One real concern in our field is too many people that love to say 'economists got it wrong' or 'nothing in psychology replicates'. Stating this implies you have never taken a course in economics or psychological methods and are just repeating tweets that got 30,000 likes in 2018.

We misunderstand so much about human nature.

More evidence that decisions are powerfully shaped by the context.

This article is now live at osf.io/m5cna

Summary:

1. Greater scale of evidence = better at predicting policy outcomes
2. Type of study method (RCT, meta-analysis, survey, etc) is helpful to some, but hugely varies in value to policymakers

College admission essay content has a stronger correlation with household income (R2 = 16%) than SAT scores.
This explains how removing standardized tests can increase inequality.
Based on 240,000 admission essays to the University of California. science.org/doi/full/10.11…

Confirmed: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/ma…

Did we just have an earthquake?

!!! Ipsos is hiring a Director of Behavioral Science in NYC (hybrid). Looks like a dream role for anyone interested in their work - would highly recommend checking this out.

Salary range US$145,000-$155,000.

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At 41 years of age, as a full-time professor and a few years of reserve service, I have commissioned as an officer in the @USairforce/Air National Guard. With my wonderfully supportive mother at last week's graduation.

This is devastating news. He was nothing but supportive of our work, long before he knew what the results were. Always quick to share thoughts and encouragement. A true loss.

To anyone writing stories about him, please highlight his human side, not only his achievements.

An important statement on the latest tea controversy. 🇺🇸🇬🇧

If someone accidentally writes 'Tursday' in an email, what is your default assumption for which one they intended?

'Did my own research'-guess what we found?!

People that don't care about you & want to divide communities push cheap, lazy lies about vaccines, then say misinformation is fake.

Solution: Build trust. Engage real concerns. Keep debates public.
The BMJ bmj.com/content/384/bm…

Scientific evidence is critical in public policy, but there is no one “right” way to do it: Not all evidence is equal & not all policies require the same input. Our recent nature piece presents one rigorous way to synthesize evidence for policy. 🧵
nature.com/articles/s4158…

As 2023 ends, so too did my 12 years directing Junior Researcher Programme. Our first goal was only to create chances for others to have the life-changing opportunity that Cambridge University gave me in 2011. This special shot of my farewell speech to some of our 500+ alumni shows we succeeded.

Today I’m also reflecting on some of the great @nature papers published in 2023 on what I’d call science of science: understanding the progression of science and the human contributions that lead to scientific discoveries 🧵