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Psychological scientist working at the University of Washington. Substance use, emotion, motivation, decision-making. jonasdora.com

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Erin, you always do the coolest research. This is amazing!

04.03.2026 19:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

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04.03.2026 18:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Most of us (would) need perfect adherence for that though πŸ˜…

27.02.2026 03:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This looks awesome and seems to address exactly what tends to happen in my experiments (some participants don’t respond to manipulation as expected for reasons unknown)

26.02.2026 15:53 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you! πŸ™

26.02.2026 15:48 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I like to listen to movie soundtracks while writing, especially Hans Zimmer

26.02.2026 01:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

So far my approach to this has been in experimental studies: analyze the full sample, re-analyze after excluding participants for whom manipulation didn’t work, pray the results are unchanged. Would love to do better though

25.02.2026 17:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm constantly trying (/failing) to get this point across.

If you're a trained expert in a field, then it may be worthwhile to question the scientific consensus of your peers.

If you're not, the scientific consensus is absolutely the best you can do and it's arbitrary foolishness to disregard it.

24.02.2026 16:04 πŸ‘ 3760 πŸ” 853 πŸ’¬ 54 πŸ“Œ 50
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Social Decision Neuroscience at University of Birmingham Explore an exciting academic career as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Social Decision Neuroscience. Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore more opportunities.

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www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQO275/p...

20.02.2026 10:54 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 45 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

This looks awesome, I look forward to reading this in detail soon!

16.02.2026 14:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Glad this popped up again because this is one of the best videos on the internet

16.02.2026 02:22 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is such a bad take. All very wealthy people have ever done is exploit society for their own benefit, and you call people's brains fried because now their prior is that very wealthy people are going to exploit society for their own benefit; it's a very reasonable prior rooted in a lot of data

12.02.2026 18:26 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It would be easy if our theories would be less vague and evasive, see these excellent papers doi.org/10.1177/1745... and doi.org/10.1177/1745.... The reason why it is hard is because most psych theories do not make a single concrete, daring prediction

09.02.2026 16:42 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Reviewed some super cool symposium abstracts for SAA2026 in Vienna today. Bummed I won't be able to go this year.

08.02.2026 21:15 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s more common in the US to only get an undergrad degree compared to both NL and Germany (probably because of the costs associated with going to uni)

01.02.2026 20:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I think that is partially why the first year of undergrad here (out of 4, compared to 3 in Germany) is more like the last year of high school in Germany than the first year of university

01.02.2026 20:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I tell this story to people and they shrug and send their next paper to an Elsevier journal πŸ€·β€β™€οΈ

29.01.2026 06:29 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Unrivaled co-founder and WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart held up an β€œAbolish ICE” sign during player intros ahead of Mist’s game this afternoon.

Photo via @unrivaledwbb.bsky.social

25.01.2026 18:12 πŸ‘ 10211 πŸ” 1912 πŸ’¬ 82 πŸ“Œ 181

Yes, I've definitely noticed this more and more recently.

25.01.2026 18:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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22.01.2026 15:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Seven Symptoms Over Nearly 4,000 Days: Item-Level Variability in the Psychometric Properties of Daily Alcohol Use Disorder Symptoms in Young Adult Drinkers - Kevin M. King, Dahyeon Kang, Megan E. Schu... People experience symptoms of alcohol use disorders (AUD) in their daily lives, including more impairment-based symptoms (e.g., hazardous use, interpersonal pro...

I kept reading EMA studies claiming to test etiological theories of AUD, but I realized they never actually measured how people experience AUD in their daily lives. So we set out to see what we could learn with existing data.

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journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

19.01.2026 20:21 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

I realise I'm just a freak, but living in a multicultural city is the best thing of all time, it's just the best possible human experience and i can not understand why anyone on earth would be like "weve got to destroy this"

17.01.2026 04:28 πŸ‘ 11071 πŸ” 1934 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 272
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New Stage 2 RR published in Clinical Psych Science: doi.org/10.1177/2167... contrary to what some claim, urgency DOES NOT moderate associations between affect and alcohol/cannabis use in EMA data. Take a look for a comprehensive test of this idea and let us know what you think!

12.01.2026 15:47 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

hey European hivemind, I need some help...PhD students here, especially foreign ones, are feeling a lot of concern related to evolving immigration restrictions here. Those students are increasingly looking to postdocs in EU. To help advise them better, what are expectations for postdocs?

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12.01.2026 18:37 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 2

With @kevinmking.bsky.social , @meganepatrick.bsky.social, Connor McCabe, Megan Schultz, Christine Lee, Yuichi Shoda, & Greg Smith

12.01.2026 15:47 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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New Stage 2 RR published in Clinical Psych Science: doi.org/10.1177/2167... contrary to what some claim, urgency DOES NOT moderate associations between affect and alcohol/cannabis use in EMA data. Take a look for a comprehensive test of this idea and let us know what you think!

