Larry Au
@larryau.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Sociology at City College, CUNY
Politics of expertise in science and medicine
Learn more: http://larryau.com
Politics of expertise in science and medicine
Learn more: http://larryau.com
Got this plaque today, and had a chance to talk about my book project! 🏆
November 6, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Got this plaque today, and had a chance to talk about my book project! 🏆
📖 Consider nominating yourselves or others for the Robert K. Merton Book Award from @asaskat.bsky.social. Books published in 2024 or 2025 are eligible.
Looking forward to reading this year's nominations!
More info: asaskat.com/call-for-awa...
Looking forward to reading this year's nominations!
More info: asaskat.com/call-for-awa...
October 27, 2025 at 5:02 PM
📖 Consider nominating yourselves or others for the Robert K. Merton Book Award from @asaskat.bsky.social. Books published in 2024 or 2025 are eligible.
Looking forward to reading this year's nominations!
More info: asaskat.com/call-for-awa...
Looking forward to reading this year's nominations!
More info: asaskat.com/call-for-awa...
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This is fascinating! Sima Qian is surely making a comeback! People wrote Shiji-style biographies of Li Wenliang during Wuhan lockdown - my piece on this is just out, open-access journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Genre borrowing in Chinese digital culture: Narrative imagination and grassroots storytelling on social media - Guobin Yang, 2025
A notable feature in Chinese digital culture is its playful style. Memes, jokes, parodies, and coded language of all sorts abound on social media. While researc...
journals.sagepub.com
October 6, 2025 at 11:39 PM
This is fascinating! Sima Qian is surely making a comeback! People wrote Shiji-style biographies of Li Wenliang during Wuhan lockdown - my piece on this is just out, open-access journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Emergency Medicaid accounts for <1% of Medicaid spending — yet saves lives & money.
Restricting it ignores evidence, burdens states, and harms communities.
Our latest via @nejm.org
Emergency Medicaid at Risk - Preserving State Authority and Access to Care
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
🧵1/6
Restricting it ignores evidence, burdens states, and harms communities.
Our latest via @nejm.org
Emergency Medicaid at Risk - Preserving State Authority and Access to Care
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
🧵1/6
Emergency Medicaid at Risk — Preserving State Authority and Access to Care | NEJM
States that use federal dollars to provide health care to unauthorized immigrants, beyond narrowly defined emergency services, will now face enforcement actions and potential recoupment of funds.
www.nejm.org
October 6, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Emergency Medicaid accounts for <1% of Medicaid spending — yet saves lives & money.
Restricting it ignores evidence, burdens states, and harms communities.
Our latest via @nejm.org
Emergency Medicaid at Risk - Preserving State Authority and Access to Care
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
🧵1/6
Restricting it ignores evidence, burdens states, and harms communities.
Our latest via @nejm.org
Emergency Medicaid at Risk - Preserving State Authority and Access to Care
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
🧵1/6
Our new NEJM commentary argues on the need to preserve state autonomy for Emergency Medicaid, and the critical role EM plays in supporting undocumented immigrants and safety net hospitals
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Emergency Medicaid at Risk — Preserving State Authority and Access to Care | NEJM
States that use federal dollars to provide health care to unauthorized immigrants,
beyond narrowly defined emergency services, will now face enforcement actions and
potential recoupment of funds.
www.nejm.org
October 4, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Our new NEJM commentary argues on the need to preserve state autonomy for Emergency Medicaid, and the critical role EM plays in supporting undocumented immigrants and safety net hospitals
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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Bryn Mawr College is hiring an Assistant Professor in Sociology with a specialization in social movements! The applications are due on September 19th. It is a fantastic place to be a scholar and educator—please spread the word! I'm happy to answer questions to the best of my ability!
Assistant Professor of Sociology
www.brynmawr.edu
September 10, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Bryn Mawr College is hiring an Assistant Professor in Sociology with a specialization in social movements! The applications are due on September 19th. It is a fantastic place to be a scholar and educator—please spread the word! I'm happy to answer questions to the best of my ability!
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Next week, @fuzheng.bsky.social and I will workshop our paper on public perception of AI evaluation in China based on a national survey. If you are at NYC - come and say hi!
