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Adrian Rothers

@arothers.bsky.social

Post-doc: agricultural social science, political psychology, social conflict https://www.umwelt.uni-hannover.de/de/institut/personen/rothers

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#LoveData26 #FDMPower #thematiccollections #researchtopic
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13.02.2026 08:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Decoding German Politics with StateParlโ€”Aย Text Corpus of Plenary Protocols in the 16ย German Lรคnder Parliaments - Politische Vierteljahresschrift The availability of large amounts of machine-readable text data has enabled political scientists to explore a variety of novel and innovative research questions. In this context, parliamentary documen...

Looking for speeches from all German state parliaments?

@cgnguyen.bsky.social , Eric Beltermann, Sabine Kropp & Antonios Souris have you covered.

Introducing the StateParl Corpus. Now open access with PVS:

doi.org/10.1007/s11615-025-00643-5

30.01.2026 09:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 38    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hm, I also didn't get this one, only his and Copilot's new Fรผnfjahresplan for a robust, theory-based, replicable psychological science...

11.02.2026 09:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
PM der GdP bebildert mit einem blutenden Polizisten.

PM der GdP bebildert mit einem blutenden Polizisten.

GdP Sachsen nutzt KI generierte Bilder fรผr eigene Narrative (Bild via @boschpolforsch.bsky.social). Es ist das erste Mal, dass ich solche Bilder von seriรถsen Stellen sehe, die Ereignisse so darstellen, dass sie besser ins eigene Bild passen. Das ist nicht gut, der DGB darf hier nicht schweigen!

27.01.2026 07:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1767    ๐Ÿ” 590    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 90    ๐Ÿ“Œ 81

โœŠ๏ธ

17.01.2026 10:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿงต PhD position (75%) in Political Behavior / Political Communication / CSS
๐Ÿ“ LMU Munich | โณ 3 years | ๐Ÿ—“ start Marchโ€“May 2026

Weโ€™re hiring for DemocraGPT, a @bidt.bsky.social-funded project developing an AI-based training for difficult conversations in times of growing polarization

06.01.2026 09:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 44    ๐Ÿ” 41    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Humanity emitted more Greenhouse Gases in 2025 than any year ever

02.01.2026 00:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 134    ๐Ÿ” 64    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10
Fig. 3. Scatter plots of the synthetic and empirical estimates, validation study (Stage 2). Showing N = 30,135 item-pair correlations, N = 257 scale reliabilities, and N = 1,568 scale-pair correlations for (top) the pretrained SBERT model and (bottom) the fine-tuned SurveyBot3000 model. SBERT = all-mpnet-base-v2 model.

Fig. 3. Scatter plots of the synthetic and empirical estimates, validation study (Stage 2). Showing N = 30,135 item-pair correlations, N = 257 scale reliabilities, and N = 1,568 scale-pair correlations for (top) the pretrained SBERT model and (bottom) the fine-tuned SurveyBot3000 model. SBERT = all-mpnet-base-v2 model.

Fig. 4. Prediction error of the synthetic estimates, validation study (Stage 2). Our prediction model allowed the error term to vary freely according to the predictor, the synthetic estimate. The thin-plate splines show that some synthetic estimates were predictably more accurate.

Fig. 4. Prediction error of the synthetic estimates, validation study (Stage 2). Our prediction model allowed the error term to vary freely according to the predictor, the synthetic estimate. The thin-plate splines show that some synthetic estimates were predictably more accurate.

Fig. 5. Accuracy by domain. Accuracy differed across domains. SurveyBot3000 accuracy (colored) was always higher than SBERT accuracy (gray). Results were largely consistent whether accuracy of items was tested (left, circle) within domains or (right, cross) across domains.

Fig. 5. Accuracy by domain. Accuracy differed across domains. SurveyBot3000 accuracy (colored) was always higher than SBERT accuracy (gray). Results were largely consistent whether accuracy of items was tested (left, circle) within domains or (right, cross) across domains.

Fig. 1. Multistep training procedure for the SurveyBot3000, which produces synthetic estimates of interitem correlations. (a) Pretraining base model (SBERT). (b) Fine-tuning SurveyBot3000. (c) Validation. SBERT = all-mpnet-base-v2 model.

Fig. 1. Multistep training procedure for the SurveyBot3000, which produces synthetic estimates of interitem correlations. (a) Pretraining base model (SBERT). (b) Fine-tuning SurveyBot3000. (c) Validation. SBERT = all-mpnet-base-v2 model.

