They say: once there’s a paper 📝, it’s real… 🎉 #MEDem in #EPS @ecpr.bsky.social The paper outlines how MEDem will strengthen #OpenScience by making data #FAIR in #DemocracyResearch – and how scholars across Europe are joining forces to build a truly open #ResearchInfrastructure ⚙️

"The TikTok deal puts even more media in the hands of the super-rich." Not sure how small d democracy can survive if there is no space left for dissent and legitimate grievances? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

100% this, especially with Wiley given their anti-preprint stance.

We are hiring 11 Doctoral Researchers (100%) in the DFG-RTG "The Experience of Stories in the Digital Age". Uni Wuerzburg, Germany. Disciplines: Communication, Psychology, Computer Science. Topics: VR / XR, storytelling robots, influencers, misinformation. More: go.uniwue.de/rtg3087jobs Please share

Hey everyone, please welcome @a-c-cote.bsky.social to Bluesky! Glad to have more games researchers joining us here.

Kimmel’s defiant return highlights one of the most disturbing dynamics of Trump II, that so many people in positions of leadership are chickenshit frauds who would rather fold in advance than put up anything resembling a fight www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

For their first project, my Kids and Society students have to create an infographic clarifying a common misconception about "kids these days." I'd prefer that they not use AI to create their projects, so I made my own infographic explaining why : )

I’m looking at a specific paper mill in India. So far, I have detected 339 papers, 105 of which were published in 2025. Only the biggest publishers are being targeted. Only two papers have been retracted. This is the dashboard of a paper mill. lookerstudio.google.com/reporting/36... #papermills

I wonder how they measured video game addiction among Kuwaiti kindergarteners mfes.journals.ekb.eg/article_4543...

Do I know, or could you introduce me to any prominent women who play(ed) League competitively? It's for a story a friend is working on

Now out in @cpsjournal.bsky.social. In our new article, @denis-cohen.bsky.social @thmskrr.bsky.social and I show that where local rent prices increase more, residents with lower incomes become more likely to support the radical right AfD. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

thinking about this screenshot from Columbo that makes it look like a 90s point-and-click adventure game

yeah i stand for the flag

About fifteen months ago, someone handed me a bad study. Today it was retracted. So far, so normal. But do I just want to yell at journals and publishers again? Hell no. What could they actually DO to be better at handling this sort of nonsense? open.substack.com/pub/jamescla...

video www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyU5...

Want to become a better speaker? Here are my 15 tips. rolfzwaan.substack.com/p/15-tips-to...

Avatar anthropomorphism continuum: A blockchain-based data analysis of avatar skin purchases in the metaverse [read: Decentraland] by Karina Sokolova & Charles Perez www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

“I was Absolutely Devastated at This Death”: Refining the Conceptualization and Processes of Parasocial Breakup Distress by Liam Cuddy & @morganellithorpe.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/1521...

I don't think a lot of younger folks realize what a bfd #MeToo was, and the deep resentment and anger felt by a certain segment of powerful men at the very idea that they shouldn't have the privilege of abusing and taking advantage of women that they'd always felt entitled to.

This story is worth a read, but it's so frustrating to see, since I know virtually everyone quoted in it (and the author) and ... there were *lots* of people warning of these coming dangers. Andreessen became a baby about his feelings long before taking offense to the slight from the Biden admin.

Yet again, machine learning — even gussied up via the transformer architecture — encodes and reinforces societal biases. This study reveals that LLM-based peer review relies heavily on author institution in its decisions. arxiv.org/abs/2509.15122

can the AI generate him rolling over in his grave

Latest comic: Civil warp

A union that represents university professors published a guide tailored to help its members navigate social media during the “current climate.” The advice? Lock down your social media accounts, expect anything you post will be screenshotted. 🔗 www.404media.co/union-warns-...

