Will Sullivan

Science writer. Previously @InsideScience, @mitgovlab, @urbanmediaarts, @novapbs, @wburartery, @soundofboston. He/him.

[Zack Savitsky @savagitsky]

happy hanukkah from me and @InsideScience! 🕎

https://t.co/APKVj5xdHG

[Will Sullivan @will_d_sullivan]

For @InsideScience, I wrote about how a hockey puck would move if Earth were completely smooth and frictionless.

[Chris Gorski @c_gorski]

I'd never imagined covering the planet in ice and hitting a hockey puck north from Portugal. But if I did try it, that puck would reverse course and pass through Argentina. It's physics. By @will_d_sullivan for @InsideScience https://t.co/WyeQuCiygq

[InsideScience - ISNS @InsideScience]

This year's physics #NobelPrize laureates, Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann and Giorgio Parisi, won for their study of complex systems, including Earth's climate. Our story: https://t.co/Cqf5EM3CpA

[InsideScience - ISNS @InsideScience]

The #NobelPrize in physics will be announced in just a few minutes. You can check out Inside Science's predictions here: https://t.co/8SACO61UL6

[Chris Gorski @c_gorski]

Today's #nobelprize is for research into something pretty basic but fundamental -- how do we sense temperature and touch? https://t.co/UhuICKUMma for @InsideScience

[Will Sullivan @will_d_sullivan]

My first for @InsideScience

[InsideScience - ISNS @InsideScience]

Researchers compare tree rings from an instrument's body to other wood to estimate the instrument's age. https://t.co/tY7oN3Ose8

[Will Sullivan @will_d_sullivan]

Been a lot going on the last few months!

[Brett Kelman @BrettKelman]

SCOOP: Tennessee Department of Health halts all vaccine outreach to kids – not just for COVID-19, but all diseases – amid pressure from GOP. Staff ordered to remove the agency logo from any documents providing vaccine info to the public, per internal dox. https://t.co/PX0Rvpc6Ot

[MIT School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences @MIT_SHASS]

This project is part of a governance innovation initiative developed by @mitgovlab that combines social science tools and human-centered design to help make governments more accountable to citizens. https://t.co/wQCG6dNuyM

[David Moinina Sengeh @dsengeh]

Doing the impossible in governance. @DSTISierraLeone

[Will Sullivan @will_d_sullivan]

Talked to @lukesjordan about his new guide: how to build tech for social good, and when it's best to just not build anything.

[Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) @MIT]

A guide to when and how to build technology for social good: The first lesson? Most of the time, you probably shouldn’t build new civic tech. https://t.co/fsVf9JLaCY

[Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins]

CDC Director Walensky becomes emotional during today's covid briefing, saying she's ditching prepared remarks because she's scared of rising case numbers in the US. "Right now, I'm scared...I so badly want to be done...so I'm asking you to just hold on a little longer."

[Will Sullivan @will_d_sullivan]

Great thread from @yangyang_zhou on her and @LeahRosenzweig's new paper on soccer + attitudes towards refugees.

They both chatted with me about it for @mitgovlab: https://t.co/ROE03FgxJX

[Yang-Yang Zhou 周泱泱 @yangyang_zhou]

🚨 New open access article w/ @LeahRosenzweig out @cps_journal!

How do major national events affect attitudes toward foreigners? Is it possible to reframe these events to foster inclusion?

A 🧵 about nationalism, refugees and football⚽️#womenalsoknow

https://t.co/CfrKJlSsp1

[Will Sullivan @will_d_sullivan]

It’s nostalgia month at The Seam!

[Henry Feinstein @finesteen]

@readTheSeam is back, definitely not two weeks late! everyone really did it this time, except for me. mine is fine. the theme is nostalgia and the content is waiting for you!! https://t.co/Mw83PjNxvY

[Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) @MIT]

Visiting undergraduates collaborate with MIT PhD students on research through @mitgovlab mentorship pilot https://t.co/BbeX5UbHph

[Luke Jordan @lukesjordan]

Going to spend the next while as a practitioner in residence at MIT's Governance Lab. Codifying some knowledge on building tech and working on some new ideas on AI/ML capabilities and new forms of governance. More in this Q&A on the @mitgovlab site, with @willsullivan94

[Stuart Russell @stuarterussell]

@ryan_brutger @APSAtweets @PUPolitics @PolMethSociety @POCalsoknow @womenalsoknow MIT GOV/LAB @mitgovlab is currently running a similar program this academic year. Some more info here: https://t.co/xGFll3WjB5

[Will Sullivan @will_d_sullivan]

An update on @mitgovlab's new research mentorship program. Thanks to the undergrads + grad students for sharing their experiences.

[Will Sullivan @will_d_sullivan]

Thanks to @lukesjordan for talking with me about civic tech, and to @azomer for edits + guidance!