Tobias Dienlin
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finally got around to reading @tobiasdienlin.com @yesuncomm.bsky.social & @lennertcoenen.bsky.social's "A simple future for media effects research"
Such a clear and compelling summary of why we (media researchers, but really any psych-adjacent field) are stuck and how to dig ourselves out
Such a clear and compelling summary of why we (media researchers, but really any psych-adjacent field) are stuck and how to dig ourselves out
![While we can continue to identify the factors atplay indefinitely, this digresses the literature intoa fact-gathering exercise. And such an exerciseis not enough to spawn cumulative understanding.In the words of Poincaré, "[s]cience is built upof facts, as a house is built of stones; but an ac-cumulation of facts is no more a science than aheap of stones is a house" (Poincaré, 1905, ch. 9)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:dhm7lqdnd6ftjspfqzrkla6x/bafkreicmty3dlsw7brwuwlpuxdgkulxpf7mr4lbkxqp2dcbbfuifjwtvtq@jpeg)
January 9, 2026 at 1:54 PM
finally got around to reading @tobiasdienlin.com @yesuncomm.bsky.social & @lennertcoenen.bsky.social's "A simple future for media effects research"
Such a clear and compelling summary of why we (media researchers, but really any psych-adjacent field) are stuck and how to dig ourselves out
Such a clear and compelling summary of why we (media researchers, but really any psych-adjacent field) are stuck and how to dig ourselves out
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made me think about @cjvanlissa.bsky.social and co's recent work (doi.org/10.31234/osf...) as well as a much less incisive but aligned piece I wrote about problems in psych games research during my PhD (osf.io/fp89z)
OSF
osf.io
January 9, 2026 at 1:57 PM
made me think about @cjvanlissa.bsky.social and co's recent work (doi.org/10.31234/osf...) as well as a much less incisive but aligned piece I wrote about problems in psych games research during my PhD (osf.io/fp89z)
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Upon reflection, I think what I like about the book is that the underlying sentiment is not "modern times are bad" but rather "modern times are sometimes too good at being good"
January 7, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Upon reflection, I think what I like about the book is that the underlying sentiment is not "modern times are bad" but rather "modern times are sometimes too good at being good"
"Finding hope in Hegel"
Wrote a short post for @acadianjprof.bsky.social's end of year newsletter on "what's bringing you hope".
Strongly inspired by Alain de Botton and Hans Rosling.
Wrote a short post for @acadianjprof.bsky.social's end of year newsletter on "what's bringing you hope".
Strongly inspired by Alain de Botton and Hans Rosling.
Finding Hope in Hegel
By Tobias Dienlin, University of Zürich
substack.com
December 23, 2025 at 8:10 PM
"Finding hope in Hegel"
Wrote a short post for @acadianjprof.bsky.social's end of year newsletter on "what's bringing you hope".
Strongly inspired by Alain de Botton and Hans Rosling.
Wrote a short post for @acadianjprof.bsky.social's end of year newsletter on "what's bringing you hope".
Strongly inspired by Alain de Botton and Hans Rosling.
Reposted by Tobias Dienlin
The Media Psychology & Methods Team wishes you a good end to 2025!
The year was special for us: We started as a team, had our first retreat, conferences, teaching, and christmas party (together with the sci comm team).
Off to new adventures!
(But until then: Winter break ❄️☕️🦦)
The year was special for us: We started as a team, had our first retreat, conferences, teaching, and christmas party (together with the sci comm team).
Off to new adventures!
(But until then: Winter break ❄️☕️🦦)
December 19, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The Media Psychology & Methods Team wishes you a good end to 2025!
The year was special for us: We started as a team, had our first retreat, conferences, teaching, and christmas party (together with the sci comm team).
Off to new adventures!
(But until then: Winter break ❄️☕️🦦)
The year was special for us: We started as a team, had our first retreat, conferences, teaching, and christmas party (together with the sci comm team).
Off to new adventures!
(But until then: Winter break ❄️☕️🦦)
Great to see our homepage is now up and running!
🎉 The PROMISE project now has an official website!
This is where we’ll be sharing updates on our research into social media, platform design, and youth well-being - plus news, team info, and open-access outputs as they’re released.
