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Book launch social starting 6:00PM May 13, 2026 at the Los Angeles @thebonaventure 🆕📖 𝘊𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴-𝘊𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘯 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 of 1⃣9⃣ chapters for improving research quality across cultures, languages, countries 👇🏻 amazon.com/Cross-Cultural…

What should be in a textbook for 'modern methods in behavioral science'? @Aaron_J_Moss @CloudResearch ✔️covers online recruitment, best practices, #AI ✔️project oriented🚫abstract = learn by doing + slides testbank videos datasets preview #OpenAccess📖 cloudresearch.com/resources/book…

Who stands to gain from #science? Harvey Feinberg closing keynote "#Humanity - if we preserve openness, encourage generosity, strengthen institutions, renew our commitment, and never cease to wonder." cohosts @theNASciences @smithsonian 🙏@schmidtsciences @KavliFoundation

Where will science go in 🇺🇸's next 2⃣5⃣0⃣yrs? H.Feinberg ✔️ Scientific discovery impossible until obvious! ✔️ Human🧠 >fascinating than machine ✔️ Do more & more careful w #AI in science ‼️ STRATEGY a must cohosts @theNASciences @smithsonian 🙏@schmidtsciences @KavliFoundation

Can we find life with #AI? @cecigarraffo on building @astro_ai_cfa to 🔎 complex astronomical #data Direct link to 👁‍🗨her talk (it moves!!) 👉🏻 youtu.be/en9bWImbrXU?si… cohosts @theNASciences @smithsonian 🙏@schmidtsciences @KavliFoundation

#LLM 🆚 Human in biodiversity research? T.Berger-Wolf: significant 💰 in #AI from data discovery ➡️ data extraction ➡️ preprocessing ➡️ question answering, recommend investing in graduate students! cohosts @theNASciences @smithsonian 🙏@schmidtsciences @KavliFoundation

Can #AI to help humans understand life on earth? S.Beery: 🔎 intersection of #language and images in >300M @inaturalist #data and apply scientific question ➕ human-in-the-loop cohosts @theNASciences @smithsonian 🙏@schmidtsciences @KavliFoundation

In 🌐contested knowledge econ, can progress be sustained? J.Mokyr 🇺🇸leadership ⚡️by 🔍driven research + practical knwl. #Science 🆙by improved not necessarily 🆕tools & #dissemination Populist=anti-growth? cohost @theNASciences @smithsonian 🙏@schmidtsciences @KavliFoundation

Consumers are embracing #AI-assisted shopping (whether they recognize it or not), but are they ready to hand over🗝️ to AI gents? A.Bailey IA Webinar: No, people still want to be IN CONTROL. Brands want to be AI discoverable but 'brand value' should never be traded.

What's "mirroring" [humanity] that brands must consider when engaging #GenZ consumers in 2026? E.Granillo @collage_group IA Webinar "a national mood of friction is driving Americans toward the ease of familiarity found in localization and the mainstreaming of niche nanocultures"

What're some behavior changes for #millennials in 2026? IA Webinar @nataliemgriff high prices + uncertainty = home as "Do Everything Yourself (DEY) hub" 48% are parents w kids <18 yrs, they're "the largest generation at its peak earning years & shopping for a growing household"

#ThematicAnalysis #QualitativeResearch ok to 'blend' codebook + reflexive elements? MariekeHaan: 👍 when deliberate/justified ✔️ no single correct way, must fit aim ✔️ transparent in analytical choices➡️ quality ✔️ reflexive positionality (how roles🤔 shape analysis, decisions)

What is it about live video 🆚 other survey modes for respondent discomfort? @NSSRNews M.Schober "social presence" 👀, being 👀 perceived usefulness + enjoyment relative😱🫦 "mode-specific discomfort may play a larger role in survey (non)response than we have understood so far"

Besides in-person surveys, what're remote interviewing modes? @NSSRNews M.Schober Text-only web survey 📱☎️ Live video Play pre-recorded video of interviewers in web survey "On average, ppl are as uncomfortable in live video as in person, > uncomfortable than in other modes"

Is #AI standard speed or trust alone? #AAPOR Webinar @MLink01 and D.Graff-Radford @discuss_io formerly @Voxco: No, "it's faster 𝘢𝘯𝘥 trustworthy. And 𝘸𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦 what that means." GOOD RESEARCH is "what we can explain, evaluate, defend-and question when it looks wrong"

How to expect/verify "good" #AI use? @MLink01 #AAPOR Webinar 1⃣ transparent: HOW produced 2⃣ researcher-in-the-➿ 3⃣ reproducible 4⃣ validate w accuracy evidence: compare🧑🏿‍🤝‍🧑🏻, subgroup🔍 5⃣ compliant: handling/controls appropriate for your environment #TotalSurveyError? still👑

Can respondents give quality🗣️ on 📳? @chrisantoun01 #FedCASIC: yes but 🔎 UI choices modular design break long instrument but risk breakoff (need recontact method + low-friction return) 🤔in-the-moment measurement ➡️ event-specific info but recruitment/coverage/activity matter

📳 are today's #communication technology + 🆕#data types (apps, receipt scanning, in-store buys), what design issues 🤔researchers? @chrisantoun01 #FedCASIC 1⃣ device effects 2⃣ user interface 🔀 input error #usability 3⃣ survey burden 4⃣ real-time measurement 🆚 retrospective

Can #AI replace experts? TingYan @NORCNews #FedCASIC keynote #SurveyResearch future is "methodologist-driven w/ AI in service of goals" because ✔️ error-cost tradeoff reasoning ✔️ validity checks ✔️ human subject protections AI🚫 error/qual theory, 🏗️intent, accountable/ethic🤔

How's #AI use framed in survey research? Rothschild et al (2025): research colleague, interviewer, respondent, labeler, modeler, briefer ‼️ useful descriptors, not decision rules 🙏 Ting Yan #FedCASIC keynote