Happy 100th birthday, Sir David Attenborough! 🎂 A legendary broadcaster, natural historian and Clare College alumnus whose voice has inspired generations worldwide for decades. Thank you for a century of curiosity, wonder and unwavering dedication to life on earth.

Congratulations to ISR and NORC, honored for honest data in the public interest. #academicsky #psychscisky #sociology 🧪 www.frontiersofknowledgeawards-fbbva.es/noticias/the...

Could not be more proud to work at @umisr.bsky.social, whose motto is "social science in the public interest."

"Democracy relies on objective measurements of public opinion." So honored to receive the Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Social Science and to help document social realities in service of the public interest. @umisr.bsky.social #GoBlue #LookToMichigan @electionstudies.bsky.social

Social science matters. Supporting the infrastructure for social science matters. That's why we've awarded the BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge Award for the first time to institutions, not individuals: @umisr.bsky.social and @norc.org Many congratulations from the award jury! shorturl.at/hu2yd

Announcement of the 18th Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Social Sciences. @umisr.bsky.social and @norc.org are recognized for rigorously documenting social realities in the United States and across the world. Democracy relies on objective measurements of public opinion. youtu.be/88SOqExvA6I?...

Social science matters. Supporting the infrastructure for social science matters. That's why we've awarded the BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge Award for the first time to institutions, not individuals: @umisr.bsky.social and @norc.org Many congratulations from the award jury! shorturl.at/hu2yd

Today at 2pm, my talk our work about cognitive effects of engaging with beautiful art. @SPSPnews Punch line: Aesthetic appreciation leads to abstract thinking. Join us in Room E353C!

At 2pm today: "Honoring Jerry Clore: Affect-as-Information and Beyond", Room E353C @SPSPnews A tribute to Gerald L. Clore's many contributions to studying affect-as-information. With Jeff Huntsinger, Linda Isbell, Michael Robinson and me. Join us and say "hi" to Jerry!

If we don’t slow down, the research enterprise is going to crash, argues Adrian Barnett go.nature.com/4pRniHp

There is *tons* of evidence of social media harming young people so let's once and for all do whatever we can to protect them. Simply not good enough to keep saying "more data is needed."

⌛️ Two days left to double your donation to @give-directly.bsky.social for #PodsFightPoverty! Donate: givedirectly.org/pods

Capturing the 2025 zeitgeist, #parasocial is our Cambridge Dictionary #WordOfTheYear2025. We asked @cam.ac.uk's Professor @simoneschnall.bsky.social#parasocial#WordOfTheYear2025o explain what’s driving the rise of parasocial relationships. 🔗 Learn more about our #CambridgeWOTY: https://cambrid.ge/4if1CTq

Cambridge Dictionary has named its word of the year for 2025, alighting on “parasocial,” used to describe a connection that people feel with someone they don’t know – or even with an artificial intelligence. https://cnn.it/4raKodW

Two research assistant positions in social psychology available in my lab. @CambPsych Deadline Nov 17. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPG044/r...

Remember to vote in the Chancellor Election. If you registered, you should have received an email but there is a good chance it landed in your spam folder. My vote is for Mohamed El-Erian @elerianm because he has proven a commitment to the University over many years.

Serving as Chancellor of Cambridge University needs to be more than a ceremonial role. That's why @elerianm.bsky.social is the right man for the job. He has proven his commitment to the university over many years.

It remains frustrating that prominent voices in #metascience are seeing weaponization of science reform as more of an opportunity to push their preferred policies than the threat it is. cen.acs.org/research-int...

Serving as Chancellor of Cambridge University needs to be more than a ceremonial role. That's why @elerianm.bsky.social is the right man for the job. He has proven his commitment to the university over many years.

🎙[PODCAST] Why do we choose what we choose? Here @cmolho.bsky.social's analysis from the latest episode of Crossing Channels 👉 https://pod.fo/e/2d105c What is your opinion about that ? 🤔 💬R. Wescott w/ C. Molho, M. Müller, @simoneschnall.bsky.social 🤝 @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk & ...

[PODCAST] 🧠 Why do we choose what we do? In this episode, R. Westcott speaks w/ @simoneschnall.bsky.social @cmolho.bsky.social & M. Müller about what shapes our decisions—from money and morality to relationships and careers 🎧 pod.fo/e/2d105c 🤝 @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk @tse-fr.eu

New study from University of Cambridge with Kettle's Yard shows contemplating the beauty of artistic objects in a gallery or museum boosts our ability to think in abstract ways and consider the bigger picture in life www.cam.ac.uk/stories/arti... @cambridgeuni.bsky.social @simoneschnall.bsky.social

🎙️Why do we make the choices we make? Catherine Molho, Maximillian Muller & @simoneschnall.bsky.social explore the psychological, emotional, & social factors that shape our decisions. 🎧Find out more in this month's Crossing Channels #podcast: pod.fo/e/2d105c @iastoulouse.bsky.social @tse-fr.eu

Seeking solace in beauty-- Airplay radio piece on CBC (Canada) www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

Engaging with art helps us think in abstract ways, new study says www.artsprofessional.co.uk/news/newsree...

Congratulations to Dr Elzė Sigutė Mikalonytė and Prof Simone Schnall on this important study @simoneschnall.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Pondering artistic beauty encourages ‘big picture’ thinking www.cam.ac.uk/stories/arti...

How contemplating art helps us to see the bigger picture www.thetimes.com/article/3829...

Engaging with art encourages 'big picture' thinking, we found in our latest work, published today. Many thanks to Kettle's Yard Museum Cambridge for allowing us to turn their space into a psychology laboratory. @campsydept.bsky.social www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

Deadline *tomorrow* (2 May) to register to vote for the fantastic Dr Mohamed El-Erian @elerianm as the next Chancellor of @Cambridge_Uni We would be lucky to have Mohamed in this important leadership role!

My thoughts on the loyalty of Trump voters and why cognitive dissonance explains their support, even if tariffs, inflation etc. will leave them less well off [in German].

Does disgust increase moral condemnation? New meta-analysis (101 studies with 18,180 participants, g = .40) says “yes”. No evidence of publication bias, and exclusion of outliers did not change effect size. Paper by Salvo, Ottaviani, & Mancini, 2025. tinyurl.com/mu8sus2b

Does disgust increase moral condemnation? New meta-analysis (101 studies with 18,180 participants, g = .40) says “yes”. No evidence of publication bias, and exclusion of outliers did not change effect size. Paper by Salvo, Ottaviani, & Mancini, 2025. tinyurl.com/mu8sus2b

Our new paper in PNAS Nexus. County morals > politics for carbon footprints? 🤯 We find that county-level values predict actual green behavior (emissions!), not just attitudes. Stronger than political leaning.

Next year it will look similar, with perhaps more work that attends to the U.S. context. But if these funding cuts go ahead I think we will see a huge impact in a few years - including ECRs deserting the field

A reminder that: @science.org's Trump Tracker provides updates several times a day about the crisis in US science. Latest update: European science groups ‘deeply concerned’ about threats to U.S. academic freedom. www.science.org/content/arti...

So this was #SPSP2025 in Denver @spspnews.bsky.social. The anxiety and worry about the future of science in the US, and social psychology in particular, was palpable everywhere. What will the field look like by the time of the 2026 conference #SPSP2026? Curious to hear colleagues' predictions.