Nils Reimer
@reimtime.bsky.social
Social Psychologist | Intergroup Relations, Social Injustice, Social Change | Quantitative Methods | Assistant Professor @ucsb.bsky.social | he/him
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Nils Reimer
@reimtime.bsky.social
· May 27
Ideological alignment determines whether protest action is considered acceptable
Nature Reviews Psychology - Ideological alignment determines whether protest action is considered acceptable
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With everything that's going on, I haven't been sharing much about our research. But, today, I'm happy to share that @jennrichler.bsky.social wrote about our papers on "Double Standards in Judging Collective Action" for @natrevpsychol.nature.com! rdcu.be/enhkl
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I think the funniest thing to me is that the people who are working to create an Artificial General Intelligence is that it’s a bunch of libertarians who have never realised that what makes us smart as humans is community, society, empathy. The things they find an anathema.
December 19, 2025 at 10:26 AM
I think the funniest thing to me is that the people who are working to create an Artificial General Intelligence is that it’s a bunch of libertarians who have never realised that what makes us smart as humans is community, society, empathy. The things they find an anathema.
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🧵New preprint: Adults often agree with their ingroup even when evidence says otherwise. Why?
To find out, we studied kids, who show the same tendency but *before* political identities take hold. With developmental data, we can see the basic psychological ingredients.
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
1/11
To find out, we studied kids, who show the same tendency but *before* political identities take hold. With developmental data, we can see the basic psychological ingredients.
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
1/11
OSF
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January 6, 2026 at 3:03 PM
🧵New preprint: Adults often agree with their ingroup even when evidence says otherwise. Why?
To find out, we studied kids, who show the same tendency but *before* political identities take hold. With developmental data, we can see the basic psychological ingredients.
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
1/11
To find out, we studied kids, who show the same tendency but *before* political identities take hold. With developmental data, we can see the basic psychological ingredients.
doi.org/10.31234/osf...
1/11
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I’m sorry, but it is disgraceful to be an academic who uses this technology to conduct research. It should be prohibited in all of our scholarly institutions, including universities and journals.
December 20, 2025 at 12:35 PM
I’m sorry, but it is disgraceful to be an academic who uses this technology to conduct research. It should be prohibited in all of our scholarly institutions, including universities and journals.
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This is the @nytimes.com once again whitewashing violence & genocide. He didn’t end “illegal crossings” — wtf even is that — he ended asylum. He didn’t broker a ceasefire; it’s genocide by another name. It’s wild how rotten the storied institutions of this country are showing themselves to be.
December 28, 2025 at 1:01 AM
This is the @nytimes.com once again whitewashing violence & genocide. He didn’t end “illegal crossings” — wtf even is that — he ended asylum. He didn’t broker a ceasefire; it’s genocide by another name. It’s wild how rotten the storied institutions of this country are showing themselves to be.
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No one ever talks about the academic jobs that marginalized folks won’t apply to because of state or institutional reputation for hostility towards their group. Again, who it really at a disadvantage in any job market? 🙃
December 19, 2025 at 1:28 PM
No one ever talks about the academic jobs that marginalized folks won’t apply to because of state or institutional reputation for hostility towards their group. Again, who it really at a disadvantage in any job market? 🙃
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"Profits collapsed. Newsroom morale soared."
Amazing piece from @joannastern.bsky.social
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anth...
Amazing piece from @joannastern.bsky.social
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anth...
We Let AI Run Our Office Vending Machine. It Lost Hundreds of Dollars.
An AI agent ran a snack operation in the WSJ newsroom. It gave away a free PlayStation, ordered a live fish—and taught us lessons about the future of AI.
www.wsj.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
"Profits collapsed. Newsroom morale soared."
Amazing piece from @joannastern.bsky.social
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anth...
Amazing piece from @joannastern.bsky.social
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anth...
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Here's the journal version. Glad to join a list of distinguished social psych scholars in this new issue of PIBBS! To complement other articles, ours focus on how to consider and improve standards in data collection & disaggregation, esp of MENA & Asian Americans
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
December 10, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Here's the journal version. Glad to join a list of distinguished social psych scholars in this new issue of PIBBS! To complement other articles, ours focus on how to consider and improve standards in data collection & disaggregation, esp of MENA & Asian Americans
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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New paper with Esha Naidu and Emmy Reilly! As U.S. campuses grow more diverse, what really matters isn’t just who is on campus—it’s how universities shape interactions. Randomized roommates when supported with institutional backing can strengthen belonging
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Random Roommates, Broader Minds: Why Higher Ed Should Invest in Intergroup Contact - Sarah E. Gaither, Esha S. Naidu, Emily B. Reilly, 2025
As U.S. campuses grow more diverse, university policy choices determine whether cross-group encounters produce connection or division. Drawing on decades of int...
journals.sagepub.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:11 PM
New paper with Esha Naidu and Emmy Reilly! As U.S. campuses grow more diverse, what really matters isn’t just who is on campus—it’s how universities shape interactions. Randomized roommates when supported with institutional backing can strengthen belonging
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Tenure does not exist In America.
prof attended a protest and was fired for “interfering with university business”
The details in the article are even worse. We’ve seen ucsd skirting this line too with profs who entered encampment, and this shit will embolden school admin
prof attended a protest and was fired for “interfering with university business”
The details in the article are even worse. We’ve seen ucsd skirting this line too with profs who entered encampment, and this shit will embolden school admin
Universities will keep sexual predators on the faculty because their "hands are tied by tenure." Turns out protesting genocide is all it takes to loosen those unshakable chains.
