Political junkie and social-cognitive neuroscientist studying misinformation and political extremismhttps://bsky.app/profile/indecisionwins.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/indecisionwins.bsky.social/post/3mqg7tficqc2sMy comment on the disastrous OMB rule12 Jul 2026 03:19 +0000at://did:plc:2felldytssojsxmajwxftzip/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqg7tficqc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/indecisionwins.bsky.social/post/3mplyje5kac2sI hadn't seen this highlighted before, and it's horrifying -- this implies that for anyone who gets a federal grant, any American can report you, have the government sue you, and get a reward for evidence that you're not following the draconian new grant terms. Truly Stasi-level intrusiveness. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Jul 2026 16:59 +0000at://did:plc:2felldytssojsxmajwxftzip/app.bsky.feed.post/3mplyje5kac2shttps://bsky.app/profile/indecisionwins.bsky.social/post/3mk3navhijk2zHeartbreaking. Such a waste of good people’s lives and expertise, who could be doing good for the world, but instead are suffering themselves. All so Trump and his buddies can pocket more money and build more bombs to lob around the world. Good job, MAGA. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Apr 2026 13:49 +0000at://did:plc:2felldytssojsxmajwxftzip/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3navhijk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/indecisionwins.bsky.social/post/3mhdpoga2ks2pI mean...she's correct on both counts, but it's still striking to see! [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Mar 2026 14:38 +0000at://did:plc:2felldytssojsxmajwxftzip/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhdpoga2ks2phttps://bsky.app/profile/indecisionwins.bsky.social/post/3mdithdbwtk2oExcited to share a new preprint on psychological characteristics among voters that predict support for Donald Trump: specifically, low empathy, low agreeableness, and complaints about unfairness. (1/4) https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/uk7rf28 Jan 2026 17:48 +0000at://did:plc:2felldytssojsxmajwxftzip/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdithdbwtk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/indecisionwins.bsky.social/post/3mbhsn5ysus25In a new review paper that I led (with Jean Decety), we explain how research in psychology and neuroscience supports the need for more regulation of social media algorithms to protect against threats to democracy. The EU Digital Services Act is a good model for this type of regulation. (1/5) https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2379460725140332302 Jan 2026 21:11 +0000at://did:plc:2felldytssojsxmajwxftzip/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbhsn5ysus25