HdxAcademy - Tweet Data Analysis
Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @HdxAcademy
Published March 8, 2023
Overview
Tweets covering
10 days
Latest tweet was on
2023-02-21
Earliest tweet was on
2023-02-10
Total number of tweets analysed
349
Average age of authors' accounts
7 years
Summarization
Heterodox Academy (HdxAcademy) has launched multiple initiatives to promote viewpoint diversity, open inquiry, and academic pluralism in academia. In 2021, a new Center for Academic Pluralism was opened in NYC that offers post-doctoral and visiting faculty positions. Additionally, a writers' retreat was formed to help scholars produce research for popular outlets. There is also research being conducted into understanding identity-based bias, reflexivity statements in research, and the dangers of trigger-warnings.
Topic Modeling
- Heterodox Academy and Academic Pluralism
- Pushback on administrative overreach and censorship of expression
- Writing for popular outlets about higher ed and discipline
- Peak 'woke' research and identity-based bias
- Free thinking and individualism
Emotional Analysis
The tweets express a range of emotions from excitement and pleasure to enthusiasm and anticipation. The tweets refer to initiatives from the HdxAcademy to make NYC a center of new thinking, pushback on administrative overreach, and the launch of a new Center for Academic Pluralism in New York City. They also express appreciation for the HdxAcademy for bringing scholars together and providing opportunities for post-docs and faculty. Additionally, the tweets express optimism and support for the organization's efforts to promote viewpoint diversity and open inquiry.
Trend Analysis
- Making Academic Pluralism more prominent
- Pushing back against administrative overreach and attempted censorship in higher education
- Promoting viewpoint diversity and open inquiry
- Collaborative efforts between faculty/scholars
- Exploring the trend of positionality statements and reflexivity statements in scientific research
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Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
68
19% of total
Number of Original tweets
15
4% of total
Number of tweets that were Quotes
12
3% of total
Number of tweets that were Replies
260
74% of total
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
12
3% of total
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
349
100% of total
Devices Used to Tweet
Top 5 Devices
| Source | Count |
|---|---|
| Twitter Web App | 155 |
| Twitter for iPhone | 105 |
| Twitter for Android | 70 |
| Twitter for iPad | 16 |
| TweetDeck | 2 |
Device Distribution
Top 10 Accounts by Followers
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| JonHaidt | Jonathan Haidt | Social psychologist at NYU-Stern. I study moral and political psychology, and why everything seems to be going haywire: https://t.co/EQvvtXiP2u | 349,102 |
| TheRabbitHole84 | The Rabbit Hole | Navigating the discourse | 124,841 |
| nickgillespie | Nick Gillespie | Host, The Reason Interview: https://t.co/ajTIjCxkz8… | 113,116 |
| HdxAcademy | Heterodox Academy | A non-partisan collaborative of educators who believe open inquiry, diverse viewpoints, & constructive disagreement are critical to research & education. | 60,726 |
| fairforall_org | Foundation Against Intolerance & Racism (FAIR) | Promoting a common culture of fairness, understanding, and humanity. #BeProHuman | 37,443 |
| epkaufm | Eric Kaufmann | Professor of Politics. Affiliated @CSPICenterOrg @ManhattanInst @Policy_Exchange. From Vancouver BC. (Ice) hockey player. Dad. | 26,092 |
| NicoleBarbaro | Nicole Barbaro | 🧠 PhD | Director of Communications at @HdxAcademy working to improve #HigherEd | talks about: books, science, education, PhD careers | typos & opinions mine | 18,028 |
| cacrisalves | Carolina Alves | Joan Robinson Research Fellow in Heterodox Economics @Cambridge_Uni @GirtonCollege. Co-editor of @criticaldev and co-founder of @DivDecEcon | 18,002 |
| AAUP | American Association of University Professors | We champion #academicfreedom, advance shared governance, and organize all faculty to promote economic security and quality education. | 15,183 |
| Musa_alGharbi | Musa al-Gharbi | Sociologist @Columbia. Columnist @GuardianUS. Author, "We Have Never Been Woke" (late 2023 @PrincetonUPress) | 11,509 |
Top 10 Accounts by Friends
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Levine_Alison | Alison Levine | Keynote speaker/author NYT bestseller ON THE EDGE. “What’s my Everest?”— Everest. Former adjunct prof at West Point. ❤️my man/my dog/my country🇺🇸#KeepClimbing | 5,376 |
