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Diego Reinero, Ph.D.

@diegoreinero.bsky.social
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MindCORE postdoctoral research fellow @Penn studying how moral and political views change through conversations and social networks

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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I am excited to be speaking at the #SPSP2027 Moral Psychology Pre-conference! The lineup of speakers is fantastic. Bravo to @diegoreinero.bsky.social @jowylie.bsky.social and @kylefiore.bsky.social for putting this together. If anyone wants to connect at SPSP, just email me a week before SPSP
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Diego Reinero, Ph.D. @diegoreinero.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
🚨Excited to announce the return of the Moral Psychology pre-conference at #SPSP2027! 🚨 We sold out last year, and with this year’s incredible speaker lineup, we expect the same. Submit your poster or data blitz abstract by Oct. 8! spsp.wufoo.com/forms/2027-p... There’s a best poster award!
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Mark Thornton @markthornton.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The psychology job market may be showing some early signs of regaining strength, relative to last year. A week ago last year, fewer than 200 jobs had been listed - today, it is nearly 300, a figure we didn't hit till early October in '25. #psychjobs #neurojobs #academicjobs
Bar graph showing the number of academic jobs in psychology by area over the years from 2007-2026.
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Nadia Brashier @nadiabrashier.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Attaching third-party fact-checks to false news reduces both belief and sharing. But do people want to see this context? In a new preprint, @jaewkwon.bsky.social and I find that people choose to read fact-checks nearly 80% of the time. 1/9 osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/84d7h
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Allie Sinclair @asinclair.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Excited to share this work on moral reframing of climate change, led by @diegoreinero.bsky.social! Against common assumptions, liberals & conservatives often choose the same top moral value. Personalizing messaging to one’s top value works, but misassuming based on partisan assumptions backfires!
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Diego Reinero, Ph.D. @diegoreinero.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
🚨 New preprint out! 🚨 We’ve spent years assuming liberals and conservatives prioritize fundamentally different moral values—and designing persuasive messages based on that assumption. Our data suggest there's more to the story, and that making that assumption can backfire.
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Jordan Wylie @jowylie.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Interested in joining the 2027 SPSP Morality Preconference Committee? You would serve for 2 years, including this upcoming year with @diegoreinero.bsky.social and me. Applications via this link: forms.gle/NvMc9KuzsRxL... Due 5/15
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Morality Preconference Organizer Interest Form
We're recruiting organizers for the Morality Preconference! Please fill out this form if you're interested in serving in this role. We are looking for folks interested in serving on the committee fo...
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Diego Reinero, Ph.D. @diegoreinero.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Organizing the Moral Psychology pre-conference at @spspnews.bsky.social w @jowylie.bsky.social has been a joy. We've had amazing turnout, fantastic talks and posters, networking and community building. It's become one of the most popular pre-conferences at SPSP, and is ever more interdisciplinary.
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Jordan Wylie @jowylie.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
a little late but I had a great time at #SPSP2026! super thankful to @diegoreinero.bsky.social and all who contributed to (via amazing talks) and attended the morality precon—it was a huge success! also thankful to the members of the wylab who each presented ongoing work at the lab's inaugural SPSP
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Adi Wiezel, Ph.D. @awiezel.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
@diegoreinero.bsky.social presented some thought-provoking work at #SPSP2026 showing that American partisans seem to be most attitudinally polarized on climate issues, in particular.
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Abby Cassario @abbycassario.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Thanks to everyone who came to our symposium on moralized politics during the *last session* of @spspnews.bsky.social 2026. We are so grateful for your feedback and questions! And I’m especially grateful to @diegoreinero.bsky.social, Paul Teas and @jakewomick.bsky.social for sharing their cool work!
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Diego Reinero, Ph.D. @diegoreinero.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
A packed room turned out for the Moral Psychology pre-conference at @spspnews.bsky.social. As co-organizers @jowylie.bsky.social and I were thrilled!
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Diego Reinero, Ph.D. @diegoreinero.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
The northeast blizzard ain't stopping us! You won't want to miss the Moral Psychology Pre-conference at @spspnews.bsky.social in Chicago this week! It should be an incredible day of sharing research and networking. Hope to see you there.
