Ben Rochford
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Ben Rochford
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Duke Sociology PhD student (advised by Chris Bail), studying online communities, polarization, and social AI. Flute player, early career Computational Social Scientist
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I'm eager to engage with folks here who are interested in building healthier communities, supporting the participants and drivers of these communities, and finding ways to leverage AI both to support community objectives and study these communities in new ways.

If that sounds like you, say hello!
November 15, 2024 at 9:56 PM
Why yes actually. The one that mentions sidewalk contains posts that distinctly mention people parking electric scooters in inappropriate places, and being run over by them on the way to class. Worth noting that all discussion of scooters on the sub evaluates scooter owners as morally suspect
November 15, 2024 at 4:42 PM
May I hop in? Thanks for doing this!
November 15, 2024 at 3:38 AM
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Our team just published a "rapid" analysis of some of the rumors we've been tracking since the assassination attempt on Saturday, drawing on these foundational understandings of "collective sensemaking" during crises: www.cip.uw.edu/2024/07/15/t...
Making sense of rumors about the Trump assassination attempt
We share some of what we have seen on social media and other online spaces in the aftermath of the Trump assassination attempt, and put that into context based on what we know about how people use …
www.cip.uw.edu
July 16, 2024 at 4:53 PM
Ok, but consider the Duo The Marvels Official Glasses
November 15, 2023 at 1:57 AM
relatable
October 30, 2023 at 3:26 AM