Ryan Webb

Neuroeconomist. Assoc Prof @UofT. Director @TDMDAL. Editor @PNASnexus. Dilletante.

[Ryan Webb @webbr14]

@robgillezeau Don’t forget the massive deficit!

[Ryan Webb @webbr14]

@marthagimbel @alexolegimas Known Unknowns

[Ryan Webb @webbr14]

@Afinetheorem Hearts and minds huh?

[Ryan Webb @webbr14]

@Afinetheorem Well…. F35 is an expensive jobs program…. So not obvious that pivoting away from some of these is a bad idea

[Thomas Graeber @ThomasGraeber]

🚨 Full-Time Pre-Doc Positions in Zurich

Looking for full-time pre-docs (start date b/w June and September '26) to work with me on questions in behavioral economics, using experiments, speech data and AI methods! Link below, deadline rolling https://t.co/6i9tjM68EA

@econ_ra

[Colin Camerer @CFCamerer]

NEW we are hiring 2-3 Postdocs in Social & Decision Neuroscience (SDN) at Caltech. The posting is here https://t.co/HLIi1CKkqk are due 15 February 2026. Our core group in SDN is RAdolphs, me, DMobbs, JO'Doherty, and ARangel. Our track record of postdoc success is strong

[Ryan Webb @webbr14]

@andre_quentin @alexolegimas @alexolegimas is the most high variance influencer I know

[Ryan Webb @webbr14]

@CassSunstein New working link here: https://t.co/3Mm9rhxhgf

[Ryan Webb @webbr14]

Working link here:

https://t.co/IJM2BsBLxN

[Ryan Webb @webbr14]

Integrating the data and views on habits from all of these different fields was highly rewarding. We learned a tremendous amount in writing this paper.

[Colin Camerer @CFCamerer]

1/3 NEW our highly interdisciplinary review on habits is out. It's partly aimed at a marketing academic audience, but covers a lot of ground of general interest (psych, econ, animal learning, neuro)

Can download here free https://t.co/WK875Tba78... until 1/23 of next yr.

[Ryan Webb @webbr14]

@jasndoc @CFCamerer Try this:

https://t.co/3Mm9rhwJqH

[Colin Camerer @CFCamerer]

1/3 NEW our highly interdisciplinary review on habits is out. It's partly aimed at a marketing academic audience, but covers a lot of ground of general interest (psych, econ, animal learning, neuro)

Can download here free https://t.co/WK875Tba78... until 1/23 of next yr.

[PNAS Nexus @PNASNexus]

Researchers asked people to indicate where on their bodies they felt the urge to move and where they felt pleasure when listening to music. The urge to move was felt more in the head, arms, and legs, and pleasure more in the chest and abdomen. Read now: https://t.co/9fumbrr25V

[Klaus Adam @klaus_adam]

Economics apparently doing MUCH better than other sciences when it comes to p-hacking:

[Ryan Webb @webbr14]

@Afinetheorem These are great. We need a “Create All” button that will generate learning goals and questions for all goals in one shot 😀

[Ryan Webb @webbr14]

@Afinetheorem @CitImmCanada Well that would explain the drop in applications. Why apply if you know you’ll have to leave in 5 years…. Insane policy.

[Ryan Webb @webbr14]

@alexolegimas Me too, but then wtf… next token prediction can out-math @ben_golub? Seems a stretch.

[Ryan Webb @webbr14]

@alexolegimas Spicy take! MAGA is the bully who was bullied as a kid!