Loved working with this team & so excited about our findings! 🙌🏻🎉 See more below👇🏻

Eric Knowles@ericdknowles.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Extremely proud of this new paper with Nick Fendinger & @andreadittmann.bsky.social. We show that when math and logic tests are framed to engage social reasoning (Theory of Mind), class gaps in performance largely disappear. 🔗 osf.io/preprints/ps...

We’ve been looking into ways police officers can reduce tension in interactions with their communities from the start. We find adding just one sentence—what we call a “transparency statement”—can help build trust. Read about our work now in The Boston Globe! 👇🏻 www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/09/o...

A simple statement that can help cops win people’s trust - The Boston Globe

Many people are on edge when they encounter an officer, but there’s an easy way for law enforcement to set the right tone.

bostonglobe.com

💭 Ever wondered whether you're in a class bubble? Take the 10-question New Class Bubble Quiz I helped Joan C. Williams ‪@eacentersf.bsky.social design for her new book‬ to find out where you stand!: 🔗 www.classbubblequiz.com

‘We shouldn’t blow this one’: why Democrats have a chance to retake the working class

Joan C Williams explains how to win over voters – and shares a quiz that tells you whether you’re elite or not

theguardian.com

Going to #spsp2025? Interested in what psychology can tell us about what works (or doesn't) to change policing? Join me @andreadittmann.bsky.social @calvinklai.bsky.social @spruill.bsky.social & Kyle Dobson very early next Saturday to find out.

🚨 Now out at JEPG! 🚨 After college students graduate & head off the workforce, there are many opportunities to collaborate at work. Do these opportunities reduce cultural mismatch for college grads from working-class backgrounds?

first day of, oh, i don’t know, eleventy seventh grade? 😅