Carl T. BergstromNov 6, 2023

1. In five days, I'm headed to Australia: Sydney, Brisbane, and Melbourne. I can't wait. So many colleagues to meet and birds to see!

For those who are interested in such things, I'll be giving a few public talks in addition to a number of academic lectures.

The public talks will mostly focus on something I've been thinking about lately, "The Crisis of Human Collective Decision-Making in a Social Media World".

Details below.

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2. On Wednesday November 15th, 5 PM at Macquarie University, I'll be giving a public lecture on that subject.

https://www.mq.edu.au/research/research-centres-groups-and-facilities/groups/macquarie-minds-and-intelligences-initiative/news-and-events

News and events

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FergalNov 6, 2023
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3. On Thursday, November 16th, 6:30 PM at UNSW., I'll be giving the Wallace Wurth lecture "The Art of Skepticism in a Data-Driven World", hosted by Rob Brooks. I believe there is to be a book signing afterward.

https://www.events.unsw.edu.au/event/art-scepticism-data-driven-world

The Art of Scepticism in a Data-Driven World | UNSW Sydney

Uncover how to separate fact from fiction and call out misinformation with evolutionary biologist Carl Bergstrom.

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4. On Tuesday November 21 at 6 PM at the Queensland University of Technology. I'll again be speaking about the crisis of human decision-making in a social media world. My understanding is that there will a reception beforehand at 5:00 PM.

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/carl-bergstrom-public-lecture-tickets-657236842087

Carl Bergstrom Public Lecture

Carl Bergstrom explores the crisis of human collective decision-making in a social media world

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5. Finally, on Monday Nov 27th at 11 AM at the University of Melbourne I'm giving the Crisis lecture at a venue that I believe is public or at least quasi-public. I'll post a correction if I hear otherwise.

https://events.humanitix.com/carl-bergstrom-the-crisis-of-human-collective-decision-making-in-a-social-media-world

Carl Bergstrom: The Crisis of Human Collective Decision-Making in a Social Media World | Humanitix

Get Tickets on Humanitix - Carl Bergstrom: The Crisis of Human Collective Decision-Making in a Social Media World hosted by Complex Human Data Hub. Singapore Theatre B120 Glyn Davis Building. Monday 27th November 2023. Find event information.

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6. One more public talk, again in Sydney. On Friday November 17th, I'll be speaking on "The Impediments to High-Risk, High-Return Research" as part of the Trust in Knowledge seminar series at Sydney University. This talk may be a bit more technical than the others but I'll endeavor to make it accessible to as broad an audience as possible.

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/trust-in-knowledge-talk-professor-carl-t-bergstrom-tickets-741829109837

Trust in Knowledge Talk: Professor Carl T. Bergstrom

Join us for guest speaker Professor Carl T. Bergstrom from the University of Washington, presenting a Trust in Knowledge series seminar!

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7. Also, I want to thank AIMOS (https://aimos.community/) and the Queensland University of Technology for making this entire trip possible. They are generously funding my travel from the US to Australia, and putting me up during the time I'll be in Brisbane.

I'm particularly looking forward to attending and presenting at AIMOS 2023 from Nov 21-23. A big part of my research program involves metaresearch, and Australia has a very strong presence in this area.

AIMOS

Inaugural conference by the Association for Interdisciplinary Meta-research & Open Science, 7-8 November 2019 at the University of Melbourne.

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Show threadTim GNov 10, 2023
@ct_bergstrom Welcome to Brisbane (soon).
Show threadStevenNov 13, 2023
@ct_bergstrom this sounds fascinating. Been involved with scheme from Villum Foundation for a few years. Has 3 changes to try and fund more high-risk, high-return research:
1) Blind review (so no track record)
2) Each panelist has a ‘golden ticket’ which they can use to ensure an application is funded regardless of other panel members
3) 3 page application
Does your model suggest this might work?
And can those of us unlucky enough not to be in Australia find out more about the model…
Show threadCarl T. BergstromNov 13, 2023

@drstevenwooding yeah for sure. Golden ticket should help.

here are the two papers I will be talking about

https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2111615118

https://arxiv.org/pdf/2306.13816

Show threadDavid PeningtonNov 6, 2023
@ct_bergstrom If you can get to Healesville Sanctuary while in Melbourne, you will see almost every Australian animal you want to see, including a superb glass sided creek with playtpus.
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@DavidPenington That sounds amazing. I went there as a kid in the early 80s and it was amazing even then.
Show threadLinda McIverNov 6, 2023

@ct_bergstrom @DavidPenington

Don't forget the Spirits of the Sky bird show!

Show threadDeborah ApthorpNov 6, 2023
@DavidPenington @ct_bergstrom if you come to my place in Armidale you can see a platypus in the wild!
Show threadJohn S. WilkinsNov 6, 2023
@ct_bergstrom I can't be there Carl! I'm so upset. I'll be in Sydney for a conference.
Show threadMarkDNov 6, 2023
@ct_bergstrom Mate. You've landed at one of the best places on the planet for gregarious bird-life. Probably not your first time there but the Dandenong ranges are the place to discover that corvids take a back-seat to the boisterous party-birds of Australia.
Show threadSteve LindsayNov 6, 2023
@ct_bergstrom Hi. Can you point me to a written version or versions of some of this work, please?
Show threadCarl T. BergstromNov 6, 2023

@dstephenlindsay

I haven't written up this version yet as it is still very much in progressin my head, but some of the important elements going into it are Chapter 2 of my book Calling Bullshit and this paper: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2025764118

Show threadJoshua NobleNov 6, 2023
@ct_bergstrom @dstephenlindsay thank you for sharing the paper! Would love to watch this talk but the time zones make it a bit tricky sadly
Show threadLee DugatkinNov 7, 2023
@ct_bergstrom Raoul Mulder there is a great guy. And the perfect person to go birding with.
Show threadJohn S. WilkinsNov 6, 2023
@ct_bergstrom University of Queensland. They get a bit snarky if you get it wrong.
Show threadDaily GrailNov 6, 2023
@jswilkins @ct_bergstrom Actually, that’s not correct either, the lecture is hosted by and held at Queensland University of Technology (Gardens Point campus).
Show threadJohn S. WilkinsNov 6, 2023
@dailygrail @ct_bergstrom They get even *more* snarky...
Show threadDaily GrailNov 6, 2023
@jswilkins @ct_bergstrom 😂
Show threadCarl T. BergstromNov 6, 2023
@jswilkins Shit. I should know, given that (1) I teach at the University of Washington in Seattle but am often assumed to be at Washington University in St. Louis, and (2) I offered a friend fifty bucks to put "Penn State" on his title slide when giving an endowed lecture at U. Penn.
Show threadJohn S. WilkinsNov 6, 2023
@ct_bergstrom Should I mention that it's St Louis? Only because my daughter lives there...
Show threadCarl T. BergstromNov 6, 2023

@jswilkins It gets worse John.

I was fucking born there.

Show threadJohn S. WilkinsNov 6, 2023
@ct_bergstrom 😂
Show threadJohn S. WilkinsNov 6, 2023
@ct_bergstrom Well I hope you enjoy your trip to Brysbun, Sidnee and Melbun.
Show threadDiana FisherNov 6, 2023
@ct_bergstrom University of Queensland?
Show threadDiana FisherNov 6, 2023
@ct_bergstrom Actually it's QUT
Show threadThe Boxing KangarooNov 11, 2023

@ct_bergstrom welcome to Queensland..so glad you can make it...

hey @mackayim2022

Did you see who is in town??