Assistant prof @ Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. Studying emotion, morality, social networks, psych of tech. #firstgen college graduate
@merielcd.bsky.social
& Silvan Baier 🧵👇
Reposted by William J. Brady
Two processes explained this shift:
(1) within-user increases in moral language over time
(2) highly moralized users became more active while less moralized users disengaged osf.io/preprints/ps...
Reposted by Will Jennings, Brendan Nyhan, William J. Brady
😡 The most partisan users — those who love their party and despise the other — are more likely to post about politics
🥊 The result? A loud angry minority dominates online politics, which itself can drive polarization (see doi.org/10.1073/pnas...)
Reposted by Mark J. Brandt
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Reposted by William J. Brady
IMO, thinking about identity in an instrumental way helps explain a lot of behavior that seems otherwise baffling.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
osf.io/preprints/ps...
Reposted by Lisa W. Fazio, Arvind Narayanan, Dietram A. Scheufele , and 17 more Lisa W. Fazio, Arvind Narayanan, Dietram A. Scheufele, Dominique Brossard, Marcus Grant, William J. Brady, Daniel Aaron, Robert C. Richards, Veli‐Matti Karhulahti, Trevor A. Branch, Margot C. Finn, Els Torreele, Brian Keegan, Cailin O’Connor, Kate Starbird, Brian Weatherson, Paul Nightingale, Christian Rauh, Dan Immergluck, Will M. Gervais
There we explore how social media companies and other online information technology firms are able to manipulate scientific research about the effects of their products.
👉theory-driven modeling: Hyowon Gweon
👉data-driven discovery: @clemensstachl.bsky.social
👉application: me
👉 panel: @steveread.bsky.social Sandra Matz, @markthornton.bsky.social Wil Cunningham
Across 3 experiments (n = 3,285), we found that interacting with sycophantic (or overly agreeable) AI chatbots entrenched attitudes and led to inflated self-perceptions.
Yet, people preferred sycophantic chatbots and viewed them as unbiased!
osf.io/preprints/ps...
Thread 🧵
Reposted by William J. Brady
We find that AI sources are preferred over ingroup and outgroup sources--even when people know both are equally accurate (N = 1,600+): osf.io/preprints/ps...
Post any questions here!
Submission guide here: spsp.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/EdvejV...
Deadline: October 23rd 🎃
👉theory-driven modeling: Hyowon Gweon
👉data-driven discovery: @clemensstachl.bsky.social
👉application: me
👉 panel: @steveread.bsky.social Sandra Matz, @markthornton.bsky.social Wil Cunningham
osf.io/preprints/ps...
In a sample of ~2 billion comments, social media discourse becomes more negative over time
Archival and experimental findings suggest this is a byproduct of people trying to differentiate themselves
Led by @hongkai1.bsky.social in his 1st year (!) of his PhD
Reposted by William J. Brady
osf.io/preprints/ps...
In a sample of ~2 billion comments, social media discourse becomes more negative over time
Archival and experimental findings suggest this is a byproduct of people trying to differentiate themselves
Led by @hongkai1.bsky.social in his 1st year (!) of his PhD
Graduating to a hard top next session.
It’s fun to learn new things! Even if you look like a goober at the beginning. 🏄🏽♀️
Graduating to a hard top next session.
It’s fun to learn new things! Even if you look like a goober at the beginning. 🏄🏽♀️
This study reveals that LLM-based peer review relies heavily on author institution in its decisions.
arxiv.org/abs/2509.15122
Reposted by William J. Brady
Reposted by Gordon Hodson, William J. Brady, Nour Kteily
@nourkteily.bsky.social and I seek a strategic leader to help us build the Center (see ensuing post for information about CED).
Target salary range: $125,000-$155,000.
1/2
careers.northwestern.edu/psc/hrnu_er/...
Reposted by William J. Brady
Reposted by William J. Brady, Michael W. Kraus
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