in case anyone is interested, link to my poster here! zellergracie.github.io/CDS_2026_pos...

My lab (u.osu.edu/spal/) and Ken Fujita’s lab (u.osu.edu/fujita/) at OSU are hiring a joint lab manager (a full-time postgraduate researcher) to start this summer!

Come work in two incredibly fun labs in a thriving social psychology department.

Application and more information soon to come!

Behavioral Lab Manager in Los Angeles, California | The Regents of the University of California on behalf of their Los Angeles Campus UCLA is hiring a Behavioral Lab Manager in Los Angeles, California. Review all of the job details and apply today!

The Behavioral Lab at the UCLA Anderson School of Management is looking to hire its next Lab Manager! Applications will be reviewed starting April 30th.

jobs.ucla.edu/jobs/10354?l...

If anyone is looking for a lab manager or RA (full or part-time), let me know. One of the most meticulous and detailed people that I know is looking for a position. They did a M.A. in psych with me here at Cornell.

Congratulations, Gabriel! Way to go, man!

Congratulations, Sam! Very happy for you!

Semantic Network of OECS articles.

Reminder! The Open Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science (OECS) hosts summaries of what we know vs don't about a host of fascinating issues. All freely available.

What a terrific alternative to doomscrolling: learning about (e.g.) The Mind-Body problem, Delusion, or Free Will.

oecs.mit.edu

Congratulations, Helen! Best wishes on the start of your PhD!

Are you a prototypical Democrat/Republican? Or do you deviate from the norms of your party in meaningful ways?

If the latter, my research suggests you may be less biased in your moral judgments.

Read more here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

I’m offering a lightly used set of regalia in UC Berkeley colors to a junior faculty member, preference for a mom and 1st gen scholar. DM me your details— I’ll ship for free.

🚨🚨🚨 International Society for Moral Psychology (ISMP) 🚨🚨🚨

ISMP was formed to create an interdisciplinary and international home for moral psychology, aimed at fostering deeper engagement across traditions, methodologies, and cultural contexts.

internationalsocietymoralpsychology.com/join-ismp/

Our paper finding that infants infer helpers’ relationships, and not their dispositions, is now out in PNAS! Sharing in case anyone needs something to read on the way home from #CDS2026 ;)

doi.org/10.1073/pnas...

If you are at #CDS2026 and sticking around for the last poster session, come see my poster on the relative influence of fixed mindset, science ID, and conceptions of science on children’s learning in a life science curriculum!

Each year, people speak 338 less words per day (on average). These effects accumulate. In 2019, people were speaking 28% less words each day than in 2005 (!).

journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

AI Governance and Science - conversation with J. Nathan Matias at UNC April 17th Hi everyone! I'm going to be meeting with folks at UNC on April 17th 2026 and have open time for a conversation and hangout from 1:30pm - 3:30pm on Friday, April 17th (provisionally in the Davis Libra...

Are you in the Chapel Hill/Durham/Raleigh area? Are you interested in the science of AI & tech governance?

I'm at UNC Fri April 17th for lunch and would love to gather with a wider group that afternoon in Chapel Hill (1:30 - 3:30pm or so). Share your interests below!

forms.gle/V5qtJiwUEZcf...

The Cognitive Tools Lab at Stanford (cogtoolslab.github.io) is recruiting two new research staff members to join in AY 26-27.
Full-Time Lab Manager: forms.gle/UVwfx5wbY9Km....
IRiSS Predoc Researcher: iriss.stanford.edu/predoc/2026-....
Please share widely in your networks, thank you!!

And the Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll was also on CNN earlier today! edition.cnn.com/2026/04/04/p...

As a reminder, the call for posters is due Friday for our event AI and Social Research: Empathic AI, Metascience, and Methodology. Details below, open to early career researchers at Penn State & beyond. Unique opportunity for network building, please share!
ssri.psu.edu/news/ai-and-...
#socialpsych

Research Assistant II Company Description: By working at Harvard University, you join a vibrant community that advances Harvard's world-changing mission in meaningful ways, inspires innovation and collaboration, and builds...

