Oleg Urminsky
@olegurminsky.bsky.social
Prof @ UChicago Booth. Trying to learn how people think. Not a statistician but not exactly a psychologist either. You kids keep me young.
Find my stuff here: https://home.uchicago.edu/~ourminsky/
Find my stuff here: https://home.uchicago.edu/~ourminsky/
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"ChatGPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, and Grok are serving users propaganda from Russian-backed media when asked about the invasion of Ukraine, new research finds." www.wired.com/story/chatbo...
Chatbots Are Pushing Sanctioned Russian Propaganda
ChatGPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, and Grok are serving users propaganda from Russian-backed media when asked about the invasion of Ukraine, new research finds.
www.wired.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:01 PM
"ChatGPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, and Grok are serving users propaganda from Russian-backed media when asked about the invasion of Ukraine, new research finds." www.wired.com/story/chatbo...
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If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation.
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
October 26, 2025 at 9:03 PM
If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation.
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
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Today's HotFresh recommended paper is:
Pleskac, T. J., Kyung, E. J., Chapman, G. B., & Urminsky, O. (2025). Blinded versus Unblinded Review: A Field Study on the Equity of Peer-Review Processes. Management Science. doi.org/10.1287/mnsc...
Pleskac, T. J., Kyung, E. J., Chapman, G. B., & Urminsky, O. (2025). Blinded versus Unblinded Review: A Field Study on the Equity of Peer-Review Processes. Management Science. doi.org/10.1287/mnsc...
Blinded versus Unblinded Review: A Field Study on the Equity of Peer-Review Processes | Management Science
doi.org
October 22, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Today's HotFresh recommended paper is:
Pleskac, T. J., Kyung, E. J., Chapman, G. B., & Urminsky, O. (2025). Blinded versus Unblinded Review: A Field Study on the Equity of Peer-Review Processes. Management Science. doi.org/10.1287/mnsc...
Pleskac, T. J., Kyung, E. J., Chapman, G. B., & Urminsky, O. (2025). Blinded versus Unblinded Review: A Field Study on the Equity of Peer-Review Processes. Management Science. doi.org/10.1287/mnsc...
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The South Korean Ministry of Defense has awarded medals of merit to 11 officers for disobeying direct orders of superiors during the martial law fiasco, orders that they deemed to be contrary to the constitution and endangerment to democracy.
www.chosun.com/english/nati...
www.chosun.com/english/nati...
National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders
National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders Honored for rejecting illegal orders during martial law, Marine death probe
www.chosun.com
September 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The South Korean Ministry of Defense has awarded medals of merit to 11 officers for disobeying direct orders of superiors during the martial law fiasco, orders that they deemed to be contrary to the constitution and endangerment to democracy.
www.chosun.com/english/nati...
www.chosun.com/english/nati...
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We must stand resolutely against political assassination and political violence of all kinds, and just as resolutely against everyone who exploits acts of violence as the pretext or excuse for political repression of political opponents.
Very, very bad stuff coming from leading right-wingers
September 10, 2025 at 9:12 PM
We must stand resolutely against political assassination and political violence of all kinds, and just as resolutely against everyone who exploits acts of violence as the pretext or excuse for political repression of political opponents.
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Italy is doing something interesting with it's admission to medical school. Anybody with a high school diploma can enrol for the first semester (actually two months of intensive all day coursework). They take three course: Chemistry, Biology, and Physics. Mostly taught remotely.
August 29, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Italy is doing something interesting with it's admission to medical school. Anybody with a high school diploma can enrol for the first semester (actually two months of intensive all day coursework). They take three course: Chemistry, Biology, and Physics. Mostly taught remotely.
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Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), top Dem on the Senate health committee, on this evening's chaos at CDC:
“We cannot let RFK Jr. burn what’s left of the CDC and our other critical health agencies to the ground—he must be fired."
“We cannot let RFK Jr. burn what’s left of the CDC and our other critical health agencies to the ground—he must be fired."
August 28, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), top Dem on the Senate health committee, on this evening's chaos at CDC:
“We cannot let RFK Jr. burn what’s left of the CDC and our other critical health agencies to the ground—he must be fired."
“We cannot let RFK Jr. burn what’s left of the CDC and our other critical health agencies to the ground—he must be fired."
