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Robert (Bob) Kubinec @rmkubinec.bsky.social · 2h

Wow.🤯 I just used @yamilrvelez.bsky.social Github repo for enabling Claude Code as an agent for Qualtrics surveys: github.com/yrvelez/qual... Claude Code took a disorganized Word doc survey draft and turned it into a stellar Qualtrics survey--better-formatted than any survey I've ever written 😅

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GitHub - yrvelez/qualtrics-mcp-server

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Alex Coppock @aecoppock.bsky.social · 6h

New from Hainmueller and Laitin on the causal effects of becoming a citizen on wages. Short story: the observational ests overstate the premium relative to the experimental ests. Authors conclude "observational averages should not be used as causal forecasts for policy" doi.org/10.1073/pnas...

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Jamie Cummins @jamiecummins.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

My lukewarm take is that when people disagree about whether LLMs can do X (be it reasoning, creativity, etc), the substantive disagreement is really about what X means, rather than about LLMs themselves. Aka Wittgenstein was right

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Jamie Cummins @jamiecummins.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I sincerely hope this paper will be seen as a turning point in how the medical sciences think and approach the issue of trustworthiness assessment (and I hope the social sciences follow suit!). Congrats to @jdwilko.bsky.social and colleagues (incl. @ianhussey.mmmdata.io and @lhdjung.bsky.social)!

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Alexander Wuttke @kunkakom.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Happy to participate in the practice of selectively sharing controversial university rankings once your own institution comes out at the top. Shanghai ranks @lmu.de's political science department as #1 in Germany, slightly ahead of Konstanz. #41 globally 🏆 www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/gra...

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ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects

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Alexander Wuttke @kunkakom.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

We are hiring at LMU Munich: two PhD positions and one postdoc on democracy, political psychology and computational social science. Start: January 2027 or as soon as possible. We review applications on a rolling basis until October 20. Details below. Reposts very welcome! 1/7

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Marc Raschke @marcraschke.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Wer ein A*D-Verbotsverfahren in Gang bringen will, muss dafür sein, dass es in Berlin eine linlsgeführte Mitte-Links-Regierung geben wird. Mit Berlin kippt im Bundesrat die Mauer aus Vorbehalt gegenüber einem solchen Verbotsverfahren. Es besteht die historische Chance, dass es jetzt klappen könnte

Übersicht über die Verteilung der Sitze im Bundesrat bei der Frage nach A*D-Verbotsverfahren

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Steffi Lemke @steffi-lemke.de · 23/09/2026

BSW und Afd bereiten in Sachsen-Anhalt eine Landesregierung vor. Wollte ich bloß mitteilen, falls das neben der Berlindebatte noch jemanden interessiert.

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Claudio Tennie @ctennie.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

We need entry-threshold grant lottery systems with easy-to-estimate and easy-to-write basis - plus a basic-incoming grant basis. The latter will be very efficient in its use, the former will be just as 'good' as the current systems in its decisions, but far less wasteful in writing and reviewing.

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Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Die Landtagswahlen zeigen, dass die ehemaligen Volksparteien kein programmatisches Angebot mehr haben, das Wähler:innen anspricht. Sind sie nicht mehr im Rennen um das Amt der Ministerpräsident*in, erhalten sie kaum noch Stimmen. Übrig sind dann nur noch wenige eher ältere Stammwähler:innen.

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Julia M. Rohrer @dingdingpeng.the100.ci · 18/09/2026

This is an *excellent* post on cluster analysis. If you ever thought about applying cluster, latent class or latent profile analysis to psychological scales, you absolutely should read this!>

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Julia Partheymüller @schnizzl.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Yes, please! 🇨🇦🇪🇺🙏

Der kanadische Premier bot sehr konkret Felder der Kooperation und Öffnung an. So sollten sich Studierende und Forscher zwischen Europa und Kanada frei bewegen können. Sein Land be-absichtige, sich an „Erasmus plus" ebenso zu beteiligen, wie es Kooperation von Universitäten und Forschungseinrichtungen fördern will, sagte er.

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Bethany Albertson @albertsonb2.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Niche political science primary update - David Redlawsk is up in a big way in Delaware's 23rd district. 62% of the vote, with 22% in.

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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

📢 The Call for Papers for EPSS 2027 is open! After a fantastic first conference in Belfast, we’re heading to Copenhagen 🇩🇰, 24–26 June 2027. ⏰ Deadline: 13 Nov 2026 👉 Call for papers: epssnet.org/2027-copenha... 1/2

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Call for Papers | EPSS Belfast 2026 Conference

Submit your abstract or full paper for EPSS Belfast 2026. Share cutting‑edge political science research, network with peers & contribute to academic impact.

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Julia Partheymüller @schnizzl.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

📣 Call for papers now open! The next Annual Conference of the European Political Science Society will take place in Copenhagen, 24–26 June 2027. Submission deadline: 13 November 2026 (23:59 CET) Looking forward to it! #EPSS2027 @epssnet.bsky.social

Screenshot of the European Political Science Society website announcing “Copenhagen 2027.” Under “Join us in Copenhagen!”, a photo shows colourful waterfront buildings and boats. Text announces the society’s next meeting on 24–26 June 2027, with panels and networking. An orange notice reads: “Call for papers is now open!”

