David Lazer
@davidlazer.bsky.social
computational social scientist
David Lazer is a distinguished professor of political science and computer and information science at Northeastern University, as well as the co-director of the NULab of Texts, Maps, and Networks. .. more
Political science
23%
Communication & Media Studies
18%
American Higher Education Barometer
Measuring American Attitudes Towards Higher Education
edbarometer.godaddysites.com
(And here is a deep dive we did on public opinion re higher education, etc edbarometer.godaddysites.com)
Do universities have something that Trump wants as much as the attention that TV offers (attention)?
(Maybe. If so, I'd point to a common mobilization of alumni- and beyond- against the damage that Trump is causing. But, that's a multi-edged sword for universities.)
(Maybe. If so, I'd point to a common mobilization of alumni- and beyond- against the damage that Trump is causing. But, that's a multi-edged sword for universities.)
Reposted by David Lazer
Happy to share a new preprint with
@tomcostello.bsky.social, @dgrand.bsky.social and @gordpennycook.bsky.social 🧵
"What beliefs are most debunkable?" osf.io/preprints/ps...
We investigate the characteristics of the beliefs that are (or are not) influenced by counterevidence in 3,341 AI dialogues.
@tomcostello.bsky.social, @dgrand.bsky.social and @gordpennycook.bsky.social 🧵
"What beliefs are most debunkable?" osf.io/preprints/ps...
We investigate the characteristics of the beliefs that are (or are not) influenced by counterevidence in 3,341 AI dialogues.
We have a new paper on AI debunking that includes a bunch of interesting data on various "epistemically suspect beliefs". Check it out!
Reposted by David Lazer
We have a new paper on the study of epistemically suspect beliefs
We argue that research on social identity can explain how people select information & social environments, evaluate evidence & process information in ways that affirm their identities
You can read it here: osf.io/preprints/ps...
We argue that research on social identity can explain how people select information & social environments, evaluate evidence & process information in ways that affirm their identities
You can read it here: osf.io/preprints/ps...