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Daniel Siormanolakis @dsior.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Wow, I'm absolutely speechless! Huge shout out to all the amazing folks at CCL who helped me with their feedback and mentoring, especially Petro Tolochko, @aytalina.bsky.social and @hajoboo.bsky.social !!!

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Hajo Boomgaarden @hajoboo.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Thrilled and grateful that SYNAPS has been selected for ERC Advanced Grant funding. @erc.europe.eu SYNAPS looks at how 14- to 16-year-olds develop political interest, knowledge and engagement in a networked world shaped by peers, social media, influencers and algorithms. @compcommlab.bsky.social

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Jakob-Moritz Eberl @jamoeberl.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Schwer erreichbare Gruppen sind kein Monolith. Wer ihre Perspektiven synthetisch modelliert statt erhebt, ersetzt Vielfalt durch Verflachung. Warum KI-Umfragen wohl nicht die derzeitigen Probleme der Markt- & Meinungsforschung lösen werden, habe ich mit @sndrschbr.bsky.social besprochen.

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„Höchst fahrlässig“: Wenn KI-Umfragen echte Menschen ersetzen

Der Boom rund um künstliche Intelligenz (KI) hat nun auch die Meinungsforschung erreicht. Mit Hilfe von synthetischen Stichproben, also KI-generierten Antworten auf Umfragen, sollen ansonsten schwer z...

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Daniel Siormanolakis @dsior.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

what an utterly embarassing statement

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jon ben-menachem @jbenmenachem.com · 21/10/2025

Wow. Harvard nuking its PhD programs - Science PhD admissions reduced by more than 75% - Arts & Humanities reduced by about 60% - Social Sciences by 50–70% - History by 60% - Biology by 75% - The German department will lose all PhD seats - Sociology from six PhD students to zero

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Harvard FAS Cuts Ph.D. Seats By More Than Half Across Next Two Admissions Cycles | News | The Harvard Crimson

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences slashed the number of Ph.D. student admissions slots for the Science division by more than 75 percent and for the Arts & Humanities division by about 60 percent for th...

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Jakob-Moritz Eberl @jamoeberl.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Kolleg:innen bitten um Teilnahme: "Hören Sie gerne Hörbücher? Für eine Studie der Universität Wien interessiert uns, wie Sie die Stimmen von verschiedenen Sprecher:innen beurteilen. Die Umfrage dauert 10 Minuten und ist anonym." 📖🎙️🎧 Hier geht's zur Umfrage 👇

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Tobias Dienlin @tobiasdienlin.com · 09/05/2025

New Preprint: "A Simple Future For Media Effects" @lennertcoenen.bsky.social, @yesuncomm.bsky.social, & I critically discuss our field's current emphasis on complexity. Instead, we argue to value description, prioritize regularities, formalize models, and unify theories. osf.io/preprints/os...

A key axiom in media effects research is that effects are nuanced, varied, and indirect. Although this is true ontologically, asking for ever-more ’nuanced’ analyses of media effects is problematic epistemologically as it stands in the way of more insightful, falsifiable, and robust theorizing. For this reason, we advocate a shift in research priorities and propose four guidelines for future research: 1. Value description; 2. Prioritize regularities; 3. Formalize models; 4. Unify theories. A collective effort along these lines will allow for better cumulative theorizing and, in turn, a stronger understanding and explanation of media effects.

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