Johannes Breuer
@johannesbreuer.com
Professor of Digital Social Science @unidue.bsky.social and head of the team Research Data & Methods @cais-research.bsky.social
Interested in digital traces | computational social science | reproducibility | open science | #rstats
www.johannesbreuer.com
Interested in digital traces | computational social science | reproducibility | open science | #rstats
www.johannesbreuer.com
TIL today: Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind and Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demis_H...) also developed the game "Theme Park" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theme_P..., which I spent countless hours on in my youth🤯
Theme Park (video game) - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 26, 2025 at 3:48 PM
TIL today: Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind and Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demis_H...) also developed the game "Theme Park" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theme_P..., which I spent countless hours on in my youth🤯
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Working in theory/data-driven social science/methods for computational social science?
The second Italian Conference on Computational Social Science is coming: follow @cs2italy.bsky.social for updates and visit our website cs2italy.org for details.
🚨 Abstract submission deadline: January 15, 2026
The second Italian Conference on Computational Social Science is coming: follow @cs2italy.bsky.social for updates and visit our website cs2italy.org for details.
🚨 Abstract submission deadline: January 15, 2026
November 25, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Working in theory/data-driven social science/methods for computational social science?
The second Italian Conference on Computational Social Science is coming: follow @cs2italy.bsky.social for updates and visit our website cs2italy.org for details.
🚨 Abstract submission deadline: January 15, 2026
The second Italian Conference on Computational Social Science is coming: follow @cs2italy.bsky.social for updates and visit our website cs2italy.org for details.
🚨 Abstract submission deadline: January 15, 2026
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Job opportunity — Junior Professorship in Psychological Metascience @zpid.bsky.social leibniz-psychology.onlyfy.jobs/job/10kku5n7 h/t @bethclarke.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Job opportunity — Junior Professorship in Psychological Metascience @zpid.bsky.social leibniz-psychology.onlyfy.jobs/job/10kku5n7 h/t @bethclarke.bsky.social
Our survey on research practices in Computational Communication Science is still open for participation!
#CommSky
#CommSky
Within our @meta-rep.bsky.social project on research practices in Computational Communication Science (CCS), we are conducting a survey among CCS researchers. We would be grateful if you could participate (takes 10 to 15 minutes) and/or share the link: www.soscisurvey.de/AutoFrontCCS/
#CommSky
#CommSky
Questionnaire | page 1
www.soscisurvey.de
November 25, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Our survey on research practices in Computational Communication Science is still open for participation!
#CommSky
#CommSky
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We’re excited to host the panel “Data, Archive & Tool Demos: Open Research Infrastructures and Resources for Communication and Media Studies” at the 2026 DGPuK conference in Dortmund!
📝Submit your 200–300 word abstract by 19 January 2026
osf.io/8u6gw
📝Submit your 200–300 word abstract by 19 January 2026
osf.io/8u6gw
November 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
We’re excited to host the panel “Data, Archive & Tool Demos: Open Research Infrastructures and Resources for Communication and Media Studies” at the 2026 DGPuK conference in Dortmund!
📝Submit your 200–300 word abstract by 19 January 2026
osf.io/8u6gw
📝Submit your 200–300 word abstract by 19 January 2026
osf.io/8u6gw
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Christmas markets in Cologne in 2025
Each Christmas tree 🎄 shows the location of one of the 9 Christmas markets. I created a Christmas tree flat icon as an SVG and imported it into mapbox.com Studio. Finally, I discovered the particle-based snow setting. ❄
#30DayMapChallenge Day 21: Icons
Each Christmas tree 🎄 shows the location of one of the 9 Christmas markets. I created a Christmas tree flat icon as an SVG and imported it into mapbox.com Studio. Finally, I discovered the particle-based snow setting. ❄
#30DayMapChallenge Day 21: Icons
November 21, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Christmas markets in Cologne in 2025
Each Christmas tree 🎄 shows the location of one of the 9 Christmas markets. I created a Christmas tree flat icon as an SVG and imported it into mapbox.com Studio. Finally, I discovered the particle-based snow setting. ❄
#30DayMapChallenge Day 21: Icons
Each Christmas tree 🎄 shows the location of one of the 9 Christmas markets. I created a Christmas tree flat icon as an SVG and imported it into mapbox.com Studio. Finally, I discovered the particle-based snow setting. ❄
#30DayMapChallenge Day 21: Icons
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AI presents a fundamental threat to our ability to use polls to assess public opinion. Bad actors who are able to infiltrate panels can flip close election polls for less than the cost of a Starbucks coffee. Models will also infer and confirm hypotheses in experiments. Current quality checks fail
November 18, 2025 at 9:23 PM
AI presents a fundamental threat to our ability to use polls to assess public opinion. Bad actors who are able to infiltrate panels can flip close election polls for less than the cost of a Starbucks coffee. Models will also infer and confirm hypotheses in experiments. Current quality checks fail
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new paper by Sean Westwood:
With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research
With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research
November 18, 2025 at 7:16 PM
new paper by Sean Westwood:
With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research
With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research
For the conference of the German Communication Association (DGPuK), @strippel.bsky.social, @sfuerst.bsky.social, @dimitriprandner.bsky.social, @schwarz3n3gg3r.bsky.social, Erik Koenen, and I are organizing a panel on "Open Research Infrastructures and Resources". CfP: osf.io/ch76u/files/...
