Chris Carpenter
@chriscarpenter.bsky.social
Communication Professor studying opinion leaders, motivated reasoning, watching others online, meta-analysis, etc.
Co-author of “Critical Questions in Persuasion Research” as well as “The Science of Gaining Compliance” both from Cognella
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Co-author of “Critical Questions in Persuasion Research” as well as “The Science of Gaining Compliance” both from Cognella
he/him
I’m pleased to report that I will be joining the faculty in the School of Communication Studies at the University of Tennessee next year as an Associate Professor.
Go Vols!
Go Vols!
November 26, 2025 at 3:57 AM
I’m pleased to report that I will be joining the faculty in the School of Communication Studies at the University of Tennessee next year as an Associate Professor.
Go Vols!
Go Vols!
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For the past few years I've been encouraging undergrads to write for a "naive but interested" reader/viewer/listener.
I want them to explain what terms mean (and demonstrate that they understand) as well as develop skills in expressing ideas.
I want them to explain what terms mean (and demonstrate that they understand) as well as develop skills in expressing ideas.
November 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
For the past few years I've been encouraging undergrads to write for a "naive but interested" reader/viewer/listener.
I want them to explain what terms mean (and demonstrate that they understand) as well as develop skills in expressing ideas.
I want them to explain what terms mean (and demonstrate that they understand) as well as develop skills in expressing ideas.
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Machiavelli: It is better to be feared than loved, but you must absolutely avoid being *hated.*
So many forget that last part.
So many forget that last part.
It is a bit alarming, when rereading Machiavelli's The Prince, that it lands as reportage rather than political theory. However, I find great comfort in the fact that they are really effing it up.
November 26, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Machiavelli: It is better to be feared than loved, but you must absolutely avoid being *hated.*
So many forget that last part.
So many forget that last part.
Open the pod bay doors, Charlie Brown
Bought marmalade—I call that very feeble, Charlie Brown.
I love the smell of napalm in the morning, Charlie Brown
November 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Open the pod bay doors, Charlie Brown
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KPOP Demon Hunters is a movie about the importance of effective public health communication in this essay I will...
November 23, 2025 at 1:36 PM
KPOP Demon Hunters is a movie about the importance of effective public health communication in this essay I will...
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The maximum acceptable level of risk for an "AI-powered toy" targeted at young children is absolutely too low for use of an off-the-shelf commercial LLM to EVER be a reasonable choice. gizmodo.com/ai-powered-t...
AI-Powered Teddy Bear Caught Talking About Sexual Fetishes and Instructing Kids How to Find Knives
OpenAI blocked access for the toymaker following the incidents.
gizmodo.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:31 AM
The maximum acceptable level of risk for an "AI-powered toy" targeted at young children is absolutely too low for use of an off-the-shelf commercial LLM to EVER be a reasonable choice. gizmodo.com/ai-powered-t...
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Do I add this to my CV as an invited lecture? 🤔
November 8, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Do I add this to my CV as an invited lecture? 🤔
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In Grok we don’t trust
In Grok we don’t trust: academics assess Elon Musk’s AI-powered encyclopedia
In Grok we don’t trust: academics assess Elon Musk’s AI-powered encyclopedia
From publishing falsehoods to pushing far-right ideology, Grokipedia gives chatroom comments equal status to research
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:31 PM
In Grok we don’t trust
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Super interesting test of single blind vs double blind review.
@angiefagerlin.bsky.social
@angiefagerlin.bsky.social
Today's HotFresh recommended paper is:
Pleskac, T. J., Kyung, E. J., Chapman, G. B., & Urminsky, O. (2025). Blinded versus Unblinded Review: A Field Study on the Equity of Peer-Review Processes. Management Science. doi.org/10.1287/mnsc...
Pleskac, T. J., Kyung, E. J., Chapman, G. B., & Urminsky, O. (2025). Blinded versus Unblinded Review: A Field Study on the Equity of Peer-Review Processes. Management Science. doi.org/10.1287/mnsc...
Blinded versus Unblinded Review: A Field Study on the Equity of Peer-Review Processes | Management Science
doi.org
October 25, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Super interesting test of single blind vs double blind review.
@angiefagerlin.bsky.social
@angiefagerlin.bsky.social
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Attention graduate students! The 15th annual Communication & Technology / Mobile Doctoral Consortium is now accepting student proposals to participate at #ICA26 in Cape Town. Proposals are due 2 Feb. Please read the requirements closely. sites.google.com/view/2026ica...
October 23, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Attention graduate students! The 15th annual Communication & Technology / Mobile Doctoral Consortium is now accepting student proposals to participate at #ICA26 in Cape Town. Proposals are due 2 Feb. Please read the requirements closely. sites.google.com/view/2026ica...
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🚨 Only 24 hours remain to vote in the 2025 ICA Election! Members can vote online; polls close on 21 October. Make your voice count! 🌍 🔗 buff.ly/v5Zde4w
October 20, 2025 at 4:20 PM
🚨 Only 24 hours remain to vote in the 2025 ICA Election! Members can vote online; polls close on 21 October. Make your voice count! 🌍 🔗 buff.ly/v5Zde4w
Our article titled, "Validation of an efficacy of lying scale" is now in an issue. If you want a self-report scale that measures people's belief that lying is effective, we've got you. There's a bonus finding about superdiffusers.
Click here for a free copy:
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/EGJWP...
Click here for a free copy:
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/EGJWP...
Validation of an efficacy of lying scale
Efficacy of lying is the belief that lying is an effective and efficient communication strategy. A new measure of efficacy of lying is presented to assess the belief that lying is an effective way ...
www.tandfonline.com
October 2, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Our article titled, "Validation of an efficacy of lying scale" is now in an issue. If you want a self-report scale that measures people's belief that lying is effective, we've got you. There's a bonus finding about superdiffusers.
