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me casually talking about the replication crisis with my undergrads

I love this, and it goes straight to my slide deck! 😊

Grades are finally in, and my heart is so full from the love I received throughout the year. Sharing a few snippets below. The last picture is a gift from a student who saw this in the Christmas market and associated it with my love for small furry animals. 🍀

The Psychological Impact of Digital Isolation: How AI-Driven Social Interactions Shape Human Behavior and Mental Well-Being Felix Eling 3697-3705 Apr 30, 2025 Education The Psychological Impact of Digital Isolation: How AI-Driven Social Interactions Shape Human Behavior and Mental Well-Being Felix Eling Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Pharmacy, Gulu College of Health Sciences, Gulu City, Northern Uganda DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.47772/IJRISS.2025.90400265 Received: 13 March 2025; Revised: 22 March 2025; Accepted: 25 March 2025; Published: 30 April 2025 ABSTRACT The increasing integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in social interactions has transformed how humans experience companionship, communication, and mental well-being. This review examines the psychological impact of AI-driven social interactions, focusing on virtual assistants, AI chatbots, and digital companions. It explores the benefits, risks, and ethical concerns associated with AI companionship. A systematic review methodology was employed, detailing inclusion criteria, databases searched, and analysis techniques. Findings suggest that while AI can offer emotional relief and support, over-reliance may disrupt real-world social bonding. Ethical concerns such as data privacy, emotional manipulation, and regulatory gaps are highlighted. The study underscores the need for balanced AI integration in human socialization. The study also addresses gaps in previous literature by examining AI’s influence on different demographic groups and cultural contexts.

Let me tell you a story. Perhaps you can guess where this is going... though it does have a bit of a twist.

I was poking around Google Scholar for publications about the relationship between chatbots and wellness. Oh how useful: a systematic literature review! Let's dig into the findings. 🧵

The Paradox of Global Warming and Colder Winters - WhoWhatWhy If the cold weather makes it harder for you to argue with climate change deniers about the existence of global warming, this story is for you.

How does global warming cause colder winter storms? whowhatwhy.org/2019/11/23/t...

Poor folks have (comparatively) few rich friends on Facebook.

I was going to apply and instantly thought- no way they’re taking me! Thanks for the message on perseverance. And congrats 🌟

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It’s letter-of-recommendation season again, when universities ask me to rate a 21 year old student’s ability to “see the big picture of life” while I eat leftover pasta in a Tupperware…

SPSP Bringing Namibian Voices to the Center: A Documentary Approach to Cross-Cultural Psychology

In a new documentary project, SPSP member Dr. Amber Gayle Thalmayer is helping to put young adults in Namibia at the center of research on emerging adulthood.

Learn more about the film - Namibia Up - here: ow.ly/gskH50XrWY6

A glowing white figure stands out among many gray figures connected by lines, symbolizing a unique individual in a network.

New research explores why openness/intellect stands apart from other personality traits. It turns out this trait may be less universal across cultures and rarely targeted for change.

Read more in #PSPR: ow.ly/UGlJ50XqLqS

Pop-up AI defacing your article critical of AI captures a lot of what it feels like to work in this space.
@lmesseri.bsky.social

Experimental evidence of the effects of large language models versus web search on depth of learning Abstract. The effects of using large language models (LLMs) versus traditional web search on depth of learning are explored. A theory is proposed that when

When people learn with ChatGPT instead of following their own searches, they end up knowing less, caring less, and producing worse advice, even when the facts are the same.

Friction is an essential ingredient for learning! Convenience makes us shallow.

academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...

‘Opposing the inevitability of AI at universities is possible and necessary’ | Radboud University Since the widespread release of ChatGPT in December of 2022, AI has taken over much of the world by storm – including academia. Most of this happened with very little pushback, despite a myriad of iss...

‘Study after study shows that students want to develop these critical thinking skills, are not lazy, and large numbers of them would be in favor of banning ChatGPT and similar tools in universities’, says @olivia.science www.ru.nl/en/research/...

A talk, an invited lecture, and a full marathon in one week. A fall break to be recounted by posterity…:)

Apropos of nothing, I’m just loving being at a SLAC! ☺️🌟🍀

It was my first full week as a professor:) The gorgeous @holy-cross.bsky.social campus and my pretty office are instant dopamine boosts to my mental health.

If this is helpful for anyone going on the social psych tenure track job market in US, here are my Colby (in 2018) and UIC (2023) statements: osf.io/ef7s3/files/...

My lab website has links to other people's materials. Of course the markets were very different back then.
www.pbandjlab.com/resources