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Andy Luttrell @andyluttrell.bsky.social · 2d

Opinion Science is back from its summer break, and I'm happy to share this conversation with @dbroockman.bsky.social.

We discuss why it’s so hard to predict which messages will work + the gap between political insiders’ instincts and what actually resonates with the public. (Links in comment)

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Andy Luttrell @andyluttrell.bsky.social · 2d

Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...

Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6Fen...

YouTube: youtu.be/CibMuJL12Ik

Web: opinionsciencepodcast.com/episode/the-...

#109: The Realities of Political Persuasion with David Broockman

Podcast Episode · Opinion Science · 10/06/2025 · 53m

podcasts.apple.com

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Andy Luttrell @andyluttrell.bsky.social · 2d

Opinion Science is back from its summer break, and I'm happy to share this conversation with @dbroockman.bsky.social.

We discuss why it’s so hard to predict which messages will work + the gap between political insiders’ instincts and what actually resonates with the public. (Links in comment)

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Andy Luttrell @andyluttrell.bsky.social · 5d

I mean, come on...

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Andy Luttrell @andyluttrell.bsky.social · 5d

I've got to say that I'm loving Underwood's branding: "The Machine You Will Eventually Buy."

It feels like very snarky social media messaging except in the very early 1900s.

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Andy Luttrell @andyluttrell.bsky.social · 6d

Heads up! Opinion Science will be back on Monday after its summer break. See you then.

opinionsciencepodcast.com

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Dorota Paczesniak @dorotdesigns.bsky.social · 15d

It’s here! Such a thrill to hold the book in my hands: “The Communicating Scientist” with my illustrations inside. It’s the kind of book I wish I had when I was a PhD student, and I’m glad to have it as a reference as a communications professional #SciComm 🧪
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

Me holding the book “The Communicating Scientist”

Me holding the book “The Communicating Scientist” open on the title page. The text reads: Olle Bergman • Sarang Park • Joanna Bagniewska
The Communicating Scientist
A Practical Handbook
with illustrations by Dorota Paczesniak

The book open on a page showing some illustrations related to the colour theory

The open book showing an illustration of a metaphor for a scientific conference, where the contacts you want make are the fish and your poster is a fishing rod.

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Andy Luttrell @andyluttrell.bsky.social · 18d

It's to the point where I'm kind of excited when a student's answer isn't perfect because it means they probably actually tried to answer the question themselves instead of leaning on AI.

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 22d

🚨 Cool educational item alert 🚨

We teamed up with Philly Nature Illustrator, Meg Lemieur @megstampede.bsky.social to create a 12 month wall calendar all about animals!

The calendar includes lessons we can learn from animals & how we can help them.

Pre-order here!
www.etsy.com/listing/4366...

the front cover for a calendar with a salamander standing on a mushroom. in big bubble letters it says 2026 love notes from nature calendar created by Meg Lemieur and Sarah McAnulty phd

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Ariel Edwards-Levy @aedwardslevy.bsky.social · 29d

summer solstice: big data
winter solstice: big nighta

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SciComm Excellence @scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org · Aug 21

@andyluttrell.bsky.social is a social psychologist studying people’s opinions and how they change.

We asked Andy about social science, what sparked his efforts to communicate about it, and lessons from his podcast, Opinion Science.

Read the full interview: www.nationalacademies.org/news/2025/08...

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Andy Luttrell @andyluttrell.bsky.social · Aug 22

Did you happen to take a picture of the lockup?

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Tomer Ullman @tomerullman.bsky.social · Dec 1

thinking of calling this "The Illusion Illusion"

(more examples below)

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Andy Luttrell @andyluttrell.bsky.social · Aug 13

Listen to the show...

Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/68J6...
Web: opinionsciencepodcast.com/episode/lulu...

SciComm Summer #26: Lulu Miller on Leading with Story

Podcast Episode · Opinion Science · 08/11/2025 · 53m

podcasts.apple.com

Andy Luttrell @andyluttrell.bsky.social · Aug 13

It's a great wrap to a great summer.

