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Liam Delaney

@liamdelaney2025.bsky.social
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Head of LSE Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science. Personal webpage with reading lists etc., here economicspsychologypolicy.blogspot.…

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MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Our lives are full of accusations of hypocrisy, yet little seems to change. Join "The Hypocrisy Trap" author @mhallsworth.bsky.social at @lsepbs.bsky.social on Wednesday, Nov. 19th, where he will discuss tools for moving from outrage to outcomes with Professor @liamdelaney2025.bsky.social:
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The Hypocrisy Trap with Dr Michael Hallsworth
Dr Hallsworth will explore how the "hypocrisy trap" — our relentless drive to expose inconsistency — either breeds more hypocrisy or exhausts our belief in shared standards altogether.
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Liam Delaney @liamdelaney2025.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Blogpost on some readings and talks to get some sort of handle on emerging Behsci and AI applications economicspsychologypolicy.blogspot.com/2025/10/ai-a...
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AI and Behavioural Applications
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Liam Delaney @liamdelaney2025.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Added to my blog disclaimer alongside the usual stuff "Written by Liam without AI unless otherwise stated" economicspsychologypolicy.blogspot.com Does it matter?
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LSE Department of Psychological & Behavioural Science @lsepbs.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
📘 Our lives are full of accusations of hypocrisy — against politicians, companies, and each other. Yet despite this noise, little seems to change. Join us for this talk on 19 Nov where @mhallsworth.bsky.social & @liamdelaney2025.bsky.social will discuss Michael's recent book 'The Hypocrisy Trap'.
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The Hypocrisy Trap with Dr Michael Hallsworth
Dr Hallsworth will explore how the "hypocrisy trap" — our relentless drive to expose inconsistency — either breeds more hypocrisy or exhausts our belief in shared standards altogether.
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Liam Delaney @liamdelaney2025.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
The 18th Irish Workshop on Economics, Psychology, & Policy will take place on 14th November 2025 at the University of Galway. Programme and some remaining places for those who wish to attend the talks available here economicspsychologypolicy.blogspot.com/2025/10/18th...
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Liam Delaney @liamdelaney2025.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
I feel like I am the last human who still uses blogger but it is a really cool package. I am delighted and somewhat surprised that Google still maintain it. Am continuing to post here about economics, psychology, policy and related topics economicspsychologypolicy.blogspot.com
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casssunstein.bsky.social @casssunstein.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
IMPERFECT ORACLE, on the uses and limits of AI - publication day! Looking forward to the launch on Wednesday, at Cambridge University. US events to follow. @liamdelaney2025.bsky.social @ichotiner.bsky.social www.amazon.com/Imperfect-Or...
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Imperfect Oracle: What AI Can and Cannot Do
Imperfect Oracle: What AI Can and Cannot Do [Sunstein, Cass R.] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Imperfect Oracle: What AI Can and Cannot Do
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Liam Delaney @liamdelaney2025.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
@dilipsoman.bsky.social was thinking about your book at this stage in the Kerry hills yesterday!! I can attest that the last mile can be challenging. Though the last bit of the last mile when you can see the line is good fun!!
Picture of the 25 mile mark at the Dingle Marathon in County Kerry
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Liam Delaney @liamdelaney2025.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Fair play to him. Have had that in the background on many late night attempts to do some research. A really strong piece of traditional public braoad. The archive is a great legacy www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
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‘It’s been quite a ride!’ Melvyn Bragg to step down from Radio 4’s In Our Time after 27 years
The broadcaster is leaving the hit BBC programme after presenting more than 1,000 episodes and having ‘enriched the lives of millions’
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LSE Department of Psychological & Behavioural Science @lsepbs.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
📣 Come and join our amazing team! We're looking to recruit an inspirational Course Tutor in Psychology to join the team supporting our leading BSc in Psychological and Behavioural Science. ℹ️ The appointment is fixed term for two years. ⏱️ Closing deadline: 25 August 2025 🔗 buff.ly/1yHN187
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Liam Delaney @liamdelaney2025.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Heard a quote once from someone (wish I could remember who) summarising behavioural finance work that said that stock markets reflect the mood swings of old rich guys. Can't remember a case before where they reflect the mood swings of one individual old rich guy!
