Mathew Ling
@lingtax.bsky.social
Professional knower/cynic. Former Ivory tower tenant. R user. Cat trainer. Dice enthusiast.
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Extremely pleased to see this work published! Thank you so much to my excellent collaborators @fmsmallfield.bsky.social @scicomguy.bsky.social @srhastraea.bsky.social @lingtax.bsky.social @mdmarques.com @matthewmatix.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Extremism at the center: Uncovering political diversity among midpoint responders on the left–right self‐placement item
The midpoint of the left-right self-placement item is hiding important political diversity, and may be conflating moderate responders with populists and other political sub-groups. Survey researchers...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 23, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Extremely pleased to see this work published! Thank you so much to my excellent collaborators @fmsmallfield.bsky.social @scicomguy.bsky.social @srhastraea.bsky.social @lingtax.bsky.social @mdmarques.com @matthewmatix.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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It's often claimed that developing a belief in one conspiracy theory will increase the chance that someone goes on to believe other conspiracy theories... perhaps leading them down a rabbit hole of conspiracist beliefs. But does that really happen?
doi.org/10.1002/ejsp...
doi.org/10.1002/ejsp...
Does Developing a Belief in One Conspiracy Theory Lead a Person to be More Likely to Believe in Others?
The monological belief system model suggests that—for at least a subset of people—developing a belief in one conspiracy theory will cause them to be more likely to believe in others. This model has b...
doi.org
February 18, 2025 at 9:48 PM
It's often claimed that developing a belief in one conspiracy theory will increase the chance that someone goes on to believe other conspiracy theories... perhaps leading them down a rabbit hole of conspiracist beliefs. But does that really happen?
doi.org/10.1002/ejsp...
doi.org/10.1002/ejsp...
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The TL;DR? On average, increased belief in one conspiracy theory *does* seem to lead to increased belief in others. But the effects were very small!
February 18, 2025 at 9:53 PM
The TL;DR? On average, increased belief in one conspiracy theory *does* seem to lead to increased belief in others. But the effects were very small!
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here's some of our research on the stability of belief in #conspiracytheories over time (curious to see the @altmetric.com )
paper led by @matthewmatix.bsky.social incl @lingtax.bsky.social @scicomguy.bsky.social @srhastraea.bsky.social Mawson & Clarke
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
paper led by @matthewmatix.bsky.social incl @lingtax.bsky.social @scicomguy.bsky.social @srhastraea.bsky.social Mawson & Clarke
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
People do change their beliefs about conspiracy theories—but not often - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - People do change their beliefs about conspiracy theories—but not often
www.nature.com
December 3, 2024 at 9:31 PM
here's some of our research on the stability of belief in #conspiracytheories over time (curious to see the @altmetric.com )
paper led by @matthewmatix.bsky.social incl @lingtax.bsky.social @scicomguy.bsky.social @srhastraea.bsky.social Mawson & Clarke
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
paper led by @matthewmatix.bsky.social incl @lingtax.bsky.social @scicomguy.bsky.social @srhastraea.bsky.social Mawson & Clarke
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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We suggest that people don't fall into conspiracy theory rabbit holes, but some slide into rabbit warrens. Also, no evidence of an increase in beliefs over time, on average.
@matthewmatix.bsky.social @lingtax.bsky.social @scicomguy.bsky.social @srhastraea.bsky.social Mollie Hawson &Eddie Clarke
@matthewmatix.bsky.social @lingtax.bsky.social @scicomguy.bsky.social @srhastraea.bsky.social Mollie Hawson &Eddie Clarke
Out of the rabbit hole: new research shows people can change their minds about conspiracy theories
A new study has found no evidence that people’s beliefs in conspiracy theories increase over time. They can even change their minds – just not that often.
theconversation.com
February 19, 2024 at 1:34 AM
We suggest that people don't fall into conspiracy theory rabbit holes, but some slide into rabbit warrens. Also, no evidence of an increase in beliefs over time, on average.
@matthewmatix.bsky.social @lingtax.bsky.social @scicomguy.bsky.social @srhastraea.bsky.social Mollie Hawson &Eddie Clarke
@matthewmatix.bsky.social @lingtax.bsky.social @scicomguy.bsky.social @srhastraea.bsky.social Mollie Hawson &Eddie Clarke
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"AI image tools have a tendency to spin up disturbing clichés: Asian women are hypersexual. Africans are primitive. Europeans are worldly. Leaders are men. Prisoners are Black." https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/interactive/2023/ai-generated-images-bias-racism-sexism-stereotypes/
November 1, 2023 at 8:23 PM
"AI image tools have a tendency to spin up disturbing clichés: Asian women are hypersexual. Africans are primitive. Europeans are worldly. Leaders are men. Prisoners are Black." https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/interactive/2023/ai-generated-images-bias-racism-sexism-stereotypes/
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“The national 'total remuneration' gender pay gap is 22.8 percent, meaning that for every $1 a man makes, women earn, on average, 77.2c. Over a year, that's a $25,596 difference.”
www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10...
www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10...
