Bluesky has not yet been affected by my new obsession with mechanical typewriters. So, here. From my new morning routine, a delightful and refreshed 1937 Remington 5.

Do you teach attitudes or persuasion? I'm excited to share that I joined this great team for the 4th edition of The Psychology of Attitudes and Attitude Change, which is now available! It's thoroughly updated with new research and examples + an effort to make the content even more accessible...

Ep 110! The wonderful @saramgrady.bsky.social shares her perspective on the function of entertainment and why it's worth studying carefully. Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0oxX... Web: opinionsciencepodcast.com/episode/valu...

As I navigate financially crippling ‘choices’ for health insurance to cover a disabled child, I’m reminded of this print I made earlier in the year satirizing how our mighty leaders feel about disabled kids. Full text and context here: www.starshaped.com/postersprint...

Opinion Science is back from its summer break, and I'm happy to share this conversation with @dbroockman.bsky.social. We discuss why it’s so hard to predict which messages will work + the gap between political insiders’ instincts and what actually resonates with the public. (Links in comment)

Opinion Science is back from its summer break, and I'm happy to share this conversation with @dbroockman.bsky.social. We discuss why it’s so hard to predict which messages will work + the gap between political insiders’ instincts and what actually resonates with the public. (Links in comment)

I've got to say that I'm loving Underwood's branding: "The Machine You Will Eventually Buy." It feels like very snarky social media messaging except in the very early 1900s.

Heads up! Opinion Science will be back on Monday after its summer break. See you then. opinionsciencepodcast.com

It’s here! Such a thrill to hold the book in my hands: “The Communicating Scientist” with my illustrations inside. It’s the kind of book I wish I had when I was a PhD student, and I’m glad to have it as a reference as a communications professional #SciComm 🧪 link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

It's to the point where I'm kind of excited when a student's answer isn't perfect because it means they probably actually tried to answer the question themselves instead of leaning on AI.

🚨 Cool educational item alert 🚨 We teamed up with Philly Nature Illustrator, Meg Lemieur @megstampede.bsky.social to create a 12 month wall calendar all about animals! The calendar includes lessons we can learn from animals & how we can help them. Pre-order here! www.etsy.com/listing/4366...

summer solstice: big data winter solstice: big nighta

@andyluttrell.bsky.social is a social psychologist studying people’s opinions and how they change. We asked Andy about social science, what sparked his efforts to communicate about it, and lessons from his podcast, Opinion Science. Read the full interview: www.nationalacademies.org/news/2025/08...

thinking of calling this "The Illusion Illusion" (more examples below)

This week marks the close of SciComm Summer 2025 I was thrilled to spend an hour with ‪@lutimestwo.bsky.social‬ and learn how she's approached the many stories she's covered across various media She discusses interview strategy, science's role in storytelling, & producing science radio for kids...

Why does wealth inequality matter to you? Because when anyone has more money than they can spend on staples, and even on luxuries, they have to buy assets. Stocks, real estate, and higher education for their children. We've lived with massive inflation in these three categories for decades.

Hey! Public radio is defunded but not defeated. An NPR friend told me that since the defunding, the public has been stepping up in huge numbers. We can make public media even stronger and better. If you have ever benefitted from my work please give to a local station - we need them adoptastation.org

Are you teaching behavioral economics this semester? Just a reminder that I produced a 5-episode podcast series with Behavioral Grooves on the origins, growth, and future of behavioral economics. AND we developed some helpful note-taking and discussion guides for use in the classroom...

Alec is an incredible guy. Anyone who's in a spot to do anything or have any info, please see below.

Advice for academics on finding their public voice: www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...

This week, @sarahmackattack.bsky.social shares her innovative methods for connecting people with science in a more local, personal way. The Squid Facts Hotline! Skype a Scientist! Street Art! I really loved this conversation as a counterpoint to the mass communication perspective I usually have.

This was a great event! Looking forward to more like this in the field.

If you haven't had the pleasure of watching a game, let me tell you that soccer with 4-year-olds is *unhinged*

If you missed it, check out this week's episode of SciComm Summer, featuring veteran NPR science reporter Joe Palca. Here's a teaser to get you excited. Now, go listen to the whole thing! opinionsciencepodcast.com/episode/joe-...