Tenured US professor fired over pro-Palestinian protests contests dismissal
Sang Hea Kil is first tenured faculty member fired from a public university in connection to the protests
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Tenure does not exist In America.
prof attended a protest and was fired for “interfering with university business”
The details in the article are even worse. We’ve seen ucsd skirting this line too with profs who entered encampment, and this shit will embolden school admin
prof attended a protest and was fired for “interfering with university business”
The details in the article are even worse. We’ve seen ucsd skirting this line too with profs who entered encampment, and this shit will embolden school admin
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Just finished my last class of the semester🎉Reminded of how much I love teaching this academic writing class for grad students. We focus on improving our writing but also reducing anxiety and becoming a more consistent & productive writer
Some of the students favorite writing tips/learnings below:
Some of the students favorite writing tips/learnings below:
December 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Just finished my last class of the semester🎉Reminded of how much I love teaching this academic writing class for grad students. We focus on improving our writing but also reducing anxiety and becoming a more consistent & productive writer
Some of the students favorite writing tips/learnings below:
Some of the students favorite writing tips/learnings below:
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This is largely indistinguishable from the type of sophistry that created and sustained Jim Crow. And it is designed to accomplish the same ends--locking Black folks out of politics.
December 5, 2025 at 12:19 AM
This is largely indistinguishable from the type of sophistry that created and sustained Jim Crow. And it is designed to accomplish the same ends--locking Black folks out of politics.
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ManuscriptCentral Wrapped!
In 2025, you submitted 5 papers
AND all got rejected 🎉
You spent 💯 minutes in total trying to submit your papers!
You reviewed for 10 journals that would never publish your papers ❤️
In 2025, you submitted 5 papers
AND all got rejected 🎉
You spent 💯 minutes in total trying to submit your papers!
You reviewed for 10 journals that would never publish your papers ❤️
They should do MyChart Wrapped
December 3, 2025 at 11:40 PM
ManuscriptCentral Wrapped!
In 2025, you submitted 5 papers
AND all got rejected 🎉
You spent 💯 minutes in total trying to submit your papers!
You reviewed for 10 journals that would never publish your papers ❤️
In 2025, you submitted 5 papers
AND all got rejected 🎉
You spent 💯 minutes in total trying to submit your papers!
You reviewed for 10 journals that would never publish your papers ❤️
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Gerd Gigerenzer on the legacy of Daniel Kahneman
statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2025/12/03/g...
statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2025/12/03/g...
Gerd Gigerenzer on the legacy of Daniel Kahneman | Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science
statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu
December 3, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Gerd Gigerenzer on the legacy of Daniel Kahneman
statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2025/12/03/g...
statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2025/12/03/g...
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The end of coal in California ⬇️
Something to be thankful for!
Utah's largest coal-fired power plant—the Intermountain Power Project, located in the west desert near Delta and serving southern California—stopped burning coal at mid-day on Wednesday, just in time for Thanksgiving. 🔌💡
Utah's largest coal-fired power plant—the Intermountain Power Project, located in the west desert near Delta and serving southern California—stopped burning coal at mid-day on Wednesday, just in time for Thanksgiving. 🔌💡
December 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
The end of coal in California ⬇️
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“When you allow a machine to summarize your reading, to generate the ideas for your essay, and then to write that essay, you’re not learning how to read, think, or write.“
November 30, 2025 at 9:40 AM
“When you allow a machine to summarize your reading, to generate the ideas for your essay, and then to write that essay, you’re not learning how to read, think, or write.“
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"Miles Hewstone no longer holds the honorific title of Emeritus Fellow at New College, which is part of Oxford. He has resigned as a fellow of the British Academy, a respected body that promotes humanities and social sciences."
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November 29, 2025 at 10:26 AM
"Miles Hewstone no longer holds the honorific title of Emeritus Fellow at New College, which is part of Oxford. He has resigned as a fellow of the British Academy, a respected body that promotes humanities and social sciences."
archive.is/2025.11.28-1...
archive.is/2025.11.28-1...
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This is the correct take. Stewing in white supremacist propaganda is bad for your thinking. And if think you are so savvy that it won’t impact you, you are the exact kind of mark they are slowly converting (I’m looking at you, centrist pundits).
