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Dining & Cooking<p>Spain looking for volunteers to drink wine daily for 4 years <a href="https://www.diningandcooking.com/2099621/spain-looking-for-volunteers-to-drink-wine-daily-for-4-years/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">diningandcooking.com/2099621/s</span><span class="invisible">pain-looking-for-volunteers-to-drink-wine-daily-for-4-years/</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/FocusGroups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FocusGroups</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/HowToBecomeAVolunteer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HowToBecomeAVolunteer</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/job" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>job</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Research</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/ResearchStudy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResearchStudy</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/SpanishWine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpanishWine</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/StudiesAboutAlcoholConsumption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StudiesAboutAlcoholConsumption</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Study" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Study</span></a>) <a href="https://vive.im/tags/UniversityOfNavarra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UniversityOfNavarra</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Vegetarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vegetarian</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/VolunteeringJobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VolunteeringJobs</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/volunteers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>volunteers</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/WeirdJobsAroundTheWorld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeirdJobsAroundTheWorld</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Wine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wine</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/WineTasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WineTasting</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/WineriesInSouthAfrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WineriesInSouthAfrica</span></a></p>
Dining & Cooking<p>Evidence on consumers’ perceptions, understanding and uses of the Nutri-Score to improve communication about its update: a qualitative study with shopping observations in France | BMC Public Health <a href="https://www.diningandcooking.com/2095559/evidence-on-consumers-perceptions-understanding-and-uses-of-the-nutri-score-to-improve-communication-about-its-update-a-qualitative-study-with-shopping-observations-in-france-bmc-public-h/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">diningandcooking.com/2095559/e</span><span class="invisible">vidence-on-consumers-perceptions-understanding-and-uses-of-the-nutri-score-to-improve-communication-about-its-update-a-qualitative-study-with-shopping-observations-in-france-bmc-public-h/</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Biostatistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biostatistics</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/EnvironmentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalHealth</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Epidemiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Epidemiology</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/FocusGroups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FocusGroups</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/francais" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>francais</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/france" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>france</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/French" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>French</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/FrenchDiet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FrenchDiet</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/FrontOfPackNutritionLabel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FrontOfPackNutritionLabel</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/general" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>general</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/InformationCampaign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InformationCampaign</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Medicine</span></a>/PublicHealth <a href="https://vive.im/tags/NutriScore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NutriScore</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/ShoppingObservations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShoppingObservations</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/vaccine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vaccine</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p>Is <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a> Ready to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Elect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Elect</span></a> a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Female" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Female</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/President" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>President</span></a>? </p><p>Here’s what I learned from watching more than twenty <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/focusgroups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>focusgroups</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DemocraticParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DemocraticParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Allies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Allies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conservatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Extremism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Extremism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Religion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RepublicanParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicanParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bigotry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Violence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Genocide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Discrimination</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AntiSemitism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AntiSemitism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Homophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Homophobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Misogyny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Misogyny</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Racism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transphobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Transphobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WhiteSupremacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteSupremacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Xenophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Xenophobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ThePartyOfHate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThePartyOfHate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EmptyThePews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EmptyThePews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Megathread" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Megathread</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.thebulwark.com/p/is-america-ready-to-elect-a-female-president-kamala-harris-glass-ceiling" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thebulwark.com/p/is-america-re</span><span class="invisible">ady-to-elect-a-female-president-kamala-harris-glass-ceiling</span></a></p>
David J. Atkinson<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@jeffjarvis" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>jeffjarvis</span></a></span> I remember Jay Leno’s “Jaywalk Allstars” segments when he corralled people on the street and asked them questions any third grader could answer. The responses were hilarious and cringe. Obviously Leno cherry-picked results, but the real gut punch is that people this dumb could even be found. With today’s non-scientific <a href="https://c.im/tags/focusGroups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>focusGroups</span></a> and <a href="https://c.im/tags/Polls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Polls</span></a>, go meta — ask what is the real purpose? Is there an agenda or are the people running it just stupid? You’ll find both.</p>
