Brian Guay
@brianguay.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Political Science @ UNC Chapel Hill | Public opinion, behavior, polarization, misinformation | Last name pronounced without the u | brianguay.com
Published a political psychology book this year?
@erincassese.bsky.social, @lchristensen.bsky.social, and I are on the Robert E. Lane Award committee for the best book in political psych published in the past year
Deadline for nominations: March 1, 2026. Details below
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@erincassese.bsky.social, @lchristensen.bsky.social, and I are on the Robert E. Lane Award committee for the best book in political psych published in the past year
Deadline for nominations: March 1, 2026. Details below
apsanet.org/membership/o...
Section28 - American Political Science Association (APSA)
Political Psychology (Section 28) The purpose of this section to facilitate communication across subfields and disciplinary boundaries among individuals
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November 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Published a political psychology book this year?
@erincassese.bsky.social, @lchristensen.bsky.social, and I are on the Robert E. Lane Award committee for the best book in political psych published in the past year
Deadline for nominations: March 1, 2026. Details below
apsanet.org/membership/o...
@erincassese.bsky.social, @lchristensen.bsky.social, and I are on the Robert E. Lane Award committee for the best book in political psych published in the past year
Deadline for nominations: March 1, 2026. Details below
apsanet.org/membership/o...
UNC Political Science is hiring in methods!
UNC has an amazing department and the triangle is a great place to live.
Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Methods (Deadline Oct 24)
link to the posting👇
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...
#polisky #psjobs #poliscijobs
UNC has an amazing department and the triangle is a great place to live.
Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Methods (Deadline Oct 24)
link to the posting👇
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...
#polisky #psjobs #poliscijobs
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September 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
UNC Political Science is hiring in methods!
UNC has an amazing department and the triangle is a great place to live.
Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Methods (Deadline Oct 24)
link to the posting👇
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...
#polisky #psjobs #poliscijobs
UNC has an amazing department and the triangle is a great place to live.
Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Methods (Deadline Oct 24)
link to the posting👇
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...
#polisky #psjobs #poliscijobs
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Every time this worry comes up (www.ft.com/content/d419...) I post some Landy et al. (2018).
People just answer questions about proportions (of anything) in a rather particular way. So I think it's unlikely that what they are being asked about is as important as you might expect it should be.
People just answer questions about proportions (of anything) in a rather particular way. So I think it's unlikely that what they are being asked about is as important as you might expect it should be.
September 18, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Every time this worry comes up (www.ft.com/content/d419...) I post some Landy et al. (2018).
People just answer questions about proportions (of anything) in a rather particular way. So I think it's unlikely that what they are being asked about is as important as you might expect it should be.
People just answer questions about proportions (of anything) in a rather particular way. So I think it's unlikely that what they are being asked about is as important as you might expect it should be.
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Zaller remains undefeated
June 27, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Zaller remains undefeated
New paper on misperceptions out in PNAS @pnas.org
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Why do people overestimate the size of politically relevant groups (immigrant, LGBTQ, Jewish) and quantities (% of budget spent on foreign aid, % of refugees that are criminals)?🧵👇
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Why do people overestimate the size of politically relevant groups (immigrant, LGBTQ, Jewish) and quantities (% of budget spent on foreign aid, % of refugees that are criminals)?🧵👇
April 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM
New paper on misperceptions out in PNAS @pnas.org
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Why do people overestimate the size of politically relevant groups (immigrant, LGBTQ, Jewish) and quantities (% of budget spent on foreign aid, % of refugees that are criminals)?🧵👇
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Why do people overestimate the size of politically relevant groups (immigrant, LGBTQ, Jewish) and quantities (% of budget spent on foreign aid, % of refugees that are criminals)?🧵👇
Reposted by Brian Guay
This is not a time for passive citizenship. Silence means approval. So what to do?
February 3, 2025 at 1:56 PM
This is not a time for passive citizenship. Silence means approval. So what to do?
I'm very happy to share that I'll be joining the Department of Political Science at UNC Chapel Hill as an Assistant Professor this fall. I'm excited for this next chapter and will always be incredibly grateful for my amazing experience at Stony Brook.
January 21, 2025 at 3:06 PM
I'm very happy to share that I'll be joining the Department of Political Science at UNC Chapel Hill as an Assistant Professor this fall. I'm excited for this next chapter and will always be incredibly grateful for my amazing experience at Stony Brook.
I haven't been on bsky for almost a year. It's nice over here!
December 13, 2024 at 3:11 PM
I haven't been on bsky for almost a year. It's nice over here!
*Less than half* of misinformation studies expose people to both false and true info, and ONLY 7% measure discernment (the difference between believing/sharing true and false info)!!
misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/what...
Short 🧵 on why you should be measuring discernment👇
misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/what...
Short 🧵 on why you should be measuring discernment👇
March 29, 2024 at 8:28 PM
*Less than half* of misinformation studies expose people to both false and true info, and ONLY 7% measure discernment (the difference between believing/sharing true and false info)!!
misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/what...
