We created media consumption, trust and distrust variables by averaging Ad Fontes' bias and reliability of each source participants said they use, trust and distrust.

We found that rather than trust of biased, unreliable sources, distrust of unbiased, reliable media predicts CA/group consciousness.

Presented our research (with @anamariab99.bsky.social and Ihsan Yılmaz) on civilisational populism within Indian and Turkish diasporas in Australia today at the Japan Society of Quantitative Political Science winter meeting today

Trying to get the last ~20 participants for my study. Longer description in the screenshot below 👇

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@anamariab99.bsky.social rounding out our session on cross cultural perspectives on populism at #ISPP2024

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Just finished this last night. Argues emperor Hirohito was much more of a political leader before the occupation than most believe, and as such bears much responsibility for WW2. His true role was hidden by a combination of US occupation leaders, Japanese court officials and politicians.

People aren't as gullible as "scholars" think they are. Again a bit of a strawman I feel, but not as much as his previous book (no time for that here). Interesting/provocative arguments lead to conclusion Holocaust happened more b.c. lots of Germans really didn't like Jews than Hitler's demagoguery😳

Paul Bloom's intro psych course in pop sci format. Was planning to use it as the basis of a foundation degree intro psych course I never ended up teaching. Does what it says on the tin.

Behavioural genetics and educational outcomes. Brilliantly written, nails the tone of explaining basic concepts for the layperson, but still being an eye opener for someone who has marked essays on the topic. Anyone who plans to write a pop sci book should read this first.

Introduction to Evo Psych. Good intro, but makes a bit of a strawman argument re. Social psychologists being anti-Evo Psych Makes good argument for psychologists being aware of the behaviour of other animals, cites some less convincing sources, including climate denier Matt Ridley.

Phil o'Sci. Popper was wrong, Khun was wrong. Science is governed by an iron rule: all scientific argument must be conducted using empirical argument only. That was easy, half a post left. I'm sure this blasé attitude won't come back to bite me...