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Diego Reinero, Ph.D. @diegoreinero.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Excited to be giving a talk at #SPSP2026 in Chicago on this terrific symposium. Our symposium explores how moralized political thinking emerges, how it polarizes and divides, and how it can be reduced. Come check it out!
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Abby Cassario @abbycassario.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
In #polarized times, #morality fuels not just strong attitudes, but deep social divides. At #SPSP2026, our symposium “Moral Minds in Polarized Times” explores how moralized political thinking emerges, how it polarizes, and how it can be reduced. Join us Sat. 2/28 at 3:30pm. 🧵
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Diego Reinero, Ph.D. @diegoreinero.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Early-bird registration for our Moral Psychology pre-conference at SPSP ends Jan 22! Register here: spsp.org/events/annua... Don't miss this incredible lineup of speakers (plus some terrific data blitz talks and posters) and networking with this fantastic community! See you in Chicago next month!
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Dani Cosme @dcosme.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
It was a delight to share insights from our research on youth voting with @asc.upenn.edu on behalf of my fabulous collaborators @curse10.bsky.social @asinclair.bsky.social @diegoreinero.bsky.social @falklab.bsky.social!
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Diego Reinero, Ph.D. @diegoreinero.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
💥New preprint!💥 For democracy to be truly representative we need to include many more voices. But young voters (18-25yo) face unique barriers and are often overlooked. We describe these barriers, and propose a psychologically-informed approach to support and increase voter turnout among youth.
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Dani Cosme @dcosme.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Young voters played a key role in elections across the country last week. It’s fantastic to see record turnout in so many communities AND we still have so much room to grow! For ideas on how to motivate and support youth to vote check out our new commentary: osf.io/kyzh9_v1 Key points in 🧵
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Diego Reinero, Ph.D. @diegoreinero.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
UPenn's MindCORE Postdoctoral Fellowship is accepting applications (due Dec 1)! mindcore.sas.upenn.edu/post-doctora... Funding is available for 3 years. Fellows receive ~$70k in salary, $20k in a research/travel budget, assistance in relocation (e.g., $5k), and benefits.
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Diego Reinero, Ph.D. @diegoreinero.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
AI chatbots are sycophantic— a propensity to people-please. It’s like a genius with imposter syndrome, who always defers to the user and assumes the user is correct. With a dash of hallucination. A real misunderstood genius! www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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AI chatbots are sycophants — researchers say it's harming science
Nature asked researchers who use artificial intelligence how its propensity for people-pleasing affects their work — and what they are doing to mitigate it.
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Diego Reinero, Ph.D. @diegoreinero.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Interesting! Although it actually looks like the proportion of political tweets that a user posts—not their *potential exposure* to toxic tweets by accounts they follow—is the strongest consistent predictor of a user's likelihood of posting BOTH impolite or intolerant tweets.
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Diego Reinero, Ph.D. @diegoreinero.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Last day to submit an abstract for a poster or data blitz talk at the Moral Psychology pre-conference at #SPSP2026! Submit here by Oct 23 at 11:59pm PT: t.co/k3aOQsySSh. It's a can't miss lineup! Registration is now open too; sign up before we sell out (we did last year)! spsp.org/events/annua...
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Jordan Wylie @jowylie.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Only 9 days left to submit!! Come join us in Chicago in Feb!
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Diego Reinero, Ph.D. @diegoreinero.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
🚨Excited to announce the full-day Moral Psychology pre-conference at #SPSP2026! We sold out last year, and with this year’s incredible speaker lineup, we expect the same. Submit your poster or data blitz abstract by Oct. 23! spsp.wufoo.com/forms/2026-p... There’s a best poster award!
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Julia Marshall @juliamarshall.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
🥳🥳 New paper in @nathumbehav.nature.com: “When development constricts our moral circle." Contrary to popular belief, younger kids may start out with broader moral circles than older ones. Check it out here 👉 rdcu.be/eoaSe w/ @mattiwilks.bsky.social @karrineldner.bsky.social & Lucius Caviola
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When development constricts our moral circle
Nature Human Behaviour - Although many believe our moral circles expand with age, this Perspective discusses an early-emerging tendency to care for others.
