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Christopher Petsko
@chrispetsko.bsky.social
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Social Psychologist | Assistant Professor of Org. Behavior at UNC Chapel Hill | Stereotyping Researcher | Views are for sure my own | https://www.christopherpetsko.com
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Christopher Petsko @chrispetsko.bsky.social · Feb 27
I've been named a Rising Star by APS!

I'm so grateful to my nominators, and also to every person who's supported my career over the years. And of course I'm so flattered to get to share this title with so many people I admire. Congrats, all. 🙌🏻
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Association for Psychological Science @psychscience.bsky.social · Feb 27
Congratulations to the newest class of APS Rising Stars ⭐! www.psychologicalscience.org/members/awar...
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Adrienne Wood @adriennewood.bsky.social · 2d
Over 400 faculty and staff from the #uva College of Arts and Sciences convened for an emergency vote. 97% of eligible voters endorsed a resolution demanding President Mahoney refuse to consider the Trump admin's Compact for Academic Freedom!!
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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 6d
In a new paper, we find that sycophantic #AI chatbots make people more extreme--operating like an echo chamber

Yet, people prefer sycophantic chatbots and see them as less biased

Only open-minded people prefer disagreeable chatbots: osf.io/preprints/ps...

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Robert Kelchen @robertkelchen.com · 7d
The government is officially shut down, but the Trump administration is trying to get nine selective colleges to agree to major controls on their operations in order to get a leg up on federal funding.

www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
Letters on Wednesday were going out to solicit agreement and feedback from Vanderbilt University, Dartmouth College, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Southern California, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Texas, the University of Arizona, Brown University and the University of Virginia, according to an administration official.
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Christopher Petsko @chrispetsko.bsky.social · 10d
Happy birthday and congratulations, Erin!!
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 10d
2020: Biden, 51.3% popular vote, 306 EV; Trump, 46.8%, 232 EV
2024: Trump, 49.7% popular vote, 312 EV; Harris, 48.2%, 226 EV
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Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 10d
separate from everything, the idea that 2020 was a squeaker but 2024 represents a historical mandate will simply be the death of me
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Calvin Lai @calvinklai.bsky.social · 29d
🚨We're hiring!🚨 The Dept of Psychology at Rutgers is hiring an Assistant Professor in Social Psychology. Review of applications begin on Oct 18. Details here: jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/259...

I'm chairing the search committee and am happy to field questions about the position. 🧵
Assistant Professor in Social Psychology, Tenure-Track
The Department of Psychology at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, NJ, plans to hire a tenure-track Assistant Professor in SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, with a start date of September 1, 2026. We seek a candidate...
jobs.rutgers.edu
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Mark Thornton @markthornton.bsky.social · Sep 3
The psych job market may not be dead... but it is gravely injured 😬 So far it's looking like the Trump administration's attacks on higher ed/research are going to have more than 2x the impact on the job market as the covid-19 pandemic. #psychjobs #neurojobs #academicjobs
Bar plot showing the number of psychology jobs posted each year by area. There are major dips in 2020 due to covid, and in 2025 (now).
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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · Sep 3
Self-care is overrated—helping others has the biggest benefits for everyone involved

A new 2-week intervention finds that helping others improves well-being more than "self-kindness", with benefits for depressed mood, anxiety, and loneliness due to social connection psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
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Christopher Petsko @chrispetsko.bsky.social · Aug 4
After a brief, injury-induced hiatus from libraries, I’m pleased to report that I am BACK IN THE MIX.

Hello from the reading room of DuPont Circle’s Masonic Temple! 👋
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Neil Lewis, Jr. @neillewisjr.bsky.social · Aug 2
"CPB informed employees that the majority of staff positions will be eliminated with the close of the fiscal year on September 30, 2025."

www.npr.org/2025/08/01/n...
Corporation for Public Broadcasting says it's shutting down
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funnels federal money to public media stations, says it's winding down operations after President Trump signed a law rescinding all funding.
www.npr.org
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Christopher Petsko @chrispetsko.bsky.social · Aug 1
Look, it's like I always tell my students. If you don't like the data, just fire the person who told you about them!

