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Thomas Nygren

@thnygren.bsky.social
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Professor in history and civics education, Uppsala University. Previously at Stanford & Umeå. Especially interested in ways to help young people navigate misinformation and understand the complexity of the world that we live in, and should care for.

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Thomas Nygren @thnygren.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Nu finns min nya bok att ladda ner helt gratis ❗ Boken "Experimentella metoder och statistik för forskning om undervisning” ges ut av Uppsala University Publications går att ladda ner här: lnkd.in/dvS98hz2 Om du vill köpa ett tryckt ex finns den att beställa här: lnkd.in/dWssV_Av
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Emerging Crises @emergingcrises.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Continuing this thread on misinformation - Latest example: "A network of nearly 90 TikTok accounts has been using artificial intelligence to create fake versions of high-profile Spanish-language journalists and spread falsehoods online for potential financial gain."
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What's behind the TikTok accounts using AI-generated versions of real Latino journalists?
The accounts point to the challenge of stopping or controlling the surge in fake images and misinformation targeting Spanish speakers in the U.S. as AI technology advances.
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Matthew Facciani @matthewfacciani.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
"While interventions promoting prebunking, fact-checking, and disciplinary literacy provide promising frameworks for misinformation education, their effects may diminish without sustained reinforcement." journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
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Investigating the long-term impact of misinformation interventions in upper secondary education
This study examines the long-term effects of educational interventions aimed at improving upper-secondary students’ ability to identify and evaluate (mis)information. Using an experimental design with...
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Thomas Nygren @thnygren.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Available preorder now! 📚 My new book on AI in schools – challenges and opportunities. It presents the latest research and its practical implications for classrooms. With students’ learning in focus, I show what makes great teaching possible and how AI can both … www.cambridge.org/universitypr...
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Artificial Intelligence in Schools | Cambridge University Press & Assessment
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Thomas Nygren @thnygren.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
New preprint! Can AI match human expertise in teacher education? Our study shows that while AI provides quick feedback in simulated classrooms, experts are far better at identifying opportunities and offering nuanced feedback. We offer ways to move forward! Read more here osf.io/preprints/os...
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Thomas Nygren @thnygren.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Happy to see our report in print! I hope that teachers and everyone interested in education as a democratic self-defence will find it useful. Great collaboration with Ullrich Ecker! Download the report here: shorturl.at/IGFGc
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DIGSUM @digsum.bsky.social · 24/02/2024
We are looking for a postdoc for our research group in digital sociology within DIGSUM. The research is about how false information is created and spread across digital platforms, and how it can affect public opinion and undermine democracy. Spread the word! www.digsum.org/digsum-feed/...
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Postdoc position to study digital disinformation — DIGSUM
We have an open position for a postdoc to come work with us at Umeå University to study how disinformation and misinformation are created and spread through digital platforms, and how they may affec...
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Kristof Dhont @kristofdhontphd.bsky.social · 17/02/2024
FREE BOOK: Psychometrics in exercises using R and RStudio by Anna Brown Great resource for university lecturers, instructors, students, and anyone who want to acquire practical skills in conducting psychometric analyses. annabrown.name/book_psychom...
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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 14/01/2024
A meta-analysis 105 studies finds that focusing on intrinsic goals (such as growth, relationships, community giving, & health) promotes well-being ( r= .24), whereas a focus on extrinsic goals (such as wealth, fame, & beauty) hurts well-being (r = -.22) psycnet.apa.org/record/2022-...
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Thomas Nygren @thnygren.bsky.social · 29/01/2024
Just published! 🎉We identify how videos may be better than text feedback to teach students to fact-check online news. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... makes sense from a perspective of cognitive apprenticeship.
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Thomas Nygren @thnygren.bsky.social · 19/01/2024
Ny forskning som stödjer tidigare forskning om läsning och lärande på papper istället för skärm
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Alberto Acerbi @acerbialberto.com · 19/01/2024
Ok ok bsky.app/profile/albe...
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Hendrik Heuer @hheuer.bsky.social · 02/01/2024
As a professor at CAIS and the University of Wuppertal, I’m hiring 3 #phdjobs and 1 #postdoc in #HCI #XAI #CSCW Join me in Bochum 🇩🇪🇪🇺 to increase #Trust in #AI Through #CoCreation, #AlgorithmicAudits, & #FolkTheory stellenangebote.cais-research.de/de?id=374be6 #phdchat #CHI24 #chi2024
Screenshot of the link in the tweet that explains that I am hiring three doctoral researchers and one postdoc.Screenshot of the link in the tweet that explains the three research specializations that researchers can focus on.
