Theorizing After the Results are Known "TARKing: a practice whereby researchers alter, exchange, add, or remove theoretical frameworks post hoc not only to achieve greater consistency with their findings but, more importantly, to conform to reviewer suggestions." doi.org/10.1017/iop....

Tens of thousands of papers published in 2025 contain fake/hallucinated citations, an analysis by Nature and Grounded AI suggests By @miryamnaddaf.bsky.social and Beth Quill | @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Oei @gemeenteoosterhout.bsky.social De tweedekamerverkiezingen zijn al geweest 🙈 #18maart #gemeenteraadsverkiezingen

@slechteslogans.bsky.social De VVD op campagne in Tilburg: “Nie maawe, mar bouwe” #gemeenteraadsverkiezingen

For Dutch people: here's the petition to sign to support a boycott of the World Cup in the USA: actie.degoedezaak.org/petitions/bo...

𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫! We have a job opening for full professor at our department of Communication and Cognition @tilburg-university.bsky.social. Interested to join our wonderful team? You can find the vacancy here: career5.successfactors.eu/career?caree...

Hey there! Interested in the connection between HCI & Interactive Narrative Design? Join our CHI PLAY 2025 hybrid workshop (Oct 13) --> Remote & in-person! Register by Oct 3 → waterloo-touchlab.github.io/hcni/call-fo... #CHIPLAY2025 #HCI #NarrativeDesign

Onze narratieve game Digitaal Dapper leert scholieren wat ze kunnen doen om pestslachtoffers te helpen: digitaaldapper.tiltale.com #weektegenpesten #cyberbullying #middelbareschool #interventie @sarapabian.bsky.social Jan de Wit @tmerle.bsky.social, Eefje v Moorsel Bianca Sips Marije v Amelsvoort

“It’s a small world after all”…. Brilliant video by @arjenlubach.bsky.social youtu.be/7vRX-BQAjeE?... #disney #trump #freespeech #lubach

Being able to resuscitate after just one evening of training. Highly recommend! reanimatiecursus.hartstichting.nl

Swedish Defence University advertises two postdoc positions focused on narrative geopolitics, or how emotional and widely circulated narratives shape international security, great power relations & geostrategic rivalry. fhs.varbi.com/en/what:job/... fhs.varbi.com/en/what:job/... Deadline: 31 Aug

@maaikehoorn.bsky.social Leuk jou hier ook te treffen!

Very excited to publicly share news about a new tool, Papercheck, that @debruine.bsky.social and me started to develop more than a year ago! In an introductory blog post, we explain our philosophy to automatically check scientific papers for best practices. daniellakens.blogspot.com/2025/06/intr...

Can confirm that my NSF grant "How False Beliefs Form & How to Correct Them" was cancelled today because it is "not in alignment with current NSF priorities" Shocking that understanding how people are misled by false information is now a forbidden topic. Our work will continue but at a smaller scale

Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.

“Evidence-based”is now a banned term for government websites

I am really pleased to see our meta-analysis of media literacy interventions (160 studies!) has been published in HCR. Unsurprisingly, there is a lot of nuance. One piece of good news is that the interventions work longitudinally. Free download here: academic.oup.com/hcr/advance-...

🚨Senatoren, doe het niet! Vandaag debatteert de Eerste Kamer over de desastreuze bezuinigingen op onderwijs en wetenschap. Bezuinigingen die iedereen zullen raken: van studenten tot onderzoekers, medewerkers, het bedrijfsleven en de samenleving als geheel. Doe het niet! 🟥

Een interactief verhaal als effectieve interventie tegen cyberpesten. Hier lees je een interview met @sarapabian.bsky.social en mij hierover universonline.nl/nieuws/2025/...

Your dignity honors the bravery of the Ukrainian people. Be strong, be brave, be fearless. You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy. We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.

Really important. Would be great to have an active #CommSky space here 🦋 The world is on 🔥, yet having a space to share ideas and research and flee doomscrolling is essential. Would also be a great space for engaging early career scholars. So thanks @joshuafoust.com And let’s make #Commsky great

Will you also submit to the 1st International Conference for an Inclusive Digital Society (IDS2025)? ⏱️Deadline: 3 March (extended!) IDS2025 provides a global platform for an inclusive digital world, hosted by @digisoc.bsky.social 🗓️ 15 & 16 Sept. 2025 📍 Leuven, Belgium 👉 inclusivedigitalsociety.eu

📣 We are hiring a PhD student! Please share widely 📣 Are you interested in #misinformation? Keen to understand citizen corrections? Apply for this fully funded 4-year PhD project at @ascor.bsky.social supervised by myself, Michael Hameleers and @Guda van Noort. werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...

