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Behavior Change for Good Initiative @bcfginitiative.bsky.social · 29d

Reminder: BCFG is co-hosting a conversation between @katymilkman.bsky.social & Team Scientist Emily Falk on her new book. @falklab.bsky.social

📅 TOMORROW, Sept 10 | 4–5:30PM
📍 The Agora, Annenberg Public Policy Center

Co-hosted with @appc.upenn.edu, @asc.upenn.edu, @pennmindcore.bsky.social

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Communication Neuroscience Lab @falklab.bsky.social · 29d

📢 Our awesome post-doc is recruiting for her Learning & Behavior Change Lab! 📢

Allie Sinclair @asinclair.bsky.social · Sep 8

🌟 Excited to share that I'm recruiting PhD students in Psychology for my new lab at Rice University this cycle (Signal boost appreciated!)

To learn more, check out the Learning & Behavior Change Lab website:
www.sinclairlab-rice.com

Applications are due Dec 1st: psychology.rice.edu/graduate/pro...

Sinclair Lab

The Learning & Behavior Change Lab at Rice University, directed by Dr. Sinclair

www.sinclairlab-rice.com

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Communication Neuroscience Lab @falklab.bsky.social · Sep 8

Check on Emily's episode on the Hidden Brain podcast where she talks about how we can regain control over our decisions! @hiddenbrain.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

Winning the Battle Against Yourself

Podcast Episode · Hidden Brain · 09/08/2025 · 53m

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Allie Sinclair @asinclair.bsky.social · Sep 5

In this @pnas.org Letter, we respond to a comment on our paper about behavioral interventions to motivate action on climate change. In new analyses exploring individual differences, we find that our leading interventions were effective across the political spectrum. 🧵⤵️
www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10....

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Communication Neuroscience Lab @falklab.bsky.social · Jul 17

Emily joins Matt Abrahams on "Think Fast Talk Smart: The Podcast" to discuss insights on relevance, storytelling, and what makes our brains sync up during great conversations. Watch/listen here: www.fastersmarter.io/guests/emily...

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Communication Neuroscience Lab @falklab.bsky.social · Jul 7

Check out Emily's op-ed for @nytimes.com on how small shifts in how we think can help us make choices that are better aligned with our values! www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/o...

Opinion | Here Is the Science of Why You Doomscroll

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Allie Sinclair @asinclair.bsky.social · Jul 3

In this letter in @pnas.org, we respond to a comment on our recent paper.

Although multiple factors shape whether we act on our intentions, intentions are valuable precursors of behavior that can guide the iterative development of behavior change interventions.

www.pnas.org/doi/epub/10....

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Communication Neuroscience Lab @falklab.bsky.social · Jun 25

@sciam.bsky.social spoke with Emily for a What We Value Q&A! Check out their discussion here: www.scientificamerican.com/article/to-m...

To Make Better Choices, Understand How Your Brain Processes Values

The brain weighs factors based on their importance to oneself and one’s social world as part of a complex calculation that shapes behavior

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Guy Kawasaki @guykawasaki.bsky.social · Jun 20

There is currently a lot of polarization about how we should think about what's right and wrong!💡 Neuroscientist Emily Falk drops some serious wisdom in our recent interview: bit.ly/emilyfalkdecisions

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Communication Neuroscience Lab @falklab.bsky.social · Jun 18

Watch or listen to Emily's Grooving Session with Kurt and Tim on the Behavioral Grooves Podcast, where they discuss real-world applications for the insights in What We Value! Find it here: behavioralgrooves.com/episode/the-...

Behavioral Grooves | The Top Reason You Make Bad Decisions

Emily Falk reveals how value, influence, and identity shape decisions—and how to use neuroscience to improve communication and behavior change.

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Communication Neuroscience Lab @falklab.bsky.social · Jun 16

Another great What We Value conversation, this time with Emily and Kerri Miller on @mprnews.org! Have a listen: www.mprnews.org/episode/2025...

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Kylie (Woodman) Falcione @kyliefalcione.bsky.social · Jun 14

Phenomenal health communication research panel hosted by CSAB which highlighted great research from the @falklab.bsky.social at #ica25!

@xinyiwang.bsky.social on curiosity’s role in health info seeking, and Ben Muzekari on how ad cues spark smoking cravings (via experiments + fMRI). 🧠🚬

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Allie Sinclair @asinclair.bsky.social · Jun 14

Attending #ICA25? I’m presenting twice!