🚨🚨 My lab is hiring a Pre-doc Researcher/Lab Manager! 🚨🚨

Full-time pre-doc research opening in my lab at Harvard Psych (start: Summer/Fall 2026).

Review begins April 10
Apply: jobs.smartrecruiters.com/HarvardUnive...

Please repost + tag folks who might be a good fit! 👇

Pope Leo XIV used his first Easter address as pontiff to renew pleas for peace and dialogue, and to condemn violence, as war in the Middle East cast a shadow over the celebrations. “We are growing accustomed to violence, resigning ourselves to it, and becoming indifferent” he said. trib.al/xc8Ta9u

Toxic Gaslighting: How 3M Executives Convinced a Scientist the Forever Chemicals She Found in Human Blood Were Safe Decades ago, Kris Hansen showed 3M that its PFAS chemicals were in people’s bodies. Her bosses halted her work. As the EPA now forces the removal of the chemicals from drinking water, she wrestles wit...

Decades ago, Kris Hansen showed 3M that its PFAS chemicals were in people's bodies. Her bosses halted her work.

Now she wrestles with the secrets that 3M kept from her and the world.

(Published May 2024)

The Causality in Cognition Lab -- a supportive, bluesky-colored team -- is looking for a predoc to join us! Here are infos about the lab (cicl.stanford.edu) and the position (careersearch.stanford.edu/jobs/iriss-p...). The application deadline is May 1st.

Please share, thank you 🙏

A Nursing Home Owner Got a Trump Pardon. The Families of His Patients Got Nothing. At least three families won multimillion-dollar wrongful death suits against former Skyline Healthcare owner Joseph Schwartz. They haven’t collected a cent.

Though Schwartz pleaded guilty to a $39M tax fraud scheme, prosecutors weren’t able to trace how funds moved through his 200+ accounts.

Trump’s pardon then wiped away Schwartz’s sentence — and likely any IRS effort to claw back the stolen taxes.

By @jeremykohler.bsky.social

Medical Examiner Rules That a Rohingya Refugee’s Death Was a Homicide

The medical examiner in Buffalo has ruled that the death of a nearly blind man left alone by Border Patrol agents on a frigid night was a homicide, a finding that could lead to criminal charges.

Such a brilliant, kind, and thoughtful former labmate ...and now on the job market!! Go Trys!!

🚨 New preprint with @dcameron.bsky.social and @minzlicht.bsky.social!

The empathic voice penalty: Vocal delivery reduces perceived empathy in humans and AI osf.io/preprints/ps...

We know AI often outperforms humans at text-based empathy—but what happens when emotional support is expressed vocally?

like i cannot understate that major sources of social science research funding for PhD candidates are just - gone over the last few years, much less NSF support

- ford /national academy of sciences fellowships
- ssrc international dissertation fellowships
- USIP dissertation fellowships (?)

"The way some of these other immigrants are getting treated in our country right now is a travesty and a disgrace... I think what’s going on in our country — what we’re doing to some of these amazing immigrants, is really unfortunate and it’s really sad." - Charles Barkley on CBS

Utah Bans Polygraph Tests for Those Reporting Sexual Assault A state legislator was moved to sponsor the bill — now signed into law — following a Salt Lake Tribune-ProPublica investigation that showed how polygraphs can retraumatize sexual abuse victims.

Impact is the good news of investigative journalism.

That's why I'm so proud of this: A Utah legislator was moved to sponsor a bill — now a law — after a @sltrib.com - @propublica.org investigation that showed how polygraphs can retraumatize sexual abuse victims. @jessicamiller.bsky.social

Technical Assistant I (Lab Manager - Cognitive Construction Lab) - Amherst, Massachusetts, United States Title: Technical Assistant I (Lab Manager - Cognitive Construction Lab) Executive Area: Academic Affairs College/School/MBU: College of Natural Sciences Department: Psychology and Brain Sci Work Locat...

The Cognitive Construction Lab is hiring a full-time lab manager! Come work with me at UMass Amherst, starting this Fall. Apply here: tinyurl.com/3dpz5m3j