Adam H. Smiley
@asmiley.bsky.social
Social psychologist and assistant professor at Belmont University.
affective polarization, religion, judgment & decision making, metascience.
Washington PhD 🟣🟡
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https://adamhsmiley.owlstown.net/
affective polarization, religion, judgment & decision making, metascience.
Washington PhD 🟣🟡
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https://adamhsmiley.owlstown.net/
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Adam H. Smiley
@asmiley.bsky.social
· Jun 12
📊New research in #SPPS reports that Americans living in politically diverse communities show less animosity toward the opposing party. Cross-party contact appears to be the key mechanism at work.
Read more: ow.ly/JS1E50W8oEf
Authors: @asmiley.bsky.social and Cheryl R. Kaiser
Read more: ow.ly/JS1E50W8oEf
Authors: @asmiley.bsky.social and Cheryl R. Kaiser
Stoked that my paper with Cheryl Kaiser is now out in SPPS!!
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Who is more religious: religiously unaffiliated Latin Americans or European Christians? We compared these groups on three measures:
🌟 Belief in God
🙏 Frequency of prayer
🤲 If they consider religion to be very important in their lives.
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🌟 Belief in God
🙏 Frequency of prayer
🤲 If they consider religion to be very important in their lives.
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January 26, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Who is more religious: religiously unaffiliated Latin Americans or European Christians? We compared these groups on three measures:
🌟 Belief in God
🙏 Frequency of prayer
🤲 If they consider religion to be very important in their lives.
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🌟 Belief in God
🙏 Frequency of prayer
🤲 If they consider religion to be very important in their lives.
🧵👇
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Oh interesting: the MN National Guard had publicly promoted that, if deployed, they would wear bright vests to differentiate themselves from DHS, who wear camo despite not being in the U.S military — and it appears they really did!
Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.
January 25, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Oh interesting: the MN National Guard had publicly promoted that, if deployed, they would wear bright vests to differentiate themselves from DHS, who wear camo despite not being in the U.S military — and it appears they really did!
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In 13% of special issues produced by several major publishers over the past decade, the guest editor contributed more than 1/3 of the papers themselves
As usual, MDPI and Frontiers journals are among the worst offenders.
As usual, MDPI and Frontiers journals are among the worst offenders.
January 25, 2026 at 8:36 PM
In 13% of special issues produced by several major publishers over the past decade, the guest editor contributed more than 1/3 of the papers themselves
As usual, MDPI and Frontiers journals are among the worst offenders.
As usual, MDPI and Frontiers journals are among the worst offenders.
Felt compelled to say something about the harms of self-serving politicians, so I wrote my first ever op-ed which was just published in The Tennessean! (Un-paywalled version in replies, below) www.tennessean.com/story/opinio...
How Trump-first politics impact Greenland and Tennessee | Opinion
Loyalty to President Trump is shaping decisions at the highest levels of government, and Middle Tennessee is not immune.
www.tennessean.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Felt compelled to say something about the harms of self-serving politicians, so I wrote my first ever op-ed which was just published in The Tennessean! (Un-paywalled version in replies, below) www.tennessean.com/story/opinio...
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A downside to literally no one in this Administration understanding basic economics is that "we're going to raise tariffs until you give up Greenland" is the econ version of "I'm going to repeatedly kick myself in the testicles until you do what I want"
www.cnbc.com/2026/01/17/t...
www.cnbc.com/2026/01/17/t...
Trump: NATO members to face tariffs increasing to 25% until a Greenland purchase deal is struck
Trump recently hinted that he may pursue a tariff strategy on Greenland similar to the one he used to force foreign countries to change their drug prices.
www.cnbc.com
January 17, 2026 at 5:06 PM
A downside to literally no one in this Administration understanding basic economics is that "we're going to raise tariffs until you give up Greenland" is the econ version of "I'm going to repeatedly kick myself in the testicles until you do what I want"
www.cnbc.com/2026/01/17/t...
www.cnbc.com/2026/01/17/t...
