@filipgermeys.bsky.social
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How information campaigns can fall short even if they successfully correct beliefs: Our experiments show that correcting consumers' large underestimations of which products cause high emissions does not have an effect on their actual consumption decisions.
Correcting misunderstandings about CO2 emissions doesn’t help to fight climate change
Imai, Pace, Schwardmann & van der Weele "Correcting Consumer Misperceptions About CO2 Emissions" CRC Discussion Paper No. 529
190researchblog.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM
How information campaigns can fall short even if they successfully correct beliefs: Our experiments show that correcting consumers' large underestimations of which products cause high emissions does not have an effect on their actual consumption decisions.
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I agree that we don’t already know how to teach “AI literacy” well. But I also think literacy is too modest a goal. College students should graduate knowing how ML works; it’s liberal knowledge analogous to RNA or trig, not search-engine skills or Excel. And we do know how to teach it in that way.
Opinion | Stop Pretending You Know How to Teach AI
Colleges are racing to make students ‘fluent.’ One problem: No one knows what that means.
www.chronicle.com
December 14, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I agree that we don’t already know how to teach “AI literacy” well. But I also think literacy is too modest a goal. College students should graduate knowing how ML works; it’s liberal knowledge analogous to RNA or trig, not search-engine skills or Excel. And we do know how to teach it in that way.
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📊 Data update: We’ve updated nearly 300 charts with the latest data to track progress on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Explore our SDG Tracker: ourworldindata.org/sdgs
Explore our SDG Tracker: ourworldindata.org/sdgs
SDG Tracker: Measuring progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals
Our World in Data’s Sustainable Development Goals Tracker
ourworldindata.org
December 12, 2025 at 3:49 PM
📊 Data update: We’ve updated nearly 300 charts with the latest data to track progress on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Explore our SDG Tracker: ourworldindata.org/sdgs
Explore our SDG Tracker: ourworldindata.org/sdgs
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Do people support the core idea of degrowth? A recent paper we published show the majority do.
See our press release here: www.uab.cat/web/newsroom...
See our press release here: www.uab.cat/web/newsroom...
First comprehensive investigation shows large support for core ideas of degrowth, but not the label
The first major study into public attitudes toward degrowth – the notion that high-income economies should prioritise wellbeing over growing...
www.uab.cat
December 12, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Do people support the core idea of degrowth? A recent paper we published show the majority do.
See our press release here: www.uab.cat/web/newsroom...
See our press release here: www.uab.cat/web/newsroom...
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New experimental paper on intuitions about whether people have obligations *to themselves*
From philosopher Laura Soter (@laurasoter.bsky.social) in JPSP
psycnet.apa.org/record/2027-...
From philosopher Laura Soter (@laurasoter.bsky.social) in JPSP
psycnet.apa.org/record/2027-...
December 12, 2025 at 4:28 PM
New experimental paper on intuitions about whether people have obligations *to themselves*
From philosopher Laura Soter (@laurasoter.bsky.social) in JPSP
psycnet.apa.org/record/2027-...
From philosopher Laura Soter (@laurasoter.bsky.social) in JPSP
psycnet.apa.org/record/2027-...
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These are the 25 most frequently reported risky choices in life:
More of the big ones are occupational or financial--like accepting or quitting a job.
The biggest social risk is getting married.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
More of the big ones are occupational or financial--like accepting or quitting a job.
The biggest social risk is getting married.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
December 13, 2025 at 7:04 PM
These are the 25 most frequently reported risky choices in life:
More of the big ones are occupational or financial--like accepting or quitting a job.
The biggest social risk is getting married.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
More of the big ones are occupational or financial--like accepting or quitting a job.
The biggest social risk is getting married.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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“Dutch people cycle an average of 2.6km each per day. If this pattern was replicated worldwide, annual carbon emissions would drop by 686 million tonnes.
This mammoth figure exceeds the entire carbon footprint of most countries, including the UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Australia.” @euronews.com
This mammoth figure exceeds the entire carbon footprint of most countries, including the UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Australia.” @euronews.com
Cycling like the Dutch would slash the world’s carbon footprint
If everybody cycled like the Dutch, we could offset the UK or Australia’s entire carbon footprint.
www.euronews.com
December 13, 2025 at 10:01 PM
“Dutch people cycle an average of 2.6km each per day. If this pattern was replicated worldwide, annual carbon emissions would drop by 686 million tonnes.
