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Lukas Neville @lukasneville.com · 3d

the abstract for williams & jarvis' 2006 "cyberball" paper, which introduced an ostracism manipulation based on being left out of a ball-passing game

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Data & Society @datasociety.bsky.social · 6d

New research shows how AI models default to Western-style directness, missing the cultural cues that govern everyday interactions for millions of Persian speakers worldwide — with the potential to derail negotiations, damage relationships, and reinforce stereotypes. arstechnica.com/ai/2025/09/w...

When “no” means “yes”: Why AI chatbots can’t process Persian social etiquette

New study examines how a helpful AI response could become a cultural disaster in Iran.

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Association for Psychological Science @psychscience.bsky.social · 14d

Congratulations to the recipients of the 2026 APS James S. Jackson Lifetime Achievement Award for Transformative Scholarship 🎉 Jennifer L. Eberhardt and Diane L. Hughes

APS James S. Jackson Lifetime Achievement Award for Transformative Scholarship

Honoring APS Members for their lifetime of outstanding psychological research that advances understanding of historically disadvantaged racial and ethnic groups and/or understanding of the psychologic...

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Mikaela Spruill @spruill.bsky.social · 8d

The Critical Perspectives in Psychology Preconference is back again for year two!! If your research breaks boundaries in mainstream social psych or you are applying exciting methods to your experimental research, our submissions are open! #SPSP2026

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Ronda F. Lo @rondalo.bsky.social · 9d

presentation submission will still be open til oct 23 right?

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Thomas Talhelm @thomastalhelm.bsky.social · 9d

The culture pre-conference is now full! 😮 We are accepting signups for the waitlist: sites.google.com/view/culture...

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M. Natasha Rajah 🇨🇦 @mnrajah.bsky.social · 11d

#Academicsky #Neurosky Conducting human imaging studies requires an understanding of study design, feasibility, participant experience, planning, coordination,analytic methods, perseverance& team work. 1/

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Ronda F. Lo @rondalo.bsky.social · 11d

hahaha thats hilarious, glad we get to have a meet up in the end. ill definitely be joining!

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John Anderson 🇨🇦 @janderz8.bsky.social · 19d

Hi #canadian researchers - please sign this petition to help ensure funding isn’t cut to tri council agencies (NSERC, SSHRC, and CIHR). We’re looking at potential 15% cuts to ALL federal spending including grants win.newmode.net/canadianasso...

New/Mode | Make your voice impossible to ignore

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Ronda F. Lo @rondalo.bsky.social · 11d

wow this is great! im so glad culture is happening after all--was there a reason for the new format?

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Thomas Talhelm @thomastalhelm.bsky.social · 12d

🚨 The SPSP Culture Pre-Conference has a new format this year! 🚨 It'll be the evening BEFORE most pre-conferences. Get info, register, and submit your research here: sites.google.com/view/culture...

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Brian Nosek @briannosek.bsky.social · 19d

Important! The new OSF design is coming on Saturday, October 4th. OSF will be down for several hours that day to deploy it.

More information: www.cos.io/blog/coming-...

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Dr. Stephanie Craig @drstephcraig.bsky.social · 12d

Last week, the Ont govt announced that psychologists will be getting prescription rights.

This next week, our psych college announced that in response to govt pressure, the new standard to be a
psychologist will be 1/3 of the training we currently require.

This needs to be public.

Canadian Psychological Association @canadianpsychology.bsky.social · 12d

CPA/OPA joint letter to Ontario College of Psychologists and Behavioural Analysts re: proposed regulatory changes in Ontario:

buff.ly

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Dr. Shayna Sparling @shaynagram.bsky.social · 13d

Holy Cow - read the whole thread 🤯

Jessica Price @delafina777.bsky.social · 28d

So, right now, the only reliable way to diagnose endometriosis is with exploratory surgery. But finally, real scientists (instead of male scientists), are on the job & of course they’ve identified multiple markers in menstrual blood that point to noninvasive testing.

www.science.org/content/arti...