Matt Willemsen<p>The Chatbots Are Now Talking to Each Other<br>ChatGPT-style chatbots that pretend to be people are being used to help companies develop new product and marketing ideas.<br><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/fast-forward-the-chatbots-are-now-talking-to-each-other/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/story/fast-forward-t</span><span class="invisible">he-chatbots-are-now-talking-to-each-other/</span></a> <a href="https://fedibird.com/tags/chatbots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chatbots</span></a> <a href="https://fedibird.com/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://fedibird.com/tags/marketing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>marketing</span></a> <a href="https://fedibird.com/tags/characters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>characters</span></a> <a href="https://fedibird.com/tags/SyntheticHumans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SyntheticHumans</span></a> <a href="https://fedibird.com/tags/FocusGroups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FocusGroups</span></a></p>
Centre for Population Change<p><a href="https://sciences.social/tags/ResearchFellow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResearchFellow</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/vacancy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vacancy</span></a> ⤵️ </p><p>We are seeking a <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/specialist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>specialist</span></a> in <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/qualitative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>qualitative</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> with an <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/intergenerational" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>intergenerational</span></a> perspective. Skills in working with <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/youngpeople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>youngpeople</span></a> will be particularly welcome. Our data will include <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/interviews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>interviews</span></a>, <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/focusgroups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>focusgroups</span></a>, and <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/visualdata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>visualdata</span></a>. There will be opportunities for involvement in <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/impact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>impact</span></a> activities, especially in the later stages of the project. You will report to the Principal Investigator, Professor Alison Bowes.</p><p>Apply by 18 June: <a href="https://www.stir.ac.uk/about/work-at-stirling/list/details/?jobId=3612&amp;jobTitle=Research%20Fellow%20(Qualitative" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">stir.ac.uk/about/work-at-stirl</span><span class="invisible">ing/list/details/?jobId=3612&amp;jobTitle=Research%20Fellow%20(Qualitative</span></a>)</p>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p>How <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AudienceTesting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AudienceTesting</span></a> Works<br><a href="https://www.stitcher.com/show/stuff-you-should-know/episode/selects-how-audience-testing-works-304322436" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">stitcher.com/show/stuff-you-sh</span><span class="invisible">ould-know/episode/selects-how-audience-testing-works-304322436</span></a> <br>Did you know some of our most beloved <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/movies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>movies</span></a> originally had different, sometimes better, endings? That is until they were <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tested" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tested</span></a> in front of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/focusgroups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>focusgroups</span></a>. Learn all about the how, what, and why of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/audience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>audience</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/testing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>testing</span></a> in this classic <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/episode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>episode</span></a>.</p>
Miguel Afonso Caetano<p><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/FocusGroups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FocusGroups</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Twitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Twitter</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/UserResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UserResearch</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Facebook</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/TikTok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TikTok</span></a>: "In the discussions, participants described how platforms served different purposes for them and helped them connect with different audiences. One participant described looking for specific things on TikTok, while another used it mostly to disconnect from life’s pressures; another turned to Twitter to follow politics; still others mentioned using platforms for entertainment or as a way to find solutions to problems they were dealing with.</p><p>Several highly engaged users described Facebook as a place to connect and interact with others, and one woman discussed how she uses different platforms for different groups of people in her life. A range of platforms came up throughout the discussions, including some beyond those the research initially set out to explore."</p><p><a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2023/06/07/life-on-social-media-platforms-in-users-own-words/#different-purposes" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pewresearch.org/internet/2023/</span><span class="invisible">06/07/life-on-social-media-platforms-in-users-own-words/#different-purposes</span></a></p>
UKRIO<p>The Royal Society of Chemistry needs your input on <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/ResearchCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResearchCulture</span></a>:</p><p>"Share your views on what a positive science culture should look like for the chemical sciences. Registration is now open to join our science culture focus groups 👉" <a href="https://www.rsc.org/news-events/articles/2023/01-january/science-culture-focus-groups/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rsc.org/news-events/articles/2</span><span class="invisible">023/01-january/science-culture-focus-groups/</span></a></p><p>The groups will be held on Feb 1 and 16. HT Karen Stroobants on Twitter</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/RoyalSocietyOfChemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RoyalSocietyOfChemistry</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/FocusGroups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FocusGroups</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Chemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chemistry</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/AcademicMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AcademicMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/PhDchat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PhDchat</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/DiversityAndInclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DiversityAndInclusion</span></a></p>
Eerke Boiten<p>Before this 10 December one, we have had 4 previous editions of the DMU Privacy Round Table with 5-30 participants each time, all of which have fed into our (Isabel Wagner, myself, and colleagues') research - papers, bids, even part inspired Isabel's book. Topics have included <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/smartmeters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>smartmeters</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/DPIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DPIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/healthdata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>healthdata</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/surveillancecapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>surveillancecapitalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/privacyrisk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacyrisk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/dataprotection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dataprotection</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/focusgroups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>focusgroups</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/practice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>practice</span></a>. </p><p>Thanks <span class="h-card"><a href="https://scholar.social/@xot" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>xot</span></a></span> for reminder re hashtags.</p>