| SamuelAbramsAEI | Samuel Abrams | Senior Fellow @AEI, Politics Professor @SarahLawrence, Proud Dad to David and Natalie, Lover of Vintage Maps and Posters | 5,003 |
| MafiaBoss97 | M∧₣∤∧ M∧☈∤⭕️ | #4 🧟♂️ 🤨 Patient ZER⭕️ 🧌 | 5,001 |
| RassBariaw | ራስ ባሪያው Rass Bariaw | ዖርቶዶክስ ተዋሕዶ ። አንድ ኢትዮጵያ። ሞዓ አንበሳ ዘእምነገደ ይሁዳ የጥበብ መጀመሪያ እግዚአብሔርን መፍራት ነው Respect, justice, civility, peace, equity for all #GreaterHornOfAfrica #PavlovSpeaks | 4,986 |
| JonMQuigley | Jon M Quigley PMP CTFL MSc | Author & contributor books & mag columns, speaker, award-winning, product development expert & teacher. engineer, MBA, MScPM degrees, IP generator, bass player. | 4,724 |
| MichaelGreenspa | (((. . . n))) | At best a secular Jew / RT ≠ endorsement / ❤️ ≠ like | 4,279 |
| AConcernedPare2 | AConcernedParent | Education. Gender. Parenting. Truth. Reality. Classically Liberal. Somewhere between a RadFem and a Tradwife | 4,137 |
| nickgillespie | Nick Gillespie | Host, The Reason Interview: https://t.co/ajTIjCxkz8… | 4,051 |
| joules1971 | 🦉☭ Grumpy Jules ✌🏽❤️ #MMT | she/her, MMT, history, nerdy stuff, but mostly just #overit oh, and taxes don't fund spending | 4,030 |
| Cris_Monteneg | Cristian Montenegro | American from Chile in the UK. | 3,826 |
Most Active Users
| Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
|---|---|---|
| ChrisHerdelin | Visiting Professor of Economics at Villanova School of Business, PhD student at New School for Social Research & graduate of Johns Hopkins University KSAS. | 22 |
| omni_american | Associate Professor of Classics at Occidental College.New book, 𝘉𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘧 & 𝘊𝘶𝘭𝘵: https://t.co/syoCVvB5DgHomo sum: humani nil a me alienum puto. | 16 |
| Musa_alGharbi | Sociologist @Columbia. Columnist @GuardianUS. Author, "We Have Never Been Woke" (late 2023 @PrincetonUPress) | 15 |
| StewMama71 | Wife- Mom (2 teens) -Airline Industry✈️Pro-cultural/ viewpoint diversity ANTI: homogeny, racialization, identity politicsCommon Ground ProfessionalPsalms 23 | 8 |
| NicoleBarbaro | 🧠 PhD | Director of Communications at @HdxAcademy working to improve #HigherEd | talks about: books, science, education, PhD careers | typos & opinions mine | 7 |
| Frowenfeld | Junior Certificate Mt. Isa High School, RAN, Mensa, GED, AA NYCCC, WPSA P1, BA Hunter College, PhD SUNY at Stony Brook, CTESOL Cyprus, Stephan's Quintet. | 6 |
| ProfBZZZ | Philosophy Politics Economics & Liberal Arts College Professor prof | Anglican | Likes, Follows & Retweets reflect curiosity not identity | Opinions: My own | 5 |
| RassBariaw | ዖርቶዶክስ ተዋሕዶ ። አንድ ኢትዮጵያ። ሞዓ አንበሳ ዘእምነገደ ይሁዳ የጥበብ መጀመሪያ እግዚአብሔርን መፍራት ነው Respect, justice, civility, peace, equity for all #GreaterHornOfAfrica #PavlovSpeaks | 5 |
| RecoEco | Neo-Robinsonian economist at Castlemaine Institute, @CentrePolicyDev & @UniMelb SSPS. #WellbeingEconomy, climate, social justice, environment, employment. | 4 |
| ScrutonsHair | - | 4 |
Tweets Per Day
Top 10 Tweets by Retweets
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1625502001680482306 | I am very pleased to see that a group of faculty are finally pushing back on administrative overreach and attempted censorship of expression at my alma mater, @stanford. @aei @TheFIREorg … | 20 |
| 1626910285876408321 | Have you noticed a growing trend of positionality statements in research literature? We decided this was worth thinking about critically. We argue reflexivity statements are arbitrary, unnecessary & potentially harmful … | 11 |
| 1626926092207415298 | Heterodox Academy had a great year, John Tomasi is moving forward on major projects to promote viewpoint diversity and open inquiry. Read our 2022 annual report. Professors and administrators: please … | 11 |
| 1626581132614701058 | A major new initiative from @HdxAcademy: we're going to make NYC a center of new thinking about value of academic pluralism. Opportunities for post-docs and faculty who can come to … | 10 |
| 1626249493153980421 | "After 2020, there were declines across the board in published research focused on identity-based bias & discrimination. Academic scholarship seems to have passed peak 'woke.'" @Musa_alGharbi / @HdxAcademy: “Great Awokening” … | 10 |
| 1625883552213524486 | Big news: @HdxAcademy, is launching a new Center for Academic Pluralism in New York City this fall. There will be a number of faculty and postdoctoral positions available at the … | 10 |
| 1626008632436596739 | 🚨Exciting news + jobs for researchers from @HdxAcademy🚨 HxA is opening the Center for Academic Pluralism in NYC this summer and we’re hiring post-docs and visiting faculty! Check out our … | 6 |
