Michel Estefan
@mestefan.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Teaching & Director of Undergraduate Studies, Dept. of Sociology, University of California, San Diego. Views are my own.
November 14, 2025 at 5:27 PM
They don’t tell you this in the books about becoming a parent…
November 14, 2025 at 3:55 AM
They don’t tell you this in the books about becoming a parent…
I had such a great time talking about writing and publishing with my #SSSP colleagues today! Huge thanks to Hadi Khoshneviss for the invite!
For folks who couldn’t make it, here are three key takeaways from my remarks:
For folks who couldn’t make it, here are three key takeaways from my remarks:
November 11, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I had such a great time talking about writing and publishing with my #SSSP colleagues today! Huge thanks to Hadi Khoshneviss for the invite!
For folks who couldn’t make it, here are three key takeaways from my remarks:
For folks who couldn’t make it, here are three key takeaways from my remarks:
I’m doing a thing with SSSP colleagues tomorrow! Join us! 9am PST / 12pm EST.
#publishing #academiclife #highered #sssp #sociology
#publishing #academiclife #highered #sssp #sociology
November 10, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I’m doing a thing with SSSP colleagues tomorrow! Join us! 9am PST / 12pm EST.
#publishing #academiclife #highered #sssp #sociology
#publishing #academiclife #highered #sssp #sociology
The finding from this paper: PhDs are an engine of innovation. Want more patents? Produce more folks with PhDs.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Ueuz...
drive.google.com/file/d/1Ueuz...
November 9, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The finding from this paper: PhDs are an engine of innovation. Want more patents? Produce more folks with PhDs.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Ueuz...
drive.google.com/file/d/1Ueuz...
Should have thought of this last night after turning off the porch light didn’t work to signal that we were out of candy. #keptringingdoorbell
h/t Matthew Hunt
h/t Matthew Hunt
November 1, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Should have thought of this last night after turning off the porch light didn’t work to signal that we were out of candy. #keptringingdoorbell
h/t Matthew Hunt
h/t Matthew Hunt
Student today: “You look tired, professor.”
Me: “Correct.”
Exhibit A:
Me: “Correct.”
Exhibit A:
October 30, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Student today: “You look tired, professor.”
Me: “Correct.”
Exhibit A:
Me: “Correct.”
Exhibit A:
This is tomorrow! Join us!
October 21, 2025 at 4:24 PM
This is tomorrow! Join us!
Operation: “Logic is Classified” — authorized by the Committee on Unquestionable Decisions.
October 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Operation: “Logic is Classified” — authorized by the Committee on Unquestionable Decisions.
Every recipe: “Only 20 minutes!”
Me: “Cool, so… two hours then.”
Me: “Cool, so… two hours then.”
October 1, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Every recipe: “Only 20 minutes!”
Me: “Cool, so… two hours then.”
Me: “Cool, so… two hours then.”
This is a really interesting take by a scholar of religion on the religious rather than scientific character of RFK Jr’s take on health.
October 1, 2025 at 4:16 PM
This is a really interesting take by a scholar of religion on the religious rather than scientific character of RFK Jr’s take on health.
Ya’ll, it’s mostly those smash burgers and all that Netflix binging.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
August 27, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Ya’ll, it’s mostly those smash burgers and all that Netflix binging.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
I’ve been reading Amulet with my 8-year-old—it’s an awesome graphic novel. The story involves multiple worlds and species, a house that literally turns into a giant robot, and creepy magical creatures that grant you superpowers—but the more you use them, the more they start to take control of you.
August 17, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I’ve been reading Amulet with my 8-year-old—it’s an awesome graphic novel. The story involves multiple worlds and species, a house that literally turns into a giant robot, and creepy magical creatures that grant you superpowers—but the more you use them, the more they start to take control of you.
Interesting graphs from the Financial Times.
August 16, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Interesting graphs from the Financial Times.
August 11, 2025 at 5:28 PM
