Evolutionary and cognitive psychologist. Author, Not Born Yesterday (http://tinyurl.com/yyh929ns), The Enigma of Reason (http://tinyurl.com/6hbpn84).
Institut Jean Nicod; École Normale Supérieure; Centre National pour la Recherche Scientifique et Technique (CNRST) • Misinformation and Its Impacts, Child and Animal Learning Development, Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
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"Pas né de la dernière pluie", d'Hugo Mercier démonte l'idée reçue que les gens seraient majoritairement stupides et les foules crédules.
J'extrais ici trois arguments très pertinents pour défendre son hypothèse. ⤵️
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Along with @orbenamy.bsky.social, Nik & @jaeggiadrian.bsky.social, @realadamhunt.bsky.social & I revisit an old theoretical question using concepts from evo psychiatry and anthro:
Why do mixed associations exist b/w social media & mental health?
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manchestermill.co.uk/the-men-who-...
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predicted from digital footprints, and personality‐tailored messages show negligible effects on behavior... When design and evaluation flaws are controlled, the combined end‐to‐end effectiveness of psychological targeting approaches zero."
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With @oliviermorin.bsky.social , @hugoreasoning.bsky.social , and Thomas Dheilly, we explored how people infer others’ knowledge: even from a single answer, they can estimate how much someone knows about a topic!
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www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2025...
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THE DAY OF THE COMPLETE AND TOTAL BULLDOZING OF THE PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP BALLROOM.
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We're looking for motivated & curious scholars with expertise in cognitive psychology and statistics, and offer a friendly work environment with great terms & benefits.
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Alright, this one’s been sitting in my drawer for a year now, after @mcxfrank.bsky.social and I got turned down for a public commentary.
But before I forget about it completely, here’s the preprint:
Can we harvest insights for rice theory from two state farms in China?
osf.io/preprints/ps...
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Hopefully politicians in the Netherlands pay are paying attention.
#tk2025 #research #science
ufm.dk/aktuelt/pres...
Elle a des choses à nous dire sur Sarkozy et sa victimisation.
A écouter jusqu'à la fin.
Apply by Nov 12!
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Print it.
Put it in a frame.
Your grandchildren will speak about you for generations to come. You took a stand against fascism. You stood up for democracy. 
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I also discovered some interesting papers that I missed :)
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www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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doi.org/10.1016/j.ss...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Under standard models, we would have expected krill populations to have *exploded*.
Instead, they DROPPED exponentially.
Let's talk about the KRILL PARADOX.