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Stanford researchers uncover patterns in how scientists lie about their data

Even the best poker players have “tells” that give away when they’re bluffing with a weak hand. Scientists who commit fraud have similar, but even more subtle, tells, and a pair of Stanford researchers have cracked the writing patterns of scientists who attempt to pass along falsified data.

The work, published in the Journal of Language and Social Psychology, could eventually help scientists…

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Technology is making possible some interesting new forms of deception, like the butler lie, the sock puppet, and the Chinese water army. In this TEDxWinnepeg talk, Cornell associate professor of communication and of information science Jeff Hancock gives discusses how technology is affecting almost all aspects of human life, and deception, one of humankind's most fascinating behaviors, is no exception.

Cornellcast 2013, TEDx talk: Jeff Hancock on social media and deception, 15 January, viewed 24 August 2015, <http://www.cornell.edu/video/tedx-talk-jeff-hancock-on-social-media-and-deception>.

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Who hasn’t sent a text message saying “I’m on my way” when it wasn’t true or fudged the truth a touch in their online dating profile? But Jeff Hancock doesn’t believe that the anonymity of the internet encourages dishonesty. In fact, he says the searchability and permanence of information online may even keep us honest. Jeff Hancock studies how we interact by email, text message and social media blips, seeking to understand how technology mediates communication

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"In the digital age we live in now, we are all leaving a record"

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Who hasn't sent a text message saying "I'm on my way" when it wasn't true or fudged the truth a touch in their online dating profile? But Jeff Hancock doesn't believe that the anonymity of the internet encourages dishonesty. In fact, he says the searchability and permanence of information online may even keep us honest.

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Record Collector Spotlight: Jeff Hancock

Name: Jeff Hancock

Location: Los Angeles, California

Favorite musical genre: Rock n’ roll, punk rock, oldies, I soak up music like a sponge.

What inspired you to collect records?

It’s just something I’ve always done. I’ve been in love with music since I was a small child and vinyl was by far the most common format that people got their music on. You liked the song, you bought the record. My Dad was a huge record collector and taught me at a young age how to handle and take care of them. Once you do that, you kind of become a collector by default. Though, once the other formats started coming out, I was still most attracted to records. I bought some tapes and lots of CDs, but I kept getting more and more records through the years. I would say that the real “collector” mentality definitely jumped up a few notches about 15 years ago.

How many records are in your collection? How long have you been collecting?

I have a few thousand LPs and between 500 and 600 7”s. I’ve been collecting for 30 years. I’m only 34 but I still have my He-Man and Star Wars records from when I was a little tyke and just about everything in between.

Where do you store your records?

Most of my LPs are on an IKEA 4X4 Expedit shelf but I have a bunch in boxes stored away that I inherited when my Dad passed. I store my 7”s in those corrugated boxes from Bags Unlimited.

What was your very first vinyl purchase?

The first few records I owned were not bought by me, so I have to think. I would say maybe the “Raspberry Beret” 45 by Prince. I would have been like 8 years old. Seems more likely it was the “Sweet Child O’ Mine” 45 by Guns N’ Roses a few years later.

Tell us about your record player.

I have an Audio Technica AT-PL120. It’s an amazing table for the price. I was patient and waited until it dropped below $200 which it does from time to time.

Which single record is your most prized possession and why?

I’m all about sentimental. I would say John Lennon’s Plastic Ono Band LP. Now that record is not rare, there are rare copies out there…first pressings from the UK, but this is not one of them. This is the copy that was my Dad’s. The Beatles were something that he and I bonded over and would be a continual source of conversation between the two of us. We would nerd out over every little detail. John Lennon was his hero and this is John’s best and most personal album. There’s a strong emotional value there.

What would you trade it for?

Nothing in the world.

What are your Top 5 records in your collection?

1. Melvins – Stoner Witch on pink vinyl. I bought this new when it came out, it’s my favorite album from them and it’s in pristine condition. This one doesn’t come cheap anymore.

2. The Cramps – De Lux boxset…#0001 out of 2000. I always figured they were all stamped 0001, that I couldn’t be that lucky. But, I’ve researched other copies and they all have different numbers, so I guess I really do have the first one.

3. Sub Pop – Sub Pop 100 compilation. It’s not really that rare, but I’m a huge Sub Pop guy and also a nerd for record labels’ first releases.

4. Nirvana – Love Buzz…this is a bootleg copy, but it looks and sounds totally authentic. I bought it for $5 a long time ago and now, even the boot goes for a couple hundred bucks!

5. The Beatles – Revolver 7” EP from Mexico. There are hundreds, if not thousands of different Beatles picture sleeves from all over the world. I love how unique and exotic a lot of them look. What I really love too is when some foreign country will use the 12” album art as the 7” single art. I have a French 7” that uses the Rubber Soul artwork too, but this one is one I hunted down for a while. It’s a 4 song EP and the songs aren’t even listed on the sleeve. It’s just the Revolver artwork on both sides of the 7”. Super cool.