12.01.2026 15:47 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
First, I want to extend my gratitude to all the people 
who have reached out from across the country and around the world to support our family. 
This kindness of strangers is the most fitting tribute because if you ever encountered my wife, Renee Nicole Macklin Good, you know that above all else, she was kind, In fact, kindness radiated out of her. 
Renee sparkled. She literally sparkled. I mean, she didn't wear glitter but I swear she had sparkles coming out of her pores. All the time. You might think it was just my love talking but her family said the same thing. Renee was made of sunshine, 
Renee lived by an overarching belief: there is kindness in the world and we need to do everything we can to find it Where it resides and nurture it where it needs to grow Renee was a Christian who knew that all religions teach the same essential truth: we are here to love each other, care for each other, and keep each other safe and whole. 
Like people have done across place and time, we moved to make a better life for ourselves. We chose Minnesota to make our home. Our whole extended road trip here, we held hands in the car while our son drew all over the windows to pass the time and the miles,

First, I want to extend my gratitude to all the people who have reached out from across the country and around the world to support our family. This kindness of strangers is the most fitting tribute because if you ever encountered my wife, Renee Nicole Macklin Good, you know that above all else, she was kind, In fact, kindness radiated out of her. Renee sparkled. She literally sparkled. I mean, she didn't wear glitter but I swear she had sparkles coming out of her pores. All the time. You might think it was just my love talking but her family said the same thing. Renee was made of sunshine, Renee lived by an overarching belief: there is kindness in the world and we need to do everything we can to find it Where it resides and nurture it where it needs to grow Renee was a Christian who knew that all religions teach the same essential truth: we are here to love each other, care for each other, and keep each other safe and whole. Like people have done across place and time, we moved to make a better life for ourselves. We chose Minnesota to make our home. Our whole extended road trip here, we held hands in the car while our son drew all over the windows to pass the time and the miles,

What we found when we got here was a vibrant and welcoming community, we made friends and spread joy: And while any place we were together was home, there was a strong shared sense here in Minneapolis that we were looking out for each other. Here, I had finally found peace and safe harbor. That has been taken from me forever. 
We were raising our son to believe that no matter where you come from or what you look like, all of us deserve compassion and kindness. Renee lived this belief every day. She is pure love. She is pure joy. She is pure sunshine 
On Wednesday, January 7th, we stopped to support our neighbors. We had whistles. They had guns. 
Renee leaves behind three extraordinary children; the youngest is just six years old and already lost his father. I am now left to raise our son and to continue teaching him, as Renee believed, that there are people building a better world for him. That the people who did this had fear and anger in their hearts, and we need to show them a better way. 
We thank you for the privacy you are granting our family as we grieve. We thank you for ensuring that Renee's legacy is one of kindness and love. We honor her memory by living her values: rejecting hate and choosing compassion, turning away from fear and pursuing peace, refusing division and knowing we must come together to build a world where we all come home safe to the people we love. E

What we found when we got here was a vibrant and welcoming community, we made friends and spread joy: And while any place we were together was home, there was a strong shared sense here in Minneapolis that we were looking out for each other. Here, I had finally found peace and safe harbor. That has been taken from me forever. We were raising our son to believe that no matter where you come from or what you look like, all of us deserve compassion and kindness. Renee lived this belief every day. She is pure love. She is pure joy. She is pure sunshine On Wednesday, January 7th, we stopped to support our neighbors. We had whistles. They had guns. Renee leaves behind three extraordinary children; the youngest is just six years old and already lost his father. I am now left to raise our son and to continue teaching him, as Renee believed, that there are people building a better world for him. That the people who did this had fear and anger in their hearts, and we need to show them a better way. We thank you for the privacy you are granting our family as we grieve. We thank you for ensuring that Renee's legacy is one of kindness and love. We honor her memory by living her values: rejecting hate and choosing compassion, turning away from fear and pursuing peace, refusing division and knowing we must come together to build a world where we all come home safe to the people we love. E

Renee Macklin Good's wife, Becca Good, released a statement and it moved me to sobbing tears:

archive.is/ur35j

09.01.2026 16:40 πŸ‘ 6151 πŸ” 3090 πŸ’¬ 50 πŸ“Œ 230
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GERMAN PRESIDENT STEINMEIER:

β€œ.. the United States has broken with the values that it helped to establish ..

β€œ.. we have now moved beyond the stage where we can lament the lack of respect for international law or the erosion of the international order; we are far beyond that, I believe.”

09.01.2026 09:15 πŸ‘ 12185 πŸ” 4511 πŸ’¬ 364 πŸ“Œ 430

Yes let’s do that, but I think it’s more likely that we learn from you than the other way around ;)

09.01.2026 03:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yikes

09.01.2026 03:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0