Eric Neumann

My @TEDx talk is out!! The scariest and most vulnerable moment of my PhD is now available online. Ft. latest trust research, personal backstory, and, naturally, a pic of me with the Justin Bieber haircut. Why Your Struggles Aren't a Burden to Others: youtube.com/watch?v=oP2Ime…

I'll be at @SPSPnews next week in Chicago to talk about science communication alongside @EliJFinkel, @lauriesantos, @katy_milkman, and @peez! (This was a rather exciting panel invite to get...) Come say hi, and do reach out if you want to grab a coffee. whova.com/portal/webapp/…

Thrilled to share that I have started a new job as Sr Data Scientist at Slack/Salesforce! Excited to be working with so many brilliant and kind colleagues, and grateful that I get to stay in SF, a city that has come to feel like home.

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

I defended my PhD! 😀 Endless gratitude these days to the wonderful souls I've met along the way, and for everything I've learned from the best committee anyone could hope to have. @RobbWiller @jeffhancock @GeoffCohen Carol Dweck Special shoutout to the BEST advisor @zakijam

I'm thrilled to announce that I'll be joining @Carnegie_Mellon as an Assistant Professor of Human-Computer Interaction (with a courtesy joint appointment in Social and Decision Sciences) in 2026!

NEW EPISODE OUT🤩 This week, Enna @ennayuxuanchen @StanfordPsych chats with Dr. Jenna Wells @JennaLWells @CornellPsychDpt @Cornell on how micro-moments of connection shape health and happiness. LISTEN NOW🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/06e83N…

New paper with @IkeMDSilver1 and @deborahasmall just out at Psychological Science: People often compare bad acts to other bad acts. Is it worse to kill two people than to kill one? Should someone who assaulted an adult be punished less than someone who did the same to a child? We find that when making these kinds of judgments, the direction of comparison matters.

NEW EPISODE OUT!! @anjie_cao chats with @DorsaAmir on how culture shapes cognition. Tune in to find out! stanfordpsychologypodcast.com/episodes/episo…

HELLO DENVER, can't wait to explore.

First, @CRobertson500 will discuss her work with @AshuAshok and @jayvanbavel. They find that people are more likely to post content on social media that is hostile and ideologically stereotypical. Content which does not exactly inspire positive intergroup contact. 2/5

I was invited to kick off this cute new series where scientists give talks at bars around SF. (!) If you're around on March 4, this is your chance to get drunk while I talk about loneliness and AI companionship. Tickets: lu.ma/rj254fvr

I spoke with '24 Nobel Laureate (!!) Geoff Hinton and our very own Jay McClelland about all things AI. Ft. backlash they faced for studying neural networks, AI alignment challenges, DeepSeek and AI agents, language as Lego blocks. Still pinching myself! stanfordpsychologypodcast.com/episodes/episo…

✨New preprint✨How does repeated exposure to transgressions online shape moral judgment? Results show two competing processes: 💠We get desensitized = ⬇️ wrong 💠Transgression seems more infamous =⬆️wrong Relative strength of each may predict outrage to viral transgressions

SPECIAL @marginalia_sci EPISODE OUT! @ennayuxuanchen chats with Dr. @ericarbailey from @BerkeleyHaas about authenticity: How do we know who we are? When do we feel the most like ourselves? Why do we often fail to share our inner world with others? stanfordpsychologypodcast.com/episodes/episo…

Umberto Eco, who owned 50,000 books, had this to say about home libraries: “It is foolish to think that you have to read all the books you buy, as it is foolish to criticize those who buy more books than they will ever be able to read. It would be like saying that you should use all the cutlery or glasses or screwdrivers or drill bits you bought before buying new ones. “There are things in life that we need to always have plenty of supplies, even if we will only use a small portion. “If, for example, we consider books as medicine, we understand that it is good to have many at home rather than a few: when you want to feel better, then you go to the ‘medicine closet’ and choose a book. Not a random one, but the right book for that moment. That’s why you should always have a nutrition choice! “Those who buy only one book, read only that one and then get rid of it. They simply apply the consumer mentality to books, that is, they consider them a consumer product, a good. Those who love books know that a book is anything but a commodity.”

After lecturing on findings that show that, while they don’t predict it, talking to strangers makes people happy (⁦@AtirStav⁩) I asked my students how a 3-min dance party would feel and then played Dance With a Stranger by ⁦@lakestreetdive⁩ … and they danced!

This week on @StanfordPsyPod, I chat with Dr. Casey Kenyon Brown @CARESlab_GU @GUPsychology! ✨🥰 We talk about her recent paper on empathy and shared depression: doi.org/10.1177/216770… Don’t miss Casey’s advice on fostering happy and healthy relationships. 💕🫂

NEW EPISODE OUT! @ennayuxuanchen chats with Dr. Casey Kenyon Brown @CARESlab_GU @GUPsychology on how we can build strong connections with people we love. open.spotify.com/episode/6JuEFJ…

NEW SPECIAL EPISODE OUT! In the latest episode of our Meet the Hosts series, Adani chats with @kate_ptrv! They talk about how Kate joined the podcast, her journey into & through grad school, what affective science is, and where it might go in the future! buzzsprout.com/admin/1801436/…

Rousseau preached equality but abandoned his children. Dickens's Mrs. Jellyby prioritized philanthropy while neglecting her family. Is there a psychological trade-off between caring for strangers and kin? 1/🧵