Jonathan Berman @jzberman.bsky.social · 04/04/2026The internet feeds confirmation bias. LLMs (at their best) correct for it. Take Hypochondria: The Internet → you’re dying LLMs → you’re probably fine 010
Reposted by Jonathan BermanSociety for Personality and Social Psychology @spspnews.bsky.social · 21/11/2025📈Most people are interested in improving themselves, but why do they show less interest in improving moral traits? New research suggests that this is because they believe nonmoral improvements have a bigger impact on their well-being. Read more in #PSPB: ow.ly/E6zX50XuYGh 051
Reposted by Jonathan BermanJessie Sun @jessiesun.bsky.social · 21/11/2025New paper with @jzberman.bsky.social finally out! 052
Jonathan Berman @jzberman.bsky.social · 30/09/2025Becoming increasingly convinced that happiness peaks around age two. 000
Reposted by Jonathan BermanTamkinat Rauf @tsrauf.bsky.social · 29/09/2025Life satisfaction mostly declines with age. Previous findings (esp. the famous U-shaped age-SWB trajectory) were artifacts of misspecified models. doi.org/10.1093/esr/... 1016651
Reposted by Jonathan BermanJulia M. Rohrer @dingdingpeng.the100.ci · 29/09/2025Looks like my favorite paper on the age trajectory of happiness is finally out!!! So happy for the authors. Go check it out, it’s great.media.tenor.coma close up of a man 's face with the words `` it 's done '' written on the bottom .ALT: a close up of a man 's face with the words `` it 's done '' written on the bottom . 710419
Jonathan Berman @jzberman.bsky.social · 24/09/2025A "nationally represented sample" is often nationally represented on a small number of dimensions, and unrepresentative on a great many dimensions. It's the data equivalent of a film that is "based on a true story." 010
Jonathan Berman @jzberman.bsky.social · 11/01/2025Traveling to cities off season (i.e., in bad weather) is supremely underrated. Easy access to restaurants and culture, little overcrowding/fewer tourists, and cheaper transportation fares. So many benefits. 110
Jonathan Berman @jzberman.bsky.social · 24/11/2024There’s a big difference between results that are surprising and results that are mundane. So much rests on latter. Not that much rests on the former. 010
Jonathan Berman @jzberman.bsky.social · 13/12/2023All newspapers should be required to replace the term “non binding pledge” with “pinky swear”. 010
Reposted by Jonathan BermanBJKS Podcast @bjkspod.bsky.social · 04/12/20231/n Trying out Blue Sky Would be fantastic if some former guests could retweet/whatever you call it here, so I'm not starting from scratch again @matthiasnau.bsky.social @jzberman.bsky.social @eikofried.bsky.social @katejj.bsky.social @erikwengstrom.bsky.social @jacobbellmund.bsky.social 21114
Reposted by Jonathan BermanBrian Nosek @briannosek.bsky.social · 21/11/2023I used to worry about my low confidence in my research until it struck me that I am supposed to have low confidence--that's why I am doing the research. Now I worry when I don't have that feeling. Here's a brilliant one page essay on the theme: journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/... 3316
Jonathan Berman @jzberman.bsky.social · 17/11/2023Currently resisting the urge to start every paragraph of a review by saying “And another thing!” 080
