Max Primbs
@maxprimbs.bsky.social
PhD Student, Radboud University (Netherlands). Researching how social and cultural environments shape attitudes. Big Team Science & Statistics enthusiast.
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Max Primbs
@maxprimbs.bsky.social
· Dec 16
New paper out in PSPB: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
We investigated whether historical Ku Klux Klan presence in an area is associated with higher levels of modern-day implicit bias.
We investigated whether historical Ku Klux Klan presence in an area is associated with higher levels of modern-day implicit bias.
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You can tell that LotR was written by an academic because Gandalf disappears for like 20 years doing research to answer a single question.
December 26, 2025 at 12:40 AM
You can tell that LotR was written by an academic because Gandalf disappears for like 20 years doing research to answer a single question.
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Can mosquitos fly in the rain?
Can wheat grow against the grain?
Can an eagle forget how to fly?
Can a hedgehog defy to be shy?
Can wheat grow against the grain?
Can an eagle forget how to fly?
Can a hedgehog defy to be shy?
If you were wondering - though I’m not sure why - yes, mosquitoes can fly in the rain.
Paper: arxiv.org/abs/1110.3051
Paper: arxiv.org/abs/1110.3051
December 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Can mosquitos fly in the rain?
Can wheat grow against the grain?
Can an eagle forget how to fly?
Can a hedgehog defy to be shy?
Can wheat grow against the grain?
Can an eagle forget how to fly?
Can a hedgehog defy to be shy?
Merry Christmas ⛄🎄
December 25, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Merry Christmas ⛄🎄
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Making immigration easier increases international scientific collaboration.
Using China’s staggered rollout of visa-free access in 2023, this paper shows a causal increase in Sino-foreign co-authored research.
Using China’s staggered rollout of visa-free access in 2023, this paper shows a causal increase in Sino-foreign co-authored research.
December 23, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Making immigration easier increases international scientific collaboration.
Using China’s staggered rollout of visa-free access in 2023, this paper shows a causal increase in Sino-foreign co-authored research.
Using China’s staggered rollout of visa-free access in 2023, this paper shows a causal increase in Sino-foreign co-authored research.
Does anyone else notice an unwillingness of journal editors to make decisions lately? I recommended acceptance for a paper in Round 1, and since was invited to review the paper two more times. Also, recently we had received 2 accepts from the reviewers for a paper, and the Editor sent it out again
December 21, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Does anyone else notice an unwillingness of journal editors to make decisions lately? I recommended acceptance for a paper in Round 1, and since was invited to review the paper two more times. Also, recently we had received 2 accepts from the reviewers for a paper, and the Editor sent it out again
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So honored to join the other exceptional social psych scholars in this forthcoming issue of PIBBS!
🧠📊 Our paper examines how insights from social neuroscience can inform better public policy
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@sansmeeting.bsky.social
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
🧠📊 Our paper examines how insights from social neuroscience can inform better public policy
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@sansmeeting.bsky.social
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Psychologically Anchored Social Neuroscience Benefits Policy - J.T. Kubota, M. Welte, J. Cloutier, 2025
Social neuroscience, grounded in social psychological theory, provides policy-relevant insights by identifying mechanisms through which social factors influence...
journals.sagepub.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:41 PM
So honored to join the other exceptional social psych scholars in this forthcoming issue of PIBBS!
🧠📊 Our paper examines how insights from social neuroscience can inform better public policy
@fabbs.org
@spspnews.bsky.social
@sansmeeting.bsky.social
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
🧠📊 Our paper examines how insights from social neuroscience can inform better public policy
@fabbs.org
@spspnews.bsky.social
@sansmeeting.bsky.social
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
The University I gave a talk at today has a sparkling water machine. It warms my German heart.
December 18, 2025 at 7:06 PM
The University I gave a talk at today has a sparkling water machine. It warms my German heart.
