Sobieska, A. (2026). Preparedness under conditions of polarization: Media logics and the public positioning of neuroethics. Developments in Neuroethics and Bioethics, 235–268.
Publications and talks
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Publications
Starke, G., Sobieska, A., Knochel, K., & Buyx, A. (2026). Epistemic humility meets virtual reality: Teaching an old ideal with novel tools. Journal of Medical Ethics, 52(7), 439–444.
Sobieska, A., & Starke, G. (2025). Beyond words: Extending a pragmatic view of language to large language models for informed consent. The American Journal of Bioethics, 25(4), 82–85.
Sobieska, A., Hampel, M., Weidenspointner, R., Pauli, V., Pan, C., Jun, S.-M., & Gutsmiedl, P. (2025). Decoding the discourse: Analyzing the linguistic features and strategies behind the Querdenken movement's COVID-19 narrative. Health Communication, 40(12), 2591–2601.
Talks
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Upcoming
1 Oct 2026 · Lightning talk at Trust & Safety Research Conference, Stanford University: Inside the For You Page: algorithmic content exposure, health misinformation and well-being among young adults on TikTok
7–8 Dec 2026 · Poster at New Directions in Social Media Research and Policy, University of Cambridge: TRACE: a four-layer design for reconstructing algorithmic content environments
Selected talks
9 Sep 2026 · Invited presentation at networking meeting of the Bavarian State Ministry for Family, Labour and Social Affairs (radicalization prevention), Munich: The TikTalks project
5 Jun 2026 · Invited workshop at Health Ethics and Policy Lab (Effy Vayena), ETH Zurich, Zurich: Digital methods
27 May 2025 · Talk at re:publica 25, Berlin: Gen Z “radicalized through TikTok”: myth or reality? (with Yasmin Al-Douri)
25 Apr 2025 · Joint session with Georg Starke, Ralf Jox and Sabine Salloch at Neuroethics 2025, annual meeting of INS and SINe, Munich: Digital bioethics: computational methods for addressing neuroethical questions
23 Apr 2025 · Poster (Best Presenter Award) at Neuroethics 2025, annual meeting of INS and SINe, Munich: Exploring public discourse on neurotechnology: a computational analysis of sentiment, terminology, and ethical concerns on social media
Oct 2024 · Talk at Hybrid Minds, Geneva: Neuroethics on YouTube: investigating ethical considerations of neurotechnology in public discourse
20 Sep 2024 · Talk at DFG Network “Digital Bioethics”, Hannover: Neuroethics on YouTube: investigating ethical considerations of neurotechnology in public discourse
18 Jul 2024 · Paper in the panel “Exploring the transformative powers of neurosciences” at EASST-4S, Amsterdam: Neurorights on YouTube: investigating ethical considerations of neurotechnology in public discourse
Jun 2024 · Talk (with Marcello Ienca) at SINe 2024 “Mind Matters: Navigating Neuroethics in the 21st Century”, Italian Society for Neuroethics, Rome: Neurorights on YouTube: investigating ethical considerations of neurotechnology in public discourse
17 Apr 2024 · Poster (Best Presenter Award) at Neuroethics 2024, annual meeting of the International Neuroethics Society, Baltimore: Neurorights on YouTube: investigating ethical considerations of neurotechnology in public discourse
21 Mar 2024 · Talk at conference “Bridging the gap between neurorights and cyberrights”, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa: Neurorights on YouTube: investigating ethical considerations of neurotechnology in public discourse
20 Jul 2023 · Talk at IC2S2, Copenhagen: Decoding the discourse: analyzing the linguistic features and strategies behind the Querdenken movement's COVID-19 narrative
Workshops and meetings organised
9–10 Jun 2026 · Expert workshop “Who shapes whom? Recommendation systems, sense of self, and algorithmic influence on TikTok”, HARMONY and TikTalks, Munich (co-organised with Valérie Nowak)
Apr 2025 · Neuroethics 2025, annual meeting of INS and SINe, Munich (local organising team)
Awards and funding
2026–2027 · TikTalks II. Bavarian State Ministry for Family, Labour and Social Affairs, about €100,000 (with Yasmin Al-Douri, Responsible Technology Hub)
2026 · 2nd prize, “Speaking Across Differences” award of the Verein für die Förderung des McCloy-Stipendienprogramms, to TikTalks (Responsible Technology Hub), €2,000
2025 · Fulbright Visiting Scholar Award, Stanford Social Media Lab
2025 · Best Presenter Award, International Neuroethics Society annual meeting (Neuroethics 2025, Munich)
2024–2026 · TikTalks: programme for the analysis of actors behind radical content on TikTok. Bavarian State Ministry for Family, Labour and Social Affairs, about €130,000 (with Yasmin Al-Douri, Responsible Technology Hub)
2024 · Doctoral scholarship, Graduate Center of the Bavarian Research Institute for Digital Transformation (bidt)
2024 · Best Presenter Award, International Neuroethics Society annual meeting (Neuroethics 2024, Baltimore)
2021–2023 · Scholar, TUM: Junge Akademie
2016–2020 · Scholar, Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes