Just totally normal stuff. Not weird at all.

YO PLEASE WATCH THIS IM FUCKING SCREAMING

Tomorrow night; Washington & Lee University; Joe Diamond and me. Be there. #Mesmerized www.anthonybarnhart.com/speaking-eng...

THIS IS HUGE: Colorado Supreme Court orders Colorado children's hospital to resume gender affirming care for trans youth. www.coloradopolitics.com/2026/05/18/c...

"Thanks to a lawsuit that we can’t discuss and probably never even happened, we have formalized our promotion and tenure criteria so that everyone can be held to the same nearly impossible standard."

Delightful. www.epicfurious.com

Delightful read: Lee Cronbach's classic "The two disciplines of psychology" (Experimentalists vs Correlational Psych). psycnet.apa.org/record/1959-...

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This semester needs to be over, and it needs to be over now. Also, I need a damned sabbatical.

Hey psychologists, when you're explaining some psychological phenomenon that's perfectly well captured in psychological terms, maybe you don't need to refer to some shitty neuroimaging study with ten people to make it seem more "sciencey"...

I have just written a new bit on the £1000 rule when giving a presentation open.substack.com/pub/richardw...

Today was a nice reminder of why I chose not to be a full time entertainer.

Cold hard truth.

Apparently Canvas was breached by Shinyhunters. So, potentially 1,000s of schools and their data have been breached.

Tried to be the best kind of creep, dropping in on an old friend's university office, unexpectedly. Had to figure out how to gain access to his high-security building, only to find he wasn't in his office. Left a cryptic note on his door. I will return.

I forgot how much this tune slaps. Manhattan Transfer - "Skyliner" open.spotify.com/track/3HlEQl...

May the 1st be with you! (Am I doing this right?)

Woah. The DNC Chairman needs to go...as does much of the Democratic leadership. What a terrible showing. pca.st/episode/5573...

I am so excited to be returning to Augustana College, my alma mater, to give this talk today. Augie holds a special place in my heart. www.anthonybarnhart.com/speaking-eng...

#Spiritualism is often conflated with #theism, but this article about the co-founder of modern #evolution shows that things are often more complex: It suggests #A.R.Wallace viewed spiritualism as a naturalistic framework rather than a religious one. digitalcommons.wku.edu/fac_staff_pa...

This is coming from a place of warmth and acceptance… -It’s ‘sleight of hand’ -It’s ‘bated breath’ -It’s ‘lo and behold’ -It’s ‘one fell swoop’ -It’s ‘brass tacks’ -It’s ‘free rein’

The same is true for one of my favorite animals, the blue-ringed octopus. AKA the most venomous animal ever. Nature documentaries never seem to show them to scale. This little guy could give a lethal dose of venom to their handler, but they're known for being docile. Anyway, it has no blue pigment

American academic freedom is declining. It's not great. academic-freedom-index.net/research/Aca...

I love this guy! www.nytimes.com/2026/04/26/u...

If you're in Texas, Colorado, Indiana, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Wisconsin, or Arizona, check it out! "The Psychics vs. Science Tour appeals to fans of magic, psychology, true crime, science, skepticism, spirituality, and immersive live theater..." @magictony.bsky.social

Do we think Oz Pearlman was paid more than the cost of the lifetime of therapy one would need after reading Tr*mp's mind?

@adamjbarnas.com I'm sorry I missed you at MPA!

I appeared on NPR's Morning Edition today. The audio is linked with this article. www.npr.org/2026/04/23/n...

The annual D.C. gathering of politicians and press will be headlined by a mentalist instead of a comedian. Oz Pearlman tells NPR he hopes to unify, delight and puzzle the crowd — but can't reveal how. n.pr/42oxFZJ

Yours truly was quoted in this NPR story about the White House Correspondents' Dinner! www.npr.org/2026/04/23/n...

I'm disappointed that "backasswards principal components analysis" has become so normalized that it no longer elicits a snicker when mentioned.

hey i’m thinking of getting into crime does anyone know if the FBI director is blacked out currently

Well shit

Folks attending #MPA2026: My students won a Psi Chi Regional Research Award for their work, but their presentation is first thing in the morning tomorrow! Please come by poster 64 in the 8am session! www.anthonybarnhart.com/news/magi-la...

This is one of my absolute favorite tunes. I perk up every time it comes through my Spotify feed. "Rat Race" by Les Double Six of Paris. open.spotify.com/track/3xX0wv...

Swalwell drops #CAGov bid x.com/ericswalwell...

Meanwhile, Donald Trump still enjoys Republican support in Congress. The two parties are not the same.

This is a Penn Jillette thing, I think, but my friends and I started doing it in college and I mentioned it once on Jeopardy!. I do still do it (but quietly when I'm at a theater). For example, you get to applaud 3 times in the Sy Hersh documentary "Cover-Up," which I watched last night.

My cynical take on this story is that Melania keeps herself so far removed from day-to-day news and politics that she only just found out she's in the files.

Me, an atheist: Your holiness I stand ready to join the crusade against these heretics

A little bit of good news. www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...

My one-hour special “Rick Steves Iran: Yesterday and Today,” which helps humanize 90 million Iranian people, is streaming free and ad-free at www.ricksteves.com/watch-iran.

And yet, we've seen exactly no sacrifice from those at the top of our government. Only self-enrichment.

I think there should be a rule where, when someone follows you, they like/repost whatever post convinced them to follow

Armageddon is terrible, but our only other option was diversity trainings at work.

Today is the Wisconsin Spring General Election! A number of important races are on the ballot including our next Justice on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Get out and vote! More info at myvote.wi.gov.

Big, exciting news forthcoming! I've officially opened up an Instagram account to document the excitement. www.instagram.com/p/DW1KsADlni...

Sick to my stomach over the unhinged, incompetent, war-monger president that our country elected...as if we couldn't see this coming. Republicans need to grow a spine and conscience. You're in control of the government. Act like it. We're all less safe because of this weak-minded "strong man."

He's threatening nuclear war with the kind of language they'd use to promote a special episode of Celebrity Apprentice

If you have any information at all on these plans, now is the time to share it. Reach me on Signal at marisakabas.04