The primary reason young men commit acts of violence is to impress other men. Their violence is politicized beyond their intentions because: A. An explanation of “misogyny” is unsatisfying to supporters of patriarchy B. The state can use political violence to justify an expansion of state violence

Monica Lewinsky, decades after the presidential scandal that made her famous, told Sophie Gilbert at #TAF25 that she sees herself as “a poster child for having survived shame”:

Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi tested AI-powered stuffed toy that “learns” your kid's personality and records every conversation. Yikes! That’s a privacy and security red flag right there buff.ly/X80Ej6q #artificial_intelligence #artificalintelligence #Technology #Innovation #Tech #TechNews

Parents outraged as Meta uses photos of schoolgirls in ads targeting man

Is research performance related to academic freedom? A preprint co-authored with @lutzb.bsky.social conducts a large-scale empirical analysis on the national level to this question. osf.io/2mh8f #academicfreedom #AcademicFreedomIndex Short 🧵

The thing everyone can do right now is to find your lane if you don't already have one and work that lane diligently and with commitment.

Shot in 1863, "Scourged Back" was a key image in abolitionists' anti-slavery campaigns during the American Civil War. McPherson & Oliver/National Gallery of Art

I've written this post, and then I've deleted it. As a public scholar, I walk the line of commentary and inviting trouble. I don't believe I've done it, but in these times, I don't know. This is my diagnostic of internet culture, algorithms, & violence. bythewaysocial.substack.com/p/btw-social...

In a chat with GLAAD Gaming, cofounder of Outerloop Games (@outerloopgames.bsky.social) Chandana Ekanayake talks all things Thirsty Suitors, LGBTQ representation, and the power of indie storytelling. glaad.org/glaad-gaming...

Maria Ressa tells Jon Stewart Americans are ‘deer in the headlights’ in face of Trump assault on free speech www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

EL uso de la IA está haciendo que borre de una vez por todas mis cuentas de un montón de sitios. Linkedin es uno.

Intergroup Cultural Adoption: When Is It Appropriation? by @teriak.bsky.social & @junmingzhang.bsky.social compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Bruh

Have you ever purchased makeup or beauty projects based on your fandom? If you are 18 years or older, please fill out this 10 minute survey for a research project on embodied fan identities. Share widely! Contact with any questions: [email protected]. utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

New: Here is suspected Charlie Kirk shooter Tyler Robinson's video game history, which is being investigated by US law enforcement, according to a source and a Bloomberg review. One of his Steam tags is Donald Trump. Story with Myles Miller: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Critical ignoring offers some great strategies to help navigate our noisy information landscape.

I’ve been reporting on influencers for more than seven years now and today I had an academic decline to do an interview about them for the first time out of fear of government retaliation.

Working through this excellent podcast from @shuhbillskee.bsky.social and @peteetchells.bsky.social. What a brilliant resource that's plotting a fresh way forward. If you have parents who follow you, do share! screensensepodcast.substack.com

In my opinion these platforms are just another instantiation of for profit industry trying to capture, control, and monetize a crowning achievement of all of humanity: The public dissemination of collectively funded information that is reliable and open for criticism.

Of particular interest from @sabinebarthold.bsky.social & Richard Joos is their work on counter-swarms www.weizenbaum-institut.de/media/Publik...

Post your preprints to psyarxiv / osf preprints / arxiv / bioarxiv / etc... There's so many common good / not for profit platforms I personally don't see a purpose for researchgate (its in the name!) et al. What do you think?

The Development of Social, Gender, and Migration-related Disparities in Digital Competencies during Adolescence by @tgnambs.bsky.social & Anna Hawrot www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Very happy to see this out. Use of LLMs to simulate study participants is something we'll see increasingly, if we want it or not. This paper is a super helpful guide to understand the impact of seemingly minor or unimportant decisions while doing so!

The following is a statement from the WGA on ABC’s decision to pull ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’

What America is going through is not unusual in historical terms. Plenty of examples like it today elsewhere in the world. What makes it unusual is the rapid collapse from a set of widely espoused norms and values that centered on liberty. It is the sacking of the shining city on hill that shocks.

a big reason companies are caving this hard is that they're banking on hunkering down for the next 3.5 years and then coasting by when the dust settles Democrats need to make it very clear that there will be future consequences for defecting in this prisoner's dilemma