Doug Parry
@dougaparry.bsky.social
Assistant Prof of Media Psychology in the Department of Communication Science at VU Amsterdam (🇳🇱) researching media effects, digital well-being, attention, mental health. Open Science, Computational Methods
🖥️ https://dougaparry.com
🇿🇦 From South Africa
🖥️ https://dougaparry.com
🇿🇦 From South Africa
I’m sure. I haven’t looked in detail at this so can’t say about accuracy.
With Prism last week, it does seem like academic tools are increasingly in the cross hairs here
I’m also not necessarily opposed to these tools, this just seems like an odd target for automation.
With Prism last week, it does seem like academic tools are increasingly in the cross hairs here
I’m also not necessarily opposed to these tools, this just seems like an odd target for automation.
February 3, 2026 at 7:51 AM
I’m sure. I haven’t looked in detail at this so can’t say about accuracy.
With Prism last week, it does seem like academic tools are increasingly in the cross hairs here
I’m also not necessarily opposed to these tools, this just seems like an odd target for automation.
With Prism last week, it does seem like academic tools are increasingly in the cross hairs here
I’m also not necessarily opposed to these tools, this just seems like an odd target for automation.
Another one of life’s joys being automated away..
Dawei Zhu, Rui Meng, Yale Song, Xiyu Wei, Sujian Li, Tomas Pfister, Jinsung Yoon: PaperBanana: Automating Academic Illustration for AI Scientists https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.23265 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2601.23265 https://arxiv.org/html/2601.23265
February 3, 2026 at 7:31 AM
Another one of life’s joys being automated away..
For sure! I use 2x quite a lot, but 4x feels really extreme (at least on typical YouTube content)
January 28, 2026 at 2:04 PM
For sure! I use 2x quite a lot, but 4x feels really extreme (at least on typical YouTube content)
um... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRISM
I guess that's one way to get training data from scientists.
(notwithstanding the fact that this is trying to replace one of the best parts of doing science...)
I guess that's one way to get training data from scientists.
(notwithstanding the fact that this is trying to replace one of the best parts of doing science...)
“The idea is to put ChatGPT front and center inside software that scientists use to write up their work in much the same way that chatbots are now embedded into popular programming editors.
It’s vibe coding, but for science.”
It’s vibe coding, but for science.”
OpenAI’s latest product lets you vibe code science
Prism is a ChatGPT-powered text editor that automates much of the work involved in writing scientific papers.
www.technologyreview.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:01 PM
um... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRISM
I guess that's one way to get training data from scientists.
(notwithstanding the fact that this is trying to replace one of the best parts of doing science...)
I guess that's one way to get training data from scientists.
(notwithstanding the fact that this is trying to replace one of the best parts of doing science...)
Following A Perfect Circle's Disillusioned and 1000 Friends by Alien Weaponry, it seems like there's a new entry in the "anti-digital technology" genre with Primal by Soen focusing on mindless scrolling and hollowness..
youtu.be/rlSAhFy9YUw?...
youtu.be/BIsH686xWl0?...
youtu.be/R-2GKj25lQE?...
youtu.be/rlSAhFy9YUw?...
youtu.be/BIsH686xWl0?...
youtu.be/R-2GKj25lQE?...
January 28, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Following A Perfect Circle's Disillusioned and 1000 Friends by Alien Weaponry, it seems like there's a new entry in the "anti-digital technology" genre with Primal by Soen focusing on mindless scrolling and hollowness..
youtu.be/rlSAhFy9YUw?...
youtu.be/BIsH686xWl0?...
youtu.be/R-2GKj25lQE?...
youtu.be/rlSAhFy9YUw?...
youtu.be/BIsH686xWl0?...
youtu.be/R-2GKj25lQE?...
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First post of the year, new paper out today: we present possibly the biggest case of systematic Measurement Schmeasurement in tech use. It seems that most studies on gaming (videogame) addiction/disorder haven't measured gaming after all. This research took years, so long 🧵 doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
Confusion in gaming disorder measurement
Abstract. Measurement is important for the scientific programmes of addictive behaviours. In the present study, we investigated the measurement of gaming d
doi.org
January 28, 2026 at 9:56 AM
First post of the year, new paper out today: we present possibly the biggest case of systematic Measurement Schmeasurement in tech use. It seems that most studies on gaming (videogame) addiction/disorder haven't measured gaming after all. This research took years, so long 🧵 doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
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Our preprint has evolved!
v2 of “Digital Behaviourism” is out now with a new title, new co-authors, and a deeper dive into the behavioural concepts that shape our online lives.
It’s time to move beyond “screen time” and focus on function of online behaviours.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
v2 of “Digital Behaviourism” is out now with a new title, new co-authors, and a deeper dive into the behavioural concepts that shape our online lives.
