You can make your R scripts for large-scale text analysis 2x faster and 3x more memory efficient using the external pointer tokens object (tokens_xptr) in new quanteda blog.koheiw.net/?p=2077 #RStats #quanteda

I created a slide deck (raw.githubusercontent.com/jaeyk/jaeyk.gi…) for my coauthored paper on training computational social science PhDs for academic and non-academic career paths: cambridge.org/core/journals/… (FYI, the target is social science Ph.D. students).

Exciting news! Our dataset on youth and digital skills (ySKILLS) is now openly accessible! Explore the variables, across 3 waves!
Digital skills among youth: A dataset from a three-wave longitudinal survey sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

It was a great pleasure collaborating with scholars from diverse universities (Dmitri Williams, Mingxuan Elaine Liu, Nick Bowman (包尼克) - bowmanspartan.bsky.social, Dr. Sonia Jawaid Shaikh)! Here's longitudinal evidence of how game play provided a buffer against declines in well-being during the pandemic: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

Lovely reminder from one of our guest editors of the upcoming deadline for our special issue!

Now that we can take a breather after #AEJMC24 submissions, consider writing up a short abstract for yours truly!

HCR's 50th Anniversary issue 'Reflecting on 50 years of theory in Human Communication Research: where do we go from here' has been published! Thank you guest editors Mary Beth Oliver Homero Gil de Zúñiga Tammy Afifi academic.oup.com/hcr/issue/50/2

On June 19 & 20 right before the International Communication Association conference 2024, we will be hacking in the Cube: thecube.qut.edu.au/visitCurious
Curious to find out why it might have that name?🧐
Then sign up for the ICA Comp Methods pre-conference hackathon here: forms.gle/7eqbDSAonzRkkW…

New pub alert! 🎉 Using a two-wave panel survey, we studied the dynamic influences between information exposure, information trust, and misperceptions during health crises. Results showed clear differences in terms of 'online vs. offline' communication channels. More threads⬇️⬇️

#hackica24 will be at the beautiful Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane. Come hack with us on June 19 and 20. Thanks to Daniel Angus (he/him) @[email protected] & QUT for hosting us. Sign up here: icahdq.org/event/ICA24-Ha…

📢 New Publication!

Paul Balluff, Hajo Boomgaarden, & Annie Waldherr @[email protected]’s paper reviewing multilingual named entity recognition tools is out in Computational Methods & Measures 🎉 #CSS #commscience

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The webinar of the program will be on this Friday 11am here: bit.ly/3uFUdYW
Please join us and let’s build a community together. Rsvp: forms.gle/HMJbbCzcaT2xWt…

Make new friends and learn the latest computational methods in a welcoming environment before #ica24 . All levels of experience are welcome!

1. Fill out the survey: forms.gle/mYfAfaNP4nwSmD…
2. Register with ICA: icahdq.org/events/EventDe…

Postdoc opportunity in developmental/health/quantitative in the department of psychology at the University of Calgary. careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/14116988-…

Our new article is out!! Rens Vliegenthart Sanne Kruikemeier yaeldehaan Who Are They? Different Types of News Avoiders Based on Motives, Values and Personality Traits tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

My article with Jeong Hyun Kim is published online in Research & Politics. We demonstrate the gendered effects of candidate class backgrounds. Women candidates with working-class backgrounds face greater disadvantages than their male counterparts in politics.

I'm co-editing a special issue on listening in political conversations. If you might be interested in submitting an abstract in early Sept. '24 (& paper Jan '25), please contact me ASAP! Katy Coduto Molly Scudder Michael Neblo Guy Itzchakov Lisa Argyle shorturl.at/rESW3

The Duke Polarization Lab is searching for a Postdoc! academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/27242 Help us continue developing the Social Media Accelerator described in this new working paper: osf.io/preprints/soca…

SICSS-Korea 2024 is back at KAIST this year again! The thing I love most about this is the sense of nurturing our CSS professional community. Apply for the camp and keep this conversation rolling together.

sicss.io/2024/korea/

🚨WP🚨
We test 9 online samples and find clear tradeoffs between attentiveness and representativeness - which sample is best depends on research q and priorities. For social/political qs I rec Bovitz/Lucid, for complex designs I rec Cloud/Prolific. osf.io/preprints/psya…

It is an interesting analysis, but we find that the 'collapse of face-to-face socializing' might be unequal: more time with relatives, less with neighbors or bar acquaintances. Still, losing these weak ties is concerning as it may deepen echo chambers.
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