Topic: Liwc

2 chapters across the catalog

Grim Math
Episode 772 2:24:32 - 2:28:43

772: Grim Math

Longhand Notes, Emotional Tone and Global Producers

A donor suggests that all show notes should be written in longhand, while another analyzes the "emotional tone" of John Dvorak's newsletter using a LIWC calculator. Producers from Moscow, Dublin, and Assen are thanked for their contributions. The hosts emphasize the wide geographic reach of the "No Agenda" community.

Hunger Winter
Episode 771 3:09 - 11:20

771: Hunger Winter

Professor Jamie Pennebaker, Linguistic Inquiry Word Count Analysis

A dinner with "Obots" features Professor Jamie Pennebaker, author of The Secret Life of Pronouns and creator of the Linguistic Inquiry Word Count (LIWC) system. Pennebaker describes his work for intelligence agencies like the FBI and CIA, his belief that Amazon's Alexa represents true artificial intelligence, and his collaboration with Microsoft's Cortana team.