🗞️ NYC-area researchers, come join us for the TASKS (Theory and Analysis in Science, Knowledge, and Society) Workshop this Fall. Papers on AI governance, self-tracking devices, air pollution and climate change, and Chinese investment capital in the US.
🔗 More info: tasks.commons.gc.cuny.edu
🔗 More info: tasks.commons.gc.cuny.edu
September 12, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Next week, @fuzheng.bsky.social and I will workshop our paper on public perception of AI evaluation in China based on a national survey. If you are at NYC - come and say hi!
🗞️ NYC-area researchers, come join us for the TASKS (Theory and Analysis in Science, Knowledge, and Society) Workshop this Fall. Papers on AI governance, self-tracking devices, air pollution and climate change, and Chinese investment capital in the US.
🔗 More info: tasks.commons.gc.cuny.edu
🔗 More info: tasks.commons.gc.cuny.edu
September 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
🗞️ NYC-area researchers, come join us for the TASKS (Theory and Analysis in Science, Knowledge, and Society) Workshop this Fall. Papers on AI governance, self-tracking devices, air pollution and climate change, and Chinese investment capital in the US.
🔗 More info: tasks.commons.gc.cuny.edu
🔗 More info: tasks.commons.gc.cuny.edu
Weekend lecture prep on the history of medicine, condensing this book into 2.5 hours of class time
September 7, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Weekend lecture prep on the history of medicine, condensing this book into 2.5 hours of class time
Kicked off our Fall seminar series at the China at CUNY Initiative last week with talks from faculty affiliates on Chinese immigrant tech workers, public opinion in China, and stratified citizenship and labor protests.
Exciting semester ahead: chinacuny.org
Exciting semester ahead: chinacuny.org
September 4, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Kicked off our Fall seminar series at the China at CUNY Initiative last week with talks from faculty affiliates on Chinese immigrant tech workers, public opinion in China, and stratified citizenship and labor protests.
Exciting semester ahead: chinacuny.org
Exciting semester ahead: chinacuny.org
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The Department of Science & Technology Studies at Cornell University invites applications for a two-year Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in the area of “Science, Technology, and Governance.” #HPS #STS #PhilJobs
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30301
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30301
Cornell University, Society for the Humanities
Job #AJO30301, WDR-00046364 Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Science and Technology Studies, AY 2026-2028, Society for the Humanities, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, US
academicjobsonline.org
August 30, 2025 at 8:54 PM
The Department of Science & Technology Studies at Cornell University invites applications for a two-year Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in the area of “Science, Technology, and Governance.” #HPS #STS #PhilJobs
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30301
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30301
Required reading for this semester’s class 📖
August 28, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Required reading for this semester’s class 📖
📝 Our #LongCovid in Brazil paper is out in Sociology of Health & Illness: "Contested Illness and Alternative Expertise Networks in Global Health: Post-COVID Syndrome in Brazil"
(w/ Renan Gonçalves Leonel da Silva, Amanda Curi, Cristian Capotescu, Gil Eyal)
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(w/ Renan Gonçalves Leonel da Silva, Amanda Curi, Cristian Capotescu, Gil Eyal)
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August 22, 2025 at 2:37 PM
📝 Our #LongCovid in Brazil paper is out in Sociology of Health & Illness: "Contested Illness and Alternative Expertise Networks in Global Health: Post-COVID Syndrome in Brazil"
(w/ Renan Gonçalves Leonel da Silva, Amanda Curi, Cristian Capotescu, Gil Eyal)
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author...
(w/ Renan Gonçalves Leonel da Silva, Amanda Curi, Cristian Capotescu, Gil Eyal)
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author...
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@cuny.edu is providing consultation with an attorney for all current students and employees who need help with immigration issues!
This is an amazing resource and other colleges should do the same. Good for CUNY for stepping up to the plate in this way.
cuny.edu/CIAP
This is an amazing resource and other colleges should do the same. Good for CUNY for stepping up to the plate in this way.
cuny.edu/CIAP
CUNY Immigration Assistance Project (CIAP) – The City University of New York
25 Colleges. One University.
cuny.edu
August 15, 2025 at 4:08 PM
@cuny.edu is providing consultation with an attorney for all current students and employees who need help with immigration issues!
