Michael W. Kraus
@mwkraus.bsky.social
Not the German handball player or the historian. The other one. Berkeley Psych alum and social psychologist. | he/him
www.csinequality.org
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Michael W. Kraus
@mwkraus.bsky.social
· Aug 21
A functional approach to the psychology of inequality
Perspective by Michael W. Kraus (@mwkraus.bsky.social), Daniel J. Sanji, Megan E. Burns, Aline da Silva Frost, Iseul Cha-Ju, A. Chyei Vinluan, LaStarr Hollie & Cydney H. Dupree (@cydneydupree.bsky.social)
go.nature.com/4fMVfVV
Perspective by Michael W. Kraus (@mwkraus.bsky.social), Daniel J. Sanji, Megan E. Burns, Aline da Silva Frost, Iseul Cha-Ju, A. Chyei Vinluan, LaStarr Hollie & Cydney H. Dupree (@cydneydupree.bsky.social)
go.nature.com/4fMVfVV
It's publication day for our first paper out of the www.csinequality.org lab completed entirely at NU. To write it, we asked: what research in the social psychology of inequality do we like and why do we like it? The answer is this paper:
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A Texas A&M University appeals panel has unanimously ruled that the school was “not justified” when it fired a lecturer who had been accused of teaching a course that recognized more than two genders.
Texas A&M Wrong to Fire Professor Melissa McCoul Over Gender Lesson, Panel Rules
The firing put the school at the center of national debates over gender identity and academic freedom. A faculty panel ruled unanimously against the termination.
nyti.ms
November 22, 2025 at 10:52 PM
A Texas A&M University appeals panel has unanimously ruled that the school was “not justified” when it fired a lecturer who had been accused of teaching a course that recognized more than two genders.
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“It will not succeed in cowing faculty and academic workers, in sowing division, or in keeping us from supporting our neighbors in need,” the professors said in the statement. “We will continue to fight for the colleges, universities, and communities we deserve.” — @ncaaup.bsky.social
On NC State’s campus, hundreds of students protest as fears of ICE persist • NC Newsline
As final exams approach at N.C. State, stress over studies has been overtaken for some by fear of the federal immigration crackdown in Raleigh.
ncnewsline.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:08 PM
“It will not succeed in cowing faculty and academic workers, in sowing division, or in keeping us from supporting our neighbors in need,” the professors said in the statement. “We will continue to fight for the colleges, universities, and communities we deserve.” — @ncaaup.bsky.social
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Stoked to share this paper with @tagerai.bsky.social in PSPB! What happens when you see punishers punish others for acts you see as moral?
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Moral Agreement With Punished Acts Decreases Perceptions of Punisher Legitimacy and Willingness to Obey the Law - Raihan Alam, Tage S. Rai, 2025
Punishment is a critical mechanism through which society regulates behavior, yet its efficacy depends on how observers interpret the legitimacy of punishers. Ac...
journals.sagepub.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Stoked to share this paper with @tagerai.bsky.social in PSPB! What happens when you see punishers punish others for acts you see as moral?
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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The International Social Cognition Network (ISCON) is pleased to announce Dr. April Bailey as the 2025 winner of the Early Career Award! Dr. Bailey is a Lecturer of Psychology at the University of Edinburgh. She earned her B.A. from Colgate University and her PhD in 2019 from Yale University.
November 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The International Social Cognition Network (ISCON) is pleased to announce Dr. April Bailey as the 2025 winner of the Early Career Award! Dr. Bailey is a Lecturer of Psychology at the University of Edinburgh. She earned her B.A. from Colgate University and her PhD in 2019 from Yale University.
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We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
November 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
Do yourself a favor and read this instead of the other thing circulating this morning lol
November 22, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Do yourself a favor and read this instead of the other thing circulating this morning lol
New paper building a theory of stereotype negotiation. How people don't just let stereotypes happen to them; instead they constantly and actively navigate social impressions and others' evaluations by @cydneydupree.bsky.social: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A theory of stereotype negotiation
Inequality is pervasive, challenging people and organizations. Yet we lack a clear picture of how people navigate inequality in everyday social and or…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:47 PM
New paper building a theory of stereotype negotiation. How people don't just let stereotypes happen to them; instead they constantly and actively navigate social impressions and others' evaluations by @cydneydupree.bsky.social: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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me waking up and opening this app
November 22, 2025 at 12:02 PM
me waking up and opening this app
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With ICE and border patrol goons spreading out across the country, I put together a resource guide for buying, printing, and distributing whistles, based on my own experience. Now is the time to whistle up, hope this helps. dansinker.com/posts/202…
November 21, 2025 at 9:35 PM
With ICE and border patrol goons spreading out across the country, I put together a resource guide for buying, printing, and distributing whistles, based on my own experience. Now is the time to whistle up, hope this helps. dansinker.com/posts/202…
Hey folks, does anyone do (or have a positive experience with) a psych qualitative methods workshop pitched to a group of PhD students (and some faculty)?
