Nef Garcia
@nefgarcia.bsky.social
ISC Policy Research, Writer, & Teaching. Views are my own and not those of my employer or overseers.
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Justice Kavanaugh in the Callais oral argument keeps alluding to some longstanding requirement of strict scrutiny that use of race have a time limit. This is invented.
October 15, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Justice Kavanaugh in the Callais oral argument keeps alluding to some longstanding requirement of strict scrutiny that use of race have a time limit. This is invented.
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Tweet less; research more.
October 5, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Tweet less; research more.
Bring back newspapers.
September 12, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Bring back newspapers.
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In a recent @fastcompany.com interview, @cip.uw.edu co-founder @rcalo.bsky.social reflected on the Office of Technology Assessment, which Congress shuttered 30 years ago. www.fastcompany.com/91378299/off...
Tech policy could be smarter and less partisan if Congress hadn’t shut down this innovative program
For years, the Office of Technology Assessment helped Congress see around corners on science and tech. Its 1995 shutdown left lawmakers flying blind.
www.fastcompany.com
August 5, 2025 at 5:19 PM
In a recent @fastcompany.com interview, @cip.uw.edu co-founder @rcalo.bsky.social reflected on the Office of Technology Assessment, which Congress shuttered 30 years ago. www.fastcompany.com/91378299/off...
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🧵 THREAD: Why the Cato Institute’s new paper on “misinformation panic” is dangerously wrong, and why it completely misunderstands the real crisis we face.
www.cato.org/policy-analy...
www.cato.org/policy-analy...
The Misleading Panic over Misinformation
People can’t agree on how to define misinformation and its related terms, making regulation nearly impossible. Instead, free expression serves as a better tool for discovering truth.
www.cato.org
June 27, 2025 at 6:50 AM
🧵 THREAD: Why the Cato Institute’s new paper on “misinformation panic” is dangerously wrong, and why it completely misunderstands the real crisis we face.
www.cato.org/policy-analy...
www.cato.org/policy-analy...
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A member of Taiwan's parliament stole a bill and ran off with it to prevent it from being passed
June 28, 2025 at 5:08 PM
no notes.
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In one campus study on reading, students had two main complaints. By far their biggest gripe is that the assigned reading rarely gets talked about in class. The second reason — perhaps a more complicated one — is that they don’t understand what they are supposed to be reading for. chroni.cl/4mQCvs3
The Reading Struggle Meets AI
The crisis has worsened, many professors say. Is it time to think differently?
chroni.cl
May 27, 2025 at 11:28 AM
In one campus study on reading, students had two main complaints. By far their biggest gripe is that the assigned reading rarely gets talked about in class. The second reason — perhaps a more complicated one — is that they don’t understand what they are supposed to be reading for. chroni.cl/4mQCvs3
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Prof @alicetiara.bsky.social on universities' responsibility to protect academics from harassment:
"If you're a dean or run a university, make a plan for when your researchers get harassed, because they will get harassed."
Cambridge Disinformation Summit.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkYI...
"If you're a dean or run a university, make a plan for when your researchers get harassed, because they will get harassed."
Cambridge Disinformation Summit.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkYI...
UNC Professor Alice Marwick on universities' responsibilities to protect research faculty
YouTube video by Cambridge Disinformation Summit
www.youtube.com
May 9, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Prof @alicetiara.bsky.social on universities' responsibility to protect academics from harassment:
"If you're a dean or run a university, make a plan for when your researchers get harassed, because they will get harassed."
Cambridge Disinformation Summit.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkYI...
"If you're a dean or run a university, make a plan for when your researchers get harassed, because they will get harassed."
Cambridge Disinformation Summit.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkYI...
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So glad to see lawyers coming together as a profession to retake their oath to uphold the Constitution and the rule of law on the National Law Day of Action on May 1 - lawyers, check out if there is an event near you! lawdayofaction.org
National Law Day of Action
lawdayofaction.org
April 29, 2025 at 10:55 PM
So glad to see lawyers coming together as a profession to retake their oath to uphold the Constitution and the rule of law on the National Law Day of Action on May 1 - lawyers, check out if there is an event near you! lawdayofaction.org
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Paper presentation from the 2025 Cambridge Disinformation Summit by @maxfalken.bsky.social:
The systemic impact of deplatforming on social media
m.youtube.com/watch?v=k5IA...
The systemic impact of deplatforming on social media
m.youtube.com/watch?v=k5IA...
The systemic impact of deplatforming on social media
YouTube video by Cambridge Disinformation Summit
m.youtube.com
April 26, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Paper presentation from the 2025 Cambridge Disinformation Summit by @maxfalken.bsky.social:
The systemic impact of deplatforming on social media
m.youtube.com/watch?v=k5IA...
The systemic impact of deplatforming on social media
m.youtube.com/watch?v=k5IA...
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Deep dive into crypto influencers and potential exploitation of their communities, moderated by documentary director @christemplefilm.bsky.social.
From the Cambridge Disinformation Summit.
youtu.be/uioB35-27mE?...
From the Cambridge Disinformation Summit.
youtu.be/uioB35-27mE?...
Crypto Influencers and Communities
YouTube video by Cambridge Disinformation Summit
youtu.be
April 27, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Deep dive into crypto influencers and potential exploitation of their communities, moderated by documentary director @christemplefilm.bsky.social.
From the Cambridge Disinformation Summit.
youtu.be/uioB35-27mE?...
From the Cambridge Disinformation Summit.
youtu.be/uioB35-27mE?...
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Paper presentation from Fabio Carrella, University of Campina, at the 2025 Cambridge Disinformation Summit:
Warning people that they are being microtargeted fails to eliminate persuasive advantage
m.youtube.com/watch?v=iNY1...
Warning people that they are being microtargeted fails to eliminate persuasive advantage
m.youtube.com/watch?v=iNY1...
Warning people that they are being microtargeted fails to eliminate persuasive advantage
YouTube video by Cambridge Disinformation Summit
m.youtube.com
April 26, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Paper presentation from Fabio Carrella, University of Campina, at the 2025 Cambridge Disinformation Summit:
Warning people that they are being microtargeted fails to eliminate persuasive advantage
m.youtube.com/watch?v=iNY1...
Warning people that they are being microtargeted fails to eliminate persuasive advantage
m.youtube.com/watch?v=iNY1...
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Some papers that were selected by the scientific committee for presentation are now available at the Cambridge Disinformation Summit website.
www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/events/cambr...
www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/events/cambr...
Cambridge Disinformation Summit (2025) - Cambridge Judge Business School
Connect with Cambridge Judge! Explore our full calendar of upcoming events, learn about our programmes and connect with world-class speakers.
www.jbs.cam.ac.uk
April 4, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Some papers that were selected by the scientific committee for presentation are now available at the Cambridge Disinformation Summit website.
www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/events/cambr...
www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/events/cambr...