My lab Psychology @ Georgetown has lots of fun new projects lined up (behavioral and neuroimaging) on empathy, psychopathy, prosocial behavior, and aggression! We are accepting applications now for: • A paid RA • A post-doc • A PhD student Join us! For details: abigailmarsh.com/lab/

it's actually good for people to have age gap friendships. like 20 year olds should be friends with 30 year olds. generational divides are a legitimate societal problem. older people and younger people have a lot to learn from each other and a lot to gain by supporting each other

Want happier, healthier kids? Offer them autonomy. Massive new meta-analysis makes it plain: In every culture, control leaves children worse off — but autonomy helps them people engage, learn, and grow.

"many people who pay to be scared aren’t just getting a kick out of the thrills—they’re also learning about themselves. Information about how you react when afraid...can really only be obtained by finding (or putting) yourself in a scary situation" morbidlycuriousthoughts.com/p/a-scary-date…

Justin Garson Most of the change in depression symptoms after taking antidepressants is (probably) not a placebo *effect* (but instead a normal decrease in symptoms over time not caused by the antidepressant or by the placebo). See discussion in this thread: x.com/doc_BLocke/sta…

Know anyone who might be interested in the Zombie Apocalypse Medicine Meeting (ZAMM) and think they’d be a great fit for this unique conference?! Let them know! Spots and lodging are going fast!

Hey folks, I'm writing a new book! The working title is The Peacock’s Predicament: The New Evolutionary Psychology of Sex Differences - and Why It Matters. Here's how you can help, if you're so inclined... stevestewartwilliams.com/p/im-writing-a…

Want to study how humans "do" FRIENDSHIP? ☀️I’m recruiting PhD students to work with me at UCLA!☀️ Join me—and the incredible team at UCLA’s new Center for Friendship Research. You’ll work on NSF-funded basic science. More here: kremslab.com Please share!

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Only one. Come hangout with us!

Today is the final day to submit an abstract to ZAMM24! Remember, open to any and all submissions that use zombies and/or the apocalypse as a tool for communicating about complex topics related to our shared future.

A topic that comes up frequently in my interviews morbidlycuriousthoughts.com/p/the-psycholo…

Interested in writing an NSF Postdoc submission on FRIENDSHIP to work with me at UCLA? Let's talk! UCLA is a GREAT place to study friendship! (Check out the new center: center-for-friendship.com) NSF due Nov 6: new.nsf.gov/funding/opport….

Children aren’t trophies you get for having completed your becoming. You may never feel fully put together; what a futile exercise to even try, because the entrance of a child will unravel half the things you know to be true about yourself, complicating who you thought you were.

There has to be something between Two Factor Authentication and this

This is the opposite of what psychology would say

33 Days of Wound Healing. Seeing it in time-lapse really drives home how amazing the process is, and how amazing it is that our bodies "know" how to do this.

this world is crazy bro