Matthew C. Nisbet
@mattnisbet.bsky.social
Professor of Communication & Public Policy, Northeastern University-Boston mattnisbet.substack.com
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Difficult to imagine it took this long in life to finally dig in to Joseph Heller’s masterpiece. It’s a parable applicable to today’s military conflicts — but also to the absurd paradoxes of university life — or any bureaucracy. More thoughts to come on the book.
Thanks to Shilo Brooks and Eliot Ackerman via the Old School podcast for the catalyst to pull off the shelf the used copy of Catch 22 I had bought a few years back www.thefp.com/p/americas-m...
January 21, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Thanks to Shilo Brooks and Eliot Ackerman via the Old School podcast for the catalyst to pull off the shelf the used copy of Catch 22 I had bought a few years back www.thefp.com/p/americas-m...
Difficult to imagine it took this long in life to finally dig in to Joseph Heller’s masterpiece. It’s a parable applicable to today’s military conflicts — but also to the absurd paradoxes of university life — or any bureaucracy. More thoughts to come on the book.
January 21, 2026 at 3:35 AM
Difficult to imagine it took this long in life to finally dig in to Joseph Heller’s masterpiece. It’s a parable applicable to today’s military conflicts — but also to the absurd paradoxes of university life — or any bureaucracy. More thoughts to come on the book.
~80% studies about social media have industry COI by author and/or editor — but *only* 20% studies disclose a COI. FYI @thehonestbroker.bsky.social @revkin.bsky.social @jackstilgoe.bsky.social @davidlazer.bsky.social @wihbey.bsky.social
"Undisclosed ties to industry are common ... among authors, ... reviewers and academic editors ... industry ties are associated with a topical focus away from impacts of platform-scale features."
@jbakcoleman.bsky.social et al. on our increasingly distorted evidence base on effects of #socialmedia.
@jbakcoleman.bsky.social et al. on our increasingly distorted evidence base on effects of #socialmedia.
arxiv.org
January 20, 2026 at 5:31 PM
~80% studies about social media have industry COI by author and/or editor — but *only* 20% studies disclose a COI. FYI @thehonestbroker.bsky.social @revkin.bsky.social @jackstilgoe.bsky.social @davidlazer.bsky.social @wihbey.bsky.social