thanks so much to the Eastern Sociological Society for honoring me last night. I was so disappointed not to be there in person and was so grateful to Phil Kasinitz for Zooming me in to hear the lovely comments. I was so very touched.
March 2, 2024 at 3:05 PM
Thanks so much to the Eastern Sociological Society for honoring me last night. I was so disappointed not to be there in person and was so grateful to Phil Kasinitz for Zooming me in to hear the lovely comments. I was so very touched.
Very much worth reading: Very much worth reading: imaginingthedigitalfuture.org
Homepage - Imagining the Digital Future Center
Imagining the Digital Future is a research center of Elon University focused on the impacts of the digital revolution and what lies ahead
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February 29, 2024 at 7:23 PM
Very much worth reading: Very much worth reading: imaginingthedigitalfuture.org
Mandy Patinkin is an acquired taste for some, but with all the hate in the world these days, I find myself coming back to these two songs--he does a great job:
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February 27, 2024 at 6:39 PM
Mandy Patinkin is an acquired taste for some, but with all the hate in the world these days, I find myself coming back to these two songs--he does a great job:
video.search.yahoo.com/search/video...
video.search.yahoo.com/search/video...
Maybe he should have said reasonable expectations.
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Warren Buffett Has Spent 70 Years Of His Life Married — His Advice: 'If You Want A Marriage To Last, Look For Someone With Low Expectations'
Warren Buffett, the 93-year-old investment icon and one of the richest men in the world, is renowned not only for his unparalleled success in the financial realm but also for his willingness to share ...
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February 22, 2024 at 12:08 AM
Maybe he should have said reasonable expectations.
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An anniversary of note!
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'Rhapsody in Blue': After a century, Gershwin's musical melting pot still resonates
On Feb. 12, 1924, a sassy fusion of jazz and classical music debuted in New York, sparking a mutual exchange of ideas still debated today.
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February 12, 2024 at 4:34 PM
An anniversary of note!
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