Will Jennings
@drjennings
I research and write about politics, public policy, public opinion, polls, elections, trust.
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For those who think the issue of Brexit will go away, the frontier of age/Brexit preferences is steadily shifting in a pro-EU direction - and is likely to continue to do so as a result of population replacement. Data via British Election Study
We've opened the call for our The British Academy The Leverhulme Trust
small grants scheme offering £10k. We receive so many good applications so awards will be allocated randomly between those applications that meet our quality threshold. Spread the word!
thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/ba-lev…
The 4 dark laws of online engagement:
1. Negativity bias drives headline clicks
2. Extreme opinions drive in-group sharing
3. Out-group animosity drives engagement
4. 'Moral-emotional' language goes viral
I discuss our research on the dark side of virality with Derek Thompson…
10 April 1912. #OnThisDay 112 years ago, Titanic departs Southampton for the first and final time as she begins her fateful maiden voyage.
For more on why I'm a skeptic about declaring political realignments based on poll subgroups, here's a wonky piece on how weighting affects *everything*. Polling has become more art than science these days.
My latest National Journal (unlocked)
nationaljournal.com/s/724711/can-p…