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“ICE Watch works because it surrounds men seeking approval with people loudly expressing their disapproval.“
For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
Opinion | I'm a Minneapolis sociologist who studies violence. Here's how ICE observers are helping.
Research into how violence occurs shows that disapproval from the people around you can help reduce it.
www.ms.now
January 17, 2026 at 3:04 AM
“ICE Watch works because it surrounds men seeking approval with people loudly expressing their disapproval.“
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@pewresearch.org, with support from the @templetonfdn.bsky.social, invites researchers at all career stages (including doctoral students) to submit proposals for new research publications using recent Global Religious Futures datasets.
🗓️ Apply by March 2, 2026
sssreligion.org/announcement...
🗓️ Apply by March 2, 2026
sssreligion.org/announcement...
January 17, 2026 at 2:41 AM
@pewresearch.org, with support from the @templetonfdn.bsky.social, invites researchers at all career stages (including doctoral students) to submit proposals for new research publications using recent Global Religious Futures datasets.
🗓️ Apply by March 2, 2026
sssreligion.org/announcement...
🗓️ Apply by March 2, 2026
sssreligion.org/announcement...
In 2026!??? 🥹
www.reuters.com/world/us-sen...
www.reuters.com/world/us-sen...
US Senate passes bill to boost federal science spending after White House sought major cuts
The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to approve billions of dollars in funding for federal science agencies, rejecting deep cuts proposed by President Donald Trump in space and other areas.
www.reuters.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:49 AM
In 2026!??? 🥹
www.reuters.com/world/us-sen...
www.reuters.com/world/us-sen...
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Bukayo Saka on what his faith means to him ❤️
Sponsored by our great friends New Balance
Sponsored by our great friends New Balance
January 13, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Bukayo Saka on what his faith means to him ❤️
Sponsored by our great friends New Balance
Sponsored by our great friends New Balance
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Had a blast at my first IRPS (Institute for Research on Psychology and Spirituality) meeting at Biola University - my alma mater!
January 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Had a blast at my first IRPS (Institute for Research on Psychology and Spirituality) meeting at Biola University - my alma mater!
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I can't say this loudly enough: THEY ARE TRYING TO NORMALIZE THE KILLING OF CIVILIANS FOR PARTICIPATING IN FIRST AMENDMENT PROTECTED PROTEST ACTIVITIES.
Homan: "We gotta stop the hateful rhetoric. Saying this officer is a murderer is dangerous. It's just ridiculous. It's gonna infuriate people more which means there's gonna be more incidents like this."
January 11, 2026 at 3:54 PM
I can't say this loudly enough: THEY ARE TRYING TO NORMALIZE THE KILLING OF CIVILIANS FOR PARTICIPATING IN FIRST AMENDMENT PROTECTED PROTEST ACTIVITIES.
Had a blast at my first IRPS (Institute for Research on Psychology and Spirituality) meeting at Biola University - my alma mater!
January 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Had a blast at my first IRPS (Institute for Research on Psychology and Spirituality) meeting at Biola University - my alma mater!
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1909 - Macclesfield are the first non-league team to eliminate the FA Cup holders since Crystal Palace knocked out Wolves in the 1908-09 first round. Fairytale.
January 10, 2026 at 2:13 PM
1909 - Macclesfield are the first non-league team to eliminate the FA Cup holders since Crystal Palace knocked out Wolves in the 1908-09 first round. Fairytale.
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I'm sure someone else has suggested this, but it's time for mandatory DOIs in reference lists. This will make it easier to identify hallucinated references
January 9, 2026 at 1:06 PM
I'm sure someone else has suggested this, but it's time for mandatory DOIs in reference lists. This will make it easier to identify hallucinated references
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NEW: Data released by ICE shows that virtually the entire growth of detention in the last few months has been among people with no criminal record at all - no prior convictions (no matter how minor) and no pending criminal charges.
