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Alan Jagolinzer
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Professor of Financial Accounting, Vice Dean of Programmes, co-Director, Cambridge Centre for Financial Reporting & Accountability, University of Cambridge

Research in: IFRS, GAAP, governance, information risks & harms
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I wrote about how U.S. university trustee boards face serious conflicts of interest and potential ideological risk because of how they are often constructed.

For a discussion: www.linkedin.com/pulse/univer...
January 17, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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We need systemic changes to education to help students navigate today's information environment.

with Jane Mann and @eliothiggins.bsky.social, in the Diplomatic Courier.

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January 15, 2026 at 5:18 PM
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Do you study disinformation or want to start working in that area?

Come to the DSI June 15-18th with @cailinmeister.bsky.social, @katestarbird.bsky.social, @jevinwest.bsky.social, @rcalo.bsky.social, @naomioreskes.bsky.social, @emmaspiro.bsky.social, and many more.

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Disinformation Summer Institute (DSI) - Disinformation Summer Institute
Disinformation Disinformation is false or misleading information created and spread to advance policy, political, economic or ideological goals. It is sometimes used by industries, governments, and ot...
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January 17, 2026 at 11:47 AM
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"Crypto and meme asset platforms...can and often do provide liquidity for things like foreign election interference, political bribery, and profiteering to support political movements."

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January 16, 2026 at 1:26 PM
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"Crypto and meme asset platforms...can and often do provide liquidity for things like foreign election interference, political bribery, and profiteering to support political movements."

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January 16, 2026 at 1:26 PM
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"We’re actually seeing new super PACs being established. One of them has already committed to spending $100 million in the midterms. And we’re seeing politicians and candidates speaking very frankly about wanting to install pro-crypto candidates"
more here:
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
How Crypto Is Used for Political Corruption
This new source of money is giving the administration unprecedented new powers.
www.theatlantic.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:32 PM
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Consistent with concerns raised by @jayrosen.bsky.social, @panievsky.bsky.social and @sambrook.bsky.social in 2023.

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January 15, 2026 at 9:25 PM
jagolinzer.bsky.social
We need systemic changes to education to help students navigate today's information environment.

with Jane Mann and @eliothiggins.bsky.social, in the Diplomatic Courier.

issuu.com/medauras/doc...
January 15, 2026 at 5:18 PM
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jagolinzer.bsky.social
Where there is perceived or legitimate grievance, there is oxygen for opportunistic populists.

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January 14, 2026 at 6:41 AM
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Justice Robert Houghwout Jackson, U.S. Supreme Court, quoted with regard to the Nuremberg Trials.

55 Colum. L. Rev. 488 (1955)
Nuremberg Trials, The , Taylor, Telford

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: * .In untroubled times, progress toward an effective rule of law in the international community is slow indeed. Inertia rests more heavily upon the society of nations than upon any other society. Now we stand at one of those rare moments when the thought and institutions and habits of the world have been shaken by the impact of world war on the lives of countless millions. Such occa- sions rarely come and quickly pass. We are put under a heavy responsibility to see that our behavior during this unsettled period will direct the world's thought toward a firmer enforcement of the laws of international conduct, so as to make war less attractive to those who have governments and the destinies of peoples in their power.
January 14, 2026 at 10:27 AM
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I’ve been doing casual research on crowdsourced accountability infrastructure & reading a lot of related research on the determinants of vigilantism.

This is a new case study.

It’s not yet clear how effective these communities are altering behavior.

www.404media.co/how-one-guy-...
How One Guy Crowdsourced More Than 500 Dashcams for Minneapolis to Film ICE
‘We have to make sure people are watching. We have to make sure we’re keeping track of our community members.’
www.404media.co
January 15, 2026 at 8:49 AM
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Hey! @wired.com is doing a bunch of hiring. Here we go with a thread of five great jobs, with a few more coming shortly:

1) We are hiring a senior editor for our science desk, which means you get to work with geniuses like @timmarchman.bsky.social @mollytaft.com and @emilymullin.bsky.social
Senior Editor, Science
WIRED is where a better future is imagined. For three decades, we have been the indispensable guide to a world in constant transformation. We cover humanity’s biggest challenges, from climate change t...
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January 14, 2026 at 9:28 PM
jagolinzer.bsky.social
I’ve been doing casual research on crowdsourced accountability infrastructure & reading a lot of related research on the determinants of vigilantism.

This is a new case study.