Some of the audience would be interested in best practices for ongoing work, others would be interested in broadening methods
Any suggestions?
Some of the audience would be interested in best practices for ongoing work, others would be interested in broadening methods
Any suggestions?
November 21, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Hey folks, does anyone do (or have a positive experience with) a psych qualitative methods workshop pitched to a group of PhD students (and some faculty)?
Some of the audience would be interested in best practices for ongoing work, others would be interested in broadening methods
Any suggestions?
Some of the audience would be interested in best practices for ongoing work, others would be interested in broadening methods
Any suggestions?
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IN CASE ANYBODY CARES, I'LL BE ON BBC LONDON IN 10 MINUTES (give or take) talking to the innit people about #TheDoubleTax and why ignoring Black women is a bad idea!!!
Listen live to the playback here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p... #blacksky #uk
Listen live to the playback here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p... #blacksky #uk
BBC Radio London - Jacqueline Shepherd
Join Jacqueline Shepherd on BBC Radio London.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 7:34 PM
IN CASE ANYBODY CARES, I'LL BE ON BBC LONDON IN 10 MINUTES (give or take) talking to the innit people about #TheDoubleTax and why ignoring Black women is a bad idea!!!
Listen live to the playback here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p... #blacksky #uk
Listen live to the playback here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p... #blacksky #uk
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This—on my former university, department, and advisor—is harrowing but required reading for all social psychologists. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Oxford University Has Failed Women Over Harassment Concerns, Staff Say
The university has repeatedly been slow to act against male academics accused of sexual misconduct and inappropriate behavior, a Bloomberg investigation found.
www.bloomberg.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
This—on my former university, department, and advisor—is harrowing but required reading for all social psychologists. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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We'll see if they actually mean it, but this announcement after one week confirms that Charlotte was impeccably well organized for this moment.
www.cbsnews.com/news/charlot...
www.cbsnews.com/news/charlot...
Federal immigration crackdown in Charlotte, North Carolina, has ended, sheriff's office says
A federal immigration crackdown based in Charlotte, North Carolina's largest city, is now over, a local law enforcement agency said Thursday.
www.cbsnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:05 PM
We'll see if they actually mean it, but this announcement after one week confirms that Charlotte was impeccably well organized for this moment.
www.cbsnews.com/news/charlot...
www.cbsnews.com/news/charlot...
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In March, our grant and the broader DoD Minerva social science initiative were terminated. I haven’t said much until now. Thank you to Tim Wilson for inviting me to share.
#research #socialscience #sciencepolicy #academia
#research #socialscience #sciencepolicy #academia
Another example of cancelled research from the What We'll Never Know series. Dr. Jennifer Kubota @jenikubota.bsky.social 🧪
November 6, 2025 at 9:09 PM
In March, our grant and the broader DoD Minerva social science initiative were terminated. I haven’t said much until now. Thank you to Tim Wilson for inviting me to share.
#research #socialscience #sciencepolicy #academia
#research #socialscience #sciencepolicy #academia
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COME ON...between the cost of living and these tuition hikes, public higher education in California is increasingly out of reach for Californians. The state needs to prioritize support like it used to when a UC education was affordable and accessible.
Students from nine UC campuses plan to rally this week against a regents vote on tuition hikes, arguing possible increases make education more inaccessible. UC officials say changes will shield against inflation & make costs more predictable over time:
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Students oppose UC tuition hikes. Leaders say campuses need money in the Trump era
The University of California board of regents will vote on whether to increase overall tuition and renew program that keeps tuition costs the each for each new enrolling class. Student leaders strongl...
www.latimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:49 AM
COME ON...between the cost of living and these tuition hikes, public higher education in California is increasingly out of reach for Californians. The state needs to prioritize support like it used to when a UC education was affordable and accessible.
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A thread on our recent paper (w/Raihan Alam @raihanalam) in PNAS on why punishment often fails and what it means for crime, cooperation, democracy, and the rule of law. I’m super excited for it, it’s the lab’s most extensive experimental work to date. Check it out! 1/
www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....
www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
www.pnas.org
November 19, 2025 at 11:40 PM
A thread on our recent paper (w/Raihan Alam @raihanalam) in PNAS on why punishment often fails and what it means for crime, cooperation, democracy, and the rule of law. I’m super excited for it, it’s the lab’s most extensive experimental work to date. Check it out! 1/
www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....
www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....
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2 weeks left to apply!!
I'm recruiting PhD students for my lab at Northwestern! I'm reviewing applications for the Department of Psychology for the Cognitive Affective Neuroscience and Clinical areas, due 12/1. 🧠
Come join the CATS Lab: nucatslab.com
Learn about our latest research: iamh.northwestern.edu/research/res...
Come join the CATS Lab: nucatslab.com
Learn about our latest research: iamh.northwestern.edu/research/res...
CATS Lab
Child & Adolescent Translational Science Lab at Northwestern University
nucatslab.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:27 AM
2 weeks left to apply!!