Last week I gave my job talk and it was the most mediocre presentation I gave in years. Today, I presented the same talk elsewhere and it went perfectly 🙃
December 18, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Last week I gave my job talk and it was the most mediocre presentation I gave in years. Today, I presented the same talk elsewhere and it went perfectly 🙃
New paper out with Heidi Vuletich and Ayla Winegar: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/.... We discuss public policy implications of the Bias of Crowds model: How do environments activate and perpetuate biases and what can we do against it?
Systemic Problems Require Systemic Solutions: How Regional Variation
in Implicit Bias Can Inform Public Policy - Heidi A. Vuletich, Maximilian A. Primbs, Ayla Winegar, 2025
Traditional psychological approaches to reduce discrimination typically focus on addressing the biases of people. This paper recommends policies aimed at changi...
journals.sagepub.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:01 PM
New paper out with Heidi Vuletich and Ayla Winegar: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/.... We discuss public policy implications of the Bias of Crowds model: How do environments activate and perpetuate biases and what can we do against it?
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This semester I taught Spatial Data Science with #rstats Students analyzed areal, geostatistical & point pattern data, creating fantastic projects on disease mapping 🗺️ air pollution 🏭 crime 🚨 & species modeling 🐾
Book freely available:
👉 paulamoraga.com/book-spatial/
Book freely available:
👉 paulamoraga.com/book-spatial/
December 9, 2025 at 1:31 PM
This semester I taught Spatial Data Science with #rstats Students analyzed areal, geostatistical & point pattern data, creating fantastic projects on disease mapping 🗺️ air pollution 🏭 crime 🚨 & species modeling 🐾
Book freely available:
👉 paulamoraga.com/book-spatial/
Book freely available:
👉 paulamoraga.com/book-spatial/
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- if you simultaneously intervene on X and M, that can inform you about mechanisms. However, some ppl get confused when they couch this in mediation terminology. Probably better to reason "like an experimentalist" -- "If this mechanism is true, than if I do this and that, then..."
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November 26, 2025 at 1:24 PM
- if you simultaneously intervene on X and M, that can inform you about mechanisms. However, some ppl get confused when they couch this in mediation terminology. Probably better to reason "like an experimentalist" -- "If this mechanism is true, than if I do this and that, then..."
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1st paper in thread. The 2nd & my last submitted paper of 2025 is my big theory paper that took over a year to write. Some of you have generously invited me to speak about it but very few have seen the paper. I propose what I call Racial Contrast Theory, to examine Black-Asian relations
osf.io/easwg
osf.io/easwg
November 26, 2025 at 2:58 PM
1st paper in thread. The 2nd & my last submitted paper of 2025 is my big theory paper that took over a year to write. Some of you have generously invited me to speak about it but very few have seen the paper. I propose what I call Racial Contrast Theory, to examine Black-Asian relations
osf.io/easwg
osf.io/easwg
I publish a lot more than I review and I'm happy to review papers in my areas of expertise!
Recently did around 30 requests to ppl who'd published very similar papers to the one I needed reviews for. 3 declines, 25 no response. Please at least decline guys it slows stuff down so much otherwise.
I'm still relatively new to this journal associate editor business, but it already sucks… I've had a paper on my desk for more than a month now:
Reviewers invited: 12
Of those…
Declined: 5
No response: 7
Reviewers invited: 12
Of those…
Declined: 5
No response: 7
November 24, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I publish a lot more than I review and I'm happy to review papers in my areas of expertise!
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Recently did around 30 requests to ppl who'd published very similar papers to the one I needed reviews for. 3 declines, 25 no response. Please at least decline guys it slows stuff down so much otherwise.
I'm still relatively new to this journal associate editor business, but it already sucks… I've had a paper on my desk for more than a month now:
Reviewers invited: 12
Of those…
Declined: 5
No response: 7
Reviewers invited: 12
Of those…
Declined: 5
No response: 7
November 24, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Recently did around 30 requests to ppl who'd published very similar papers to the one I needed reviews for. 3 declines, 25 no response. Please at least decline guys it slows stuff down so much otherwise.