We are very excited to be hosting next year's Etmaal as Wageningen University! 🎉 As just announced during the general assembly by @sophieboerman.bsky.social, it will take place at beautiful Papendal/Arnhem, themed: 'Moving through Communication'🏃‍♂️💬 #Etmaal2025

Eefje van Moorsel and Bianca Sips gave their first ever conference presentation at #etmaal2025 🤩 Our interactive narrative intervention to empower bystanders when they witness cyberbullying can be found here: tiltale.com/cidn/ #cyberbullying #bystanders #interactivenarratives #intervention

Rosanne van Schriek presented her Master’s study on interactive narratives. In the format of an interactive narrative 👌 #etmaal2025 #journalism #interactivenarratives #interactivestorytelling #eudaimonia

Hi fellow Bluesky-ers, this is the place to be! Bluesky will be our platform of choice for all #Etmaal2025 updates. Be part of the Etmaal Bluesky community during the conference by using our hashtag #Etmaal2025!

Hoogleraar Bé Breij analyseerde Trumps inaugurele rede: Lees op www.ru.nl/over-ons/nie... waarom deze rede veel meer leek op een politieke rede dan -zoals gebruikelijk- op een gelegenheidsrede. En hoe zet Trump zijn ethos in? #retorica

@taalvoutjes.bsky.social “comfort en gemuik thuis”: wie wil dat nou niet? 😅

Looking forward!😃

🧪 Science Feeds 🧪 A list of ~240 BlueSky science feeds and their hashtags! docs.google.com/spreadsheets... #AcademicSky #PhDSky

Very glad to see this out in American Psychologist - Why misinformation should not be ignored. "We demonstrate that the prevalence of misinformation is nonnegligible ... and that misinformation has causal impacts on important beliefs and behaviors." psycnet.apa.org/record/2025-...

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GEEN SLAPPE SINTERKLAAS-AKKOORD Oppositiepartijen @henribontenbal.bsky.social @joosteerdmans.bsky.social @d66nl.bsky.social @robjetten.bsky.social @mirjambikker.bsky.social @lucstultiens.bsky.social Ga niet akkoord met wat kruimels. Houd vol. Iedereen steunt jullie verzet! @woinactie.bsky.social

Can VR truly change the way we understand the world? Our new open access issue explores the potential and challenges of immersive storytelling, aiming to spark conversations about the future of narrative and technology. Issue: shortt.link/mac455bsky @kristineno.bsky.social

WORK! We're looking for an assistant professor behavioural and social sciences to work on the interdisciplinary theme 'Communication, Information, and Social Inequality in a Digital World'. Information & application here: www.rug.nl/about-ug/wor...

Een spannend dag voor het (hoger) onderwijs en wetenschap in 🇳🇱 Plenair debat over OCW begroting gaat door. Wat heeft de (gezamenlijke?) oppositie bereikt? Hoe tegemoetkomend is het kabinet? Hoe veel geeft men om de toekomst? #DoeHetNiet 🟥 @woinactie.bsky.social www.tweedekamer.nl/debat_en_ver...

Stop 🛑 de 🛑 bezuinigingen 🛑 🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥 nos.nl/l/2545894

Met 20.000 studenten en collega’s protesteren tegen de belachelijke bezuinigingen op het hoger onderwijs #doehetniet #woinactie 🟥

On Monday a large demonstration to stop higher education and research cuts will take place 🇳🇱 On Monday the Dutch government will revisit its shortsighted plans. A failure to do this creates a real setback that neither this nor next generations deserve. @woinactie.bsky.social #highered #academicsky

“We hebben hier in NL geen #integratieprobleem maar een gezelligheidsprobleem” ♥️ Mooie column van Paulien Cornelissen in de VK vandaag #framing @volkskrant.bsky.social

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Local protest against budget cuts @tilburguniversity 💪🏻 #woinactie www.tilburguniversity.edu/current/news...

WOinActie focust vandaag op lokaal protest en bezoek tweede kamer. Meer informatie 👇 woinactie.blogspot.com/2024/11/upda...

🛑 the cutbacks on research and higher education. Powerful full page ad in national papers and online, signed by 511 members 🙋 of the (young) Dutch Royal Academy of Sciences. “Government, don’t ruin what makes our country successful”

De universiteit wordt afgebroken, maar we mogen niet demonstreren. neerlandistiek.nl/2024/11/we-k...

Analysed the Uber Game with my students this week. ig.ft.com/uber-game/ Putting the player in the shoes of an Uber driver who tries to survive in the gig economy. The game makes you realize how difficult this is #newsgame #interactivestorytelling #storytelling #interactivenarratives #cyoa