Reposted by Michael ScharkowAnna Schnauber-Stockmann @annastockmann.bsky.social · 01/10/2026🎉 Unser Lehrbuch ist da! „Wiederholte In-situ-Befragungen: Experience Sampling und verwandte Forschungsdesigns in der Kommunikationswissenschaft“ – komplett Open Access. In-situ-Befragungen bzw. ESM erfassen Erleben und Verhalten wiederholt und möglichst nah am Alltag. 294
Reposted by Michael ScharkowFelix Dietrich @felix-dietrich.de · 28/09/2026🎶 New paper in Communication Research! Ever listened to a song and suddenly you’re back at that summer, that road trip, that concert with friends? We examined biographic resonance, when music connects with our memories. 📄 The paper: doi.org/10.1177/0093... 💛 Open Access: osf.io/preprints/ps... 2106
Reposted by Michael ScharkowCourtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 24/09/2026Look, we know for fucking sure that my dog is sapient and also unpredictable and it turns out of he mauls someone I’m liable and he can be put down. 222258518
Michael Scharkow @mscharkow.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Was wondering about people gaming "accepted" submissions as well. ICA had submission limits before (5 IIRC), but these were abandoned bc. influential seniors are regularly on 10+. Disadvantaging (AI-assisted) solo authors might be intended, because no-showing with 3 papers is worse than with one. 041
Reposted by Michael ScharkowTweetministerin a. D. @tweetministerin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Machen wir uns ehrlich: Damit wird die Union die Herzen der Menschen zurückerobern. www.fr.de/politik/sond...fr.deSchluss mit „Sonderregeln“: Gesundheitsminister Linnemann will Kinderkrankentage drastisch kürzenDerzeit können Eltern bis zu 15 Kinderkrankentage nehmen, wenn der Nachwuchs erkrankt ist. Der neue Gesundheitsminister will das jedoch ändern. 1101188243
Michael Scharkow @mscharkow.bsky.social · 28/08/2026IIRC, my first diss paper (link.springer.com/article/10.1...) was a desk accept. At least there are no traces of revisions and no analysis_real_final_rev4_nomiss_bak.R files in the folder :-) 120
Reposted by Michael ScharkowDeen Freelon @dfreelon.bsky.social · 11/08/2026We got new research out today y'all--if you study TikTok, buckle up because we found something wilddddd... arxiv.org/abs/2608.09917 (accepted @ ICWSM 2027)arxiv.orgWhichTok? Comparing Three TikTok Data Acquisition ToolsTikTok's global growth has made it a prime platform for both entertainment and political discourse, prompting increased social science research. However, this rapidly evolving research field faces a f... 315377
Michael Scharkow @mscharkow.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Same. The self-reported nonacademic "achievements" are WILD. 110
Reposted by Michael ScharkowEnno Park @ennopark.de · 24/06/2026Dieses Social-Media-Verbot für Jugendliche erinnert mich an eine Chemiefabrik, der nicht verboten wird, ihre Abwasser in den See zu leiten, sondern stattdessen den Jugendlichen verboten wird, im See zu schwimmen. 702293659
Reposted by Michael ScharkowReuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · 16/06/2026🚨 Our Digital News Report 2026 is out! Authored by Jim Egan, Craig T. Robertson, Amy Ross Arguedas, Nic Newman, Rasmus Nielsen, Mitali Mukherjee and Richard Fletcher, it is based on 100K interviews in 48 markets Full report reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/digital-news... 7 findings in thread 33830
Reposted by Michael Scharkownetzpolitik.org @netzpolitik.org · 11/06/2026Der Deutsche Ethikrat mischt die Social-Media-Debatte auf. Dem vielfach geforderten Verbot für Minderjährige verpassen die Expert*innen eine Abfuhr – und warnen eindringlich vor den Gefahren von Alterskontrollen. Die Analyse. netzpolitik.org/2026/absiche...netzpolitik.orgDeutscher Ethikrat sagt „Nein“ zu Social-Media-VerbotDer Deutsche Ethikrat mischt die Social-Media-Debatte auf. Dem vielfach geforderten Verbot für Minderjährige verpassen die Expert*innen eine Abfuhr – und warnen eindringlich vor den Gefahren von Alter... 15245103