It’s not yet clear how effective these communities are altering behavior.

www.404media.co/how-one-guy-...
How One Guy Crowdsourced More Than 500 Dashcams for Minneapolis to Film ICE
‘We have to make sure people are watching. We have to make sure we’re keeping track of our community members.’
www.404media.co
January 15, 2026 at 8:49 AM
jagolinzer.bsky.social
I understand. We decided to focus this on systemic risks. We could easily fill five or six days of content but had to make some boundaries. We intend to do more spinoff meetings.
January 14, 2026 at 6:20 PM
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Justice Robert Houghwout Jackson, U.S. Supreme Court, quoted with regard to the Nuremberg Trials.

55 Colum. L. Rev. 488 (1955)
Nuremberg Trials, The , Taylor, Telford

heinonline.org/HOL/Print?co...
: * .In untroubled times, progress toward an effective rule of law in the international community is slow indeed. Inertia rests more heavily upon the society of nations than upon any other society. Now we stand at one of those rare moments when the thought and institutions and habits of the world have been shaken by the impact of world war on the lives of countless millions. Such occa- sions rarely come and quickly pass. We are put under a heavy responsibility to see that our behavior during this unsettled period will direct the world's thought toward a firmer enforcement of the laws of international conduct, so as to make war less attractive to those who have governments and the destinies of peoples in their power.
January 14, 2026 at 10:27 AM
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Where there is perceived or legitimate grievance, there is oxygen for opportunistic populists.

youtu.be/O35iVTeeO3Y?...
January 14, 2026 at 6:41 AM
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Cycleback (2025)

The Evolutionary Psychology and Neuroscience of Tribalism

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"Tribalism shapes how people interpret information. It pushes people to embrace ideas that flatter their group while rejecting facts that threaten it. Nuance gets lost, opponents appear as enemies, and inconvenient evidence is brushed aside. Loyalty replaces reasoning, leading to distorted judgment and the survival of bad ideas. ...Because the tribalistic instinct is so deeply wired, it never disappears. It simply shifts targets. When one form of tribalism weakens, another tends to take its place. Hoffer wrote that religious, political, and social movements are in many ways interchangeable. Since allegiance is driven more by psychology than ideology, fanatics frequently pass through multiple, and even contradictory, mass movements over their lifetimes. People who condemn ignorant prejudice and false stereotyping in one domain almost invariably practice it in another. Many of these people either have a blind spot to their own prejudices or justify them as politically, ideologically, or socially acceptable."
January 14, 2026 at 5:31 AM
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Tentative topics for the upcoming Cambridge Disinformation Summit.
The April Summit schedule is starting to form. Here are some of the main topics: --Keynote: Systemic science and climate risks [science academic] --Keynote: Systemic financial risks [financial economist academic] --Research presentations: Systemic AI risks [paper authors] --Case study on researcher harassment [field researcher] --Research presentations: Effects on vulnerable audiences [paper authors] --Keynote: Effects on local politics [sitting U.S. state Governor] --Presentation & Discussion: Emotional audience engagement [entertainer] --Panel: Concentrated platform ownership & digital sovereignty [journalists, federal legislators] --Panel: Systemic risks from para- and machine-social relationships [academics and field professionals] --Panel: Impact on marginalized communities [academics and field professionals] --Panel: Risks of violent political rhetoric [federal legislators] --Keynote: Systemic economic risks [economist] --Keynote: Tech culture [field professional] --Panel: Free speech and censorship [academics and field professionals] --Research presentations: Systemic financial risks [paper authors] --Research presentations: Assorted topics [paper authors] --Digital services regulation [digital services regulators] --Digital safety workshop [field professionals] All topics subject to change. In person attendance for the Summit will be by invitation only due to very limited capacity and very high demand. Most sessions will be recorded and uploaded to the Summit's YouTube channel after the events close. For more information: CFRA@jbs.cam.ac.uk.
January 13, 2026 at 8:27 AM
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Journalism & Democratic Backsliding webinar from the Cambridge Disinformation Summit webinar series.

