Category: Blog

Posted in body space

Who's fatter, the US or Europe?

What’s the explaining factor here: soul food? income level? music style? Jee, this sociology of obesity thing is more complicated than I thought…

Posted in social capital

This week in Anomie (Sunday Sociological Song)

How would you talk about sociologically-meaningful topics… in music? A Sunday Sociological Song to illustrate Durkheim’s notion of anomie.

Posted in social capital

Summer readings, cultural revolutions, destructive designs

My interest in the topic of the Chinese Cultural Revolution was jump-started by Tsinghua sociologist Guo Yuhua. In the summer… read more Summer readings, cultural revolutions, destructive designs

Posted in Non classé social capital social networks

Running experiments on Twitter? Don't forget the bug

There’s nothing that error analysis wouldn’t fix. But I prefer to sit here and ponder the epistemological ramifications of the way bugs are impacting the traditional way we make science…

Posted in social capital social networks

Friendship on Facebook: an ethno-computational approach (Sunbelt XXX presentation)

Very happy to put online our powerpoint presentation – just delivered at Sunbelt international conference, world’s biggest conference on social… read more Friendship on Facebook: an ethno-computational approach (Sunbelt XXX presentation)

Posted in social networks

Sunbelt Conference: Lake, sun and social network analysis, baby!

Just a quick post to tell you I’m heading to Riva del Garda (Italy). Lake, sun and social network analysis,… read more Sunbelt Conference: Lake, sun and social network analysis, baby!

Posted in body social capital social networks

Autonomie et coopération dans les communautés pro-ana en ligne

Powerpoint de l’intervention d’Antonio Casilli à l’Institut Télécom ParisTech (14 juin 2010) : “Entre autonomie et coopération. Le cas des communautés pro-ana”.

Posted in social networks

De l'informatique juridique au juges neuronaux : perspectives transdisciplinaires

Powerpoint de l’intervention de Danièle Bourcier (CERSA CNRS) dans le cadre du séminaire EHESS “Transdisciplinarité et numérique” de vendredi 18 juin 2010.

Posted in body social capital social networks

Droit, Internet, autonomie et communautés « pro-ana »: deux séminaires à Paris

Allez, je me remets au blog après une période d’interruption due au fait que j’ai cherché à travailler un peu… read more Droit, Internet, autonomie et communautés « pro-ana »: deux séminaires à Paris

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Studying pro-ana communities in the social web (LSE seminar and references)

So here’s the powerpoint presentation of yesterday’s LSE seminar. I want to thank the students and faculty of the Institute… read more Studying pro-ana communities in the social web (LSE seminar and references)