🔗 promiseproject.univie.ac.at
This is where we’ll be sharing updates on our research into social media, platform design, and youth well-being - plus news, team info, and open-access outputs as they’re released.
🔗 promiseproject.univie.ac.at
December 19, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Great to see our homepage is now up and running!
This is so cool. And I’m so happy that reviewers realized the package’s enormous relevance.
I've used Lavaan almost every (work)day for 15 years, but this open source labour of love has never received proper institutional support. I'm delighted to be a small part of an 1.5M OpenScienceNL award, led by Jorgensen, to completely revamp and futureproof Lavaan www.openscience.nl/en/news/45-p...
December 18, 2025 at 12:49 PM
This is so cool. And I’m so happy that reviewers realized the package’s enormous relevance.
Happy to have received this note by @jmp-hogrefe.bsky.social!
I don't review as much as I used to, so this was a pleasant surprise.
It's a great idea of JMP to publicly acknowledge reviewers. Reviewing is an important part of quality control with little concrete benefits, so everything helps!
I don't review as much as I used to, so this was a pleasant surprise.
It's a great idea of JMP to publicly acknowledge reviewers. Reviewing is an important part of quality control with little concrete benefits, so everything helps!
December 18, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Happy to have received this note by @jmp-hogrefe.bsky.social!
I don't review as much as I used to, so this was a pleasant surprise.
It's a great idea of JMP to publicly acknowledge reviewers. Reviewing is an important part of quality control with little concrete benefits, so everything helps!
I don't review as much as I used to, so this was a pleasant surprise.
It's a great idea of JMP to publicly acknowledge reviewers. Reviewing is an important part of quality control with little concrete benefits, so everything helps!
„These high school hagwons have grueling schedules. During term time, students typically have days that run from 7am to 2am (sic!), starting with morning study sessions before school and finishing with homework in the library.“
I wasn’t prepared for reading this …
I wasn’t prepared for reading this …
Two is already too many - Works in Progress Magazine
Every hundred South Koreans today will have only six great-grandchildren between them. The rest of the world can learn from Korea’s catastrophe to avoid the same fate.
worksinprogress.co
December 16, 2025 at 7:09 AM
„These high school hagwons have grueling schedules. During term time, students typically have days that run from 7am to 2am (sic!), starting with morning study sessions before school and finishing with homework in the library.“
I wasn’t prepared for reading this …
I wasn’t prepared for reading this …
To normalize open science, it’s important to include it into teaching. Great to see this implemented!
I introduced #openscience practices in my undergrad BA thesis seminar and offered bonus points for applying them (inspired by @tobiasdienlin.com)
So happy to see that students find it useful. Some are already running a priori power analyses. Makes me genuinely happy 😊
So happy to see that students find it useful. Some are already running a priori power analyses. Makes me genuinely happy 😊
December 12, 2025 at 1:36 PM
To normalize open science, it’s important to include it into teaching. Great to see this implemented!
Very much enjoyed to be part of our first workshop!
We just wrapped an energizing 2-day workshop in Nuremberg - the first in-person meeting of the full PROMISE team! Hosted by our colleagues at Friedrich-Alexander University, the meetup marked a first milestone in our 3-year international project. (1/4)
December 12, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Very much enjoyed to be part of our first workshop!
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Starting our first workshop on theory with a view …
December 10, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Starting our first workshop on theory with a view …
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Preprint⚠️
Scrolling and swiping tend to be more interesting than studying or working, leading to procrastination. Can we do something about that? We investigated whether temporary deliberate non-use of digital technologies (digital disconnection) is effective as a strategy against procrastination.
Scrolling and swiping tend to be more interesting than studying or working, leading to procrastination. Can we do something about that? We investigated whether temporary deliberate non-use of digital technologies (digital disconnection) is effective as a strategy against procrastination.
Digital Disconnection as a Self-Regulatory Strategy Against Procrastination: https://osf.io/3j64v
December 9, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Preprint⚠️
Scrolling and swiping tend to be more interesting than studying or working, leading to procrastination. Can we do something about that? We investigated whether temporary deliberate non-use of digital technologies (digital disconnection) is effective as a strategy against procrastination.