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Has anybody made a Responsible Use of AI policy for their lab that they'd be willing to share with me?
I'd like to develop one for my own lab, and I think some examples of what other folks are doing would be helpful.
I'd like to develop one for my own lab, and I think some examples of what other folks are doing would be helpful.
November 23, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Has anybody made a Responsible Use of AI policy for their lab that they'd be willing to share with me?
I'd like to develop one for my own lab, and I think some examples of what other folks are doing would be helpful.
I'd like to develop one for my own lab, and I think some examples of what other folks are doing would be helpful.
Two papers accepted this week 🎉
November 18, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Two papers accepted this week 🎉
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Opportunity for PhD's in the Netherlands (Dutch speaking): temporary job as research assistant on NWO's grant assessment system. This paid position would be a six-month break in your PhD after which you go back to finishing your PhD.
Very interesting opportunity!
More info: tinyurl.com/2fwz4xru
Very interesting opportunity!
More info: tinyurl.com/2fwz4xru
Promovendi als tijdelijke onderzoeksassistent beoordelingssystematiek | Werken bij NWO
Binnen het domein Sociale en Geesteswetenschappen (SGW) zijn we op zoek naar een tijdelijke onderzoeker die een belangrijke bijdrage levert aan onderzoek naar onze beoordelingssystematiek. Spreekt je dat aan, solliciteer dan nu.
www.werkenbijnwo.nl
November 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Opportunity for PhD's in the Netherlands (Dutch speaking): temporary job as research assistant on NWO's grant assessment system. This paid position would be a six-month break in your PhD after which you go back to finishing your PhD.
Very interesting opportunity!
More info: tinyurl.com/2fwz4xru
Very interesting opportunity!
More info: tinyurl.com/2fwz4xru
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"Schrödinger's causal inference" (n):
The practice of making causal claims or interpretations within a scientific article - typically in the title, abstract, implications, or conclusion - while simultaneously warning that the study design is unsuitable for causal inference.
The practice of making causal claims or interpretations within a scientific article - typically in the title, abstract, implications, or conclusion - while simultaneously warning that the study design is unsuitable for causal inference.
November 11, 2025 at 11:36 AM
"Schrödinger's causal inference" (n):
The practice of making causal claims or interpretations within a scientific article - typically in the title, abstract, implications, or conclusion - while simultaneously warning that the study design is unsuitable for causal inference.
The practice of making causal claims or interpretations within a scientific article - typically in the title, abstract, implications, or conclusion - while simultaneously warning that the study design is unsuitable for causal inference.
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TU/e has gained a new research centre: META/e. Daniël Lakens and Krist Vaesen were among the founders of this knowledge hub for metascience—research aimed at improving the practice of science itself. “We want to be a home for every researcher who occasionally wonders: what are we even doing?”
Knowledge centre META/e: home for those improving science
TU/e has gained a new research centre: META/e. Daniël Lakens and Krist Vaesen were among the founders of this knowledge hub for metascience—research aimed at improving the practice of science itself. ...
www.cursor.tue.nl
November 13, 2025 at 2:50 PM
TU/e has gained a new research centre: META/e. Daniël Lakens and Krist Vaesen were among the founders of this knowledge hub for metascience—research aimed at improving the practice of science itself. “We want to be a home for every researcher who occasionally wonders: what are we even doing?”
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Two new studies use Christmas - a religious event characterized by transient yet considerable changes in people’s social, cultural, and demographic environments - to examine the role of environment in shaping people’s implicit biases doi.org/10.1525/coll...