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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 29/07/2025
FT Editorial: "Unless the Israeli government agrees to an immediate end to the war and a surge of aid into Gaza, western countries should be sanctioning Netanyahu and his government." www.ft.com/content/69d5...
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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 29/07/2025
Famine is "playing out" in Gaza, a global hunger monitor said in an alert issued as international criticism of Israel intensifies over rapidly worsening conditions in the Palestinian territory.
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Famine 'playing out' in Gaza, warns global hunger monitor
Famine is "playing out" in Gaza, a global hunger monitor said in an alert issued as international criticism of Israel intensifies over rapidly worsening conditions in the Palestinian territory.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 29/07/2025
Famine now unfolding in Gaza, says UN-backed monitor – Middle East crisis live
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Famine now unfolding in Gaza, says UN-backed monitor – Middle East crisis live
Airdrops are not enough to avert the humanitarian catastrophe, says the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification Initiative Famine is “now unfolding” in Gaza, with thousands of children malnourished and hunger-related deaths on the rise among the youngest, a UN-backed monitor has said in an alert. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification Initiative (IPC) said that air drops over Gaza will not avert the “humanitarian catastrophe” unfolding across the territory. Mounting evidence shows that widespread starvation, malnutrition, and disease are driving a rise in hunger-related deaths… Latest data indicates that famine thresholds have been reached for food consumption in most of the Gaza Strip and for acute malnutrition in Gaza City. Continue reading...
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LSE Department of Psychological & Behavioural Science @lsepbs.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Exciting new research by @benmtappin.bsky.social and colleagues ⬇️
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Cortney Price @cortneyprice.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Honored to be back for LSE #behaviouralscience Alumni Conference, especially at graduation time! Excited to join great panel w/Zeina Afif (World Bank) & Anna Guerraggio (UNDP) & engage with past & current cohorts @lsepbs.bsky.social @mmglz.bsky.social @krpd.bsky.social @liamdelaney2025.bsky.social
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Liam Delaney @liamdelaney2025.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
Up Tipp! For UK friends All Ireland hurling final on BBC2 now. If you want to see something that brings a big chunk of Ireland to a halt every year highly recommended.
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LSE European Politics @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
💥 New: What is the value of a park? Research from Christian Krekel @lsepbs.bsky.social @cep-lse.bsky.social finds that green spaces in urban areas produce wellbeing benefits that equate to around €119 per resident. blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...
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What is the value of a park? - EUROPP
Wellbeing data suggests the monetary value of a park to residents of urban areas can be put at around €119 per resident, in any given year.
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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 18/07/2025
for this week's Lunch with the FT, I met a humanitarian hero: war doctor David Nott www.ft.com/content/e5fa...
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War zone surgeon David Nott: ‘Life is all about taking calculated risks’
The doctor who’s saved countless lives through his work in Ukraine and Gaza on operating under fire, the challenges of PTSD — and his belief in God
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WHO @who.int · 18/07/2025
People are getting killed trying to get food. 877 people have died and 5666 were injured in #Gaza trying to get food in recent weeks.
As of 15 July, 877 fatalities and 5666 injuries have been reported among people trying to access food supplies. Image of an empty bowl and spoon against black background.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Holy shit the government's Restoring Trust in Democracy policy paper is good.
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Liam Delaney @liamdelaney2025.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Enjoyed back-handed compliments about talks over the years "I was going to go home when I saw it was an economist but you weren't too bad" from an audience member after a public talk a few years back my favourite. Famous public intellectual was "pleasantly surprised you have read around a bit".
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Ma$on @masonfromtwitter.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
This is how insane people sound when you tell them why A.I. is bad
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LSE Department of Psychological & Behavioural Science @lsepbs.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
🎤 Prof @liamdelaney2025.bsky.social gave the IAREP Kahneman Keynote Lecture 2025. During his inspiring talk, Prof Delaney explored the evolving role of economic psychology in shaping behavioural public policy. #Economics #Psychology #BehaviouralScience #Keynote #Kahneman #PublicPolicy
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Liam Delaney – Positioning Economic Psychology in Behavioral Public Policy | IAREP 2025
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Liam Delaney @liamdelaney2025.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Video of my IAREP Kahneman lecture on positioning economic psychology in the emerging behavioral public policy field youtube.com/watch?v=_3ti... Readings & some speaking notes here. economicspsychologypolicy.blogspot.com/2024/12/iare... Thanks to students & colleagues for many years of discussions.