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🧠📝 New research from PBS Professor Tim Pleskac explores the pros and cons of author anonymity in peer review.
🔗 Learn more at the link in our bio.
#psychology #iub #iubloomington #research
🔗 Learn more at the link in our bio.
#psychology #iub #iubloomington #research
August 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM
🧠📝 New research from PBS Professor Tim Pleskac explores the pros and cons of author anonymity in peer review.
🔗 Learn more at the link in our bio.
#psychology #iub #iubloomington #research
🔗 Learn more at the link in our bio.
#psychology #iub #iubloomington #research
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Ruby Sales, who Daniels saved, went on to get degrees at Tuskegee Institute, Manhattanville College, and Princeton University. She's still alive
Daniels' murderer, who killed Daniels and wounded another activist (a Catholic priest), was never convicted and died peacefully in his late 80s
Daniels' murderer, who killed Daniels and wounded another activist (a Catholic priest), was never convicted and died peacefully in his late 80s
Yesterday was the 60th anniversary of a brave man dying for what was right. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonatha...
Jonathan Daniels - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
August 22, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Ruby Sales, who Daniels saved, went on to get degrees at Tuskegee Institute, Manhattanville College, and Princeton University. She's still alive
Daniels' murderer, who killed Daniels and wounded another activist (a Catholic priest), was never convicted and died peacefully in his late 80s
Daniels' murderer, who killed Daniels and wounded another activist (a Catholic priest), was never convicted and died peacefully in his late 80s
A story: 57 years ago, the Soviet Union invaded then Czechoslovakia, to stop the modest liberalization and increased tolerance for western perspectives that had been occuring. The invading soldiers were told that the country needed to be saved from Nazis who had taken over.
August 22, 2025 at 12:06 AM
A story: 57 years ago, the Soviet Union invaded then Czechoslovakia, to stop the modest liberalization and increased tolerance for western perspectives that had been occuring. The invading soldiers were told that the country needed to be saved from Nazis who had taken over.
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Now THIS is field work
Researchers have replicated an ancient and arduous voyage with respect to the settling of the Pacific in a canoe crafted with Paleolithic tools. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Paleolithic seafaring in East Asia: An experimental test of the dugout canoe hypothesis
An experimental voyage suggested the presence of functional boats and advanced navigational skills in the Paleolithic.
www.science.org
June 30, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Now THIS is field work
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Along with his text he sent me this. Ps: Dems, he’s a 21 yr old white male attending college in South Carolina. Get on this. Stat.
June 23, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Along with his text he sent me this. Ps: Dems, he’s a 21 yr old white male attending college in South Carolina. Get on this. Stat.
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Today’s unsigned, unexplained #SCOTUS ruling clearing the way for removals of migrants to third countries without any additional process is a disaster—not just on the merits, but because of the government misbehavior that it not only refuses to punish, but effectively rewards.
Me, via “One First”:
Me, via “One First”:
161. The Court's Disastrous Ruling in the Third-Country Removal Case
The majority did not just greenlight an especially odious immigration policy without any explanation; it did so in a case in which the government defied the district court—twice—with no consequence.
www.stevevladeck.com
June 23, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Today’s unsigned, unexplained #SCOTUS ruling clearing the way for removals of migrants to third countries without any additional process is a disaster—not just on the merits, but because of the government misbehavior that it not only refuses to punish, but effectively rewards.
Me, via “One First”:
Me, via “One First”:
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The thing about the Khalil case is that it's very very good that he's free now but you can't have it take three months between "the government kidnaps you off the street for no basis reason whatsoever" and "a judge makes them let you go." You just can't.
June 21, 2025 at 12:11 AM
The thing about the Khalil case is that it's very very good that he's free now but you can't have it take three months between "the government kidnaps you off the street for no basis reason whatsoever" and "a judge makes them let you go." You just can't.
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Sorting matters! @ericjjohnson.bsky.social @olegurminsky.bsky.social @katymilkman.bsky.social @angeladuckworth.bsky.social
What will best #nudge people to buy healthier #food online?
- #Nutrition visual aids
- Customizable #search
- "Sort by" #defaults
In one experiment, only changing default sorting from alphabetical to healthiness helped (N ≅ 1k).
doi.org/10.1016/j.fo...
