Communication Neuroscience Lab

@EliJFinkel Thanks so much, Eli!

📢 NEW BOOK FROM THE GREAT EMILY FALK 📢 For those of us seeking to make better choices, and to live in a manner more aligned with our values, Prof. Falk's (@falklab) tour through the human brain -- "WHAT WE VALUE" -- is essential reading. And the book is so fun! Check it out!

I am very pleased to share the conversation I had with the mighty Emily Falk! We talk about the #neuroscience work she has done with her lab on #choice and #values. Hope everyone enjoys! @falklab

How do we make everyday choices? Do our choices enhance our lives? In What We Value: The Neuroscience of Choice and Change, Emily Falk explores the brain systems at work in making—and improving—our daily decisions. See nasw.org/member_article… @falklab @ScienceWriters #SciWriBooks

📢 Across the U.S., cuts to federal funding for health research could cause losses of over $16B and 68,500 jobs. How will YOUR area be impacted? Excited to share SCIMaP, a website that our team has created to communicate the impact of funding cuts! scienceimpacts.org

Working with an interdisciplinary team, we have developed a website to communicate how the White House's proposed cuts to health research would cause losses of $16B and 68,500 jobs. Find out how your community may be impacted. Explore more at SCIMaP: scienceimpacts.org

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Have you voted? Our co-directors @katy_milkman and @angeladuckw were at the polls in #Philly bright and early this morning to cast their ballots. Don’t forget to cast your #vote, too!

Trying to figure out how to make the world a better place tonight? Consider going to work with Prof. Kanu Pandey on a PhD researching politics and humor in beautiful Santa Barbara.

A hopeful outlook fosters stronger connections and well-being. Read Hope for Cynics by Jamil Zaki to learn more: hachettebookgroup.com/titles/jamil-z…

After I called @angeladuckw to make sure she had a voting plan, we decided we'd team up to nudge a friend to vote. Who better to nudge than the king of nudges himself, @R_Thaler. 👀Good news: he made a voting plan and executed. Nudge your friends, too: didmyfriendsvote.org

This month’s book recommendation is “Hope for Cynics” by Jamil Zaki. This beautiful book weaves together stories and science to highlight the case for being a hopeful skeptic — base your views on evidence, and be open to changing your mind. Thank you, Emily, for the suggestion!

Dr. @BoazHameiri is interested in how trait victimhood influences people's support for and participation in political violence. “Perceived victimhood shapes support for interpartisan political violence in the United States” was published in the Psychology of Violence journal.

Climate change impacts all of our futures. Swipe to see simple ways you can create positive change in your community!

@ylelkes 😂

“You seem to really struggle with reshaping data from long to wide”

MindCORE Seminar: Dannagal Goldthwaite Young October 11, Noon 111 Levin, 425 S. University Ave Wrong: How Media, Politics, and Identity Drive our Appetite for Misinformation Pizza served. Open to all. mindcore.sas.upenn.edu/calendar_event… @falklab @AnnenbergPenn @dannagal @PennSAS

How do we reach agreement? @HaranSened,@shannon47burns @DianaTamir @falklab @L_MwilambweT, Lily Tsoi and I just published a preprint on the conversational dynamics supporting agreement. Dive in to see how exploring diverse perspectives makes a difference. [1/8] 🧵

Our October paper spotlight features @sinclair_allie's work, which explores different psychological interventions that influence motivation to engage in climate change mitigation behaviors and information sharing. Swipe to learn more! osf.io/preprints/psya…

You know what your @SfNtweets experience is probably missing, an opportunity to meet your queer colleagues and allies. Happening at 6:45 PM in room N138 is the LGBTQIA2S+ mixer. Come for the chips and drinks and stay for the social connections!!!