August 2018 - Air-L - lists.aoir.org

Full-Time Job in Austin - Data Librarian at data.world
by Selene Y Arrazolo 01 Aug '18

01 Aug '18

Hello Friends, There is an opening at data.world, my current employer. I am leaving my post there and they are eager to hire another librarian! :) If you have a passion for open data, an interest in working at a startup, enjoy working with a variety of team members, have experience designing taxonomies or controlled vocabularies, and you love to learn new tech (especially semantic web tech), then check out the job description <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KS8s4RFehbCdrqt0xDaKNcut1u8c8jTYIG_nt80…> and apply if it sounds like a good fit. I love my job very much and I have to leave for family obligations. The benefits are awesome and the people are all great with incredible experience in the tech field. Let me know if you have any questions, but to apply please email Patrick McGarry, patrick(a)data.world Cheers, Selene Arrazolo

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Google Ngram studies
by U. Reips 01 Aug '18

01 Aug '18

Hi folks, for a research project we are seeking unpublished and grey literature Google Ngram studies. Please let Nadja (in Cc:) or me know if you are aware of one or have done one. We'd be interested in receiving an abstract type summary of the results. To provide an example of what we mean take our article "The changing psychology of culture in German-speaking countries: A Google Ngram study" (DOI: 10.1002/ijop.12428), available from https://www.researchgate.net/publication/316737853_The_changing_psychology_… Abstract: This article provides evidence for the long-term affiliation between ecological and cultural changes in German-speaking countries, based on the assumptions derived from social change and human development theory. Based on this theory, the increase in urbanisation, as a measure of ecological change, is associated with significant cultural changes of psychology. Whereas urbanisation is linked to greater individualistic values and materialistic attitudes, rural environments are strongly associated with collectivistic values like allegiance, prevalence of religion, and feelings of belonging and benevolence. Due to an increase in the German urbanisation rate over time, our study investigates whether Germany and the German-speaking countries around show the presumed changes in psychology. By using Google Books Ngram Viewer, we find that word frequencies, signifying individualistic (collectivistic) values, are positively (negatively) related to the urbanisation rate of Germany. Our results indicate that predictions about implications of an urbanising population for the psychology of culture hold true, supporting international universality of the social change and human development theory. Furthermore, we provide evidence for a predicted reversal for the time during and after World War II, reflecting Nazi propaganda and influence. Many thanks and best wishes ulf -- Prof. Dr. Ulf-Dietrich Reips Research Methods, Assessment, and iScience Department of Psychology Box 31 78457 Konstanz, Germany http://iscience.uni-konstanz.de

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Special Issue Call for Papers - Always On Anywhere: Streaming Television and Its Effects
by Jacob Groshek 01 Aug '18

