From Lamba, Malik and Pfeffer (2015)

This one looks at whether bursts of controversy on Twitter have an effect on the behaviour of firestorm participants, applying the idea of “biographical consequences of activism”. On the other hand, if firestorms arise from existing social ties, it would point to firestorms being a consequence rather than a cause of other action, and if … Keep reading

From Feinberg, Willer and Kovacheff (2017)

Studies 1-3 provide consistent evidence that the use of extreme protest tactics led observers to feel less social identification with the movement and, as a result, support the movement less. This effect was found for a variety of extreme protest tactics – including the use of inflammatory rhetoric, blocking traffic, and vandalism – and affected … Keep reading

From Zhang & Counts (2016)

We also find that the anti-abortion side exhibits greater unity and greater intensity of emotions expressed, and that male constituents overall express moral values and personal concerns that are more in line with anti- abortion than females. We also find that using only male Twitter messages lead to a better fit for policy diffusion than … Keep reading

Superforecasters-ennustukset vuodelle 2017

Osallistuin Facebook-ryhmä Superforecastersin (ei todellistä yhteyttä samannimiseen kirjaan) järjestämään “hupaisaan, mutta äärimmäisen kilpailuhenkiseen” ennustamisaan. Ryhmä tuli vastaani sattumalta, mutta otolliseen aikaan: olen pitänyt rationalistiskenen harrastamaa ennustusten esittämistä kiinnostavana ideana, ja olin jo alkanut rustailla omia vuotta 2017 koskevia veikkauksiani SSC:n mallin mukaan. Ajattelin julkaista tässä omat veikkaukseni sekä muutamia kommentteja niihin liittyen. Heikki Sairasen sivuilta … Keep reading