Finally, @bjoernhommel.bsky.social's and my paper introducing the SurveyBot3000 is officially out in AMPPS. It's a fine-tuned language model that guesstimates correlations between survey items from text alone. Not perfectly, but useful for search, for example.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

18.12.2025 20:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 81    ๐Ÿ” 33    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

Vielen Dank fรผr die vielen wertschรคtzenden Rรผckmeldungen zu unserem #Dlf -Interview mit Carsten #Linnemann . Gibt unserem Team und mir in stรผrmischen Zeiten wichtigen Rรผckhalt fรผr unsere Arbeit. ๐Ÿ™

18.12.2025 16:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 482    ๐Ÿ” 64    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 36    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
screenshot of my post

screenshot of my post

Big new blogpost!

My guide to data visualization, which includes a very long table of contents, tons of charts, and more.

--> Why data visualization matters and how to make charts more effective, clear, transparent, and sometimes, beautiful.
www.scientificdiscovery.dev/p/salonis-gu...

09.12.2025 20:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 799    ๐Ÿ” 316    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 22    ๐Ÿ“Œ 50

#AcademicSky #EconSky #ichbinhanna

06.11.2025 09:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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SPSSI Journals This paper investigates social psychological mechanisms underlying selective solidarity with refugees in two experimental studies conducted in Germany. We hypothesized, in line with the geopolitics o...

New pub! ๐Ÿ“
Solidarity with refugees depends on refugeeโ€˜s origin and gender. Partly explained through a similarity->threat link. We discuss this as a psychological expression of neocolonial geopolitics.
spssi.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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20.08.2025 14:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Exploring integration and migration dynamics: the research potentials of a large-scale longitudinal household study of refugees in Germany Abstract. Forced migration has intensified in the 21st century, driven by conflicts, persecution, and political instability in regions such as the Middle E

New interesting data brief paper about IAB-BAMF-SOEP Refugee Survey academic.oup.com/esr/advance-...

16.07.2025 08:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Wahl der Verfassungsrichter: Brosius-Gersdorf berichtet von Drohungen nach gescheiterter Wahl Aufgrund von Drohungen hat Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf ihre Mitarbeiter gebeten, nicht am Lehrstuhl zu arbeiten. Einen Verzicht auf ihre Kandidatur schlieรŸt sie nicht aus.

Wissenschaftsministerin ein massiver fail. Ideologisch, dumm, und in der Sache so falsch wie im Amt unprofessionell. Anstatt sachlich nรผchtern die Professorin vor Diffamierungen & gegen 1 Kampagne zu schรผtzen, wirft sie diese erneut dem geifernden Polit-Mob zum FraรŸ hin.
www.zeit.de/politik/deut...

16.07.2025 05:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 470    ๐Ÿ” 149    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14    ๐Ÿ“Œ 16

Ich gebe euch hiermit offiziell hitzefrei. Ein Retweet reicht und ihr seid rechtlich auf der "sicheren Seite".

01.07.2025 11:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 598    ๐Ÿ” 209    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 16    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
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Grundwasser in Deutschland: Kritische Lage in 201 von 401 Landkreisen - die Grรผnde Neben der Dรผrre tragen Landwirtschaft und Braunkohleabbau zur Knappheit bei. Daten zur Grundwassernutzung sind oft unzureichend.

Kurz: Die #Grundwasserneubildung๐Ÿ’ง kackt vielerorts ab.
๐Ÿ‘‰ Leider halt wieder sone Nachricht, die kaum Aufmerksamkeit bekommen wird, da es ja in den letzten 2 Wochen *etwas* geregnet ๐ŸŒง hat.
Und warum auch, geht ja grundsรคtzlich nur um unsere wichtigste Lebensgrundlage. ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ
#Dรผrre #Entwรคsserung

16.06.2025 08:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 419    ๐Ÿ” 210    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 20    ๐Ÿ“Œ 9
OSF

๐Ÿ“ฃ Excited to share our new preprint:
"Measuring Perceived Structural Constraints on Choice: The Structural Awareness Scale" (SAS)

osf.io/preprints/os...

We developed SAS to capture how people perceive ๐Ÿงฑ structural barriers on their choices in areas such as sustainability or healthy eating.

12.06.2025 11:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Gleichfalls!

