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Javier Granados Samayoa @jgranadossamayoa.bsky.social · 5d

📢The 2026 edition of the SPSP Misinformation & Belief Science preconference will be held virtually on Tuesday, February 24.🎉 Submit an abstract for either a single presenter or data blitz presentation by October 23 (link below) and don’t forget to register to attend by February 13!

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Shauna Bowes-Flores @shaunambowes.bsky.social · 8d

Open access publication now available! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

An adversarial collaboration on the rigidity‐of‐the‐right, symmetry thesis, or rigidity‐of‐extremes: The answer depends on the question

In an adversarial collaboration, two preregistered U.S.-based studies (total N = 6181) tested three hypotheses regarding the relationship between political ideology and belief rigidity (operationaliz...

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Shauna Bowes-Flores @shaunambowes.bsky.social · Aug 11

It was a great experience working on an adversarial collaboration, and I hope to do more in the future!

Shauna Bowes-Flores @shaunambowes.bsky.social · Aug 11

Overall, we found very small and semi-consistent effects. I think a key takeaway from this adversarial collaboration is that strong claims about strong relations between ideology and belief rigidity are likely unwarranted.

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Shauna Bowes-Flores @shaunambowes.bsky.social · Aug 11

Political extremism also predicted more belief rigidity, both on the left and the right. But, extreme rightists were more rigid than extreme leftists.

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Shauna Bowes-Flores @shaunambowes.bsky.social · Aug 11

What did we find? In over 6,000 individuals, we found that general and social conservatism were weakly related to more belief rigidity. Economic conservatism had null relations with belief rigidity.

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Shauna Bowes-Flores @shaunambowes.bsky.social · Aug 11

After years of teamwork, I am thrilled that our adversarial collaboration on political ideology and belief rigidity was accepted for publication at Political Psychology! Plus, it's my first Pol Psych pub, so it is doubly exciting! t.co/2TgscFm1J8

https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/4wmx2_v2

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Shauna Bowes-Flores @shaunambowes.bsky.social · Aug 11

Thanks to PsyPost for covering our recent work on the relations between intellectual humility and religious and political polarization! www.psypost.org/intellectual...

Intellectual humility is linked to less political and religious polarization across the board

A large online study indicates that intellectual humility is linked to less hostility toward political and religious opponents. The effect was seen across political parties and belief systems, and per...

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Shauna Bowes-Flores @shaunambowes.bsky.social · Aug 4

It was great to sit down with Jill Suttie at the @greatergoodmag.bsky.social and talk about our research on young children's preferences for intellectual humility over intellectual arrogance!

Read here: greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item...

Even Young Children Prefer People Who Act With Humility

A new study suggests that children as young as five favor adults who express doubt when unsure rather than those who are overly confident.

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Shauna Bowes-Flores @shaunambowes.bsky.social · Jul 19

Saddened by so many things that are happening in the country.

“For young researchers, “there is a lot of pressure to essentially leave the country or not pursue research,” says Emilya Ventriglia, a neuroscience Ph.D. student at Brown University…”

Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · Jul 10

If Congress approves the cuts proposed by the White House, the number of early-career researchers it supports could fall by 78%: from 95,700 students and postdocs this year to 21,400 in 2026 www.science.org/content/article/it-s-nightmare-u-s-funding-cuts-threaten-academic-science-jobs-all-levels

‘It’s a nightmare.’ U.S. funding cuts threaten academic science jobs at all levels

“There is a lot of pressure to essentially leave the country or not pursue research,” one Ph.D. student says

www.science.org

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🎃🪦 BLOODSUGARSETHMASKET 🪦🎃 @smotus.bsky.social · Jul 18

In a world of CBSes, be a WSJ

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Adam H. Smiley @asmiley.bsky.social · Jun 12

Stoked that my paper with Cheryl Kaiser is now out in SPPS!!

Society for Personality and Social Psychology @spspnews.bsky.social · Jun 12

📊New research in #SPPS reports that Americans living in politically diverse communities show less animosity toward the opposing party. Cross-party contact appears to be the key mechanism at work.

Read more: ow.ly/JS1E50W8oEf

Authors: @asmiley.bsky.social‬ and Cheryl R. Kaiser

A group of people of various ages, ethnicities, and backgrounds involved in a positive conversation at a community center or library.

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Shauna Bowes-Flores @shaunambowes.bsky.social · May 27

@lkfazio.bsky.social and I had a great time meeting and collaborating with colleagues at Waikato and Auckland! We also managed to get several adventures in! Find yourself a colleague who both pushes you in your research and also to step outside of your comfort zone (aka caving and zip lining ‼️)

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Lisa Fazio @lkfazio.bsky.social · May 17

Yesterday I got to complete my 80s kid dream of seeing real glowworms rather than just cuddling with the toy version.

(Also, New Zealand is beautiful, @shaunambowes.bsky.social and I are having a great time with @drlambchop.bsky.social, Eryn Newman, Danny Osborne, @mehr.nz and all the kiwis)

Cave ceiling with lots of blue glowing dots, each one a worm.

Shauna Bowes and me in our helmets precave

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Ira Hyman @irahyman.bsky.social · May 15

Good reporting on this aspect of the attacks on science — how the Trump administration is cutting research on mis and disinformation.

Shout out to @lkfazio.bsky.social for taking a public stand (and being the lead photo). 1/2

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/b...

Trump Administration Cancels Scores of Grants to Study Online Misinformation

www.nytimes.com

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Shauna Bowes-Flores @shaunambowes.bsky.social · May 14

Amazing work!!

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Justin Ludwig @jmludwig.bsky.social · May 13

Divine forgiveness (DF)—the belief that one has been forgiven by God—is a deeply meaningful part of many people’s lives and can positively impact their well-being, including the ability to self-forgive after wrongdoing.

