culture

This month CHI Nederland features my CHI 2022 LBW paper (co-authored with Bruce Ferwerda) about the conformity effect across cultures. https://chinederland.nl/2022/09/chi-nl-read-conformity-effect-across-cultures/ In our study design, participants had to create a group music playlist, where a song was only added if there was unanimous agreement to do so.

Presentation at the Dutch Post-CHI 2022 event in Amsterdam.

In group decision-making, we can frequently observe that an individual adapts their behavior or belief to fit in with the group’s …

I proudly present the PLOS ONE article by Markus Schedl and me: We analyze music preferences in 47 countries with respect to what is considered mainstream in a particular country. And, of course, we evaluate recommendation approaches considering users’ mainstreaminess.

Disclosing personal information to a crowd, with all its risks and benefits, is almost ubiquitous in Web 2.0. Drawing on privacy …