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Setayesh Radkani @setayeshradkani.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
🚨Out in PNAS🚨 with @joshtenenbaum.bsky.social & @rebeccasaxe.bsky.social Punishment, even when intended to teach norms and change minds for the good, may backfire. Our computational cognitive model explains why! Paper: tinyurl.com/yc7fs4x7 News: tinyurl.com/3h3446wu 🧵
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Eliana Hadjiandreou @elianahadtime.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Why do we derogate effective altruists, activists, & other radically prosocial individuals? In new work, we discuss how doing good that deviates from social norms gets stigmatized. New preprint w/ @dcameron.bsky.social @tlau.bsky.social @desmond-ong.bsky.social: osf.io/preprints/ps...
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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
I'm excited to share the news that our climate change project won the @spspnews.bsky.social Robert Cialdini Prize for a "paper that uses field methods and demonstrates the relevance of social psychology to outside groups and communities"! You can read it here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Diego Reinero, Ph.D. @diegoreinero.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
🚨Excited to announce the full-day Moral Psychology pre-conference at #SPSP2026! We sold out last year, and with this year’s incredible speaker lineup, we expect the same. Submit your poster or data blitz abstract by Oct. 23! spsp.wufoo.com/forms/2026-p... There’s a best poster award!
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Allie Sinclair @asinclair.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
🌟 Excited to share that I'm recruiting PhD students in Psychology for my new lab at Rice University this cycle (Signal boost appreciated!) To learn more, check out the Learning & Behavior Change Lab website: www.sinclairlab-rice.com Applications are due Dec 1st: psychology.rice.edu/graduate/pro...
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Sinclair Lab
The Learning & Behavior Change Lab at Rice University, directed by Dr. Sinclair
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Allie Sinclair @asinclair.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
In this @pnas.org Letter, we respond to a comment on our paper about behavioral interventions to motivate action on climate change. In new analyses exploring individual differences, we find that our leading interventions were effective across the political spectrum. 🧵⤵️ www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10....
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Allie Sinclair @asinclair.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Original paper here. @falklab.bsky.social @michaelemann.bsky.social @dcosme.bsky.social @diegoreinero.bsky.social @curse10.bsky.social www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Behavioral interventions motivate action to address climate change | PNAS
Mitigating climate change requires urgent action at individual, collective, and institutional levels. However, individuals may fail to act because ...
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Mark Thornton @markthornton.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
The psych job market may not be dead... but it is gravely injured 😬 So far it's looking like the Trump administration's attacks on higher ed/research are going to have more than 2x the impact on the job market as the covid-19 pandemic. #psychjobs #neurojobs #academicjobs
Bar plot showing the number of psychology jobs posted each year by area. There are major dips in 2020 due to covid, and in 2025 (now).
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Allie Sinclair @asinclair.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
In this letter in @pnas.org, we respond to a comment on our recent paper. Although multiple factors shape whether we act on our intentions, intentions are valuable precursors of behavior that can guide the iterative development of behavior change interventions. www.pnas.org/doi/epub/10....
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Diego Reinero, Ph.D. @diegoreinero.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Cool new paper in PNAS from @vanessachg.bsky.social et al. When it comes to moral dilemmas, LLM's: 1) are more altruistic than humans 2) exhibit a stronger omission bias than humans 3) are biased toward answering "no" These biases may come from fine-tuning. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
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Diego Reinero, Ph.D. @diegoreinero.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
New paper suggests economists’ political preferences may influence their writing/work. E.g., Papers on the left imply a higher optimal top tax rate (77%) vs. ones on the right (60%), though note our actual federal top tax rate is just 37%. What should we takeaway? academic.oup.com/ej/article/1...
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Political Language in Economics
Abstract. Does academic writing in economics reflect the political orientation of economists? We use machine learning to measure partisanship in academic e
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Diego Reinero, Ph.D. @diegoreinero.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
That being said, scientists are people too. Read Helen Longino's "Science as Social Knowledge" for a nice discussion of the inherent subjectivity of science. jstor.org/stable/j.ctv.... So we shouldn't be that surprised by this latest econ paper's finding.
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Science as Social Knowledge: Values and Objectivity in Scientific Inquiry on JSTOR
Conventional wisdom has it that the sciences, properly pursued, constitute a pure, value-free method of obtaining knowledge about the natural world. In light o...
