Sumitra Badrinathan

stroll in ipanema this evening 🌴

the brazilian consulate’s ‘verify you’re human’ quiz is absolutely killing me

there is a LINE to enter trader joe’s this morning. this is so embarrassing for dc, i just want milk

Sustained, classroom-based media literacy improved the ability of teenagers in rural India to resist misinformation. The effects are large, lasting – and even spill over to parents.

Read today's article to learn more:

jaipur has the prettiest bars and cafes ☕️ 🥂

happy to hear it! we are planning to transfer something similar to high schools in brazil

new vox dev piece on our recent RCT to counter misinformation in classrooms in india:

Countering misinformation in the classroom Sustained, classroom-based media literacy improved the ability of teenagers in rural India to resist misinformation. The effects are large, lasting – and even spill over to parents.

🆕 Countering misinformation in the classroom

Today on VoxDev w/ @priyadarshi-amar.bsky.social (@uc3m.es @ic3jm.bsky.social), @sumitra.bsky.social (@ausis.bsky.social), @simonchauchard.bsky.social & Florian Sichart (@princetonpolitics.bsky.social): voxdev.org/topic/educat...

for tenure i don’t think they want me sleeping at all

you’re all complaining about being home at your parents place meanwhile this is how i slept last night

Opinion | One of America’s Most Successful Experiments Is Coming to a Shuddering Halt

One of America’s Most Successful Experiments Is Coming to a Shuddering Halt

Amid an astonishing wave of anti-Indian animus, Indian Americans are questioning their place in the country.

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/o...

what the heck man

merry xmas, this is a very real text chat for a very real political science study that we are running

did some amazing hikes in 2025. here’s a round up. very grateful for the time + means + health to see all these beautiful places 🥹

this is actually just a cut scene from white lotus

new from @washingtonpost.com on the ridiculous H1b situation in india that barely any other media is covering.

www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...

inspired by immigration woes and limited time, i just booked an impulse trip to hike in patagonia 🏔️ 🦙 send me your best recommendations!!!!

US consulates abroad are cancelling / postponing h1b visa appointments for months without any notice. several friends i know who went to india for a routine stamping are now indefinitely stuck there.

almost every conversation i have is about making plans to leave the US for good 😥

thanks!!

hi polisci friends!

has anyone here recently run a conjoint experiment on surveyCTO? our programmer is having problems and could use some advice, ty!!

How Did the C.I.A. Lose a Nuclear Device in the Himalayas? A plutonium-packed generator disappeared on one of the world’s highest mountains in a covert mission that the U.S. will not talk about.

every once in a while the NY times will put out an insane investigative piece that will captivate and engulf your sunday and will make you briefly forgive them for the nonsense of the past. this is today's:

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

it’s the student newspaper. they rock

Year in Review: Four Penn alumni who stepped into the national spotlight in 2025 From the Oval Office to courtrooms, several Penn alumni made national headlines this year — repeatedly tying the University to high-profile controversies.

incredibly it’s real: www.thedp.com/article/2025...

incredible content from my phd granting institution

i read this as ranger suarez and almost went to lie down in traffic

it didn’t feel like that to me 😬

also, reclaim red hats!!!

thank u ☺️☺️