I know, of course. I was (jokingly) comparing to the Netherlands in the past
13.02.2026 13:08 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@rensec.bsky.social
Sociologist at Utrecht University, NL, studying cooperation, trust, social networks, social media, platform economy, using computational social science and experimental methods. I mostly follow academics. Also: @RenseC@mastodon.online
I know, of course. I was (jokingly) comparing to the Netherlands in the past
13.02.2026 13:08 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Just their livers though. Also, it's no longer as common here.
13.02.2026 12:54 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0π’WORK! At the Sociology department of @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social we are hiring a postdoc who will work on applications of AI in sociological research. Join our vibrant-yet-cohesive research community doing cutting-edge research. Please share or apply! www.uu.nl/en/organisat...
12.02.2026 11:11 β π 11 π 20 π¬ 0 π 0A meta-analysis on reducing discrimination finds:
1) passive interventions, such as short-term education or bias reminders, are ineffective
2) targeting behavior directly to inhibit bias (eg making individuals accountable or changing social norms) is helpful
psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d...
I feel like there's a lot of missed opportunities for cool titles here
11.02.2026 13:25 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0As these things go, the original authors do not agree. We don't think their responses are adequate, and we may choose to try and publish our remaining doubts, but for now, judge for yourself: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
11.02.2026 12:32 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Earlier, I voiced my doubts here about a recent PNAS paper claiming that an alleged "rise in connectivity" explains an increase in polarization. PNAS was kind enough to publish our comments this week: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
11.02.2026 12:32 β π 7 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0Van de 18 ministerskandidaten zijn er acht jonger dan ik. Toch best confronterend.
10.02.2026 08:05 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Today Springer published an Open Access book edited by @janlo.de , Marijn Keijzer and myself covering a diverse range of Computational Social Science approaches to questions about social cohesion and polarization. Come and get it at link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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Looks great, congratulations!
09.02.2026 14:43 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Back to good old telephone surveys, or pen-and-paper
09.02.2026 14:40 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I made a map of 3.4 million Bluesky users - see if you can find yourself!
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
Fascinating new working paper by @bokanyie.bsky.social and colleagues showing a gradual decrease in social closure in the Netherlands over 10 years, based on population networks arxiv.org/abs/2602.002...
09.02.2026 12:31 β π 3 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0Uitstekende column van βonze eigenβ Willem Halffman.
www.voxweb.nl/bericht/de-a...
Nope
05.02.2026 14:18 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Do ordinary Republicans and Democrats really avoid each other in everyday life? In a new working paper with Delia Baldassarri, we present descriptive and experimental evidence to challenge the view that partisanship drives the formation of social relationships.
osf.io/preprints/so...
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Aan dit soort berichtgeving hebben we weinig. Wat is een "AI-camera"? nos.nl/ttapp
31.01.2026 13:45 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Interesting work, but what do the linksin the network mean?
31.01.2026 12:40 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0βWe found that using AI assistance led to a statistically significant decrease in mastery.β
Props to Anthropic for studying the effects of their creation and reporting results that are not probably what they wished for
www.anthropic.com/research/AI-...
Let wel:
De Staatscommissie Parlementair Stelsel (cie-Remkes) pleitte weloverwogen tΓ©gen een hogere kiesdrempel. Er zijn aanpassingen mogelijk die minder verstoren (oa aantal benodigde handtekeningen voor verkiezingsdeelname).
De commissie pleitte ook nΓΓ©t voor hervorming kiesstelsel Eerste Kamer.
Die CEO is werkgever van o.a. softwareontwikkelaars; zijn ervaring met AI op de werkvloer vind ik wel relevant. Voor universitaire opleidingen is het op dit gebied nu grotendeels gissen wat de arbeidsmarkt wil.
28.01.2026 14:03 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0goddamn it.
26.01.2026 14:28 β π 7 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0βShut up!β screamed Toad.
OK, check, NOS = vijand, staat genoteerd. En even voor de zekerheid: mensen die doelbewust de vrije pers ondermijnen?
25.01.2026 12:00 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Uiteraard mag je kritiek hebben op verslaggeving, maar ongefundeerd twijfel zaaien over onafhankelijke media is wel glad ijs; daarmee speel je autoritaire regimes juist in de kaart. Ik zou dus terughoudend zijn met op elke slak zout leggen. Ogen op de bal: de NOS is hier echt niet de vijand.
25.01.2026 11:11 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Ik bedoelde dit eerdere bericht (net vergeten link erbij de zetten): nos.nl/artikel/2599...
25.01.2026 11:00 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Onderaan die pagina nog een link naar een kritische reportage over ICE. Je moet wel heel opzichtig selectief lezen om in de NOS-berichtgeving impliciete steun voor Trump te zien
25.01.2026 10:38 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Dat doen ze dan ook niet in hun eerdere(!) berichtgeving over de schietpartij, waarin de reactie van Walz eerst aan bod komt en pas daarna de "verdediging" door de regering, die vervolgens expliciet door de NOS in twijfel getrokken wordt.
25.01.2026 10:38 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Ik weet niet hoor, de NOS rapporteert gewoon wat de reactie van de regering was, en suggereert nergens dat die lezing klopt. Dat de lokale autoriteiten die lezing bestrijden staat er ook gewoon in.
25.01.2026 10:09 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 3 π 0We've had similar discussions about Israel here, eg, doesn't boycotting Israeli universities hurt especially those who are most critical of the war? The answers to such questions are not trivial, and opinions were (and are) extremely divided
23.01.2026 19:27 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0