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Lucía Cores-Sarría @luciacores.bsky.social · 2d

So exciting to see RQ1 featured our work!
Bottom line: humor in news is a powerful tool for conveying facts—especially at a time when satirical news, an alternative venue for those who don't trust mainstream media, is under unprecedented political attack

Alexios Mantzarlis @mantzarlis.com · 2d

Fascinating study on Last Week Tonight and whether jokes help "embed" facts, as seen on the always interesting RQ1 newsletter rq1.substack.com/p/why-right-...

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Jingjing Han @jingjinghan.bsky.social · 5d

Submit your abstract to the special issue on “Dynamics of Human Communication”, due in only one week!!!

Communication and Change @cacspringer.bsky.social · Jul 4

C&C CFP🔥: “Dynamics of Human Communication” guest-edited by Drs. Robert F. Potter & Jingjing Han @jingjinghan.bsky.social.

📅Abstract ddl: Oct 15, 2025.
📅Paper ddl: Feb 15, 2026.
Word count: 6,000-10,000 words.

APC fully sponsored by Fudan University.

More info: link.springer.com/journal/4438...

Communication and Change

Dedicated to advancing the understanding of communication in the context of rapid technological and societal transformation Promotes communication research ...

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Sam Nastase @samnastase.bsky.social · 9d

I'm recruiting PhD students to join my new lab in Fall 2026! The Shared Minds Lab at @usc.edu will combine deep learning and ecological human neuroscience to better understand how we communicate our thoughts from one brain to another.

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Pablo Solana @p-solana.bsky.social · 7d

Interested in embodied cognition, abstract concepts, metaphors or meta-science? Check our latest publication, out now in Cognitive Science (@cogscisociety.bsky.social)

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Does Body‐Specificity Stand on Solid Ground? Z‐Curving the Association Between Emotional Valence and Lateral Space

The body-specificity hypothesis proposes that people with different bodies should also have different conceptual systems. The test case of this hypothesis has been the association of emotional valenc...

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Jingjing Han @jingjinghan.bsky.social · 9d

Hi I am looking for a postdoc who will work with me and in our lab equipped with eye trackers and physiological data collection tools, beginning next fall.

The application due is Oct. 15. Please chat with me if you are interested.

Location: Fudan University in Shanghai, China

Jingjing Han @jingjinghan.bsky.social · 14d

Hope your trip back home was smooth!

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Jingjing Han @jingjinghan.bsky.social · 14d

Huge thanks to Dr. Richard Huskey for visiting us in person and engaging with our students! @richardhuskey.bsky.social

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Jingjing Han @jingjinghan.bsky.social · 19d

Very honored to host Dr. Richard Huskey at Fudan University this week! He will be giving a talk on his fascinating work in media sequence studies. Join us!!

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Jingjing Han @jingjinghan.bsky.social · 19d

Abstract Deadline in three weeks!

Communication and Change @cacspringer.bsky.social · Jul 4

C&C CFP🔥: “Dynamics of Human Communication” guest-edited by Drs. Robert F. Potter & Jingjing Han @jingjinghan.bsky.social.

📅Abstract ddl: Oct 15, 2025.
📅Paper ddl: Feb 15, 2026.
Word count: 6,000-10,000 words.

APC fully sponsored by Fudan University.

More info: link.springer.com/journal/4438...

Communication and Change

Dedicated to advancing the understanding of communication in the context of rapid technological and societal transformation Promotes communication research ...

link.springer.com

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Jenny Saffran @jennysaffran.bsky.social · 25d

Tenure track position in Psychology at UW-Madison — CogSci or comp neurosci with an AI emphasis, broadly construed. Apply!

Gary Lupyan @glupyan.bsky.social · 25d

Come be my colleague! UW-Madison Psychology is hiring! Computational Neuroscience and/or Cognitive Science, with an AI emphasis. jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/assista...

Assistant Professor of Psychology - Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process.Job Category:FacultyEmployment Type:Regula...

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Richard Huskey @richardhuskey.bsky.social · 25d

📱One scroll can change your day. What guides your scrolling?

