Steven R. Shaw, PhD

shawpsych.bsky.social

27 July 2026 23:04

Realizing you are likely going to survive cancer, but everything is different now. So the next question is—so what are you going to be with rest of your life. There can only be one answer for me—I am going to be a menace. (in the best possible way).

Jay Van Bavel, PhD

jayvanbavel.bsky.social

21 May 2026 18:32

The Tyranny of the Minority: There are a new class of elites who possess the power to direct attention, evoke emotion, and mobilize crowds. Our research suggests that a very small percentage of these influencers generate the vast majority of misinformation and toxic content online.

Larisa Heiphetz Solomon

drlarisa.bsky.social

21 May 2026 18:32

Writing is so much easier when I have all day to do it.

W+EBS

w-plus-ebs.bsky.social

16 May 2026 02:14

An interesting talk yesterday on work by @annepisor.bsky.social and Courtney Elmore: On coastal Tanzania, women and men get social capital from having friends, near or far, BUT they have less opportunity to form these friendships. Women who DO have this option have more social capital. #HBES2026

Jay Van Bavel, PhD

jayvanbavel.bsky.social

16 May 2026 02:11

Although human morality evolved in an environment of small groups, the primary source of moral content for over 5 billion people now comes from social media. I will be at the Stanford Tech & Policy Center talking about how the global technological transformation has created a new moral ecosystem