Featuring @jayrosen.bsky.social, @sambrook.bsky.social, and @panievsky.bsky.social.

youtu.be/MrAnVd35bcE?...
Journalism & Democratic Backsliding: thoughts on responsible journalism
YouTube video by Cambridge Disinformation Summit
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January 13, 2026 at 6:47 AM
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Webinar tonight, hosted by @europecalling.bsky.social:

‘Empire of AI – The reckless race for artificial intelligence & how things could be different’

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Europe Calling ‘Empire of AI – The reckless race for artificial intelligence & how things could be different’ - Europe Calling
Register right here! Dear friends! AI chatbots such as ChatGPT, Gemini and others are now used regularly by billions of users worldwide. In just a few years, whether in our […]
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January 13, 2026 at 11:05 AM
jagolinzer.bsky.social
Tentative topics for the upcoming Cambridge Disinformation Summit.
The April Summit schedule is starting to form. Here are some of the main topics: --Keynote: Systemic science and climate risks [science academic] --Keynote: Systemic financial risks [financial economist academic] --Research presentations: Systemic AI risks [paper authors] --Case study on researcher harassment [field researcher] --Research presentations: Effects on vulnerable audiences [paper authors] --Keynote: Effects on local politics [sitting U.S. state Governor] --Presentation & Discussion: Emotional audience engagement [entertainer] --Panel: Concentrated platform ownership & digital sovereignty [journalists, federal legislators] --Panel: Systemic risks from para- and machine-social relationships [academics and field professionals] --Panel: Impact on marginalized communities [academics and field professionals] --Panel: Risks of violent political rhetoric [federal legislators] --Keynote: Systemic economic risks [economist] --Keynote: Tech culture [field professional] --Panel: Free speech and censorship [academics and field professionals] --Research presentations: Systemic financial risks [paper authors] --Research presentations: Assorted topics [paper authors] --Digital services regulation [digital services regulators] --Digital safety workshop [field professionals] All topics subject to change. In person attendance for the Summit will be by invitation only due to very limited capacity and very high demand. Most sessions will be recorded and uploaded to the Summit's YouTube channel after the events close. For more information: CFRA@jbs.cam.ac.uk.
January 13, 2026 at 8:27 AM
jagolinzer.bsky.social
Journalism & Democratic Backsliding webinar from the Cambridge Disinformation Summit webinar series.

Featuring @jayrosen.bsky.social, @sambrook.bsky.social, and @panievsky.bsky.social.

youtu.be/MrAnVd35bcE?...
Journalism & Democratic Backsliding: thoughts on responsible journalism
YouTube video by Cambridge Disinformation Summit
youtu.be
January 13, 2026 at 6:47 AM
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On the relation of boredom and sadistic aggression.

Pfattheicher, S., Lazarević, L. B., Westgate, E. C., & Schindler, S. (2021). On the relation of boredom and sadistic aggression.

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 121(3), 573–600.

doi.org/10.1037/pspi...
On the relation of boredom and sadistic aggression.Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 2020. Abstract What gives rise to sadism? While sadistic behavior (i.e., harming others for pleasure) is well-documented, past empirical research is nearly silent regarding the psychological factors behind it. We help close this gap by suggesting that boredom plays a crucial role in the emergence of sadistic tendencies. Across 9 diverse studies, we provide correlational and experimental evidence for a link between boredom and sadism. We demonstrate that sadistic tendencies are more pronounced among people who report chronic proneness to boredom in everyday life (Studies 1A-1F, N = 1,780). We then document that this relationship generalizes across a variety of important societal contexts, including online trolling; sadism in the military; sadistic behavior among parents; and sadistic fantasies (Studies 2–5, N = 1,740). Finally, we manipulate boredom experimentally and show that inducing boredom increases sadistic behavior (i.e., killing worms; destroying other participants’ pay; Studies 6–9, N = 4,097). However, alternatives matter: When several behavioral alternatives are available, boredom only motivates sadistic behavior among individuals with high dispositional sadism (Study 7). Conversely, when there is no alternative, boredom increases sadistic behavior across the board, even among individuals low in dispositional sadism (Studies 8 and 9). We further show that excitement and novelty seeking mediate the effects of boredom, and that boredom not only promotes sadistic (proactive) aggression, but reactive aggression as well (Study 9). Overall, the present work contributes to a better understanding of sadism and highlights the destructive potential of boredom. We discuss implications for basic research on sadism and boredom, as well as applied implications for society at large.
January 10, 2026 at 8:17 AM
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Understanding the psychological appeal of populism

Sandra Obradović
Séamus Power
Jennifer Sheehy-Skeffington

Current Opinion in Psychology, 2020

Article link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Constructing a crisis and identifying a scapegoat Crucial for the success of populist parties is the ability to categorise the social world in ways that cut across existing social cleavages in order to unite citizens under a common identity. This common identity is often defined by the shared grievances perceived to be facing the in-group and the ability to identify and scapegoat others claimed to be responsible for these grievances
January 11, 2026 at 7:48 AM
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Four global systemic problems I presented to U.S. and U.K. lawmakers in May seem to have gotten worse.

Link to full speech: www.linkedin.com/pulse/addres...
January 12, 2026 at 4:07 AM