Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech

Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech

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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech | Research & debate on topics at intersection of science, society, & policy | R.M. Alvarez & F. Eberhardt

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Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech
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There is still time to register for the Caltech Election Night Watch Party! 📅 November 3, 2026 🕖 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM 📍 Avery Courtyard, Caltech Join fellow @caltech.edu community members and follow federal, state, & local election results together. Register here: forms.gle/fh4RV9QU2zUy...

forms.gleELECTION NIGHT WATCH PARTYJoin us on November 3rd as we gather to watch the initial results come in for federal, state, and local elections. The watch party will feature multiple spaces - indoors and outdoors - with coverage ...
Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech@caltechlcssp.bsky.social

📣 Registration is Open! Join the @caltech.edu Election Night Watch Party! 🗳️ Follow federal, state, & local election results: 📅 Nov. 3, 2026 ⏰ 7–10 PM 📍 Avery Courtyard 🍕 Free food • 🎮 Games ✅ Register now: forms.gle/fh4RV9QU2zUy... 🔴 Nonpartisan & open to the Caltech-affiliated community!

Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech
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🚨New research from caltechlcssp.bsky.social's Co-Director rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social & Research Affiliate Beatrice Magistro, and analysisgroup.com's Jacob Morrier. A compelling look at the psychology behind democratic backsliding!

R. Michael Alvarez@rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social

New research! Recently Beatrice Magistro, Jacob Morrier, and I published this intriguing new study where we show that zero-sum thinking is a strong cross-partisan predictor of illiberal attitudes. Open-access in SSQ! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

onlinelibrary.wiley.comThe Convergence of Zero‐Sum Thinking and Illiberalism in the United StatesObjective Liberal democracies are under mounting pressure as citizens increasingly support policies that curtail fundamental rights. Prior research has often attributed illiberal attitudes to one pa.....
Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech
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📢New research from @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Board Member @cfranken.bsky.social, @caltech.edu - "Ground-Based GNSS Transmissometry Reveals Contrasting Leaf and Stem Water Dynamics in a Central Amazon Rainforest.🌴🌿🌧️ Read manuscript in @ioppublishing.bsky.social: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...

doi.orgGround-based GNSS transmissometry reveals contrasting leaf and stem water dynamics in a central Amazon rainforestGround-based GNSS transmissometry reveals contrasting leaf and stem water dynamics in a central Amazon rainforest, Bravos Da Silva, Harley, Lima, Adriano, Oliveira, Regison, Gimenez, Bruno, Cho, Kyeun...
Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech
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New preprint from @caltechlcssp.bsky.social's @rcenteno.bsky.social & @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social! Findings suggest confidence in elections is not distributed equally across the electorate and uncover persistent racial gaps in voter confidence. 📖 Read more: preprints.apsanet.org/engage/apsa/...

preprints.apsanet.orgWho Trusts the Counts? American Election Confidence Across Race and EthnicityTrust in elections is critical to democratic legitimacy, and it has long been known that nonwhite voters are less trusting in U.S. elections. However, little is known about how trust is distributed ac...
Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech
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A genuinely impressive achievement by @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Research Affiliates, Danny Ebanks, @iqss.bsky.social & Jonathan Katz, @caltech.edu. A powerful resource for exploring 2026 midterm forecasts and historical election results, now accessible to all.👏 gking.harvard.edu/electit/#our...

gking.harvard.eduElectIt: forecasts for all US House and Senate seats in the 11/3/2026 electionBy Danny Ebanks, Jonathan N. Katz, and Gary King. We make these forecasts (including all data, methods, and procedures) public because academics learn by making themselves vulnerable to being proven w...
Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech
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🎓🤝🗳️ When academia & government work together, innovation follows! Learn about @caltechlcssp.bsky.social's @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social & Bob Page’s team at the OC Registrar of Voters data-driven election administration research that delivers real-world impact.✨ electionlab.mit.edu/articles/ann...

electionlab.mit.eduAnnouncing Recipients of the Practice-Oriented Research to Improve Voter Registration and List Maintenance Grants | MIT Election Lab
Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech
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🌟Big week for @caltechlcssp.bsky.social's Rafal Kocielnik, @caltech.edu! He's off to COLM 2026 to present joint paper, 𝘙𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘗𝘴𝘺𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤 𝘌𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘓𝘔𝘴: 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘚𝘦𝘭𝘧-𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘵 𝘉𝘦𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘳 as a poster @ two workshops on Oct. 9: 📌 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗕𝗲𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗿 & 𝗔𝗜 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲

Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech
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✨ Tickets may be gone, but you don't have to miss out! This event with caltechlcssp.bsky.social's rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social is sold out, but the audio will be featured on laist.com's AirTalk on October 8th. 🎧 Tune in then: laist.com/shows/airtalk

laist.comAirTalkLarry Mantle hosts lively and in-depth discussions of city news, politics, science, the arts, entertainment, and more. Airs weekdays 9-11am on 89.3 FM and streaming online at LAist.com and the LAist a...
Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech@caltechlcssp.bsky.social

