Writing
I’ve written extensively (and usually about applying science to the Real World) in a number of media outlets. Here are some of my favorites! I also wrote a lot more on FiveThirtyEight, which you can find here (including some work I did helping with their 2018 midterm election forecasts!) if you truly cannot get enough.
“What a computer science concept from 1976 can teach us about diversity,” Quartz
“We need a better way to talk about ‘sexual misconduct’,” with Kathryn Casteel, FiveThirtyEight
“8 tips to improve your relationship, courtesy of international relations,” FiveThirtyEight
“Even dictators like Kim Jong Un need to keep some people happy,” with Ilene Prusher, FiveThirtyEight
“Want to win a Heisman? Follow these 8 simple steps,” with Neil Paine, FiveThirtyEight
“Disaster politics can get in the way of disaster preparedness,” with Oliver Roeder, FiveThirtyEight
"The Surprising Freedom of Standup Comedy under Chinese Censorship," The Daily Dot
"Why Chinese Media Are Talking About Tiananmen," Washington Post
"When Skill and Luck Meet Complexity," with Scott E. Page, Harvard Business Review
Academic writing
"Thresholds of Behavioral Flexibility in Turbulent Environments for Individual and Group Success." 2016. Journal of Policy and Complex Systems 2(2).
"Choosing a Future Based on the Past: Institutions, Behavior, and Path Dependence," with Jenna Bednar and Scott E. Page. 2015. European Journal of Political Economy 40(B): 312-332.
"System Effects Revisited," with Scott E. Page. 2012. Critical Review: A Journal of Politics and Society. 24(3): 393-415.
"The Complexities of Global Systems History," with Scott E. Page. 2010. The Journal of the Historical Society. 10(3): 345-365.
"Emergent Cultural Signatures and Persistent Diversity: A Model of Conformity and Consistency," with Jenna Bednar, Aaron Bramson, and Scott E. Page. 2010. Rationality and Society. 22(4): 407-444.
"Chinese Attitudes Towards War and Government Responsibility," with Ting Wu. 2009. In State Violence and the Right to Peace, Kathleen Malley-Morrison (ed.)
Dissertation
Communication and Commitment: The Strategic Use of the Media in China and Other Autocracies. 2012. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Book
How Customers Behave: Turning Marketing Complexity into Strategic Advantage, with Greg Silverman and Dejan Duzevik. 2011. Concentric ROI.
(Perpetually) working papers
"The Media as a Political Tool in Autocracies."
"Influence, Persistence, and the Spread of Ideas."
"Adaptability and Commitment."
"Congressional Travel and US Foreign Policy," with Philip B. K. Potter.
Web series
This isn't quite writing, but you know what, it was a lot of work, so here you go. I created a web series called Shanghai in 60 Seconds and it was a lot of fun. One day I'll post Season 2!
Podcast
Data Science Demystified, sponsored by the Moore-Sloan Foundation and the NYU Center for Data Science.
Blogs
My personal blog is called Shanghai is Happening!
My social science blog is called Political Science Bitches!
You're going to hate this one: Collect All Three!