Em :official_verified:
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Real question for anyone who knows (like a researcher): are people actually worse at handling their feelings and impulses now, or does it just seem that way?
Real question for anyone who knows (like a researcher): are people actually worse at handling their feelings and impulses now, or does it just seem that way?
Alex Akselrod
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Surprise: "Researchers believe their institution values publication in highly cited journals more than any real-world impact their work might have."
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty-issues/research/2025/12/12/social-scientists-policy-impact-undervalued-universities
#Academia #AcademicMastodon #Assessment #Impact #Prestige #SocialScience #Universities
Surprise: "Researchers believe their institution values publication in highly cited journals more than any real-world impact their work might have."
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty-issues/research/2025/12/12/social-scientists-policy-impact-undervalued-universities
#Academia #AcademicMastodon #Assessment #Impact #Prestige #SocialScience #Universities
How do conspiracy theories develop and proliferate, and what are the best tactics to quash them? Extensive research focused on Europe, led by a team at King's College London, indicates that it depends where you are. In the U.K., concerns over COVID lockdowns led to conspiracy theories about restriction of movement in "15-minute cities." In the Baltic states, fear of hidden elites is fueled by memories of Nazi and Soviet occupation.
"These ideas are spreading in all parts of society. If we want to tackle the problem of conspiracy theories, it’s not enough to turn off a particular pipeline, such as putting restrictions on a specific social media platform or shutting down someone’s account," says Professor Clare Birchall, who led the research. "We need to think about structural problems in society as well as the business models of platforms. And instead of focusing on why people don’t trust institutions and politicians, we should work on making them worthy of trust."
#ConspiracyTheories #Europe #Internet #Technology #SocialMedia #Research #SocialScience #Science #Politics #Media
Childhood Friends, Not Moms, Shape Attachment Styles Most
https://nautil.us/childhood-friends-not-moms-shape-attachment-styles-most-1247316/
#HackerNews #ChildhoodFriends #AttachmentStyles #Psychology #Relationships #SocialScience
Robert W. Gehl
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#Fediverse #Blocklists: #Moderation in Noncapitalist #SocialMedia
> the paper explores how fediverse blocklist developers attempt to mitigate the problems of lists while also generating knowledge about content moderation
@rwg York University
2025-09-20: https://www.triple-c.at/index.php/tripleC/article/view/1556
#SciComm #WissKomm #FediModeration #CulturalStudies #SocialScience #SocialMedia #ContentModeration
#Fediverse #Blocklists: #Moderation in Noncapitalist #SocialMedia
> the paper explores how fediverse blocklist developers attempt to mitigate the problems of lists while also generating knowledge about content moderation
@rwg York University
2025-09-20: https://www.triple-c.at/index.php/tripleC/article/view/1556
#SciComm #WissKomm #FediModeration #CulturalStudies #SocialScience #SocialMedia #ContentModeration
ajuvo ✔
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Wie kann KI offen & verantwortungsvoll gestaltet werden? Zwei neue Publikationen fassen Ergebnisse der Konferenz „Yes, we are open!?“ zusammen und bieten Empfehlungen für Politik & Praxis – für eine faire, zukunftsfähige KI.
➡️ https://www.weizenbaum-institut.de/news/detail/wege-zu-fairer-und-offener-ki-governance/
#KI #OpenScience #Ethik #ResponsibleAI #socialscience #forschung #wisskomm #research
@wikimediaDE @freieuniversitaet @WZB_Berlin @ansophiliert @SebastianKoth @dietmarkammerer @FOKUSpublic @tuberlin
Today, CPC-CG's Bernice Kuang is a guest speaker at the #Economy, #Culture and #Skills Committee as they investigate current and projected #trends relating to #birthrates and the number of #children in #London, and the causes for lower numbers of children in the capital.
The Committee also aims to find out the long-term impact a reduction in #youngpeople will have on London’s #schools, #businesses and wider economy.
Watch live from 11:15am ⬇️
https://www.london.gov.uk/could-london-become-child-free-area
Wie kann KI offen & verantwortungsvoll gestaltet werden? Zwei neue Publikationen fassen Ergebnisse der Konferenz „Yes, we are open!?“ zusammen und bieten Empfehlungen für Politik & Praxis – für eine faire, zukunftsfähige KI.
➡️ https://www.weizenbaum-institut.de/news/detail/wege-zu-fairer-und-offener-ki-governance/
#KI #OpenScience #Ethik #ResponsibleAI #socialscience #forschung #wisskomm #research
@wikimediaDE @freieuniversitaet @WZB_Berlin @ansophiliert @SebastianKoth @dietmarkammerer @FOKUSpublic @tuberlin
Ulrike Hahn
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New Policy Paper out: DSA-based data access
The authors dive into the key provisions of the Digital Services Act #DSA on data access, highlighting its goals, procedures, limits, & external factors impacting implementation.
🔗 https://doi.org/10.34669/WI.WPP/14
The paper aims to offer a valuable point of reference for researchers and stakeholders focused on data access frameworks. Authors: @lkseiling @dscheykopp @claraigk @ulrikeklinger @claesdevreese
Alex Akselrod
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Social contagion is powerful — here’s how researchers suggest we can build resistance
#health #mentalhealth #psychology #neuroscience #sociology #socialscience #behavioralscience #socialmedia #socialnetwork #masshysteria #masspsychogenicillness
New Policy Paper out: DSA-based data access
The authors dive into the key provisions of the Digital Services Act #DSA on data access, highlighting its goals, procedures, limits, & external factors impacting implementation.
🔗 https://doi.org/10.34669/WI.WPP/14
The paper aims to offer a valuable point of reference for researchers and stakeholders focused on data access frameworks. Authors: @lkseiling @dscheykopp @claraigk @ulrikeklinger @claesdevreese
Social contagion is powerful — here’s how researchers suggest we can build resistance
#health #mentalhealth #psychology #neuroscience #sociology #socialscience #behavioralscience #socialmedia #socialnetwork #masshysteria #masspsychogenicillness