Scrolling and swiping tend to be more interesting than studying or working, leading to procrastination. Can we do something about that? We investigated whether temporary deliberate non-use of digital technologies (digital disconnection) is effective as a strategy against procrastination.
Reposted by Tobias Dienlin
Just published in Behavior Research Methods:
The individual-level precision of implicit measures
w/ @ianhussey.mmmdata.io
🧵👇
link.springer.com/article/10.3...
The individual-level precision of implicit measures
w/ @ianhussey.mmmdata.io
🧵👇
link.springer.com/article/10.3...
The individual-level precision of implicit measures - Behavior Research Methods
Implicit measures are used extensively in psychological science. One fundamental goal of these measures is to provide information diagnostic of an individual’s attitudes or beliefs. After 25 years of ...
link.springer.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Just published in Behavior Research Methods:
The individual-level precision of implicit measures
w/ @ianhussey.mmmdata.io
🧵👇
link.springer.com/article/10.3...
The individual-level precision of implicit measures
w/ @ianhussey.mmmdata.io
🧵👇
link.springer.com/article/10.3...
😮💨
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 9, 2025 at 5:54 AM
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This is super cool and helpful!
Despite Prepublication Peer Review being a core part of science, training materials for it are sparse. This open source guide is very valuable for ECRs!
ecr-reviewers.gitlab.io/guide/
ecr-reviewers.gitlab.io/guide/
ECR Reviewers Platform
ecr-reviewers.gitlab.io
December 4, 2025 at 9:10 PM
This is super cool and helpful!
Reposted by Tobias Dienlin
Despite Prepublication Peer Review being a core part of science, training materials for it are sparse. This open source guide is very valuable for ECRs!
ecr-reviewers.gitlab.io/guide/
ecr-reviewers.gitlab.io/guide/
ECR Reviewers Platform
ecr-reviewers.gitlab.io
December 4, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Despite Prepublication Peer Review being a core part of science, training materials for it are sparse. This open source guide is very valuable for ECRs!
ecr-reviewers.gitlab.io/guide/
ecr-reviewers.gitlab.io/guide/
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Hello Bluesky👋 This is our first post as the IKMZ Media Psychology & Methods division.
Since it’s Spotify Wrapped season, we thought we’d start with a game: Can you guess the age Spotify gave to our members? 🎧🤔
Our Team will reply in the comments ⬇️
P.S. That’s us at our traditional team-fondue 🫕�
Since it’s Spotify Wrapped season, we thought we’d start with a game: Can you guess the age Spotify gave to our members? 🎧🤔
Our Team will reply in the comments ⬇️
P.S. That’s us at our traditional team-fondue 🫕�
December 4, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Hello Bluesky👋 This is our first post as the IKMZ Media Psychology & Methods division.
Since it’s Spotify Wrapped season, we thought we’d start with a game: Can you guess the age Spotify gave to our members? 🎧🤔
Our Team will reply in the comments ⬇️
P.S. That’s us at our traditional team-fondue 🫕�
Since it’s Spotify Wrapped season, we thought we’d start with a game: Can you guess the age Spotify gave to our members? 🎧🤔
Our Team will reply in the comments ⬇️
P.S. That’s us at our traditional team-fondue 🫕�
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Do LLMs understand humour? My short answer: Who cares. For my long answer, read the article I wrote for our university newspaper: www.uniaktuell.unibe.ch/2025/do_chat...
Do ChatGPT and Co. understand humor?
Language models such as ChatGPT know millions of jokes. But do they understand why they are funny? Malte Elson knows the answer.
www.uniaktuell.unibe.ch
December 3, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Do LLMs understand humour? My short answer: Who cares. For my long answer, read the article I wrote for our university newspaper: www.uniaktuell.unibe.ch/2025/do_chat...
