CSSLab at Penn
@csspenn.bsky.social
Computational Social Science Lab at the University of Pennsylvania
https://css.seas.upenn.edu/
https://mediabiasdetector.seas.upenn.edu/
https://css.seas.upenn.edu/
https://mediabiasdetector.seas.upenn.edu/
Last week, a powerful coalition—Meta’s #AIforGood, #DirectRelief, #CrisisReady & the #CSSLab at Penn—gathered to explore how AI, open data & mobility insights can support emergency preparedness ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. 🧵
#DisasterResponse #FIFA #WorldCup2026
#DisasterResponse #FIFA #WorldCup2026
August 6, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Last week, a powerful coalition—Meta’s #AIforGood, #DirectRelief, #CrisisReady & the #CSSLab at Penn—gathered to explore how AI, open data & mobility insights can support emergency preparedness ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. 🧵
#DisasterResponse #FIFA #WorldCup2026
#DisasterResponse #FIFA #WorldCup2026
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Belle interface & pipeline pour le Media Bias Detector mediabiasdetector.seas.upenn.edu de @csspenn.bsky.social avec un rappel que l'IA ça marche surtout quand il y a des humains dans la boucle (merci l'armée de Research Assistants)
August 4, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Belle interface & pipeline pour le Media Bias Detector mediabiasdetector.seas.upenn.edu de @csspenn.bsky.social avec un rappel que l'IA ça marche surtout quand il y a des humains dans la boucle (merci l'armée de Research Assistants)
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Welcome to SICSS-Penn 2025! We are excited to have our faculty organizers, @xisong.bsky.social and @dhopkins1776.bsky.social, deliver opening remarks this morning.
June 30, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Welcome to SICSS-Penn 2025! We are excited to have our faculty organizers, @xisong.bsky.social and @dhopkins1776.bsky.social, deliver opening remarks this morning.
New Media Bias Detector 🔎 Blog Post 📝: Parades and Protests in the Midst of Crises
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Parades and Protests in the Midst of Crises
A blog from the Media Bias Detector.
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June 24, 2025 at 4:55 PM
New Media Bias Detector 🔎 Blog Post 📝: Parades and Protests in the Midst of Crises
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We are hiring an Engagement & Policy Manager at the Penn Center for Media, Technology & Democracy! Apply+Share!
They will lead an event series, run an annual conference, manage research grants and write on the information ecosystem and its impact on society!
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They will lead an event series, run an annual conference, manage research grants and write on the information ecosystem and its impact on society!
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Engagement and Policy Manager - Penn Center for Media, Technology, and Democracy
University Overview The University of Pennsylvania, the largest private employer in Philadelphia, is a world-renowned leader in education, research, and innovation. This historic, Ivy League school co...
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June 17, 2025 at 2:23 PM
We are hiring an Engagement & Policy Manager at the Penn Center for Media, Technology & Democracy! Apply+Share!
They will lead an event series, run an annual conference, manage research grants and write on the information ecosystem and its impact on society!
wd1.myworkdaysite.com/en-US/recrui...
They will lead an event series, run an annual conference, manage research grants and write on the information ecosystem and its impact on society!
wd1.myworkdaysite.com/en-US/recrui...
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🚀 Draft schedule for #IC2S2 2025 (July 21–24) is here. Explore four days packed with inspiration. Review your slot, plan travel, and flag any conflicts—minor tweaks are still possible. See the program here: www.ic2s2-2025.org/program/. The poster scheduling will follow next week!
June 17, 2025 at 12:07 PM
🚀 Draft schedule for #IC2S2 2025 (July 21–24) is here. Explore four days packed with inspiration. Review your slot, plan travel, and flag any conflicts—minor tweaks are still possible. See the program here: www.ic2s2-2025.org/program/. The poster scheduling will follow next week!
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A team of researchers from @csspenn.bsky.social have found that cable news has increasingly diverged from broadcast news in the topics covered and language used:
How Cable News Has Diverged From Broadcast News
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June 12, 2025 at 9:17 PM
A team of researchers from @csspenn.bsky.social have found that cable news has increasingly diverged from broadcast news in the topics covered and language used:
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🎓 🎉 Congratulations to our 2025 Ph.D. and M.A. graduates!! www.asc.upenn.edu/news-events/...
Congratulations to Annenberg’s 2025 Ph.D. and M.A. Graduates
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May 20, 2025 at 7:20 PM
🎓 🎉 Congratulations to our 2025 Ph.D. and M.A. graduates!! www.asc.upenn.edu/news-events/...