Reposted by Michael ScharkowDavid F. Sandberg @ponysmasher.social · 14/04/2026I misread the headline as one movie and got very excited for a moment… 361134592357
Michael Scharkow @mscharkow.bsky.social · 24/03/2026API is very simple and performant. We use it for diversity-x.dediversity-x.deDiversity-XCheck the gender and national diversity of citations in your academic work with Diversity-X. 020
Michael Scharkow @mscharkow.bsky.social · 23/03/2026This looks awesome. How did you implement the frontend, or is the code available? I'd be really interested to use this for my own email archive. 110
Reposted by Michael ScharkowFelix Dietrich @felix-dietrich.de · 18/03/2026If you are working with multilevel data, try out my new package mlstats 📦 — an #rstats package for multilevel analyses. You can create publication-ready descriptive tables like the one below (including within- AND between-group correlations + ICCs). github.com/felixdidi/ml... Details in thread 🧵↓ 15918
Reposted by Michael ScharkowCommissioner for Human Rights @commissionerhr.coe.int · 23/02/2026Several European countries are considering social media bans for children. We must regulate platforms, not children. I urge caution: ✅ Focus on "safety by design" ✅ Demand algorithmic transparency ✅ Enforce the #DSA & #HumanRights standards Read my Shout Out👇 www.coe.int/en/web/commi...coe.intRegulate platforms, not children – Commissioner urges caution over social media bans - Commissioner for Human Rights - www.coe.intStrasbourg 23 February 2026 6346150
Michael Scharkow @mscharkow.bsky.social · 02/02/2026Do swiss universities expect permanent SNF funding? I thought you still had a basic funding model in place, no? 100
Michael Scharkow @mscharkow.bsky.social · 23/01/2026Short announcement before the data get too old: ccsmainz.github.io/platformnews/. With 571 news outlets on TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Instagram across 46 countries, matching the @reutersinstitute.bsky.social DNR. Computational analyses on topics, platformization, diversity, etc. Feedback welcome. 0165
Reposted by Michael ScharkowSimon Hammann @simonhammann.bsky.social · 08/01/2026DFG erlaubt Einsatz von KI in der Begutachtung. Wenn wir jetzt noch die AI dazu kriegen, die komplette Forschung zu machen, haben wir den Menschen komplett von der Last des Forschungsprozzeses befreit und er kann sich komplett auf wichtige Dinge wie Reisekostenerstattungsanträge konzentrieren.dfg.deKünstliche Intelligenz in der Begutachtung 19614195
Michael Scharkow @mscharkow.bsky.social · 05/01/2026Wondering whether the Michelangelo sauce is based on the artist or the hero turtle and how. 🤔 120
Reposted by Michael ScharkowCSS Lab, LMU Munich @css-lmu.bsky.social · 12/12/2025📍 Location: Munich 📅 Start: 1 Apr 2026 ⏳ Apply by: 31 Jan 2026 Details: German: job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/6... English: job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/7...job-portal.lmu.dePostDoc in CSS / CCS (m/w/d) 066
Reposted by Michael ScharkowCharles Louis Richter @richterscale.bsky.social · 10/12/2025SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going— SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti— SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE 126182366488
Reposted by Michael ScharkowSaloni @scientificdiscovery.dev · 09/12/2025Big new blogpost! My guide to data visualization, which includes a very long table of contents, tons of charts, and more. --> Why data visualization matters and how to make charts more effective, clear, transparent, and sometimes, beautiful. www.scientificdiscovery.dev/p/salonis-gu... 28803313
Reposted by Michael ScharkowNeil Lewis, Jr. @neillewisjr.bsky.social · 01/12/2025Happy "let's circle back in the New Year" season to all who celebrate. 533997
