Paul Bloom
@paulbloomatyale.bsky.social
Psychologist who studies and writes about human nature—including morality, pleasure, and religion. Sustack: https://smallpotatoes.paulbloom.net/
Who says you can't have fun when writing a new course proposal?
September 9, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Who says you can't have fun when writing a new course proposal?
I'd die before using this designer.
September 9, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I'd die before using this designer.
This New Yorker essay about New Yorker fact-checkers is terrific.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
September 7, 2025 at 8:58 PM
This New Yorker essay about New Yorker fact-checkers is terrific.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
I’m going a bit outside my comfort zone here, but I'm sure this will be a lot of fun. If you’re in Chicago and decide to attend, come by and say hello!
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-digita...
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September 2, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I’m going a bit outside my comfort zone here, but I'm sure this will be a lot of fun. If you’re in Chicago and decide to attend, come by and say hello!
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-digita...
cid:f_mf1a5a9u0
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-digita...
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The most Canadian headline ever.
August 23, 2025 at 1:08 PM
The most Canadian headline ever.
June 23, 2025 at 1:38 PM
"Shamanism" by @manvir.bsky.social is now out. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/730339.... It's a deep, original, and fun book—highly recommended. My blurb:
May 20, 2025 at 6:06 PM
"Shamanism" by @manvir.bsky.social is now out. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/730339.... It's a deep, original, and fun book—highly recommended. My blurb:
The cover of the French translation of my book "Psych: The Story of the Human Mind" looks like a very unflattering biography of me.
March 29, 2025 at 2:06 AM
The cover of the French translation of my book "Psych: The Story of the Human Mind" looks like a very unflattering biography of me.
Are women morally wonderful? Excited by this paper, with
@jowylie.bsky.social, @anagantman.bsky.social, @lianeleeyoung.bsky.social, Peter Mende-Siedlecki, and Heleni Singer.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
@jowylie.bsky.social, @anagantman.bsky.social, @lianeleeyoung.bsky.social, Peter Mende-Siedlecki, and Heleni Singer.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
March 10, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Are women morally wonderful? Excited by this paper, with
@jowylie.bsky.social, @anagantman.bsky.social, @lianeleeyoung.bsky.social, Peter Mende-Siedlecki, and Heleni Singer.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
@jowylie.bsky.social, @anagantman.bsky.social, @lianeleeyoung.bsky.social, Peter Mende-Siedlecki, and Heleni Singer.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
February 17, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Claude nicely recovers, noting, "No actual centipedes were interviewed for research!"
February 16, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Claude nicely recovers, noting, "No actual centipedes were interviewed for research!"
So I'm a big fan of Claude, and anyone can goof up, but this did make me laugh.
February 16, 2025 at 3:02 PM
So I'm a big fan of Claude, and anyone can goof up, but this did make me laugh.
Looking forward to talking with @kurtjgray.bsky.social tomorrow night!
January 22, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Looking forward to talking with @kurtjgray.bsky.social tomorrow night!
Moral psychology postdoc opportunity at the University of Toronto! Please repost, and pass on to anyone you think might be interested.
December 4, 2024 at 11:52 PM
Moral psychology postdoc opportunity at the University of Toronto! Please repost, and pass on to anyone you think might be interested.
Here's what I said about the results in a Substack post after the poll came out.
smallpotatoes.paulbloom.net/p/blood-is-t...
(paid, but I'll release a free version tomorrow) (2/2)
smallpotatoes.paulbloom.net/p/blood-is-t...
(paid, but I'll release a free version tomorrow) (2/2)
December 2, 2024 at 2:19 AM
Here's what I said about the results in a Substack post after the poll came out.
smallpotatoes.paulbloom.net/p/blood-is-t...
(paid, but I'll release a free version tomorrow) (2/2)
smallpotatoes.paulbloom.net/p/blood-is-t...
(paid, but I'll release a free version tomorrow) (2/2)
In light of Biden's decision to pardon his son, here are the results of a Twitter poll from six months ago (1/2).
December 2, 2024 at 2:19 AM
In light of Biden's decision to pardon his son, here are the results of a Twitter poll from six months ago (1/2).
Many people are extremely upset about the election results, and others are ecstatic. These reactions make sense, but as a reminder that things don't always work out as expected, here's my favorite Taoist story.
November 7, 2024 at 11:10 PM
Many people are extremely upset about the election results, and others are ecstatic. These reactions make sense, but as a reminder that things don't always work out as expected, here's my favorite Taoist story.
New Substack!
forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/Cuu4Jj...
forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/Cuu4Jj...
December 27, 2023 at 2:58 PM
New Substack!
forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/Cuu4Jj...
forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/Cuu4Jj...
New post: Book recommendations from the last two years or so!
smallpotatoes.paulbloom.net/p/my-favorit...
smallpotatoes.paulbloom.net/p/my-favorit...
December 18, 2023 at 3:19 PM
New post: Book recommendations from the last two years or so!
smallpotatoes.paulbloom.net/p/my-favorit...
smallpotatoes.paulbloom.net/p/my-favorit...
New Substack!
smallpotatoes.paulbloom.net/p/the-best-g...
smallpotatoes.paulbloom.net/p/the-best-g...
December 11, 2023 at 1:30 PM
New Substack!
smallpotatoes.paulbloom.net/p/the-best-g...
smallpotatoes.paulbloom.net/p/the-best-g...
Postdoc opportunity to work in my lab at the University of Toronto. Please spread the word! (this is a corrected version of the last post, which had the start date wrong):
December 10, 2023 at 5:24 PM
Postdoc opportunity to work in my lab at the University of Toronto. Please spread the word! (this is a corrected version of the last post, which had the start date wrong):
Postdoc opportunity to work in my lab at the University of Toronto. Please spread the word!
December 9, 2023 at 10:19 PM
Postdoc opportunity to work in my lab at the University of Toronto. Please spread the word!
New Substack:
open.substack.com/pub/paulbloo...
open.substack.com/pub/paulbloo...
December 5, 2023 at 2:00 PM
New Substack:
open.substack.com/pub/paulbloo...
open.substack.com/pub/paulbloo...
New Substack:
smallpotatoes.paulbloom.net/p/the-experi...
smallpotatoes.paulbloom.net/p/the-experi...
November 20, 2023 at 5:18 PM
New Substack:
smallpotatoes.paulbloom.net/p/the-experi...
smallpotatoes.paulbloom.net/p/the-experi...
New Substack: Envy and how to defeat it
smallpotatoes.paulbloom.net/p/the-worst-...
smallpotatoes.paulbloom.net/p/the-worst-...
November 13, 2023 at 1:56 PM
New Substack: Envy and how to defeat it
smallpotatoes.paulbloom.net/p/the-worst-...
smallpotatoes.paulbloom.net/p/the-worst-...