This mammoth figure exceeds the entire carbon footprint of most countries, including the UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Australia.” @euronews.com
This mammoth figure exceeds the entire carbon footprint of most countries, including the UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Australia.” @euronews.com
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Creative people display contradictory personality traits. This finding has stuck with me since I read it over 20 years ago in psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s book Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention.
December 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Creative people display contradictory personality traits. This finding has stuck with me since I read it over 20 years ago in psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s book Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention.
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This @epthepod.bsky.social episode is a veritable treasure trove of insight
David Pinsof and @dpietra.bsky.social talk about Reasoning and Epistemic Vigilance with @hugoreasoning.bsky.social
Self-recommending *and* recommended by me:
buff.ly/mKvYuU8
David Pinsof and @dpietra.bsky.social talk about Reasoning and Epistemic Vigilance with @hugoreasoning.bsky.social
Self-recommending *and* recommended by me:
buff.ly/mKvYuU8
December 11, 2025 at 9:17 PM
This @epthepod.bsky.social episode is a veritable treasure trove of insight
David Pinsof and @dpietra.bsky.social talk about Reasoning and Epistemic Vigilance with @hugoreasoning.bsky.social
Self-recommending *and* recommended by me:
buff.ly/mKvYuU8
David Pinsof and @dpietra.bsky.social talk about Reasoning and Epistemic Vigilance with @hugoreasoning.bsky.social
Self-recommending *and* recommended by me:
buff.ly/mKvYuU8
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Baffling bathrooms.
bppblog.com/2017/12/20/a...
bppblog.com/2017/12/20/a...
Baffling bathrooms: On navigability and choice architecture
Maya-Bar-Hillel and Cass Sunstein explore problems of navigability: Humans do not know how to get to their preferred destination. Much work in behavioral economics (including that by 2017 Nobel Pr…
bppblog.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Baffling bathrooms.
bppblog.com/2017/12/20/a...
bppblog.com/2017/12/20/a...
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Proud to share the first #PsychologyMatters blog post from @bpsenvpsych.bsky.social !
PhD student George Murrell explores how connecting with nature can help tackle loneliness.
🌱 Read the full post here: www.bps.org.uk/blog/psychol...
PhD student George Murrell explores how connecting with nature can help tackle loneliness.
🌱 Read the full post here: www.bps.org.uk/blog/psychol...
Psychology Matters: The role of nature in tackling loneliness | BPS
There’s growing evidence that access to green spaces could provide a remedy for growing levels of loneliness in our society, says George Murrell.
www.bps.org.uk
December 11, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Proud to share the first #PsychologyMatters blog post from @bpsenvpsych.bsky.social !
PhD student George Murrell explores how connecting with nature can help tackle loneliness.
🌱 Read the full post here: www.bps.org.uk/blog/psychol...
PhD student George Murrell explores how connecting with nature can help tackle loneliness.
🌱 Read the full post here: www.bps.org.uk/blog/psychol...
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Timely new research by Javier Feller Valero, Simon Montfort and Claudia Binder on how public acceptance of renewable energy projects is shaped by participation, trusted local leadership and procedural fairness
🔗 journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
🔗 journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
Participatory processes and local project leadership can decrease perceived trade-offs of renewable energy projects
Achieving net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions requires the rapid deployment of renewable energy. Yet, renewable energy projects often generate trade-offs or synergies with biodiversity conservatio...
journals.plos.org
December 11, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Timely new research by Javier Feller Valero, Simon Montfort and Claudia Binder on how public acceptance of renewable energy projects is shaped by participation, trusted local leadership and procedural fairness
🔗 journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
🔗 journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
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New research by Kim-Pong Tam, Susumu Ohnuma, @mfair.bsky.social and Hoi-Wing Chan published in PLOS Climate:
"They reduce, we reduce: Perception of other countries’ climate effort predicts support for climate policies"
🔗 journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
"They reduce, we reduce: Perception of other countries’ climate effort predicts support for climate policies"
🔗 journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
They reduce, we reduce: Perception of other countries’ climate effort predicts support for climate policies
As public support influences policy choices, it is crucial to understand how people view climate policies. Based on the premise that individuals tend to be conditional cooperators, we derived the “The...
