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My partner is afraid of balloons (you know, the party kind). I didn't understand this fear until a balloon somehow ended up on the opposite side of the house. This balloon moved from the living room, up the stairs, down the hall, turned the corner, and was just floating there...

Well, that's a bit harsh.

Today during lunch: Kiddo (3y): Can I have a treat? Me: What would you like? Kiddo: 6 M&M's. Me: Hmm...I'll give you 5 M&M's, but if you finish your yogurt, I'll give you 6. How does that sound? Kiddo: I'll just take the 5 M&M's. Can any of you JDM peeps explain this?

Article Alert: When Black and White people believe that they live in a place where White income > Black income on average, perceptions of racial tension increase. This is in part due to perceived racial competition. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37104800/ psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi… APA Journals

My chickens are laying eggs a month early. This definitely exceeded my eggspectations.

New paper! Feeling poor or feeling poorer: comparing subjective measures of income in predicting health and well-being: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…. Co-authored by David Weissman, Jonathan Gordils (jongordils.bsky.social), Andrew Elliot, and Nicolas Sommet 🇺🇦.

Real talk: Information is power. The time for salary transparency is now - a team of early career scholars created an anonymous survey for U.S. psychology faculty to publicly share starting salaries. Survey: bit.ly/3Lu8JrL Data: bit.ly/3Pq74os Please share!

I cannot wait to welcome Malik Starx, Ph.D. , Camellia Bryan, 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐓. 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫, Donghyun Danny Choi, Dr. Lisa Covington, @feadeh , Jonathan Gordils (jongordils.bsky.social), Dra. Nidia Ruedas-Gracia, Tina Law (also tinalaw 🟦), Daudi van Veen, PhD , Julian M. Rucker, Ph.D., Kiara Sanchez & Christine M. Slaughter, PhD to the CASBS Summer Institute on Diversity w/Sylvia Perry next week!!

While I was away, we had an unwanted guest...

🚨Hey y'all! Keith Payne and I are hiring a co-lab manager to work with us at UNC Psych & Neuro starting this Fall! Please spread the word among your networks, especially to applicants interested in social psych, structural racism and inequality. unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/284181

New Research: Can Democrats and Republicans like each other? Depends on how you define “American” frontiersin.org/articles/10.33… #FrontiersIn #SocialPsychology

We're hiring! The University of Rochester Department of Psychology is recruiting an assistant or associate professor in our developmental psychology area. Applications are due 11/1. apply.interfolio.com/152050

The most rewarding experience I had last year was joining this cohort of diversity science scholars at CASBS, led by Mary C. Murphy (marycmurphy.bsky.social) and Sylvia Perry! I recommend that if you fit the call, you apply by Dec 11!

When the EOs hit DEI funding, many celebrated—until broader research funding was put on the chopping block. Now, with the new limits on indirects, the same folks who ignored or supported DEI restrictions are angry. Don't wait until you are directly affected to decry injustice.