It’s time to move beyond “screen time” and focus on function of online behaviours.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
January 26, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Our preprint has evolved!
v2 of “Digital Behaviourism” is out now with a new title, new co-authors, and a deeper dive into the behavioural concepts that shape our online lives.
It’s time to move beyond “screen time” and focus on function of online behaviours.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
v2 of “Digital Behaviourism” is out now with a new title, new co-authors, and a deeper dive into the behavioural concepts that shape our online lives.
It’s time to move beyond “screen time” and focus on function of online behaviours.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
Ok, that makes sense... *Industry* being the operant term.
January 19, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Ok, that makes sense... *Industry* being the operant term.
Just to check my understanding: if an author previously collaborated with Company X (e.g., Microsoft) and 2-years later publishes a paper on Platform Y (e.g., Instagram) without disclosing that prior collaboration, this would be coded as an undisclosed disclosable tie under their approach?
January 19, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Just to check my understanding: if an author previously collaborated with Company X (e.g., Microsoft) and 2-years later publishes a paper on Platform Y (e.g., Instagram) without disclosing that prior collaboration, this would be coded as an undisclosed disclosable tie under their approach?
For #ICA26 I received many very useful reviews (on both accepted and rejected papers) but I think these two take the cake (on a student led paper).
Sure, it’s what we wanted to hear, but…
Sure, it’s what we wanted to hear, but…
January 15, 2026 at 5:51 PM
For #ICA26 I received many very useful reviews (on both accepted and rejected papers) but I think these two take the cake (on a student led paper).
Sure, it’s what we wanted to hear, but…
Sure, it’s what we wanted to hear, but…
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About 18 months ago I sent this letter, along with a copy of my book, to a number of MPs and peers, including Wes Streeting. I never got a response (which to be fair was my baseline expectation), but it’s still disheartening to see today’s news about Haidt’s invitation to speak to policymakers.
January 14, 2026 at 8:26 PM
About 18 months ago I sent this letter, along with a copy of my book, to a number of MPs and peers, including Wes Streeting. I never got a response (which to be fair was my baseline expectation), but it’s still disheartening to see today’s news about Haidt’s invitation to speak to policymakers.
YouTube now offering 4x playback speed... um, what?
I quite regularly speed up content but 4x feels excessive. I'm genuinely curious what the experience is (not a premium subscriber) and motivations would be here (both for users and the platform).
I quite regularly speed up content but 4x feels excessive. I'm genuinely curious what the experience is (not a premium subscriber) and motivations would be here (both for users and the platform).
January 13, 2026 at 9:29 PM
YouTube now offering 4x playback speed... um, what?
I quite regularly speed up content but 4x feels excessive. I'm genuinely curious what the experience is (not a premium subscriber) and motivations would be here (both for users and the platform).
I quite regularly speed up content but 4x feels excessive. I'm genuinely curious what the experience is (not a premium subscriber) and motivations would be here (both for users and the platform).
Yes, time spent on platform Z = still no idea what someone is doing or what content they are engaging with.
The holy grail data to actually understand what is going on here..
The holy grail data to actually understand what is going on here..
January 7, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Yes, time spent on platform Z = still no idea what someone is doing or what content they are engaging with.
The holy grail data to actually understand what is going on here..
The holy grail data to actually understand what is going on here..
We're talking correlations here though...
"In each model, we used the social media use variable measured at the same time point as the outcome variable (i.e., from the same evening)."
"In each model, we used the social media use variable measured at the same time point as the outcome variable (i.e., from the same evening)."
January 6, 2026 at 9:28 PM
We're talking correlations here though...
"In each model, we used the social media use variable measured at the same time point as the outcome variable (i.e., from the same evening)."
"In each model, we used the social media use variable measured at the same time point as the outcome variable (i.e., from the same evening)."
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Make it your New Year resolution to add a #workingmemory dataset to OpenWMData so that we can curate our field's precious data, start testing theories and benchmarking models across datasets, conduct secondary analyses and meta-research using the data itself, and help me feel like I'm, like, alive.
OpenWMData
A collection of publicly available working memory datasets
williamngiam.github.io
January 2, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Make it your New Year resolution to add a #workingmemory dataset to OpenWMData so that we can curate our field's precious data, start testing theories and benchmarking models across datasets, conduct secondary analyses and meta-research using the data itself, and help me feel like I'm, like, alive.
💯 This was something that @cjsewall9.bsky.social and I tried here: psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/... (preprint: osf.io/preprints/ps...) to limited (?) success...
APA PsycNet
psycnet.apa.org
December 15, 2025 at 7:35 AM
💯 This was something that @cjsewall9.bsky.social and I tried here: psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/... (preprint: osf.io/preprints/ps...) to limited (?) success...
Definitely!
Though in this instance a 2 second scan of the reference list gives away the game - not a single paper that you'd expect to see in a review/meta-analysis on this topic.
