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Museum of Science @museumofscience.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Want first access to Jacob Collier, The Happiness Lab with @lauriesantos.bsky.social, and Paul Rosolie up close? Member presale is officially live! Be among the very first to get a chance to purchase tickets to unforgettable events at the William and Charlotte Bloomberg Public Science Common.
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Dylan Gee, PhD @dylanggee.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
The CANDLab at Yale is hiring a new full-time research assistant! Excellent opportunity to gain post-bacc experience before applying to PhD programs in child and adolescent clinical psychology and neuroscience. 🧠 candlab.yale.edu/sites/default/files/downloads/YaleCANDLab_RA_2026.pdf
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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
A new article in Nature Medicine found that social connections were a surprisingly powerful predictor of a long life. Living with a partner was roughly as beneficial as exercise. www.powerofusnewsletter.com/p/debunking-...
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Edutopia @edutopia.org · 07/02/2026
Teachers: Ever feel like you don’t have time to do what you need to do? ⏰ “We often think about affluence when it comes to money, but not time,” explains Yale professor and cognitive scientist @lauriesantos.bsky.social, “and social scientists are learning that it’s really important.” 🧵1/7
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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
A new study of the last 50 years of US pop music shows “a significant increase in stress-related language, alongside declines in positive sentiment and lyrical complexity.”
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Societal crises disrupt long-term increases in stress, negativity, and simplicity in US Billboard song lyrics from 1973 to 2023 - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Societal crises disrupt long-term increases in stress, negativity, and simplicity in US Billboard song lyrics from 1973 to 2023
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Jeff Greene @jeffgreene.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Meta-analysis shows autonomy-supportive parenting is positively related to child well-being and psychologically controlling parenting is predicts child ill-being. Effects hold across regions of the world & various measures of cultural ideas. #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky doi.org/10.1037/amp0...
Screenshot of title page of an article published in "American Psychologist" titled "Disentangling Autonomy-Supportive and Psychologically Controlling Parenting: A Meta-Analysis of Self-Determination Theory’s Dual Process Model Across Cultures."
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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
These are the 25 most frequently reported risky choices in life: More of the big ones are occupational or financial--like accepting or quitting a job. The biggest social risk is getting married. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Matt Coleman @matt--coleman.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
#PodsFightPoverty is live! This holiday season, @givingmultiplier.bsky.social is partnering with @give-directly.bsky.social for a one-of-a-kind fundraiser to lift three entire Rwandan villages out of extreme poverty. Giving Multiplier is boosting first-time donations with a 50% match! (1/2)
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Matt Coleman @matt--coleman.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
More than 30 amazing podcast hosts have joined forces to raise $1 million, sending cash directly to over 700 families. Thank you to Prof. Laurie Santos (@lauriesantos.bsky.social) for leading the way and all participating podcasts! Learn more: www.givedirectly.org/pods (2/2)
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Pods Fight Poverty: 1.5x your impact for 700+ families in Rwanda | GiveDirectly & Giving Multiplier
Join us in sending life-changing cash to 700+ Rwandan families, with your favorite podcasters helping deliver ~$1,100 per family to spend on what they need most. While match funds last, your donation ...
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Sydney Levine @sydneylevine.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
I'm recruiting a grad student! My lab at NYU (psych dept) studies the computational basis of moral cognition and aims to build AI systems that are aligned with human values. Now admitting a PhD student for Fall 2026. Apps due 12/1. sites.google.com/corp/site/sy...
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Sydney Levine - Open Positions
Graduate Students (PhD program) I will be accepting PhD students through the NYU psychology department for the current application cycle (for admission in Fall 2026). My lab is joint between the Co...
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Juliet Schor @julietschor.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Thank you @lauriesantos.bsky.social It was such a privilege to have this conversation. I loved being on your pod!
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Sam McDougle @actlab.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
📣 🚨 Yale Psychology has 3 searches this year! Links below: Quantitative link: apply.interfolio.com/171903 Social link: apply.interfolio.com/171989 Clinical link: apply.interfolio.com/171970
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Rich Roll @richroll.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
Lasting happiness doesn’t always come from external shifts—it comes from within. An excerpt from my conversation with @lauriesantos.bsky.social. Episode 919. Watch here: bit.ly/LaurieSantos919 ✌🏼🌱 – Rich
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Steve Most @sbmost.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
If you teach psychology — or really any subject — this growing thread is one of the most valuable resources I've seen. Thanks, @amiyake.bsky.social!
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Chris Krupenye @chriskrupenye.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Luke Townrow & I found that bonobos point more for ignorant than knowledgeable partners In commentary, @amandaroyka.bsky.social & @lauriesantos.bsky.social ask whether pointing requires ignorance attribution (IA) In reply, Luke & I defend the case for IA, & consider the evolution of theory of mind
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Eli Finkel @elijfinkel.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
🎇It's #PubDay for THE HANDBOOK OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY (6e)!🎇 This is the latest edition of the most venerated institution in social psychology, dating back to 1954. Fifty definitive chapters, over 8,000 manuscript pages. (The TOC appears below.) And: IT'S 100% OPEN-ACCESS: www.the-HSP.com.🧵
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lauriesantos.bsky.social @lauriesantos.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
I'm excited to announce that I just launched my new free online course, The Science of Well-Being for Parents. If you're a mom or dad who wants to feel happier, this class is for you! You can learn more at: www.drlauriesantos.com/parents. And please repost and share! #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth
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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 29/04/2025
This is a new image from #JWST. The bright points with spikes are stars in the Milky Way. Everything else is a galaxy. Everything. Else. Is. A. Galaxy.
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lauriesantos.bsky.social @lauriesantos.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Such a dream-come-true for this Nerdfighter to chat with the amazing @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social and to partner with him to fight tuberculosis. You can join us in the fight by donating here: givedirectly.org/tb.
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John Green @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Loved recording this episode of The Happiness Lab with the brilliant @lauriesantos.bsky.social. omny.fm/shows/the-ha... And you can give directly to high TB burden communities at givedirectly.org/tb
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How to be Awesome - With Almost no Effort (with John Green) - The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos
Best-selling author John Green wants to see less suck in the world and more awesome - and you can help achieve that right now! John's turned his attention to tuberculosis (TB) - a disease that is fixa...
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CantlonLab @cantlonlab.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Join us! Science Homecoming helps scientists reconnect with communities by writing about the importance of science funding in their hometown newspapers. We’ve mapped every small newspaper in the U.S. and provide resources to get you started. Help science get back home 🧪🔬🧬 🏠 sciencehomecoming.com
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lauriesantos.bsky.social @lauriesantos.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Woohooo!! Congrats @chazfirestone.bsky.social @julialeonard.bsky.social and crew!!!
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lauriesantos.bsky.social @lauriesantos.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Thanks @neillewisjr.bsky.social for this thread— such a needed reminder this weekend.
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lauriesantos.bsky.social @lauriesantos.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Two of my favorite cognitive scientists @dorsaamir.bsky.social & @chazfirestone.bsky.social go after one of the mind's most intriguing puzzles. Good stuff and work a read!
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lauriesantos.bsky.social @lauriesantos.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
Happy New Year! I'm officially making my switch over to @bsky.app as of today. Here's to a happier 2025, all!
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