It’s really funny how a generation will roll its eyes at parents who watch Fox News but doesn’t see why being immersed in Twitter is having the same effect. Lots of serious people show up on Fox News too but that shouldn’t be your primary source on the news.
November 27, 2025 at 10:05 AM
This is the correct take. Stewing in white supremacist propaganda is bad for your thinking. And if think you are so savvy that it won’t impact you, you are the exact kind of mark they are slowly converting (I’m looking at you, centrist pundits).
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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
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In Oxbridge, there is zero tolerance against bullying and harassment
Anyone questioning this commitment will receive a disciplinary, said the pro-VC
www.oxfordstudent.com/2025/11/20/b...
Anyone questioning this commitment will receive a disciplinary, said the pro-VC
www.oxfordstudent.com/2025/11/20/b...
Investigation Finds Oxford "Slow to Act" Against Sexual Misconduct
OxStu unpacks Bloomberg's recent investigation, which found that Oxford University tends to be "slow to act" against sexual misconduct.
www.oxfordstudent.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:02 AM
In Oxbridge, there is zero tolerance against bullying and harassment
Anyone questioning this commitment will receive a disciplinary, said the pro-VC
www.oxfordstudent.com/2025/11/20/b...
Anyone questioning this commitment will receive a disciplinary, said the pro-VC
www.oxfordstudent.com/2025/11/20/b...
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Admin at UC have claimed various reasons why they aren’t fighting in court, but they simply are afraid to take on the Feds, believing antagonism will somehow make a terrible situation worse. Thing is, it can’t be much worse, and you can’t placate a bully.
Commentary: The UC faculty just won a big court victory over Trump. But why didn't UC join their lawsuit?
The UC faculty went to court to fight Trump's funding cutoffs and won. Why has the university system tried to negotiate instead?
www.latimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Admin at UC have claimed various reasons why they aren’t fighting in court, but they simply are afraid to take on the Feds, believing antagonism will somehow make a terrible situation worse. Thing is, it can’t be much worse, and you can’t placate a bully.
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The International Social Cognition Network (ISCON) is pleased to announce Dr. April Bailey as the 2025 winner of the Early Career Award! Dr. Bailey is a Lecturer of Psychology at the University of Edinburgh. She earned her B.A. from Colgate University and her PhD in 2019 from Yale University.
November 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The International Social Cognition Network (ISCON) is pleased to announce Dr. April Bailey as the 2025 winner of the Early Career Award! Dr. Bailey is a Lecturer of Psychology at the University of Edinburgh. She earned her B.A. from Colgate University and her PhD in 2019 from Yale University.
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I can’t imagine what it was like to be a victim of Hewstone, but I recognise how important this article is for the women he harassed. At the same time, I’m shaken that our community stayed silent for so long. I have deep respect for the women who exposed his wrongdoing.
November 20, 2025 at 8:30 AM
I can’t imagine what it was like to be a victim of Hewstone, but I recognise how important this article is for the women he harassed. At the same time, I’m shaken that our community stayed silent for so long. I have deep respect for the women who exposed his wrongdoing.
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I know several of the women who were harassed by this guy. They had real courage to testify. He engaged in serious professional retaliation against women.
This needs to end. I've seen how many people curry favor with known sexual harassers and how the worst can still manage to leap from job to job.
This needs to end. I've seen how many people curry favor with known sexual harassers and how the worst can still manage to leap from job to job.
November 19, 2025 at 10:31 PM
I know several of the women who were harassed by this guy. They had real courage to testify. He engaged in serious professional retaliation against women.
This needs to end. I've seen how many people curry favor with known sexual harassers and how the worst can still manage to leap from job to job.
This needs to end. I've seen how many people curry favor with known sexual harassers and how the worst can still manage to leap from job to job.
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#AcademicSky
Women deserve to study and work in safe places. Period.
Let's hope that men in academia start doing more to make this a reality, structurally
It's not enough to refrain from personally harassing; we need to change the norms
Be an anti-harasser, visibly, not simply a non-harasser
Women deserve to study and work in safe places. Period.
Let's hope that men in academia start doing more to make this a reality, structurally
It's not enough to refrain from personally harassing; we need to change the norms
Be an anti-harasser, visibly, not simply a non-harasser
This—on my former university, department, and advisor—is harrowing but required reading for all social psychologists. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Oxford University Has Failed Women Over Harassment Concerns, Staff Say
The university has repeatedly been slow to act against male academics accused of sexual misconduct and inappropriate behavior, a Bloomberg investigation found.
www.bloomberg.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:44 PM
#AcademicSky
Women deserve to study and work in safe places. Period.
Let's hope that men in academia start doing more to make this a reality, structurally
It's not enough to refrain from personally harassing; we need to change the norms
Be an anti-harasser, visibly, not simply a non-harasser
Women deserve to study and work in safe places. Period.
Let's hope that men in academia start doing more to make this a reality, structurally
It's not enough to refrain from personally harassing; we need to change the norms
Be an anti-harasser, visibly, not simply a non-harasser