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BrendanNyhan

  1. RT @cult_cognition: Nature #Climate Change: More science literacy & numeracy -> more polarization on #climatechange buff.ly/JnLUOd 27 minutes ago via Seesmic
  2. "People who were shown images of organic foods ... made harsher judgments about various moral transgressions" j.mp/Lu20Xh about 5 hours ago via bitly
  3. @petersterne Thanks! 4:56 PM May 25th via web in reply to petersterne
  4. @SylviaFriedel Yes, I saw you listed as an instructor - hope it goes well... 7:42 AM May 25th via web in reply to SylviaFriedel
  5. UCLA Summer Institute in Digital Campaigning - interesting mix of poli sci, comm, and practitioners j.mp/LzdNXc 7:15 AM May 25th via bitly
  6. More dramatic narrative re: overhyped image war j.mp/KsefSA MT @Politico: Obama stumbles out of the gate politi.co/MMxH2Q 6:51 AM May 25th via web
  7. Very interesting - LAT: "Study shows isolation may lead to corrupt state capitals" j.mp/Ln42s6 PDF of article j.mp/KQyH5w 6:50 AM May 25th via bitly
  8. @ggreenwald @jp_mcginnis ? in BP debate is whether the president can move *net* national opinion toward him on domestic policy. it's rare. 5:43 PM May 24th via web in reply to ggreenwald
  9. @ggreenwald @jp_mcginnis not saying change in black support doesn't matter, just that most states won't have same size effect 5:42 PM May 24th via web in reply to ggreenwald
  10. @ggreenwald @jp_mcginnis @monkeycageblog @adamserwer @ezraklein Still no natl change; cons w/poli sci. State chngs lkly correl. w/black pop. 5:10 PM May 24th via web in reply to ggreenwald
  11. @rcantor You should email them! People tend to study white & black religion separately, but hard to know - Campbell may have data 4:55 PM May 24th via web in reply to rcantor
  12. @jp_mcginnis @monkeycageblog @ggreenwald @adamserwer @ezraklein evidence of change? see j.mp/LJM20Y & j.mp/Km5dde - flat 4:54 PM May 24th via web in reply to jp_mcginnis
  13. RT @ArtsLettersND ND's Campbell on "drop-off in % of ppl saying they hear politics from the pulpit" huff.to/Kdisy9 (via @C_Wolbrecht) 4:50 PM May 24th via web
  14. @mollyesque Oh sure, no denying that - Q is how much value is added vs. pathological narrative-driven coverage. I think latter dominates 4:42 PM May 24th via web in reply to mollyesque
  15. @mollyesque Oops, I misinterpreted. But you really think we can learn something from handwriting? 3:58 PM May 24th via Seesmic in reply to mollyesque
  • Name Brendan Nyhan
  • Location Hanover, NH
  • Web http://www.brenda...
  • Bio Political scientist and media critic. Currently Assistant Professor of Government at Dartmouth College. http://www.dartmouth.edu/~nyhan/
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