R. Michael Alvarez
YOU?
Author Swipe
View article: Public Communication about Science in 68 Countries: Global Evidence on How People Encounter and Engage with Information about Science
Public Communication about Science in 68 Countries: Global Evidence on How People Encounter and Engage with Information about Science Open
This 68-country survey ( n = 71,922) examines science information diets and communication behavior, identifies cross-country differences, and tests how such differences are associated with sociopolitical and economic conditions. We find th…
View article: Online Moderation in Competitive Action Games: How Intervention Affects Player Behaviors
Online Moderation in Competitive Action Games: How Intervention Affects Player Behaviors Open
Online competitive action games have flourished as a space for entertainment and social connections, yet they face challenges from a small percentage of players engaging in disruptive behaviors. This study delves into the under-explored re…
View article: Interaction between climate factors and air quality in three Norwegian cities: A machine learning analysis
Interaction between climate factors and air quality in three Norwegian cities: A machine learning analysis Open
This study examines the interaction between climate factors and air quality in three Norwegian cities, addressing the gap in which policymakers often analyze air quality and climate change in isolation. We investigate the association of sp…
View article: Public communication about science in 68 countries: Global evidence on how people encounter and engage with information about science
Public communication about science in 68 countries: Global evidence on how people encounter and engage with information about science Open
This 68-country survey (n = 71,922) examines science information diets and communication behavior, identifies cross-country differences, and tests how economic and sociopolitical conditions predict such differences. We find that social med…
View article: Public communication about science in 68 countries: Global evidence on how people encounter and engage with information about science
Public communication about science in 68 countries: Global evidence on how people encounter and engage with information about science Open
This 68-country survey (n = 71,922) examines science information diets and communication behavior, identifies cross-country differences, and tests how economic and sociopolitical conditions predict such differences. We find that social med…
View article: Measuring the Quality of Answers in Political Q&As with Large Language Models
Measuring the Quality of Answers in Political Q&As with Large Language Models Open
This article proposes a new approach for measuring the quality of answers in political question-and-answer sessions. We assess the quality of an answer based on how easily and accurately it can be recognized among a random set of candidate…
View article: A DG $Γ$-structure on the Generalized Taylor Resolution
A DG $Γ$-structure on the Generalized Taylor Resolution Open
Free resolutions of ideals in commutative rings provide valuable insights into the complexity of these ideals. In 1966, Taylor constructed a free resolution for monomial ideals in polynomial rings, which Gemeda later showed admits a differ…
View article: Political ideology and views toward solar geoengineering in the United States
Political ideology and views toward solar geoengineering in the United States Open
Political polarization remains a significant barrier to effective climate action in the United States. Conservatives often express skepticism toward climate change policies emphasizing government intervention, while liberals are generally …
View article: How do the effects of toxicity in competitive online video games vary by source and match outcome?
How do the effects of toxicity in competitive online video games vary by source and match outcome? Open
This article seeks to estimate variations in the effects of toxicity in competitive online video games by source and match outcome. To this end, we analyze proprietary data from the first-person action video game Call of Duty ® : Modern Wa…
View article: Detecting and measuring social media attacks on American election officials
Detecting and measuring social media attacks on American election officials Open
The 2020 presidential election saw election officials experience physical and social media threats, harassment, and animosity. Although little research exists regarding animosity toward US election officials, observers noted a sharp increa…
View article: Risk and the Gender Gap in Attitudes toward Artificial Intelligence
Risk and the Gender Gap in Attitudes toward Artificial Intelligence Open
The potential for artificial intelligence to disrupt life and work has prompted debates on its regulation. This paper examines the gender gap in attitudes toward AI, focusing on how differences in risk-taking influence support for AI adopt…
View article: The Potential for Political Backlash Against AI
The Potential for Political Backlash Against AI Open
Artificial intelligence is poised to reconfigure the economy and politics. Although new technologies often produce net economic gains, their costs and benefits are unequally distributed, making them susceptible to politicization. We argue …
View article: Reinforcement Learning for Efficient Toxicity Detection in Competitive Online Video Games
Reinforcement Learning for Efficient Toxicity Detection in Competitive Online Video Games Open