06.06.2025 12:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Attended my first agriculture-focused conference in Leipzig, great place, great talks and such a lovely crowd ๐Ÿฅฐ

06.06.2025 08:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Recognizing the financial pressures many academics experience in these trying times, we have waived the Article Processing Charge for this special issue. Kindly repost.

05.03.2025 21:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Lead author Auke-Florian Hiemstra holds the oldest known caddisfly casing containing microplastic, dating to 1971. Photo: Liselotte Rambonnet.

Lead author Auke-Florian Hiemstra holds the oldest known caddisfly casing containing microplastic, dating to 1971. Photo: Liselotte Rambonnet.

A caddisfly casing with pieces of blue microplastic, dating 1986. Photo: Auke-Florian Hiemstra

A caddisfly casing with pieces of blue microplastic, dating 1986. Photo: Auke-Florian Hiemstra

NEW PAPER, JUST OUT! ๐Ÿ‘€

Insects from the '70s and '80s were already collecting microplastic, decades before the term microplastic even existed. ๐Ÿคฏ

A thread on the surprising history of this pollutant and the incredible insect larvae that helped us uncover it. ๐Ÿ›

Let's dive in! ๐Ÿงต๐Ÿ‘‡ 1/x

09.04.2025 10:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1507    ๐Ÿ” 701    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 33    ๐Ÿ“Œ 120

Amรถneburg ist eine besondere perle!

28.03.2025 22:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Da wurden mir einige nicht anerkannt! Niederweimar Niederwalgern Cyriaxweimar... nur um einige der bedeutendsten zu nennen

28.03.2025 22:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Chapeau! Bin jetzt bei 250 aber viel mehr wird es nicht...

28.03.2025 22:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Koalitionsverhandlungen CDU/CSU/SPD AG 8 - Bildung, Forschung und Innovation Schwarzer Text: Einigkeit Blauer Text: nicht geeint, Union-Forderung Roter Text: nicht geeint, SPD-Forderung [Zu den Ergebnissen der anderen Arbeitsgruppen geht es hier.](https://fragdenstaat.de/ar...

Ergebnisse der KoaV-AG โ€žBildung, Forschung & Innovationโ€œ:

Was ist drin fรผr #IchBinHanna? Was unklar? Was fehlt? 1 ๐Ÿงต.

Tl,dr: 1. Eindruck erfreulich, aber ๐Ÿ˜ im Raum โ€“ konkrete Ausgestaltung der Postdoc-Phase zur Schaffung langfristiger Perspektiven โ€“ wird nicht ausreichend adressiert.

(1/13)

27.03.2025 14:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 83    ๐Ÿ” 42    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7
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I don't really get what this research is for. Of course you can't use LLMs in place of humans for social science research. osf.io/preprints/so...

23.03.2025 17:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Microsoft Forms

Dear colleagues,

I invite you to sign a letter of support for Serbian students and professors and to share it within your academic community.

Thank you for standing with us! (600+ signatures at the moment)

forms.office.com/pages/respon...

19.03.2025 19:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Markus Sรถder, Friedrich Merz, Lars Klingbeil und Saskia Esken bei der heutigen Pressekonferenz.

Markus Sรถder, Friedrich Merz, Lars Klingbeil und Saskia Esken bei der heutigen Pressekonferenz.

Ich habe in letzter Zeit Gesprรคche mit Mitarbeitenden der Agentur fรผr Arbeit gefรผhrt. Sie schienen alle genervt vom Begriff der โ€žTotalverweigererโ€œ, weil es die praktisch nicht gibt.
Entweder hat niemand dieser Politiker:innen je mit Mitarbeitenden der ร„mter gesprochen. Oder sie sagen die Unwahrheit.

08.03.2025 17:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3217    ๐Ÿ” 854    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 154    ๐Ÿ“Œ 41

It seems PubMed has disappeared. This is the digital equivalent of burning a library.

02.03.2025 08:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2027    ๐Ÿ” 647    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 196    ๐Ÿ“Œ 100
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<em>British Journal of Social Psychology</em> | Wiley Online Library Research suggests that social fear of crime and prejudice towards minority groups may be linked. We investigated (Ntotalโ€‰=โ€‰7712) whether prejudice towards a social group that is stereotyped as more c...

โœ๏ธ New Paper: Prejudice towards (Black/Muslim) refugees predicts fear of crime more strongly than vice versa.

Recent debates about increasing deportation are therefore likely to increase fear of crime, not lower it.

bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

05.03.2025 13:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0