Alex Stewart @alexanderjstewart.bsky.social · 15hLol (where the thing(s) being lol’ed at are left to the imagination of the reader) 010
Reposted by Alex StewartRich Meisel @richmeisel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026We're hiring an Assistant or Associate Professor in Evolutionary Biology in my department at the university of Houston @uh-ecoevo.bsky.social Come be my colleague careers.uh.edu/jobs/assista...careers.uh.eduAssistant or Associate Professor - Evolutionary Biology - Houston, Texas, United StatesDepartment: Biology and Biochemistry Salary: Commensurate with experience Description: The Department of Biology and Biochemistry at the University of Houston seeks to hire an evolutionary biolog... 37290
Alex Stewart @alexanderjstewart.bsky.social · 10/09/2026If you’re giving a % chance that “AI destroys humanity” you need to show your working or shut up 010
Reposted by Alex StewartPaul Smaldino @psmaldino.bsky.social · 11/08/2026New paper w/ @verwirrt.bsky.social and @lottybrand.bsky.social. We use agent-based modeling w/ NK landscapes to help theorize about role of analogies in language/cultural evolution, and how they solve problems associated with the transmission of complex information. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...cambridge.orgAnalogies evolve by increasing transmission fidelity in the communication of complex information | Evolutionary Human Sciences | Cambridge CoreAnalogies evolve by increasing transmission fidelity in the communication of complex information - Volume 8 1438
Reposted by Alex StewartDavid Rand @dgrand.bsky.social · 01/08/2026🚨JOIN the Civic Discourse Mediator Competition🚨 In 1st week of August, create & test a prompt-based AI mediator that helps people have more thoughtful, productive conversations about important public issues. Win $400! Get started here: forms.gle/HkbhEk4hELQE... 034
Alex Stewart @alexanderjstewart.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Of all the professions AI might make obsolete, mathematician is the one I’m most relaxed about. But i’m biased, I know a lot of mathematicians. 010
Alex Stewart @alexanderjstewart.bsky.social · 24/07/2026This is good (more about Manchester(ism) than Burnham)podcasts.apple.comThe Economics of Andy BurnhamPodcast Episode · Ones and Tooze · July 24 · 35m 000
Alex Stewart @alexanderjstewart.bsky.social · 17/06/2026New preprint: Strategies for preventing and reversing polarized online discourse arxiv.org/abs/2606.18226arxiv.orgStrategies for preventing and reversing polarized online discoursePolitical polarization poses a variety of challenges for modern democracies. Entrenched disagreements on policy can prevent constructive discourse and compromise, and high levels of affective polariza... 000
Alex Stewart @alexanderjstewart.bsky.social · 09/06/2026I see no problems with the incentives here 000
Alex Stewart @alexanderjstewart.bsky.social · 08/06/2026The vibe today is Forsterbrittlebooks.library.illinois.edu 000
Reposted by Alex StewartSimon Columbus @simoncolumbus.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Today's Cooperation Colloquium! 002
Reposted by Alex StewartCharles Mullon @charlesmullon.bsky.social · 21/05/2026New paper with the brilliant @ewanflintham.bsky.social How fast does recombination suppression evolve among sex chromosomes? We show that even weak sexual antagonism (so hard to detect) makes this fast, often via inversions fixing on X/Z depending on mating system: doi.org/10.1093/evle... 12219
Reposted by Alex StewartJoanna Bryson @handle.invalid · 17/05/2026"It is time to demand that our courts open the black boxes of algorithmic decision-making. We need to shift the burden of proof to the party that actually has access to the algorithm, and design procedural rules for effective systematic redress." #AIEthics #AIAct #AILaw #digitalGovernance #RuleOfLawtheguardian.comI took an algorithm to court in Sweden. The algorithm won | Charlotta KronbladGothenburg promised to optimise school admissions with a piece of code. The resulting chaos showed how unaccountable systems are ruining lives, says Charlotta Kronblad of the University of Gothenburg 2177
Alex Stewart @alexanderjstewart.bsky.social · 16/05/2026What a Guardian listtheguardian.comThe 100 best novels of all timeThe top 100 novels of all time published in English, as voted for by authors, critics and academics worldwide. How many have you read? 110
Alex Stewart @alexanderjstewart.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Exited to see how the British pivot from “it couldn’t happen here because something something Orwell” 010
Alex Stewart @alexanderjstewart.bsky.social · 27/04/2026This pair of episodes (Mandelson and New Labour as a five act history play) is so so so so good. I kinda want to write an essay about how we should fund academia properly just so these two people can meet and talk to each other 151
Reposted by Alex StewartSimon Columbus @simoncolumbus.bsky.social · 20/04/2026This week's Cooperation Colloquium: Aron Szekely @aronszekely.bsky.social Measuring social norms with surveys Date: Friday, April 24 Time: 15:00 UTC+2 (Vienna) / 9am ET (NYC) Sign up: list.ku.dk/postorius/li... 032
Alex Stewart @alexanderjstewart.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Excitedly headed to Vienna for thiscsh.ac.atOnline Social Identities And Collective Action * Complexity Science HubThis workshop aims to unite experts from diverse fields—social scientists, computational scholars, and mathematical modelers working in areas such as game 011
Reposted by Alex StewartAlexios Mantzarlis @mantzarlis.com · 14/04/2026NEW on @indicator.media: I found a group of X accounts that worked together to remove Community Notes from British Conservative Party accounts during the 2024 UK general election.indicator.mediaInside a pro-Conservative influence operation on Community NotesInside a pro-Conservative group effort to influence X's Community Notes 14628
Reposted by Alex StewartAlex Stewart @alexanderjstewart.bsky.social · 02/04/2026New paper published today in @pnas.org with @filippozimmaro.bsky.social Mirta Galesic and @jacrickets.bsky.social LINK: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... We use evolutionary game theory to study when populations will fracture into groups that differ in their beliefs, behaviors and preferences. 2157
Alex Stewart @alexanderjstewart.bsky.social · 02/04/2026New paper published today in @pnas.org with @filippozimmaro.bsky.social Mirta Galesic and @jacrickets.bsky.social LINK: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... We use evolutionary game theory to study when populations will fracture into groups that differ in their beliefs, behaviors and preferences. 2157
Alex Stewart @alexanderjstewart.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Heard a talk on this last year. Very cool paper 010
Reposted by Alex StewartSander van der Linden @profsanderlinden.bsky.social · 11/12/2025New paper out in @science.org! We unveil the online manipulation market with the Cambridge Online Trust & Safety Index (COTSI). We show in real time the cost of purchasing fake accounts across every social platform around the world - so they can be held accountable www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...science.orgMapping the online manipulation economyA market perspective on digital manipulation may help improve online trust and safety 412363
Reposted by Alex StewartObservatory on Social Media @osome.iu.edu · 01/12/2025Even though our website is down, registration for our next OSoMe Awesome Speaker is open! 📅 Dec 3 @ 12pm ET 🎤 James Evans (UChicago) 📖 Information Laundering: How Misinformation Gets Cleaned and Dirty Across Digital and Policy Ecosystems Register directly through Zoom: iu.zoom.us/meeting/regi... 123
Alex Stewart @alexanderjstewart.bsky.social · 30/11/2025Collective moderation of hate, toxicity, and extremity in online discussions url: academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...academic.oup.comCollective moderation of hate, toxicity, and extremity in online discussionsAbstract. In the digital age, hate speech poses a threat to the functioning of social media platforms as spaces for public discourse. Top-down approaches t 055