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Personal stories vs. statistics: Which one actually changes minds? Ben Klutsey and Kurt Gray unpack this question on the latest episode of Pluralist Points.

Excited to see this in print! It speaks to a number of social science literatures—protest effectiveness, propaganda, stereotypes & morality, gender & politics, and disparate treatment within & between identity categories. Main findings summarized here: x.com/NotLipset/stat…

Do our perceptions of harm underpin our moral intuitions? Should stories of victimization unite us? Enjoyed reading and reviewing new book Outraged by Kurt Gray for nature nature.com/articles/d4158… 🤫 Behind the paywall access: nature.com/articles/d4158…

Bumping this postdoc opportunity at Ohio State Psychology beginning in August 2025! Priority deadline for applications is tomorrow, Feb 15.

There used to be a bipartisan consensus that rejected traditional gender roles. Not anymore. Republican men *and* women increasingly endorse traditional roles. Here's a 🧵 based on a new The New York Times piece by Michael Tesler, Colette Marcellin, and me.

This is cool. Micro-charitable giving—being encouraged to donate at least 1 cent per day to someone who needs it—reliably decreases depression in adults. And over a 2-month span, the effect is about as big as that of taking prescription SSRIs. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/09…

New Paper! Ever wonder whether AI generated news can reduce perceptions of bias? We find news developed by AI may reduce media consumers hostile media perceptions. frontiersin.org/journals/commu…

Can't believe I had not come across this yet. Fantastic theoretical piece on how alliances are central for informing political belief systems. It makes the world make sense! Authors: David Pinsof and colleagues. tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108…

Highly recommend! Fantastic advisor with interest in supporting international researchers 👇

NEW WORKING PAPER Many people warn that LLMs pose threats to democratic societies through their persuasive capabilities. How should we evaluate these claims? In this project, we discuss limitations of existing evaluations and present our own framework (1/6)

Here are the results of this adversarial collaboration X-axis shows political orientation; higher values on the y-axis indicate lower levels of rigidity 2/3

🚨New WP🚨 Can AI do "deep canvassing"—the time-intensive, empathic persuasive dialogues that durably reduce prejudice when done by humans? Spoiler: Yes! We find durable reduction in prejudice toward undocumented immigrants LLMs make deep canvassing possible at scale

AI is quickly becoming a valuable tool in psychological research. I created a short guide to help you use it well (link in comments 👇). Includes CustomGPTs, example prompts, and tools for lit reviews, survey design, data analysis, and manuscript prep.