John Kerr
Science Lead at the Public Health Communication Centre Aotearoa & Otago Uni. Researching comms and comms-ing research. Psychology, risk, and media.
- Reposted by John KerrWe are delighted to share the publication of Risky Research: An AoIR Guide to Researcher Protection and Safety, the culmination of over two years of collaborative effort by the AoIR Risky Research Working Group. aoir.org/riskyresearc...
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- Reposted by John KerrDoes microtargeting work? The idea that people can be manipulated by political messages that are furtively tailored to their personality or other vulnerabilities has triggered much concern. But how well founded are those concerns? 1/n
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- Fantastic to see findings of this mammoth project published. Many, many useful insights into how the world sees scientists. Congrats to lead researchers @nielsmede.bsky.social & @colognaviktoria.bsky.social. + Thanks to @mdmarques.com for the opportunity to be involved.
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- Tracking #conspiracy belief over time offers a window into how psychological needs factor into such thinking. A real pleasure to be involved in this great study led by @ealbath.bsky.social ! (+ @mdmarques.com and others)
- Reposted by John KerrDoes Lower Psychological Need Satisfaction Foster Conspiracy Belief? Longitudinal Effects Over 3 Years in New Zealand impressive paper led by @ealbath.bsky.social using longitudinal data to add evidence to the causal nature of how conspiracy beliefs and psychological needs are related OA link below
- Several key New Zealand orgs focussed on monitoring #misinformation closed this year. So I (and several more knowledgeable co-authors) wrote something about how we need to keep tabs on this sort of thing.
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- Are you a news avoider? 🚫📰📺📻🚫You're not alone. A new study shows that most Kiwis avoid the news at least some of the time. Was a pleasure to work on this research with Alex Beattie and Richard Arnold. theconversation.com/news-blues-s...
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- Once upon a time, a group of researchers went on a journey, a journey to track down a near-mythical creature: the 'non-persuasive' story. New registered report in Royal Society Open Science doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