Today (Sat) 10:30-11:45: imagination interventions motivate pro-environmental behaviors

Mon 12-1:15: affective framing of news headlines influences engagement, donations, and memory

@falklab.bsky.social @asc.upenn.edu @penncssm.bsky.social @appc.upenn.edu

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Communication Neuroscience Lab @falklab.bsky.social · Jun 13

Emily shared five key insights from What We Value with @nextbigidea.bsky.social! Read and listen at nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/man...

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Jon Freeman @freemanjb.bsky.social · Jun 4

Want your NIH and NSF program officers and division directors to be fired and turned into political appointees?

Deadline extended: 3 days left! Already 33,000+ public comments

Comments can tank a proposed rule in court.

📣 Oppose the rule with a brief comment: shorturl.at/WKuBj

Jon Freeman @freemanjb.bsky.social · May 21

🚨 A new rule would let career scientists like NSF/NIH program officers be replaced by political appointees

Already 14,000+ public comments, deadline is Friday

📣 Comments can be short. Courts consider them—and scientists with NSF/NIH experience are especially impactful

Speak up! shorturl.at/WKuBj

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Annenberg Public Policy Center @appc.upenn.edu · May 27

New! Emily Falk (@upenn.edu @asc.upenn.edu @falklab.bsky.social) is interviewed on @nextbigidea.bsky.social about her new book on the episode "The Neuroscience of Choice: Train Your Brain to Accomplish What Matters Most" bookoftheday.nextbigideaclub.com/p/the-neuros...

The Neuroscience of Choice: Train Your Brain to Accomplish What Matters Most

Discover how our brains shape our habits, our identity, and our capacity to change—for ourselves and the world around us.

bookoftheday.nextbigideaclub.com

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Annenberg School at Penn @asc.upenn.edu · May 28

A new study by @falklab.bsky.social and the @penncssm.bsky.social tested 17 strategies to motivate environmental action:

Anthropocene Magazine @anthropocenemag.bsky.social · May 27

Many people believe climate change is happening, but most don't act. Why?.

A new study looks systematically for what works—and what doesn’t—to overcome psychological barriers that keep people stuck in the carbon-emissions status quo.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/?p=237432

Many people believe climate change is happening, but most don't act. Why?

A new study looks systematically for what works—and what doesn’t—to overcome psychological barriers that keep people stuck in the carbon-emissions status quo.

www.anthropocenemagazine.org

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Communication Neuroscience Lab @falklab.bsky.social · May 30

If you're in Philly on Tuesday (June 3)-- Come join Emily Falk and @corinnelow.bsky.social at Barnes & Noble in Center City for a discussion of What We Value, the current moment, and more! Register here: emilyfalkbnphilly.eventbrite.com

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Communication Neuroscience Lab @falklab.bsky.social · May 17

We are so proud of you, Prof Sinclair!!! For folks looking for grad school opportunities, Allie Is incredible! Can’t wait to see all of this lab’s breakthroughs!

Allie Sinclair @asinclair.bsky.social · May 16

📣 It's official: I'm super excited to share that I'll be joining Rice University as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences!

Lab will launch in Summer 2026— I'll be recruiting over the next year, so please spread the word! Short thread ⤵️

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Communication Neuroscience Lab @falklab.bsky.social · May 17

Thanks Kaitlyn and Owen 🥰

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Allie Sinclair @asinclair.bsky.social · May 13

What motivates people to take action and share info about climate change? We tested 17 psychological interventions in a tournament—Discover the winners in our new paper! Out now in @pnas.org w/ @falklab.bsky.social, @michaelemann.bsky.social, & team. Thread ⤵️ 1/9

www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Behavioral interventions motivate action to address climate change | PNAS

Mitigating climate change requires urgent action at individual, collective, and institutional levels. However, individuals may fail to act because ...

www.pnas.org

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Communication Neuroscience Lab @falklab.bsky.social · Apr 24

We've got more podcast features! Emily talks What We Value on The Groks Science Show: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/v... and Instant Genius: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h.... Tune in for some cool conversations!

Communication Neuroscience Lab @falklab.bsky.social · Apr 23

A brief interruption from book posting to say a huge congratulations to DR. @xinyiwang.bsky.social on a spectacular dissertation defense! We're excited to see you pique people's curiosity in your new postdoc role and beyond 🎉 Job well done!

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Communication Neuroscience Lab @falklab.bsky.social · Apr 21

🥰 thanks, Richard! I wish! Unfortunately, I won’t be able to be at SANS this year.

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Communication Neuroscience Lab @falklab.bsky.social · Apr 18

Emily recently spoke with Moira Gunn on Tech Nation Radio - another great conversation about "What We Value: The Neuroscience of Choice & Change"! Listen to the full interview here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

Episode 25-15 The Neuroscience of Choice

Podcast Episode · TechNation Radio Podcast · 04/16/2025 · 59m

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