🗳️ Election Day is Nov. 3. Get ballot-ready! Join @laist.com's Larry Mantle on Oct. 7 for a Ballot Cram Session with experts @caltechlcssp.bsky.social's @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social, @caltech.edu & @sarasadhwani.bsky.social, @pomonacollege.bsky.social. 🔵Register free: laist.com/events/airta...

laist.comAirTalk’s Ballot Cram SessionElection day is just around the corner, get your notepads and pencils ready — it’s time for a one-hour cram session.
Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech
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🎉Congratulations to @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Research Affiliate Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz, @caltech.edu & collaborators on receiving a $2.4M grant to investigate how human germ cells are formed! Understanding this could help uncover unexplained infertility & guide future therapies.🔬🧬

Caltech@caltech.edu

Infertility affects about one in six people of reproductive age, yet its causes often remain unexplained. www.caltech.edu/about/news/a...

caltech.eduAdvancing Infertility Treatment through Human Germ Cell FormationGerm cells, which eventually give rise to eggs and sperm, are the subject of a new $2.4 million grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine.
Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech
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🌍🔬See science policy in action! Read about @caltech.edu's James Mullahoo’s three-month internship with the @marylanddnr.bsky.social through the @caltechlcssp.bsky.social, and discover how he gained hands-on science policy experience! www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

linkedin.com🌍🔬See science policy in action! Read about Caltech's James Mullahoo’s three-month internship with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources through the Linde Center for Science… | Lind...🌍🔬See science policy in action! Read about Caltech's James Mullahoo’s three-month internship with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources through the Linde Center for Science, Society, a...
Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech
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We are delighted that joint paper, "Rethinking Psychometric Evaluation of LLMs: When and Why Self-Reports Predict Behavior," has been accepted at NeurIPS 2026 Main Track as poster. Congratulations to all the authors!! 🎉

Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech@caltechlcssp.bsky.social

🏆So exciting that this joint paper received the Best Paper Award at the 2026 @icmlconf.bsky.social! Big congratulations to lead author @caltechlcssp.bsky.social's Postdoc Scholar Rafal Kocielnik and Co-Director @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social, and the entire team! arxiv.org/abs/2606.12730

Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech
@caltechlcssp.bsky.social

🗳️ Election Day is Nov. 3. Get ballot-ready! Join @laist.com's Larry Mantle on Oct. 7 for a Ballot Cram Session with experts @caltechlcssp.bsky.social's @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social, @caltech.edu & @sarasadhwani.bsky.social, @pomonacollege.bsky.social. 🔵Register free: laist.com/events/airta...

laist.comAirTalk’s Ballot Cram SessionElection day is just around the corner, get your notepads and pencils ready — it’s time for a one-hour cram session.
Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech
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📣New research from Mitchell Linegar, @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Co-Director @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social, Betsy Sinclair, and Sander van der Linden shows AI-generated “pre-bunking” messages can strengthen trust in elections. 🔗 www.caltech.edu/about/news/u... #AIforGood #ElectionIntegrity #Democracy

caltech.eduUsing AI to Thwart Election MisinformationCaltech researchers have developed a tool to "pre-bunk" election rumors in real time, providing accurate information for voters who may be susceptible to false claims.
Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech
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Congratulations to @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Board Member Georgia Gkioxari, @caltech.edu and team! SAM 3D won @cvprconference.bsky.social 2026 Best Paper Honorable Mention! It was selected as 1 of 5 award papers out of 16K+ submissions! 🎉 Read the paper here: arxiv.org/abs/2511.16624

arxiv.orgSAM 3D: 3Dfy Anything in ImagesWe present SAM 3D, a generative model for visually grounded 3D object reconstruction, predicting geometry, texture, and layout from a single image. SAM 3D excels in natural images, where occlusion and...
Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech
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🛰️Many @caltech.edu researchers were involved with the founding and design of OCO-2 and OCO-3, including @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Board Member @cfranken.bsky.social, @caltech.edu Professor and @nasajpl.bsky.social Senior Research Scientist! www.caltech.edu/about/news/n...

Caltech@caltech.edu

NASA has selected Caltech to operate the Orbiting Carbon Observatory missions (OCO-2 and OCO-3) beginning this fall. Read more: www.caltech.edu/about/news/n...

Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech
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📣New research paper from @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Research Affiliate Ramit Debnath, @cam.ac.uk, "Mitigation of the Coordination Crisis in Wildfire Management Using a Multi-Agent AI System!" 📖Read it now in @commsearth.nature.com, @natureportfolio.nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/s43...

