Melanie Nyhof
@nyhofm.bsky.social
Developmental and cultural psychologist
Research interests: development of religious and cultural concepts; ritual; religion and coping; Indonesia; China
Research interests: development of religious and cultural concepts; ritual; religion and coping; Indonesia; China
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My awesome department is in search of a new social psychologist! Please help spread the word.
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Assistant Professor, Psychological Science • Human Resources • Carthage College
The Carthage College Department of Psychological Science invites applications for a three-year renewable contract instructional faculty member, at the Ass...
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December 9, 2025 at 9:56 PM
My awesome department is in search of a new social psychologist! Please help spread the word.
www.carthage.edu/live/news/56...
www.carthage.edu/live/news/56...
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My obituary for one of my childhood (and adulthood) heroes, Jane Goodall. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...
Jane Goodall Changed How We See Ourselves
She spent her life among chimpanzees, but in the process, Jane Goodall transformed our understanding of what it means to be human.
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October 2, 2025 at 1:21 PM
My obituary for one of my childhood (and adulthood) heroes, Jane Goodall. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...
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Philosopher Helen De Cruz has died.
Helen De Cruz (1978-2025) - Daily Nous
Helen De Cruz, professor of philosophy at Saint Louis University, has died. Professor De Cruz specialized in philosophy of religion and cognitive science. They were the author of Wonderstruck: How Won...
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June 20, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Philosopher Helen De Cruz has died.
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"The plaintiffs did not accuse the NIH of racial discrimination, but Judge Young raised the issue. “I have never seen racial discrimination by the government like this,” in his 40 years on the bench he said, to which there was an audible gasp in the courtroom."
www.statnews.com/2025/06/16/n...
www.statnews.com/2025/06/16/n...
Hundreds of NIH grant terminations are 'void and illegal,' federal judge rules
A federal judge ruled that some of the grant terminations by the National Institutes of Health on DEI grounds are “void and illegal.”
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June 16, 2025 at 6:55 PM
"The plaintiffs did not accuse the NIH of racial discrimination, but Judge Young raised the issue. “I have never seen racial discrimination by the government like this,” in his 40 years on the bench he said, to which there was an audible gasp in the courtroom."
www.statnews.com/2025/06/16/n...
www.statnews.com/2025/06/16/n...
People showed up for the No Kings protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin
June 14, 2025 at 10:41 PM
People showed up for the No Kings protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin
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NEW: The board of the Fulbright Program has just resigned after accusing Trump aides of political interference. They say a State Dept. office under Rubio and Darren Beattie has cancelled scholarships to nearly 200 US professors and researchers. Story: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/u...
June 11, 2025 at 2:37 PM
NEW: The board of the Fulbright Program has just resigned after accusing Trump aides of political interference. They say a State Dept. office under Rubio and Darren Beattie has cancelled scholarships to nearly 200 US professors and researchers. Story: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/u...
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Please spread the word: My department is hiring two positions for the upcoming year to fill in for faculty who are on sabbatical. We welcome applications from psychologists with social, developmental, or biological foci.
www.carthage.edu/live/news/55...
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Visiting Assistant Professor, Psychological Science • Human Resources • Carthage College
The Department of Psychological Science invites applications for a one-year, Visiting Assistant Professor position for the 2025-2026 academic year with a spe...
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May 28, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Please spread the word: My department is hiring two positions for the upcoming year to fill in for faculty who are on sabbatical. We welcome applications from psychologists with social, developmental, or biological foci.
www.carthage.edu/live/news/55...
www.carthage.edu/live/news/55...
www.carthage.edu/live/news/55...
www.carthage.edu/live/news/55...
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I went to Chicago to cover a papal conclave. No, not that one. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/u...
‘The Only Person in the World Claiming to Be the Pope Right Now’
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May 6, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I went to Chicago to cover a papal conclave. No, not that one. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/u...
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🧵 THREAD: Can a short online intervention help defend democracy against partisan polarization?
In our new study - just published in the @bjpols.bsky.social - my colleagues and I tested this question across 33 countries 🌍 with over 41,000 participants 🧑🤝🧑.
Here’s what we found 👇
In our new study - just published in the @bjpols.bsky.social - my colleagues and I tested this question across 33 countries 🌍 with over 41,000 participants 🧑🤝🧑.
