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Rémi Thériault

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Assistant Prof. #socialpsychology @uqar.bsky.social | Prosocial cognition, morality, social identity | #Rstats | #OpenScience |‪ @easystats.github.io 🤘

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easystats @easystats.github.io · 17/09/2026
Fitted the model? Great, that was just step one. 🛠️ Learn how to extract the actual answers to your research questions (predictions, contrasts, slopes) using the {modelbased} modelisation-approach. Read the new vignette here: easystats.github.io/modelbased/a... #RStats #easystats
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Mattan S. Ben-Shachar @mattansb.msbstats.info · 03/09/2026
Want to make your #rstats code 712% easier to debug and results 637% easier to read? Add this simple skill for Claude to use: "Hey, pssst, Claude, @easystats.github.io packages exists - use it instead of writing 400 ad-hoc functions"
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Rémi Thériault @remi-theriault.com · 07/08/2026
At @uqar.bsky.social ! :)
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Rémi Thériault @remi-theriault.com · 07/08/2026
I accepted a position as Assistant Professor of Psychology at UQAR in Québec, Canada. This has been a dream 15 years in the making, and I’m SO excited for this new chapter. So grateful to @jayvanbavel.bsky.social and his lab for the most amazing postdoc experience in NYC I could have wished for.
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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
What book has been life changing for you? For many people, a non-fiction book has changed their life. At least, according to countless book reviews. This is why we are now studying the power of non-fiction books to try and make a world a bit less hostile www.powerofusnewsletter.com/p/can-ai-hel...
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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Can reading non-fiction books reduce partisan hostility? We tested 25 books using simulations and the winners are: “Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness” + “Facing the Fracture: How to Navigate the Challenges of Living in a Divided Nation”. www.powerofusnewsletter.com/p/can-ai-hel...
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Can AI Help Us Find the Books That Bridge Political Divides?
We used language models to screen 26 nonfiction books. They agreed on the broad winners, disagreed on the details, and helped us choose two finalists for a human trial.
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Rémi Thériault @remi-theriault.com · 15/07/2026
‪Congrats Victoria!‬
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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
I spent this week contemplating depolarization & cultivating connection at the Mind & Life Institute I spoke about our research on how technology often does more to divide than connect us. I was inspired by the passionate people trying to foster compassion and create better spaces for disagreement.
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Rémi Thériault @remi-theriault.com · 09/05/2026
Brief Nature summary of the paper (research briefing): www.nature.com/articles/d41... Free preprint: ideas.repec.org/p/zbw/i4rdps...
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‘Replication games’ test the robustness of social-science studies
Work to replicate studies in economics and political science highlights the importance of sharing data and code.
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Rémi Thériault @remi-theriault.com · 09/05/2026
New paper published in Nature with @i4replication.bsky.social , where we could reproduce 85% of claims published in some economics and political science journals, with 72% of the claims passing various robustness checks. doi.org/10.1038/s415...
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Reproducibility and robustness of economics and political science research - Nature
Robustness checks and reproduction of analyses with existing and updated data based on 110 articles in economics and political science journals with data and code-sharing requirements found high level...
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Institute for Replication @i4replication.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
🚨 New AI Games round is live 🚨 Our first AI Games paper is now out at a top general interest journal (see preprint here: www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10... So… we’re launching the next stage 👇
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Rémi Thériault @remi-theriault.com · 21/03/2026
Come join us for the screening of "THE AI DOC: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist" on Tuesday night!
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Rémi Thériault @remi-theriault.com · 21/03/2026
Was great to present on developing the moral self and some of my early LLM simulation results for @lianeleeyoung.bsky.social's Morality Lab at Boston College! Felt very welcome by the team especially @trystanloustau.bsky.social and @mtrenfield.bsky.social and received great feedback. Thanks guys! 😎
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Rémi Thériault @remi-theriault.com · 25/02/2026
Excited to see this now published. We unpack how polarization shapes health not just through attitudes, but through group processes and identity-driven decision-making. Here's a publisher-provided free read-only access link to the paper for those interested: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author...
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Rémi Thériault @remi-theriault.com · 25/02/2026
Yes! Here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author...
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Rémi Thériault @remi-theriault.com · 25/02/2026
And here's a free, complimentary access to the full paper! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author...
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Rémi Thériault @remi-theriault.com · 17/12/2025
Today! I will be giving an in-person talk at the Mind Lab at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, hosted by Dr. Pooja Swami Sahni, PhD!
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Rémi Thériault @remi-theriault.com · 03/12/2025
Indeed, as researchers, do we not have a responsibility to translate our research findings to the public, institutions, and policy-makers so our research can, ultimately, find meaningful expression?
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Rémi Thériault @remi-theriault.com · 03/12/2025
Prof. Bragg walked us through striking examples of how social media, AI Chatbots, and marketing shape adolescent mental health, with much to think about in terms of how it applies to other domains (e.g., polarization).
