Sam Bestvater
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Computational Social Scientist @PewResearch | PhD from @psupolisci + @CSoDA_PSU | politics + text/image/networks | https://t.co/adre5aaSDX | he/him
Washington, DC
Joined August 2016
Really pleased to see my article with @burtmonroe “sentiment is not stance” up on FirstView at @polanalysis . (It’s #openaccess, check it out here if you like: . A brief 🧵 about it 1/8:
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RT @pewresearch: NEW: In July 2013, activists first used the #BlackLivesMatter hashtag to spark conversation about racism, violence and the…
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@sethbwarner @nathanamorse @decustecu @algaraca @danieltavana @JawsPoliSci @djmallinson @_amengel @leahchristiani @gregoryjwolf @marie_hojnacki @mjnelson7 Congrats Seth!! So happy to hear this! UNF is lucky as hell to get you.
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RT @pewmethods: @pewresearch’s Data Labs team used multiple methods, including a series of machine learning models, to study how members of…
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RT @davidlazer: Not good news. Just in from @TwitterDev , which confirms the elimination of the academic API, and the replacement with a "l…
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RT @j_a_tucker: Today’s Twitter announcement is a perfect illustration of how external research – crucial for making informed public policy…
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RT @PVGlance: “But part of [#Andor’s] power comes from the way it offers a window into some of the key dynamics of #insurgencies—and the di…
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RT @BrendanNyhan: A good day to read @kmmunger on temporal validity in studies of social media
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New from me and @imsonoshah, here's a look at what candidates have been saying on Twitter over the course of the 2022 midterms:
NEW: As the 2022 campaign draws to a close, here’s how federal, state and local candidates have used Twitter
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RT @pewjournalism: NEW: A @pewresearch study examines those who turn to alternative social media sites for news, explores how the sites pre…
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@ML_Burn @huggingface Burt and I tried to get 🤗 working in R for a class last summer. It didn’t go well, though I think our problems were partly with torch and reticulate. Haven’t tried it since-things might be better now. Regardless, my advice is usually just learn it in python.
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RT @joeyhuddleston: New book alert! After 3 years, our IR methods handbook from @Elgar_Politics is officially out. This is the book I wishe…
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RT @brucedesmarais: JOB ALERT!! 🚨🚨 @psupolisci will be searching for a co-hire w/@icds_psu at the adv. assist, assoc, or full level. Affil…
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RT @RichardWike: We've got a great opportunity @pewresearch for an international survey methodologist. See more on our careers page https:/…
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RT @engagedscholar: Juneteenth 2.0 or Putting Black Folk Back into Their Emancipation via @PVGlance
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RT @pewresearch: NEW: 33% of tweets posted by U.S. adult Twitter users between May 1, 2020 and May 31, 2021 were political in nature. (THRE…
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RT @jmhorowitz78: 1/ In March, @pewresearch conducted a series of focus groups in order to better understand the experiences of transgender…
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