OSF
osf.io
November 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM
For the conference of the German Communication Association (DGPuK), @strippel.bsky.social, @sfuerst.bsky.social, @dimitriprandner.bsky.social, @schwarz3n3gg3r.bsky.social, Erik Koenen, and I are organizing a panel on "Open Research Infrastructures and Resources". CfP: osf.io/ch76u/files/...
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It’s time for another CAIS #LunchtimeTalk!
Prof. Dr Cristian Mateos Diaz & Prof. Dr Matías Hirsch speak about "Connecting the Dots: Harnessing Edge AI to Address the Demographic Transition" on 19 Nov, 1:30 PM. Send an email to [email protected] for access.
www.cais-research.de/en/event/lun...
Prof. Dr Cristian Mateos Diaz & Prof. Dr Matías Hirsch speak about "Connecting the Dots: Harnessing Edge AI to Address the Demographic Transition" on 19 Nov, 1:30 PM. Send an email to [email protected] for access.
www.cais-research.de/en/event/lun...
November 18, 2025 at 11:23 AM
It’s time for another CAIS #LunchtimeTalk!
Prof. Dr Cristian Mateos Diaz & Prof. Dr Matías Hirsch speak about "Connecting the Dots: Harnessing Edge AI to Address the Demographic Transition" on 19 Nov, 1:30 PM. Send an email to [email protected] for access.
www.cais-research.de/en/event/lun...
Prof. Dr Cristian Mateos Diaz & Prof. Dr Matías Hirsch speak about "Connecting the Dots: Harnessing Edge AI to Address the Demographic Transition" on 19 Nov, 1:30 PM. Send an email to [email protected] for access.
www.cais-research.de/en/event/lun...
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🚨 Preprint alert: Do 1) smartphone event log data access and 2) the Experience Sampling Method cause reactivity effects in studies? @dougaparry.bsky.social, @klingelhoefer.bsky.social, and I investigated this very question using data from 815 German Android users.
doi.org/10.31235/osf...
doi.org/10.31235/osf...
OSF
doi.org
November 17, 2025 at 10:09 AM
🚨 Preprint alert: Do 1) smartphone event log data access and 2) the Experience Sampling Method cause reactivity effects in studies? @dougaparry.bsky.social, @klingelhoefer.bsky.social, and I investigated this very question using data from 815 German Android users.
doi.org/10.31235/osf...
doi.org/10.31235/osf...
Within our @meta-rep.bsky.social project on research practices in Computational Communication Science (CCS), we are conducting a survey among CCS researchers. We would be grateful if you could participate (takes 10 to 15 minutes) and/or share the link: www.soscisurvey.de/AutoFrontCCS/
#CommSky
#CommSky
Questionnaire | page 1
www.soscisurvey.de
November 18, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Within our @meta-rep.bsky.social project on research practices in Computational Communication Science (CCS), we are conducting a survey among CCS researchers. We would be grateful if you could participate (takes 10 to 15 minutes) and/or share the link: www.soscisurvey.de/AutoFrontCCS/
#CommSky
#CommSky
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📣 Das Social Media Observatory am @bredowinstitut.bsky.social und @fgz-risc.bsky.social lädt zum TikTok Starter Workshop ein!