Do you collect everything from any one band/label?

Haha, yes, and it can be maddening. I’d say my big ones are NOFX, Dwarves, Me First and The Gimme Gimmes, Sub Pop, Beatles. I will never have complete collections of any of them, that’s something I’ve come to grips with.

Which record label puts out the best vinyl in your opinion?

I can’t pick one. If we’re incorporating every aspect of the format, then that rules out a lot of those fancy labels that put out amazing packaging and the most psychedelic looking vinyl because most of that music is a giant letdown. Those records are for the most part, boring and pretentious.

There are some labels that consistently put out great music and their releases always look clean and well thought out. Grave Mistake and I Hate Punk Rock are two that come to mind.

What is the most unique piece of vinyl in your collection?

I have a couple of shaped records which are always fun. I think the most unique though is probably the Melvins’ Tora Tora Tora 7” set. It’s 4 tour 7”s housed in a thick, ominous booklet held together by actual nuts and bolts.

Do you prefer to buy records online or at local shops?

I prefer shops, but I get a lot of stuff online. Actually, over the past year, most of my records have been sent to me as promos for Needle Drop Radio. It’s like my Birthday all year long.

What is your favorite local record store? Give us the details on it.

Amoeba in Hollywood. I need a good couple hours in there. To say the place is huge is an understatement. I can dig through endless boxes of 7”s and always find something cool. Not to mention the tons of rare stuff hanging on the walls. The prices are usually pretty decent too.

How do you feel about pre-orders online?

I rarely pre-order anything. The records I care about don’t usually have that type of situation going on.

What record is your white whale?

Well, when I think white whale, I think of something so rare that you’re almost not even sure if it exists. One that’s on my mind is the Our Band Sucks 12” EP on red white and blue vinyl. There are supposedly a few different colors of this record and that’s one of the odd combos that I’ve heard of. The guys in the band aren’t even sure and I tried to contact the owner of Nemesis Records but I never heard back from him.

Other than something like that, I would say any original Misfits 7”s. They are out there, but I don’t think I could ever bring myself to spend that much on one record.

What un-pressed record would you like to see on wax?

Hopefully Screeching Weasel’s Kill The Musicians will eventually come out. That’s one I’d love to see on vinyl. I also thought it would be cool if Sub Pop compiled their Singles Club on LP with nostalgic packaging. It would be like Volume 1, Volume 2 etc…so many amazing bands in their Singles Club.

What was the last record/s to land in your mailbox?

I got a big stack of records from Muy Autentico…Dude Jams, Jonesin’, Joyce Manor, the Credentials LP. Also got a bunch from Halo Of Flies…including Protestant’s Judgements LP and Get Rad’s Choose Your Own Adventure 7”. These were all promos for Needle Drop Radio but records that I would have bought anyway. The last one I ordered for myself was probably Jimmy Eat World’s Bleed American reissue. I have the original on Grand Royal but the new one is a really nice package.

What is your more interesting story involving vinyl?

I was visiting San Francisco in 1998 and went record shopping as I always do. I ended up in a shop called Epicenter and bought a copy of the Denver 7” by Me First and The Gimme Gimmes. I had heard of the band, still wasn’t sure who was actually in it, and thought I’d take a chance on this record. It was their first 7” and still brand new at the time. Well this was one of those stores that keep the actual record behind the counter and the customer just brings the cover to them and they pull the record from the back. I got all the way home to Los Angeles when I realized they had put the wrong record in there. It was something from the band Me First (I never played that record and still have no idea what that band sounds like.)

I didn’t think to call the store and have them send it or anything. I had spent like three bucks on it and it wasn’t worth the trouble. I gave away the cover to a friend ‘cause what the hell was I going to do with it?

It turned out that the Gimmes were a great band and one that I would eventually start to collect. Many years later, I happened to check Ebay one day and I see a guy selling a copy of Denver on purple marble vinyl. It says in the description…record only, no cover, been that way since we got it in at Epicenter. It was my copy that I never got all those years ago! I contact the seller just to tell him this little story and it turns out he worked there at the time and was possibly the person who originally sold it to me.

I end up winning the auction (for pretty cheap too) but now I have no cover. The friend I gave it to either lost it or doesn’t care to find it.

In desperation, I contact Fat Wreck to see if they happen to have a spare cover for a record that came out more then 10 years before. Total shot in the dark but I had to try.

The person who got back to me was Floyd and he said that he worked at Epicenter back then, and HE might have been the person who sold it to me! I received a brand new cover (with a copy on black vinyl) a few days later, free of charge.

Where can we find your collection/trade list?

I started to type everything out a couple times, but I just have too much and it gets overwhelming. So for now, you’ll just have to come have a beer with me and we could spend all day checking out my records.

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