| 1625948065696780312 | "Playing devil's advocate can be a very useful strategy for making the strange familiar and the familiar strange, because understanding any subject involves an awareness of alternatives." - Patrick Gray … | 6 |
| 1626999983755997184 | @ChrisHerdelin @heterodox_blogs @heterodoxnews @HdxAcademy @PKEconSoc @MonetaryBlog @RRPENEWS @themintmag @ysi_commons @hetecon @rethinkecon Since you just read Chick, you might want to read a very enlightening book ("Keynes Betrayed") by Chick's student, … | 5 |
| 1627338593344815104 | This week’s Roundup features @AmnaUncensored @JoinPersuasion, @InayaFolarin @spikedonline, @thomaschattwill @TheAtlantic, @faisalalmutar, Patrick Gray @HdxAcademy, and Daniel Cragg (@DetransitionLaw) for our Substack: https://t.co/XJlmKJDb2R | 4 |
Top 10 Tweets by Likes
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1626581132614701058 | A major new initiative from @HdxAcademy: we're going to make NYC a center of new thinking about value of academic pluralism. Opportunities for post-docs and faculty who can come to … | 103 |
| 1625502001680482306 | I am very pleased to see that a group of faculty are finally pushing back on administrative overreach and attempted censorship of expression at my alma mater, @stanford. @aei @TheFIREorg … | 76 |
| 1626926092207415298 | Heterodox Academy had a great year, John Tomasi is moving forward on major projects to promote viewpoint diversity and open inquiry. Read our 2022 annual report. Professors and administrators: please … | 74 |
| 1626686079125409824 | This article was a collaboration between four scholars who met as members of the @HdxAcademy Writers’ Group. We are grateful for the organization for bringing us together! @trishnayna @PhiloCasey & … | 44 |
| 1627898698213752832 | Thrilled to announce that I just heard from @Musa_alGharbi saying I'll be joining the inaugural cohort of the @HdxAcademy Writers Group he's to lead. He'll help 20 of us dry, … | 38 |
| 1625948065696780312 | "Playing devil's advocate can be a very useful strategy for making the strange familiar and the familiar strange, because understanding any subject involves an awareness of alternatives." - Patrick Gray … | 33 |
| 1626249493153980421 | "After 2020, there were declines across the board in published research focused on identity-based bias & discrimination. Academic scholarship seems to have passed peak 'woke.'" @Musa_alGharbi / @HdxAcademy: “Great Awokening” … | 33 |
| 1626910285876408321 | Have you noticed a growing trend of positionality statements in research literature? We decided this was worth thinking about critically. We argue reflexivity statements are arbitrary, unnecessary & potentially harmful … | 28 |
| 1625883552213524486 | Big news: @HdxAcademy, is launching a new Center for Academic Pluralism in New York City this fall. There will be a number of faculty and postdoctoral positions available at the … | 20 |
| 1627360901035696128 | @ChrisHerdelin @heterodox_blogs @heterodoxnews @HdxAcademy @PKEconSoc @MonetaryBlog @RRPENEWS @themintmag @ysi_commons @hetecon @rethinkecon My pleasure! 🤗 The book below is fantastic but more HET. Papers such as "Keynes, Post Keynesians & methodology" … | 19 |
Top Languages Used
Top 10 Hashtags
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #hxaessentials | 4 |
| #triggerwarnings | 2 |
| #academicfreedom | 2 |
| #economics | 1 |
| #failedfakescience | 1 |
| #keynes | 1 |
| #profit | 1 |
| #algebra | 1 |
| #keynesianism | 1 |
| #dei | 1 |
Top 10 Mentions
| Mention | Count |
|---|---|
| @hdxacademy | 351 |
| @musa_algharbi | 97 |
| @heterodox_blogs | 83 |
| @heterodoxnews | 83 |
| @pkeconsoc | 83 |
| @monetaryblog | 83 |
| @rrpenews | 83 |
| @themintmag | 83 |
| @ysi_commons | 83 |
| @hetecon | 83 |
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emoji Analysis
Average emojis per tweet:
6
Emojis Used
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| ❤️ | 6 | red_heart |
| 🚨 | 4 | police_car_light |
| 🤗 | 2 | smiling_face_with_open_hands |
| 👇🏼 | 2 | backhand_index_pointing_down_medium-light_skin_tone |
| 😳 | 1 | flushed_face |
| 😲 | 1 | astonished_face |
| 😄 | 1 | grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes |
| 😐 | 1 | neutral_face |
| 💙 | 1 | blue_heart |
| 👇 | 1 | backhand_index_pointing_down |
Emoji Groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| Smileys & Emotion | 15 |
| Travel & Places | 4 |
| People & Body | 3 |
| Symbols | 1 |
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