The unfolding world cup fiasco illustrates and reinforces some of my reluctance to attend any USA based conferences at the moment. Conference organisers take note. Hosting in USA arbitrarily excludes many scholars that the USA "doesn't like" because of their passport

UL's Dr Siobhán Griffin & Dr Cillian McHugh have collaborated with researchers across the globe to investigate the replicability of social & behavioural science research. The new study is the most systematic, cross-disciplinary replication effort of its kind to date. www.nature.com/immersive/d4...

I'm generally anti-AI but sometimes I'm lazy and use it as a kinda enhanced search engine. Turns out it's no good for that either. Both Higgins and Murphy won the snooker today apparently

Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez: “Today more than ever, it is essential to remember that one can be against a hateful regime as is the case with the Iranian regime…and at the same time be against an unjustified, dangerous military intervention outside of international law.”

"100 Ways Catherine Connolly Disgraced Ireland In Her First 100 Days As President" https://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2026/02/20/100-ways-catherine-connolly-disgraced-ireland-in-her-first-100-days-as-president/

Ireland should not play UEFA games against Israel. We should demand Israel are banned from the competition. Sign and share the petition if you agree my.uplift.ie/petitions/fa... @uplift.ie

Let's be clear here folks. Trump established the "Board of Peace" to stand in opposition to the United Nations. As opposed to the whole world having a say in the rebuilding of Palestine, Trump and cronies get to decide. This is a massive scam and horrific result of the genocide by Israel with Trump.

🔴 Gaza | Feb. 18 2 Palestinians were killed by Israeli gunfire in Bani Suheila, east of Khan Younis, on Wed., the 1st day of Ramadan, as Israeli forces continued striking areas across Gaza despite the ceasefire, Palestine Online reports. On Tue., 12-year-old Youssef Rasem Asaliya was killed in...

Israel lobby sells stolen Palestinian land to Australian investors https://michaelwest.com.au/israel-lobby-sells-stolen-palestinian-land-to-australian-investors/ #auspol

Unlike some other news sources, Al Jazeera continues to report on Gaza: Israel is still killing Palestinians.

I've joined UpScrolled. If we follow each other here let's also follow each other over there. I'm @ cillian share.upscrolled.com/en/user/f96f...

This is just the start of the backlash

“Birzeit reiterates its call on international organizations, human rights institutions, and media outlets to assume their moral and legal responsibilities by taking immediate action to expose these ongoing violations against Palestinian higher education …” www.birzeit.edu/en/news/stat...

“Babies Are Freezing to Death in Gaza. Israeli Policy and the World’s Inaction Are to Blame”

So much for Donald Trump Peace Plan for Gaza The Gaza government media office reported 738 violations since the truce took effect on October 10, including 205 shootings at civilians, Blair dropped from US Gaza governance plan after Arab objections - Dailynewsegypt share.google/lbmtpzZrzEe6...

This year, in response to GenAI concerns, I made one of my assessments a recorded presentation. Currently grading them, and so far, this has been one of the most enjoyable grading sessions I've had. Finally some good from GenAI

It’s really hard to defend industry academic collaborations with meta as earnest, if they’re internally burying evidence of harm. www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

“Are we the baddies?”

We've all been thinking it. The data is in. Pro-Israel bias in the media is rampant. No info on @news.rte.ie but I doubt they'd fare much better. mediabiasmeter.com/framing-gaza...

Even when we try to think harder, we still excuse ourselves. 🧠 A new study by Katarzyna Miazek & Konrad Bocian finds that the self-interest bias—judging bad acts as less wrong when they benefit us—persists even under time pressure or mental load. Fixing it may require awareness, not just willpower.

The attack marks the latest of nearly 400 Israeli violations of a US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

Gaza's Health Ministry says Israeli attacks also wounded 77 people, fuelling panic across the war-ravaged enclave.

Brazilian president pushes for a 'roadmap' away from fossil fuel use, but countries remain divided on key issues.

