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I'm recruiting a grad student! My lab at NYU (psych dept) studies the computational basis of moral cognition and aims to build AI systems that are aligned with human values. Now admitting a PhD student for Fall 2026. Apps due 12/1. sites.google.com/corp/site/sy...
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Graduate Students (PhD program) I will be accepting PhD students through the NYU psychology department for the current application cycle (for admission in Fall 2026). My lab is joint between the Co...
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November 14, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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Thank you @lauriesantos.bsky.social It was such a privilege to have this conversation. I loved being on your pod!
October 1, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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📣 🚨 Yale Psychology has 3 searches this year!

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September 3, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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Lasting happiness doesn’t always come from external shifts—it comes from within.

An excerpt from my conversation with @lauriesantos.bsky.social. Episode 919.

Watch here: https://bit.ly/LaurieSantos919

✌🏼🌱 – Rich
August 2, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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If you teach psychology — or really any subject — this growing thread is one of the most valuable resources I've seen. Thanks, @amiyake.bsky.social!
If you teach cognitive psychology or related topics & are willing to share your favorite teaching resources (e.g., demos, videos), please reply to/quote this post, tag me in a new post, or send me email. I'll compile them, share the list, & keep updating it this summer. Let's inspire each other!
I teach an undergrad cognitive psychology class. I've been thinking about assembling useful teaching resources (demos, videos, etc.) from other cogpsy instructors & sharing them in a single place. If there's enough interest here, I'll make a separate post & ask you to share your favorite materials.
June 15, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Luke Townrow & I found that bonobos point more for ignorant than knowledgeable partners

In commentary, @amandaroyka.bsky.social & @lauriesantos.bsky.social ask whether pointing requires ignorance attribution (IA)

In reply, Luke & I defend the case for IA, & consider the evolution of theory of mind
Are humans the only species that communicates when a collaborator is missing information?

In @pnas.org, Luke Townrow and I show that our closest relatives, bonobos, can track when a partner is knowledgeable or ignorant, and tailor communication accordingly

www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
May 29, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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🎇It's #PubDay for THE HANDBOOK OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY (6e)!🎇

This is the latest edition of the most venerated institution in social psychology, dating back to 1954. Fifty definitive chapters, over 8,000 manuscript pages. (The TOC appears below.)

And: IT'S 100% OPEN-ACCESS: www.the-HSP.com.🧵
May 19, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I'm excited to announce that I just launched my new free online course, The Science of Well-Being for Parents. If you're a mom or dad who wants to feel happier, this class is for you!
You can learn more at: www.drlauriesantos.com/parents. And please repost and share! #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth
May 1, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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This is a new image from #JWST.

The bright points with spikes are stars in the Milky Way.

Everything else is a galaxy.

Everything. Else. Is. A. Galaxy.
April 29, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Such a dream-come-true for this Nerdfighter to chat with the amazing @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social and to partner with him to fight tuberculosis. You can join us in the fight by donating here: givedirectly.org/tb.
April 14, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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Loved recording this episode of The Happiness Lab with the brilliant @lauriesantos.bsky.social. omny.fm/shows/the-ha...

And you can give directly to high TB burden communities at givedirectly.org/tb
How to be Awesome - With Almost no Effort (with John Green) - The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos
Best-selling author John Green wants to see less suck in the world and more awesome - and you can help achieve that right now! John's turned his attention to tuberculosis (TB) - a disease that is fixa...
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April 14, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Join us! Science Homecoming helps scientists reconnect with communities by writing about the importance of science funding in their hometown newspapers. We’ve mapped every small newspaper in the U.S. and provide resources to get you started. Help science get back home 🧪🔬🧬 🏠

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February 18, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Thanks @neillewisjr.bsky.social for this thread— such a needed reminder this weekend.
1/8. This week I had a few different conversations with scholars who, in the face of the attacks on science and institutions of learning in the U.S., are wondering what to do. One suggestion I have is: keep doing your work. It matters in and of itself. Why do I say that? A few reasons.
February 9, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Two of my favorite cognitive scientists @dorsaamir.bsky.social & @chazfirestone.bsky.social go after one of the mind's most intriguing puzzles. Good stuff and work a read!
Does the culture you grow up in shape the way you see the world? In a new Psych Review paper, @chazfirestone.bsky.social & I tackle this centuries-old question using the Müller-Lyer illusion as a case study. Come think through one of history's mysteries with us🧵(1/13):
January 27, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Happy New Year! I'm officially making my switch over to @bsky.app as of today. Here's to a happier 2025, all!
January 1, 2025 at 3:39 PM