Social psychologist, UCLA; Director, UCLA Center for Friendship Researchhttps://bsky.app/profile/jaimiekrems.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jaimiekrems.bsky.social/post/3lseg2qxeus2iHow do filmmakers portray POWER? Pretty closely to how evolutionary social scientists would tell them to. Here's a great video on power in film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaIFN0eQGTc ... ...which echoed this paper beautifully: Durkee et al. PNAS (2020) https://www.pnas.org/doi/pdf/10.1073/pnas.2006148117 Science + art 🎨24 Jun 2025 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:aswfik5ydxjaqnf5h2xle2nl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lseg2qxeus2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jaimiekrems.bsky.social/post/3lsbyicybi227My NEW FAVE PODCAST: Real evolutionary social scientists talking about actual research (+ other weird stuff). I talked FRIENDSHIP with @dpietra.bsky.social + David Pinsof! [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jun 2025 16:22 +0000at://did:plc:aswfik5ydxjaqnf5h2xle2nl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsbyicybi227https://bsky.app/profile/jaimiekrems.bsky.social/post/3kgbjvrq6ya2bWhat drives policy positions on abortion? In a new👇preprint, Jordan Moon + I take seriously abortion opponents’ frequent argument (sanctity of life) + test if support for abortion-reducing bills is it more consistent w that…or w another explanation. https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/j5dn3 🧪#abortion11 Dec 2023 13:32 +0000at://did:plc:aswfik5ydxjaqnf5h2xle2nl/app.bsky.feed.post/3kgbjvrq6ya2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jaimiekrems.bsky.social/post/3kfs2ibq6ns2mWe're starting something new at HBES! ADAPT aims to reach undergrads who don't have access to evo social science training or research experiences. Want to mentor an ADAPT student? Fill out a short form by Dec 31. Your name + pic will go online for applicants to see. https://www.hbes.com/the-adapt-mission/05 Dec 2023 09:46 +0000at://did:plc:aswfik5ydxjaqnf5h2xle2nl/app.bsky.feed.post/3kfs2ibq6ns2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jaimiekrems.bsky.social/post/3kcgtnv6ym52aAs a grad student, I got so excited when profs wanted to hear about my work As an early prof, I got so excited when *senior* profs wanted to hear about my work. As a not-that-early prof, I'm SO EXCITED that grad students want to hear about my work. ➡️➡️➡️The future is where it's at. #Psych 🧪23 Oct 2023 18:29 +0000at://did:plc:aswfik5ydxjaqnf5h2xle2nl/app.bsky.feed.post/3kcgtnv6ym52ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jaimiekrems.bsky.social/post/3kceyoe2jmt2hAgreed!👇 And if you want to hear more on friendship + why we need to dedicate more resources to exploring it, come see me talk this Fall at UCSD or UCSB 🫶 #psych #socialpsych #friendship https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-023-01717-323 Oct 2023 00:54 +0000at://did:plc:aswfik5ydxjaqnf5h2xle2nl/app.bsky.feed.post/3kceyoe2jmt2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jaimiekrems.bsky.social/post/3kbxfcafi7z27My social psych lab has moved to UCLA, + we're looking for driven graduate student applicants! (Especially those interested in human friendship.) More on the *NEW* UCLA Social Minds Lab👇. Please RT + share with your students! www.kremslab.com #psych #gradschool 🧪 #Stilldontunderstand#shere https://www.kremslab.com/17 Oct 2023 15:02 +0000at://did:plc:aswfik5ydxjaqnf5h2xle2nl/app.bsky.feed.post/3kbxfcafi7z27https://bsky.app/profile/jaimiekrems.bsky.social/post/3kb3tlmk52q2pThe swell of pride when one of your students asks a super question at a talk 🤩 #Psych #Gradschool #Stilldontknowhowtousehastagshere06 Oct 2023 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:aswfik5ydxjaqnf5h2xle2nl/app.bsky.feed.post/3kb3tlmk52q2phttps://bsky.app/profile/jaimiekrems.bsky.social/post/3kahkmqnmcp2pStarting off posting here with good news! Our SPSP Symposium was accepted! Come see Meltem Yucel, Jillian Jordan, Ike Silver, + me in February in San Diego! #SPSP #Psych #Idontknowhowtousethe#hereyet 🤷‍♀️28 Sep 2023 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:aswfik5ydxjaqnf5h2xle2nl/app.bsky.feed.post/3kahkmqnmcp2p