Here’s what we found 👇
April 24, 2025 at 11:17 AM
🧵 THREAD: Can a short online intervention help defend democracy against partisan polarization?
In our new study - just published in the @bjpols.bsky.social - my colleagues and I tested this question across 33 countries 🌍 with over 41,000 participants 🧑🤝🧑.
Here’s what we found 👇
In our new study - just published in the @bjpols.bsky.social - my colleagues and I tested this question across 33 countries 🌍 with over 41,000 participants 🧑🤝🧑.
Here’s what we found 👇
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An incredible legacy and body of work in cognitive development. He was so kind when I was presenting my very first poster at my very first SRCD... it wasn't until he walked away I caught the last name on his name tag. That year, the first names were big, so I just saw "John". I gasped.
John Flavell, a giant of developmental psychology, who introduced the study of metacognition, died peacefully at age 96. www.amacad.org/person/john-...
John Hurley Flavell
John H. Flavell is the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Stanford University. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences. Flavell is a founder of social cognitive ...
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April 16, 2025 at 12:29 AM
An incredible legacy and body of work in cognitive development. He was so kind when I was presenting my very first poster at my very first SRCD... it wasn't until he walked away I caught the last name on his name tag. That year, the first names were big, so I just saw "John". I gasped.
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An internal memo says that the Trump administration has proposed the elimination of all funding for State Department educational and cultural programs, including the Fulbright scholarship, the flagship U.S. exchange program www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Trump plan would slash State Dept. funding by nearly half, memo says
An internal document reviewed by The Post targets spending on humanitarian assistance, global health, and international organizations such as the United Nations and NATO.
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April 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
An internal memo says that the Trump administration has proposed the elimination of all funding for State Department educational and cultural programs, including the Fulbright scholarship, the flagship U.S. exchange program www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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New study analyzed 145 years of U.S. congressional speeches and found a clear shift away from evidence-based language toward more intuition-based language—especially since the mid-1970s.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Computational analysis of US congressional speeches reveals a shift from evidence to intuition - Nature Human Behaviour
This research explores the linguistic traces of evidence-based reasoning and intuitive decision-making in congressional speeches from 1879 to 2022. The analysis suggests that evidence-based language h...
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April 13, 2025 at 2:25 PM
New study analyzed 145 years of U.S. congressional speeches and found a clear shift away from evidence-based language toward more intuition-based language—especially since the mid-1970s.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Hands Off rally in Kenosha, Wisconsin
April 5, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Hands Off rally in Kenosha, Wisconsin
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Thanks to all who have taken part already!
We now have a large number of scifi & thriller fans 🛸🧟, but true crime, horror, drama, and fantasy fans are lagging (among others) 👮👹🧝 - where these fans at?
Take part to tell us why your genre is your favourite & take a 5-10 min break from scrolling!
We now have a large number of scifi & thriller fans 🛸🧟, but true crime, horror, drama, and fantasy fans are lagging (among others) 👮👹🧝 - where these fans at?
Take part to tell us why your genre is your favourite & take a 5-10 min break from scrolling!
📺 Feel like a small break from scrolling to tell us about your favourite TV/movie genre?🎞️
Here is a 5-10 minute survey for our latest research project project on understanding the functions of fiction: brookeshls.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Thanks very much for participating (&/or RT/likes)!
Here is a 5-10 minute survey for our latest research project project on understanding the functions of fiction: brookeshls.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Thanks very much for participating (&/or RT/likes)!
March 20, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Thanks to all who have taken part already!
We now have a large number of scifi & thriller fans 🛸🧟, but true crime, horror, drama, and fantasy fans are lagging (among others) 👮👹🧝 - where these fans at?
Take part to tell us why your genre is your favourite & take a 5-10 min break from scrolling!
We now have a large number of scifi & thriller fans 🛸🧟, but true crime, horror, drama, and fantasy fans are lagging (among others) 👮👹🧝 - where these fans at?
Take part to tell us why your genre is your favourite & take a 5-10 min break from scrolling!
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Massive furloughs at IIE, which administers the Fulbright. What is perhaps our country's most successful program for building cultural connections and bringing talent from abroad to the US is in danger of collapse because of this administration.
