josh ackerman

University of Michigan social psychologist. Personal account. Follow my lab @UMesplab for info on our research and academic discussion.

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@michael_barlev I’m not sure if you’ll get human nature insights from it, but James Acaster’s 4-part Netflix special is a masterclass in structuring storytelling and playing with conventions.

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@jcbeehner And it technically is in a field, so tick off ‘research’ too.

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@Chops310 At my last job, the office thermostat had no markings other than warmer/colder. I heard from maintenance it was intentionally designed for illusion of control. Actual temperature range it allowed = 1 degree.

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@michael_barlev Way back when, I really liked this one. Not sure how well the science holds up these days, but the writing is great. https://t.co/JUNzUSBXBO. Also I second Dr Tatiana’s Sex Advice book.

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@RebeccaSear Wondering - are you referring to some explicit rejection of interdisciplinarity or a lack of operational interdisciplinarity through collaborations across disciplines?

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@RegretLab Unpleasant... unpleasant... <sneeze> ... pleasant.

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What are the best academic papers and popular science pieces on the pandemic you’ve seen to date? Compiling a list to use in a class on the psychology of infection.

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@minzlicht Red House Painters - Shadows. Bon Iver - Holocene.

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@siminevazire I actually agree with the intent of this policy. Reviewers don’t have a right to attack authors, if that occurs. But confirming w reviewer or redacting is better than outright changing text.

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@jayvanbavel Where is the “I don’t know” option?

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@NeilLewisJr About half of these are preprints. Maybe I’m in the dark, but should we consider these being removed because of feedback “retractions” or “the point of using a preprint?”

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@NeilLewisJr Is fear of moral contagion enough of a reason to not teach class in person this fall?

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@NeilLewisJr @JonathanLWai Very interesting paper. Key line for me - ...”we should be more openly willing to say to our students, colleagues, the me-dia, and practitioners: “I don’t know.”’

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@talyarkoni @spinicist Sure, but how many times was the wheel invented before it caught on?

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@MikeShor @GC_CUNY @JohnJayCollege @threadreaderapp unroll

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@robchavez Favorite is tough but maybe... https://t.co/aGqKkkx4fE

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@Ivuoma May be helpful to include the other side of the discussion as well. Here’s Ed Hagen with a take: https://t.co/CsoHd8Akik

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@joshtybur Isn’t the real question what’s going on over at Ohio State??

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@zerdeve @dstephenlindsay I’m not sure I see it as punching down without more explanation. However, I do see it as incredibly frustrating and something *requiring* explanation from the editor. It shouldn’t be a “long shot” to expect feedback in this kind of situation.