Lobbyists’ and politicians’ campaigns against lab-grown meat appeal to emotion, not logic and reason trib.al/L5VXo9F

I chatted with Allison Parshall Scientific American about why we might be getting pushback on cultured meat in Florida (and elsewhere)

scientificamerican.com/article/florid…

Cool to see Vow's second factory appearing in US political discourse.

Anyway, want to work on things that look cool as hell? We're hiring in a country that let's the market decide what they want to eat: eatvow.com/careers#roles

Was very happy to have Shalini Gautam share her excellent research on counterfactuals and children's moral judgements in my lab today. Thanks for visiting! #phdfriends The University of Edinburgh School of PPLS

Just found out that the psychology job market got a boost from someone finally setting up a Google Sheet:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u…

Don't know who did this, but whoever you are, THANK YOU!
I really hope this will pick up, to be as good as the management sheet.

Help improve this!

My third spring in Edinburgh and still absolutely taken with the cherry blossoms

Such sad news. He was a brilliant philosopher who had a profound influence on cognitive science. And he was hugely supportive to young scholars—including me, long ago. A great loss.
dailynous.com/2024/04/19/dan…

📣I'm hiring a lab coordinator for my new lab at UCSD CogSci. This is a great position if you're interested in gaining research experience before applying to graduate school.

Apply by May 2, flexible start late summer start date (~Sep 1). Details below! employment.ucsd.edu/laboratory-coo…

We are hiring a fixed-term (1-year) lecturer in developmental psychology. Great opportunity for an early career academic to boost their teaching experience in a supportive and vibrant department. Apply now (deadline: 25 April)! elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candidat…

Excited to share a new paper led by Julia Marshall exploring TPP in an intergroup context. In this task, children could create a bespoke punishment concoction by removing positive resources and/or adding negative resources. srcd.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cd…

Had a wonderful time chatting with Linda J. Skitka, Evan Westra and Daryl Cameron for the second Expanding Empathy 2024 panel a couple of weeks ago 👇👇

🗣️📢📢📢 WE'RE HIRING! Interested in work on power-based discrimination? Come work with me at Boston College!

I'm hiring a full-time Lab Coordinator starting August 2024. This job will be great for folks hoping to apply to graduate school.

Job ad here: drive.google.com/file/d/1RTLKBC…

3 papers accepted and 1 minor revision within a week... What is happening?!

In honor of Danny Kahneman's legacy, Psychological Inquiry invites scholars to share their favorite quotes from his work & reflect on their impact. 300-word limit. Due May 1st. Submit: bit.ly/kahneman_tribu… #KahnemanTribute #PsychInquiry SJDM plz share

Thank you Linda J. Skitka Evan Westra Daryl Cameron for sharing your fascinating research and ideas. Lots of new questions to consider!

Starting in 30 mins! 👇👇 #ExpandingEmpathy2024

Looking forward to Matti Wilks talking about moral expansiveness and how to shape the circle of moral regard tomorrow at the 2nd Expanding Empathy 2024 webinar!
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Join Matti Wilks, Evan Westra, @DCameron and I for a Zoom webinar on moral convictions, the moral circle, and affect and norms tomorrow!

I made this document with some resources for finding post-bacc jobs, applying to psych PhDs, and planning a career in psychology/research. The postgrad job search can be mysterious and demoralizing at times, so I hope this helps demystify things

docs.google.com/document/d/1IX…

Thanks for the repost! And here's a new page for the conference with some quotes from our speakers, links to their websites, and tentative schedule (subject to change)

moralconsortium.psu.edu/events/meet-th…

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