So excited to share our new preprint, “LLMs generate structurally realistic social networks but overestimate political homophily”! Joint work co-led by Alicja Chaszczewicz, along with Emma Wang, Maya Josifovska, Emma Pierson, and Jure Leskovec Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2408.16629

Pop psychology on social media has reached peak stupidity. It feels like it’s poisoned a lot of peoples’ minds with a misunderstanding of many basic concepts.

#AcademicTwitter Yep! #phdlife #phdvoice

📢New paper: Structure and dynamics of growing networks of Reddit threads. rdcu.be/dS2OG We investigate how platform guidelines influence online discussions: by modeling threads as dynamic networks, we uncover distinct interaction patterns shaped by such guidelines.

🚨 New preprint 🚨 I am excited to share a piece with Rui Mata and Zak Hussain in which we advocate for a greater reliance on open LLMs in the behavioral and social sciences. Despite the availability of powerful, more reproducible open alternatives (e.g., via Hugging Face),

Our lab has a new graduate student! Steven Mesquiti is interested in how the language people use to communicate their thoughts, feelings, and beliefs grants insights into shifts in their emotions, unique life experiences, and well-being. We're excited to have him on board!

Welcome, Steven Mesquiti!!! Excited to have you on the team!

marebearpig 🦦 Wow the two most mature people in Philly conversing

Are you a grad student who wants to give a talk at Princeton, expenses paid? Nominate yourself or a colleague here! forms.gle/WN2ybYMuZiW3re… Priority given to non-ivy schools and students from diverse backgrounds.

Behavioral Interventions Motivate Action to Address Climate Change osf.io/x3wsb/

🧵1/ Ever wondered what makes for a good conversation? Shannon Burns, PhD Diana Tamir Communication Neuroscience Lab Laetitia Mwilambwe-Tshilobo, Lily Tsoi and I used fMRI hyperscanning to answer this question by tracking the dynamics of naturalistic conversations. Now out in Nature Communications! doi.org/10.1038/s41467…

Linear Regression clearly explained 👇🏻

New paper out in PNAS! Grateful to be a part of this incredible SPARQ team.

#PrincetonU remembers James Earl Jones, pioneering actor of stage and screen. Jones received an honorary doctorate in the fine arts at Princeton's 1980 Commencement. bit.ly/3XjKz8G 📸: John W.H. Simpson '66 via Mudd Library

“I have concepts of a plan.” Me a thousand times in grad school coming up with a plan for my dissertation.

representation is important. thank you unicode team.

New research in PNAS Nexus reveals that AI like GPT4 can simplify scientific writing, improving public understanding of science and perceptions of scientists. When AI crafts lay summaries, readers grasp content better and view scientists as more credible. doi.org/10.1093/pnasne…

LinkedIn is now using everyone's content to train their AI tool -- they just auto opted everyone in. I recommend opting out now (AND that orgs put an end to auto opt-in, it's not cool) Opt out steps: Settings and Privacy > Data Privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement (OFF)