Thomas Talhelm
@thomastalhelm.bsky.social
I'm an associate professor of behavioral science at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. I also founded Smart Air, a social enterprise dedicated to making low-cost air purifiers and teaching people how to build their own.
Great picture of that workshop!
November 5, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Great picture of that workshop!
Thanks for the shout out! 😀
November 3, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Thanks for the shout out! 😀
Here's the free paper download:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
<p>Moving to Wheat-Farming Regions Increases Analytic Thought, but Moving to Cities Does Not: A Three-Wave Longitudinal Study</p>
Does moving to a new environment change people's cultural thought style? We tracked the cultural thought style of 1,462 university students at 18 sites over tim
papers.ssrn.com
November 2, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Here's the free paper download:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
What does the Eco Game test?
October 29, 2025 at 5:12 PM
What does the Eco Game test?
Interesting! Also, "pecuniary recompence" is a mouthful.
October 22, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Interesting! Also, "pecuniary recompence" is a mouthful.
I wrote "Pacific Northwest" before seeing your comment. Great minds think alike. 😉
October 21, 2025 at 2:07 PM
I wrote "Pacific Northwest" before seeing your comment. Great minds think alike. 😉
Yes! Raincoat feels more outdoorsy, more rugged, more Pacific Northwest. Umbrella feels more urban, more refined.
October 21, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Yes! Raincoat feels more outdoorsy, more rugged, more Pacific Northwest. Umbrella feels more urban, more refined.
Thanks for the kind words! I think this is a neat dataset - really rare to see in our field with these measures.
October 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Thanks for the kind words! I think this is a neat dataset - really rare to see in our field with these measures.
We're accepting data-blitz talks and posters. The deadline is this Thursday (October 23).
October 19, 2025 at 2:19 PM
We're accepting data-blitz talks and posters. The deadline is this Thursday (October 23).
Right on! I got my Covid shot back in September before I started teaching. 💪 Going to get my flu shot soon.
October 18, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Right on! I got my Covid shot back in September before I started teaching. 💪 Going to get my flu shot soon.
Boundaries. I need boundaries for this safe space.
October 16, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Boundaries. I need boundaries for this safe space.
Tagging @tongrongtian.bsky.social for his hard work on the project! 💪
October 14, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Tagging @tongrongtian.bsky.social for his hard work on the project! 💪