The Complex Ring of Jingle Bells: The Association Between Christmas and Implicit Bias Towards Racial, Religious, and Sexual Minorities
Every year, billions of people celebrate Christmas all over the world – a religious event that is characterized by transient yet considerable changes in people’s social, cultural, and demographic envi...
doi.org
November 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Two new studies use Christmas - a religious event characterized by transient yet considerable changes in people’s social, cultural, and demographic environments - to examine the role of environment in shaping people’s implicit biases doi.org/10.1525/coll...
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Our "Historical Psychology" special issue is now out in CRESP!
www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
Co-edited with @mohammadatari.bsky.social and featuring historical perspectives on love, racial identity, emotion expression, well-being, collectivism, religion, and more!
Brief 🧵
www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
Co-edited with @mohammadatari.bsky.social and featuring historical perspectives on love, racial identity, emotion expression, well-being, collectivism, religion, and more!
Brief 🧵
November 4, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Our "Historical Psychology" special issue is now out in CRESP!
www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
Co-edited with @mohammadatari.bsky.social and featuring historical perspectives on love, racial identity, emotion expression, well-being, collectivism, religion, and more!
Brief 🧵
www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
Co-edited with @mohammadatari.bsky.social and featuring historical perspectives on love, racial identity, emotion expression, well-being, collectivism, religion, and more!
Brief 🧵
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New publication: “Reshaping the happy face advantage with reinforcement learning”
Happy to share this paper by tjitsvanlent.bsky.social with Rob Holland, Harm Veling, & erikbij.bsky.social. We investigate whether instrumental learning can change biases in emotion recognition
tinyurl.com/2s397h34
Happy to share this paper by tjitsvanlent.bsky.social with Rob Holland, Harm Veling, & erikbij.bsky.social. We investigate whether instrumental learning can change biases in emotion recognition
tinyurl.com/2s397h34
Reshaping the happy face advantage with reinforcement learning
Recognising emotional expressions is important for successful social interactions. Prior research has demonstrated that emotion recognition is influenced by evaluative associations people have with...
tinyurl.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:36 AM
New publication: “Reshaping the happy face advantage with reinforcement learning”
Happy to share this paper by tjitsvanlent.bsky.social with Rob Holland, Harm Veling, & erikbij.bsky.social. We investigate whether instrumental learning can change biases in emotion recognition
tinyurl.com/2s397h34
Happy to share this paper by tjitsvanlent.bsky.social with Rob Holland, Harm Veling, & erikbij.bsky.social. We investigate whether instrumental learning can change biases in emotion recognition
tinyurl.com/2s397h34
I mean this already seems to be the inofficial policy. Many universities (also in blue states) added statements that they will not sponsor visas for Assistant Professor positions.
Florida's governor is telling public universities to stop hiring anyone on a H-1B visa. Expect other red states to follow suit.
Florida’s Public Universities Should No Longer Hire Foreign Employees, DeSantis Says
The Republican governor’s directive on H-1B visas comes as President Trump has initiated his policy of charging employers a new $100,000 fee to hire people from outside the United States.
www.chronicle.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I mean this already seems to be the inofficial policy. Many universities (also in blue states) added statements that they will not sponsor visas for Assistant Professor positions.
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A bit of news. I was nominated for the #Vietnam International Awards for ongoing work to build a research centre in Ho Chi Minh (more on that later).
I am not finalist but feel honored enough to attend the ceremony on Nov 8 in London alongside many innovative people that are working to give back.
I am not finalist but feel honored enough to attend the ceremony on Nov 8 in London alongside many innovative people that are working to give back.
October 29, 2025 at 9:22 AM
A bit of news. I was nominated for the #Vietnam International Awards for ongoing work to build a research centre in Ho Chi Minh (more on that later).
I am not finalist but feel honored enough to attend the ceremony on Nov 8 in London alongside many innovative people that are working to give back.
I am not finalist but feel honored enough to attend the ceremony on Nov 8 in London alongside many innovative people that are working to give back.
Thank you fellow Dutchies for these surprisingly sensible election results!
October 29, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Thank you fellow Dutchies for these surprisingly sensible election results!