"Choice Modeling With Context Effects" is out (since Fall, I'm slow! 🐢). We apply context effects to real-world data. Major props to Emil Mirzayev for the modeling work & Zak Babutsidze for the guidance. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #BehavioralEconomics #DataScience

Chris Kempes discussing universal laws of life for the dinner keynote at CSS 2025.

Aaron Frank discussing an agent-based model of political elite dynamics at CSS 2025.

Tim Gulden presenting his work with Aaron Frank and Ryan Brown on using LLMs as engines for social simulation.

Andrew Crooks describing his work on modeling wildfire evacuations at CSS 2025.

Matt Koehler discussing how to detect critical slowing down at CSSSA.

Stefani Crabtree discussing how to use computational modeling to improve archaeology.

Corinna Eisenbroich discussing Agents and Agency in a Complex World.

Troy Tassier has written a fascinating look at how the pandemic has differential effects across socioeconomic classes. Not only is it well researched but it balances data with individual stories that make those facts personal. share.google/7e7msl8SFGmX...

NFTs are a great technology, and are valuable for tracing the ownership of digital assets. But instead of using them to own Lazy Apes why not use them to help provide better control over health data. How NFTs could transform health information exchange | Science share.google/8gqI6fKksIxu...

Excited to start a new position today as the Goodnight Executive Director of the Institute for Advanced Analytics. Looking forward to working with the hard-working and student-driven staff and faculty of one of the most preeminent analytics / data science programs. provost.ncsu.edu/news/2025/06...

Ravi Bapna discussing the effects of ChatGPT usage on student performance.

Samandra Bhattacharyya discussing how to use LLMs in prioritizing social media content at SCECR 2025.

Jeff Inman discussing the effect of generative AI on the online review landscape.

Amna Kirmani discussing how AI helps and hurts relationship building.

Bernd Skiera discussing how to do large scale student evaluation with AI.

Bernd Schmidt discussing the preferences for human vs robotic salespeople.

As a professor, I often get asked what major someone should choose in college. And I would always say that Computer Science was always a good choice. However, with the growth of generative AI coding recent graduates in CS have one of the highest unemployment rates. www.newsweek.com/computer-sci...

I'm honored to be one of only four recipients of this year's NC State (@ncstate.bsky.social) Alumni Association Outstanding Research Award. research.ncsu.edu/four-faculty...

Google is working on an AI co-Scientist. They have already shown that it can generate novel and interesting hypotheses, but the coolest part of this is that they demonstrated that those hypotheses actually led to valuable research results. research.google/blog/acceler...

I'm excited to announce that our paper on "How Firms Can Steer Social Media Conversations" with Mike Saljoughian, Kelly Hewett, and Harald van Heerde has been accepted for publication at the Journal of Marketing Research. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

If you want a slightly more technical description of how DeepSeek scared American AI investors, this Venture Beat article is pretty good, without being a full on academic paper. venturebeat.com/ai/deepseek-...

I like the idea of an AI that challenges our basic assumptions, but isn't that how you get SkyNet? cacm.acm.org/opinion/ai-s...

🚨 We're Hiring! 🚨 Are you an expert in marketing research and/or brand promotion? Want to teach and mentor future marketers? @ncstate.bsky.social Poole College of Management is looking for a Lecturer in Marketing to join our team! Apply here: jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/213...

I like the idea of branding all AI that does not specifically account for environmental impact as Red AI. But maybe we could go stronger: Damaging AI? Deadly AI? Earth Destroying AI? dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...

Our need for privacy evolved from a need for physical security, which explains why we don't understand the danger of silicon valley. We don't have physical clues. Every time you are online just imagine some creepy guy in a trench coach standing right next to you. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Amazing book that really dives into the intersection of socioeconomic inequality and pandemics...

Binary search for the win!

Beautiful and intriguing photos....

Matching my jacket and my glasses...