Driven by the pain of endometriosis, this scientist is uncovering clues to its causes

Katie Burns is helping reveal the immune system’s role in the long-neglected disease

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Tiffany Ito @tiffanyito.bsky.social · 16d

University of Colorado Boulder Psychology & Neuroscience is searching for TWO tenure track assistant professors!!

jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...

#socialpsychology #cogpsyc #PsychSciSky #PsychJob
#psycjobs #psychology

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Assistant Professor

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Natalie Markowitz Wittlin 🏳️‍🌈 @nataliemwittlin.bsky.social · 15d

Apply to work at the psych program at @bardcollege.bsky.social with me! I love it here and would be happy to answer any questions you have. Review starts 10/1.
www.bard.edu/humanresourc...

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Simisani Nokulunga Ndaba @simisani.bsky.social · 16d

🚀 Curious about Positron, Posit’s new open-source IDE?

This session shows RStudio users the basics, what’s new, and how it fits your workflow with @ivelasq3.bsky.social (Posit, PBC)

#RStats #DataScience #Positron #rladies

Thursday 09 October, 11am CT | 6:00 PM CAT

www.meetup.com/rladies-gabo...

Positron for RStudio Users: A Gentle Introduction, Thu, Oct 9, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup

Curious about Positron, the new open-source data science IDE from Posit? This session will walk RStudio users through the basics of Positron, highlight familiar features, a

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ces2026 @ces2026.bsky.social · 19d

We’re delighted to share that the CES2026 Conference website is now live!

We warmly invite researchers, scholars, and practitioners to submit their presentation proposals by November 16th through the submission portal on the website.

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Jason Kirk @jasonkirk.fyi · 25d

Discovering computer as an adult makes you go crazy. Discovering computer as a baby makes you go crazy. In all of human history, there will only ever be one generation to discover computer at the correct age: 13

The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · Nov 10

The problem with every post-Millennial generation is they got to go straight to high speed internet. Of course you'll get computer madness that way. Make them start with those old screeching modems and work their way up

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Ronda F. Lo @rondalo.bsky.social · 22d

you really are UF's best PR

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Nina Wang @ninawang.bsky.social · 22d

I am recruiting (Canadian🇨🇦) graduate students at York University for Fall 2026 in Social and Personality Psychology! If you are interested in misinformation, political polarization, and/or computational social science, I'd love to hear from you. Feel free to reach out with any questions.

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 24d

When we think of sexism, it's easy to think of *active* efforts to discriminate against women. But sexism also operates *passively* - like through our inaction on issues like childcare and paid family leave. In that context, return-to-office policies are sexist in consequence, even if not in design.

Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 24d

"The labor participation rate for women with children younger than 5 had the biggest midyear drop in more than 40 years during the first six months of 2025."

Remote policies helped women work. In-office mandates and child care costs are driving them back out.
Low flexibility and high child care costs are pushing mothers with young kids to the sidelines after they joined the workforce in record numbers during the pandemic.

Emma Nelson
The Minnesota Star Tribune
September 13th at 6:01 AM CDT

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Erin Westgate @erinwestgate.bsky.social · 25d

🚨 TT job alert! 🚨 The University of Florida is hiring an Assistant Professor in Social Psychology; open to ALL AREAS within social psych.

Review begins 10/10.

Job ad here: explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/53...

I'm co-chair of the search committee and happy to answer questions! 🧵

Payne's Prairire, where you could watch the sunset every evening if you came to UF

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samuel mehr @mehr.nz · Oct 3

"Come join us!!!" —member of academic search committee that will receive 200 applications for one role and may in fact hire zero people for it

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Larisa Heiphetz Solomon @drlarisa.bsky.social · 26d

This piece discusses our work showing ppl perceive curiosity as morally virtuous & other neat scholarship on curiosity (eg by @jamiejirout.bsky.social & colleagues): www.templeton.org/news/opening.... Thanks to @templetonfdn.bsky.social for supporting this project!
#PsychSciSky #SocialPsyc #DevPsyc

Opening the Door to Lifelong Curiosity

Lifelong learning is one way to bring more delight into our ordinary lives. Jirout suggests seeking out new experience for the delight it elicits. And the practice has beneficial ripple effects on soc...

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