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IAREP Kahneman Lecture: Economic Psychology and Behavioural Public Policy
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Liam Delaney @liamdelaney2025.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Video of my IAREP Kahneman lecture on positioning economic psychology in the emerging behavioral public policy field youtube.com/watch?v=_3ti... Readings & some speaking notes here. economicspsychologypolicy.blogspot.com/2024/12/iare... Thanks to students & colleagues for many years of discussions.
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IAREP Kahneman Lecture: Economic Psychology and Behavioural Public Policy
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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
Only a small % of people engage in toxic activity online, but they’re responsible for a disproportionate share of hostile or misleading content on nearly every platform Because super-users are so active, they dominate our collective impression of the internet www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
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Are a few people ruining the internet for the rest of us?
Why does the online world seem so toxic compared with normal life? Our research shows that a small number of divisive accounts could be responsible – and offers a way out
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Liam Delaney @liamdelaney2025.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
Been 20 years or so in the making in Ireland but national pension auto-enrolment now at this stage. A blog-post from a few years back outlining the issues and background research. economicspsychologypolicy.blogspot.com/2024/04/pens...
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Tim Harford @timharford.ft.com · 11/07/2025
We all know about the hallucination problem but it's quite extraordinary to see it invent such a detailed, plausible fabrication. I'm in the privileged position of being able to saunter into the Bodleian Library and check - most people could be forgiven for believing the machine.
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Liam Delaney @liamdelaney2025.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Recent CEP paper on the value of parks for well-being during crises. In general the more you look at quantifying welfare effects the more urban green spaces come into prominence cep.lse.ac.uk/_NEW/PUBLICA...
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The value of a park in crises: Quantifying the health and wellbeing benefits of green spaces using exogenous variations in use values
Most people consider parks important for their quality of life, yet systematic causal evidence is missing. We exploit exogenous variations in their use values to estimate causal effects. Using a representative household panel with precise geographical coordinates of households linked to satellite images of green spaces with a nationwide coverage, we employ a spatial difference-in-differences design, comparing within-individual changes between residents living close to a green space and those living further away. We exploit Covid-19 as exogenous shock. We find that green spaces raised overall life satisfaction while reducing symptoms of anxiety (feelings of nervousness and worry) and depression. There is also suggestive evidence for reduced loneliness. Given the number of people in their surroundings, a compensating-surplus calculation suggests that parks added substantial benefits during the period studied.
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Programme on Innovation and Diffusion @poid-lse.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Find out about 'The Pissarides Review into the future of Work and Wellbeing', an initiative by @ifow.org in partnership with @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social and Warwick Business School, funded by @nuffieldfoundation.org and led by Sir Christopher Pissarides pissaridesreview.ifow.org
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Pissarides Review into the Future of Work and Wellbeing
The Pissarides Review into the Future of Work and Wellbeing is an Institute for the Future of Work initiative, in partnership with Imperial College London and Warwick Business School. The Review is fu...
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Institute for the Future of Work @ifow.org · 10/01/2024
Forthcoming in our Pissarides Review into the Future of Work and Wellbeing, funded by the Nuffield Foundation are in-depth case studies from #health sectors exploring impacts of robotic surgery and automated case-note transcription. pissaridesreview.ifow.org
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Pissarides Review into the Future of Work and Wellbeing
The Pissarides Review into the Future of Work and Wellbeing is an Institute for the Future of Work initiative, in partnership with Imperial College London and Warwick Business School. The Review is ...
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Daniel Pietersen @pietersender.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
I’m no expert but I would’ve got a person to do it.
A BBC news headline which says “Penguin says it did “all necessary due diligence” with The Salt Path
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Fairness Foundation @fairness.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Excellent summary of how wealth inequality is a barrier to opportunity, as we've argued in fairnessfoundation.com/deepening-op... and fairnessfoundation.com/risks
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Liam Delaney @liamdelaney2025.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
Clontarf half-marathon yesterday. Lot of lovely coastal runs in Ireland. Of the signs being held up "Therapy was another option" a bit close to the bone near the end but definitely made me laugh.
Map of the clontarf half marathon route
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Liam Delaney @liamdelaney2025.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Spoke with the founding editor of journal of economic psychology Fred van Raaij after my talk at IAREP on history of interactions of economic psychology and behavioural economics. He gave some memories of people like Katona & Simon. Stunning how fast the time flies in academic fields.
