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Really enjoying this book! #anatomyofdeception

How psychology found its way into policy: @jackandrews.bsky.social discussing our work on how social and behavioural science supported Covid pandemic response
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📖New research suggests that when income inequality increases, people report lower life satisfaction. The effect is stronger in cultures that value social equality and weaker in societies that accept hierarchies.

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A few years ago, Douglas, Sutton and I suggested that conspiracy beliefs might be linked to epistemic needs (to feel informed), existential needs (to feel secure), and social needs (to feel valued). journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... Two new papers with our collaborators examine this claim 1/8

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🚨In Science🚨
Conspiracy beliefs famously resist correction, ya?
WRONG: We show brief convos w GPT4 reduce conspiracy beliefs by ~20%!
-Lasts over 2mo
-Works on entrenched beliefs
-Tailored AI response rebuts specific evidence offered by believers
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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@dgrand.bsky.social hi David, is there any chance I could get a copy of your AI paper? I'm absolutely fascinated but unfortunately as a PhD student my institution does not have access to it. My research area is conspiracy theories. Thanks!