An Important Update from IIE | IIE
Effective March 14, some IIE team members who work on ECA-funded programs will be furloughed.
www.iie.org
March 14, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Massive furloughs at IIE, which administers the Fulbright. What is perhaps our country's most successful program for building cultural connections and bringing talent from abroad to the US is in danger of collapse because of this administration.
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A big test of Elon Musk's clout (and money) is happening in Wisconsin. Read @ariberman.bsky.social's account to get the lowdown on this important political battle.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The Wisconsin Supreme Court election is a referendum on Elon Musk
“We'll find out whether Musk's millions are more powerful than the fury that Musk provokes among voters.”
www.motherjones.com
March 12, 2025 at 2:51 PM
A big test of Elon Musk's clout (and money) is happening in Wisconsin. Read @ariberman.bsky.social's account to get the lowdown on this important political battle.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Funding for U.S. State Department international education and exchange programs is currently suspended. This includes Fulbright, Gilman, and Critical Language Scholarships.
March 5, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Funding for U.S. State Department international education and exchange programs is currently suspended. This includes Fulbright, Gilman, and Critical Language Scholarships.
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The Fulbright Foreign Student Program invites graduate students from abroad to come study in the US and guarantees funding for them to do so paid in a monthly stipend. Yesterday, some FFSP scholars received notification that they're only getting a week of their stipend.
March 1, 2025 at 11:57 AM
The Fulbright Foreign Student Program invites graduate students from abroad to come study in the US and guarantees funding for them to do so paid in a monthly stipend. Yesterday, some FFSP scholars received notification that they're only getting a week of their stipend.
NOAA cuts will impact those living in the Great Lakes region who depend on communication about events such as lake-effect snow and gale warnings.
Update: according to a now-former NOAA Great Lakes lab employee, it seems like the entire communications team was cut - the group that was responsible for relaying info to the public about things like harmful algal blooms, waves/currents, and lake-effect snow www.wzzm13.com/article/news...
Former employee: 20% of Ann Arbor NOAA office cut, community to feel impacts
Nicole Rice had been with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for 10 years before being abruptly fired Thursday.
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February 28, 2025 at 1:33 PM
NOAA cuts will impact those living in the Great Lakes region who depend on communication about events such as lake-effect snow and gale warnings.
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Religion data for reuse! Those stories about U.S. religion you're currently seeing in the news? They're from the Pew 2023-2024 Religious Landscape Study. While anyone can explore the data with their online tools, Pew has also shared the underlying dataset: doi.org/10.58094/3kw...
2023-24 Religious Landscape Study (RLS) Dataset Archives
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February 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Religion data for reuse! Those stories about U.S. religion you're currently seeing in the news? They're from the Pew 2023-2024 Religious Landscape Study. While anyone can explore the data with their online tools, Pew has also shared the underlying dataset: doi.org/10.58094/3kw...
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So - I've actually led Ebola outbreak response at USAID.
This is bunk from Elon. They have laid off most of the experts, they're bankrupting most of the partner orgs, have withdrawn from WHO, and muzzled CDC.
What's left is a fig-leaf effort to cover their asses politically.
This is bunk from Elon. They have laid off most of the experts, they're bankrupting most of the partner orgs, have withdrawn from WHO, and muzzled CDC.
What's left is a fig-leaf effort to cover their asses politically.
Elon Musk: "We will make mistakes. We won't be perfect ... so for example, with USAID, one of the things we accidentally canceled very briefly was ebola prevention."
February 26, 2025 at 10:41 PM
So - I've actually led Ebola outbreak response at USAID.
This is bunk from Elon. They have laid off most of the experts, they're bankrupting most of the partner orgs, have withdrawn from WHO, and muzzled CDC.
What's left is a fig-leaf effort to cover their asses politically.
This is bunk from Elon. They have laid off most of the experts, they're bankrupting most of the partner orgs, have withdrawn from WHO, and muzzled CDC.
What's left is a fig-leaf effort to cover their asses politically.
Sad news from my Alma Mater
The University of Pittsburgh confirmed Friday that there would be no new Ph.D. offers of admission while Pitt works to understand how reduced federal aid could impact the institution.
The University of Pittsburgh pauses its Ph.D. admissions process amid research funding uncertainty
A spokesperson for the University told WESA Friday that the school has "temporarily paused additional Ph.D. offers of admission," while Pitt works to understand how proposed federal funding cuts could...
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February 22, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Sad news from my Alma Mater