W. Carson Byrd
@wcbyrdphd.bsky.social
Sociologist of higher ed inequalities & racism @ Michigan
Probably staring at data instead of writing, but at least there’s a stack of books & articles beside me.
More info: https://wcarsonbyrd.com
Probably staring at data instead of writing, but at least there’s a stack of books & articles beside me.
More info: https://wcarsonbyrd.com
Reposted by W. Carson Byrd
paper here
Rethinking Tiebout: The Contribution of Political Fragmentation and Racial/Economic Segregation to the Flint Water Crisis | Environmental Justice
Abstract The water crisis that has embroiled Flint, Michigan, since 2014 is often explained via the proximate causes of government oversight and punitive emergency management. While these were critica...
doi.org
November 9, 2025 at 10:09 PM
paper here
Reposted by W. Carson Byrd
I hinted at some possible answers near the end of the story, but I think the jury is very much still out.
Anyways, if you're curious, here's the story:
Anyways, if you're curious, here's the story:
Physicists Take the Imaginary Numbers Out of Quantum Mechanics | Quanta Magazine
Quantum mechanics has at last been formulated exclusively with real numbers, bringing a mathematical puzzle at the heart of the theory into a new era of inquiry.
www.quantamagazine.org
November 8, 2025 at 12:04 PM
I hinted at some possible answers near the end of the story, but I think the jury is very much still out.
Anyways, if you're curious, here's the story:
Anyways, if you're curious, here's the story:
Like you said, the logistics of doing a quality search for 100 positions is a huge undertaking. It would literally take away weeks of faculty time. Also, the cost of flying out that many finalists makes me want to see the search budget.
November 7, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Like you said, the logistics of doing a quality search for 100 positions is a huge undertaking. It would literally take away weeks of faculty time. Also, the cost of flying out that many finalists makes me want to see the search budget.