Dr Judy Watts

Amazing thank you gift and I wish I would have made some for mine. Congrats on your diss defense!

Super helpful reading an editor's perspective on cover letters. Thank you!

What info in the cover letter is most valuable for an editor of a journal?

Are You Applying for Tech Jobs or Tech Internships? We Want to Hear About It.

Recent grads, college students and other first-time job seekers:

I'm writing a story about tech hiring in the age of A.I..

If you've recently applied for tech jobs or internships, please tell us about your experiences here:

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2025 Social Media Lab - Computational Social Science Summer School - Online [July 14-16, 2025 via Zoom] - Social Media Lab Where: online (via Zoom) When: July 14-16, 2024 Contact Info info@socialmedialab.caBsky @SMLabTO INSTRUCTORS Join us for the Social Media Lab’s 2025 Computational Social Science (CSS) Summer School. E...

Join us for the Social Media Lab’s 2025 Computational Social Science (CSS) Summer School. Explore cutting-edge digital methods in this hands-on workshop series. No coding required — we’ll be using @Communalytic.org, a platform for analyzing social media discourse. socialmedialab.ca/2025/06/28/2...

Evidence of balance theory as a predictive framework for character interdependence Abstract. Across three studies, we examined how balance theory can be used to predict interdependent character evaluations. Leveraging the propositions of

From Joe Francemone and me: Moral information about one character doesn’t just shape how we see them—it reshapes how we see others around them. In social networks, moral judgments spread through contrast or assimilation depending on how the network is structured.

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I'm headed to Denver this morning. Hope to see you!

Write with Science Homecoming, and put your piece on the map:

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OECS thematic collections.

If you haven't been looking recently at the Open Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science (oecs.mit.edu), here's your reminder that we are a free, open access resource for learning about the science of mind.

Today we are launching our new Thematic Collections to organize our growing set of articles!

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OSU alumni, check out this reunion and newsroom dedication event

I'm bummed this conflicts with a conference I'll be attending but I will spread the word.

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📊Research reveals that experiences of awe help children become more generous and kind. When kids encounter vast mysteries like rainbows or starry nights, they feel more relaxed and willing to help others.

Follow SPSP for more #EverydayPsych insights: ow.ly/M5z950VZg5N

We are hiring a postdoc! Looking for a scholar interested in doing qualitative research on news experiences and perceptions of AI, to join the Imagine project and Media use research group in Bergen #CommSky

If it weren't for the skeets about how strange Meta was harassing book reviewers about Careless People, I would not have heard about or read this book. Just finished it and WOW. I didn't know how low Meta could go. Read this book asap.

Crimmigration resource roundup: Where to find data and resources on the criminalization of immigrants A list of valuable online resources from organizations and agencies focused on immigration detention.

You might notice we don't have a ton listed about immigration on that tracker – that's intentional because we aren't experts in that area.

Instead, we have curated a list of orgs & info sources that we recommend you visit if you would like to learn more:
www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2025/04...

Extended time, elevated expectations: The unappreciated downsides of pausing the tenure clock | PNAS Extended time, elevated expectations: The unappreciated downsides of pausing the tenure clock

I'm already hearing rumblings from academic leaders that tenure clock extensions may be part of how early career researchers weather this new storm.

A reminder that clock extensions are not the easy solution some think them to be: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

We must do better by junior faculty.

The Role of Framing, Race, and Symbolic Racism in Policy Support Two experiments examined the role of issue presentation and race on attitudes toward police (Study 1, N = 820) and election (Study 2, N = 1405) reform in the United States. Across both studies, it ...

Race and racialized attitudes are central to many policies. We find that racial dynamics negatively influence perceptions of policies that disproportionally impact communities of color.
#commsky new pub by@hcshulman.bsky.social, Lanier Holt, myself & Rachel Wade
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Who is exposed to what? Our #OpenAccess book (by Peter Neijens, @theoaraujo.bsky.social, @judith-moeller.bsky.social forms the basis of a symposium at @ascor.bsky.social today with a dozen state of the art presentations. #CommSky

Link to the free OA book ⬇️

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Researchers, this seems like a valuable resource in the months (years?) ahead

How gender affects sources' attitudes toward interviews Plus: Dilemmas about disclosing AI use, finding paywall teaser strategies that work, the state of job satisfaction for Black journalists, and the growing challenges facing reporters in rural America

The RQ1 newsletter by @markcoddington.bsky.social & @sethclewis.bsky.social is celebrating its 5th anniversary with yet another great roundup of research on news/journalism. I appreciate getting a well-curated bundle of diverse research highlights. Highly recommend! open.substack.com/pub/rq1/p/ho...

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Love Is Blind contestants: “This experiment…”

Me, a social scientist:

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We here @citap.bsky.social, in collaboration w/ @mariher.bsky.social & Kristóf Szombati, put together a timely and important reading list. Authoritarian Politics: How to Understand It and How to Resist It.
We hope you'll read, reflect, and share this tool broadly. 1/ citap.unc.edu/wp-content/u...

Looking to brush up skills, find new data sources, or just focus on something small(er) next week? @lovedataweek.bsky.social has events in-person on many campuses & online, thanks to @icpsr.bsky.social (OSU-specific listings here: library.osu.edu/events/inter...)

I’ve now posted the National YRBS data, 2015-2023, here. I’ll add the state and district data soon.

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The entire archive of CDC datasets can be found here.

HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻

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Hate that you have to see this ugly view everyday

Research Grant Freeze - Ideas for Calls/Emails to TN Reps Suggestions for Researchers Contacting TN State Representatives Regarding the OMB Order for a Federal Grant Freeze To find your representatives and their contact information: https://www.usa.gov/el...

Just called my senators and representative to oppose the federal funding freeze. If you want help deciding what to say my colleagues created this template - customized for Tennessee concerns about research grants but easily modifiable for other states and issues. 1/

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