Jason Radford

Sociologist. Dad. CEO @VolunteerSci. Director of the @SocDesignLab at @Northeastern. Out touching grass.

[Jason Radford @jsradford]

Is mis, dis, and malinformation making its way onto Wikipedia? I use monkeypox as a case study.

https://t.co/6LVWsgGmM0

[Matthew Salganik | @msalganik.bsky.social @msalganik]

Our new paper explains why some life outcomes are hard to predict. We combined machine learning, a mathematical decomposition, and in-depth qualitative interviews to understand the origins of unpredictability: https://t.co/EKCfYllXWs

[Jason Radford @jsradford]

Looking forward to more in Omaha!

[Jason Radford @jsradford]

After growing up watching @realbenmcdonald pitch all the time for the Orioles, it's awesome getting to listen to his color commentary for @NCStateBaseball's super regional. Doing a great job of it too 😁

[Jon Green @_Jon_Green]

Very happy to share that "Curation Bubbles" is conditionally accepted at @apsrjournal

[BU Center for Innovation in Social Science @BU_CISS]

Don't miss @socdesignlab's "From Science to Social Entrepreneurship" 5/14 event, a training on social entrepreneurship for social scientists! The event is open to grad students/faculty around Boston - https://t.co/wvx2364UN1 @jsradford @NUnetsi @Northeastern @BU_CAS @InnovateBU

[Jason Radford @jsradford]

#WhyNotUs

[Jason Radford @jsradford]

Gwyneth Philips for President!

[Northeastern Women’s Hockey @GoNUwhockey]

NU has now killed off almost seven consecutive minutes of power-play action for UConn.

Even strength.

[Jason Radford @jsradford]

Beat the whole team by herself to win the game 00:30 into overtime

[Northeastern Women’s Hockey @GoNUwhockey]

KATY KNOLL REALLY DID THAT

@ESPNPlus | https://t.co/G5Xxr2JO4U

[Jason Radford @jsradford]

Future @GoNUwhockey husky in the making

[Jason Radford @jsradford]

@techwatchorg @DrREpstein @nielsen Hey we have one of those just for this reason!

https://t.co/itP1BTiyC8

[Jason Radford @jsradford]

@MishaTeplitskiy Also, very appropriate that conclusion is not even in the list.

[Jason Radford @jsradford]

@MishaTeplitskiy Tell that my last reviewers 🥁🥁📀

[Kobi Hackenburg @KobiHackenburg]

🚨New preprint!🤖w/ @helenmargetts:

In a pre-registered experiment (n=8,587), we find little evidence that use of 1:1 personalized messages — aka political microtargeting — enhances the persuasive influence of GPT-4.

https://t.co/wMS2HpcOo0

1/9🧵👇🏼

[Jason Radford @jsradford]

I do hope my city becomes known for its man-eating slides

[Jason Radford @jsradford]

"Slaves were given three free meals a day and could be heard singing songs while they worked" - textbooks in Florida apparently

#FloridaHistory

[Jason Radford @jsradford]

Continuing his streak of rehashing old ideas like public transit, space shuttles, and wire services; the snake eats his tail and reinvents the internet.

[Linda Yaccarino @lindayaX]

X is the future state of unlimited interactivity – centered in audio, video, messaging, payments/banking – creating a global marketplace for ideas, goods, services, and opportunities. Powered by AI, X will connect us all in ways we’re just beginning to imagine.

[New York Times Opinion @nytopinion]

“We might assume that legacy admissions help privileged students at the expense of underprivileged ones,” writes @shamuskhan. But legacy students “are part of the reason less advantaged students get so much out of elite schools.” https://t.co/WX9oUwQMZB

[Volunteer Science @VolunteerSci]

Our newsletter is out! Two new ways to detect bots in your study 🤖🔍 #AcademicChatter #psychtwitter

We understand the importance of reliable data in our studies. Today, we want to share two new methods to detect robot participants. Let's dive in! 👇🧵

https://t.co/SoI25KHLE8

[Jason Radford @jsradford]

This man has $8. Obviously we should trust him.