Online platforms take proactive measures to detect and address undesirable behavior, aiming to focus these resource-intensive efforts where such behavior is most prevalent. This article considers the problem of efficient sampling for toxic…
View article: Attitudes toward artificial intelligence (AI) and globalization: Common microfoundations and political implications
Attitudes toward artificial intelligence (AI) and globalization: Common microfoundations and political implications Open
Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) are reshaping labor markets and sparking political debates. Like economic globalization, AI developments promise benefits, including job creation and lower prices, but also costs such as job displac…
View article: Public communication about science in 68 countries: Global evidence on how people encounter information about science and engage with it
Public communication about science in 68 countries: Global evidence on how people encounter information about science and engage with it Open
This 68-country survey (n = 71,922) examines how people encounter information about science and communicate about it with others, identifies cross-country differences, and tests the extent to which economic and sociopolitical conditions pr…
View article: Trust in scientists and their role in society across 68 countries
Trust in scientists and their role in society across 68 countries Open
Science is crucial for evidence-based decision-making. Public trust in scientists can help decision makers act on the basis of the best available evidence, especially during crises. However, in recent years the epistemic authority of scien…
View article: Bandit Algorithms for Efficient Toxicity Detection in Competitive Online Video Games
Bandit Algorithms for Efficient Toxicity Detection in Competitive Online Video Games Open
This article considers the problem of efficient sampling for toxicity detection in competitive online video games. Video game service operators take proactive measures to detect and address undesirable behavior, seeking to focus these cost…
View article: Risk and the Gender Gap in Attitudes toward Artificial Intelligence
Risk and the Gender Gap in Attitudes toward Artificial Intelligence Open
The potential for artificial intelligence to disrupt life and work has prompted debates on its regulation. This paper examines the gender gap in attitudes toward AI, focusing on how differences in risk-taking influence support for AI adopt…
View article: Explaining Women’s Skepticism toward Artificial Intelligence: The Role of Risk Orientation and Risk Exposure
Explaining Women’s Skepticism toward Artificial Intelligence: The Role of Risk Orientation and Risk Exposure Open
Rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) present substantial economic and social opportunities but also significant risks for different groups in society. This paper examines the gender gap in attitudes toward AI adoption, with a foc…
View article: Online Moderation in Competitive Action Games: How Intervention Affects Player Behaviors
Online Moderation in Competitive Action Games: How Intervention Affects Player Behaviors Open
Online competitive action games have flourished as a space for entertainment and social connections, yet they face challenges from a small percentage of players engaging in disruptive behaviors. This study delves into the under-explored re…
View article: American Views About Election Fraud in 2024
American Views About Election Fraud in 2024 Open
What are the opinions of American registered voters about election fraud and types of election fraud as we head into the final stages of the 2024 Presidential election? In this paper we use data from an online national survey of 2,211 U.S.…
View article: Towards Generalizable AI-Assisted Misinformation Inoculation: Protecting Confidence Against False Election Narratives
Towards Generalizable AI-Assisted Misinformation Inoculation: Protecting Confidence Against False Election Narratives Open
We present a generalizable AI-assisted framework for rapidly generating effective "prebunking" interventions against misinformation. Like mRNA vaccine platforms, our approach uses a stable template structure that can be quickly adapted to …
View article: Partisanship overcomes framing in shaping solar geoengineering perceptions: Evidence from a conjoint experiment
Partisanship overcomes framing in shaping solar geoengineering perceptions: Evidence from a conjoint experiment Open
The discourse on solar geoengineering (SG) is evolving, yet public perceptions of SG as a climate change solution remain underexplored, especially in the context of today's political polarization in the United States. We examine how differ…
View article: Legislative communication and power: measuring leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives from social media data
Legislative communication and power: measuring leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives from social media data Open
Control over the legislative messaging agenda has important political, electoral and policy consequences. Existing models of congressional agenda-setting suggest that national polarization drives the agenda. At the same time, models of hom…
View article: Political ideology and views toward solar geoengineering in the United States
Political ideology and views toward solar geoengineering in the United States Open
Political polarization remains a significant barrier to effective climate action in the United States. Conservatives often express skepticism toward climate change policies that emphasize government intervention and regulation, while liber…