PERL/Experimental Working Group
Fall 2022 Political Experiments Research Lab-Website
Meetings are held from 3-4pm in the Millikan Room, E53-482. All MIT Faculty, students, and their guests are welcome. Please email Chloe Wittenberg with questions.
November 21, 2025
12:00PM
November 14, 2025
12:00PM
Can you stand the heat? Ideology and individual-level climate adaptation in Brazil.
Clemente Sánchez
MIT
October 31, 2025 12:00PM E53-438
The Scope of Solidarity: Rethinking Latino Group Consciousness
Alejandro Frydman
October 17, 2025 12:00PM E53-438
Labeling AI-Generated Content in a Complex Media Environment
Gabrielle Péloquin-Skulski, and Kai Zhou
MIT Political Science Senior Research Support Associates and PhD Student
May 2, 2025 1:00PM Millikan Room, E53-482 and on Zoom
Exploring Latinidad: From Content to Politicization
Alejandro Frydman
MIT Department of Political Science PhD Student
April 25, 2025 1:00PM Millikan Room, E53-482 and on Zoom
Safety Net or Self Reliance? U.S. Public Opinion on Government Assistance After Natural Disasters
Angie Jo and Rachael Kha
MIT Political Science PhD Student and MIT IDSS PhD Student
April 18, 2025 1:00PM Millikan Room, E53-482 and on Zoom
In-Group Favoritism or Out-Group Derogation: Social Identity and the Spread of Political (Mis)information
Gabrielle Pèloquin-Skulski
MIT
October 11, 2024 12:00PM Millikan Room, E53-482 or Zoom
How to Deescalate Crises and Conflicts
Kai Quek, PhD '13
Associate Professor, University of Hong Kong
September 27, 2024 2:00PM
September 27, 2024
2:00PM
The Electoral Appeal of Social Movement-Inspired Political Candidates
Carla Garcia
MIT
September 18, 2024 12:00PM Millikan Room, E53-482 and on Zoom
Evaluating Democracy on Your Terms: Egotropic Considerations of Election Changes
Joe Loffredo
MIT
April 16, 2024 12:00PM
April 16, 2024
12:00PM
Coethnic Love or Policy Preferences? The Interaction between Descriptive and Substantive Representation
Benjamín Muñoz Rojas
MIT
April 9, 2024 12:00PM
April 9, 2024
12:00PM
¡Órale! Country-Specific Accents and Spanish Language Campaign Appeals in the United States
Alejandro Frydman and Alex Flores
MIT
March 19, 2024 12:00PM Millikan Room, E53-482
Building a Climate Movement: A Role for the Church?
Anum Mustafa
MIT
February 27, 2024 12:00PM Millikan Room, E53-482
¡Órale! Country-Specific Accents and Spanish Language Campaign Appeals in the United States
Alejandro Frydman and Alejandro Flores
November 14, 2023 1:00PM E53-482 Millikan Room
November 7, 2023
1:00PM
Just Asking Questions: Uncertainty-based Misinformation Frames
Brian Guay, Ashley Blum, Adam Berinsky, Eyal Hanfling and David Rand
October 24, 2023 1:00PM E53-482 Millikan Room
Unsuccessful Propaganda? Reactive Nationalism toward Chinese Propaganda Film in the U.S.
Ziyi Wu
MIT PhD Student
October 17, 2023 1:00PM E53-482 Millikan Room
"Êtes-vous bilingue? The Electoral Rewards of Speaking Both of Canada's Official Languages" and "Demanding Security: An Audit Experiment with Local Authorities"
Gabrielle Péloquin-Skulski, Joe Loffredo, Alex Flores and Samuel Balz (first talk) and Benjamin Muñoz (second talk)
May 15, 2023 1:00PM
May 15, 2023
1:00PM
Building solidarity across borders: Experimental effects of climate messaging
Jared Kalow, Volha Charnysh, Evan Lieberman and Erin Walk
April 3, 2023 1:00PM E53-482
Sourcing and Perceptions of Foreign Affairs News
Ashley Blum, MIT Postdoctoral Associate and Adam Berinsky, MIT Faculty
March 20, 2023 1:00PM E53-482
"Just Asking Questions: Uncertainty-based Misinformation Frames" and "What Effect do Audits Have on Voter Confidence?"
Brian Guay, Ashley Blum, Adam Berinsky and David Rand (first talk) and Jacob Jaffe, Joe Loffredo, Alex Flores and Samuel Baltz (second talk)
March 6, 2023 1:00PM E53-482 plus Zoom option