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Liam Delaney @liamdelaney2025.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Speaking today at London Behavioural and Experimental Economics workshop organised by Arnaud Chevalier & Abu Siddique beside my favorite imposing dystopian London tower sites.google.com/view/lbeewor... Speaking on "Valuing the past: behavioural & philosophical perspectives".
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Liam Delaney @liamdelaney2025.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Images from a recent talk. Thanks to my pal offline for pointing out that I look like I am delivering a passionate monologue about racing pigeons.
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TCD Social Sciences & Philosophy @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
We are very saddened to note the passing of Professor Dermot McAleese, Whately Professor of Political Economy at Trinity (1979–2004). As a leading economist, he made an immense contribution to TCD Economics and College. Our thoughts are with his family & friends. May he rest in peace.
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Liam Delaney @liamdelaney2025.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Website of an initiative we have been working on for the last few years on building ethical behavioural science frameworks within corporate contexts. Has been a fascinating year developing the cohorts and materials. www.forgoodframework.com
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LSE FORGOOD | Home
The LSE FORGOOD initiative brings the leading ethical behavioural intervention framework to business.
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Dilip Soman 🇨🇦 @dilipsoman.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
#Sludge from #NBorate on X. Tax payment easy, provident fund withdrawal sludgy = Subscription easy, cancel hard. Or casino - easy to convert cash to chips, not the reverse! @liamdelaney2025.bsky.social @casssunstein.bsky.social @katymilkman.bsky.social @lklades.bsky.social
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Liam Delaney @liamdelaney2025.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
Spent some time last week in Estonia. Gave Kahneman lecture at the IAREP conference (superbly organised by team at Tartu). Details of my talk here (recording to follow) economicspsychologypolicy.blogspot.com/2024/12/iare... Was great to meet public servants across many areas at sessions in Tallinn.
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Louise Jones @louisejoneslse.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
If you are in or around LSE campus, don't miss the LSE Festival exhibition on display all week in the Great Hall of Marshall Building - with an amazing VR film and fascinating research projects. www.lse.ac.uk/Events/LSE-F...
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John Cawley @johncawley.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
The 5th Ireland Masterclass in Health Economics will take place at @uniofgalway.bsky.social in Galway, Ireland, March 18-20, 2026. For info and to register, visit: blogs.cornell.edu/ireland-mast... Cc: #Econsky @ashecon.bsky.social @healtheconall.bsky.social
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Liam Delaney @liamdelaney2025.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Managed to do an early morning run in Tallinn this morning. Giving a talk on behavioural science & public admin to Estonian civil servants ahead of IAREP conference in Tartu. Covering models, ethics, institutional forms, case studies in admin burden, climate change, regulatory reform.
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Liam Delaney @liamdelaney2025.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Attended a talk in US in 2011 when the late, great Alan Krueger was head of CEA. He started by saying the biggest issue the US economy faced in next decade was mental health & pain. In the manner & context of him saying it, it was profound to hear. No less important for US & others in next decade.
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Liam Delaney @liamdelaney2025.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Preparing for a lecture next week at IAREP conference on the intersection of economic psychology and behavioral public policy. economicspsychologypolicy.blogspot.com/2024/12/iare... Have spent a lot of time this year thinking about where the psychology sits in the development of these areas.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/06/2025
DEAN: What's the tariff on bananas? LUTNICK: Generally 10% DEAN: Walmart has already increased the cost of bananas by 8% LUTNICK: If you build in America, there is no tariff DEAN: We cannot build bananas in America
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Heard Island Government @heardislandgov.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
WE ARE RELIEVED TO HEAR A U.S. COURT HAS RULED THAT TARIFFS AGAINST OUR ISLAND WERE ILLEGAL AND A SPECTACULAR MISUNDERSTANDING OF GEOGRAPHY, BIOLOGY, AND REALITY. FLIPPERS UP UNTIL WE ARE PERMANENTLY SHOWN DUE RESPECT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER -PM Tuxley II
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Liam Delaney @liamdelaney2025.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Attending the third LSE/Warwick Behavioural Science PhD and early career network event sites.google.com/view/wbslse2... Hopefully becoming a sustainable institution!
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