Andy Luttrell
@andyluttrell.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Psych Science at Ball State. Studies moral opinions & persuasive messages. Science communicator. Host of the podcast "Opinion Science." Letterpress printing enthusiast. He/him.
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.
November 5, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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...
It's thoroughly updated with new research and examples + an effort to make the content even more accessible...
November 4, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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...
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...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0oxX...
Web: opinionsciencepodcast.com/episode/valu...
November 3, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0oxX...
Web: opinionsciencepodcast.com/episode/valu...
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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...
October 30, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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...
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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)
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)
October 6, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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)
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)
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)
October 6, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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)
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.
It feels like very snarky social media messaging except in the very early 1900s.
October 3, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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.
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
opinionsciencepodcast.com
October 2, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Heads up! Opinion Science will be back on Monday after its summer break. See you then.
opinionsciencepodcast.com
opinionsciencepodcast.com
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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...
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
September 23, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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...
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.
September 21, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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.
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🚨 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...
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...
September 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
🚨 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...
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...
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summer solstice: big data
winter solstice: big nighta
winter solstice: big nighta
September 9, 2025 at 4:47 PM
summer solstice: big data
winter solstice: big nighta
winter solstice: big nighta
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@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...
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...
August 21, 2025 at 9:08 PM
@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...
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...
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thinking of calling this "The Illusion Illusion"
(more examples below)
(more examples below)
December 1, 2024 at 2:33 PM
thinking of calling this "The Illusion Illusion"
(more examples below)
(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...
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...
August 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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...
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...
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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.
August 11, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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.
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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
Adopt A Station - Rescue Public Media
Help preserve independent journalism and community programming across America by adopting a public media station. Congress has voted to rescind public media's funding.
adoptastation.org
August 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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...
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...
August 5, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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...
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.
Our friend @alecluhn.bsky.social is missing in Norway's Folgefonna National Park after a backpacking trip to the glacier there. Please share if you're in the area or know people who might be. Come home safe, buddy
www.facebook.com/share/p/18xA...
www.facebook.com/share/p/18xA...
August 5, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Alec is an incredible guy. Anyone who's in a spot to do anything or have any info, please see below.
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Advice for academics on finding their public voice: www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
Don’t Wait for Permission to Write for the Public
You don’t need a public engagement grant or media team to begin. Here’s how—and why—to share your expertise now.
www.insidehighered.com
August 4, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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.
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.
August 4, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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.
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.
This week's Science to Impact symposium at Ohio State hosted experts in all kinds of science communication!
Grateful to have helped organize this event and heard from these minds in one room. 🧠 🧪
Grateful to have helped organize this event and heard from these minds in one room. 🧠 🧪
August 1, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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*
July 31, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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-...
Now, go listen to the whole thing!
opinionsciencepodcast.com/episode/joe-...
July 30, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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-...
Now, go listen to the whole thing!
opinionsciencepodcast.com/episode/joe-...