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Hernan Makse

@kcore_analytics

PhD Physics, co-founder kcore-analytics.com. Predicting behavior and elections with AI.
New York, USA kcore-analytics.com Joined March 2016
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Hernan Makse @kcore_analytics
Adios, amigo...
Consternados por la triste noticia del fallecimiento de Matías Travizano, acompañamos a su familia y seres queridos en este doloroso momento. Mat, físico graduado del DF, fue siempre generoso con los proyectos de nuestra institución, donante comprometido y activo tejedor de redes. Lo recordaremos con enorme gratitud y afecto. @mtravizano
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Hernan Makse @kcore_analytics
We recently released "Cognitive distortions are associated with increasing political polarization" in Nature Communications Psychology (nature.com/articles/s4427…) with Andy Edinger, Johan Bollen & @MatteoSerafino5.

Grateful to see it resonate—esp. among expert like @JonHaidt
www.nature.com Cognitive distortions are associated with increasing political polarization Communications Psychology - This study shows that rising political polarization is linked to an increase in distorted language patterns—commonly associated with anxiety and...
Jonathan Haidt Verified account @JonHaidt Jul 16, 2025
Cognitive distortions became much more common on Twitter between 2016 and 2020, as Americans became more politically polarized. I'd say Twitter reflected and created a public square that was increasingly poisonous for liberal democracies.

nature.com/articles/s4427…
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Hernan Makse @kcore_analytics
When it comes to elections, our AI algorithms have worked well. For the #USElections2020 we successfully forecasted the @JoeBiden’s victory long before the actual election. Take a look at this article published in @FortuneMagazine by @jeremyakahn link: fortune.com/2020/11/03/who…
fortune.com Who will win today's election? A.I. has answers | Fortune A.I. systems have beaten polls in forecasting past election results. But in this election, not all A.I. software agree.