social-personality psychologist, UBC prof, deadhead. Author of TAKE PRIDE, and forthcoming WHY WE MATTER: The Science Behind What Makes Life Meaningful
Vancouver, BC
Joined January 2011
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Economic sociologist Brooke Harrington (@EBHarrington) explains how the tech billionaire "broligarchy" keeps the masses in check by sowing division on the internet
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Happiness. Sadness. Guilt. Anger. Fear.
So often when we think about emotions, we think about how we experience them as individuals. But what happens when we experience them with dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of other people?
This week, we kick off a new series called Emotions 2.0. In our first episode, @Amit_Goldenb looks at how group dynamics shape – and sometimes distort – how we feel.
hiddenbrain.org/podcast/emot…
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Fighting for social justice can burn ya right out, but there are still many radical joys to be had. @ProfJessTracy is here to remind us Why We Matter in this gorgeous new book!
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For only the second time in our 179-year history, the editors of Scientific American are endorsing a candidate for president. That person is @KamalaHarris. | Editorial bit.ly/4daH36q
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Sex is great, but have you ever watched a qualified, experienced woman eviscerate an ignorant, unprepared sociopath for two hours?
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Holy sh*t. This new Kamala Harris ad, which will air on Fox ahead of the debate, will mess with Donald Trump as it uses the words of Trump’s own cabinet & inner circle to show how he is unfit & unable to serve. This is so good. Watch & share it below.
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Excited to share our paper in @PNASNexus, with @ProfJessTracy, Nick Rule, & Laura Tian! We show that the muscles people use to pose a smile—and the intensity of those activations—reveals personality, enabling others to form accurate personality judgments.
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/a…
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What makes something seem human? A display of gender. In new work, in-press @PNASNews, @JessTracy, @PsychedDiego, Jeremy Koster & I show that gender (also) takes primacy in social perception in a nonWEIRD, small-scale society. Check out paper (& art) at: pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pna…
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Thrilled to announce our new paper in @PNASNews!
Do the moral values people endorse change with the seasons 🌤️?
My co-authors and I present evidence that suggests (for some moral values) the answer is yes. pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.23…
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Kamala Harris recalls meeting her Jewish mother-in-law for the first time nitter.cf/SudarakaA/status/11530…
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Let’s be clear: Donald Trump would sign a national abortion ban and restrict access to contraception if given the chance.
That is what’s at stake in November.
We will stop him.
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Great books by great minds
John Cartwright - @ProfJessTracy - David Barash
John Alcock - @David_S_Wilson - @AlanLevinovitz - @C_A_Soper - @arvidagren - @dr_aMachin - Christopher Boehm
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The top 10 photos from last night’s solar storm & aurora borealis around the world.
1. Netherlands (@albertdrosphoto)
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From someone who has studied this field for over 2 decades, I can comfortably say that virtually everything said here is inaccurate. It is incredibly disturbing to me that someone claiming to be a scientist can talk with such authority on something they clearly know nothing about
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"studies like ours, rooted in science rather than misconception, could inform future policies about consumption. Not every chronic user is as checked out as The Dude of The Big Lebowski fame."
Happy 420!
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Award shows are tedious and crass, but the smile on Tracy Chapman’s face when the auditorium goes nuts for her before she takes everyone to school with no lip sync, no auto-tune and no in-ear monitors is a pretty sweet moment to capture live.
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New post: Book recommendations from the last two years or so!
smallpotatoes.paulbloom.net/…
(including: @katrosenfield, @oliverburkeman, @slingerland20, @DavidEdmonds100, @philosophybites)
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Looking for the perfect holiday gift? "Psych" just came out in paperback!
amazon.com/Psych-Story-Human…
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Submit submit submit! @Sakiera_Hudson and I are working with a fab team to make an awesome conference in NOLA. We'd love to hear about your work! So prep for the 11/15 deadline and tell all your friends!
The abstract portal is NOW OPEN for #AffectScience2024 March 1 - March 3 in NEW ORLEANS! Abstract submissions are due *Wed, November 15 2023* We look forward to your poster (new idea or new results), flash talk, and symposium submissions!
society-for-affective-scienc…