Election science pioneer. Prof at Caltech. Co-Director, Linde Center for Science, Society, and Policy.
Joined August 2010
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R. Michael Alvarez retweeted
Jun 12
📢New blog from @CaltechLCSSP Co-Director,
@rmichaelalvarez, LCSSP Postdoc, @RKocielnik, &
@Caltech Undergrad, Etienne Casanova:
🔸The Hidden Assumptions Behind AI Labels🔸
lcssp.caltech.edu/more/lcssp…
🔹LCSSP posts & archive: lcssp.caltech.edu/more/lcssp…
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R. Michael Alvarez retweeted
May 11
See the short video from the May 6 #ElectionScienceOfficeHours with @CaltechLCSSP Co-Director @rmichaelalvarez, @Caltech & @kimalex3, @CalVoterFdn, “Addressing Threats to Election Officials & Vote Counting."
🔶Watch full video: youtube.com/watch?v=-6OaeIzC…
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R. Michael Alvarez retweeted
📢New blog post from @CaltechLCSSP Co-Director, @rmichaelalvarez, Ransi Clark, and Alex Halsey, @Caltech:
🔸What Do Americans Know About Big Tech and AI Companies?
lcssp.caltech.edu/more/lcssp…
🔹LCSSP posts & archive: lcssp.caltech.edu/more/lcssp…
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R. Michael Alvarez retweeted
Apr 27
🔊New paper from @CaltechLCSSP Research Affiliate, Ramit Debnath, @Cambridge_Uni!
🔶Read the paper in @NaturePortfolio: nature.com/articles/s44458-0…
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Sums up how I’m feeling after a four hour delay and a flight that was about 90 minutes too long because of weather. Pretty bleary, but made it to Chicago for MPSA.
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R. Michael Alvarez retweeted
Apr 21
🔊New paper ("Fast-ER: GPU-Accelerated Record Linkage and Deduplication in Python") published in JORS:
🔶 Jacob Morrier, @analysisgroup
🔶 Sulekha Kishore, @MIT
🔶 @rmichaelalvarez, @Caltech
Read paper here: openresearchsoftware.metajnl…
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R. Michael Alvarez retweeted
Mar 25
Watch today's episode of #ElectionScienceOfficeHours - Modernizing California Elections: Insights from Marin County Registrar of Voters Natalie Adona with host @rmichaelalvarez, @Caltech & guest @nado1377 - on the @CaltechLCSSP 's @YouTube channel: youtu.be/pDyTGHM69_Y.
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Great conversation with Stephen, really enjoyed his perspective on election technologies.
Mar 11
Here’s a clip from the March 11th episode of #ElectionScienceOfficeHours with host @CaltechLCSSP Co-Director @rmichaelalvarez, @Caltech and guest Stephen Trout, @clearballot talking about witnessing democracy and how election checks convert doubters.
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Who am I supposed to chat with this morning if @claude is down?
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I really enjoyed this conversation with Mike Moser, I learned a lot about election security! You will too - give it a watch or listen using the links below.
Another insightful episode of @CaltechLCSSP's #ElectionScienceOfficeHours, hosted by @Caltech's @rmichaelalvarez. This episode on election cybersecurity featured guest Mike Moser, formerly of CISA and Commonweath of PA. Check it out!
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What could federal government involvement in the 2026 midterms look like? Give my latest Substack a read if you are interested.
Feb 26
Read the latest post by @rmichaelalvarez, Co-Director of @CaltechLCSSP on his Substack:
Agents, Audits, and Assets: The New Playbook for Federal Election Involvement🔸What could federal involvement in the 2026 midterms look like?
electionscience.substack.com…
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R. Michael Alvarez retweeted
Feb 20
The call for participation in the 2026 Election Science, Reform, and Administration conference has just dropped. Submit your proposals for papers, roundtables, posters, and all the rest:
esra-conference.org/2026-cal…
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Interested in #BayesianStats? Check out this new Element in our quant methods series by Jeff Gill and Le Bao. It's free online for a limited time, grab a copy today! @CUP_PoliSci 1/2
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2/2 The first volume in this two-volume set was published in 2024! Lots on #BayesianStats!
cambridge.org/core/elements/…
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R. Michael Alvarez retweeted
Looking forward to this episode of #ElectionScienceOfficeHours with @rmichaelalvarez and @camwimpy. Register today for this Feb 11 webinar.
Feb 6
I am very excited to be joining @rmichaelalvarez and the @CaltechLCSSP for Election Science Office Hours next Wednesday to discuss our work on rural election administration.
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R. Michael Alvarez retweeted
"Appealing to Independents: information on negative externalities increases support for environmental corrective taxes" - New in late 2025 in @Env_Pol from: @BeaMagistro & @rmichaelalvarez
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29 Oct 2025
Appealing to Independents: information on negative externalities increases support for environmental corrective taxes by Beatrice Magistro & R. Michael Alvarez
doi.org/10.1080/09644016.202…
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R. Michael Alvarez retweeted
New paper published in the AJPS by @BeaMagistro, @Northeastern; Sophie Borwein, The University of British Columbia; @rmichaelalvarez, @Caltech; Bart Bonikowski, @nyuniversity; and Peter John Loewen, @Cornell.
Paper available here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Join us next Wednesday! I'm really looking forward to this conversation on the important issue of election administration in rural America.
Join us Wed., Feb 11 at 11am Pacific for the next episode of @rmichaelalvarez at @Caltech's #ElectionScienceOfficeHours webinar and podcast series with guest @camwimpy, @ArkansasState!
Register today and join us next week: caltech.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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R. Michael Alvarez retweeted
New from @Caltech Professor @rmichaelalvarez, Co-Director of @CaltechLCSSP on his #ElectionScienceFieldNotes Substack:
Can the Feds Actually Run U.S. Elections?🔸Is this idle chatter or an actual threat?
Read & subscribe here: electionscience.substack.com…
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