W. P. Malecki

Professor at the University of Wrocław | Narrative • Media • Technology • Society

[W. P. Malecki @WP_Malecki]

Many thanks to my co-authors, @TVMessing , Julia Winkler, and Markus Appel, as well as to @bowmanspartan for editing this excellent collection and providing thoughtful comments on our chapter.

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Can people tell the difference between stories written by humans and stories written by AI?

The answer is more complicated than many people think.

In our new Open Access chapter, we survey research on how people experience AI-generated narratives. https://t.co/fyndmreqlP

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One conclusion emerges clearly from the literature: the psychology of AI storytelling cannot be reduced to a simple question of whether AI-generated stories are "better" or "worse" than human-written ones.

The answer depends on context and the particular outcomes being examined.

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This work was a wonderful collaboration with: Melanie Green, @Marta7Kowal , @misiak_mchl , Craig Roberts, Agnieszka Sorokowska, and Piotr Sorokowski

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How do we get "lost" in a story? Is it the same in Poland, Peru, or Japan? 📖🌍

We validated the Narrative Transportability Scale in a global sample:

✅ 8,800+ participants
✅ 50 countries
✅ 21 languages

Out now in Global Perspectives in Communication!

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What did we find?💥

Across cultures🌍, narrative transportability shows a stable four-dimensional structure:

• Cognitive involvement
• Cognitive–emotional imagination
• Sensory imagination
• Personal involvement

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What is the relationship between our news media experiences during the War in Ukraine and our mental health? We investigated that in a paper that has just been published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research, @Marta7Kowal https://t.co/KzjLd3JnMm

[U of MN Press @UMinnPress]

Hip hip hooray, three new titles release today! #PubDay

-Empirical Ecocriticism, co-edited by @schneidermayers @awvmossner @WP_Malecki @FrankHakemulder
-The Shape of Utopia by Irene Cheng
-On the Digital Humanities by Stephen Ramsay

#EnvironmentalHumanities #DigitalHumanities

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@NSkiveren @Carlsbergfondet @UCNZ Congrats, Nicolai!

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@NoContextBrits No doubt either of the following quotes from Allo Allo: "Listen very carefully, I shall say this only once." Or "Good moaning"

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You know how sometimes when you read a good book or watch a film, you start seeing the world from a different perspective - influenced by the story?

Even if you don't act on it, experiencing that story can make you creative. @WP_Malecki asks: How?
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[Manuel Sousa Oliveira @MSousaOliveira]

#GreenUtopiaNow! held jointly w 4th Annual Symposium of the PhD Programme in Environmental Sustainability and Wellbeing
Ft in @helsinkienvhum @ViktorPaal Environmental Humanities Month 2022
Registration links for online participation soon to follow.
See you there!
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[Manuel Sousa Oliveira @MSousaOliveira]

Co-org:
Ilenia Casmiri
@MSousaOliveira

In partnership w:
PhD Programme in Environmental Sustainability and Wellbeing @UniFerrara
@CETAPS_NOVAFCSH @UPorto
Routes towards Sustainability University Network

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[Manuel Sousa Oliveira @MSousaOliveira]

To answer this we are bringing together the crème de la crème of ECRs driven by an utopian impulse to collab across disciplinary boundaries & act here & now!
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Ft spectacular keynotes by @AlberroHeather @WP_Malecki papers by @utopianfemme @mybookishsecret & many more!
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[Manuel Sousa Oliveira @MSousaOliveira]

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So excited to share w u the prgm for #GreenUtopiaNow! A TRANSDISCIPLINARY SYMPOSIUM ON HOW TO DEAL WITH THE CLIMATE CRISIS on Wednesday 30 November!
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Can we join forces with the sciences and humanities to deal with the climate and environmental crises?!🌍🚩🚩
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[W. P. Malecki @WP_Malecki]

@MarkHamill But you just gained a new one! And for the same mysterious reason.😉