🗓 Wann? 2.12. 13:00 - 3.12. 14:00 Uhr
🌐 Wo? Online (Zoom)
👨💻 mit @boesch.bsky.social, @julianhohner.bsky.social & @lionw.bsky.social
Infos 👉 leibniz-hbi.de/hbi-events/t...
🗓 Wann? 2.12. 13:00 - 3.12. 14:00 Uhr
🌐 Wo? Online (Zoom)
👨💻 mit @boesch.bsky.social, @julianhohner.bsky.social & @lionw.bsky.social
Infos 👉 leibniz-hbi.de/hbi-events/t...
TikTok Starter Workshop
Das Social Media Observatory (SMO) des Hamburger Standorts des Forschungsinstituts Gesellschaftlicher Zusammenhalt (FGZ) veranstaltet einen Starter Workshop zum Thema TikTok. Der Workshop findet onlin...
leibniz-hbi.de
November 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM
📣 Das Social Media Observatory am @bredowinstitut.bsky.social und @fgz-risc.bsky.social lädt zum TikTok Starter Workshop ein!
🗓 Wann? 2.12. 13:00 - 3.12. 14:00 Uhr
🌐 Wo? Online (Zoom)
👨💻 mit @boesch.bsky.social, @julianhohner.bsky.social & @lionw.bsky.social
Infos 👉 leibniz-hbi.de/hbi-events/t...
🗓 Wann? 2.12. 13:00 - 3.12. 14:00 Uhr
🌐 Wo? Online (Zoom)
👨💻 mit @boesch.bsky.social, @julianhohner.bsky.social & @lionw.bsky.social
Infos 👉 leibniz-hbi.de/hbi-events/t...
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Was für Post Apocalyptic, das is legit jede zweite deutsche uni zwischen november und mai
November 15, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Was für Post Apocalyptic, das is legit jede zweite deutsche uni zwischen november und mai
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Our paper on improving statistical reporting in psychology is now online 🎉
As a part of this paper, we also created the Transparent Statistical Reporting in Psychology checklist, which researchers can use to improve their statistical reporting practices
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
As a part of this paper, we also created the Transparent Statistical Reporting in Psychology checklist, which researchers can use to improve their statistical reporting practices
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
November 14, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Our paper on improving statistical reporting in psychology is now online 🎉
As a part of this paper, we also created the Transparent Statistical Reporting in Psychology checklist, which researchers can use to improve their statistical reporting practices
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
As a part of this paper, we also created the Transparent Statistical Reporting in Psychology checklist, which researchers can use to improve their statistical reporting practices
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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Does anyone know a good, step-by-step introduction to Multilevel Structural Equation Modeling? I’m looking for easy intros, YouTube videos or other resources beyond the classic textbook style for my Master’s-level students. Thanks! 😊 #SEM #multilevel #statistics #ICA @dgpuk-meth.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Does anyone know a good, step-by-step introduction to Multilevel Structural Equation Modeling? I’m looking for easy intros, YouTube videos or other resources beyond the classic textbook style for my Master’s-level students. Thanks! 😊 #SEM #multilevel #statistics #ICA @dgpuk-meth.bsky.social
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TU/e has gained a new research centre: META/e. Daniël Lakens and Krist Vaesen were among the founders of this knowledge hub for metascience—research aimed at improving the practice of science itself. “We want to be a home for every researcher who occasionally wonders: what are we even doing?”
Knowledge centre META/e: home for those improving science
TU/e has gained a new research centre: META/e. Daniël Lakens and Krist Vaesen were among the founders of this knowledge hub for metascience—research aimed at improving the practice of science itself. ...
www.cursor.tue.nl
November 13, 2025 at 2:50 PM
TU/e has gained a new research centre: META/e. Daniël Lakens and Krist Vaesen were among the founders of this knowledge hub for metascience—research aimed at improving the practice of science itself. “We want to be a home for every researcher who occasionally wonders: what are we even doing?”
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📬 Pub alert
Do effects of digital disconnection interventions translate to well-being benefits in *daily life*?
Our new ESM study concludes: yes but no... kinda 👽🔋
@klingelhoefer.bsky.social @adrianmeier.bsky.social
Out now in Communication Research
doi.org/10.1177/0093...
Do effects of digital disconnection interventions translate to well-being benefits in *daily life*?