01 Aug '18

Dear Colleagues (with apologies for any unavoidable cross-posts): My doctoral student, Sarah Parker Ward, and I are guesting editing a special issue for the peer reviewed, open access journal *Social Sciences*. The complete call and submissions instructions are available here http://www.mdpi.com/journal/socsci/special_issues/Streaming_Television and summarized below. Please feel free to message me directly with any questions. Always On Anywhere: Streaming Television and Its Effects The rise of television streaming and online video have made dynamic media consumption easier than ever, prompting a slow burn on the total hours dedicated to traditional television watching, particularly among younger age brackets. From this shift, entirely new consumption patterns continue to emerge including binge watching, public television consumption, multi-screening experiences, and even self-guided consumption experiences of single narratives. At the same time, algorithmic solutions are now assisting in shaping media exposures on platforms such as Netflix, Hulu and YouTubeTV, among others. This special issue seeks to explore this evolving role of television streaming - and all of the moving parts therein - on health, politics, and civic discourses. We invite participants to consider how the nature or consumption of television streaming is affecting human engagement with these areas at the individual or societal level Possible areas for focus include, but are not limited to: - How are streaming behaviors affecting physical and mental health, particularly among adolescents and young adults? - Do algorithmic recommendations create or break information silos, either improving or restricting civic dialogue? - What relationships exist, if any, between specific television streaming platforms and the ideologies of the content housed therein as it relates to mental health and civic discourse? - How do interactive streaming experiences cultivate collaboration or community among viewership? - How has streaming television changed or impacted our expectations of and behaviors related to civic discourse? - Does prolonged exposure via binge watching engender deeper connectivity between viewer and content? Submission deadline is October 1, so plenty of time to wrap up summer research projects and submit :) Thanks, Jacob -- Dr. Jacob Groshek Associate Professor of Emerging Media Studies Senior Fellow, Institute for Health System Innovation & Policy <http://www.bu.edu/ihsip/> Associate Director of the Center for Mobile Communication Studies <http://sites.bu.edu/cmcs/> Communication Research Center <http://sites.bu.edu/crc/about-crc/> Fellow Hariri Institute <http://www.bu.edu/hic/> Faculty Fellow Boston University jgroshek.org <http://www.jgroshek.org/> Founding Editor, *Journal of Communication and Technology <http://www.joctec.org/>* Founding Member, Boston Civic Media Consortium <http://bostoncivic.media/> Previously: Research Fellow, Erasmus Uni <http://www.eshcc.eur.nl/english/research/research_centres/erasmus_research_…> | Full Member, NeSCoR <http://nescor.socsci.uva.nl/>| Visiting Scholar, IAST <http://www.iast.fr/> @jgroshek <https://twitter.com/jgroshek> | google scholar <https://scholar.google.nl/citations?user=G1XXhccAAAAJ&hl=en> 857-615-4709

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Seeking resources on A.I. and machine learning
by Emma Stamm 01 Aug '18

01 Aug '18

Dear AoIRists, I am researching artificial intelligence and machine learning within the framework of digital culture studies and philosophy of technoscience. Right now, I am looking for articles that reflect current developments in AI & ML programming that are suitable for non-STEM experts. Specifically, I am interested in pieces that illuminate the ways in which generalization and inductive/abductive reasoning are essential to algorithms that effectively “predict” the future. However, more wide-ranging, introductory pieces would also be helpful for me. I am familiar with the work of Pedro Domingos, but do not know of many other sources that suit my needs. Any recommendations would be very welcome. Thank you in advance! Best, Emma -- *Emma Stamm* *PhD Student, ASPECT Virginia Tech <https://liberalarts.vt.edu/departments-and-schools/alliance-for-social-poli…>* *o-culus.com <http://o-culus.com> | @turing_tests*

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New digital campaigning & advocacy ebook
by Colin Delany 01 Aug '18

01 Aug '18

Hi folks, the new edition of my comprehensive digital campaigning and advocacy ebook is now in the Kindle Store and available for PDF download: http://www.epolitics.com/winning Direct link to Kindle version: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GT0O1FA/?&tag=epoliticscom-20 "How to Use the Internet to Change the World - and Win Elections" is expanded from previous editions and completely rewritten for 2018 -- it mentions developments in the field as recent as this month. The book covers the ways political campaigns and advocacy groups can use everything from social media and digital advertising to data and tech-enabled field organizing, and it's a great resource for researchers and students. It really is the most comprehensive guide to digital politics out there, and I hope it's useful! University courses around the world have included earlier editions as required reading. BTW, if you've downloaded a previous edition, you should have received an email yesterday with a link to download a free copy of the new one, so please let me know if you didn't. Likewise, Kindle users should have received a message from Amazon that the new edition is available. I'm happy to answer any questions! -- cpd "How to Use the Internet to Change the World and Win Elections: A Comprehensive Guide to Online Politics for Campaigns & Advocates" [Ebook] http://www.epolitics.com/winning Colin Delany Epolitics.com -- digital strategy for politics and advocacy http://www.epolitics.com 202-422-4682 cpd(a)epolitics.com @epolitics @dronewarjournal

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