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Hugo Mercier

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by Henry Farrell — Reposted by: Hugo Mercier, Marc Lynch, Ben H. Ansell , and 7 more

himself.bsky.social
"It wanted to signal strength. Instead, it’s revealing its weakness. The administration’s need to break the academy is forcing it to make a desperately risky gamble." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/o...
Opinion | You Beat Trumpism by Banding Together. It’s as Hard and as Simple as That.
www.nytimes.com
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Reposted by: Hugo Mercier, Richard Fletcher, Andreas Jungherr

felixsimon.bsky.social
🚨✨ Publication alert: How do people in 6 countries (🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇫🇷 🇦🇷 🇩🇰 🇯🇵 ) use AI 🤖 and think about it in the context of information, news, and institutions?

Our new @reutersinstitute.bsky.social survey research (n ≈ 12,000) with @richardfletcher.bsky.social & @rasmuskleis.bsky.social explores this.
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Reposted by: Hugo Mercier, Bill Thompson, Todd M. Gureckis

markkho.bsky.social
I'm recruiting grad students!! 🎓

The CoDec Lab @ NYU (codec-lab.github.io) is looking for PhD students (Fall 2026) interested in computational approaches to social cognition & problem solving 🧠

Applications through Psych (tinyurl.com/nyucp) are due Dec 1. Reach out with Qs & please repost! 🙏
codec lab
codec-lab.github.io
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by Thomas Wood — Reposted by: Hugo Mercier, Ben H. Ansell, Will Jennings , and 7 more

thomasjwood.bsky.social
The last time I posted the income relationship to presidential vote among White respondents to the @electionstudies.bsky.social ANES, people asked for additional estimates among all voters.

Updated estimates here:
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Reposted by: Hugo Mercier, Mark J. Brandt

joenoonan.se
My department is hiring a PhD student in Political Science with an orientation towards Politics & AI.

This is part of WASP-HS, an interdisciplinary research cluster on AI’s impact on people and society.

Come and be my colleague!

Submission date: 15 Nov. 2025

su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
PhD student in Political Science with an orientation towards Politics & AI
The Department of Political Science is a dynamic and strong education and research department at the Faculty of Social Sciences at Stockholm University. The Department aims to be nationally leading an
su.varbi.com
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wimdeneys.bsky.social
Paper is now published: www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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by Anne Rasmussen — Reposted by: Hugo Mercier, Ruth Dassonneville, Simon Otjes , and 5 more

annerasmussen.bsky.social
🚨 New paper in @thejop.bsky.social

Why do politicians often misperceive what citizens' policy positions are?

@simonotjes.bsky.social and I study ~10,000 estimates of public opinion by politicians in Denmark & the Netherlands to uncover the sources of these (mis)perceptions

Thread 🧵1/10
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by Jean‐Baptiste André — Reposted by: Hugo Mercier

jbaptistandre.bsky.social
Ever wanted to read about an old problem almost nobody cares about anymore?

Well, I wrote about it.

🧵
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by Étienne Ollion — Reposted by: Hugo Mercier, Vincent Tiberj, Patrick Präg , and 5 more

eollion.bsky.social
Come work with us @crestsociology.bsky.social

We are looking for a post-doc with a background in social sciences, interested in NLP and in media & journalism studies.

Details here: www.css.cnrs.fr/post-doctora...
Post-Doctoral Position – Media / Journalism – CSS @ IP-Paris
Site web de l'axe sciences sociales computationnelles du CREST-CNRS. Cours et tutoriels pour l'analyse des données numériques en sciences sociales.
www.css.cnrs.fr
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Reposted by: Hugo Mercier, Diane Coyle, Robert W. Wallace , and 4 more

zoedrayson.bsky.social
When a typo in your Google search leads to new and exciting philosophical positions
AI Overview: "Dental realism"refers to the philosophical debate about whether teeth exist independently of human perception, a concept rooted in metaphysical realism. While realism asserts an objective reality for teeth, idealist philosophies contend that teeth's existence is tied to our consciousness and perception. Philosophers use this idea, for example, to discuss the ethics of tooth extraction, examining whether a procedure impacts a real entity or merely a subjective experience.
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kirstanbrodie.bsky.social
Can reasoned arguments shift moral behavior? In a new preprint, @eschwitz.bsky.social, Jason Nemirow, @fierycushman.bsky.social and I explore this question in the context of charitable donation. (1/10)
Title: Philosophical Arguments Can Boost Charitable Giving Authors: Kirstan Brodie, Eric Schwitzgebel, Jason Nemirow, and Fiery Cushman
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hbes2026.bsky.social
We’re delighted to share that the 37th annual Human Behavior and Evolution Society conference (HBES2026) website is now live!