Bada bing, bada boom.

apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump removes official overseeing jobs data after dismal employment report
President Donald Trump on Friday had his team remove the head of the agency that produces the monthly jobs figures, after a weak report showed hiring slowed and was much weaker in April and May than p...
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Christopher Petsko @chrispetsko.bsky.social · Jul 23
I can’t imagine the courage it takes to be whistleblower, but I’m so grateful for those working to shed light on government corruption.

If you want a credible snapshot of what’s happening in the DOJ right now, I highly recommend listening to this interview.

open.spotify.com/episode/3eO0...
A D.O.J. Whistleblower Speaks Out
The Daily · Episode
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Christopher Petsko @chrispetsko.bsky.social · Jul 22
Oh goodness.

The UNC Board of Governors is now requiring every campus to form “compliance committees” to audit whether hiring, training, and departmental practices are sufficiently ideologically neutral.

www.theassemblync.com/education/hi...
UNC Board of Governors Demands New DEI Compliance Committees
The campus-level committees will scrutinize whether schools have complied with policies targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.
www.theassemblync.com
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Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · Jul 19
Been a busy year in the data mines.📊 Just published my mid-year roundup: 29 data visualizations on the state of US democracy, tracking everything from judicial resistance to billionaire influence to why Dems have a mobilization crisis, not a moderation problem.

All charts free to use:
On Data and Democracy (Mid-Year Roundup): Charting the Assault on American Democracy and A Path Forward
A narrative of a democracy in the balance, told through 29 data visualizations.
open.substack.com
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Christopher Petsko @chrispetsko.bsky.social · Jul 19
I’m so grateful for this life. ❤️
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Christopher Petsko @chrispetsko.bsky.social · Jul 15
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Christopher Petsko @chrispetsko.bsky.social · Jul 15
It’s official!

Thanks to my lovely colleagues, I now hold an adjunct faculty appointment in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience on top of my primary academic appointment in the Kenan-Flagler Business School.

It feels good to get to be a bridge between departments. 🩵
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Christopher Petsko @chrispetsko.bsky.social · Jul 11
Day 136 request(s):

Please (1) oppose the nomination of Emile Bove, who openly encouraged members of the justice department to break the law, and (2) stop the Trump admin from engaging in unlawful deportation practices.
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Christopher Petsko @chrispetsko.bsky.social · Jul 11
Day 135 request(s):

Please (1) oppose the nomination of Emile Bove, and (2) demand that the government bring back (and provide a real day in court) to anyone deported without due process.
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Christopher Petsko @chrispetsko.bsky.social · Jul 11
Day 134 request(s):

Please (1) oppose the nomination of Emile Bove as a federal judge; (2) restore funding for weather forecasting; and (3) demand that the government return anyone who’s been unlawfully deported.
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Christopher Petsko @chrispetsko.bsky.social · Jul 11
Day 133 request(s):

Please call upon the Trump administration to facilitate the return of anyone who’s been unlawfully deported to El Salvador.
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Christopher Petsko @chrispetsko.bsky.social · Jul 11
Day 132 request:

Please oppose the nomination of Emile Bove as a federal judge.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · Jul 10
Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee released a trove of documents Thursday that back up a whistleblower’s claim that Emil Bove, a senior Department of Justice (DOJ) official, crudely told subordinates to defy court orders. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ Records Back Claim That Trump Judicial Nominee Urged Court Defiance
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
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Joel Le Forestier @joelleforestier.bsky.social · Jul 10
She is far too un-self-promoting to do this herself, so I'm shouting out *THE* Elizabeth Page-Gould (@page-gould.bsky.social) for winning the SESP Career Trajectory Award!

Liz is the reason they had to invent the high-warmth/high competence quadrant. She is such a gem and so damn deserving of this.
Elizabeth Page-Gould recognized with Career Trajectory Award from the Society for Experimental Social Psychology
The Society for Experimental Social Psychology has recognized Elizabeth Page-Gould with a Career Trajectory Award in recognition of uniquely creative and influential scholarly productivity.
www.psych.utoronto.ca
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Christopher Petsko @chrispetsko.bsky.social · Jul 7
Day 131 request(s):

Please (1) demand that the government afford due process to anyone who’s been unlawfully deported, (2) oppose the nomination of Emile Bove as a federal judge, and (3) restore funding for weather forecasting.
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