While this is partly a story about AI, I see this case more as a story about fake journals polluting the literature.
Though in this instance a 2 second scan of the reference list gives away the game - not a single paper that you'd expect to see in a review/meta-analysis on this topic.
While this is partly a story about AI, I see this case more as a story about fake journals polluting the literature.
December 9, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Definitely!
Though in this instance a 2 second scan of the reference list gives away the game - not a single paper that you'd expect to see in a review/meta-analysis on this topic.
While this is partly a story about AI, I see this case more as a story about fake journals polluting the literature.
Though in this instance a 2 second scan of the reference list gives away the game - not a single paper that you'd expect to see in a review/meta-analysis on this topic.
While this is partly a story about AI, I see this case more as a story about fake journals polluting the literature.
I can only assume that no peer review happened here?!
Seems that this was a scheme by the journal to boost IF?
Seems that this was a scheme by the journal to boost IF?
So...my undergrad thesis student is doing a quality analysis of studies found in meta-analyses. She identified a few and we contacted the authors to request their effect sizes and other variables for the studies in their papers.
Here's what happened:
scientiapsychiatrica.com/index.php/Sc...
Here's what happened:
scientiapsychiatrica.com/index.php/Sc...
The Impact of Social Media on Adolescent Mental Health: A Meta-Analysis | Scientia Psychiatrica
Introduction: The proliferation of social media has raised significant concerns about its potential effects on the mental health of adolescents. This meta-analysis aims to provide a comprehensive asse...
scientiapsychiatrica.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I can only assume that no peer review happened here?!
Seems that this was a scheme by the journal to boost IF?
Seems that this was a scheme by the journal to boost IF?
And now We Lost the Sea (performing departure songs in its entirety!) has been added 🤯
dunk!festival 2026:
“Here, have all your favourite bands at once.”
🔥 Russian Circles, Caspian, Pelican, The Evpatoria Report 🔥
“Here, have all your favourite bands at once.”
🔥 Russian Circles, Caspian, Pelican, The Evpatoria Report 🔥
December 5, 2025 at 4:43 PM
And now We Lost the Sea (performing departure songs in its entirety!) has been added 🤯
💯! Definitely. When I was a bachelor's student I would actually race with some of my friends to finish first as we all realised that we did better with our intuitive judgements than when we overthought questions (at least for social science subjects...different story for maths/stats/coding subjects)
December 3, 2025 at 6:09 PM
💯! Definitely. When I was a bachelor's student I would actually race with some of my friends to finish first as we all realised that we did better with our intuitive judgements than when we overthought questions (at least for social science subjects...different story for maths/stats/coding subjects)
Yes, I think time management itself is an important outcome, though for me I see this more at the level of assignments than tests.
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In other words: I sort of don’t care.
I do worry about students who use accommodations for flexible deadlines on assignments though. I worry that some will struggle in the workplace. College is where you can learn how to deliver on deadline and I hate the idea they’re not getting that practice.
I do worry about students who use accommodations for flexible deadlines on assignments though. I worry that some will struggle in the workplace. College is where you can learn how to deliver on deadline and I hate the idea they’re not getting that practice.
December 3, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Yes, I think time management itself is an important outcome, though for me I see this more at the level of assignments than tests.
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Reposted by Doug Parry
This is important for all platform researchers! Please read and sign the OPEN LETTER to the EU Commission and share widely in your networks!
We've published an Open Letter urging EU policymakers to reject the Digital Omnibus' proposed Amendment to Article 12(5) GDPR, which would undermine citizens' data access rights & the researchers who depend on them for #DataDonation research.
Read & sign: shorturl.at/e1mr4 - your signature matters.
Read & sign: shorturl.at/e1mr4 - your signature matters.
November 25, 2025 at 11:08 AM
This is important for all platform researchers! Please read and sign the OPEN LETTER to the EU Commission and share widely in your networks!
I create an archive of the page with the Wayback Machine (there's a browser extension) from the Internet Archive and then use that URL when needed. So far seems to have worked
November 25, 2025 at 8:49 AM
I create an archive of the page with the Wayback Machine (there's a browser extension) from the Internet Archive and then use that URL when needed. So far seems to have worked
dunk!festival 2026:
“Here, have all your favourite bands at once.”
🔥 Russian Circles, Caspian, Pelican, The Evpatoria Report 🔥
“Here, have all your favourite bands at once.”
🔥 Russian Circles, Caspian, Pelican, The Evpatoria Report 🔥
November 22, 2025 at 8:19 AM
dunk!festival 2026:
“Here, have all your favourite bands at once.”
🔥 Russian Circles, Caspian, Pelican, The Evpatoria Report 🔥
“Here, have all your favourite bands at once.”
🔥 Russian Circles, Caspian, Pelican, The Evpatoria Report 🔥