@steverathje.bsky.social and @jayvanbavel.bsky.social's recent review article, “The Psychology of Virality” is on the front cover of this month’s issue of Trends in Cognitive Sciences!

📚 Read the the article here: lnkd.in/eGgPMWqA
📝 And the pre-print here: lnkd.in/ej7-Ma8V

Would you notice if Gemini or ChatGPT was just flattering you?
Read @steverathje.bsky.social's new preprint to learn about how people actually feel towards overly agreeable chatbots.

OSF: osf.io/preprints/ps...
(summary in thread below!)

What do we mean when we say something "goes viral?" Is information a virus?

As (Natural Language Processing (NLP) becomes a popular analysis technique in the behavioral sciences, it is important to use it wisely. We published a paper in Nature that includes a practical how-to guide You can find the guide in one of our recent newsletters. Link below:

As political conversations move from the kitchen table to social media, we are seeing more intergroup conflict, shaming, and hate speech. Why does moral-emotional content amplify engagement and conflict, and what’s the role of social identity? Read more in our newsletter below:

We recently traveled to Italy where we hosted two conferences at NYU Florence. We gathered with a diverse group of experts, including lab alumni, to reflect on conflict, cooperation, and democracy. Many thanks to @theihs.org NYU Global for sponsoring this event! #IHSFunded