Next was an amazing talk by @samanthadalal on the need for oversight of algorithmic management platforms and how local governments have taken up this challenge at @citp. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k95aOSPK9YA (3/6) #AI #sociology

@douginamug
I don't know if this covers what you are searching for, but Norbert Elias' and John L. Scotson's “The Established and the Outsiders” is a treasure trove of knowledge about social processes of integration, marginalization, and social cohesion.
#sociology

I have the belief-through-experience that integrating new people into groups has soft critical period characteristics

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_period

That is, people are much more willing and able to learn and adapt when they are new in a group, and that tendency has a kind of "exponential decay".

Anyone got some Science™️ on this?

#sociology #psychology #organization

I’m looking for some accounts on certain subjects, who/what would you recommend?

- #sociology (macro, urban, digital, antiracist criminology, cultural, transformative)
- #PublicInterestTech (inequality, advocacy, ethical/responsible tech)
- #sts (sociology, technology, race, policy)
- #police (technology, surveillance, segregation in the US)
- advocacy groups in the US that focus on any of the above
- other things you think I might like!

I’m looking for some accounts on certain subjects, who/what would you recommend?

- #sociology (macro, urban, digital, antiracist criminology, cultural, transformative)
- #PublicInterestTech (inequality, advocacy, ethical/responsible tech)
- #sts (sociology, technology, race, policy)
- #police (technology, surveillance, segregation in the US)
- advocacy groups in the US that focus on any of the above
- other things you think I might like!

If an AI is told to "follow" a certain academic paradigm, will it rate papers differently? 🤔 A new study by Mike Thelwall et al. shows: yes. Across 8 paradigm pairs and 1,490 papers, #ChatGPT scored higher when aligned and lower when opposed, quietly penalizing ideas outside its frame:

📄 https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.22426

To me, it’s a warning - #AI trained on dominant views can undermine pluralism and create a technical illusion of one truth.

#AIethics #LLM #Sociology #Paradigms

If an AI is told to "follow" a certain academic paradigm, will it rate papers differently? 🤔 A new study by Mike Thelwall et al. shows: yes. Across 8 paradigm pairs and 1,490 papers, #ChatGPT scored higher when aligned and lower when opposed, quietly penalizing ideas outside its frame:

📄 https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.22426

To me, it’s a warning - #AI trained on dominant views can undermine pluralism and create a technical illusion of one truth.

#AIethics #LLM #Sociology #Paradigms

the Italian language seems to carry this freedom of emotional expression that makes the rest of western #culture look austere.

I have just begun learning Italian and I really love it.

#sociology #Italy #anthropology

New @universityofgroningen #OpenAccess #publication highlight:

➡️ #AI as #moral cover: How algorithmic #bias exploits #psychological mechanisms to perpetuate social #inequality

🔗 https://doi.org/10.1111/asap.70031

Read our interview with corresponding author Islam Borinca:

🔗 https://www.rug.nl/library/open-access/blog/open-access-publication-in-the-spotlight-ai-as-moral-cover-how-algorithmic-bias-exploits-psychol

#OpenScience #psychology #ethics #sociology

#Sociology: ‘Why Underachievers Dominate Secret Police Organizations: Evidence from the Autocrat era of Argentina.”

“By examining the 4,287 officers who served in autocratic #Argentina from 1975 to 1983, they discovered that the ranks of secret police are filled by those who perform poorly in merit-based systems.

Facing firing for their poor performance, they turn to more burdensome secret police work.”

https://www.jstor.org/stable/45295349

#Sociology: ‘Why Underachievers Dominate Secret Police Organizations: Evidence from the Autocrat era of Argentina.”

“By examining the 4,287 officers who served in autocratic #Argentina from 1975 to 1983, they discovered that the ranks of secret police are filled by those who perform poorly in merit-based systems.

Facing firing for their poor performance, they turn to more burdensome secret police work.”

https://www.jstor.org/stable/45295349

Hello la team, c'est quoi vos hashtag sciôntifik préférés ?

Mes centres d'intérêts se portent plus précisément sur la santé, la santé publique, l'économie, la socio, mais tout m'intéresse. Si vous avez des comptes de chercheureuses (francophones ou non) à recommander, je prends aussi.

Le repouet alimente mon intérêt pour les sciences même si j'ai arrêté les études.

Merci d'avance

#mastomed #veilleesr #science #santé #sante #santépublique #santepublique #publichealth #économie #economy #economie #sociologie #sociology #SHS

Hello la team, c'est quoi vos hashtag sciôntifik préférés ?

Mes centres d'intérêts se portent plus précisément sur la santé, la santé publique, l'économie, la socio, mais tout m'intéresse. Si vous avez des comptes de chercheureuses (francophones ou non) à recommander, je prends aussi.

Le repouet alimente mon intérêt pour les sciences même si j'ai arrêté les études.

Merci d'avance

#mastomed #veilleesr #science #santé #sante #santépublique #santepublique #publichealth #économie #economy #economie #sociologie #sociology #SHS

🗣 Está aberta a chamada para trabalhos do encontro "Nós Estamos Contigo na Casa. Trabalho doméstico e acção coletiva — Arquivos, memórias, testemunhos", que procura estimular a partilha, convocando a voz das trabalhadoras e a força do arquivo como uma ferramenta viva de conhecimento, aprendizagem e transformação.

A organização é do IHC e do CICS.NOVA e terá lugar em Lisboa a 6 e 7 de Fevereiro de 2026.

ℹ️ https://ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/events/estamos-contigo-casa/

#Histodons #History #Sociology #DomesticLabour #LabourHistory

🗯️"Social media taught us that our worth is measured in numbers. Likes, followers, views, engagement. We chase trends not because we enjoy them, but because we're afraid of being left behind."

"Somewhere along the line, we lost permission to have fun for ourselves..."

The Slow Decline of Joy https://www.thetinywisdom.com/the-slow-decline-of-joy/?ref=refind

🏷️T a g s #happiness #joy #psychology #refind #selfhelp #sm #socialmedia #sociology #wisdom #thetinywisdom

🗯️"Social media taught us that our worth is measured in numbers. Likes, followers, views, engagement. We chase trends not because we enjoy them, but because we're afraid of being left behind."

"Somewhere along the line, we lost permission to have fun for ourselves..."

The Slow Decline of Joy https://www.thetinywisdom.com/the-slow-decline-of-joy/?ref=refind

🏷️T a g s #happiness #joy #psychology #refind #selfhelp #sm #socialmedia #sociology #wisdom #thetinywisdom

Hello Mastodon! Time for a proper #introduction.

I'm Shaun, a translator for the solidarity economy.
• Languages: FR/ES/IT/PT/CA > EN
• Focus: Cooperative finance, governance & social theory.
• The Twist: Ex-corporate finance analyst, now translating for the commons.

You can see my work and my new focus here:
https://rootandbranch.online

#translation #SocialEconomy #SolidarityEconomy #cooperatives #anarchism #sociology #degrowth #finance

Hello Mastodon! Time for a proper #introduction.

I'm Shaun, a translator for the solidarity economy.
• Languages: FR/ES/IT/PT/CA > EN
• Focus: Cooperative finance, governance & social theory.
• The Twist: Ex-corporate finance analyst, now translating for the commons.

You can see my work and my new focus here:
https://rootandbranch.online

#translation #SocialEconomy #SolidarityEconomy #cooperatives #anarchism #sociology #degrowth #finance