Jenny G. Rankin, PhD
@jennygrankin.bsky.social
Author of 14 books, 2 doctorates, @PsychToday columnist, #KeynoteSpeaker, taught Columbia & Cambridge Universities, lectured Oxford University & TED, Mensan, #data #education #researchcom, nerd
#WiseWords: "Your silence will not protect you."—Audre Lorde
December 24, 2025 at 9:24 PM
#WiseWords: "Your silence will not protect you."—Audre Lorde
#WiseWords: "Better is possible; it does not take genius."—Atul Gawande
December 24, 2025 at 1:01 PM
#WiseWords: "Better is possible; it does not take genius."—Atul Gawande
#WiseWords: "The option to walk away from things is what allows you to make the different choice that you wish you had made in the first place." —Dr. Annie Duke @_annieduke @AnnieDuke @alldecisioned
December 24, 2025 at 2:27 AM
#WiseWords: "The option to walk away from things is what allows you to make the different choice that you wish you had made in the first place." —Dr. Annie Duke @_annieduke @AnnieDuke @alldecisioned
#WiseWords: "Grit is passion and perseverance for very long‑term goals."—Angela Duckworth
December 23, 2025 at 9:24 PM
#WiseWords: "Grit is passion and perseverance for very long‑term goals."—Angela Duckworth
#WiseWords: "I prefer an attitude of humility corresponding to the weakness of our intellectual understanding of nature and of our own being."—Albert Einstein
December 23, 2025 at 1:01 PM
#WiseWords: "I prefer an attitude of humility corresponding to the weakness of our intellectual understanding of nature and of our own being."—Albert Einstein
Zag: The Number One Strategy of High-Performance Brands by Marty Neumeier is a book I enjoyed as I write about the mind and data-sharing. @MARTYneumeier #DataLiteracy #ScienceCommunication #Education
December 23, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Zag: The Number One Strategy of High-Performance Brands by Marty Neumeier is a book I enjoyed as I write about the mind and data-sharing. @MARTYneumeier #DataLiteracy #ScienceCommunication #Education
The Book of Why: The New Science of Cause and Effect by Judea Pearl & Dana Mackenzie is definitely worth reading! It's full of important insights for anyone who spreads knowledge &/or data. @yudapearl #CriticalThinking #Research #Stats #EvidenceBased
December 22, 2025 at 8:35 PM
The Book of Why: The New Science of Cause and Effect by Judea Pearl & Dana Mackenzie is definitely worth reading! It's full of important insights for anyone who spreads knowledge &/or data. @yudapearl #CriticalThinking #Research #Stats #EvidenceBased
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini is another great book! Anyone who communicates data &/or knowledge will find gret insights in its pages! @teamrobertcialdini @RobertCialdini #IRB #KnowledgeDissemination #ResearchComm
December 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini is another great book! Anyone who communicates data &/or knowledge will find gret insights in its pages! @teamrobertcialdini @RobertCialdini #IRB #KnowledgeDissemination #ResearchComm
Yes, You Can!: Advice for Teachers Who Want a Great Start and a Great Finish With Their Students of Color by Gail Thompson & Rufus Thompson has much to offer anyone looking to better educate others with data, facts, & other forms of knowledge. #polarization #communication #communicationskills
December 22, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Yes, You Can!: Advice for Teachers Who Want a Great Start and a Great Finish With Their Students of Color by Gail Thompson & Rufus Thompson has much to offer anyone looking to better educate others with data, facts, & other forms of knowledge. #polarization #communication #communicationskills
The Blindspots Between Us: How to Overcome Unconscious Cognitive Bias and Build Better Relationships by Gleb Tsipursky & David McRaney is a book I often return to as I write about the mind and data-sharing. #DataLiteracy #ScienceCommunication #Education
December 21, 2025 at 8:35 PM
The Blindspots Between Us: How to Overcome Unconscious Cognitive Bias and Build Better Relationships by Gleb Tsipursky & David McRaney is a book I often return to as I write about the mind and data-sharing. #DataLiteracy #ScienceCommunication #Education
Influence and Persuasion (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series) by Harvard Business Review is definitely worth reading! It's full of important insights for anyone who spreads knowledge &/or data. #CriticalThinking #Research #Stats #EvidenceBased
December 21, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Influence and Persuasion (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series) by Harvard Business Review is definitely worth reading! It's full of important insights for anyone who spreads knowledge &/or data. #CriticalThinking #Research #Stats #EvidenceBased
Why Buildings Fall Down: How Structures Fail by Matthys Levy, Mario Salvadori, & Kevin Woest is a wonderful read! It's a book I highly recommend! #research #science #phdlife #NewsYouCanUse #academia
December 21, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Why Buildings Fall Down: How Structures Fail by Matthys Levy, Mario Salvadori, & Kevin Woest is a wonderful read! It's a book I highly recommend! #research #science #phdlife #NewsYouCanUse #academia
Talk Like TED: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World's Top Minds by Carmine Gallo has much to offer anyone looking to better educate others with data, facts, & other forms of knowledge. @carminegallospeaker @carminegallo #polarization #communication #communicationskills
December 20, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Talk Like TED: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World's Top Minds by Carmine Gallo has much to offer anyone looking to better educate others with data, facts, & other forms of knowledge. @carminegallospeaker @carminegallo #polarization #communication #communicationskills
If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?: My Adventures in the Art and Science of Relating and Communicating by Alan Alda is a book I often return to as I write about the mind and data-sharing. @alanalda #DataLiteracy #ScienceCommunication #Education
