Happy to see this paper in print and hopefully it will be useful for consumer researchers as they think about the need in system-level change. authors.elsevier.com/a/1lA9MXj-jn...

Rather than reducing bias, anti-oppressive DEI materials with scenarios related to race, religion, and caste, may increase a hostile attribution bias, leading to heightened racial suspicion and punitive attitudes, research finds: https://buff.ly/3OrSmNv

Thanksgiving is a great time to remember the benefits of gratitude. #Research (see below) shows that practicing gratitude, e.g., making a list of things we're thankful for, having a weekly conversation on the topic - improves: Sleep Life satisfaction Self-confidence Optimism Blood pressure 1/2

Banning #smartphones in over 400 schools led to: -decreased psychological symptoms among girls by 29% -decreased bullying by boys and girls by 43% -increased GPA among girls by .08 SDs Effects were larger for girls from low SES families openaccess.nhh.no/nhh-xmlui/bi...

Interesting #research suggests that dog owners with different political ideologies treat their dogs differently! -Liberals view their dogs as if they “were human equals” and buy medical-related products/services. -Conservatives emphasize their control over their dogs and buy luxury accessories.

Have not posted here in a while but this seems a #research worth highlighting - ahead of Thanksgiving. @jayvanbavel.bsky.social reported on this cool but sad research analyzing 10 million Americans and their smart phones' location during Thanksgiving dinners. What did they find? 1/2

This is really messed up

Interesting insight from the World Economic Forum. The biggest short term global risk is now misinformation (rather than climate change; this is expected to change in the long term).

Tackling the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict in the Classroom Professors who teach about the Middle East report increased interest in their spring courses—though not necessarily from the biggest activists on campus. #AcademicSky #EDUSky bit.ly/3RPXWL7

Exciting news: Spain generated more than half of its electricity from renewable sources such as wind and solar power in 2023 - making Spain one of the leaders in Europe in terms of the most renewable power capacity. 🧪🔌🔋☀️💨https://techxplore.com/news/2024-01-spain-generated-power-renewables.html

There are some new, thought provoking, articles led by a Chemistry Prof. at USC (Anna Krylov). Worth reading #AcademicSky #science 🧪. The pendulum of social justice/impact in academia (which I view dearly and committed to, in my teaching & research) may have went too far. 1/2

What behavioral scientists/consumer behavior researchers will study in 2024? Here is my take and I will be glad to hear others’ thoughts. 🧪collective psychology 🧪polarization 🧪AI and consumers/managers 🧪brand/CEO activism #BehavioralReseach #PsychSciSky #ConsumerBehavior

🥗January is the month where we Google the word “diet” the most. 🍔December is the month we eat the most. 📈Our interest in diet and eating healthy declines ~10% over the year. Nice findings from this #behavioral #research 🧪 (Did someone say: New Year's Resolution?😅)‏⁦‪. cepr.org/voxeu/column...

End of year is a good time to apologize for our transgressions. Who apologizes more: men or women? A #psychology research shows women apologize more. The reason? The bar for what is considered a transgression is higher for men… #socialpsych #PsychSciSky🧪 scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=i...

In case you missed it, this is a powerful depiction of global warming published by the @nytimes.com yesterday. In Boston, it is Christmas - there is no sign of ❄️❄️❄️ - and temperatures are very mild. @ethanfreedman.bsky.social #climate #environment

#stats #academicsky #psycscisky

Have you heard about “statistics anxiety”? The fear of numbers, and statistical analysis? #research suggests it has limited negative effect on academic performance and in fact can enhance performance by driving students to learn more! www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles... #edusky 🧪📊

Imagine trying to focus on your Ph.D in virology while your brother is kept hostage in Gaza for 80 days Nufar, a Ph.D from the @sternadi.bsky.social lab is in this unbelievable situation Help her bring him home video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video...

How people react to #brands taking a stand on political controversial issues? A new #research - observing over time the Spotify and Goya scandals - shows that people are mostly upset online and in a few weeks they forget about it… 🧪 #marketing #activism papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

My op-ed @BostonHerald: what professors can do to get back to training excellent graduates and regain public trust? 💡 move from "identity politics" 💡 push for critical thinking & a paradoxical mindset 💡 Fight "cancel culture" #academicsky www-bostonherald-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bost...

My most impactful post (on Twitter) in 2023 was about burnout. 🧪 A study demonstrated how the following figure can capture organizational burnout as good as validated multi-item scales. #behavioralscience #management psycnet.apa.org/buy/2023-215...

American political tribalism: Not necessarily becoming more pro-ingroup; very much about becoming more anti-outgroup. www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #socialpsyc #PsychSciSky #PrejudiceResearch #polisky #Sociology

Now with the right emoji! #feedscience 🧪 #BehavioralResearch @BehavioralSience

An excellent article on how restaurants can increase demand for vegetarian items. 🍔A ban on meat dishes? 📣A marketing campaign? ‼️ How about #behavioraleconomics? How changing the order in which the vegetarian option was presented compared to the meat option (1st vs 2nd) affected consumption? 1/2

My first post on this platform! Happy to bring to the forefront #BehavioralScience work (marketing, behavioral economics, psychology, management). And this is a good way to start with a collection of behavioral work in 2023: behavioralscientist.org/most-read-ar...