#HBES2026
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Reposted by: Hugo Mercier, Mark J. Brandt, Lesley A. Hall , and 1 more

jfbonnefon.bsky.social
It's hiring season at @iast.fr!

- 2y research postdoc contract
- Full autonomy, you are your own PI
- Awesome multidisciplinary environment
- All social and behavioral sciences welcome
- Seed funding for projects and workshops
- Gorgeous city in the south of France

www.iast.fr/research-fel...
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Reposted by: Hugo Mercier, Dave O’Brien, Lesley A. Hall , and 2 more

drjenniferaston.bsky.social
A real, honest to goodness, entry-level, permanent, academic job in Economic History! #Economic #history #ecr #academic

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOT480/a...
Assistant Professor at London School of Economics and Political Science
An opportunity for an academic position as a Assistant Professor is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings.
www.jobs.ac.uk
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Reposted by: Hugo Mercier

yangxiang.bsky.social
Now out in Cognition, work with the great @gershbrain.bsky.social @tobigerstenberg.bsky.social on formalizing self-handicapping as rational signaling!
📃 authors.elsevier.com/a/1lo8f2Hx2-...
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Reposted by: Hugo Mercier, Ben H. Ansell, Richard S.J. Tol , and 11 more

aalrababah.bsky.social
🚨 New working paper alert 🚨
Missing summer — and the Tour de France? Don’t worry, we got you covered. 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️
In this paper, we show that being on the route of Tour de France reduces far-right voting. osf.io/preprints/so...
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by Alex Mesoudi — Reposted by: Hugo Mercier, Joanna Bryson, Rebecca Sear , and 1 more

alexmesoudi.com
Abstract submission now open for the next Cultural Evolution Society conference in Rabat, Morocco next May @culturalevolsoc.bsky.social @ces2026.bsky.social
culturalevolsoc.bsky.social
Cultural Evolution Society @culturalevolsoc.bsky.social · 25d
We are delighted to announce that the CES2026 conference website is now live! We invite you to submit your presentation proposals using the link on the webpage, deadline November 16th:
airess.fgses-um6p.ma/ces2026
Cultural Evolution Society 2026 Conference | Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique - FGSES
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cognitionens.bsky.social
MEDIAS I Très belle chronique de « Histoire naturelle de la fiction» de @edgardubourg.bsky.social @normalesup.bsky.social paru le 03/09 aux éditions Humensciences 👉 bit.ly/4nvYP9C
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danielnettle.bsky.social
Delighted to announce the publication of 'From Questions to Knowledge', my new and updated statistics and data analysis handbook.
www.danielnettle.eu/2025/09/14/f...
From Questions to Knowledge
I am delighted to announce the publications of my statistics and data analysis book, ‘From Questions to Knowledge: Data Analysis for Psychology and Behavioural Science Using R’.  This b…
www.danielnettle.eu
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Reposted by: Hugo Mercier, Joanna Bryson, David Lazer , and 4 more

haneuljang.bsky.social
💙New paper!💙

How is knowledge transmitted across generations in a foraging society?

With @danielredhead.bsky.social
we found: In BaYaka foragers, long-term skills pass in smaller, sparser networks, while short-term food info circulates broadly & reciprocally

academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
Transmission networks of long-term and short-term knowledge in a foraging society
Abstract. Cultural transmission across generations is key to cumulative cultural evolution. While several mechanisms—such as vertical, horizontal, and obli
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Reposted by: Hugo Mercier, Simon J. Greenhill, Nathan Nunn , and 1 more

culturalevolsoc.bsky.social
We are delighted to announce that the CES2026 conference website is now live! We invite you to submit your presentation proposals using the link on the webpage, deadline November 16th:
airess.fgses-um6p.ma/ces2026
Cultural Evolution Society 2026 Conference | Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique - FGSES
airess.fgses-um6p.ma
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Reposted by: Hugo Mercier, Alberto Acerbi, Olivier Morin