We are excited to welcome @alexengler.bsky.social as the inaugural Executive Director of the Penn Center for Media, Technology, and Democracy!
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University of Pennsylvania launches Penn Center on Media, Technology, and Democracy | Penn Today
The Center will bring together six Schools at Penn with $10 million in support from Knight Foundation and the University.
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May 14, 2025 at 3:32 PM
We are excited to welcome @alexengler.bsky.social as the inaugural Executive Director of the Penn Center for Media, Technology, and Democracy!
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Research at @csspenn.bsky.social reveals that climate change articles are more persuasive than previously thought, especially among skeptics. Effective communication can help bridge partisan divides in climate discourse.
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April 21, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Research at @csspenn.bsky.social reveals that climate change articles are more persuasive than previously thought, especially among skeptics. Effective communication can help bridge partisan divides in climate discourse.
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Dean Eckles, the William F. Pounds Associate Professor of Management and an Associate Professor of Marketing at MIT Sloan, will be a keynote speaker for #IC2S2 2025 in Norrköping, Sweden.
🎙Effect sizes and decisions.
Learn more: ic2s2-2025.org/keynotes/
🎙Effect sizes and decisions.
Learn more: ic2s2-2025.org/keynotes/
April 11, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Dean Eckles, the William F. Pounds Associate Professor of Management and an Associate Professor of Marketing at MIT Sloan, will be a keynote speaker for #IC2S2 2025 in Norrköping, Sweden.
🎙Effect sizes and decisions.
Learn more: ic2s2-2025.org/keynotes/
🎙Effect sizes and decisions.
Learn more: ic2s2-2025.org/keynotes/
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Timothy Dorr & Duncan Watts of @csspenn.bsky.social are uncovering what drives prosocial behavior in online communities—helping platforms go beyond harm reduction to fostering social good.
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From Cracks to Gardens: Creating a Thriving Social Media Through Research | Computational Social Science Lab
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April 11, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Timothy Dorr & Duncan Watts of @csspenn.bsky.social are uncovering what drives prosocial behavior in online communities—helping platforms go beyond harm reduction to fostering social good.
css.seas.upenn.edu/from-cracks-...
css.seas.upenn.edu/from-cracks-...
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On 4/15, as part of Penn Engineering's AI Month 2025, Warren Center faculty affiliate Chris Callison-Burch will speak on a panel on how #AI is reshaping our understanding of intelligence and what it means to be human. Join us! pennengdean.wufoo.co...
April 10, 2025 at 4:54 PM
On 4/15, as part of Penn Engineering's AI Month 2025, Warren Center faculty affiliate Chris Callison-Burch will speak on a panel on how #AI is reshaping our understanding of intelligence and what it means to be human. Join us! pennengdean.wufoo.co...
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Looking forward to this, next week! 'The Impact of AI on (Mis)Information' asc.upenn.edu/cind2025, w/ @ndiakopoulos.bsky.social @hwaight.bsky.social @jolukito.bsky.social @lexipalmer.bsky.social Kaicheng Yang @ekvraga.bsky.social Kiran Garimella & Jennifer Allen + @ylelkes.bsky.social @asc.upenn.edu
April 7, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Looking forward to this, next week! 'The Impact of AI on (Mis)Information' asc.upenn.edu/cind2025, w/ @ndiakopoulos.bsky.social @hwaight.bsky.social @jolukito.bsky.social @lexipalmer.bsky.social Kaicheng Yang @ekvraga.bsky.social Kiran Garimella & Jennifer Allen + @ylelkes.bsky.social @asc.upenn.edu
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Prosocial social media. Gun safety. Dynamic discussions and flattering feedback. These were some of the topics covered last month at Annenberg. Learn more on our website: www.asc.upenn.edu/news-events/...
April 1, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Prosocial social media. Gun safety. Dynamic discussions and flattering feedback. These were some of the topics covered last month at Annenberg. Learn more on our website: www.asc.upenn.edu/news-events/...
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A new study from @atohidi.bsky.social (of @csspenn.bsky.social) and colleagues shows exposure to articles about climate change significantly increases climate change concerns among skeptics:
News on Climate Change Is More Persuasive Than Expected, Study Finds
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March 31, 2025 at 5:38 PM
A new study from @atohidi.bsky.social (of @csspenn.bsky.social) and colleagues shows exposure to articles about climate change significantly increases climate change concerns among skeptics:
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Social media has the power to bring people together. In a new paper, doctoral student Timothy Dörr and Professor Duncan Watts present a plan to uncover what encourages prosocial behavior — acts of kindness, support, and cooperation — on social media. Learn more:
Can Social Media Be Less Toxic?