Reposted by Michael ScharkowSocArXiv @socarxiv.bsky.social · 27/11/20251. Pausing new submissions about AI topics for 90 days. That is, papers about AI models, testing AI models, proposing AI models, theories about the future of AI, etc. We will make exceptions for papers that are already accepted for publication (or published) in peer-reviewed scholarly journals /2 210220
Reposted by Michael ScharkowM. Saïd H. Unger @mshu.bsky.social · 21/11/2025What gets professors into the media? 📢 New open access publication in @europeansocreview.bsky.social together with Raphael Heiberger from @s7css.bsky.social and @bashofstra.bsky.social! 👉 doi.org/10.1093/esr/...doi.orgProfessors in the media: dynamics of cumulative advantage, reputation, and genderAbstract. Translation of science to a general public is increasingly important in modern academia. Yet, there is little knowledge on whether and why scient 296
Reposted by Michael ScharkowKarin Boczek @kbczk.bsky.social · 06/11/2025🚨New Publication Alert 🚨"Gender diversity in the field of communication in Germany, Austria, Switzerland". 3 Studies in 1 Paper! We analyzed the scientific job market, publications, citations, and grants! Available open access: doi.org/10.1007/s116... [English]. German summary in 🧵 #commSky 122
Michael Scharkow @mscharkow.bsky.social · 29/10/2025There are some track features you can get, like runtime or explicit lyrics, but the interesting ones like key, bpm or danceability are part of the audio features API which has been disabled since last year (developer.spotify.com/blog/2024-11...). DDP+Track analysis could still be very interesting. 010
Michael Scharkow @mscharkow.bsky.social · 28/10/2025I tried to do this in my computational methods class this spring and it turned out the most of the Spotify tracks/music API is now disabled, so you cannot easily get matching song-level data anymore, except from large dumps of popular songs, or by using alternative APIs using artist/title. 100
Michael Scharkow @mscharkow.bsky.social · 09/10/2025For a second I was really impressed that @richardfletcher.bsky.social brought out HUGE cardboard printouts for his slides ;-) 120
Michael Scharkow @mscharkow.bsky.social · 01/10/2025I'd argue that BA/MA theses don't need to be informative re an actual research question, but only inform us whether students actually learned something. Of course, running naive studies with tiny self-selected or convenience samples isn't helping the students in that regard either. 150
Reposted by Michael ScharkowDr. Melanie Leidecker-Sandmann @leidecker-sandmann.bsky.social · 08/09/2025🔥Hot off the press: Studie zur Repräsentation weiblicher Forschender in den Medien 👉 doi.org/10.1177/0963... 📰 Inhaltsanalyse: 4.860 Medienartikel 👩🔬 Nur 18% der zitierten Expert:innen sind Frauen 📊 Frauenanteil in der Forschung: ca. 31% ➡️ Deutliche Sichtbarkeitslücke für weibliche Forschende 1139
Reposted by Michael ScharkowAlicia Ernst @aliciaernst.bsky.social · 11/07/2025This year, I am living in a simulation - literally. 🌀 @mscharkow.bsky.social, and I are currently conducting a #simulation study on how users interact with algorithms in short-video environments such as #TikTok. I’ve had two incredible opportunities to share our progress so far. 195
Reposted by Michael ScharkowReuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · 17/06/2025Our Digital News Report 2025 is out! 📊48 markets 🌏Almost 100K respondents 📰Key headline: Audiences lean into video news and influencers, raising misinformation concerns and new dilemmas for publishers 📱Explore now buff.ly/xLP67Tg 🧵Findings in thread #DNR25 29281
Reposted by Michael ScharkowPetter Törnberg @pettertornberg.com · 07/04/2025Large Language Model-based social simulation has emerged as an exciting new research method. But do LLMs actually resolve the problems that have historically limited use of Agent-Based Models? What do they bring? We review the literature to find out! with Maik Laaroij arxiv.org/abs/2504.03274arxiv.orgDo Large Language Models Solve the Problems of Agent-Based Modeling? A Critical Review of Generative Social SimulationsRecent advancements in AI have reinvigorated Agent-Based Models (ABMs), as the integration of Large Language Models (LLMs) has led to the emergence of ``generative ABMs'' as a novel approach to simula... 52910
