Decoding the Gurus
Decoding the Gurus
Christopher Kavanagh and Matthew Browne
Decoding Academia 30: Sadistic Trolls love Dark Humour *Preview*
33 minutes Posted Oct 2, 2024 at 2:00 am.
Introduction
The Predatory Journal Spectrum
The Dark Humour Article
Sample Stuff
Open Science Stuff
The Neurotic Minds of Academics
Measures (and Results)
Scoring our dark traits
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This is a preview episode to remind those who might be interested that we have a bonus Decoding Academia series, available at the Patreon at the Revolutionary Genius tier and above, which is now up to episode 30! On Decoding Academia we usually focus on specific papers and indulge our more nerdy and academic tendencies. It is almost like a journal club of two!

In this episode, we take a look at a study exploring the connections between Dark Humour, online trolling, and Dark personality tendencies. This is right up the alley for two brooding Decoders with twisted dark mentalities. Expect shocking personality quizzes, dad jokes & dank memes, Bayesian sidetracking, and an inception-level discussion of alleged regressions. This is one for all the family!

Paper examined: Voisey, S., & Heintz, S. (2024). Do Dark Humour Users Have Dark Tendencies? Relationships between Dark Humour, the Dark Tetrad, and Online Trolling. Behavioral Sciences, 14(6), 493.