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March 28, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Social media has the power to bring people together. In a new paper, doctoral student Timothy Dörr and Professor Duncan Watts present a plan to uncover what encourages prosocial behavior — acts of kindness, support, and cooperation — on social media. Learn more:
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🌍 Do climate sceptics change their minds?
Climate advocates underestimate how much sceptics shift after reading climate news - while sceptics expect to resist more.
In reality, concern increases, showing need for sustained climate communication.
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#SciComm 🧪
Climate advocates underestimate how much sceptics shift after reading climate news - while sceptics expect to resist more.
In reality, concern increases, showing need for sustained climate communication.
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#SciComm 🧪
Divergence between predicted and actual perception of climate information
Abstract. Despite strong scientific consensus on the severe risks posed by climate change, a substantial segment of the population remains unconvinced, lim
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March 21, 2025 at 7:35 PM
🌍 Do climate sceptics change their minds?
Climate advocates underestimate how much sceptics shift after reading climate news - while sceptics expect to resist more.
In reality, concern increases, showing need for sustained climate communication.
🔗 academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ad...
#SciComm 🧪
Climate advocates underestimate how much sceptics shift after reading climate news - while sceptics expect to resist more.
In reality, concern increases, showing need for sustained climate communication.
🔗 academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ad...
#SciComm 🧪
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Brandon Stewart, Associate Professor of Sociology at Princeton University, will be a keynote speaker for #IC2S2 2025 in Norrköping, Sweden.
🎙Design-Based Supervised Learning: A General Framework for Using LLM Annotations and Other Predicted Variables in Downstream Analyses.
🎙Design-Based Supervised Learning: A General Framework for Using LLM Annotations and Other Predicted Variables in Downstream Analyses.
March 21, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Brandon Stewart, Associate Professor of Sociology at Princeton University, will be a keynote speaker for #IC2S2 2025 in Norrköping, Sweden.
🎙Design-Based Supervised Learning: A General Framework for Using LLM Annotations and Other Predicted Variables in Downstream Analyses.
🎙Design-Based Supervised Learning: A General Framework for Using LLM Annotations and Other Predicted Variables in Downstream Analyses.
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Penn’s @csspenn.bsky.social found that media coverage distorts public perception of chronic disease risks, overemphasizing rare cases while downplaying systemic factors. Calvin Isch & Duncan Watts analyzed 200K+ articles, revealing these biases. @asc.upenn.edu
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March 11, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Penn’s @csspenn.bsky.social found that media coverage distorts public perception of chronic disease risks, overemphasizing rare cases while downplaying systemic factors. Calvin Isch & Duncan Watts analyzed 200K+ articles, revealing these biases. @asc.upenn.edu
css.seas.upenn.edu/how-the-medi...
css.seas.upenn.edu/how-the-medi...
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🚀Here comes the official IC2S2 2025 tutorial session lineup. From LLMs and AI to urban analytics, these sessions will dive into the latest in computational social science. Explore the schedule and start planning your learning journey today: www.ic2s2-2025.org/tutorials/
IC2S2'25 Norrköping
www.ic2s2-2025.org
March 7, 2025 at 9:22 AM
🚀Here comes the official IC2S2 2025 tutorial session lineup. From LLMs and AI to urban analytics, these sessions will dive into the latest in computational social science. Explore the schedule and start planning your learning journey today: www.ic2s2-2025.org/tutorials/
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The application deadline for SICSS-Penn is extended for one week. Submit your application by March 14 to attend our amazing program!
March 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The application deadline for SICSS-Penn is extended for one week. Submit your application by March 14 to attend our amazing program!
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Zelensky's public persona. Distortion of deaths. And #ChristianTikTok. These were some of the topics covered last month at Annenberg. Learn more on our website: www.asc.upenn.edu/news-events/...
March 4, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Zelensky's public persona. Distortion of deaths. And #ChristianTikTok. These were some of the topics covered last month at Annenberg. Learn more on our website: www.asc.upenn.edu/news-events/...
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One more week until applications are due. Don't miss your chance to attend SICSS-Penn this summer!
SICSS-Penn application is open! Deadline March 7, 2025. More information can be found ➡️ sicss.io/2025/penn/ap...
@duncanjwatts.bsky.social @dhopkins1776.bsky.social
#computational #socialscience #SICSS
@duncanjwatts.bsky.social @dhopkins1776.bsky.social
#computational #socialscience #SICSS
February 28, 2025 at 5:47 PM
One more week until applications are due. Don't miss your chance to attend SICSS-Penn this summer!