"...the pursuit of misinformation as a research topic ultimately makes it harder to answer critical ?'s abt how changes to the info environment impact outcomes in the real world. It would be better... for rschrs to abandon the term [+] focus instead on specific processes in the info environment."
The term caught on in the COVID era, but it makes good research impossible.
Love to see it: communities of scientists are forming on Bluesky. This is a nice network analysis, complete with a leaderboard mikeyoungacademy.dk/communities-...
Global network data: The ānicerā alternative to X is fortifying its presence in fields that range from philosophy to chemistry, finance, and beyond.
Yeah but is there going to be a moderator who silences the toddler's mic when you're speaking?
Liz Cheney and the Problem of the Anti-Trump Republican Ā Republicans who hold the line against Trump deserve respect. But champions of egalitarian, pluralistic democracy they are not - and that also matters. Ā Some thoughts from my new piece: Ā š§µ1/ Ā thomaszimmer.substack.com/p/liz-cheney...
Republicans who hold the line against Trump deserve respect. But champions of egalitarian, pluralistic democracy they are not - and that also matters
Reporting here from the front lines, just to say, yes, be prepared for not-so-fun times.
Yes, I still do feel a bit sad and guilty about it too!
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