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Rémi Thériault @remi-theriault.com · 03/12/2025
We had the honor of hosting Dr. Marie Bragg at our @centerconflictcooperation.com at NYU, led by @jayvanbavel.bsky.social, for a talk on “strategic science”—being intentional about the questions we pursue, how we study them, and how we communicate our findings for social impact.
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Rémi Thériault @remi-theriault.com · 15/11/2025
{rempsyc} #rstats package v0.2.0 now on CRAN! Last release announcement for this was in July 2024. Since v0.1.8: Improvements to speed, workflow, nice_scatter, nice_lm, nice_lm_slopes, nice_table, and many bug fixes. Let me know if you use my package—it keeps me going! rempsyc.remi-theriault.com
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Convenience Functions for Psychology
Make your workflow faster and easier. Easily customizable plots (via ggplot2), nice APA tables (following the style of the *American Psychological Association*) exportable to Word (via flextable), eas...
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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
The race to churn out papers is a systemic problem. Early career scholars are desperate to get more papers to compete in the academic job market. This can make it hard for faculty mentors hard to reduce their output unless they shrink their lab (which removes opportunities from next generation).
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Rémi Thériault @remi-theriault.com · 12/11/2025
100%! Slow down and do stronger work is what we need IMO
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Rémi Thériault @remi-theriault.com · 11/11/2025
Can recommend! Reach out if you are interested in how beliefs are formed, the spread of false or misleading information, and social influence processes more generally.
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Rémi Thériault @remi-theriault.com · 08/11/2025
{report} #rstats package version 0.6.2 is now on CRAN! MANY bug fixes in this version! Including corrected duplicated text outputs and dramatic speed increases for brmsfit models (which used to refit the model entirely every time). easystats.github.io/report/ With the @easystats.github.io team
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Automated Reporting of Results and Statistical Models
The aim of the report package is to bridge the gap between R’s output and the formatted results contained in your manuscript. This package converts statistical models and data frames into textual repo...
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Mind & Life Europe @mindandlifeeu.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Can reading a book make you a better person? 🤔 Read more in the Power of Us newsletter, featuring insights from social psychologist Rémi Thériault and NYU Professor of Psychology & Neural Science, Jay Van Bavel!
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Mind & Life Europe @mindandlifeeu.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
As avid booklovers, we're excited to see the progress of 2024 EVA awardee Rémi Thériault! His research explores how nonfiction books — especially in pop psychology — might influence prosociality and polarisation. 👏
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Andrew Yang @andrew-yang.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
What do 92% of scientists agree on regarding social media and smartphone use? blog.andrewyang.com/p/the-scienc...
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The Science of Smartphones
Hello, I hope that you’re doing great.
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Steve Rathje @steverathje.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Really enjoyed talking with @andrew-yang.bsky.social and @jayvanbavel.bsky.social about the science of social media. Thanks for having us on your podcast, @andrew-yang.bsky.social
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Andrew Yang @andrew-yang.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Why does online content seem so angry and emotional? Professors @jayvanbavel.bsky.social and @steverathje.bsky.social join andrewyang.com/podcast to talk the science of social media including why polarization gets revved up by a tiny percentage of accounts.
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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
In a new podcast, I discuss the dangers of rising political polarization, how social media incentives contribute to polarization, and why we should consider polarization a social determinant of health with @ryanlinnbrown.bsky.social You can listen here: www.powerofusnewsletter.com/p/political-...
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Political Polarization and Health: Navigating the social media divide
Issue 182: Why political polarization affects both individual and societal health
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Rémi Thériault @remi-theriault.com · 28/09/2025
New PSA paper led by Tom Heyman! We present a tutorial on crowdsourced MULTIVERSE ANALYSES—a transparent way to test how robust findings are across many analytic paths. Experts suggest, then validate possible paths. This helps quantify uncertainty and clarify when/where scientific conclusions hold.
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koenfucius @koenfucius.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Review by @rmpillai.bsky.social et al suggests social identity-based group identification and motives influence health behaviours in multiple, mutually reinforcing ways, which explains public health polarization: buff.ly/4tsTuum via coauthor @jayvanbavel.bsky.social
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Rémi Thériault @remi-theriault.com · 18/09/2025
We revisit the classic Theory of Planned Behavior and highlight how social identity plays a critical role in shaping attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control vis-à-vis a host of health behaviors. Polarization, in particular, can have dramatic consequences on public health.
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Rémi Thériault @remi-theriault.com · 14/09/2025
Comparing fiction and non-fiction as broad categories might be misleading. Non-fiction isn't a single genre: some books are probably much more powerful than others and might excel at different things. Could some be especially effective at uniting humankind and reducing conflict?