journals.plos.org
December 11, 2025 at 9:11 AM
New research by Kim-Pong Tam, Susumu Ohnuma, @mfair.bsky.social and Hoi-Wing Chan published in PLOS Climate:
"They reduce, we reduce: Perception of other countries’ climate effort predicts support for climate policies"
🔗 journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
"They reduce, we reduce: Perception of other countries’ climate effort predicts support for climate policies"
🔗 journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
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⭐ New paper! Multiple roles of business for climate action ⭐
We introduce a new framework outlining 5 key roles businesses can adopt:
- Consumer
- Enabler
- Influencer
- Citizen
- Investor
Paper ➡️ www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
Key points from @samhampton.bsky.social ⬇️
@ecioxford.bsky.social
We introduce a new framework outlining 5 key roles businesses can adopt:
- Consumer
- Enabler
- Influencer
- Citizen
- Investor
Paper ➡️ www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
Key points from @samhampton.bsky.social ⬇️
@ecioxford.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 12:24 PM
⭐ New paper! Multiple roles of business for climate action ⭐
We introduce a new framework outlining 5 key roles businesses can adopt:
- Consumer
- Enabler
- Influencer
- Citizen
- Investor
Paper ➡️ www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
Key points from @samhampton.bsky.social ⬇️
@ecioxford.bsky.social
We introduce a new framework outlining 5 key roles businesses can adopt:
- Consumer
- Enabler
- Influencer
- Citizen
- Investor
Paper ➡️ www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
Key points from @samhampton.bsky.social ⬇️
@ecioxford.bsky.social
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"Cass Sunstein, the nation’s leading regulatory theorist, has written a masterpiece about the promises and pitfalls of artificial intelligence."
IMPERFECT ORACLE is available now from @amphilpress.bsky.social, and you can save 40% with discount code PENN-HOLIDAY25 on pennpress.org!
bit.ly/3XGAvap
IMPERFECT ORACLE is available now from @amphilpress.bsky.social, and you can save 40% with discount code PENN-HOLIDAY25 on pennpress.org!
bit.ly/3XGAvap
December 9, 2025 at 11:41 PM
"Cass Sunstein, the nation’s leading regulatory theorist, has written a masterpiece about the promises and pitfalls of artificial intelligence."
IMPERFECT ORACLE is available now from @amphilpress.bsky.social, and you can save 40% with discount code PENN-HOLIDAY25 on pennpress.org!
bit.ly/3XGAvap
IMPERFECT ORACLE is available now from @amphilpress.bsky.social, and you can save 40% with discount code PENN-HOLIDAY25 on pennpress.org!
bit.ly/3XGAvap
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I meet a lot of very smart AI critics who never seriously try to make AI work for them by spending a couple of hours with a frontier model working on hard tasks
People can be (and should be & are) critical after realizing what AI can do, but experience leads to better-informed and sharper critiques
People can be (and should be & are) critical after realizing what AI can do, but experience leads to better-informed and sharper critiques
December 9, 2025 at 2:29 PM
I meet a lot of very smart AI critics who never seriously try to make AI work for them by spending a couple of hours with a frontier model working on hard tasks
People can be (and should be & are) critical after realizing what AI can do, but experience leads to better-informed and sharper critiques
People can be (and should be & are) critical after realizing what AI can do, but experience leads to better-informed and sharper critiques
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Good, accessible summary of what I & colleagues have been up to - also see @hbcproject.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/u...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/u...
Unlocking Behaviour Change
Social Sciences Podcast · Unlocking Behaviour Change is a podcast delving into psychology and motivation. Join Professor Robert West, a world-leading behavioural scientist, and Jamie West, a writer an...
podcasts.apple.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Good, accessible summary of what I & colleagues have been up to - also see @hbcproject.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/u...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/u...
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Motivated reasoning is a well-understood phenomenon - or is it?
In a new paper just published at @collabrapsychology.bsky.social we discuss three known unknowns.
doi.org/10.1525/coll...
Here is a 🧵
In a new paper just published at @collabrapsychology.bsky.social we discuss three known unknowns.
doi.org/10.1525/coll...
Here is a 🧵
Known Unknowns in Motivated Reasoning: A Closer Look at Three Open Questions
Motivated reasoning denotes the phenomenon that individuals are more likely to arrive at conclusions that they want to arrive at. Properly understanding this phenomenon requires at least three things:...
doi.org
December 8, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Motivated reasoning is a well-understood phenomenon - or is it?