Our new ESM study concludes: yes but no... kinda 👽🔋
@klingelhoefer.bsky.social @adrianmeier.bsky.social
Out now in Communication Research
doi.org/10.1177/0093...
November 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM
📬 Pub alert
Do effects of digital disconnection interventions translate to well-being benefits in *daily life*?
Our new ESM study concludes: yes but no... kinda 👽🔋
@klingelhoefer.bsky.social @adrianmeier.bsky.social
Out now in Communication Research
doi.org/10.1177/0093...
Do effects of digital disconnection interventions translate to well-being benefits in *daily life*?
Our new ESM study concludes: yes but no... kinda 👽🔋
@klingelhoefer.bsky.social @adrianmeier.bsky.social
Out now in Communication Research
doi.org/10.1177/0093...
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#OpenPosition #Professorship #DigitalTransformation
🚀 TU Dortmund & CAIS invite applications for a Professorship “Digital Transformation in Work & Society” (W2/W1 Tenure Track)
🔗 More information here: www.cais-research.de/en/stellenan...
📅 Apply by 24 Dec 2025
@tu-dortmund.de
🚀 TU Dortmund & CAIS invite applications for a Professorship “Digital Transformation in Work & Society” (W2/W1 Tenure Track)
🔗 More information here: www.cais-research.de/en/stellenan...
📅 Apply by 24 Dec 2025
@tu-dortmund.de
November 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
#OpenPosition #Professorship #DigitalTransformation
🚀 TU Dortmund & CAIS invite applications for a Professorship “Digital Transformation in Work & Society” (W2/W1 Tenure Track)
🔗 More information here: www.cais-research.de/en/stellenan...
📅 Apply by 24 Dec 2025
@tu-dortmund.de
🚀 TU Dortmund & CAIS invite applications for a Professorship “Digital Transformation in Work & Society” (W2/W1 Tenure Track)
🔗 More information here: www.cais-research.de/en/stellenan...
📅 Apply by 24 Dec 2025
@tu-dortmund.de
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What is the most profitable industry in the world, this side of the law? Not oil, not IT, not pharma.
It's *scientific publishing*.
We call this the Drain of Scientific Publishing.
Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820
Background: doi.org/10.1162/qss_...
Thread @markhanson.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy 👇
It's *scientific publishing*.
We call this the Drain of Scientific Publishing.
Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820
Background: doi.org/10.1162/qss_...
Thread @markhanson.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy 👇
November 12, 2025 at 10:31 AM
What is the most profitable industry in the world, this side of the law? Not oil, not IT, not pharma.
It's *scientific publishing*.
We call this the Drain of Scientific Publishing.
Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820
Background: doi.org/10.1162/qss_...
Thread @markhanson.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy 👇
It's *scientific publishing*.
We call this the Drain of Scientific Publishing.
Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820
Background: doi.org/10.1162/qss_...
Thread @markhanson.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy 👇
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#jobs #stellenangebote #GESISjobs #CSS
Work at GESIS and benefit from many advantages.
youtu.be/YnPMagm0GWE
Apply now for a job as #PostDoc / #SeniorResearcher in Computational Social Science
(13 TV-L, working time 100 %, initially limited for 4 ys. with possible tenure)
www.gesis.org/en/ins...
Work at GESIS and benefit from many advantages.
youtu.be/YnPMagm0GWE
Apply now for a job as #PostDoc / #SeniorResearcher in Computational Social Science
(13 TV-L, working time 100 %, initially limited for 4 ys. with possible tenure)
www.gesis.org/en/ins...
Working at GESIS
Benefit from many advantages!
We provide attractive workplaces in Cologne or Mannheim and offer you generous home office arrangements. We attach great importance to work-life balance and our employees benefit from our company health management program.
Get more information:
https://www.gesis.org/
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 8:00 AM
#jobs #stellenangebote #GESISjobs #CSS
Work at GESIS and benefit from many advantages.
youtu.be/YnPMagm0GWE
Apply now for a job as #PostDoc / #SeniorResearcher in Computational Social Science
(13 TV-L, working time 100 %, initially limited for 4 ys. with possible tenure)
www.gesis.org/en/ins...
Work at GESIS and benefit from many advantages.
youtu.be/YnPMagm0GWE
Apply now for a job as #PostDoc / #SeniorResearcher in Computational Social Science
(13 TV-L, working time 100 %, initially limited for 4 ys. with possible tenure)
www.gesis.org/en/ins...