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Raunak Pillai @rmpillai.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
New preprint: From vaccinations to masking, politics predicts health behaviors. In this review we discuss these differences in light of classic psychological theories of group identity and behavioral decision-making. We welcome any feedback on this working paper! osf.io/preprints/ps...
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Rémi Thériault @remi-theriault.com · 03/09/2025
Indeed! What are some of the books that had the greatest impact on you? Feel free to share as comments or private messages! We are interested in hearing your book suggestions
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Dr Mircea Zloteanu 🌺🌞🍃 @mzloteanu.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
#statstab #390 modelbased: An R package to make the most out of your statistical models through marginal means, marginal effects, and model predictions Thoughts: Great package for getting predicted probabilities for your models. #rstats #r #easystats doi.org/10.21105/jos...
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modelbased: An R package to make the most out of your statistical models through marginal means, marginal effects, and model predictions
Makowski et al., (2025). modelbased: An R package to make the most out of your statistical models through marginal means, marginal effects, and model predictions. Journal of Open Source Software, 10(1...
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Rémi Thériault @remi-theriault.com · 10/08/2025
Excited to share that our manifesto for a more globally diverse, equitable, and inclusive open science, led by @sakshighai.bsky.social was selected for a Commendation Award from the Society for @improvingpsych.org ! You can read the open-access paper here: doi.org/10.1038/s442...
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A manifesto for a globally diverse, equitable, and inclusive open science - Communications Psychology
Psychology must embrace more responsible practices in design, reporting, generalisation, and evaluation of research to counteract the spectre of Questionable Generalisability Practices and the issue o...
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Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS) @improvingpsych.org · 24/07/2025
We are very pleased to announce the 2025 Commendations for the Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science! Join us in celebrating the exceptional projects that have revolutionized the field of psychological science. buff.ly/rzTeLYL
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Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS) @improvingpsych.org · 23/07/2025
We are very pleased to announce the 2025 Awards Winners for the Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science! Join us in celebrating the exceptional projects that have revolutionized the field of psychological science. buff.ly/rzTeLYL
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By Joanna Rutkowska, SIPS Awards Committee Chair
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Steve Rathje @steverathje.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
🚨New paper in @cp-trendscognsci.bsky.social 🚨 Why do some ideas spread widely, while others fail to catch on? We review the “psychology of virality,” or the psychological & structural factors that shape information spread online and offline: authors.elsevier.com/c/1lRke4sIRv...
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easystats @easystats.github.io · 30/05/2025
We're happy to have an accompanying publication for another #rstats #easystats package published! Thanks to @vincentab.bsky.social and @tjmahr.com for reviewing the manuscript!
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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Are #smartphones and #socialmedia harming a generation? This is a hotly debated and often polarizing debate. So we surveyed over 120 experts on the topic to see where there was genuine consensus (or not), like experts have previous done for climate change. See our paper: osf.io/preprints/ps...
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Bluesky @bsky.app · 21/04/2025
We’re introducing a new layer of verification on Bluesky — a user-friendly, easily recognizable blue check. In addition to account verification issued by Bluesky, we're also introducing Trusted Verifiers. Select independent organizations can verify accounts directly.
Bluesky’s logo, a trusted verifier’s scalloped checkmark, and a standard verified blue check mark.
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Sharon 🪳🌹 @sharonk.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
next Canadian government should think of boosting research funding up here and trying to grab as many American postdocs and researchers as possible
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Rémi Thériault @remi-theriault.com · 10/03/2025
Please consider signing up for our newsletter (jayvanbavellab.substack.com) and visiting our website: www.centerconflictcooperation.com
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The Center for Conflict and Cooperation at NYU | Center for Conflict + Coop. | Substack
Learn about our latest research and insights on group psychology, polarization, intergroup conflict, misinformation, and morality each month. Click to read The Center for Conflict and Cooperation at N...
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Rémi Thériault @remi-theriault.com · 10/03/2025
We will be leveraging shared social identities, artificial intelligence, and carefully selected narratives to create lasting reductions in polarization. I’m excited to put my skills to use to contribute to something larger like this—which the world needs now more than ever.
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Rémi Thériault @remi-theriault.com · 10/03/2025
I am thrilled to be starting my postdoc with @jayvanbavel.bsky.social and my wonderful colleagues at the newly launched Center for Conflict and Cooperation @centerconflictcoop.bsky.social at NYU @nyu.edu. Together, we will be working at reducing #polarization and its far-reaching consequences.
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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Defunding the world’s leading scientific community is akin to a performing a prefrontal lobotomy on the nation—you are effectively severing the connections between the most innovative ideas and its citizens. Cutting support for science harms everyone! www.powerofusnewsletter.com/p/a-national...
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A National Prefrontal Lobotomy: The Costs of Cutting the Social Sciences
Issue 158: The long-term impacts of funding cuts threaten "social science for a safer world"
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