Bence Bago
@bencebago.bsky.social
Assistant Professor in Social Psychology, Tilburg University
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I would be remiss if I didn't take this opportunity to link to our newest paper in @natclimate.nature.com :
❝Using generative AI to increase sceptics' engagement with climate science❞
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
❝Using generative AI to increase sceptics' engagement with climate science❞
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Countries commit to tackling climate disinformation at COP30
It is the first time states have formally committed to information integrity and fighting back against climate disinformation.
www.euronews.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:02 PM
I would be remiss if I didn't take this opportunity to link to our newest paper in @natclimate.nature.com :
❝Using generative AI to increase sceptics' engagement with climate science❞
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
❝Using generative AI to increase sceptics' engagement with climate science❞
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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I am hiring PhD candidates to study the psychology of attention & technology use at @tilburg-university.bsky.social.
We're looking for motivated & curious scholars with expertise in cognitive psychology and statistics, and offer a friendly work environment with great terms & benefits.
tiu.nu/22989
We're looking for motivated & curious scholars with expertise in cognitive psychology and statistics, and offer a friendly work environment with great terms & benefits.
tiu.nu/22989
October 23, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I am hiring PhD candidates to study the psychology of attention & technology use at @tilburg-university.bsky.social.
We're looking for motivated & curious scholars with expertise in cognitive psychology and statistics, and offer a friendly work environment with great terms & benefits.
tiu.nu/22989
We're looking for motivated & curious scholars with expertise in cognitive psychology and statistics, and offer a friendly work environment with great terms & benefits.
tiu.nu/22989
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published today in @natclimate.nature.com with @bencebago.bsky.social & @philmuller.bsky.social
We used Llama-3 70B to subtly rewrite climate headlines and make them palatable for skeptics. 2,000 US participants upvoted, downvoted, bookmarked headlines in a reddit-styled experiment. +
We used Llama-3 70B to subtly rewrite climate headlines and make them palatable for skeptics. 2,000 US participants upvoted, downvoted, bookmarked headlines in a reddit-styled experiment. +
October 13, 2025 at 9:13 AM
published today in @natclimate.nature.com with @bencebago.bsky.social & @philmuller.bsky.social
We used Llama-3 70B to subtly rewrite climate headlines and make them palatable for skeptics. 2,000 US participants upvoted, downvoted, bookmarked headlines in a reddit-styled experiment. +
We used Llama-3 70B to subtly rewrite climate headlines and make them palatable for skeptics. 2,000 US participants upvoted, downvoted, bookmarked headlines in a reddit-styled experiment. +
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Climate skeptics actively engage in information avoidance. We need to bring them to the facts and let the facts do their work:
❝Using generative AI to increase sceptics’ engagement with climate science❞
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www.nature.com/articles/s41...
❝Using generative AI to increase sceptics’ engagement with climate science❞
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www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Using generative AI to increase sceptics’ engagement with climate science - Nature Climate Change
Climate sceptics tend to avoid climate information, making it even harder to reduce scepticism. This study shows that generative AI can enhance sceptics’ engagement with climate news by tailoring headlines to their existing perspective and shift their beliefs towards the scientific consensus.
www.nature.com
October 13, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Climate skeptics actively engage in information avoidance. We need to bring them to the facts and let the facts do their work:
❝Using generative AI to increase sceptics’ engagement with climate science❞
(thread)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
❝Using generative AI to increase sceptics’ engagement with climate science❞
(thread)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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It's hiring season at @iast.fr!
- 2y research postdoc contract
- Full autonomy, you are your own PI
- Awesome multidisciplinary environment
- All social and behavioral sciences welcome
- Seed funding for projects and workshops
- Gorgeous city in the south of France
www.iast.fr/research-fel...
- 2y research postdoc contract
- Full autonomy, you are your own PI
- Awesome multidisciplinary environment
- All social and behavioral sciences welcome
- Seed funding for projects and workshops
- Gorgeous city in the south of France
www.iast.fr/research-fel...
September 20, 2025 at 9:15 AM
It's hiring season at @iast.fr!
- 2y research postdoc contract
- Full autonomy, you are your own PI
- Awesome multidisciplinary environment
- All social and behavioral sciences welcome
- Seed funding for projects and workshops
- Gorgeous city in the south of France
www.iast.fr/research-fel...
- 2y research postdoc contract
- Full autonomy, you are your own PI
- Awesome multidisciplinary environment
- All social and behavioral sciences welcome
- Seed funding for projects and workshops
- Gorgeous city in the south of France
www.iast.fr/research-fel...
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We need data, not guesses, on how future tech may reshape behavior & society. Our new paper with @azimshariff.bsky.social and @iyadrahwan.bsky.social out in @nature.com spells out a framework we call the ❝science fiction science method❞ (sci-fi-sci) +
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The science fiction science method - Nature
The ‘science fiction science’ method simulates future technologies and collects quantitative data on the attitudes and behaviours of participants in various future scenarios, with the aim of predictin...
www.nature.com
August 6, 2025 at 3:26 PM
We need data, not guesses, on how future tech may reshape behavior & society. Our new paper with @azimshariff.bsky.social and @iyadrahwan.bsky.social out in @nature.com spells out a framework we call the ❝science fiction science method❞ (sci-fi-sci) +
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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🚨New paper alert!