December 20, 2025 at 1:01 PM
If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?: My Adventures in the Art and Science of Relating and Communicating by Alan Alda is a book I often return to as I write about the mind and data-sharing. @alanalda #DataLiteracy #ScienceCommunication #Education
Who Makes the NBA?: Data-Driven Answers to Basketball's Biggest Questions by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz is a book I recommend as I learn additional ways to best disseminate knowledge, research, & data. @seths_d @SethS_D #psychology #metacognition #DecisionEducation
December 20, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Who Makes the NBA?: Data-Driven Answers to Basketball's Biggest Questions by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz is a book I recommend as I learn additional ways to best disseminate knowledge, research, & data. @seths_d @SethS_D #psychology #metacognition #DecisionEducation
Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard by Chip Heath & Dan Heath is a wonderful read! It's a book I highly recommend! #research #science #phdlife #NewsYouCanUse #academia
December 19, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard by Chip Heath & Dan Heath is a wonderful read! It's a book I highly recommend! #research #science #phdlife #NewsYouCanUse #academia
Identity Economics: How Our Identities Shape Our Work, Wages, and Well-Being by George A. Akerlof & Rachel E. Kranton has much to offer anyone looking to better educate others with data, facts, & other forms of knowledge. #polarization #communication #communicationskills
December 19, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Identity Economics: How Our Identities Shape Our Work, Wages, and Well-Being by George A. Akerlof & Rachel E. Kranton has much to offer anyone looking to better educate others with data, facts, & other forms of knowledge. #polarization #communication #communicationskills
What Have You Changed Your Mind About?: Today's Leading Minds Rethink Everything (Edge Question Series) by John Brockman gave me lots to think about as I research how to best communicate #data & other #knowledge. #IRB #KnowledgeDissemination #ResearchComm
December 19, 2025 at 2:35 AM
What Have You Changed Your Mind About?: Today's Leading Minds Rethink Everything (Edge Question Series) by John Brockman gave me lots to think about as I research how to best communicate #data & other #knowledge. #IRB #KnowledgeDissemination #ResearchComm
SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes And Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance by Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner is a book I recommend as I learn additional ways to best disseminate knowledge, research, & data. #psychology #metacognition #DecisionEducation
December 18, 2025 at 8:35 PM
SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes And Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance by Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner is a book I recommend as I learn additional ways to best disseminate knowledge, research, & data. #psychology #metacognition #DecisionEducation
I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times by Monica Guzman is a wonderful read! It's a book I highly recommend! @moniguzman #research #science #phdlife #NewsYouCanUse #academia
December 18, 2025 at 1:01 PM
I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times by Monica Guzman is a wonderful read! It's a book I highly recommend! @moniguzman #research #science #phdlife #NewsYouCanUse #academia
Verbal Judo: The Gentle Art of Persuasion by George J. Thompson & Jerry B. Jenkins is a fantastic book! I read it while studying the best ways to communicate #data & other #knowledge. #CriticalThinking #Research #Stats #EvidenceBased
December 18, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Verbal Judo: The Gentle Art of Persuasion by George J. Thompson & Jerry B. Jenkins is a fantastic book! I read it while studying the best ways to communicate #data & other #knowledge. #CriticalThinking #Research #Stats #EvidenceBased
Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection by Charles Duhigg gave me lots to think about as I research how to best communicate #data & other #knowledge. @charlesduhigg @cduhigg #IRB #KnowledgeDissemination #ResearchComm
December 17, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection by Charles Duhigg gave me lots to think about as I research how to best communicate #data & other #knowledge. @charlesduhigg @cduhigg #IRB #KnowledgeDissemination #ResearchComm
Humble Pi: When Math Goes Wrong in the Real World by Matt Parker is a book I recommend as I learn additional ways to best disseminate knowledge, research, & data. @standupmaths #psychology #metacognition #DecisionEducation
December 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Humble Pi: When Math Goes Wrong in the Real World by Matt Parker is a book I recommend as I learn additional ways to best disseminate knowledge, research, & data. @standupmaths #psychology #metacognition #DecisionEducation
Understanding Public Speaking: A Learner's Guide to Persuasive Oratory by Braj Mohan is a book I loved while researching the best ways to communicate data, facts, findings, & other knowledge. #DataLiteracy #ScienceCommunication #Education
December 17, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Understanding Public Speaking: A Learner's Guide to Persuasive Oratory by Braj Mohan is a book I loved while researching the best ways to communicate data, facts, findings, & other knowledge. #DataLiteracy #ScienceCommunication #Education
Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek is a fantastic book! I read it while studying the best ways to communicate #data & other #knowledge. @simonsinek #CriticalThinking #Research #Stats #EvidenceBased
December 16, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek is a fantastic book! I read it while studying the best ways to communicate #data & other #knowledge. @simonsinek #CriticalThinking #Research #Stats #EvidenceBased