In a new paper just published at @collabrapsychology.bsky.social we discuss three known unknowns.
doi.org/10.1525/coll...
Here is a 🧵
In a new paper just published at @collabrapsychology.bsky.social we discuss three known unknowns.
doi.org/10.1525/coll...
Here is a 🧵
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Historian Thomas Hughes argued that technologies are malleable when young, then harden. Right now we're still shaping AI, or at least it is being shaped by our institutions, norms & use cases
Eventually these systems build a momentum of their own. That is why choices now matter, things are fluid.
Eventually these systems build a momentum of their own. That is why choices now matter, things are fluid.
December 9, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Historian Thomas Hughes argued that technologies are malleable when young, then harden. Right now we're still shaping AI, or at least it is being shaped by our institutions, norms & use cases
Eventually these systems build a momentum of their own. That is why choices now matter, things are fluid.
Eventually these systems build a momentum of their own. That is why choices now matter, things are fluid.
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More quality evidence is emerging that "pro-environmental behavior" is not a coherent, unitary thing. One behavior is not a proxy for all other behaviors.
www-sciencedirect-com.proxy.uba.uva.nl/science/arti... Blankenberg et al. 2025
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www-sciencedirect-com.proxy.uba.uva.nl/science/arti... Blankenberg et al. 2025
1/3
December 8, 2025 at 9:44 AM
More quality evidence is emerging that "pro-environmental behavior" is not a coherent, unitary thing. One behavior is not a proxy for all other behaviors.
www-sciencedirect-com.proxy.uba.uva.nl/science/arti... Blankenberg et al. 2025
1/3
www-sciencedirect-com.proxy.uba.uva.nl/science/arti... Blankenberg et al. 2025
1/3
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Today’s example of “self reported behaviour is a poor proxy of behaviour”: environmental behaviour
Also, "research involving self-reports often leads to fundamentally different results than research focusing on actual behavior in incentivized settings"
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December 8, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Today’s example of “self reported behaviour is a poor proxy of behaviour”: environmental behaviour
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New evidence from over 6,000 college students finds that digital devices are bad for academic performance and even effect peers in negative ways!
Mobile app use reduces grades, increases stress & lowers class attendance, job applications, and wages coming out of school.
www.nber.org/system/files...
Mobile app use reduces grades, increases stress & lowers class attendance, job applications, and wages coming out of school.
www.nber.org/system/files...
December 7, 2025 at 5:05 PM
New evidence from over 6,000 college students finds that digital devices are bad for academic performance and even effect peers in negative ways!
Mobile app use reduces grades, increases stress & lowers class attendance, job applications, and wages coming out of school.
www.nber.org/system/files...
Mobile app use reduces grades, increases stress & lowers class attendance, job applications, and wages coming out of school.
www.nber.org/system/files...
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This paper will be of interest to anyone who regularly conducts online survey research: www.surveypractice.org/article/1460...
How to Detect AI-assisted Interviews in Online Surveys | Published in Survey Practice
By James Martherus, Alexander Podkul & 2 more. The emergence of agentic artificial intelligence (AI) tools capable of autonomously interacting with web interfaces presents new challenges and opportuni...
www.surveypractice.org
December 6, 2025 at 11:38 PM
This paper will be of interest to anyone who regularly conducts online survey research: www.surveypractice.org/article/1460...
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Although no formal test has been done, a thesis student of mine showed my equivalence testing papers (cited 4k times since 2017) reduce misreporting of non-significant results. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Equivalence Tests - Daniël Lakens, 2017
Scientists should be able to provide support for the absence of a meaningful effect. Currently, researchers often incorrectly conclude an effect is absent based...
journals.sagepub.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Although no formal test has been done, a thesis student of mine showed my equivalence testing papers (cited 4k times since 2017) reduce misreporting of non-significant results. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Can simple reminder emails nudge people to save more?
BCFG’s research into this question was recently featured in a @kelloggschoolnu.bsky.social article: insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/article/can-...
BCFG’s research into this question was recently featured in a @kelloggschoolnu.bsky.social article: insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/article/can-...
December 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Can simple reminder emails nudge people to save more?
BCFG’s research into this question was recently featured in a @kelloggschoolnu.bsky.social article: insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/article/can-...
BCFG’s research into this question was recently featured in a @kelloggschoolnu.bsky.social article: insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/article/can-...