"Recognising, Anticipating & Mitigating LLM Pollution of Online Behavioural Research"
Online experiments are being polluted by LLMs. We map the threat and fixes🧵
w/ Raluca Rilla, @hiromu1996.bsky.social, @iyadrahwan.bsky.social &
Anne-Marie Nussberger
arxiv.org/abs/2508.01390
"Recognising, Anticipating & Mitigating LLM Pollution of Online Behavioural Research"
Online experiments are being polluted by LLMs. We map the threat and fixes🧵
w/ Raluca Rilla, @hiromu1996.bsky.social, @iyadrahwan.bsky.social &
Anne-Marie Nussberger
arxiv.org/abs/2508.01390
Recognising, Anticipating, and Mitigating LLM Pollution of Online Behavioural Research
Online behavioural research faces an emerging threat as participants increasingly turn to large language models (LLMs) for advice, translation, or task delegation: LLM Pollution. We identify three int...
arxiv.org
August 5, 2025 at 8:04 AM
🚨New paper alert!
"Recognising, Anticipating & Mitigating LLM Pollution of Online Behavioural Research"
Online experiments are being polluted by LLMs. We map the threat and fixes🧵
w/ Raluca Rilla, @hiromu1996.bsky.social, @iyadrahwan.bsky.social &
Anne-Marie Nussberger
arxiv.org/abs/2508.01390
"Recognising, Anticipating & Mitigating LLM Pollution of Online Behavioural Research"
Online experiments are being polluted by LLMs. We map the threat and fixes🧵
w/ Raluca Rilla, @hiromu1996.bsky.social, @iyadrahwan.bsky.social &
Anne-Marie Nussberger
arxiv.org/abs/2508.01390
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🚨 Now out in Nature Human Behaviour 🚨
We show that following the news on WhatsApp or Instagram (N = 3,395 🇫🇷🇩🇪) increases current affairs knowledge, participants’ ability to discern true from false news stories, awareness of true news stories, as well as trust in the news.
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
We show that following the news on WhatsApp or Instagram (N = 3,395 🇫🇷🇩🇪) increases current affairs knowledge, participants’ ability to discern true from false news stories, awareness of true news stories, as well as trust in the news.
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
June 27, 2025 at 9:58 AM
🚨 Now out in Nature Human Behaviour 🚨
We show that following the news on WhatsApp or Instagram (N = 3,395 🇫🇷🇩🇪) increases current affairs knowledge, participants’ ability to discern true from false news stories, awareness of true news stories, as well as trust in the news.
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
We show that following the news on WhatsApp or Instagram (N = 3,395 🇫🇷🇩🇪) increases current affairs knowledge, participants’ ability to discern true from false news stories, awareness of true news stories, as well as trust in the news.
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
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🐶New preprint🐶
led by Neslihan Karakas
We let participants have an open-ended conversation about meat consumption with ChatGPT-4o to test if this affects their attitudes & beliefs about eating meat.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
led by Neslihan Karakas
We let participants have an open-ended conversation about meat consumption with ChatGPT-4o to test if this affects their attitudes & beliefs about eating meat.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
October 28, 2024 at 2:31 PM
🐶New preprint🐶
led by Neslihan Karakas
We let participants have an open-ended conversation about meat consumption with ChatGPT-4o to test if this affects their attitudes & beliefs about eating meat.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
led by Neslihan Karakas
We let participants have an open-ended conversation about meat consumption with ChatGPT-4o to test if this affects their attitudes & beliefs about eating meat.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
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New pre-print with @jfbonnefon.bsky.social !
Using Generative AI to Increase Skeptics’ Engagement with Climate Science
Available at: doi.org/10.31234/osf...
Using Generative AI to Increase Skeptics’ Engagement with Climate Science
Available at: doi.org/10.31234/osf...
November 19, 2024 at 11:19 AM
New pre-print with @jfbonnefon.bsky.social !
Using Generative AI to Increase Skeptics’ Engagement with Climate Science
Available at: doi.org/10.31234/osf...
Using Generative AI to Increase Skeptics’ Engagement with Climate Science
Available at: doi.org/10.31234/osf...
New pre-print with @jfbonnefon.bsky.social !
Using Generative AI to Increase Skeptics’ Engagement with Climate Science
Available at: doi.org/10.31234/osf...
Using Generative AI to Increase Skeptics’ Engagement with Climate Science
Available at: doi.org/10.31234/osf...
November 19, 2024 at 11:19 AM
New pre-print with @jfbonnefon.bsky.social !
Using Generative AI to Increase Skeptics’ Engagement with Climate Science
Available at: doi.org/10.31234/osf...
Using Generative AI to Increase Skeptics’ Engagement with Climate Science
Available at: doi.org/10.31234/osf...