Short 🧵 on why you should be measuring discernment👇
misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/what...
Short 🧵 on why you should be measuring discernment👇
Headed to SPSP2024 in San Diego to talk about how we should measure whether misinformation interventions work! Let me know if you're gonna be there (DM/email/text).
February 7, 2024 at 3:05 PM
Headed to SPSP2024 in San Diego to talk about how we should measure whether misinformation interventions work! Let me know if you're gonna be there (DM/email/text).
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Less then a week until the 2nd Misinformation and Belief Science preconference at SPSP!! Really excited for the lineup Rakoen Maertens and I have put together. We've got ...
February 2, 2024 at 3:33 PM
Less then a week until the 2nd Misinformation and Belief Science preconference at SPSP!! Really excited for the lineup Rakoen Maertens and I have put together. We've got ...
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Please share and apply to the APSA Ralph Bunche Summer Institute, an annual, intensive 5-wk program designed to introduce the world of doctoral study in political science to undergrad students from under-represented racial and ethnic groups. Deadline: Jan. 22
politicalsciencenow.com/call-for-app...
politicalsciencenow.com/call-for-app...
November 27, 2023 at 12:25 PM
Please share and apply to the APSA Ralph Bunche Summer Institute, an annual, intensive 5-wk program designed to introduce the world of doctoral study in political science to undergrad students from under-represented racial and ethnic groups. Deadline: Jan. 22
politicalsciencenow.com/call-for-app...
politicalsciencenow.com/call-for-app...
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Apparently ~40% of crowdsource workers use LLMs when completing surveys
Relatively simple fix for text responses: Add Javascript to Qs to prevent pasting
Credit to Jiabi Wang for idea + Kaushal Addanki for code below
github.com/rafmbatista/...
Relatively simple fix for text responses: Add Javascript to Qs to prevent pasting
Credit to Jiabi Wang for idea + Kaushal Addanki for code below
github.com/rafmbatista/...
October 31, 2023 at 1:52 AM
Apparently ~40% of crowdsource workers use LLMs when completing surveys
Relatively simple fix for text responses: Add Javascript to Qs to prevent pasting
Credit to Jiabi Wang for idea + Kaushal Addanki for code below
github.com/rafmbatista/...
Relatively simple fix for text responses: Add Javascript to Qs to prevent pasting
Credit to Jiabi Wang for idea + Kaushal Addanki for code below
github.com/rafmbatista/...
The last time there was a "presidental alert" Jesse Lopez & I wrote a POQ paper (doi.org/10.1093/poq/...) about it.
Back then I thought it was crazy that this was being framed as such a polarizing issue.
Enter 2023...
Back then I thought it was crazy that this was being framed as such a polarizing issue.
Enter 2023...
October 3, 2023 at 2:33 PM
The last time there was a "presidental alert" Jesse Lopez & I wrote a POQ paper (doi.org/10.1093/poq/...) about it.
Back then I thought it was crazy that this was being framed as such a polarizing issue.
Enter 2023...
Back then I thought it was crazy that this was being framed as such a polarizing issue.
Enter 2023...
Reposted by Brian Guay
Very happy to share a new working paper with some great coauthors!
97% of climate scientists agree that human-caused climate change is occurring. But how do people interpret this consensus? Is it a testament to expertise or a signal of bias?
psyarxiv.com/ezua5/
97% of climate scientists agree that human-caused climate change is occurring. But how do people interpret this consensus? Is it a testament to expertise or a signal of bias?
psyarxiv.com/ezua5/
September 26, 2023 at 3:13 PM
Very happy to share a new working paper with some great coauthors!
97% of climate scientists agree that human-caused climate change is occurring. But how do people interpret this consensus? Is it a testament to expertise or a signal of bias?
psyarxiv.com/ezua5/
97% of climate scientists agree that human-caused climate change is occurring. But how do people interpret this consensus? Is it a testament to expertise or a signal of bias?
psyarxiv.com/ezua5/
In addition to the junior line in American Politics, we have a senior line in political psychology at Stony Brook!
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September 25, 2023 at 5:41 PM
In addition to the junior line in American Politics, we have a senior line in political psychology at Stony Brook!
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Job alert! We're hiring an assistant professor (American Politics) in the Department of Political Science at Stony Brook!
Drew Englehardt and I started this semester and it's been great! apply.interfolio.com/130609 10/13 deadline polisky psjminfo poliSciJobs
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September 25, 2023 at 5:40 PM
Job alert! We're hiring an assistant professor (American Politics) in the Department of Political Science at Stony Brook!
Drew Englehardt and I started this semester and it's been great! apply.interfolio.com/130609 10/13 deadline polisky psjminfo poliSciJobs
Drew Englehardt and I started this semester and it's been great! apply.interfolio.com/130609 10/13 deadline polisky psjminfo poliSciJobs
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Kids: Study statistics
September 24, 2023 at 2:46 PM
Kids: Study statistics
Just joined! Seems nice over here!
September 24, 2023 at 3:44 PM
Just joined! Seems nice over here!