More SciComm Summer! For years, Joe Palca was a science reporter for NPR, where he excelled at making people interested in new scientific discoveries through concise radio pieces. He discusses his journey to this work and what he's learned about why and how to showcase new science. Links below...

Excited to participate in this today!

🚨 Personality psychologists! 🚨 I'm taking over teaching my department's graduate seminar in personality psychology. It's not my area, so I'm trying to catch up! What are readings you would definitely include in such a course? Either because they're seminal, intriguing, or fun.

If you missed it, this week on the podcast, Alison Fragale shared her approach to developing, booking, and giving keynote talks as a behavioral scientist. opinionsciencepodcast.com/episode/alis...

I don't think I've ever called a service line that was not experiencing "heavier than usual call volume." It's like a more frustrating "better than average" bias.

English language is filled with trait words like “caring” and “smart” These words are the currency of personality/social psych, yet key questions remain about their evolution, function, and structure We take on these questions in a preprint led by @yuanzeliu.bsky.social osf.io/preprints/ps...

More #HotSciCommSummer! 😎 This week, Alison Fragale gives a candid look into preparing, booking, and giving keynote talks as an academic scientist. Listen at all the podcast places. (Links in the comments.)

A clip from this week's episode of SciComm Summer, featuring @alexdainis.bsky.social. Check out Opinion Science for the full episode. ( opinionsciencepodcast.com/episode/alex...)

#AcademicSky #PrejudiceResearch Attention contact researchers! You're going to want to check out his new review of social neuroscience of contact.

This week on #SciCommSummer, @alexdainis.bsky.social shares how she avoided picking between her passions for science & filmmaking, making great online science videos. Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3pIH... Web: opinionsciencepodcast.com/episode/alex...

so glad these stories are getting pubbed in local papers, where they have at least a shot at reaching folks who don't read national papers regularly

This is fabulous! Great ideas for any type of science communication 🧪

Check out this week's episode of my science communication series, featuring @joelbervell.bsky.social. opinionsciencepodcast.com/episode/joel...

These very nice posters still exist, and you can still get them on our shop. In fact, I think you should. You can put them in public places! Wouldn't that be a lovely thing to do? I sure think so. squidfacts.bigcartel.com

SciComm Summer continues! This week, @joelbervell.bsky.social shares how he achieved incredible success on social media, debunking medical misinformation and sharing sound medical science. He's gained a large following, and his work has been widely applauded, including his recent Peabody Award (!)

It still weirds me out to see people getting jobs who started grad school after I finished. I somehow still feel like I only just graduated a year ago.

Is "Human Made" the new "Fair Trade"?

Adam Cole kick-starts a new season of SciComm Summer! Adam's done great work for NPR & Vox. Now he co-produces the incredible YouTube channel "Howtown," focused on the methods of science Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2jOd... Web: lnkd.in/gY2zPsmShttp...

This was an eye-opener. Once I flip my perception of AI from "high-powered search/knowledge algorithm on steroids" to "high-powered social media/marketing algorithm on steroids" things get dark REAL QUICK.

Just in time for the new season, all past episodes of my science communication interview series are up on YouTube. This summer's eps will end up there, too. There isn't video footage or anything--just a jaunty dancing blue waveform. But maybe that's what you're into. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ck5...

In TIME today, Jake Teeny and I share our take on AI-driven persuasion that uses your personal data to craft messages built just for you. time.com/7296719/ai-p...

Hot SciComm Summer is back! New episodes of my summer series with science communicators start next week. The season 3 trailer dropped today on Opinion Science Hear their approaches, and get ideas for your own work bringing science beyond academia opinionscipod.buzzsprout.com/981667/episo...

This is Friday and there’s still time to register

From Joe Francemone and me: Moral information about one character doesn’t just shape how we see them—it reshapes how we see others around them. In social networks, moral judgments spread through contrast or assimilation depending on how the network is structured. academic.oup.com/joc/advance-...

Conventional wisdom says transition messages increase survey breakoff. I'm skeptical but my experiments fell flat. We need better evidence—the fact that people frequently quit at transition points doesn't necessarily mean that transition messages hurt data quality! 1-pager: osf.io/preprints/os...