jbcamps.bsky.social
We're officially launching the new PSL CultureLab in 10 days !
If you're interested in the research of a collective bridging Computational Humanities, Social Sciences and Cultural Evolution, you can check our programme (and come to our event, if you're in Paris 22 September):
psl.eu/agenda/collo...
Colloque inaugural du Grand programme de recherche CultureLab | PSL
Recherche, CultureLab inaugure ses travaux le 22 septembre 2025 au Campus Condorcet avec une journée consacrée aux sciences humaines et sociales computationnelles et à l’évolution culturelle. , Le Gra...
psl.eu
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Reposted by: Hugo Mercier, Nathan Nunn

ashenhav.bsky.social
Update: the deadline for the Biological Basis of Behavior has been extended to Sept 18th! ✨

aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05054

Please reach out to Linda Wilbrecht if you have any questions about the position.
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Reposted by: Hugo Mercier, Wim Van Lancker, Xavier Molénat

laudine.bsky.social
1/ Thrilled to share that my main PhD article has just been published in Nature Human Behaviour! 🎉

👉 “A randomised controlled trial on the effect of administrative burden and information costs on social inequalities in early childcare access in France” rdcu.be/eFAEA
A randomized controlled trial on the effect of administrative burden and information costs on social inequalities in early childcare access in France
Nature Human Behaviour - This RCT finds that providing information and support to target cognitive and behavioural barriers eliminates early childcare application gaps for low-income and immigrant...
rdcu.be
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Reposted by: Hugo Mercier, Rebecca Sear, Paul E. Smaldino , and 2 more

sheinalew.bsky.social
@durhampsych.bsky.social current has 5 (FIVE!!) PhD studentships being advertised!

3 to work with me on children as agents of cultural evolution

2 to work with @drboothroyd.bsky.social on examining school-based body image interventions.

Please share and apply!

www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
Fees and Funding - Durham University
www.durham.ac.uk
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Reposted by: Hugo Mercier, Brendan Nyhan, Steve Peers

bretdevereaux.bsky.social
Unsurprisingly, the thing Noah Smith is saying is obviously not true.

Look at reports on the reaction to the assassination of MLK... "glee, satisfaction and weeping in equal parts" (www.nytimes.com/2018/04/02/r...) as the Smithsonian notes "some actually celebrated" (nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stor...).
A tweet, in which Noah Smith asserts, "Remember: Before social media, you would never have seen people saying things like this, or seen people approving of it. It would all be official condemnations and condolences. Social media is what unleashed the hate and chaos from the lowest depths of our society." in response to a tweet which says, "Maybe Charlie Kirk shouldn’t have spent years being a hateful demagogic fascist and this wouldn’t have happened. Maybe he should take some personal responsibility."
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by Hugo Mercier

hugoreasoning.bsky.social
Our new study: a large-scale RCT showing that standard pedagogical techniques, but also a chatbot (an old school, LLM-less, scripted one!) can help high school students better understand vaccination and develop more positive attitudes.
noemonbls.bsky.social
Noëmon Baudouin @noemonbls.bsky.social · 28d
My very first paper has just been published in Nature Human Behaviour!

In it, we demonstrate that both a chatbot and a more traditional pedagogical intervention can help improve adolescents' knowledge of vaccines and their attitudes towards vaccination.
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noemonbls.bsky.social
My very first paper has just been published in Nature Human Behaviour!

In it, we demonstrate that both a chatbot and a more traditional pedagogical intervention can help improve adolescents' knowledge of vaccines and their attitudes towards vaccination.
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nathumbehav.nature.com
This new work from @noemonbls.bsky.social @hugoreasoning.bsky.social @coraliechevallier.bsky.social et al. tested two interventions to reduce vaccine hesitancy among adolescent students. Both pedagogical activities and a chatbot improved attitudes towards vaccination.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Interventions to reduce vaccine hesitancy among adolescents: a cluster-randomized trial - Nature Human Behaviour
In this randomized controlled trial, Baudouin et al. find that both pedagogical activities and a chatbot improve ninth graders’ attitudes and knowledge about vaccination, offering scalable ways to cou...
www.nature.com
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helenamiton.bsky.social
🚨 New paper alert! (slightly belated)

We (with @joshcjackson.bsky.social) suggest that complex technologies, as they need several (often many) people to use them, require innovations that distribute cognition to help regulate cognitive load and coordinate.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Complex technology requires cultural innovations for distributing cognition
Over the last decade, new research has shown how human collectives can develop technologies that no single individual could discover on their own. How…
www.sciencedirect.com
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