Congrats @dorsaamir.bsky.social!

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.
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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.”

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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

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.”

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."

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
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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.
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#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!

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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 ...

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

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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...

Thank you @lauriesantos.bsky.social It was such a privilege to have this conversation. I loved being on your pod!

📣 🚨 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

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: https://bit.ly/LaurieSantos919

✌🏼🌱 – Rich

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!

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

🎇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.🧵

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

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.

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.

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...

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

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 🧪🔬🧬 🏠

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Woohooo!! Congrats @chazfirestone.bsky.social @julialeonard.bsky.social and crew!!!

Thanks @neillewisjr.bsky.social for this thread— such a needed reminder this weekend.

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!

Happy New Year! I'm officially making my switch over to @bsky.app as of today. Here's to a happier 2025, all!