I'm not sure I'll ever collaborate on a project cooler than this one -- huge props to Billy (@williambrady.bsky.social) for his fearless leadership from start to finish! And how cool is this!?: This paper is Nature's first-ever published Stage 2 Registered Report. 🔥

William J. Brady@williambrady.bsky.social · 3mo ago

✨New paper out @nature.com ✨ For 8 weeks around the 2024 US election, we randomly assigned 2,000 people to use social media algos we built ourselves. Do engagement-based algorithms amplify intergroup, moral & emotional (IME) content—and does that distort how we see political norms? 🧵🔗 👇

✨ Relationships as Microcultures Theory ✨ Please read Maya's post👇. This paper introduces a novel perspective on what a relationship *is* and how it can thrive (or fail to do so). It can launch a thousand dissertations! I salute Maya for her inspired leadership of this ambitious project.🫡

Maya Rossignac-Milon@mrossignacmilon.bsky.social · 5mo ago

New preprint! ✨ Do you and your partner have made-up words ("eggy" to mean awkward)? Do you and your bestie have an anecdote you love to tell together (that time one of you tripped over an acorn)? Do you and your closest colleague have a cherished ritual (weekly lunch at "the usual spot")? 🧵

After decades of progress, bias against gay people in the U.S. is rising—and fastest among young adults. In a @nytimes.com op-ed, IPR's @elijfinkel.bsky.social and Tessa Charlesworth share new research on this alarming reversal and what might be driving it. spr.ly/63328ho5Dq

Opinion | Americans Are Turning Against Gay People

We seem to be in a new era of anti-gay prejudice.

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New research suggests that virtual first dates could be a useful (and underappreciated) tool in screening potential romantic partners. Authors: Elina Moreno, Eli Finkel, Kellie Ammerman, and Paul Eastwick Read more in #SPPS: https://ow.ly/yhu950XWXgk

Thanks for having us on the show, Andy -- such a fun conversation!

Andy Luttrell@andyluttrell.bsky.social · 8mo ago

New episode of Opinion Science! This month features TWO social psychologists--@pauleastwick.bsky.social and @elijfinkel.bsky.social. We talk about the pile of research showing just how bad people are at knowing which attributes they care most about in potential romantic partners...

Gathering with friends and family this week? Disagreements are normal. IPR’s @elijfinkel.bsky.social says they can even be healthy when handled with care. Click here to learn more about Finkel's work helping us lean into our disagreements: spr.ly/633257UqnU

(In a delightful twist, my new segment got stitched together with a rebroadcast of an older episode featuring the incomparable @elijfinkel.bsky.social, one of my grad school professors, whose work on marriage is captivating. I couldn’t ask for a better Hidden Brain buddy!)

Please apply to postdoc with us at Northwestern/Kellogg. This position in the Dispute Resolution Research Center is a terrific opportunity.

@cynthiascwang.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Apply for the @drrc-kellogg.bsky.social Dispute Resolution Research Center Postdoctoral Fellowship at @kelloggschoolnu.bsky.social Northwestern Kellogg! Advance research on conflict & cooperation with top scholars and join a powerful alumni network. Deadline soon: Nov 1 🔗 tinyurl.com/drrcpostdoc2...

If you're interested in pedagogy surrounding the teaching of negotiation, I hope you'll join us for "Teaching Negotiations the Kellogg Way." See the repost for details.

@cynthiascwang.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Negotiation teaching evolves, and @kelloggschoolnu.bsky.social remains at the forefront. 💻 Nov 6–7: Teaching Negotiations the Kellogg Way @cynthiascwang.bsky.social @nourkteily.bsky.social @elijfinkel.bsky.social Earn a @drrc-kellogg.bsky.social Certificate 🔗 www.eventbrite.com/e/teaching-n...

📢POSTDOC POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT📢 @nourkteily.bsky.social & I are recruiting a postdoc in the #LitowitzCenter for Enlightened Disagreement. We seek research excellence regarding navigating conflict. Application deadline: Nov. 17. Salary: ~$80k. facultyrecruiting.northwestern.edu/apply/MjQzNw==

What kinds of conversations spark instant connection? Excited to share my first NYT Guest Essay, with @ericaboothby.bsky.social. We argue that playful riffing — creating a little world together — forges and deepens relationships through shared reality. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/o...

Opinion | You’re Probably Doing Small Talk Wrong

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📢 MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT 📢 @nourkteily.bsky.social and I are delighted to introduce the Litowitz Center for Enlightened Disagreement, supercharged by a $20M gift from Jennifer and Alec Litowitz. The #LitowitzCenter helps people harness the power of difference. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/03/n...

Northwestern trustee and husband gift $20 million to Center for Enlightened Disagreement

A Northwestern University trustee and her husband have donated $20 million to support the school’s Center for Enlightened Disagreement.