I’m keynoting at the CityU Hong Kong International Conference on AI-Empowered Communication and Global Innovation. I’ll share our lab’s NeuroAI for sequential media selection. If you’re there, say hi!

www.cityu.edu.hk/com/Page.asp...

flyer for “AIxCOM – International Conference on AI-Empowered Communication and Global Innovation.” Host: Department of Media and Communication, City University of Hong Kong. Dates: 18–19 September 2025. Venue: Benjamin & Anny Kwok Conference Room, 4/F Yip Kit Chuen Building, CityUHK.

Highlighted bullets in yellow: Cutting-edge AI issues across GenAI, VR, Games, and Neuroscience. Flagship communication journal editors. Elected and former ICA presidents. Industry leaders from Amazon, Meta, Google, and Alibaba.

Three columns of circular headshots with names, titles, and affiliations labeled “Keynote Speakers”:
• Ingrid Bachmann – ICA President Elect, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
• Peng Hwa Ang – Former ICA President, Nanyang Technological University.
• Michael Latzer – University of Zurich.
• Junhao Hong – State University of New York at Buffalo.
• Natalie Pang – National University of Singapore.
• Nicole Ellison – Editor in Chief, Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication.
• Jörg Matthes – Editor in Chief, Communication Theory, University of Vienna.
• Richard Huskey – Associate Editor, Journal of Communication, UC Davis.
• Nuri Kim – Associate Editor, Human Communication Research.
• Tammy Lin – Associate Editor, Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, NCCU Taiwan.
Right column lists editors and scholars from China: Xiaohong Guan (CAS academician, IEEE Fellow), Zhengrong Hu (News and Communication Research), Yan Sui (Modern Communication), Taofu Zhang (Journalism University), Hailong Liu (International Press), Changfeng Chen (Global Media Journal, Chinese).

Row of “Industry Leaders” headshots: George Chen (The Asia Group, CityUHK), Bryan Ha (AWS/Amazon), Yannick Mahé (Meta Greater China), Raymond Tsang (Alibaba Cloud), Di Yao (Google Shanghai), Grace Shao (AI Proem).

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Asifa Majid @asifamajid.bsky.social · Jul 31

It's amazing that we can communicate with so many researchers across the world in English, but how do we do that and still allow local languages to thrive in different contexts?
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Academic language has become a proxy for European culture wars

Some European governments are rethinking the use of English in universities, exposing tensions between internationalization and national priorities.

www.nature.com

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Jingjing Han @jingjinghan.bsky.social · Jul 31

Very proud of Indiana, as I just found that IU has two Rumelhart winners among only 25 recipients!

Cognitive Science Society @cogscisociety.bsky.social · Jul 30

Packed room at the @archive.org for today’s amazing speaker lineup at the Rumelhart 25th Anniversary Event. #CogSci2025

A large audience fills a historic hall with wooden pew seating, ornate ceiling details, and a stained-glass dome. People face a stage with a large screen displaying a presentation, as the Rumelhart 25th Anniversary Event takes place at the Internet Archive

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Jingjing Han @jingjinghan.bsky.social · Jul 17

And also grateful to other amazing coauthors: Mary Jean Amon, Aaron Necaise, Mimi Hana, and Minkyo Lee. We are designing another follow-up study replicating and testing new hypotheses!

Jingjing Han @jingjinghan.bsky.social · Jul 17

From there we identified multimodal physiological dynamics and effectively predicted attitude toward and memory about ads. Thanks to my excellent coauthors: Yuqian Ni @yuqian-ni.bsky.social who led the data analysis, and is amazing to work with. And he is on job market this year!, and

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Jingjing Han @jingjinghan.bsky.social · Jul 17

We used a multimodal approach to analyzing physiological data and testing its relationship with message effectiveness. We temporally coupled two facial EMG signals as an integrated indicator of emotion, and
coupled heart rate and skin conductance indicative of engagement.

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Jingjing Han @jingjinghan.bsky.social · Jul 17

Thrilled to share our pub in Journal of Advertising. We tackled the long observed mismatch between physiological responses and psychological outcomes. With a multimodal approach, we reliably predicted consumer attitudes!

Find more here: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/4FAAS...

Multimodal Physiological Responses Predict Advertisement Effectiveness

Advertising research using biometric measures has long observed a mismatch between physiological responses and psychological outcomes. This study provides new insights using a multimodal approach t...