Michael Scharkow @mscharkow.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Interesting. Do the funders provide reasons for this requirement, ie are they science-related or legal? In many ethics/IRB (equivalent) discussions I've had in the past, it seemed that collecting less demographic information seemed to be preferable in general for privacy/data protection reasons. 120
Michael Scharkow @mscharkow.bsky.social · 25/03/2025What happens if you have NA in your demographics? Do papers get rejected if the reported mean age is based on 73% of the sample? I get the warmup argument, but why not warm up with motivating items? If however, your experiment's primary outcome is age or gender, put that item in ASAP ;-) 100
Michael Scharkow @mscharkow.bsky.social · 25/03/2025This is also what I learned and continue to teach. Sociodemographics rarely a predictor (or outcome!) of interest, at least in my courses... 140
Reposted by Michael Scharkowtheresa gessler @gessler.bsky.social · 13/02/2025I am a big fan of www.soscisurvey.de The basics are free anyway but university licenses of various types including for own servers exist as well, I think psychology at UZH even has one. Plus, I've had very good experiences with support as well.soscisurvey.deSoSci Survey ‣ Onlinebefragung vielseitig und DSGVO-konformSoSci Survey - professionelle Onlinebefragung einfach, schnell, flexibel, sicher - für den nicht-kommerziellen Einsatz ein kostenloser Onlinefragebogen 1113
Michael Scharkow @mscharkow.bsky.social · 17/12/2024Good and timely stuff! I wonder how we can navigate the (very real) tradeoff between quality and reproducibility. Will reviewer #2 accept a drop of .2 in accuracy between gpt/gemini vs. local models if you make this decision transparent? What if results change? Just add another robustness check? 020
Reposted by Michael ScharkowJoesferatu @makeitunclear.bsky.social · 04/12/2024finally finished downloading my limewire wrapped after 20 years 369257224844
Michael Scharkow @mscharkow.bsky.social · 03/12/2024If you think of time as a sampling dimension (which we often do in many other contexts), it's not even a metaphorical population, but an occasion-specific sample. Which is also argued in the above literature regarding country-year data. 030
Michael Scharkow @mscharkow.bsky.social · 03/12/2024Not to be confused with Schöpfungshöhenselbstzweifel! 020
Michael Scharkow @mscharkow.bsky.social · 03/12/2024I sense a strong nudge to never reject anything 🤗 110
Reposted by Michael ScharkowStadt Wien @wien.gv.at · 22/11/2024Laut Studie ist Wien nicht mehr die unfreundlichste Stadt, sondern Berlin und München sind besser als wir. Es bringt nichts, irgendeinen Sündenbock zu suchen. Wir alle müssen jetzt reflektieren, wo wir im vergangenen Jahr Fehler gemacht haben könnten.wien.orf.atWiener weniger unfreundlichDas Image der Wiener Bevölkerung, besonders unfreundlich zu sein, hat sich leicht verbessert. Im vergangenen Jahr noch auf dem letzten Platz von 53 internationalen Städten, liegt Wien in Sachen Freund... 1001176205
Reposted by Michael ScharkowGeorgia Turner @georgiaturner.bsky.social · 13/11/2024🚨New preprint 🚨 **A computational model of reward learning and habits on social media** 🧵 We develop a computational reward learning model of real-world social media data, which infers the separate goal-directed and habitual cognitive processes driving posting... 48227
Reposted by Michael ScharkowMichael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 06/11/2024Hamilton from the top rope. inthesetimes.com/article/trum... 162036460
Reposted by Michael ScharkowWill Oremus @willoremus.com · 27/09/2024this apparently heartfelt post from an openai cofounder takes some surprising turns 9154579