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Another reminder that if you got students who wanna do a social psych PhD focusing on identities (specifically Asian, Latine, MENA Americans), I’m recruiting! I’m hustling hard here so pls send people my way 😅
see website for details www.pbandjlab.com
see website for details www.pbandjlab.com
Starting the week strong with a newly accepted paper in Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences, co-authored with postdoc @lizsnoland.bsky.social and Sohad Murrar! We merged two largely independent research lines to call for data disaggregation of Asian Americans and MENA Americans
Unpacking Broad Racial Labels: The Disaggregation of Data on Race and Ethnicity: https://osf.io/eyv7b
November 18, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Another reminder that if you got students who wanna do a social psych PhD focusing on identities (specifically Asian, Latine, MENA Americans), I’m recruiting! I’m hustling hard here so pls send people my way 😅
see website for details www.pbandjlab.com
see website for details www.pbandjlab.com
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"Remembering Alice Wong: Writer, Advocate, Friend"
Steven W. Thrasher on Meeting and Collaborating with the Outspoken Founder of the Disability Visibility Project
published by @literaryhub.bsky.social | art by @mollycrabapple.bsky.social lithub.com/remembering-...
Steven W. Thrasher on Meeting and Collaborating with the Outspoken Founder of the Disability Visibility Project
published by @literaryhub.bsky.social | art by @mollycrabapple.bsky.social lithub.com/remembering-...
Remembering Alice Wong: Writer, Advocate, Friend
Though we were in frequent conversation for a decade, I only got to meet my friend Alice Wong in person just once. And when I did, I was a bundle of nerves—and that was before she cussed me out wi…
lithub.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:22 PM
"Remembering Alice Wong: Writer, Advocate, Friend"
Steven W. Thrasher on Meeting and Collaborating with the Outspoken Founder of the Disability Visibility Project
published by @literaryhub.bsky.social | art by @mollycrabapple.bsky.social lithub.com/remembering-...
Steven W. Thrasher on Meeting and Collaborating with the Outspoken Founder of the Disability Visibility Project
published by @literaryhub.bsky.social | art by @mollycrabapple.bsky.social lithub.com/remembering-...
Looking forward to reading this thanks for posting!
November 18, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Looking forward to reading this thanks for posting!
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Why is this economics?
We show how backlash to the most significant social policy since the abolition of slavery -- school integration --reshaped markets, reallocated resources, and reduced human capital.
Read the paper 👇
(P.S. I'm presenting this at APPAM this weekend! Come say hi!)
12/12
We show how backlash to the most significant social policy since the abolition of slavery -- school integration --reshaped markets, reallocated resources, and reduced human capital.
Read the paper 👇
(P.S. I'm presenting this at APPAM this weekend! Come say hi!)
12/12
www.dropbox.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Why is this economics?
We show how backlash to the most significant social policy since the abolition of slavery -- school integration --reshaped markets, reallocated resources, and reduced human capital.
Read the paper 👇
(P.S. I'm presenting this at APPAM this weekend! Come say hi!)
12/12
We show how backlash to the most significant social policy since the abolition of slavery -- school integration --reshaped markets, reallocated resources, and reduced human capital.
Read the paper 👇
(P.S. I'm presenting this at APPAM this weekend! Come say hi!)
12/12
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2️⃣ Segregation academies caused large and persistent declines in enrollment:
In Alabama & Louisiana, white public enrollment fell by ~31%.
Black enrollment doesn't change!
(Guided by a simple model of parental choice, we identify this effect using variation in locations and founding years)
6/12
In Alabama & Louisiana, white public enrollment fell by ~31%.
Black enrollment doesn't change!
(Guided by a simple model of parental choice, we identify this effect using variation in locations and founding years)
6/12
November 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
2️⃣ Segregation academies caused large and persistent declines in enrollment:
In Alabama & Louisiana, white public enrollment fell by ~31%.
Black enrollment doesn't change!
(Guided by a simple model of parental choice, we identify this effect using variation in locations and founding years)
6/12
In Alabama & Louisiana, white public enrollment fell by ~31%.
Black enrollment doesn't change!
(Guided by a simple model of parental choice, we identify this effect using variation in locations and founding years)
6/12
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Let’s goooooooo gothamist.com/news/nyc-cou...
NYC Councilmember Chi Ossé files to challenge Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
It's the first step toward a primary challenge of the powerful House minority leader.
gothamist.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Let’s goooooooo gothamist.com/news/nyc-cou...
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Tae Heung “Will” Kim, a U.S. permanent resident from South Korea, has been released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody after being detained for months.
asamnews.com/2025/11/17/w...
asamnews.com/2025/11/17/w...
U.S. permanent resident released from ICE custody – AsAmNews
South Korean U.S. permanent resident Tae Heung “Will” Kim has been released from ICE custody after being detained for months.
asamnews.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Tae Heung “Will” Kim, a U.S. permanent resident from South Korea, has been released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody after being detained for months.
asamnews.com/2025/11/17/w...
asamnews.com/2025/11/17/w...