In this article, we document a hitherto unobserved pernicious effect of political polarization: criminal fashion choices of political leaders. We present a case study comparing the pants of Hungary's PM Orban with his main opposition contender Peter Magyar. cc derek guy

Hmmm... no one thinks Antarctica could save us, though life there is maybe 1000X more practical than on Mars

‼️New paper alert!‼️

Are you interested in the field of political psychology? And are you interested in doing a PhD at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (inactief)? Check out this great project on personality traits and political ambition by Marc van de Wardt. Supervision by Marc, Loes Aaldering, and me. werkenbij.vu.nl/vacatures/phd-…

Online hostility is connected to offline aggressive dispositions and childhood conditions, finds stighebbelstrup Michael Bang Petersen Alexander Bor in PNASNews doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2…

📘 Vol 63.4 The adverse effects of vaccination passports Using 2021 #SurveyData, F Jørgensen Alexander Bor & Michael Bang Petersen ask if the reintroduction of vaccination passports in 🇩🇰 decreased trust among the unvaccinated during the #COVID19 pandemic 👉 bit.ly/48VL50G

🔜 Mark your calendar for this seminar of our De- and Re-Democratization Workgroup! 🗓️ Dec 9, 4pm CET 📍 Budapest, Nador u. 15 🗣️ Elena Avramovska 🗣️ András Bíró-Nagy 🗣️ Alexander Bor 🗣️ Andreas Schedler Details: 👉 cutt.ly/ZeZXrQnT

We are organizing a CEU SummerUniversity university course w/ Thom Scott-Phillips on the Human Mind and Open Society, with a special focus on political intuitions & stellar guest faculty: Mark Van Vugt Katherine McAuliffe Chris von Rueden & Lou Safra! Pls share the news! summeruniversity.ceu.edu/courses/2025/h…

📣 Applications for CEU SummerUniversity 2025 courses are now open. This year, three DI researchers, Alexander Bor, Balint Magyar and Balint Madlovics will co-direct some of the courses. 🗓️ First application deadline: Feb 14 Details: 👉 cutt.ly/OeVF5azc

DeepSeek is not a real AI because it hasn't properly historicized its own methods of knowledge production.

Mark your calendar for the next Rooftop Seminar of our De- and Re-Democratization Workgroup! 🗓️ Feb 17, 4pm 📍 Budapest 🗣️ Alexander Bor 🗣️ Gabor SImonovits 🗣️ Peter Bajomi-Lazar 🗣️ Lisa Zanotti Details: 👉 cutt.ly/Le5NX6g9 Registration: 👉 cutt.ly/ae5NCcZ6

Fun Times! My first presentation with new research related to my ERA project on Illiberal Citizen Manipulation. Joint work with Gabor Simonovits and Milan Svolik.

🚨 Last chance! Applications for CEU Summer University’s "The Human Mind and the Open Society" close soon! Join us in Budapest this summer to explore how psychology shapes politics & democracy. 🔗 Apply now: summeruniversity.ceu.edu/courses/2025/h… 📅 Deadline: Feb 14 #PoliticalPsychology

🔜Don’t forget to register now and join us on Monday for this seminar with Alexander Bor, Gabor Simonovits, Peter Bajomi-Lazar, and Lisa Zanotti! ⏰ Feb 17, 4pm CET 📍Budapest, Nador u. 13 Details: 👉 cutt.ly/Le5NX6g9 Registration: 👉 cutt.ly/ae5NCcZ6

If an army bombs a hospital, killing the civilians inside, it clearly *caused* their deaths & bears responsibility. But what if enemy soldiers moved to the hospital first. Does the causal power of the attackers diminish? Do the enemy soldiers bear responsibility? [THREAD]

I'm looking for a post-doc! Ideally a data scientist with social science know-how or the other way around. Deadline is 4/4. candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationIni…

In this populist moment, has the public turned against science? Michael Bang Petersen & colleagues: "populists not only listen to expertise but also respond to the same qualities of expert advice as others, even if their skepticism is higher." journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00…

Interesting essay. Reminds me that i am super frustrated i havent heard a single convincing explanation for the explosion of time spent on parenting. Why is this happening? astralcodexten.com/p/book-review-…

Amazing workshop. Learned a lot. Hardly any uplifting results tho. We are in for one hell of a ride.

I am hiring a postdoc to work on a project on moral disgust. This person ideally has expertise in moral psychology, emotions, and/or evolutionary psychology. More details here workingat.vu.nl/vacancies/post….