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Alex Örtegren @alexortegren.bsky.social · 30/12/2023
📣Postdoc (3yrs) in Educational work — opportunity at our dept at Umeå University : www.umu.se/en/work-with...
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Postdoctoral position in Educational Work (3 years)
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Thomas Nygren @thnygren.bsky.social · 21/12/2023
Nu finns min bok äntligen i tryckt format. Jag hoppas att den kan bli ett konstruktivt bidrag till en genomtänkt användning av AI i skolan på vetenskaplig grund 🤞🥳🎉🤓 jag har försökt att samla det vi vet om bra undervisning i relation till ny teknik och aktuell forskning om AI i skolan.
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Thomas Nygren @thnygren.bsky.social · 19/12/2023
Excellent postdoc opportunity if you are interested in history and strategies of misinformation jobs.hhs.se/en/job/stock...
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Sander van der Linden @profsanderlinden.bsky.social · 09/12/2023
We are once again seeking entries for the Harding Prize for Trustworthy Communication! 👇 This covers transparent communication (not persuasion) that is in the interest of the public/audience rather than the communicator. All types of (self)-nominations & topics welcome. Do share and submit!
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Thomas Nygren @thnygren.bsky.social · 09/12/2023
Restrictions against: biometric categorisation systems; untargeted scraping of facial images; emotion recognition in the workplace and educational institutions; social scoring; AI systems that manipulate human behaviour to circumvent their free will; AI used to exploit the vulnerabilities of people
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Thomas Nygren @thnygren.bsky.social · 01/12/2023
Det här är så tragiskt! Miljarder som försvinner från forskningen english.elpais.com/science-tech...
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Thomas Nygren @thnygren.bsky.social · 28/11/2023
Mycket rolig läsning för svenska elever och lärare www.skolverket.se/om-oss/press...
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 23/11/2023
The deepfake crisis for women and girls has grown tremendously. It isn’t mentioned in most AI discourse, even though it’s the primary use of deepfakes by far. Now, it is being used to victimize dozens of teen girls. The perpetrators include their male classmates www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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For teen girls victimized by ‘deepfake’ nudes, there is little recourse
The FBI has warned that technology used to create pornographic deepfake photos and videos was improving and being used for harassment and sextortion.
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Aoife Gallagher @aoifegall.bsky.social · 21/11/2023
Yesterday at @isdglobal.bsky.social, we published Uisce Faoi Thalamh: An Investigation into the Online Mis- and Disinformation Ecosystem in Ireland. The research is based on an analysis of 13.2 million online posts from 1,640 accounts posted on 12 platforms between Jan 2020 and April 2023.
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Daniel Mügge @dmugge.eurosky.social · 13/11/2023
Massive disagreement about policing most powerful AI in EU AI Act - after ~3 yrs of talks & weeks before a deadline. Takeaway 1: real consensus about AI policy remains remote. Work must continue, deal or no deal. Takeaway 2: corporate logics loom large - too large. www.euractiv.com/section/arti...
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EU’s AI Act negotiations hit the brakes over foundation models
A technical meeting on the EU’s AI regulation broke down on Friday (10 November) after large EU countries asked to retract the proposed approach for foundation models. Unless the deadlock is broken ...
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Emma Elfversson @emmaelfversson.bsky.social · 13/10/2023
My department is hiring! One or more Associate Senior Lecturers in Political Science. A great opportunity to join a diverse and welcoming community of political scientists, with great work conditions, Uppsala Uni, Sweden. Application deadline 15 November. Read more: www.jobb.uu.se/details/?pos...
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Thomas Nygren @thnygren.bsky.social · 18/10/2023
Interesting comments about the problems with AI and misinformation. Food for thought and discussion! misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/misi...
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Misinformation reloaded? Fears about the impact of generative AI on misinformation are overblown | H...
Many observers of the current explosion of generative AI worry about its impact on our information environment, with concerns being raised about the increased quantity, quality, and personalization of...
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Alexander Hohlfeld @alhohlfeld.bsky.social · 17/10/2023
"TikTok´s Research API falls woefully short" My colleagues Santiago, Martin & @altreflexion.bsky.social compared TikTok´s research API with data they were able to scrape. More details: tiktok-audit.com/blog/2023/th...
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