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📢JOB POSTING: Senior Director for the Center for Enlightened Disagreement (CED).📢 @nourkteily.bsky.social and I seek a strategic leader to help us build the Center (see ensuing post for information about CED). Target salary range: $125,000-$155,000. 1/2 careers.northwestern.edu/psc/hrnu_er/...

A big THANK YOU to @davidmcraney.bsky.social for featuring the #LoveFactually podcast on #YouAreNotSoSmart! The episode delves into #TheNotebook, figuring out what the movie gets right -- and what it gets wrong -- about how relationships work. Enjoy! youarenotsosmart.com/2025/08/04/y...

YANSS 319 – What movies often get wrong about romantic love, relationships, and human mating in general

Two psychologists who study love, relationships, and human mating behavior pick apart the movie “The Notebook” and tell us what it gets right and what it gets wrong when it comes to por…

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Dive into the science behind your favorite rom-coms with @elijfinkel.bsky.social and Paul Eastwick’s "Love Factually" podcast. Discover what Hollywood gets right—and wrong—about love. ❤️ 🎥 Listen now: www.lovefactuallypod.com

Love Factually

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🎉Life update🎉 After 6 wonderful years at Princeton, I am officially *Dr.* Oktar! Next: Postdoc at Meta FAIR w/ @asli-celikyilmaz.bsky.social; then, postdoc at Kellogg studying disagreement w/ @elijfinkel.bsky.social & @nourkteily.bsky.social! Thanks @tanialombrozo.bsky.social for the hood :)

Agree to disagree? That's the goal of Kellogg's Center for Enlightened Disagreement, led by @elijfinkel.bsky.social and Nour Kteily. Read more about how two leading scholars of conflict and polarization want to help us have more productive conversations. magazine.northwestern.edu/features/cen...

🎇NEW PUBLICATION ANNOUNCEMENT🎇 “Love may be a many-splendored thing, but it’s also a battlefield.” So begins my "Romantic Relationships" chapter in the new, OPEN-ACCESS, Handbook of Social Psychology (6e). The chapter synthesizes what I've learned in my 28 years in the field. 🧵

Great chatting with @dkthomp.bsky.social about relationship science and what it can tell us about online dating, soul mates, and Julia Roberts movies! More on the science behind your favorite rom coms on the Love Factually Podcast with me and Eli at: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...

The Rules of Attraction and the Psychology of Romance

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Since 1954, "The Handbook of Social Psychology" has been the field’s most authoritative reference work, and today is the launch of the 6th edition with 50 new chapters by 100 leading scholars. Best news? The HSP is now an open-access public resource—free to read, download, and share. the-hsp.com

When I was in grad school, this was THE resource...and it cost a ton. Now it's free. Amazing. #PsychSciSky

Daniel Gilbert@danielgilbert.bsky.social · last yr.

Since 1954, "The Handbook of Social Psychology" has been the field’s most authoritative reference work, and today is the launch of the 6th edition with 50 new chapters by 100 leading scholars. Best news? The HSP is now an open-access public resource—free to read, download, and share. the-hsp.com

📣very thrilled to see the new, open access (!) edition of the Handbook of Social Psychology is now online! With 50 chapters, this is an amazing collective effort brought to everyone by @danielgilbert.bsky.social, Susan Fiske, @elijfinkel.bsky.social, and Wendy Mendes and Situational Press. 👏🎉🙏

🎇It's #PubDay for THE HANDBOOK OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY (6e)!🎇 This is the latest edition of the most venerated institution in social psychology, dating back to 1954. Fifty definitive chapters, over 8,000 manuscript pages. (The TOC appears below.) And: IT'S 100% OPEN-ACCESS: www.the-HSP.com.🧵

What does the latest Bridget Jones film say about romantic attraction? In @spspnews.bsky.social, @elijfinkel.bsky.social & Paul Eastwick write that Jones' interest in younger men aligns with their recent study showing that on blind dates, women are attracted to youth. spsp.org/news/charact...

In the most recent Bridget Jones film, we find our heroine drawn to younger men. According to our recent PNAS article, this aspect of the movie is spot on: On average, women say they want an older partner, but they are initially attracted to younger ones. #PsychSciSky

I've been waiting years for this book! My friend and collaborator Greg Walton (professor at Stanford) has pioneered a new paradigm for achieving big change. As he explains in ORDINARY MAGIC, it starts with small acts. The book is powerful and a pleasure to read. Check it out!

🎞️ New short film just released about my research on what makes a mind susceptible to rigid and extreme ideologies by @uniofcam.bsky.social! 🧠 www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOBI...

Uncovered: Psychological 'signature' of the extreme mind

YouTube video by Cambridge University

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How Weight-Loss Drugs Can Upend a Marriage www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/m...

Weight Loss Drugs and Their Lesser Known Side Effects on Relationships

Doctors warn about their physical side effects, but they can also have unexpected effects on intimacy.

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