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Morgan Quinn Ross @mqrmobile.bsky.social · Apr 30

Excited to share a new article on AI self-extension 🤖 Led by Scott Campbell + w @nellison.bsky.social, we consider how aspects of AI facilitate dimensions of self-extension 🤳 as well as AI-mobile convergence 📲 Check it out in Communication + Change: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Extending the self through AI-mediated communication: functional, ontological, and anthropomorphic extensions - Communication and Change

Increasingly, Artificial Intelligence (AI) assistants are used to optimize communication goals by modifying, augmenting, and generating messages in human online interactions. Scholars are just beginni...

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Communication and Change @cacspringer.bsky.social · Jul 4

📚Inaugural Issue
How do communication journals respond to "change" in 100 years? Drs Lee Humphreys, Didem Özkul, & Stephanie Belina sampled the top 50 journals and found that the opportunities and concerns about change have long shaped the field.
Read more: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

100 years of communication: change and continuity in inaugural communication journals 1924–2024 - Communication and Change

The field of communication has responded to changes in the world through its journals. In this study, we examine how our field has responded to ‘change’ over time particularly along the axes of techno...

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Communication and Change @cacspringer.bsky.social · Jul 4

C&C CFP🔥: “Dynamics of Human Communication” guest-edited by Drs. Robert F. Potter & Jingjing Han @jingjinghan.bsky.social.

📅Abstract ddl: Oct 15, 2025.
📅Paper ddl: Feb 15, 2026.
Word count: 6,000-10,000 words.

APC fully sponsored by Fudan University.

More info: link.springer.com/journal/4438...

Communication and Change

Dedicated to advancing the understanding of communication in the context of rapid technological and societal transformation Promotes communication research ...

link.springer.com

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Jingjing Han @jingjinghan.bsky.social · Jun 30

Moving beyond a Western-centric perspective in research is not just about being more inclusive and diverse within the community, but more importantly it enriches our understanding of cognition itself. Great statement, see below.

🌐I think this is even more critical for communication studies.

Cognitive Science Society @cogscisociety.bsky.social · Jun 30

📣 Calling early-career cognitive scientists in the Asia-Pacific!

The CogSci Asia-Pacific Meetup Kickoff is coming:

📍 Dec 6–7, 2025 | Tokyo
🌱 Retreat-style event, community building, and cross-cultural exchange.

Details: sites.google.com/view/cogsci-...
#CogSci2025 #CognitiveScience

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Towards a More Inclusive and Culturally Diversified Cognitive Science Cognitive science is an interdisciplinary field that seeks to understand the nature and mechanisms of intelligence—whether biologi...

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Jingjing Han @jingjinghan.bsky.social · Jun 30

Deadline for submission： August 5!

Cognitive Science Society @cogscisociety.bsky.social · Jun 30

📣 Calling early-career cognitive scientists in the Asia-Pacific!

The CogSci Asia-Pacific Meetup Kickoff is coming:

📍 Dec 6–7, 2025 | Tokyo
🌱 Retreat-style event, community building, and cross-cultural exchange.

Details: sites.google.com/view/cogsci-...
#CogSci2025 #CognitiveScience

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Towards a More Inclusive and Culturally Diversified Cognitive Science Cognitive science is an interdisciplinary field that seeks to understand the nature and mechanisms of intelligence—whether biologi...

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Cognitive Science Society @cogscisociety.bsky.social · Jun 23

🇯🇵 CogSci Meetup 2025 in Hamamatsu is happening Aug 1–2, alongside #CogSci2025!

Join the retreat-style satellite event in Japan connecting local and global cognitive science communities in real time.

⏰ Registration closes in 4️⃣ days!

sites.google.com/view/cogsci-...

Illustration promoting the CogSci2025 Meetup in Hamamatsu, Japan. The image features three cartoon-style people inside speech bubbles, suggesting conversation and connection. Text on the right reads: “CogSci2025 Meetup — Hamamatsu, Japan” with a button below that says “Visit the Website to Learn More.” The background is teal with dotted yellow lines connecting the figures.

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Jingjing Han @jingjinghan.bsky.social · Jun 16

So glad to see that 100%pure cognitive scientist, and a leading voice in the field, Dr. Rick Dale, came to ICA and talked about exciting areas and opportunities that could bring cognitive science and communication fields together!

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Jingjing Han @jingjinghan.bsky.social · Jun 13

@icacsab.bsky.social @compcommlab.bsky.social

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