Ali Mattu, Ph.D.
@alimattu.bsky.social
Mental Health, Anxiety, Stress
📺 300,000+ Subscribers on YouTube
🪪 Psychology License # CA PSY34269, NY 020357
📺 300,000+ Subscribers on YouTube
🪪 Psychology License # CA PSY34269, NY 020357
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One of my videos was in this study of digital single session interventions for depression 🙌🏽
Check out the summary below and the preprint here:
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Check out the summary below and the preprint here:
osf.io/preprints/ps...
New preprint! A Crowdsourced Megastudy of 12 Digital Single-Session Interventions for Depression in American Adults
What's the best way to help someone overcome depression with just 10 minutes of their time online? We ran a trial (n=7,505) testing 12 diverse interventions.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
What's the best way to help someone overcome depression with just 10 minutes of their time online? We ran a trial (n=7,505) testing 12 diverse interventions.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
September 6, 2025 at 9:34 PM
One of my videos was in this study of digital single session interventions for depression 🙌🏽
Check out the summary below and the preprint here:
osf.io/preprints/ps...
Check out the summary below and the preprint here:
osf.io/preprints/ps...
Announcing the return of our Comic-Con panel series, THE PSYCHOLOGY OF STAR TREK VS. STAR WARS! This year, we're joined by Diana Lee Inosanto (Star Wars: Ahsoka) & Ronald D. Moore (Star Trek: The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine) ☄️✨🪐
San Diego Convention Center
Friday, July 25th 8:30pm
Room 29CD
San Diego Convention Center
Friday, July 25th 8:30pm
Room 29CD
July 12, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Human minds feel. AI minds predict.
We build meaning through emotion, surprise.
AI processes everything else, seeing patterns we'd never see.
The magic happens when these minds meet, humanity amplified by AI.
This is how I’m trying to do that 👇🏽
yournextmind.substack.com/p/human-mind...
We build meaning through emotion, surprise.
AI processes everything else, seeing patterns we'd never see.
The magic happens when these minds meet, humanity amplified by AI.
This is how I’m trying to do that 👇🏽
yournextmind.substack.com/p/human-mind...
Human Mind vs. AI Mind
We feel. It predicts. What happens when they meet?
yournextmind.substack.com
May 23, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Human minds feel. AI minds predict.
We build meaning through emotion, surprise.
AI processes everything else, seeing patterns we'd never see.
The magic happens when these minds meet, humanity amplified by AI.
This is how I’m trying to do that 👇🏽
yournextmind.substack.com/p/human-mind...
We build meaning through emotion, surprise.
AI processes everything else, seeing patterns we'd never see.
The magic happens when these minds meet, humanity amplified by AI.
This is how I’m trying to do that 👇🏽
yournextmind.substack.com/p/human-mind...
I’ve come to believe that
AI is the mental health challenge of our time.
We didn’t see change coming with social media.
But all the signs of change are here, now.
And this time we can do something about it:
www.braverwithanxiety.com/why-ai-scare...
AI is the mental health challenge of our time.
We didn’t see change coming with social media.
But all the signs of change are here, now.
And this time we can do something about it:
www.braverwithanxiety.com/why-ai-scare...
Why AI scares me and how I'm fighting back
We weren’t ready for social media. Let’s not make the same mistake with AI.
www.braverwithanxiety.com
April 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I’ve come to believe that
AI is the mental health challenge of our time.
We didn’t see change coming with social media.
But all the signs of change are here, now.
And this time we can do something about it:
www.braverwithanxiety.com/why-ai-scare...
AI is the mental health challenge of our time.
We didn’t see change coming with social media.
But all the signs of change are here, now.
And this time we can do something about it:
www.braverwithanxiety.com/why-ai-scare...
We’ve already seen what happens when we hand kids powerful tech without guidance.
Instagram can make girls who already doubt themselves hate themselves even more.
YouTube can take boys who feel invisible and lead them down a path of rage and radicalization.
Instagram can make girls who already doubt themselves hate themselves even more.
YouTube can take boys who feel invisible and lead them down a path of rage and radicalization.
April 24, 2025 at 8:33 PM
We’ve already seen what happens when we hand kids powerful tech without guidance.
Instagram can make girls who already doubt themselves hate themselves even more.
YouTube can take boys who feel invisible and lead them down a path of rage and radicalization.
Instagram can make girls who already doubt themselves hate themselves even more.
YouTube can take boys who feel invisible and lead them down a path of rage and radicalization.
Everyone’s trying to fix what social media did to our minds.
We didn’t see that disruption coming.
But this time, we can see it coming.
AI is changing everything.
This isn’t just a tech revolution. It’s a mental health one.
🧵
We didn’t see that disruption coming.
But this time, we can see it coming.
AI is changing everything.
This isn’t just a tech revolution. It’s a mental health one.
🧵
April 23, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Everyone’s trying to fix what social media did to our minds.
We didn’t see that disruption coming.
But this time, we can see it coming.
