Recently launched a newsletter about the science of nonsense and behavior, like why people believe weird things, fall for propaganda, and speak fluent corporate gibberish. If you're into science, critical thinking, and sarcasm, come check it out: https://t.co/oZZfHZLAY6

The art of trading.. 😅

In the "Bullshitters Guide to the Galaxy," the answer to everything is 92, not 42.

Hey, fellow STATA users! Worth it to upgrade to v19? I've been waffling on it for the past few months. I'm still using v17 - which is totally fine - but I'm reluctant to shell out the 💰 if there's no real difference (I'm a postdoc, so I don't have my own research funding, so

This was one of the most insane conversations I have ever heard with someone in the health space. For a guy who claims to be the world leading expert in this imaging technique, he literally was at a loss for words about how he would design a randomized controlled trial to test

An AI Voter bot can improve knowledge about politics However, the AI bot produces weak effects on downstream outcomes such as vote preferences and party evaluations among respondents whose primary issue position aligns closely with one of the parties. Partisan behavior--like

Why is Microsoft 365 suddenly sending me email notifications every time I write a comment (box) in my own document that I, myself, am editing and haven't shared with anyone else? And, how do I turn this off? (yes, I've already turned off email notifications yet here we are).

🎶"Another one bites the dust..."🎶

Great piece by @olgakhazan on the scourge of "therapy-speak" and what it's doing to marriages: "Let’s say one person forgot to pick up groceries or didn’t accurately recall a conversation; the other would say, ‘Oh, you’re gaslighting me. This is psychological abuse.' But they

“We conclude that apparent effects of growth mindset interventions on academic achievement are likely attributable to inadequate study design, reporting flaws, and bias.” https://t.co/QnWGc9pLsv

“If you are a person of the same sort as myself, I should be glad to continue questioning you. If not, I can let it drop. Of what sort am I? One of those who would be glad to be refuted if I say anything untrue, and glad to refute anyone else who might speak untruly; but just as

"Paramount on Monday launched a hostile takeover offer for Warner Bros. Discovery, initiating a potentially bruising battle with rival bidder Netflix to buy the company behind HBO, CNN and DC Studios, and the right to reshape much of the nation’s entertainment landscape."

However, for contrast, also see this paper that describes how the author created an advanced AI agent that could pass most detection strategies (thankfully, most online survey takers do not use nor know how to set up such autonomous AI bots...at least for now):

This paper will be of interest to anyone who regularly conducts online survey research: https://t.co/jzTMj9IwoQ

Please don't tell chain restaurants about these findings because we definitely don't need the horrid 15-to-20 page menus of the late 90s & early 2000s making a comeback.

The BSF scale (Bullshitting Frequency Scale) has been translated into 5 or 6 different languages (that I'm aware of) and continues to show excellent reliability, highly stable factor structure, and solid predictive validity across various language and cultural contexts. 🥲🥳

How bullshitting is like a bad hair piece (direct link): https://t.co/NeF1NGuy5C

In our latest study we reexamined errors in introductory #psychology textbooks. How are they doing compared to our earlier study on books from the early 2010s? On many topics, better! Though some still contain significant errors. And for some topics like spanking, significant