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TobiasMöhlen @tobiasmoehlen.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Boykottiert Müller-Milch. Pflicht jedes Demokraten und Antifaschisten!

Die Marken der Unternehmensgruppe
Müllermilch
Sandliebe
HAMKER
Lisner
LOOSE
Vegan
RUSACK®
Seit 1915
Pragolaktos
müller
Almhof.
GRAAL
Weihenstephan
Bönsel
AUS TRAGITION
HARZBUBE
NADLER
SACHSEN
Milch
NORDSEE C
HOMANN

Katapult Sachsen 2025
Quelle: muellergroup.com

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Ruprecht Polenz @polenz.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Das Zitat stammt vom 3. Januar 1933, also nur wenige Wochen VOR Hitlers Ernennung zum Reichskanzler am 30. Januar 1933.

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Marta Kołczyńska @mkolczynska.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

For those working with Eurobarometer data: here's a list of variables from 258 waves of Standard and Special EB up to the most recent 103.4 (V 2025): some 150k variables, with names and labels, to easily identify repeated variables and help construct longitudinal datasets: github.com/mkolczynska/...

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GitHub - mkolczynska/harmonization-toolbox: Tools for Ex-post Survey Data Harmonization

Tools for Ex-post Survey Data Harmonization. Contribute to mkolczynska/harmonization-toolbox development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Ana Martinovici @anamartinovici.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Is it just me or is reproducibility really picking up momentum? This is great, btw

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Priscilla Lui @drpriscillalui.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I can attest Zenodo was easy to start and use (frankly more straightforward than what OSF had become); took me 5min to create account and publish project artifacts. I was unable to crack the code on anonymous link in that 5 min. So skip to Amanda’s 11:30 mark before you click that publish button!

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Institute for Replication @i4replication.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

1/ What is the prevalence of personally identifiable information (PII) in author-collected data publicly shared in the social sciences? We audited 327 replication packages from 11 leading journals in economics, political science, and psychology Answer: surprisingly high 🧵

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Free Cats Daily😻 @freecatsdaily.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

He has a tattoo of his ex #Cat #Caturday

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Floris Biskamp @theflorislava.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Auch @arminschaefer.bsky.social findet bei der AfD keine Hinweise auf einen ökonomischen Linksruck. Die Partei ist nicht wie von Manow postuliert kulturell und ökonomisch antiliberal, sondern kulturell und ökonomisch antiegalitär.

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Alexander Wuttke @kunkakom.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Interessante Analyse und gelungene Visualisierung.

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Heike Klüver @heikekluever.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Nach der Landtagswahl in #Sachsen-Anhalt stellt sich die Frage mit neuer Dringlichkeit: Würde Regierungsverantwortung die AfD „entzaubern“? 📊 Unsere Analyse von 1.307 Regierungen in 57 Demokratien zeigt: Die radikale Rechte wird dadurch nicht schwächer, im Schnitt gewinnt sie rund 6 Prozentpunkte.

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Morten Paul @mortenpaul.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Endlich im Druck, erscheint am 29.10.

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Daniel Lakens @lakens.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

The number of people doing science opportunistically is great. In 2010, these people p-hacked. In 2026, they do crap preregistrations. Just like we figured out ways to prevent p-hacking, we are finding ways to prevent opportunistic preregistration. The solution is always the same: transparancy.

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Alexander Wuttke @kunkakom.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

In a conversation, another scholar recently raised the point of whether it will still be possible to catch fraudsters in an AI world where fraudsters will use LLMs to generate fraudulent data

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John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

You can literally see how Ariely* manually changed data to produce the results he wanted Truly remarkable level of fraud from one of the most famous social scientists *I bet Ariely will use the Gino dog-ate-my-homework defense that a mysterious RA selectively manipulate the data did it. I doubt it

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Marek Vranka @mvranka.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I got my hands on a new #socPsy textbook by Hayes & Bradshaw, and of course first thing I checked was how they handle QRPs and replication crisis. and boy, was I disappointed - lots of hand-waiving, downplaying and even a completely made-up term "PHarking" (likely a mash-up of p-hacking and HARKing)

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Alexander Wuttke @kunkakom.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Does anybody know whether editorial manager has this option as well? The rate of reviewer declines is difficult to predict. This would allow for a more efficient review / invitation process if we knew that we could invite more reviewers than we actually need.

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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

How can an individual be “polarized”? An individual can be “radicalized”. Anyway, most “polarization” literature is about right-wing radicalization. Stop using the term “polarization” for radicalization on one pole!

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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I was asked to speak at a conference a couple of years ago. When I found out Ariely was also speaking I told the organizing I was pulling out. I can't understand how Duke University wants to continue to be associated with this. Thanks to Data Colada for this extremely hard detective work.

