David Brooks' (@NYTDavidBrooks) column today is a beacon for engaging with others in these polarized times. nytimes.com/2020/11/19/opi…

Thank you for the book review, @BookPage! bookpage.com/reviews/25740-…

Podcasts on the science of mind & brain. (Lots of new ones.) lisafeldmanbarrett.com/podcasts/?t=Cz…

Shout out to Harvard Book Store, one of my favorite local independent bookstores, for featuring "Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain" in on their (virtual) new release bookshelf. shop.harvard.com/book/978035815…

Author George Hammond ("Conversations With Socrates") and I will be livestreaming a conversation about the brain, hosted by the Commonwealth Club (online) on Tuesday, December 1! Topic: "7-1/2 LESSONS ABOUT THE BRAIN." Registration is required. bit.ly/3kqcn5J

New @nresearchnews by Northeastern U. researchers Lisa Feldman Barrett @AjayBSatpute & others contribute to the ongoing discussion of whether our Western folk emotion categories have utility in distinguishing brain, body, & behavior signals nature.com/articles/s4159…

Using machine learning, they studied the correspondence of emotion labels with fMRI BOLD, autonomic nervous system, & self-reports of experience data, comparing supervised (using emotion categories) vs. unsupervised (no pre-assigned labels) clustering methods

Overall, above-chance classification accuracy was seen in the supervised clustering methods - emotion categories are telling us *something* about these signals. However, the unsupervised analyses did not correspond with emotion category labels across datasets

The authors discuss 2 potential explanations for these outcomes that require future study - either our methods for assessing emotion have flaws, or our emotion categories are not equally useful for understanding biological signals across individuals/contexts

More research is necessary to clarify these findings! The authors end by discussing all the different, exciting future directions we can take as affective scientists to improve our ability to answer these questions!

Lex (@LexFridman) asked me back on his show for "Round 2" of our in-depth conversation about mind, brain, and the meaning of life. youtube.com/watch?v=S_AFc_…

In case you missed Round 1... youtube.com/watch?v=NbdRIV…

From Annie Murphy Paul in Boston Globe Ideas: Northeastern U. professor of psychology Lisa Feldman Barrett shows how emotions don't get in the way of thinking — they enhance it. trib.al/346vX0K

Much of what you think you know about the brain is wrong, writes Annie Murphy Paul. Lisa Feldman Barrett's work can change that — and to help you make your life better in the process. trib.al/p1ezYox

Nice write-up in the The Boston Globe by @AnnieMurphyPaul. bostonglobe.com/2020/11/20/opi…

So happy! nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/2-mus…

Are you looking for advice about applying for graduate school? NYU Psychology faculty and PhD students have made a news series of short videos with advice for all elements of your application: youtube.com/channel/UCFJqR… Here are my tips on crafting your CV: youtube.com/watch?v=WD26xY…

Harvard Business Review Looks like Harvard Business Review needs to keep up to date on the scientific literature. Outdated articles like this one are so unfortunate. journals.sagepub.com/stoken/default…

“In short, your brain’s most important job is not thinking. It’s running a little worm body that has become very, very complicated…” — Been waiting on this for months, and it’s as good as I expected! Thank you, Lisa Feldman Barrett

SEVEN AND A HALF LESSONS ABOUT THE BRAIN: Best Books 2020 (Amazon + Barnes & Noble), Starred Review (Kirkus), "Must-read" (Discover Mag), "Beautiful writing" (@DavidEagleman), "Remarkable insights" (Daniel Pink). The world's first neuroscience beach-read. lisafeldmanbarrett.com/books/seven-an…