Assistant prof @ Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. Studying emotion, morality, social networks, psych of tech. #firstgen college graduatehttps://bsky.app/profile/williambrady.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/williambrady.bsky.social/post/3mfwmem3oss2k@killianmcloughlin.bsky.social social media news especially likely to use villian / victim framing; low quality news especially; more likely to evoke outrage and draw engagement when doing so #spsp28 Feb 2026 16:09 +0000at://did:plc:e4itbqoxctxwrrfqgs2rauga/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfwmem3oss2khttps://bsky.app/profile/williambrady.bsky.social/post/3mfsbbw4dfc2rNew work from @drsanaz.bsky.social : using smart phone sensing data, one of the biggest predictors of people higher on authoritarian measure was Facebook and social media use #spsp26 Feb 2026 22:40 +0000at://did:plc:e4itbqoxctxwrrfqgs2rauga/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfsbbw4dfc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/williambrady.bsky.social/post/3mfmr63jvtk2kWe're excited about the upcoming Computational Psychology preconference at @spspnews.bsky.social this Thursday. See our action-packed full day agenda below! Featuring 3 keynote talk themes with related early-career speakers, data blitz session, panel discussion. Don't miss it! #SPSP24 Feb 2026 18:08 +0000at://did:plc:e4itbqoxctxwrrfqgs2rauga/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfmr63jvtk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/williambrady.bsky.social/post/3mfjvyoicp22jVery honored by this one! Thanks to all my mentors, students and colleagues who made it possible! And congrats to all the recipients for their amazing work. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Feb 2026 14:57 +0000at://did:plc:e4itbqoxctxwrrfqgs2rauga/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfjvyoicp22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/williambrady.bsky.social/post/3mddzuqadu22rCongrats to @mjcrockett.bsky.social on the Troland Research Award from @nasonline.org ! Having witnessed the "unusual achievement" first hand, very happy to see the recognition 🌹💐 https://www.nasonline.org/award/troland-research-award/26 Jan 2026 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:e4itbqoxctxwrrfqgs2rauga/app.bsky.feed.post/3mddzuqadu22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/williambrady.bsky.social/post/3m5w5glvp4k24Great work by @natematias.bsky.social & Megan Price: public involvement in AI is an important part of rigorous science. AI systems are sociotechnical, meaning that the lived experience of the public is essential for validation, etc. https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.242111112218 Nov 2025 16:20 +0000at://did:plc:e4itbqoxctxwrrfqgs2rauga/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5w5glvp4k24https://bsky.app/profile/williambrady.bsky.social/post/3m5ekvm45ls2z✨New preprint! Why do people express outrage online? In 4 studies we develop a taxonomy of online outrage motives, test what motives people report, what they infer for in- vs. out-partisans, and how motive inferences shape downstream intergroup consequences. Led by @felix-chenwei.bsky.social 🧵👇11 Nov 2025 16:34 +0000at://did:plc:e4itbqoxctxwrrfqgs2rauga/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5ekvm45ls2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/williambrady.bsky.social/post/3m4bfnpxt322bReminder to apply to the DRRC postdoc fellowship! Deadline is this week. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Oct 2025 16:56 +0000at://did:plc:e4itbqoxctxwrrfqgs2rauga/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4bfnpxt322b