(How much do youth know about #ClimateChange ? And where can #educators do better including #BlackVoices in the climate change discussion?

It's these questions a new project targeting #Black #WindsorEssex #Ontario #students aims to answer, as a series of #FocusGroups kick off exploring these and other questions about #climate change and #environmental #racism )
https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6924606

How #AudienceTesting Works
https://www.stitcher.com/show/stuff-you-should-know/episode/selects-how-audience-testing-works-304322436
Did you know some of our most beloved #movies originally had different, sometimes better, endings? That is until they were #tested in front of #focusgroups. Learn all about the how, what, and why of #audience #testing in this classic #episode.

#USA #SocialMedia #FocusGroups #Twitter #UserResearch #Facebook #TikTok: "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.

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."

https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2023/06/07/life-on-social-media-platforms-in-users-own-words/#different-purposes

#SpeakNoEvil 2022 #HorrorMovies is in the queue tonight, I'm well fed and I have a #GinAndTonic at hand, blankets, check, kids moving towards bed, check. Partner already snuggled up with a book; all is right with the world. We'll work on designing in silico studies to examine off target effects of medications to improve #Emphysema and #COPD tomorrow. Oh yeah and and writing that grant that will fund #FocusGroups of people using #Cannabis for #SexualHealth? Also tomorrow.
See you then friends!

🚨🚨NEW PREPRINT ALERT! 🚨🚨 Have you ever wondered why #focusgroups have moderators, and whether we really *need* them? Our pre-print tests a novel remotely-moderated focus group design and evaluates how groups can effectively manage their discussions. www.psyarxiv.com/f7qvy/ This paper has been a mammoth effort that started in 2018 😅 I hope it’ll be interesting and/or useful to #psychologists, #marketing or #socialresearchers interested in #qualitative group talk and discussion! 🗣️🗣️🗣️