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Daniel Lakens @lakens.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I was a reviewer of this paper. It took many revisions to get the author to state his definition of 'replication' is extremely wide, and I agree with @edouardmachery.bsky.social. If I say 'this completely different study replicates findings X' this is not a true replication. Indeed, it is exactly >

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Matt Graham @mattgraham.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

🚨NEW PAPER🚨 Covariate adjustment is a valuable tool for analyzing experiments but is vulnerable to abuse. We assess practice in political science and recommend some good practices. Coming soon to the Journal of Experimental Political Science. Preprint: osf.io/cdmsx_v1

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taz @taz.de · 30/08/2026

Max Schneller ist 17 und lebt in Sachsen-Anhalt. Weil er sich für Demokratie einsetzt, wird er bedroht. Warum er seine Heimat nicht aufgibt.

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Antifaschismus in Sachsen-Anhalt: Wir sind nicht verloren

Max Schneller ist 17 und lebt in Sachsen-Anhalt. Weil er sich für Demokratie einsetzt, wird er bedroht. Warum er seine Heimat nicht aufgibt.

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Dirk Laabs @dirklaabs.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Özdemir & Pistorius plädieren heute für ein AfD-Verbotsverfahren – "mit einem Fokus auf die eindeutig völkischen Landesverbände der AfD in Thüringen, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt und Brandenburg. Das ist rechtlich möglich, durch Belege gedeckt, von der Verfassung geboten." www.faz.net/aktuell/poli...

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Cem Özdemir und Boris Pistorius plädieren für ein Verbot des völkischen Teils der AfD

Die NPD wurde nicht verboten, weil sie zu unbedeutend war. Das ist ein starkes Argument dafür, die AfD vom Bundesverfassungsgericht prüfen zu lassen.

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Campact e.V. @campact.de · 27/08/2026

Wow! Nach unserer Recherche mit euch konnten wir dutzende Marken identifizieren, die ihre Werbung in AfD-nahen Channels auf YouTube schalten. Rund 30 Unternehmen zeigen Haltung und stoppen ihre Werbung auf den Kanälen. Dafür haben sie genau eines verdient: Viel Liebe! 💓

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Tobi Schlegl @tobischlegl.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Du wählst „112“ und es wird dir geholfen. Egal,wie du versicherst bist. Egal,wie du aussiehst. Egal,wo du herkommst. Im Notfall sind wir alle gleich. Wie wäre es, wenn das in ALLEN Lebensbereichen gelten würde? Grüße gehen raus an alle, die gerade in Sachsen-Anhalt für die Demokratie kämpfen. Danke🙏

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Johannes Hillje @jhillje.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Man beachte: "Nur CDU-Anhänger" werden hier ausgewiesen.

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Neuroskeptic @neuroskeptic.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

"We argue that psychology should aim its empirical research efforts at establishing phenomena... In this conceptualization, phenomena are understood as robust features of the world, which are evidenced by patterns in data." osf.io/download/rh9...

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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 26/08/2026

I'm not an economist but my back of the envelope math suggests that Anthropic, SpaceX and OpenAI can't all simultaneously sell $30 trillion dollars worth of enterprise solutions to a global economy where the sum total of all economic activity currently adds up to under $120t.

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Ben Lyons @benlyons.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

New WP, would love feedback. Across datasets, age seems to be important to understanding support for violence & norm breaking more broadly. Antisocial traits (good predictors generally) are concentrated among younger adults & also more strongly associated w support among them osf.io/preprints/ps...

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Nils Steiner @nilssteiner.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Satisfaction with the way democracy is working in one's country over the last 50 years in Western European countries. Pooled data from the Eurobarometer.

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Arndt Leininger @aleininger.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

📢 A new resource for referendum research is now online! We're excited to launch RefSurv – an infrastructure for facilitating comparative research on referendum voting. 🔎📊 Explore it here: referendumsurveys.org 1/

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Welcome to RefSurv! - RefSurv

This website presents RefSurv - an infrastructure for facilitating comparative research on voting in referendums. RefSurv is short for referendum surveys and made for scholars who want to research re…

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Claudio Tennie @ctennie.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

A 2025 Science paper reported that bonobos combine calls to create new meanings. We analyzed its stats and then reanalysed the data. --> The claim did not hold up. Our paper (open access): doi.org/10.7717/peer... With @johanlind.bsky.social @annajonand.bsky.social

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Johannes Hillje @jhillje.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Die Brandmauer ist keine Strategie, um die AfD zu schwächen, sondern ein Mittel, um eine Schwächung der demokratischen Institutionen durch Extremisten zu verhindern. Gespräch mit der #ZIB2 im #ORF:

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Guðrún R. Guðmundsdóttir @grgudmundsdottir.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

💡 Should we keep using the word 'symptom' in mental health research? In our opinion paper, Alberto Jover Martínez, Maaike Steenhuis, and I (shared first authors) explain why we think the term is problematic and suggest how to move forward. authors.elsevier.com/a/1nb3a_,1gY...

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