This is an amazing resource and other colleges should do the same. Good for CUNY for stepping up to the plate in this way.
cuny.edu/CIAP
This is an amazing resource and other colleges should do the same. Good for CUNY for stepping up to the plate in this way.
cuny.edu/CIAP
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Now published at PNAS ‼️ w/ @innovation.bsky.social
How does peer reviewer diversity affect fairness in peer review and the direction of published science? We find a "geographical representation bias" in 60 STEM journals published by @ioppublishing.bsky.social.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
How does peer reviewer diversity affect fairness in peer review and the direction of published science? We find a "geographical representation bias" in 60 STEM journals published by @ioppublishing.bsky.social.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
August 14, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Now published at PNAS ‼️ w/ @innovation.bsky.social
How does peer reviewer diversity affect fairness in peer review and the direction of published science? We find a "geographical representation bias" in 60 STEM journals published by @ioppublishing.bsky.social.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
How does peer reviewer diversity affect fairness in peer review and the direction of published science? We find a "geographical representation bias" in 60 STEM journals published by @ioppublishing.bsky.social.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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2/2 These proposed rules are anti-science, hateful, and harmful. All researchers regardless of their views on how to define, study or engage with sex biology and human lives should speak out now. www.chronicle.com/article/gend...
Gender Data Would Be Off-Limits Under Proposed NIH Policy
A draft rule would bar scientists funded by the agency from collecting data about gender identity, following other steps the administration has taken to restrict research on LGBT topics.
www.chronicle.com
August 14, 2025 at 12:52 PM
2/2 These proposed rules are anti-science, hateful, and harmful. All researchers regardless of their views on how to define, study or engage with sex biology and human lives should speak out now. www.chronicle.com/article/gend...
#ASA2025 regular sessions on Knowledge were fantastic! Wonderful mix of undergraduate (!) and graduate students, junior and senior faculty.
Kudos to @runzach.bsky.social @peterore.bsky.social serving as discussants and putting the papers in conversation.
No more regular sessions at ASA next year!
Kudos to @runzach.bsky.social @peterore.bsky.social serving as discussants and putting the papers in conversation.
No more regular sessions at ASA next year!
August 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
#ASA2025 regular sessions on Knowledge were fantastic! Wonderful mix of undergraduate (!) and graduate students, junior and senior faculty.
Kudos to @runzach.bsky.social @peterore.bsky.social serving as discussants and putting the papers in conversation.
No more regular sessions at ASA next year!
Kudos to @runzach.bsky.social @peterore.bsky.social serving as discussants and putting the papers in conversation.
No more regular sessions at ASA next year!
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SCOOP: The NIH is moving to prohibit funded scientists, inside and outside the agency, from collecting data about gender, according to a draft policy I obtained. It’s part of the NIH’s aggressive crackdown on gender-identity research. www.chronicle.com/article/gend...
Gender Data Would Be Off-Limits Under Proposed NIH Policy
A draft rule would bar scientists funded by the agency from collecting data about gender identity, following other steps the administration has taken to restrict research on LGBT topics.
www.chronicle.com
August 12, 2025 at 8:29 PM
SCOOP: The NIH is moving to prohibit funded scientists, inside and outside the agency, from collecting data about gender, according to a draft policy I obtained. It’s part of the NIH’s aggressive crackdown on gender-identity research. www.chronicle.com/article/gend...
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“The AI in the study probably prompted doctors to become over-reliant on its recommendations, ‘leading to clinicians becoming less motivated, less focused, and less responsible when making cognitive decisions without AI assistance,’ the scientists said in the paper.”
AI Eroded Doctors’ Ability to Spot Cancer Within Months in Study
Artificial intelligence, touted for its potential to transform medicine, led to some doctors losing skills after just a few months in a new study.
www.bloomberg.com
August 12, 2025 at 11:41 PM
“The AI in the study probably prompted doctors to become over-reliant on its recommendations, ‘leading to clinicians becoming less motivated, less focused, and less responsible when making cognitive decisions without AI assistance,’ the scientists said in the paper.”
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Come join me @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social new BRES Program (hiring 2 senior profs) - cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...
#ASA2025
#ASA2025
Jobs | City University of New York
cuny.jobs
August 12, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Come join me @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social new BRES Program (hiring 2 senior profs) - cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...
#ASA2025
#ASA2025
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🏆 SKAT #ASA2025 Awards! Congratulations to the following recipients:
Hacker-Mullins Student Paper Award
Xiaogao Zhou: “Care in transition: Global norms, transnational adaptation, and family-centered gender-affirming care in China”
🔗: doi.org/10.1016/j.so...
