FG's Research Radio: When AI Agents Replicate Science—and When They Fake It

FG's Research Radio: When AI Agents Replicate Science—and When They Fake It

AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Alizadeh, M., Mosleh, M., Gilardi, F., Kasirzadeh, A., & Tucker, J. (2026). AI coding agents can reproduce social science findings. http://arxiv.org/abs/2606.11447v1

FG's Research Radio: Who's Really Driving YouTube's Rabbit Holes?

AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Brown, M. A., Bisbee, J., Lai, A., Bonneau, R., Nagler, J., & Tucker, J. A. (2026). Evaluating echo chambers, rabbit holes, and radicalization pathways on YouTube. https://doi.org/10.1080/10584609.2026.2671765

FG's Research Radio: Every Tap, Swipe, and Scroll: Mining the Sequences of Digital Life

AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Fan, Y., Ohme, J., & Wedel, L. (2026). Exploring temporal dynamics in digital trace data: mining user-sequences for communication research. https://doi.org/10.1080/19312458.2026.2664873

FG's Research Radio: When Platforms Push Back: Why Data Access Friction Means Regulation Is Working

AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Vreese, C. H. D. & Tromble, R. (2026). Moving targets, moving politics: The state of play in social media data access. https://doi.org/10.1080/10584609.2026.2681041

FG's Research Radio: Who Gets to Study Elections? The Hidden Barriers to Platform Data

AI-generated podcast discussion. Reference: Lukito, J. & Mimizuka, K. (2026). Price, proficiency, or permission: assessing platform data access for election research. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118x.2026.2667921