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Tom Costello @tomcostello.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
🚨New WP🚨 Can AI do "deep canvassing"—the time-intensive, empathic persuasive dialogues that durably reduce prejudice when done by humans? Spoiler: Yes! We find durable reduction in prejudice toward undocumented immigrants LLMs make deep canvassing possible at massive scale osf.io/preprints/os...
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Daniel Gilbert @danielgilbert.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Since 1954, "The Handbook of Social Psychology" has been the field’s most authoritative reference work, and today is the launch of the 6th edition with 50 new chapters by 100 leading scholars. Best news? The HSP is now an open-access public resource—free to read, download, and share. the-hsp.com
Cover of the Handbook of Social Psychology 6th edition 2025
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Diego Reinero, Ph.D. @diegoreinero.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
🚨Excited to see our new paper out in @pnas.org led by @asinclair.bsky.social!🚨 We tested 17 psychological interventions head-to-head in a “tournament” to see what motivated people to take action and share info about climate change. Winners depicted here for brevity; read our paper for details!
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Allie Sinclair @asinclair.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
What motivates people to take action and share info about climate change? We tested 17 psychological interventions in a tournament—Discover the winners in our new paper! Out now in @pnas.org w/ @falklab.bsky.social, @michaelemann.bsky.social, & team. Thread ⤵️ 1/9 www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Behavioral interventions motivate action to address climate change | PNAS
Mitigating climate change requires urgent action at individual, collective, and institutional levels. However, individuals may fail to act because ...
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Dorsa Amir @dorsaamir.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Wanted to share a handy little resource with you all (especially those in dev psych) — my lab & I made a "journal submission cheat sheet" that summarizes article types, word limits, & other requirements for the journals we typically submit to. Link below 👇🏼 docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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Margaret Mitchell @mmitchell.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
👉 👈 Meta announced that they're changing their models to reduce "left-leaning [political] bias"--that means leaning them to the political "right". Lots to unpack about what that might mean. So I ran a quick "shot in the dark" study...and found a *political right* bias in Meta models. Some notes.🧵
Barchart showing meta-llama/Meta-Llama-3-8B, meta-llama/Llama-3.1-70B, meta-llama/Llama-3.1-70B-Instruct. Each model has two bars, a blue one saying PRO-LEFT and a red one saying PRO-RIGHT. The PRO-RIGHT bars on higher than the PRO-LEFT in all of them.
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Michael Bang Petersen @m-b-petersen.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
This statement from the NSF is insane. Science is, in essence, designed to separate the true from the false. Understanding how falsehoods spread is key to the scientific endeavor. It is not a violation of free speech to be proven wrong.
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Lisa Fazio @lkfazio.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Can confirm that my NSF grant "How False Beliefs Form & How to Correct Them" was cancelled today because it is "not in alignment with current NSF priorities" Shocking that understanding how people are misled by false information is now a forbidden topic. Our work will continue but at a smaller scale
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Diego Reinero, Ph.D. @diegoreinero.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Moral Psych community: @jowylie.bsky.social & I will be organizing the pre-con at SPSP again! This past year was sold-out and we expect next year to be even bigger! Who do you YOU want to hear from next year? Recommend a speaker with this quick form: tinyurl.com/moralpsychrecs
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Diego Reinero, Ph.D. @diegoreinero.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Using GPS data from 220,000+ Lyft drivers in Florida to look at actual speeding behavior (not just police reports), Aggarwal et al find: White & Minority drivers drive similarly, BUT minority drivers were 33% more likely to be cited for speeding + paid 34% more money in fines.
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Evan Peck @peck.phd · 20/11/2024
Trying something new: A 🧵 on a topic I find many students struggle with: "why do their 📊 look more professional than my 📊?" It's *lots* of tiny decisions that aren't the defaults in many libraries, so let's break down 1 simple graph by @jburnmurdoch.bsky.social 🔗 www.ft.com/content/73a1...
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Diego Reinero, Ph.D. @diegoreinero.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Nearly 90% of US Christian religious leaders believe that humans are contributing to climate change. Yet most never talk about it with their congregation (and US Christians underestimate the prevalence of this belief among their leaders). But misperception corrections help!
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