Hacker-Mullins Student Paper Award
Xiaogao Zhou: “Care in transition: Global norms, transnational adaptation, and family-centered gender-affirming care in China”
🔗: doi.org/10.1016/j.so...
August 12, 2025 at 11:08 PM
🏆 SKAT #ASA2025 Awards! Congratulations to the following recipients:
Hacker-Mullins Student Paper Award
Xiaogao Zhou: “Care in transition: Global norms, transnational adaptation, and family-centered gender-affirming care in China”
🔗: doi.org/10.1016/j.so...
Hacker-Mullins Student Paper Award
Xiaogao Zhou: “Care in transition: Global norms, transnational adaptation, and family-centered gender-affirming care in China”
🔗: doi.org/10.1016/j.so...
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Knowledge #2: Scientific and Social Scientific Knowledge
Mon, Aug 11, 2-3:30pm, East Tower, Hyatt Regency Chicago, Floor: Ballroom Level/Gold, Grand Hall H
Link 🔗: tinyurl.com/26qc98oa
Mon, Aug 11, 2-3:30pm, East Tower, Hyatt Regency Chicago, Floor: Ballroom Level/Gold, Grand Hall H
Link 🔗: tinyurl.com/26qc98oa
August 4, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Knowledge #2: Scientific and Social Scientific Knowledge
Mon, Aug 11, 2-3:30pm, East Tower, Hyatt Regency Chicago, Floor: Ballroom Level/Gold, Grand Hall H
Link 🔗: tinyurl.com/26qc98oa
Mon, Aug 11, 2-3:30pm, East Tower, Hyatt Regency Chicago, Floor: Ballroom Level/Gold, Grand Hall H
Link 🔗: tinyurl.com/26qc98oa
Come by today! #ASA2025
🔊 Organizing two regular sessions at #ASA2025 this year on Knowledge. Come by!
Knowledge #1: Data, Risk, and Knowledge in Health Policy
Sun, Aug 10, 12-1:30pm, West Tower, Hyatt Regency Chicago, Floor: Ballroom Level/Gold, Atlanta
Link 🔗: tinyurl.com/242ch2h9
Knowledge #1: Data, Risk, and Knowledge in Health Policy
Sun, Aug 10, 12-1:30pm, West Tower, Hyatt Regency Chicago, Floor: Ballroom Level/Gold, Atlanta
Link 🔗: tinyurl.com/242ch2h9
August 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Come by today! #ASA2025
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🚨 SKAT Sessions at #ASA2025 on Aug 11 Monday
🧠 4 to 5:30 pm: Sociology of Neuroscience & Neurotechnology
(West Tower, Hyatt, Ballroom Level/Gold, New Orleans)
☕ 6 to 7 pm: Mentoring Event
(West Tower, Hyatt, Ballroom Level/Gold, Hong Kong)
🍸 7 to 9 pm: Reception
(Emerald Loop Bar & Grill)
🧠 4 to 5:30 pm: Sociology of Neuroscience & Neurotechnology
(West Tower, Hyatt, Ballroom Level/Gold, New Orleans)
☕ 6 to 7 pm: Mentoring Event
(West Tower, Hyatt, Ballroom Level/Gold, Hong Kong)
🍸 7 to 9 pm: Reception
(Emerald Loop Bar & Grill)
August 7, 2025 at 10:14 PM
🚨 SKAT Sessions at #ASA2025 on Aug 11 Monday
🧠 4 to 5:30 pm: Sociology of Neuroscience & Neurotechnology
(West Tower, Hyatt, Ballroom Level/Gold, New Orleans)
☕ 6 to 7 pm: Mentoring Event
(West Tower, Hyatt, Ballroom Level/Gold, Hong Kong)
🍸 7 to 9 pm: Reception
(Emerald Loop Bar & Grill)
🧠 4 to 5:30 pm: Sociology of Neuroscience & Neurotechnology
(West Tower, Hyatt, Ballroom Level/Gold, New Orleans)
☕ 6 to 7 pm: Mentoring Event
(West Tower, Hyatt, Ballroom Level/Gold, Hong Kong)
🍸 7 to 9 pm: Reception
(Emerald Loop Bar & Grill)