AI is changing everything.
This isn’t just a tech revolution. It’s a mental health one.
🧵
We didn’t see that disruption coming.
But this time, we can see it coming.
AI is changing everything.
This isn’t just a tech revolution. It’s a mental health one.
🧵
Why JURASSIC PARK remains perfect:
Age 10: DINOSAURS!!!
Age 17: That score...
Age 21: "It's a critique of scientific hubris" *writes 20-page paper*
Age 25: The effects still look good!
Age 35: Oh, it's about learning to be a parent
Age 41: *Watching AI news* "...Malcolm was right"
Age 10: DINOSAURS!!!
Age 17: That score...
Age 21: "It's a critique of scientific hubris" *writes 20-page paper*
Age 25: The effects still look good!
Age 35: Oh, it's about learning to be a parent
Age 41: *Watching AI news* "...Malcolm was right"
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December 17, 2024 at 11:23 PM
Why JURASSIC PARK remains perfect:
Age 10: DINOSAURS!!!
Age 17: That score...
Age 21: "It's a critique of scientific hubris" *writes 20-page paper*
Age 25: The effects still look good!
Age 35: Oh, it's about learning to be a parent
Age 41: *Watching AI news* "...Malcolm was right"
Age 10: DINOSAURS!!!
Age 17: That score...
Age 21: "It's a critique of scientific hubris" *writes 20-page paper*
Age 25: The effects still look good!
Age 35: Oh, it's about learning to be a parent
Age 41: *Watching AI news* "...Malcolm was right"
What an amazing penultimate episode of Star Trek: Lower Decks last night!
It was everything I love about this show:
1. Ridiculous.
2. Funny.
3. Doing things you can only do in animation.
4. A total celebration of the frachise.
And yes, the multiverse sucks! 🖖🏽
It was everything I love about this show:
1. Ridiculous.
2. Funny.
3. Doing things you can only do in animation.
4. A total celebration of the frachise.
And yes, the multiverse sucks! 🖖🏽
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December 12, 2024 at 8:02 PM
What an amazing penultimate episode of Star Trek: Lower Decks last night!
It was everything I love about this show:
1. Ridiculous.
2. Funny.
3. Doing things you can only do in animation.
4. A total celebration of the frachise.
And yes, the multiverse sucks! 🖖🏽
It was everything I love about this show:
1. Ridiculous.
2. Funny.
3. Doing things you can only do in animation.
4. A total celebration of the frachise.
And yes, the multiverse sucks! 🖖🏽
I have a great joke about social anxiety but you’ll unfollow me if I post it
I have a great joke about burnout but I’m too exhausted to post it today
I have a great academic publishing joke but
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December 4, 2024 at 3:56 AM
I have a great joke about social anxiety but you’ll unfollow me if I post it
Share something black and white
December 1, 2024 at 4:34 PM
Share something black and white
My parents bought me psychology books.
Today my daughter found me on a shelf.
Dreams echo across generations.
Today my daughter found me on a shelf.
Dreams echo across generations.
November 29, 2024 at 9:05 PM
My parents bought me psychology books.
Today my daughter found me on a shelf.
Dreams echo across generations.
Today my daughter found me on a shelf.
Dreams echo across generations.
If you see this, post a Knight!
November 29, 2024 at 4:18 AM
If you see this, post a Knight!
Quote this with who you'd be in Star Trek
November 25, 2024 at 12:16 AM
Quote this with who you'd be in Star Trek
'Check in with yourself' is lonely advice leading to more rumination, isolation.
What we need is social support.
Sometimes it's gaming together, baking cookies, or just texting.
It's organic. Scalable. Free.
We don't need mindfulness campaigns.
We need communities to show up for each other.
What we need is social support.
Sometimes it's gaming together, baking cookies, or just texting.
It's organic. Scalable. Free.
We don't need mindfulness campaigns.
We need communities to show up for each other.
Why mental health campaigns may be making things worse for kids by Clare Wilson
inews.co.uk/opinion/ment...
inews.co.uk/opinion/ment...
Why mental health campaigns may be making things worse for kids
Well-intentioned activities could be exacerbating children’s mental health problems
inews.co.uk
November 24, 2024 at 11:47 PM
'Check in with yourself' is lonely advice leading to more rumination, isolation.
What we need is social support.
Sometimes it's gaming together, baking cookies, or just texting.
It's organic. Scalable. Free.
We don't need mindfulness campaigns.
We need communities to show up for each other.
What we need is social support.
Sometimes it's gaming together, baking cookies, or just texting.
It's organic. Scalable. Free.
We don't need mindfulness campaigns.
We need communities to show up for each other.
It's that time again...
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November 21, 2024 at 6:16 AM
It's that time again...
When you find your Twitter friends on 🦋
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November 20, 2024 at 7:06 PM
When you find your Twitter friends on 🦋
Let’s do this 🖖🏽
November 18, 2024 at 3:40 AM
Let’s do this 🖖🏽