Today's HotFresh recommended paper is:

Dorison, C. A., & Charlesworth, T. E. S. (2025). What Is Rationality, Whom Is It Ascribed To, and Why Does It Matter? Evidence From Internet Text for 66 Social Groups and 101 Occupations. Psychological Science, 36(9), 713-731. doi.org/10.1177/0956...

I'm hiring a new lab manager!

Deadline to apply is April 1st. More details here: www.chicagobooth.edu/-/media/facu...

I formed some of my deepest and most impactful partnerships as a lab manager, and it's a position that I highly value.

If you are a PI, please circulate to possible applicants!

How do job seekers react when orgs quantify their diversity commitments? In a 🚨new paper🚨 with @ikesilver.bsky.social & Edward Chang, we explore competing predictions about how women and racial minorities react to measurable goals vs. vague, values-focused commitments.

NEW: 2-year Research Scientist position at COS

Come to lead our latest funded project to create benchmarks for evaluating LLM agents' capabilities to do (and not do) science.

Details in the job ad, and ask if you have questions!

(Remote; US-based; $78-88k)
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New paper on informed consent! I’m so proud of this work led by @rachelschlund.bsky.social. We show that regardless of how clueless WE feel about the terms we agree to when signing a contract or clicking accept, others assume we knew what we were getting into. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Job alert! Interested in working with PRL as a postdoc next year? Apply by January 15! We offer the opportunity to collaborate on and lead projects related to democratic attitudes, elite behavior, and more! polarizationresearchlab.org/hiring/

Just came back from my first @sjdm-tweets.bsky.social conference with a 3rd place in the Student Poster Award 🎉

Check out my poster on misperceptions of ideological complexity and partisan animosity here: maxspohn.com/IdeologicalC...

Thanks @juliaminson.bsky.social @charliedorison.bsky.social

Polarization is quite literally killing us.

Newest with @jayvanbavel.bsky.social, @ericdknowles.bsky.social, and @sgadarian.bsky.social in @natureportfolio.bsky.social

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

With the election fast approaching, tensions high, and democracy on the ballot, it feels fitting that today was publication day (in Science!) for the results of the Strengthening Democracy Challenge (expertly led by Jan Voelkel, Rob Willer, & co). Thrilled to have played a small part in this work.