What do we know about the psychology of censorship? In our newest preprint, we (Jeff Lees (@leesplez.bsky.social) Matthew Facciani is on Threads Anne Wilson ) explore how partisans respond to and process info with a censorship frame, i.e., the communicator claims it has been suppressed. osf.io/preprints/psya…

For grad students/academics considering industry positions: this post & comment section is helpful in sorting out the mess of job titles you'll encounter (e.g., behavioral scientist vs. quant UX researcher vs. data scientist vs. market researcher) linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…

I’ve spoken with dozens of graduate students and assistant professors since I joined NORC (I try to do 1 informational interview per week). I love catching up with people and talking about my job. A few things I’ve noticed: 🧵

Our paper with Josh Jackson on whether global values have converged over the last 40 years is out: go.nature.com/4cN7XSN. We find that globalization and rising wealth did not result in uniform acceptance of 'Western values,' such as support for abortion and gay rights.

Berkeley peeps, Xlab is offering an incredible service *for free*: they will help you audit your empirical research results. Take advantage! xlab.berkeley.edu/research/Audit…

New paper out in JEP:GEN American Psychological Association How do we react to people who are receptive to opposing political views?

😍 Super cool new work from a brilliant scholar and friend tackles a key question in the social psychology of politics: How do others judge us when we display openness to opposing perspectives?

Once, we ran a study on Prolific and a participant wrote on Reddit that the study “Felt like I was losing the will to live.” I went on the Prolific Subreddit (24k members!) and asked what matters. Here is what they told me. A thread on happier participants and better studies 1/9

Come work with us! The wonderful Institute for Personality and Social Research (Berkeley Psychology) is hiring an administrative assistant: careerspub.universityofcalifornia.edu/psp/ucb/EMPLOY…

Our group at the Philadelphia Eagles is hiring a Senior Quantitative Analyst! Apply here: boards.greenhouse.io/philadelphiaea…

Excited to share our latest paper PNASNews: The role of positive emotion in harmful health behavior: Implications for theory and public health campaigns Joint w/ Vaughan Rees, Charlie Dorison, Ichiro Kawachi, & Jennifer Lerner A thread ⬇️ pnas.org/doi/abs/10.107…

Excited to share our new paper 🎉 Together with Charlie Dorison nancy gibbs Julia Minson🇺🇦 we tried to answer the question of “Can Conversational Receptiveness Build Trust in Media?” A thread 🧵: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/23…

We have opened the application for our postdoctoral fellowship!. Deadline: December 15 for a fall 2025 start date. Apply and share! kellogg.northwestern.edu/academics-rese…

Before you write a review of a paper in which you say "It's mostly meh" (a direct quote), stop to consider that you might be talking to a grad student who spent years on the project and is now internalizing the social norms of their profession.

🚨 Strengthening Americans’ Democratic Attitudes🚨 For the last 4 years, we crowdsourced and tested ideas for ⬇️ antidemocratic attitudes & partisan animosity. A 🧵 on all papers, published/IP Science Magazine (🆕tinyurl.com/sdcsci🆕), PNASNews (2x), Nature Human Behaviour (2x).

The Fed's Consumer Finance Institute is looking for a Senior Research assistant! They can teach aspiring researchers how to work with real, large, messy data sets, and offer opportunities for advancement, continuing education, and co-authorship. See here: tinyurl.com/2ehyet8s

Today's HotFresh recommended paper is: Dorison, C. A., & Charlesworth, T. E. S. (2025). What Is Rationality, Whom Is It Ascribed To, and Why Does It Matter? Evidence From Internet Text for 66 Social Groups and 101 Occupations. Psychological Science, 36(9), 713-731.