Abigail Marsh
@aa_marsh
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Studies empathy, altruism, aggression @Georgetown. Author of The Fear Factor https://t.co/iSO3TcUhAV. Co-Founder of https://t.co/Tnjnl8Unql
Washington, DC
Joined June 2013
RT @JDHaltigan: A very plausible--indeed highly likely--hypothesis. Therapeutic culture (aka "mental health awareness") has run amok with i….
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RT @jayvanbavel: I have a new paper on "The Psychology of Virality" with @steverathje2 in @TrendsCognSci . Similar psychological processes….
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RT @dr_alphalyrae: Everyone working in a STEM field should read this - ‘writing is thinking’.
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RT @ATabarrok: The zero-sum trap: the more people believe that wealth, status, and well-being are zero-sum, the more they back policies tha….
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In The Sputnik vs. DeepSeek Moment I pointed out that the US response to Sputnik was fierce competition. Following Sputnik, we increased funding for education, especially math, science and foreign...
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A nice reminder of why online political arguments are pretty pointless and should be avoided.
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What a privilege it has been to take part in Season 2 of #LimitlessWithChrisHemsworth in which @chrishemsworth journeys to the edge of his comfort zone and incorporates cutting-edge science to learn how we can all live better. Season 2 premieres August 15 on @DisneyPlus & @hulu.
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UVA philosophy professor Elizabeth Barnes: "I have been truly humbled by many of the ways in which someone I disagree with so starkly can continually fail to be a cartoon villain. I’m really grateful to have been humbled in that way. " .@DailyNousEditor
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“I know that people are reluctant to voice objections to things I’ve said, not because I’ve given a convincing argument, but because I’m a person with a disability making claims about disability, and...
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RT @chrishemsworth: They couldn’t kill me in the first edition of Limitless, so we’re back for another one with @NatGeo 😂. Check out the tr….
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RT @NatGeoTV: What does it take to live better? It's not just about training the body. From the Swiss Alps to South Korea, @chrishemsworth….
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RT @NatGeoTV: .@chrishemsworth is back and he's going to the edge of his comfort zone to uncover ways of living better with the help of cut….
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"I have glanced over in class at laptop screens opened to ChatGPT. Students proceed to read aloud from the AI output to earn their participation credit." 😬
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A Dartmouth student reflects on his generation’s lack of literary ambition.
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RT @EricTopol: The mechanisms by which ultra-processed foods (UPF) drive obesity, an outstanding review article."the evidence is sufficient….
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Is social media a failed experiment? Powerful @Guardian essay by @jayvanbavel explains how the tiny fraction of people who post malign content are vastly overrepresented in our feeds, warping our moods, beliefs, behavior, and understanding of each other.
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Why does the online world seem so toxic compared with normal life? Our research shows that a small number of divisive accounts could be responsible – and offers a way out
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RT @CaulfieldTim: Are a few people ruining the internet for the rest of us? by @jayvanbavel. "Just 10% of users pro….
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Why does the online world seem so toxic compared with normal life? Our research shows that a small number of divisive accounts could be responsible – and offers a way out
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RT @GreggDCaruso: Studying Philosophy Does Make People Better Thinkers | This study “offers the strongest evidence to date that studying ph….
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Studying Philosophy Does Make People Better Thinkers
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Peer-led teaching leads to worse learning in STEM classes, especially for students with lower levels of preparation. Hard to imagine any other outcome if we view teaching as a profession that entails mastering a real skillset. @insidehighered
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RT @familyunequal: New on Bluesky: I wrote for Columbia University Press: I would like to say that whether to enga….
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Phil N. Cohen discusses the urgent need for social scientists to engage with the public, emphasizing the need for transparency and local relevance in research.
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Reddit helped Tommy Chan connect with the nurse who saved his life using CPR after he collapsed on a sidewalk from a heart attack. He vowed to honor her gift by living his life to the fullest from here on out.
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Tommy Chan said he plans to live “my life the fullest from here on out” to repay Tawnya Shimizu, who gave him CPR after he had a cardiac arrest.
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RT @davidshor: @curcuas @SashaGusevPosts @Aintropy @_alice_evans We’ve seen:. 1) a dramatic short term increase in diagnosed mental illness….
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