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Amir Ghasemian
@amir-ghasemian.bsky.social
Research Scientist at @CSSPenn.
https://aghasemian.github.io/
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New paper on misperceptions out in PNAS @pnas.org

www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Why do people overestimate the size of politically relevant groups (immigrant, LGBTQ, Jewish) and quantities (% of budget spent on foreign aid, % of refugees that are criminals)?🧵👇
April 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Postdoc opportunities at the Knowledge Lab at U Chicago. Application review begins Jan 31. form.jotform.com/241295631499...
December 22, 2024 at 10:39 PM
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🚨I'm looking for PhD students to join my team in the
Connected Data Hub
School of Data Science at the University of Virginia

We develop cutting-edge methods in network science and data analytics to reveal how networks shape the world and drive collaboration, innovation, and national security.
December 18, 2024 at 3:20 PM
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More openings! We’re looking for top talent to join us in Dublin, an EU Capital, great airport, minimal far-right presence!
Community Engagement/Lab Officer (€50,207/year; ddl 17 Jan)
Postdoc (€47,412/year; 17 Jan)
2 PhD Positions (€33,000/year; 20 Dec)
Please share widely!
tahayasseri.com/join/
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Current Vacancies: Community Engagement/Lab OfficerSOHAM Postdoc2 PhD Positions Community Engagement/Lab Officer: 24 Months. Closing date: 17th January 2025. Starting March 2025 or later. The succe…
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December 16, 2024 at 1:11 PM
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In 2024 work in @pnas.org, @amir-ghasemian.bsky.social and I explore “The Structure and Function of Antagonistic Ties in Village Social Networks.”

At the population level, the existence of antagonism has important implications for the overall structure and function of human groups. #HNL 1/
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
www.pnas.org
December 10, 2024 at 12:52 PM
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In work out in December 2024, Matt Jones and I conduct experiments to study the role of leadership within factions of larger groups of people who are struggling to reach consensus on a contentious topic.

www.nature.com/articles/s41... @natureportfolio.bsky.social 1/
Bringing leaders of network subgroups closer together does not facilitate consensus - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Bringing leaders of network subgroups closer together does not facilitate consensus
www.nature.com
December 6, 2024 at 1:32 PM
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Last chance! Deadline tomorrow!
🚨Job alert!🚨
Come join us at the Inverse Complexity Lab! @invcomplexity.bsky.social

We’re hiring a post-doctoral researcher to join our group at IT:U, Linz, Austria.

skewed.de/lab/call.html

Deadline is 30 Nov 2024.

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November 29, 2024 at 2:05 PM