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#reproducibilitea in the HumaniTeas is is proud to present its fourth season with an exciting programme of guest speakers and topics ranging from reproducible pipelines to data sharing, research integrity in the context of #genai and participant consent! 🌟 […]
[Original post on fediscience.org]
[Original post on fediscience.org]
November 11, 2025 at 7:50 PM
#reproducibilitea in the HumaniTeas is is proud to present its fourth season with an exciting programme of guest speakers and topics ranging from reproducible pipelines to data sharing, research integrity in the context of #genai and participant consent! 🌟 […]
[Original post on fediscience.org]
[Original post on fediscience.org]
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Billions of regressions ≠ robustness.
My new PNAS Letter shows how unjustified models can drown out justified ones — and why thoughtful model selection matters👇
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
My new PNAS Letter shows how unjustified models can drown out justified ones — and why thoughtful model selection matters👇
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
November 11, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Billions of regressions ≠ robustness.
My new PNAS Letter shows how unjustified models can drown out justified ones — and why thoughtful model selection matters👇
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
My new PNAS Letter shows how unjustified models can drown out justified ones — and why thoughtful model selection matters👇
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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TOMORROW! R+AI 2025 goes live!
Highlights:
• Joe Cheng (Posit): Keeping LLMs in Their Lane
• Oracle ML: RAG from your DB (Hornick & LaMonica)
• Troy Hernandez: Stable Diffusion in R
• Many, many more!
Nov 12–13. See the full program and register: rconsortium.github.io/RplusAI_webs...
#rstats #AI
Highlights:
• Joe Cheng (Posit): Keeping LLMs in Their Lane
• Oracle ML: RAG from your DB (Hornick & LaMonica)
• Troy Hernandez: Stable Diffusion in R
• Many, many more!
Nov 12–13. See the full program and register: rconsortium.github.io/RplusAI_webs...
#rstats #AI
November 11, 2025 at 6:43 PM
TOMORROW! R+AI 2025 goes live!
Highlights:
• Joe Cheng (Posit): Keeping LLMs in Their Lane
• Oracle ML: RAG from your DB (Hornick & LaMonica)
• Troy Hernandez: Stable Diffusion in R
• Many, many more!
Nov 12–13. See the full program and register: rconsortium.github.io/RplusAI_webs...
#rstats #AI
Highlights:
• Joe Cheng (Posit): Keeping LLMs in Their Lane
• Oracle ML: RAG from your DB (Hornick & LaMonica)
• Troy Hernandez: Stable Diffusion in R
• Many, many more!
Nov 12–13. See the full program and register: rconsortium.github.io/RplusAI_webs...
#rstats #AI
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#jobs #stellenangebote #GESISjobs #jobfairy
Pursue your scientific career at GESIS!
youtu.be/zMY2zqYFIMg
Apply now for one of two jobs as Researchers (Postdocs) in #DataQuality and #AI (salary group 13 TV-L, working time up to 100%, limited until 14.11.2026):
www.gesis.org/en/ins...
Pursue your scientific career at GESIS!
youtu.be/zMY2zqYFIMg
Apply now for one of two jobs as Researchers (Postdocs) in #DataQuality and #AI (salary group 13 TV-L, working time up to 100%, limited until 14.11.2026):
www.gesis.org/en/ins...
Scientific career at GESIS
At GESIS, researchers work in various phases of their scientific careers: as student assistants, doctoral candidates, postdocs, senior researchers, team leaders, and department heads. The institute's goal is to provide its scientific staff with the best possible support in their various career phase
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
#jobs #stellenangebote #GESISjobs #jobfairy
Pursue your scientific career at GESIS!
youtu.be/zMY2zqYFIMg
Apply now for one of two jobs as Researchers (Postdocs) in #DataQuality and #AI (salary group 13 TV-L, working time up to 100%, limited until 14.11.2026):
www.gesis.org/en/ins...
Pursue your scientific career at GESIS!
youtu.be/zMY2zqYFIMg
Apply now for one of two jobs as Researchers (Postdocs) in #DataQuality and #AI (salary group 13 TV-L, working time up to 100%, limited until 14.11.2026):
www.gesis.org/en/ins...