Chris Carpenter
@chriscarpenter.bsky.social
Communication Professor studying opinion leaders, motivated reasoning, watching others online, meta-analysis, etc. Co-author of “Critical Questions in Persuasion Research” as well as “The Science of Gaining Compliance” both from Cognella he/him
"In the living room the voice-clock sang, Tick-tock, seven o’clock, time to get up, time to get up, seven o’clock! As if it were afraid that nobody would... ...Today is August 4, 2026, the city of Allendale, California.” Yeah, so happy "There Will Come Soft Rains" day?
Free prints of our new paper that offers a typology of media literacy interventions and shows evidence for it from a re-analysis of our previous meta-analysis. #medialiteracy #mediaeffects www.tandfonline.com/eprint/RCWRP...
A media effects typology of media literacy interventions
Central to media literacy education efforts is countering harmful media effects, and such media effects are of various types. We propose a typology of media literacy interventions based on which ki...
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Be careful with "Frankensteining" your arguments together. Citations aren't a practice in name-dropping but rather, they're a careful curation of literature that drives readers to a logically derived central thesis. If the paper cites without integrating across claims and findings, they're scary.
Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.
Kristin Scott Thomas: Let's Not Worry About That
Alt: Kristin Scott Thomas: Let's Not Worry About That
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Ann Leckie@annleckie.com · 6d agoFilm you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.
I'm absolutely thrilled to get back to my alma mater, Michigan State University (+ Communication Arts and Sciences, for the Communication Science Future. The draft schedule is out, and it's making me feel good about progress in our field. Read more: commscifutures.com/schedule/
Conference Schedule | Communication Science Futures
Schedule and agenda for Communication Science Futures
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Well here's a crisis we can almost all do something about, so that's a silver lining
Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social · last wk."On Monday, the Red Cross declared a national blood crisis for the second time ever in its history."
🚨 Make that the last WEEK to submit extended abstracts for our (w Mora Matassi + @trinesy.bsky.social) special issue on mobile disconnection in @mobilemediacomm.bsky.social (due 31 July). CfP below: journals.sagepub.com/page/mmc/mob...
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Morgan Quinn Ross@mqrmobile.bsky.social · last mo.⚠️ It's the last month to submit extended abstracts for our (w Mora Matassi + @trinesy.bsky.social) special issue on mobile disconnection in @mobilemediacomm.bsky.social (due 31 July). CfP below: journals.sagepub.com/page/mmc/mob...
My lab @ UPenn is hiring a postdoc to start in early 2027. I'm looking for someone with expertise in social identities, computational methods, and political communication: www.asc.upenn.edu/news-events/...
Call for applications: Postdoctoral researcher in social identity, politics, and computational methods
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🚨NEW SUBMISSION TYPE! 🚨 Very recently, we've been asked by more and more authors about the types of articles we accept. We've mostly asked Authors to submit completed studies rooted in some finished product: some finalized analysis that contributes to the published scholarly record.
Let's talk about Vol 38 Issue 2 of JMP! Topics in this issue range from abusive and sexually explicit materials in online interactions, seeking social support, and an interesting replication about what it means to be human. econtent.hogrefe.com/toc/zmp/38/2
Journal of Media Psychology: Vol 38, No 2
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⚠️ It's the last month to submit extended abstracts for our (w Mora Matassi + @trinesy.bsky.social) special issue on mobile disconnection in @mobilemediacomm.bsky.social (due 31 July). CfP below: journals.sagepub.com/page/mmc/mob...
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Morgan Quinn Ross@mqrmobile.bsky.social · 2mo agoTwo more months! ⏳ Feel free to translate any mobile disconnection energy from #ICA26 into a submission 🙂
“Because the view of man as a species of the more general genus “information processing system" does concentrate our attention on one aspect of man, it invites us to cast all his other aspects into the darkness beyond what that view itself illuminates.” ...
"Mood Enhancement, Self-Transcendence, and Prosociality," by Danyang Zhao and Arthur A. Raney, explores media selection after inducement of elevation (vs. nontranscendent) positive affect. Findings provide insights into media preferences and helping processes. econtent.hogrefe.com/doi/10.1027/...
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Woah. Springer Nature retracted two 1940s papers by Max Planck for alleged copyright violation (lol), and then nixed an editorial about the retractions. www.science.org/content/arti...
Why have papers by one of history’s most famous physicists been retracted?
Springer Nature has removed two studies by Max Planck. A bot may be to blame
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This painting in the Wroclaw Museum reminded me of @dutch-angler.bsky.social ‘s fascinating presentation at Re_Mind Congress on exterior lighting in cities.
“We have a right to be a rough draft of ourselves.” -Olga Tokarczuk, speaking at Re_Mind Psychology Congress and Festival, Wroclaw, Poland
I'm launching a new history deep dive podcast BEFORECAST! Starting with a series on Machiavelli. Hopefully launching in July; you can subscribe here! www.patreon.com/adapalmer/po...
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A Second Sight is officially out today! Please consider buying and sharing with your friends, students, colleagues, neighbors. Publisher’s Weekly said it will help you understand America at 250!
A Second Sight: How the Wonder and Vision of Black Mediamakers Push America Toward Freedom
How the Wonder and Vision of Black Mediamakers Push America Toward Freedom
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The UK government says under-16s will be banned from social media by spring 2027. @orbenamy.bsky.social from @mrccbu.bsky.social gives her reaction to today's announcement, and measures it against the evidence we already have about social media restrictions. More expert reactions 👉 bit.ly/3Qq453H
Our article is out proposing different types of media literacy and reporting a reanalysis of a meta-analysis that the types are likely distinct. Rather than media literacy being a single construct, it is more accurate to describe different types. Free copies here www.tandfonline.com/eprint/RCWRP...
A media effects typology of media literacy interventions
Central to media literacy education efforts is countering harmful media effects, and such media effects are of various types. We propose a typology of media literacy interventions based on which ki...
tandfonline.com
Well, that's the ethics of machine intelligence, all sorted out wondermark.com/c/1588/
#1588; The Objective Oracle, Part 2
Yes, I am taking the robot for a walk outside so I can listen to her pretend to marvel at, like, butterflies or whatever. It's for her own benefit, you see.
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I’ve officially resigned as Associate Editor for Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience. It used to be a reputable journal, but became a case study in how forced automation destroys academic integrity. 👇
Fandom Encyclopedia: I’m seeking authors for 1000-word entries in a forthcoming Pop Culture Fandoms encyclopedia, published by Bloomsbury Press. Please email 200-300 word abstracts to pbooth81@gmail.com by Aug 30, 2026!
That practice went really well with Germanicus and little Caligula…
Scott Horton@robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 2mo agoKegseth brings his kids with him for a taxpayer-paid vacation in France, and he decks them out in combat fatigues.
It’s Pride 🏳️🌈 Spare one repost for a small creator? 🥺 My science and sci fi pins raise money for homeless LGBTQ+ people. Just sent another £800 to @aktcharity.bsky.social bringing total to £47,521 New for Pride 2026: 🌈Scientist🌈 🏳️🌈🐥🦜🦅🏳️🌈 🌈pronouns🌈 www.jamiebgall.co.uk/shop
Why trying to replicate a 50+ year old study feels a bit like looking through a kaleidoscope. rolfzwaan.substack.com/publish/post...
Replication Through a Kaleidoscope
When people hear that we are conducting a large international replication of the famous Loftus and Palmer (1974) study (see my earlier posts on this topic), they often assume the task is straightforwa...
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this is a pride flag made from real nasa imagery happy pride month 🏳️🌈✨