How to fix the gender pay gap, according to one of the 'bloke-iest' companies in Australia
In early 2024, more than 4.6 million workers are about to find out how much less the company they work for pays female staff. Many companies are working now to fix the problem.
www.abc.net.au
October 29, 2023 at 10:17 PM
“The national 'total remuneration' gender pay gap is 22.8 percent, meaning that for every $1 a man makes, women earn, on average, 77.2c. Over a year, that's a $25,596 difference.”
www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10...
www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10...
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If you've made a feed with @skyfeed.app and want to filter out posts that spam lots of random hashtags, add the following regex filter:
^(?:[^#]*#){0,5}[^#]*$
It will filter out posts with more than 5 hashtags.
^(?:[^#]*#){0,5}[^#]*$
It will filter out posts with more than 5 hashtags.
October 19, 2023 at 9:43 PM
If you've made a feed with @skyfeed.app and want to filter out posts that spam lots of random hashtags, add the following regex filter:
^(?:[^#]*#){0,5}[^#]*$
It will filter out posts with more than 5 hashtags.
^(?:[^#]*#){0,5}[^#]*$
It will filter out posts with more than 5 hashtags.
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What might you do after a PhD?
I interviewed 53 people and mapped out career paths
(Interviews are themselves available too!)
osf.io/preprints/ps...
#PsychSciSky #Neuroskyence #CogSci
I interviewed 53 people and mapped out career paths
(Interviews are themselves available too!)
osf.io/preprints/ps...
#PsychSciSky #Neuroskyence #CogSci
osf.io
October 13, 2023 at 7:49 PM
What might you do after a PhD?
I interviewed 53 people and mapped out career paths
(Interviews are themselves available too!)
osf.io/preprints/ps...
#PsychSciSky #Neuroskyence #CogSci
I interviewed 53 people and mapped out career paths
(Interviews are themselves available too!)
osf.io/preprints/ps...
#PsychSciSky #Neuroskyence #CogSci
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New paper identifies the jobs that a sample of 53 psychology PhD students got after completing their PhDs.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
#Psychology #PhDSky #AcademicSky #PsychJobs
osf.io/preprints/ps...
#Psychology #PhDSky #AcademicSky #PsychJobs
October 14, 2023 at 6:22 AM
New paper identifies the jobs that a sample of 53 psychology PhD students got after completing their PhDs.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
#Psychology #PhDSky #AcademicSky #PsychJobs
osf.io/preprints/ps...
#Psychology #PhDSky #AcademicSky #PsychJobs
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New #rstats color palette package just dropped: {MoMAColors}! It has gorgeous colors from art at the Museum of Modern Art in NYC
October 4, 2023 at 6:44 PM
New #rstats color palette package just dropped: {MoMAColors}! It has gorgeous colors from art at the Museum of Modern Art in NYC
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On this same screen, there's also an experimental option to show posts from your feeds in your timeline. (At least, I see it in a web browser.) So far I'm pretty pleased by using this for discovery!
October 3, 2023 at 2:47 AM
On this same screen, there's also an experimental option to show posts from your feeds in your timeline. (At least, I see it in a web browser.) So far I'm pretty pleased by using this for discovery!
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“I don’t even think there’s one Black female physics professor in the UK,” says Wade.“If I had one big aim, it would be to make science a more inclusive and fair place to be.”
‘Why are they not on Wikipedia?’: Dr Jess Wade’s mission for recognition for unsung scientists
Despite some advances, men still dominate science but one academic is working hard to get women and peers of colour the recognition they deserve
www.theguardian.com
October 1, 2023 at 9:05 PM
“I don’t even think there’s one Black female physics professor in the UK,” says Wade.“If I had one big aim, it would be to make science a more inclusive and fair place to be.”
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My bluesky-less UMiami colleagues and I recently published "Who Knowingly Spreads False Political Information Online?" in Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review. A quick explainer 🧵for anyone interested: misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/who-...
September 29, 2023 at 1:15 AM
My bluesky-less UMiami colleagues and I recently published "Who Knowingly Spreads False Political Information Online?" in Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review. A quick explainer 🧵for anyone interested: misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/who-...
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FYI for Newskies, there’s a push here to add ALT to your images (you might notice it’s a lot more common then on Twitter). Many folks won’t repost posts that don’t have ALT on them. You can turn on an ALT reminder in your settings!
Adding 🧪 for all the new scienceskies since there seems to be lots
Adding 🧪 for all the new scienceskies since there seems to be lots
September 28, 2023 at 11:25 PM
FYI for Newskies, there’s a push here to add ALT to your images (you might notice it’s a lot more common then on Twitter). Many folks won’t repost posts that don’t have ALT on them. You can turn on an ALT reminder in your settings!
Adding 🧪 for all the new scienceskies since there seems to be lots
Adding 🧪 for all the new scienceskies since there seems to be lots