MENSCH und Computer 30.8.-2.9.26 TRANSFORMIN INTERACTION INTRODUCING SOCIAL MEDIA CHAIRS ALICE ROLLWAGEN MAIKE RAMRATH

Meet the #MuC2026 Publicity & Social Media Chairs! 🎤

We're excited to have Alice Rollwagen (TH Ingolstadt) and Maike Ramrath (Uni Wuppertal) leading our communications for Mensch und Computer 2026 in Duisburg. 🇩🇪

Stay tuned for HCI updates, deadlines, and insights into "Transforming Interactions".

🔍𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝘀𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 #𝟭: 𝗖𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝘀𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆🔍

Today starts our new series on psychological disciplines. We begin with cognitive psychology, the field that investigates basic mental processes. It asks fundamental questions about how humans perceive the world, process information, and act on it.

💬 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗜𝗻-𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱 #𝟵: 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 💬

🌍 Keep international readers in mind
✅ Avoid country-specific defaults (laws, school systems, holidays)
✅ Use examples most people can relate to
✅ Note limits when research is based on specific cultures or demographics

🔔 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲: 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝘅𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆, 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 🔔

What can we do to mitigate social anxiety? In their article, Nadine Vietmeier, Jasper Froehlich and Silas Rooß discuss the role of family and explore the efficacy of SPACE therapy (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions).

💬 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗜𝗻-𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱 #𝟴: 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 & 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 💬

𝙎𝙤 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩? 🔍
Give key takeaways, note who they apply to, and give advice only when evidence supports it.

𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩? 🚧
State limits, avoid exaggeration, note alternatives and context.

💬 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗜𝗻-𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱 #𝟳: 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 💬

✅ Highlight patterns across studies instead of single results
✅ Explain the meaning, don't list statistical numbers
✅ Provide context to clarify findings
✅ Use cautious language and note limitations

📱𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 #𝟲: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 📱

Mary Ortega shows how fear spreads online via emotional posts, cognitive shortcuts, and algorithms. Pause, check facts, and reflect before sharing to resist manipulation and reduce the spread of false narratives.

💬 𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙤 𝙄𝙣-𝙈𝙞𝙣𝙙 #5: 𝘾𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙡𝙚 💬

✅ Choose the same scope as the article
🗣️ Make sure the title can be understood before reading the article
🌍 Readers across the globe should understand the text
🎯 Choose clarity over catchiness
🔍 Support searchability

💬 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗜𝗻-𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱 #𝟰: 𝗨𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 💬
Visuals can make complex ideas easier to understand. They show patterns or relationships at a glance and make longer texts easier to follow. Visuals help your audience grasp the key points without oversimplifying the science.

This week I attended the 7th Human Factors Summer School by the @dgps.bsky.social Fachgruppe Ingenieurpsychologie! I had a great time at the @unimainz.bsky.social and appreciated meeting lots of fellow PhD students. Big thanks to Johannes Kraus, Marlene Wessels + Team for the great organization! 💡

💬 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐈𝐧-𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝 #𝟑: 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 💬

Writing for a broad audience means rethinking how you present your research. It’s not just about simplifying – it’s about 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 and structuring it so people outside your field can follow along.

🌟Calling for new team members at In-Mind 🌟

In-Mind is a volunteer-driven project dedicated to making psychology research accessible and engaging while maintaining scientific rigour.

A picture showing Norman Jung, Mira von der Linde, Maike Ramrath and Meinald Thielsch in front of the Libeskind-Auditorium at the Leuphana University Lüneburg.

Houses at the Ilmenau in Lüneburg.

A scientific poster on Designing for Safety and Trust: A Dissertation on Critical System Information in Hish-Risk Work Environments.

Second week of September, second conference this month: #AOWI2025 in Lüneburg! 🎓✨ I presented my planned PhD on technologies in high-risk domains & got great feedback. Also the first time our full Work & Environmental Psychology team @uni-wuppertal.bsky.social attended a conference together! 🚀

Last week I visited the Mensch und Computer 2025 in Chemnitz! I presented the Product Aesthetics Inventory (PAI) & ran a workshop on biases in UX research. Great discussions + loved the safety-critical systems workshop on sunday! See you in Duisburg 2026! #MuC2025 #MenschundComputer #UXResearch

💬 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗜𝗻-𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱 #𝟭: 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 💬

We live in a world flooded with information, but not all of it is reliable. That's why it's essential for researchers to share scientific knowledge with the public. Science communication isn't just a nice-to-have, it's 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘭.

🧠 Meet the minds behind In-Mind: Social Media Team 🧠

✨ Maike Ramrath
💼 Social Media Team
🎓 Psychology PhD Student @uni-wuppertal.bsky.social, previous MSc in Applied Cognitive & Media Science @unidue.bsky.social
🔍 Research interests: human and technology interaction, organisational psychology