Click here for a free copy:
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/EGJWP...
Click here for a free copy:
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/EGJWP...
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Andrew Ng: "AI is the new electricity!"
Cory Doctorow: "AI is the asbestos we are shoveling into the walls of our society and our descendants will be digging it out for generations."
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
(pluralistic.net/2025/09/27/e...)
Cory Doctorow: "AI is the asbestos we are shoveling into the walls of our society and our descendants will be digging it out for generations."
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
(pluralistic.net/2025/09/27/e...)
September 30, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Andrew Ng: "AI is the new electricity!"
Cory Doctorow: "AI is the asbestos we are shoveling into the walls of our society and our descendants will be digging it out for generations."
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
(pluralistic.net/2025/09/27/e...)
Cory Doctorow: "AI is the asbestos we are shoveling into the walls of our society and our descendants will be digging it out for generations."
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
(pluralistic.net/2025/09/27/e...)
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I know there is a lot going on but this went online last night and I am very proud it’s real. If you might be excited to find out how at every turn this nation could have prevented our current political moment by listening to Black people you can even preorder it before we get to designing the cover
A Second Sight
Since the nation’s founding, Black Americans have had a unique perspective on the U.S. experience—a “second sight”—that reveals the truth about the nation t...
www.harpercollins.com
September 11, 2025 at 12:33 PM
I know there is a lot going on but this went online last night and I am very proud it’s real. If you might be excited to find out how at every turn this nation could have prevented our current political moment by listening to Black people you can even preorder it before we get to designing the cover
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In a new paper, my colleagues and I set out to demonstrate how method biases can create spurious findings in relationship science, by using a seemingly meaningless scale (e.g., "My relationship has very good Saturn") to predict relationship outcomes. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Pseudo Effects: How Method Biases Can Produce Spurious Findings About Close Relationships - Samantha Joel, John K. Sakaluk, James J. Kim, Devinder Khera, Helena Yuchen Qin, Sarah C. E. Stanton, 2025
Research on interpersonal relationships frequently relies on accurate self-reporting across various relationship facets (e.g., conflict, trust, appreciation). Y...
journals.sagepub.com
September 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
In a new paper, my colleagues and I set out to demonstrate how method biases can create spurious findings in relationship science, by using a seemingly meaningless scale (e.g., "My relationship has very good Saturn") to predict relationship outcomes. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
“The right boundary for thinking about a problem rarely coincides with the boundary of an academic discipline, or with a political boundary.”
-Donella H. Meadows, “Thinking in Systems”
-Donella H. Meadows, “Thinking in Systems”
September 11, 2025 at 2:49 AM
“The right boundary for thinking about a problem rarely coincides with the boundary of an academic discipline, or with a political boundary.”
-Donella H. Meadows, “Thinking in Systems”
-Donella H. Meadows, “Thinking in Systems”
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#OhioState is hiring -- can you help us find an established journalism scholar? Deadline is 10/1 osu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/OSUCareers/j... #commjobs #ICA26
Associate Professor or Professor in Journalism - School of Communication
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September 8, 2025 at 6:11 PM
#OhioState is hiring -- can you help us find an established journalism scholar? Deadline is 10/1 osu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/OSUCareers/j... #commjobs #ICA26
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Guys today is a red-letter day for bad survey questions. Look at this lovely double negative that just rolled in!
August 20, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Guys today is a red-letter day for bad survey questions. Look at this lovely double negative that just rolled in!
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"No president has the legitimate authority to impose such a review. Established by Congress in 1846 as a unique and independent agency, the Smithsonian Institution is not, and has never been, under the authority of the Executive Branch."
📢 The OAH has issued a Statement on the White House Review of the Smithsonian. Read the statement: ow.ly/hgLR50WGhfQ
August 15, 2025 at 5:28 PM
"No president has the legitimate authority to impose such a review. Established by Congress in 1846 as a unique and independent agency, the Smithsonian Institution is not, and has never been, under the authority of the Executive Branch."
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My brain when abbreviations overload:
August 15, 2025 at 10:56 AM
My brain when abbreviations overload:
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1. Federal funding for research promotes tech, biomedical, and scientific discovery in the US, and provides training for the sci/tech workforce that has brought immeasurable wealth to the US over the past 75 years.
Today's executive order includes a provision that will obliterate both functions.
Today's executive order includes a provision that will obliterate both functions.
Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and to improve the process of Federal
www.whitehouse.gov
August 8, 2025 at 1:13 AM
1. Federal funding for research promotes tech, biomedical, and scientific discovery in the US, and provides training for the sci/tech workforce that has brought immeasurable wealth to the US over the past 75 years.
Today's executive order includes a provision that will obliterate both functions.
Today's executive order includes a provision that will obliterate both functions.
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I hate that BlueSky is following the Twitter model and labeling harmful content.
Posts that violate the community standards need to be removed. Users who violate them repeatedly need to be deplatformed.
A label does absolutely nothing except inform everyone that BlueSky will do absolutely nothing.
Posts that violate the community standards need to be removed. Users who violate them repeatedly need to be deplatformed.
A label does absolutely nothing except inform everyone that BlueSky will do absolutely nothing.
August 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I hate that BlueSky is following the Twitter model and labeling harmful content.
Posts that violate the community standards need to be removed. Users who violate them repeatedly need to be deplatformed.
A label does absolutely nothing except inform everyone that BlueSky will do absolutely nothing.
Posts that violate the community standards need to be removed. Users who violate them repeatedly need to be deplatformed.
A label does absolutely nothing except inform everyone that BlueSky will do absolutely nothing.