In @nautil.us@drjimdavies.bsky.social reports on a huge study: People are motivated more by helping others than self-oriented motivations like reputation. Implications for how we try to encourage goodness .https://nautil.us/people-really-want-to-be-good-1227879/ @carleton-cogsci.bsky.social
An open access journal article with Zoe Roy-Stang and @drjimdavies.bsky.social looks at how thinking biases might influence people's perception of dangers of AI. Remedies suggested, too! jimdavies.org/research/pub...
A TikTok reviewer gives a brief overview of Jim Davies's tabletop role-playing game Things that Go Squeak in the Night at 60 RPG reviews, Chapter 70. www.tiktok.com/@fergusharpe...
False memories can be attenuated by telling people that they are false, Jim Davies reports in Nautilus Magazine. Published September 2, 2024. nautil.us/what-makes-a... @nautil.us @carletonu @carleton-cogsci
Jim Davies is interviewed in the Ottawa Citizen about why people like to be scared and watch horror movies. Published October 27, 2024. ottawacitizen.com/news/local-n...
A new episode of the Minding the Brain podcast is out. In this month's episode Jim Davies interviews Dr. Rebecca Merkley about whether or not babies can understand math. mindingthebrainpodcast.com/2025/01/01/d...