Reposted by Tobias Dienlin
1. Transparency is necessary for credibility
2. Transparency is hard to change
3. Require transparency*
4. Transparency is not magic
5. Journals are part of problem
6. Expect more from journals
7. Peer review is not magic
8. A crisis can look a lot like „normal“ science
9. Meta-analysis is not magic
2. Transparency is hard to change
3. Require transparency*
4. Transparency is not magic
5. Journals are part of problem
6. Expect more from journals
7. Peer review is not magic
8. A crisis can look a lot like „normal“ science
9. Meta-analysis is not magic
In case you have missed Simine Vazire's excellent webinar yesterday, here is the link to watch it online: youtu.be/_vb1CNwC3CM Thanks again @simine.com for staying up so late and thanks to the audience for the great questions!
PCI Webinar series #13 - Simine Vazire - Recognizing and responding to a replication crisis
youtu.be
December 3, 2025 at 9:40 AM
1. Transparency is necessary for credibility
2. Transparency is hard to change
3. Require transparency*
4. Transparency is not magic
5. Journals are part of problem
6. Expect more from journals
7. Peer review is not magic
8. A crisis can look a lot like „normal“ science
9. Meta-analysis is not magic
2. Transparency is hard to change
3. Require transparency*
4. Transparency is not magic
5. Journals are part of problem
6. Expect more from journals
7. Peer review is not magic
8. A crisis can look a lot like „normal“ science
9. Meta-analysis is not magic
Reposted by Tobias Dienlin
Want to make nice graphs with me, starting next year? I'm hiring for a position at the University of Witten/Herdecke.
uni-wh.softgarden.io/job/61280592...
uni-wh.softgarden.io/job/61280592...
December 3, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Want to make nice graphs with me, starting next year? I'm hiring for a position at the University of Witten/Herdecke.
uni-wh.softgarden.io/job/61280592...
uni-wh.softgarden.io/job/61280592...
Reposted by Tobias Dienlin
🚨 Big news from Brussels: The @europarl.europa.eu has voted overwhelmingly in favor of a resolution calling for a minimum age of 16 for access to social media: www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...
(1/4)
(1/4)
Children should be at least 16 to access social media, say MEPs | News | European Parliament
MEPs are calling for ambitious EU action to protect minors online, including an EU-wide minimum age of 16 and bans on the most harmful addictive practices.
www.europarl.europa.eu
November 28, 2025 at 8:21 PM
🚨 Big news from Brussels: The @europarl.europa.eu has voted overwhelmingly in favor of a resolution calling for a minimum age of 16 for access to social media: www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...
(1/4)
(1/4)
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🚨 SynthNet is out 🚨
Researchers propose new constructs and measures faster than anyone can track. We (@anniria.bsky.social @ruben.the100.ci) built a search engine to check what already exists and help identify redundancies; indexing 74,000 scales from ~31,500 instruments in APA PsycTests. 🧵1/3
Researchers propose new constructs and measures faster than anyone can track. We (@anniria.bsky.social @ruben.the100.ci) built a search engine to check what already exists and help identify redundancies; indexing 74,000 scales from ~31,500 instruments in APA PsycTests. 🧵1/3
November 26, 2025 at 11:42 AM
🚨 SynthNet is out 🚨
Researchers propose new constructs and measures faster than anyone can track. We (@anniria.bsky.social @ruben.the100.ci) built a search engine to check what already exists and help identify redundancies; indexing 74,000 scales from ~31,500 instruments in APA PsycTests. 🧵1/3
Researchers propose new constructs and measures faster than anyone can track. We (@anniria.bsky.social @ruben.the100.ci) built a search engine to check what already exists and help identify redundancies; indexing 74,000 scales from ~31,500 instruments in APA PsycTests. 🧵1/3
Reposted by Tobias Dienlin
Am 16.–18. September 2026 veranstalten wir am @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social eine Tagung zu „Utopien und Dystopien der digitalen Gesellschaft“, in der wir auf 30 Jahre Forschung zu Computer, Internet und Co. blicken. Einreichungsfrist: 30. März 2026. #CfP www.weizenbaum-institut.de/digikomm2026/
November 27, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Am 16.–18. September 2026 veranstalten wir am @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social eine Tagung zu „Utopien und Dystopien der digitalen Gesellschaft“, in der wir auf 30 Jahre Forschung zu Computer, Internet und Co. blicken. Einreichungsfrist: 30. März 2026. #CfP www.weizenbaum-institut.de/digikomm2026/