#webDev #edu #health
- #Nutrition visual aids
- Customizable #search
- "Sort by" #defaults
In one experiment, only changing default sorting from alphabetical to healthiness helped (N ≅ 1k).
doi.org/10.1016/j.fo...
#webDev #edu #health
June 20, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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If you are an academic institution that has a dismissed ACIP member- it is time to grow a spine. Not speaking out will not spare you from this administration, but speaking out will at least shed light on what is happening to people who are not aware.
June 11, 2025 at 1:44 AM
If you are an academic institution that has a dismissed ACIP member- it is time to grow a spine. Not speaking out will not spare you from this administration, but speaking out will at least shed light on what is happening to people who are not aware.
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The military isn’t being employed to carry out an immigration policy.
The immigration policy, and especially the way the administration is choosing to carry it out, is an excuse to call out the military.
The immigration policy, and especially the way the administration is choosing to carry it out, is an excuse to call out the military.
June 8, 2025 at 3:00 AM
The military isn’t being employed to carry out an immigration policy.
The immigration policy, and especially the way the administration is choosing to carry it out, is an excuse to call out the military.
The immigration policy, and especially the way the administration is choosing to carry it out, is an excuse to call out the military.
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The June issue of JCR is now up on consumerresearcher.com, with a special section on "Gen AI and Consumer Research".
June 5, 2025 at 1:03 AM
The June issue of JCR is now up on consumerresearcher.com, with a special section on "Gen AI and Consumer Research".
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Heavily armed paramilitary forces stormed a local San Diego restaurant today, deployed stun grenades against a crowd of onlookers, and kidnapped a handful of kitchen workers.
May 31, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Heavily armed paramilitary forces stormed a local San Diego restaurant today, deployed stun grenades against a crowd of onlookers, and kidnapped a handful of kitchen workers.
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Deporting a gay man to Russia is beyond horrific, and yet this admin is happy to do it.
And the verbal abuse he describes is abhorrent; and not new. Guards at detention centers, jails, and prisons get away with crap like this all the time. It’s appalling, it’s not new under Trump, just worse now.
And the verbal abuse he describes is abhorrent; and not new. Guards at detention centers, jails, and prisons get away with crap like this all the time. It’s appalling, it’s not new under Trump, just worse now.
May 31, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Deporting a gay man to Russia is beyond horrific, and yet this admin is happy to do it.
And the verbal abuse he describes is abhorrent; and not new. Guards at detention centers, jails, and prisons get away with crap like this all the time. It’s appalling, it’s not new under Trump, just worse now.
And the verbal abuse he describes is abhorrent; and not new. Guards at detention centers, jails, and prisons get away with crap like this all the time. It’s appalling, it’s not new under Trump, just worse now.
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Trump administration: We’ll beat China by destroying everything that makes us competitive with China.
Presidential budget is out. Here's NSF. Biggest cut, by amount, is $1 billion, or 66.8%, from MPS (Physics & Math directorate). nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/00-NSF...
May 31, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Trump administration: We’ll beat China by destroying everything that makes us competitive with China.
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There are 2 previous historical cases of countries destroying their science and universities, crippling them for decades: Lysenkoism in the USSR and Nazi Germany. The Trump administration will be the 3rd.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.
May 31, 2025 at 4:43 AM
There are 2 previous historical cases of countries destroying their science and universities, crippling them for decades: Lysenkoism in the USSR and Nazi Germany. The Trump administration will be the 3rd.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.
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now is the time for universities to announce that they collectively will not disenroll any international student who has their visa revoked, and that they will ensure remote degree completion is possible
May 29, 2025 at 12:40 AM
now is the time for universities to announce that they collectively will not disenroll any international student who has their visa revoked, and that they will ensure remote degree completion is possible
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“This cunning strategy of hiding in plain sight and constantly wandering around in remote locations by myself where I could have been easily dispatched and left for the vultures worked brilliantly.” prospect.org/world/2025-0...
How I Survived White Genocide in South Africa
To be safe: Live openly among Black folks, wander around by yourself, and take public transport everywhere.
prospect.org
May 26, 2025 at 10:52 PM
“This cunning strategy of hiding in plain sight and constantly wandering around in remote locations by myself where I could have been easily dispatched and left for the vultures worked brilliantly.” prospect.org/world/2025-0...