Jay Van Bavel, PhD

jayvanbavel.bsky.social

28 September 2026 17:41

The majority (63%) of citizens trust scientists. Only 5% distrust scientists. There is less trust for politicized topics (climate science) and of government or business scientists It's critical to support science at universities, where people trust the results www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Siri Leknes

sirileknes.bsky.social

23 September 2026 19:48

Ever had opioids & enjoyed them? Our work shows you might be a minority- or the enjoyment stemmed from pain relief? We compared preoperative opioid effects (RCT, N=199, little pain) & found: 🟥 LARGE effects on drug high/sedation/dizziness 🔸SMALL effects on well-being www.cell.com/cell-reports...

Noam Angrist

noamangrist.bsky.social

10 September 2026 06:32

✨ So proud of this paper, now published in @natureportfolio.nature.com! We ran ** 5 ** randomized trials providing education in emergencies w/ NGOs & governments at a time of historic need and uncertainty during the pandemic. Evidence really mattered. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Tobias Kube

tobikube.bsky.social

10 September 2026 06:30

The results also reveal a psychological mechanism that may underlie these effects: If patients perceive their doctor as lacking warmth and competence, they doubt the credibility of the diagnostic information and are thus more concerned about having a medical disease. @sfb-trr-289.bsky.social

Tobias Kube

tobikube.bsky.social

10 September 2026 06:29

New article with @a-seewald.bsky.social: We show that patients' responses to normal diagnostic test results critically depend on the doctor's behaviour. If they are warm and competent, patients can take in such information much better and have less desire to consult other doctors or have more tests.