Journal Articles & Working Papers

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Beyond Digital "Echo Chambers": The Role of Viewpoint Diversity in Political Discussion

Modern political conversations are typically perceived to be unproductively affirming -- siloed in "echo chambers" of exclusively like-minded discussants.

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A Text-Based Smoking Cessation Intervention for Sexual and Gender Minority Groups: Protocol for a Feasibility Trial

Cigarette smoking among sexual and gender minority (SGM) groups in the United States is higher than heterosexual and cisgender individuals.

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Fact-checking Trump’s election lies can improve confidence in U.S. elections: Experimental evidence

As the 2020 campaign unfolded President Trump’s attacks on the integrity of the U.S. electoral system grew louder and more frequent.

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Impact of FDA endorsement and modified risk versus exposure messaging in IQOS ads: a randomised factorial experiment among US and Israeli adults

To enter or stay in the US market, tobacco manufacturers must submit a Premarket Tobacco Product Application (PMTA) to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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Conceptual Replication of Four Key Findings about Factual Corrections and Misinformation During the 2020 U.S. Election: Evidence from Panel Survey Experiments

The researchers conducted experiments to evaluate the immediate and medium-term effects of misinformation and factual corrections during the 2020 election.

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"It's Not Just Hate'': A Multi-Dimensional Perspective on Detecting Harmful Speech Online

Well-annotated data is a prerequisite for good Natural Language Processing models.

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Foreign support does not mean sway for illiberal nationalist regimes: Putin sympathy, Russian influence, and Trump foreign policy in the Balkans

New information technologies increasingly allow autocrats to shape public opinion outside their borders.

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A Missed Opportunity to Further Build Trust in AI: A Landscape Analysis of OECD.AI

The world needs a better understanding of how policymakers can effectively encourage AI innovation and adoption, while mitigating potential AI risks.

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Wicked Problems Might Inspire Greater Data Sharing

Global public goods are goods and services with benefits and costs that potentially extend to all countries, people, and generations.

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Novel Implementation Strategy to Electronically Screen and Signpost Patients to Health Behavior Apps: Mixed Methods Implementation Study (OptiMine Study)

Behavior change apps have the potential to provide individual support on a population scale at low cost, but they face numerous barriers to implementation.