Martie Haselton

Professor at UCLA, author of "Hormonal," evolutionary psych, sexuality, science consultant, Chair, UCLA Committee on Academic Freedom;

[Elias Acevedo @Lucidly_Elias]

We live, love, and die with the protagonists from our favorite novels and movies. We share in the profundity of their emotion, the idiosyncrasies of their personality, the texture of their ambition. We can identify with them so intensely that the line between our experience and their own fades away as our cognitive horizons become nearly identical.

And yet, back in the so-called “real world”, this state of mind is lost on us; as we drive to our next thing, we regard every stranger on the road as a hindrance to our own agenda. Should the person in front of us drive too slow they become guilty of a blasphemous level of incompetence.

Sipping my muddy coffee under a charcoal sky, I now watch as students disburse chaotically across campus, each of them moving to their own complex algorithm. My attention settles on a kid effortlessly coasting down the path on his longboard, snaking between swaths of brilliant jade in the form of meticulously groomed grass, and I wonder: if I was privy to the sum of information that comprises his life, if I was present for every moment, witnessed every detail, felt every storm surge then subside from within, would I still prefer myself? I mean, when you look for the reason why it is you are so self-interested, when you try to find precisely where the bias for your own point of view really lies, the only appropriate answer is *proximity*

If we could live a million different lives simultaneously, perhaps our favorite subjective experience would not be the one that constrains us now. One could theoretically fall in love with any person from the point of view of someone, somewhere.

The realization that each random passerby is living a life as deep and complex as your own is beautiful, but the fact that it must be realized means it is not the default mode of being. It reveals itself to you as you turn the page, or perhaps even in traffic, replacing your initial frustration with compassionate understanding. Still, every now and then, you catch a glimpse.

[Martie Haselton @haselton]

@Lucidly_Elias just beautiful. thank you for this, both of you @Lucidly_Elias @AdamMGrant

[Jaimie Arona Krems @JaimieKrems]

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[Martie Haselton @haselton]

@dconroybeam You’re becoming a bird nerd! Gaulin would be pleased

[Heterodox Academy @HdxAcademy]

Cory J. Clark is one of our esteemed Open Inquiry Awards winners, receiving the 2024 award for Exceptional Scholarship. She is recognized for projects that expose bias and censorship in science and her leadership of the Adversarial Collaboration Project.

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[Martie Haselton @haselton]

@SimoneSchnall @Cambridge_Uni @yourcambridgesu yay! congrats! And so nice to see your face : )

[Martie Haselton @haselton]

@dconroybeam @BostonGlobe same!

[Martie Haselton @haselton]

Congratulations @KristinaDurante. I can't wait to read this!

[Kristina Durante @KristinaDurante]

I have been working on something very close to my heart for a few years now. An intersection of my research and my personal journey toward healing. I can’t wait to begin this new chapter with you. #wellness #humannature #nature #science #evolution #biology #wellbeing #brain #staytuned

[Martie Haselton @haselton]

@RebeccaSear Congrats, Rebecca! Great group there!

[Martie Haselton @haselton]

Weds! Join me at Harvard for a talk with the "Misinformation" group at the Kennedy School. Major issues in women's reproductive psychology and sexual health have been neglected or obstructed by misinformation. Eager to discuss this with a policy audience!
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[Martie Haselton @haselton]

@CFCamerer Thank you @CFCamerer. A high compliment from you!

[Martie Haselton @haselton]

Excited to talk to colleagues at @sagecenterucsb
Talk title:
Hormones and Women’s Sexuality: Information Deficits, Overeager Criticism, and Misinformation – and Why Fixing It is Urgent

****This Thursday**** April 04, 2024

Location: Psychology 1312, free & public

[Martie Haselton @haselton]

@JaimieKrems @UCLA you rock!

[Martie Haselton @haselton]

@briwood1 may I have your permission to use this in my classes (with attribution of course)? I love it!

[Martie Haselton @haselton]

@EdwardGore19 @StephenKing Read his words. He's clearly amping up his persona in these photos

[Martie Haselton @haselton]

@RandomMutations @CostelloWilliam @F_Sid_Dougan @Pa0la_Baca Cheers to you all! Enjoy 😊

[Martie Haselton @haselton]

@TaylorNiznik LOVE this : )

[Martie Haselton @haselton]

@Oliver_S_Curry @TriversRobert very well said, @TriversRobert

[Martie Haselton @haselton]

@JaimieKrems Ha! could be us someday... much, much far off in the future!

[Martie Haselton @haselton]

@JaimieKrems I am so happy you are here!