The ethics of experimenting have been much in the news lately. It started with the Montana mailer experiment.
It gets weirder. Via Jeff Mosenkis, two mailers received by his family or neighbors.
First there is the now-standard Big Brother approach, which just creeps me out:
This is what happens when people actually pay attention to your research. Don Green shows this inches up participation in a field experiment and now millions of loyal democrats hate their party for at least an instant.
Then it just gets weird:
So, kudos for the sense of humor. But what is that all about. It screams “weird placebo group”. This has to be somebody’s research paper in action. I admit I’m curious what the hypothesis might be. I’m pretty sure I don’t want to read more than an abstract though.
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C Blattman’s “Voter experiments by space aliens” http://t.co/05ixMBRB7T
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Voter experiments by space aliens http://t.co/wQyYKnoyAD
Experimentos electorales con ETs? http://t.co/w9GqWKPHAI los PS no tienen límites @Juliapomares @LeirasMarce
Now I’m confused. Silicon Valley or Space Aliens? Who really builds voter files? http://t.co/VwYSqE6Bfj
RT @cblatts: Voter experiments by space aliens http://t.co/9ghxJczFr6
RT @kwcollins: Here’s a new GOTV mailer “Commit to vote and the SPACE ALIENS will remove you from their list and go away in peace” http://t…
Here’s hoping that German campaigns will catch up soon… RT @cblatts: Voter experiments by space aliens http://t.co/Rk8t4lE2FQ
RT @cblatts: Voter experiments by space aliens http://t.co/9ghxJczFr6
Or, Why IRBs Should Read Submissions Carefully…
Voter experiments by space aliens http://t.co/VZBYXx6Ff7
@cblatts Who sent the space alien mail? Can you post the disclosure on the back?
RT @kwcollins: Here’s a new GOTV mailer “Commit to vote and the SPACE ALIENS will remove you from their list and go away in peace” http://t…
RT @kwcollins: Here’s a new GOTV mailer “Commit to vote and the SPACE ALIENS will remove you from their list and go away in peace” http://t…
Here’s a new GOTV mailer “Commit to vote and the SPACE ALIENS will remove you from their list and go away in peace” http://t.co/yEmVkaGlZr
these space aliens are insidious! http://t.co/WLkdJreTPS @cblatts
RT @cblatts: Voter experiments by space aliens http://t.co/9ghxJczFr6
RT @cblatts: Voter experiments by space aliens http://t.co/9ghxJczFr6