My awesome department is in search of a new social psychologist! Please help spread the word. www.carthage.edu/live/news/56...

My obituary for one of my childhood (and adulthood) heroes, Jane Goodall. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-...

Philosopher Helen De Cruz has died.

"The plaintiffs did not accuse the NIH of racial discrimination, but Judge Young raised the issue. “I have never seen racial discrimination by the government like this,” in his 40 years on the bench he said, to which there was an audible gasp in the courtroom." www.statnews.com/2025/06/16/n...

People showed up for the No Kings protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin

Incredible energy at today's #Kenosha #NoKings protest. Kudos to Rob Moore for putting together an amazing piece of performance art.

NEW: The board of the Fulbright Program has just resigned after accusing Trump aides of political interference. They say a State Dept. office under Rubio and Darren Beattie has cancelled scholarships to nearly 200 US professors and researchers. Story: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/u...

Please spread the word: My department is hiring two positions for the upcoming year to fill in for faculty who are on sabbatical. We welcome applications from psychologists with social, developmental, or biological foci. www.carthage.edu/live/news/55... www.carthage.edu/live/news/55...

I went to Chicago to cover a papal conclave. No, not that one. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/u...

🧵 THREAD: Can a short online intervention help defend democracy against partisan polarization? In our new study - just published in the @bjpols.bsky.social - my colleagues and I tested this question across 33 countries 🌍 with over 41,000 participants 🧑‍🤝‍🧑. Here’s what we found 👇

An incredible legacy and body of work in cognitive development. He was so kind when I was presenting my very first poster at my very first SRCD... it wasn't until he walked away I caught the last name on his name tag. That year, the first names were big, so I just saw "John". I gasped.

An internal memo says that the Trump administration has proposed the elimination of all funding for State Department educational and cultural programs, including the Fulbright scholarship, the flagship U.S. exchange program www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

New study analyzed 145 years of U.S. congressional speeches and found a clear shift away from evidence-based language toward more intuition-based language—especially since the mid-1970s. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Hands Off rally in Kenosha, Wisconsin

Thanks to all who have taken part already! We now have a large number of scifi & thriller fans 🛸🧟, but true crime, horror, drama, and fantasy fans are lagging (among others) 👮👹🧝 - where these fans at? Take part to tell us why your genre is your favourite & take a 5-10 min break from scrolling!

Massive furloughs at IIE, which administers the Fulbright. What is perhaps our country's most successful program for building cultural connections and bringing talent from abroad to the US is in danger of collapse because of this administration.

A big test of Elon Musk's clout (and money) is happening in Wisconsin. Read @ariberman.bsky.social's account to get the lowdown on this important political battle. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Funding for U.S. State Department international education and exchange programs is currently suspended. This includes Fulbright, Gilman, and Critical Language Scholarships.

The Fulbright Foreign Student Program invites graduate students from abroad to come study in the US and guarantees funding for them to do so paid in a monthly stipend. Yesterday, some FFSP scholars received notification that they're only getting a week of their stipend.

NOAA cuts will impact those living in the Great Lakes region who depend on communication about events such as lake-effect snow and gale warnings.

Religion data for reuse! Those stories about U.S. religion you're currently seeing in the news? They're from the Pew 2023-2024 Religious Landscape Study. While anyone can explore the data with their online tools, Pew has also shared the underlying dataset: doi.org/10.58094/3kw...

So - I've actually led Ebola outbreak response at USAID. This is bunk from Elon. They have laid off most of the experts, they're bankrupting most of the partner orgs, have withdrawn from WHO, and muzzled CDC. What's left is a fig-leaf effort to cover their asses politically.

Sad news from my Alma Mater