Society for Personality and Social Psychology @spspnews.bsky.social · Feb 14

New research shows divine forgiveness has dual effects: It can reduce apologies through increased self-forgiveness, but also promote them through gratitude and humility.

Read more in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin: ow.ly/cF6Y50V0eqo

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Dr. Katy Croff Bell @katycroffbell.bsky.social · May 3

📣🧪
$25k grants for those who:

1. are working on research on STEM and education (including AI and CS, graduate education and MSIs, and scholarship that aims to reduce inequality), and

2. have had a recently terminated or cancelled grant from NSF.

Early-career scholars prioritized

500 Women Scientists @500womensci.bsky.social · May 3

🧪 funding alert! www.spencer.org/grant_types/...

Rapid Response Bridge Funding Program

In the face of recent abrupt shifts in federal funding for education research, including large-scale terminations of National Science Foundation (NSF) research grant awards, we have developed a rap...

www.spencer.org

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Shauna Bowes-Flores @shaunambowes.bsky.social · Apr 24

Excited to explore whether there is "too much" intellectual humility in the context of conspiracy belief with one of my favorite colleagues (turned research adversary🙃)! Thanks to UPenn's Adversarial Collaboration Project for the opportunity.

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Maddy Jalbert @maddyjalbert.bsky.social · Apr 19

I got an email yesterday afternoon that my NSF SPRF Postdoctoral Fellowship was terminated. My grant focused on testing interventions to address online misinformation and I was 8 months into a two year appointment.

Mike Wagner @prowag.bsky.social · Apr 19

Friday Night Massacre of accurate information.

A devastating day for the USA as tens of millions of dollars of grants seeking to combat the spread of false information were terminated. We have a federal govenrment that does not consider the verifiable truth a priority. www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...

Updates on NSF Priorities

www.nsf.gov

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Noam Ross @noamross.net · Apr 19

🚨Report your NSF grant terminations! 🚨

We are starting to collect information on NSF grant terminations to create a shared resource as we have for NIH. The more information we collect, the more we can organize, advocate, and fight back! Please share widely!

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NSF Grant Termination Information Collection Form

Please use this form to submit information identifying specific NSF grants that have been cancelled for any reason after January 20, 2025.

We are tracking these grants to increase transparency, organize affected PIs, and facilitate responses, including via litigation. Please share the form as widely as possible with your networks.

We are actively building a pipeline to organize these terminations and will soon have a tracker akin to our NIH grant tracker at https://airtable.com/appjhyo9NTvJLocRy/shrNto1NNp9eJlgpA

WE WILL NOT DISCLOSE THE IDENTITY OF ANYONE WHO USES THIS FORM TO PROVIDE INFORMATION. We will keep your identity confidential.

These resources are maintained by Noam Ross of rOpenSci and Scott Delaney of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, with input and support from additional volunteers. For any questions, please contact Scott Delaney on Signal (sdelaney.84).

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE!

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Shauna Bowes-Flores @shaunambowes.bsky.social · Apr 19

Nothing about this is okay. It’s more important now than ever to study false beliefs. We will figure out a way forward!

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Lisa Fazio @lkfazio.bsky.social · Apr 18

Can confirm that my NSF grant "How False Beliefs Form & How to Correct Them" was cancelled today because it is "not in alignment with current NSF priorities" Shocking that understanding how people are misled by false information is now a forbidden topic. Our work will continue but at a smaller scale

Rebekah Tromble @rebekahtromble.bsky.social · Apr 18

NSF has posted an “update on priorities.”

They’re canceling all “DEI and misinformation/disinformation” grants.

And the guidance on how to fulfill the longstanding, legally mandated Broadening Participation requirement is utterly incoherent.

www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...

Updates on NSF Priorities

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Megan Zahneis @mzahneis.bsky.social · Apr 18

Here's a copy of an NSF grant termination notice that went out today. "NSF is issuing this termination to protect the interests of the government pursuant...on the basis that they no longer effectuate the program goals or agency priorities." Not subject to appeal. #HigherEd #AcademicSky

Text of email: Dear [redacted],

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has undertaken a review of its award portfolio. Each award was carefully and individually reviewed, and the agency has determined that termination of certain awards is necessary because they are not in alignment with current NSF priorities. Effective immediately, the following are terminated: [redacted]

NSF is issuing this termination to protect the interests of the government pursuant to NSF Grant General Conditions (GC-1) term and condition entitled Termination and Enforcement; on the basis that they no longer effectuate the program goals or agency priorities. This is the final agency decision and not subject to appeal. Costs incurred as a result of this termination may be reimbursed, provided such costs would otherwise be allowable under the terms of the award and the governing cost principles. In accordance with your award terms and conditions, you have 30 days from the termination date to furnish a summary of progress under the award and an itemized accounting of allowable costs incurred prior to the termination date.

Sincerely, [redacted] Division Director
Office of Budget Finance and Award Management (BFA)
Division of Grants and Agreements (DGA)

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Dr. David Miller 🏳️‍🌈 @davidimiller.bsky.social · Apr 19

🧪 DOGE is reporting cancelling 402 NSF grants today.

And let's recap: this is for awards that NSF has **ALREADY** judged as aligned with its mission in law, which includes broadening participation in STEM.

It bears repeating: the law supersedes exec orders. For more: www.aaup.org/sites/defaul...

Great work by
@NSF
canceling 402 wasteful DEI grants ($233M in savings), including $1M for “Antiracist Teacher Leadership for Statewide Transformation”.

See the NSF update below. Grant awards will be based on merit, competition, equal opportunity, and excellence.

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