Omar Lizardo

LeRoy Neiman Term Chair Professor of Sociology, UCLA

I study #culture, #networks, #cognition, #socialtheory, #consumption, #institutions, formal #methods, and #organization. Human dancer.

2023-09-09

@kjhealy we love it when he is himself, that's just who he is

2023-09-09

Mathematicians: In contrast to the humanities, which are rife with conceptual ambiguity, mathematics is a clear an unambiguous language.

Also mathematicians:

Frobenius Norm:

The Frobenius norm, sometimes also called the Euclidean norm (a term unfortunately also used for the vector L.2-norm) ...
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Endless Screamingscream@botsin.space
2023-09-03

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH

2023-08-26

@peter minimum requirement for sport: Can I breathe

2023-08-25

RStudio wants to autocorrect “Laplacian” to “Appalachian”

2023-08-24
A grandstanding idiot making Nixon fingers walking in front of yet another idiot
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2023-08-24

From submission to acceptance, Sociological Science is a very well run journal.

2023-08-23

Prigozhin had a plane crash he couldn't refuse

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Philip N Cohenphilipncohen
2023-08-22

Ok, got my teaching tools ready for the new semester

A chatgpt and chatgpt detector on a loop
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Star Trek Minus Contextnocontexttrek
2023-08-22
Animated Series scene, shot on Bones (aka Bonez) standing on the bridge and giving serious side eye. Closed caption reads, "Wandering the galaxy looking for someone special."
2023-08-22

Professors on the quarter system looking forward to September

Woman wearing big shawl looking wistfully into the distance
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2023-08-21

Feeling grateful for the chance to attend #ASA2023. Always love meeting up with old friends, learning about inspiring research, and eating great food!

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2023-08-21

Mother nature must hate California right now. Hurricane plus an earthquake. It was a 5.1 but still.

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Kistaro Windriderkistaro@dragon.style
2023-08-17

the Internet is not a library. it is just computers screaming forever and hoping to be seen. the Internet is ephemeral oral tradition performed by machines. the Internet is a verb stuffed into a poorly-fitting “noun” suit

2023-08-17

@dnc unlimited self hatred

2023-08-16

School of thought: Exalted, important, relevant.

School of thoughts: Unnatural, weird, a waste of your time

2023-08-16

Are you the job market this year? Apply to UCLA Sociology!

We are a pretty nice bunch, the weather is pleasant, the rent is too damn high, the campus is beautiful, you might run into Harrison Ford

recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF08714

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Aaron Steven Whiteaaron@sigmoid.social
2023-08-16

We're hiring for a TT assistant professor in computational social science this year, and linguistics is one of the areas we're particularly interested in!

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Computational Social Science

The University of Rochester seeks applicants for a tenure-track assistant professor in computational social science. This will be a joint appointment between the Goergen Institute for Data Science (GIDS) and a tenure home department in Political Science, Economics, or Linguistics, depending on which best aligns with the applicant’s research and teaching. Exceptional candidates in all areas of computational social science are encouraged to apply. Applicants must have (or be about to receive) a doctorate in computer science, data science, operations research, applied mathematics, statistics, economics, linguistics, political science, or a related discipline. Candidates should have strong skills in computational social science and/or data analytics, as well as a research agenda that uses these methods to analyze substantive issues in political science, economics, or linguistics.

Teaching responsibilities for this position will be split between GIDS and the home department. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to supervise PhD, Master’s, and undergraduate students at the home department and at GIDS.
2023-08-16

@sonictyrant I assume you don't like consommé

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