Ray Block Jr.

Associate Professor @penn_state | Senior Political Scientist @RANDCorporation. Truth decay, racial, ethnic, and gender group politics. Opinions mine.

[Ray Block Jr. @rayblock1]

Update: While I settle in at @RANDCorporation, I think this is a good time to re-introduce myself.

Tl;dr: Follow me for research on racial and ethnic group politics, voting behavior, and Truth Decay—the diminishing role of facts and analysis in American public life.

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[Seo-young Silvia Kim @sysilviakim]

American University’s Department of Government is hiring!

AP/Methods x 2
https://t.co/8ZUQ2qAQhl

Comparative
https://t.co/eenlBrEIG3

If you’re at PolMeth, I’m happy to answer questions about the department/life in DC. Feel free to ambush me!

[Ray Block Jr. @rayblock1]

Learn more about #CounteringTruthDecay here:

https://t.co/zsSYKVT4xN

[Ray Block Jr. @rayblock1]

Truth Decay is a threat to national security.

In a recently published paper, my colleagues @HeatherJWill and Caitlin McCulloch explained why. 🧵

https://t.co/ADT8wGyvEz

[Ray Block Jr. @rayblock1]

What can we do about this problem? A few ideas:

🔹Stamp out misinformation and disinformation before they take hold.

🔹Strengthen media literacy and civics education.

🔹Political moderates could raise their voices more and present facts & analysis as nonpartisan.

[Ray Block Jr. @rayblock1]

@MRogers097 Congratulations, Big Timer!

[Ray Block Jr. @rayblock1]

@C_Wolbrecht @mkguliford Do non-elected officials count?

https://t.co/N7esllYKHj

[Ray Block Jr. @rayblock1]

@DrEYR3rd Yay!

[Ray Block Jr. @rayblock1]

@sethbwarner @psupolisci @ericplutzer @suzannalinn So very happy for you. And super proud. Congratulations, Professor!

It's been a pleasure to watch you grow as a scholar. And I thank you for the opportunity to be involved as a committee member..

[Ray Block Jr. @rayblock1]

@JakeMGrumbach Congrats, big timer!

[Ray Block Jr. @rayblock1]

@Dr_CMGreer @CUNY @CityCollegeNY Congratulations!!!!

[Roper Center for Public Opinion Research @RoperCenter]

Now available in iPoll: 12,000+ respondent American COVID-19 Vaccine poll sheds light on vaccine hesitancy among rural & POC populations @AfAmResearch Explore the data here: https://t.co/3yzY37TAGb

[Ray Block Jr. @rayblock1]

@clearingkimsy @brucedesmarais @CELoyle @CharlieSeguin Yay!!!!!!

[Max Grömping @MaxGroemping]

🚨Pls share. Are you interested in doing a PhD in #PoliSci on political trust and mistrust? Do you have some training/experience w quantitative data? Then apply for this 3yr $32k/yr PhD scholarship to come to sunny Brisbane 🌴🐨🌞. Deadline: 31 July 2023. https://t.co/QYfVzngj65

[Michael Rich @michaeldrich]

“…not possible to independently assess & analyze whether policymakers, spaceflight participants, industry, or the public have sufficient information to make reasonably informed decisions about the safety of commercial spaceflight.”
https://t.co/Ad2J3HKWMY via @RANDCorporation

[Amy Erica Smith @AmyEricaSmith]

Unexpectedly, due to a budget windfall, I'm looking for a Master's student, likely someone from Latin America, who might be interested in coming to ISU starting in August for a two-year graduate assistantship.

Sorry this is last minute!

https://t.co/opT0ZY1Dkr

[Ray Block Jr. @rayblock1]

@JohnHolbein1 Yay!