January 9, 2026 at 12:55 AM
NEW: Data released by ICE shows that virtually the entire growth of detention in the last few months has been among people with no criminal record at all - no prior convictions (no matter how minor) and no pending criminal charges.
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We should no longer trust data collected on MTurk
link.springer.com/article/10.3...
My guess is that other online data is going to drop in quality due to LLMs. This is going to be an existential crisis for the behavioral sciences.
link.springer.com/article/10.3...
My guess is that other online data is going to drop in quality due to LLMs. This is going to be an existential crisis for the behavioral sciences.
January 8, 2026 at 8:26 PM
We should no longer trust data collected on MTurk
link.springer.com/article/10.3...
My guess is that other online data is going to drop in quality due to LLMs. This is going to be an existential crisis for the behavioral sciences.
link.springer.com/article/10.3...
My guess is that other online data is going to drop in quality due to LLMs. This is going to be an existential crisis for the behavioral sciences.
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Martin Peterson's creative response to being banned from teaching Plato (shared with his permission).
January 8, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Martin Peterson's creative response to being banned from teaching Plato (shared with his permission).
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"We consistently found null results, not just for overall samples but for sub-groups that have been hypothesized as the most likely to be affected by moral reframing...the observed data are 100x more likely to occur under the null hypothesis (of no effect) than the moral foundations hypothesis."
I need everyone in the political communications world who found the moral foundations reframing approach promising (which includes me) to read this paper
It doesn't replicate in new research. It just doesn't work.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
It doesn't replicate in new research. It just doesn't work.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The Poverty of Moral Foundation Messaging
Prominent scholars have argued that reframing political positions and issues in terms of moral foundations that appeal to conservatives or liberals can attract more individual-level support for tho...
www.tandfonline.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:21 PM
"We consistently found null results, not just for overall samples but for sub-groups that have been hypothesized as the most likely to be affected by moral reframing...the observed data are 100x more likely to occur under the null hypothesis (of no effect) than the moral foundations hypothesis."
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Postdoctoral positions: Our team at the University of Washington's Center for an Informed Public is accepting applications for up to two postdoc positions, starting in Fall 2026. Priority deadline is Jan 15. If you know someone who might be interested, let them know!
We're currently accepting applications to hire up to two @cip.uw.edu postdoctoral scholars to join our team in Seattle. The priority deadline to apply is January 15, 2026.
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January 6, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Postdoctoral positions: Our team at the University of Washington's Center for an Informed Public is accepting applications for up to two postdoc positions, starting in Fall 2026. Priority deadline is Jan 15. If you know someone who might be interested, let them know!
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Check out our recent Character and Context piece explaining how reframing political ideas (including facts!) to be more self disclosing can bridge political divides.
spsp.org/news/charact...
spsp.org/news/charact...
January 6, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Check out our recent Character and Context piece explaining how reframing political ideas (including facts!) to be more self disclosing can bridge political divides.
spsp.org/news/charact...
spsp.org/news/charact...
This is a great point
Without subject knowledge, it is hard to judge whether an answer is plausible, correct, or even meaningful. This is precisely why it seems sensible to test such tasks occasionally without AI? Only then can we be confident that the necessary understanding is actually there.
January 2, 2026 at 6:54 PM
This is a great point
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
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The 2025 Headline of the Year Nominees
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December 22, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The 2025 Headline of the Year Nominees
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Two screenshots with some resources.
First, the list of readings about mediation shortcomings that I often share with people
Second, a list of more recent than 1986 overviews of mediation analyses
First, the list of readings about mediation shortcomings that I often share with people
Second, a list of more recent than 1986 overviews of mediation analyses
December 22, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Two screenshots with some resources.
First, the list of readings about mediation shortcomings that I often share with people
Second, a list of more recent than 1986 overviews of mediation analyses
First, the list of readings about mediation shortcomings that I often share with people
Second, a list of more recent than 1986 overviews of mediation analyses