Communications Earth & Environment@commsearth.nature.com

🔥Integrating agentic AI within a shared governance framework for wildfire management would help overcome cooperation problems and improve collaboration and coordination in decision-making across agencies 💻 👉Read more here: www.nature.com/articles/s43...

nature.comMitigation of the coordination crisis in wildfire management using a multi-agent AI system - Communications Earth & EnvironmentIntegrating agentic AI within a shared governance framework for wildfire management would help overcome cooperation problems and improve collaboration and coordination in decision-making across agenci...
Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech
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📢Read the new research paper from @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Research Affiliate, Ramit Debnath, @cam.ac.uk, where the authors present a brilliant use case of AI for Energy Sustainability in the latest issue of @natureportfolio.nature.com Thermal Science & Engineering! www.nature.com/articles/s44...

nature.comData-driven bi-level optimization of thermal power systems with embedded artificial neural networks - npj Thermal Science and Engineeringnpj Thermal Science and Engineering - Data-driven bi-level optimization of thermal power systems with embedded artificial neural networks
Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech
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📖 Read the @politico.com article that led to an engaging discussion about the forces that shape emerging climate technologies. @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Research Affiliate Ramit Debnath, @cam.ac.uk is quoted saying he & his coauthors have seen this conspiratorial trajectory on social media before.

Politico@politico.com

How a conspiracy-fueled campaign could turn Republicans against weather modification

dlvr.itHow a conspiracy-fueled campaign could turn Republicans against weather modificationThe GeoFight is pursuing litigation, donations and social media hype to "shape the conversation" around sunlight-reflecting technologies.
Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech
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The next video in our @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Data Centers and Community Impact Workshop series is titled: 🔵Data Centers as Developmental Projects: How CA Communities Can Respond 🔶Douglas Carstens, Managing Partner, Carstens, Black & Minteer LLP 📺Watch video here: youtube.com/watch?v=6Fxu...

youtube.comData Centers as Developmental Projects: How CA Communities Can Respond - Doug CarstensYouTube video by Linde Center for Science, Society, and Policy
Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech
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📖 Read the public dialogue on @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Research Affiliate Ramit Debnath's PRISM project @cam.ac.uk / @ai.cam.ac.uk collaboration with Cambridge City Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council! 🔶 Public dialogue on PRISM project: t.co/UpHDQzOty6

t.cohttps://www.ai.cam.ac.uk/assets/images/uploads/ai-cam-public-dialogue-report-2026.pdf
ai@cam@ai.cam.ac.uk

NEW REPORT 🚨📚 What does the public want from #AI in local government? Our new report draws on public dialogue with Cambridgeshire residents. The conversation is changing. The question is no longer whether to use AI, but where it can make a real difference. ➡️ www.ai.cam.ac.uk/reports/publ...

Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech
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🔊Read the newest issue of @americanscientist.org including article from @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Co-Director @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social, @caltech.edu, "Elections in the Age of AI." 🗳️🤖 www.americanscientist.org/article/elec...

American Scientist@americanscientist.org

If all the voting technology advances since the 2000 election are examined from a social perspective, one point remains clear: New technologies need to have public trust for elections to be seen as fair and valid.

buff.lyElections in the Age of AI
Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech
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📢Call for papers in cross- @natureportfolio.nature.com special collection being edited by caltechlcssp.bsky.social Research Affiliate Ramit Debnath, cam.ac.uk! For submission details and deadline: www.nature.com/collections/...

nature.comManaging cascading and non-linear climate risksThis cross-journal Collection focuses on complex climate risks, including cascading impacts, compound events and tipping-point risks.
Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech
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🔊New blog from @caltechlcssp.bsky.social's Postdoc Scholar @rcenteno.bsky.social, @caltech.edu: 🟠The Racial Gap in Voter Confidence: How Trust in Ballot Counting Varies Across Racial and Ethnic Groups🟠 lcssp.caltech.edu/more/lcssp-b... See details on project with @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social:

Raquel Centeno@rcenteno.bsky.social

🚨 new research alert! 🚨 Check out the latest @caltechlcssp.bsky.social blog summarizing my new project with @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social 👇 We use the 2024 CMPS to provide newly precise estimates of voter confidence across racial & ethnic groups, demonstrating a racial gap in voter confidence 🗳️

Linde Center for Science, Society, & Policy at Caltech
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Learn more about our @caltechlcssp.bsky.social event, Data Centers and Community Impact: A Workshop for Local Leaders, held on the @caltech.edu campus on June 15, 2026. This event will help ensure that research is informed by the real-world needs of communities in our region.🤝⚡🏙️

Caltech@caltech.edu

On June 15, Caltech brought together local government officials, researchers, and community stakeholders at the Resnick Sustainability Center for a workshop on the growing impact of AI data centers on California communities. www.caltech.edu/about/news/c...

caltech.eduCaltech Hosts Workshop on Data Centers and Community Impact for Local LeadersThe Institute aims to equip local governments and organizations with scientific expertise to evaluate one of the most rapidly developing infrastructure challenges of our time.