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In a new paper we analyzed 43,932 randomized news headlines and found causal evidence in support of the out-group animosity hypothesis: Negativity about out-groups boosted engagement by 14.1%, compared to just 1.6% for negativity about in-groups. osf.io/preprints/ps...

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Rebrand the Conservative Party as the Chaos Party.

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I’m not watching nonsense.

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Exposure to repeated false information increases the likelihood of believing it. This is due to what behavioral scientists call the ‘illusory truth effect.’ Research shows this effect when controlling for all sorts of socioeconomic variables, including income and education.

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This topic reminds me of the question Michael Sandel raised at his 2013 TED talk re: whether or not we should pay kids for their academic effort or performance. www.ted.com/talks/michae...

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AI may provide answers, but answers are like outcomes. We should not neglect the value of learning how to learn. The value of process. #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Learning #ProcessOverOutcomes substack.com/@travisandre...

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Landscape and structural #photography from around the world. Gazing out over a fog covered valley, from the falls at Bear Creek Preserve. #ThisIsNoticing #NewsBreak #Colorado #Telluride 📍: Telluride, Colorado (2020) 📷: Sony A7 II, Zeiss 21mm f2.8

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"America’s alliances are now in danger, and should be: Trump is openly, and gleefully, betraying everything America has tried to defend since the defeat of the Axis 80 years ago." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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Thought of a good news headline that could work as well in @nytimes.com as it would in @theonion.com.

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What US allies see: "if you want American support when your nation is attacked, you'd better be able to win on your own." www.npr.org/2025/02/28/n...

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The People's Union USA, a grassroots group, is calling on Americans to join a national boycott by not shopping for 24 hours on Friday.

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Even a short digital detox can have a real effect on your brain. Research shows that just three days away from your smartphone changes activity in brain regions related to impulses and rewards.

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Noticed a tell in the WH press briefing today. Leavitt generally addresses favorable journalists by first name, unfavorable ones with "sure." www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vl-_...

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Q: how to 6x DOGE savings ($2.5b)? A: Cut subsidies to Tesla ($15b)

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Twenty-one members of the United State DOGE Service have resigned, they said in an anonymous letter, citing DOGE's ongoing work dramatically reshaping the federal government.

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Looks like tomorrow will bring votes on a Republican plan to fund tax cuts for the rich by slashing Medicaid. So this is a great time to contact your Member of Congress.

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Love it. ⚒️🏺📜

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Anyone in Alabama State Gov or with a large employer in the state ? You are getting RIPPED off by PBMs. www.linkedin.com/posts/gregre...

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www.npr.org/2025/02/24/n...

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Right. I've never understood the stigma around "woke" culture. To me it's just having some empathy for others and perspective taking. Seems like a good idea to me. Own it. 🤷

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That jump post-COVID is stunning. Assuming inflation adjusted. Haven’t seen a good look at why but assuming temporal discounting increased as did emphasis on present day needs/living/enjoyment over savings. The prospect that life can be upended at any moment had to have an effect on many.

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Landscape and structural #photography from around the world. Silhouetted figures take in the sunset over the bay atop a rocky shore in Cannes. #ThisIsNoticing #NewsBreak #France #Cannes 📍: Cannes, France (2019) 📷: Sony A7 II, Tamron 28-75mm f2.8

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News Analysis: In the first month since he returned to power, President Trump has demonstrated once again a brazen willingness to advance distortions, conspiracy theories and outright lies to justify major policy decisions.

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Trump’s executive orders have blocked entrance to the country for more than 110,000 refugees, including thousands of Afghans who worked with the U.S. military. “We feel betrayed,” said one Afghan American soldier. With @texastribune.org

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Why hasn’t DOGE cut any of the billions of government subsidies spent on Tesla and SpaceX? 🧐 GPT says an 11.1% cut would equal the savings from all the other DOGE cuts combined (~$2 billion). And GPT never wrong. #Learn.

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It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office. Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc. Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.

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What a time. BBC News headlines, February 22, 2025.

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Out in @naturehumbehav.bsky.social Can people tell true from false news? Yes! Our meta-analysis shows that people rate true news as more accurate than false news (d = 1.12) and were better at spotting false news than at recognizing true news (d = 0.32). www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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In 2020, leading behavioral scientists predicted where the field was headed. Five years later, how did they do? What progress has been made, and where have we stalled? Revisit their insights and see how they hold up today. https://buff.ly/3789DnH

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TRUMP: The NCAA has complied immediately. That's good. But I understand Maine -- is the governor of Maine here? JANET MILLS: Yeah I'm here TRUMP: Are you not gonna comply? JM: I'm going to comply with state and federal law T: You better do it bc you're not gonna get any federal funding at all

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BREAKING: The Associated Press sues three Trump administration officials over access to presidential events, citing the First Amendment.

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Spread the word ONLY 4 DAYS TO SUBMIT to the 2025 Behavioral Science & Policy Association (BSPA) virtual conference. Submit by February 21 for short presentations. Conference is May 1-2. Check out details and submit: behavioralpolicy.org/wp-content/u...

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Somebody made a #Project2025 progress tracker. www.project2025.observer

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