The air attack in the Bani Suheila area, east of Khan Younis, comes a day after Israel killed 30 people across Gaza.

The co-action effect is a thing. But what's the mechanism for this fascinating form of social influence?

FAO anyone teaching an introductory social psychology module.

We replicated one of the oldest experiments in Psychology (Triplett, 1898) as a registered report. Children completed a task faster in pairs than when they were alone. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

We also found carryover effects, as well as gender and age effects - highlighting the importance of considering these factors in designing future studies examining social facilitation and/or competitive coaction. Thanks to @erc.europa.eu and @ehsfacultyatul.bsky.social for funding 2/3

Arising out of discussions in @csi-research.bsky.social we conducted a Registered Report replicating Triplett’s (1898) experiment with over 400 children, showing children completed the task faster when paired with a coactor, compared to competing the task alone rdcu.be/eQwAE 1/3

Read the actual science here by Yidan Yin, @gilappel.bsky.social and Cheryl Jan Wakslak @pennstateuniv.bsky.social @usc.edu www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Some @theguardian.com coverage! Women use exclamation marks 3x more than men—not from extra joy, but to avoid sounding unfriendly 😬 Online, neutrality reads as hostility, so warmth is outsourced to punctuation!! BUT it boosts likability and can hurt credibility www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

I've finally resubmitted this! Exactly on the deadline and a year since receiving the decision! A very different paper, hopefully the editor and reviewers like it now!

Today I finally finished a full draft of the revised manuscript (incl response to reviewer comments) and circulated it to coauthors! Hopefully it won't be too tough to polish and we'll get it submitted by the end of the month

Some day I'll write a paper on dual-processes in cognition that draws on Hemispheres by Rush for inspiration and illustration I mean the first verse ends with: "The gods of Love and Reason sought alone to rule the fate of Man" youtu.be/J0zN0VjA3As?...

Serious moon tonight

@paulbloomatyale.bsky.social @jowylie.bsky.social, and I are starting to study everyday revenge. Have you ever successfully got back at someone after being wronged? We would love to hear about it: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #PsychSciSky #socialpsyc #cognition

Adding irrelevant information to descriptions dilutes moral judgements of them. Looks like neutral, but irrelevant valence info is incorporated into the judgement! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

And Published!!! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... The Moral Dilution effect. Including non-diagnostic (irrelevant) information leads to less extreme evaluations of moral character.

This is going slowly. About a third of the way through the suggested reading list (although there's other extra reading needed that was not specifcally named). Feels like progress is being made... slowly...

When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.

"I may not be a contrarian, but I am a hater." Such a good line in @edzitron.com's latest, laying out his arguments for why AI industry exists today in a "bubble" www.wheresyoured.at/the-haters-g...

And Accepted: The Moral Dilution Effect: Irrelevant Information Influences Judgments of Moral Character Started writing this one at a writer's retreat in 2022, very happy to get it over the line! Pre-print available: osf.io/preprints/ps...

Reviewers and editor were happy. One or two very minor comments to address but they recommend publication! 🎉🎉🎉🥳🥳🥳🪅🪅🪅🎊🎊🎊

Got an R&R on this registered report last October. It's been a very busy few months, only starting on the revisions now. Some fairly substantial comments, this could take a while, but we have until this October... Here goes...

Wild rabbits in the garden this morning causing great excitement!

Is anyone putting together a symposium for #SESP2025 in 🇵🇹 Lisbon? I would like to go, but the symposium-only format is proving difficult. Looking to present grant-funded research on occupational moral roles, which also fits stereotypes, social categories, etc.

And submitted!!!! Fingers crossed the Reviewers and Editor are happy with the revised manuscript!

Hey y’all! New paper with @lianeleeyoung.bsky.social & @stysyropoulos.bsky.social is out in BJSP! We test ways to expand moral concern to future generations, with spillover benefits for distant others today. #socialpsych #PsychSciSky #psychology bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....