Check out all past episodes of SciComm Summer on the Opinion Science website. And thanks to all of the other great guests this summer: Adam Cole, @joelbervell.bsky.social, @alexdainis.bsky.social, Alison Fragale, Joe Palca, and @sarahmackattack.bsky.social!

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Andy Luttrell @andyluttrell.bsky.social · Aug 13

Lulu co-hosts Radiolab with past guest Latif Nasser. She also hosts Radiolab's family-friendly series, Terrestrials. Back in the day, she co-created the NPR show, Invisibilia, and wrote the beautiful book "Why Fish Don't Exist" ...

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Andy Luttrell @andyluttrell.bsky.social · Aug 13

This week marks the close of SciComm Summer 2025

I was thrilled to spend an hour with ‪@lutimestwo.bsky.social‬ and learn how she's approached the many stories she's covered across various media

She discusses interview strategy, science's role in storytelling, & producing science radio for kids...

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Fritz Swanson @fritzswanson.bsky.social · Aug 11

Why does wealth inequality matter to you? Because when anyone has more money than they can spend on staples, and even on luxuries, they have to buy assets. Stocks, real estate, and higher education for their children. We've lived with massive inflation in these three categories for decades.

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Andy Luttrell @andyluttrell.bsky.social · Aug 11

Do you know which typewriter face this is? I just started getting curious about the typewriter-letterpress mashups that came out of foundries.

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Alix Spiegel @alixspiegel.bsky.social · Aug 5

Hey! Public radio is defunded but not defeated. An NPR friend told me that since the defunding, the public has been stepping up in huge numbers. We can make public media even stronger and better. If you have ever benefitted from my work please give to a local station - we need them adoptastation.org

Adopt A Station - Rescue Public Media

Help preserve independent journalism and community programming across America by adopting a public media station. Congress has voted to rescind public media's funding.

adoptastation.org

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Andy Luttrell @andyluttrell.bsky.social · Aug 5

The series tells stories, highlights key perspectives, and unpacks the science behind our understanding of human judgment and decision-making.

Full series, classroom resources, and transcripts available online:

opinionsciencepodcast.com/episode/they...

Special: “They Thought We Were Ridiculous” – Opinion Science Podcast

opinionsciencepodcast.com

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Andy Luttrell @andyluttrell.bsky.social · Aug 5

Bring the science to life by letting students hear directly from influential figures in the movement, including Kahneman, Thaler, Camerer, and Loewenstein.

Hear from people who applied the science to government in the US, UK, and beyond.

Hear from a new generation pushing the science further...

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Andy Luttrell @andyluttrell.bsky.social · Aug 5

Are you teaching behavioral economics this semester?

Just a reminder that I produced a 5-episode podcast series with Behavioral Grooves on the origins, growth, and future of behavioral economics.

AND we developed some helpful note-taking and discussion guides for use in the classroom...

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Andy Luttrell @andyluttrell.bsky.social · Aug 5

Alec is an incredible guy. Anyone who's in a spot to do anything or have any info, please see below.

Scott Rose @rprose.bsky.social · Aug 5

Our friend @alecluhn.bsky.social is missing in Norway's Folgefonna National Park after a backpacking trip to the glacier there. Please share if you're in the area or know people who might be. Come home safe, buddy

www.facebook.com/share/p/18xA...

Facebook post with a photo of Alec and contact information: MISSING: Alec Luhn, last seen July 31st in the afternoon. Was headed from Odda, Norway on a solo backpacking trip to explore the glacier @folgefonnanasjonalpark. Planned to stay at DNT Holmaskjer and DNT Breidablikk and finish Monday morning at Årsnes Kai bus station. Red Cross search with volunteers and dogs and helicopters is underway in the area. PLEASE SHARE AND TAG AND REPOST THIS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. If anyone has seen him or has information please contact Drew Avanell Gaddis or Veronika Silchenko

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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · Aug 4

Advice for academics on finding their public voice: www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...

Don’t Wait for Permission to Write for the Public

You don’t need a public engagement grant or media team to begin. Here’s how—and why—to share your expertise now.

www.insidehighered.com

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