How Tiny Genetic Changes Shape Our Thoughts, Feelings, and Behaviors

#Neuroscience #Genetics #MentalHealth #BrainScience #Neuroimaging #BehavioralScience #Endophenotypes #GeneEnvironment #PersonalizedMedicine #BrainResearch

https://youtube.com/shorts/_JAurEPRZJY?feature=share

"This led CA to discover that even if a hypothetical trade war with China or Mexico meant the loss of American jobs and profits, people primed with anger would tolerate that domestic economic damage if it meant they could use a trade war to punish immigrant groups and urban liberals.”
― Christopher Wylie, Mindf*ck: Cambridge Analytica and the Plot to Break America #PlotToBreakAmerica 2019

#Science #HumanBehavior #BehavioralScience /\
#Anger #AngerMechanics #FWakeAnger /\

📲 🗨️ Israel didn’t just strike #iran. It staged a deception campaign so advanced, it rewired the global playbook for war.

On June 13, 2025, Israel launched a preemptive strike that killed over 20 senior IRGC commanders—including Iran’s top military leadership. But this video isn’t about the missiles. It’s about the mind games behind them.

#behavioralscience #geopolitics
#media #echochamber #oman #us

🔹 Video by Thomas Karat for SaltCubeAnalytics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJ_Ihzo0abQ

#News: 🧠 #Research reveals that thinking about the future and writing a letter to a child in the future motivates #climateaction and boosts engagement with environment. #BehavioralScience #Campaigns #SciComms #Comms 🌴🩸🚜🔥⛔️ #Boycott4Wildlife
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250514180737.htm?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

A #nudge improves a decision environment.
A #boost improves a decision competency.

This paper argues against Sunstein's suggestion that boosts are thus educative or reflective (System 2) interventions.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s11299-025-00324-1

#BehavioralScience #Policy #PhilSci #CogSci #Edu

🧠 Here is the full schedule of #iBehave Seminars 2025

📅 Schedule: https://ibehave.nrw/tax-news-and-events/ibehave-seminars-series/
📧 Zoom info: contact ibehave@uni-bonn.de

#Neuroscience #BehavioralScience #Bonn

📱 Your smartphone isn’t just a distraction — it’s a societal threat.
This week on The Internet is Crack, Professor Mark Griffiths, one of the world’s leading voices on behavioral addiction, explains why habitual smartphone use is deeply damaging to our productivity, education, and wellbeing.
We explore what separates digital habits from true addiction — and why understanding that difference might be crucial for the future.
🎧 Listen here: https://youtu.be/hJ62AERmZjM
#Addiction #BehavioralScience

🧠 Your Brain’s Secret Saboteurs: How Hidden Biases Hijack Your Decisions

https://www.buzzsprout.com/2405788/episodes/17193110 


Thanks for listening today!

https://helioxpodcast.substack.com/publish/post/163969786
May 23, 2025 • (S4 34) • 54:38

You think you’re in control. You weigh pros and cons, mull over options, and make choices you’re sure are rational. But what if your brain is quietly betraying you?

#BehavioralScience #CognitivePsychology #DecisionMaking #ProspectTheory #Biases #MindHacks #Thinking #Psychology #HumanMind #Rationality

📡 “The internet is essential to my life.” – Dr. Mark Griffiths

After spinal surgery left him unable to walk and with limited use of his hands, the internet wasn’t a distraction—it became survival.

This week on The Internet is Crack, we ask: when does tech use cross into addiction—and when is it something deeper?

🎧 Full episode here → https://youtu.be/hJ62AERmZjM

#DigitalAddiction #InternetIsCrack #BehavioralScience #MarkGriffiths #FediPodcasts

Has anyone done good science about the use of cameras in video calls that teases out policies that actually promote communication? I am trying to drive policy in ways that are humane and also effective. #askfedi #behavioralscience #remotework

Quantifying Cognitive Abilities: Numerosity and Evidence Accumulation in Brain Models

#ComputationalPsychiatry #BrainScience #MentalHealthResearch #Neuroscience #CognitiveScience #DecisionMaking #ReinforcementLearning #MentalHealth #BrainModels #Psychology #NeuralSignals #BehavioralScience #ScientificDiscovery

https://youtube.com/shorts/vCkeCnmkysY?feature=share

The EAST framework, developed by UK behavioural scientists in 2014, distils over a decade of behavioural science into four simple, actionable principles for changing behaviour effectively. It originated from a government initiative to improve public programs by applying psychological insights.

#EASTFramework #BehavioralScience #PublicPolicy

https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/10-years-ago-behavioral-scientists-boiled-down-their-key-findings-to-just-4-letters-east-is-still-the-best-way-to-change-behavior/91184671

Just finished watching this great video podcast about the ‘free-range kids’ movement. Why safetyism has become one of the biggest existential risks facing America. https://youtu.be/QyjPLDmvWQ8

#freerange #cognitivebehavioraltherapy #safetyism #behavioralscience #cbt #mentalhealth #society #humandevelopment

👀 On our radar: Get curious!

💬 “Curiosity can disappear just when we need it most. In fact, some research suggests questions can serve as an antidote to the anxiety that can arise in times of great uncertainty.”

✍️ Elizabeth Weingarten, Behavioral Scientist

🔗 https://behavioralscientist.org/in-uncertain-times-get-curious/

#BehavioralScience #ScienceMastodon

Just published: my 3rd & final PhD paper!

🧪📢 How should we talk about vaccination rates?

Assuming rationality, normativity, or reasonableness leads to very different outcomes.

Findings from 3 experiments:

Open access paper https://doi.org/10.1177/00332941251340326

Data and #rstats code: https://osf.io/2wy9q/

🧵 And a longer post over on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/alelazic_rstats-psychology-publichealth-activity-7325849777558982656-Z2vf

#Psychology #PublicHealth #ScienceCommunication #BehavioralScience #AcademicMastodon

I'm presenting at, attending, and posting about this week's Behavioral #Science & #Policy Association conference.

My posts are over on #BlueSky (because the BSPA is not yet in the Fediverse): https://bsky.app/profile/byrdnick.com/post/3lo4wrwj5bs2o

#cogSci #behavioralScience #econ #edu #healthcare #policing

Building Better Habits: Understanding Brain Networks to Live More Balanced Lives

#BrainScience #Habits #Neuroscience #BehavioralScience #RewardSystem #Neuroplasticity #BrainHealth #MentalWellness #AddictionRecovery #SelfImprovement #Mindfulness

https://youtube.com/shorts/p9OEf4X1Ako?feature=share

A critical #behavioralEconomics and #behavioralScience #reading list https://www.jasoncollins.blog/posts/a-critical-behavioural-economics-and-behavioural-science-reading-list.html
#books

🔥 "Ever bought a crypto 'for the meme'? 🐕💸 You’re not alone—your Stone Age brain is being hacked."
My latest for Psychology Today dives into why Dogecoin, Shiba Inu, and Pepe coin memes are impossible to ignore—and how to resist their grip. 🧠🚫
🛑 Don’t let your brain get meme’d.
🔗 Full article: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-human-algorithm/202501/why-crypto-memes-hijack-your-brain-and-how-to-resist

#CryptoPsychology #DigitalDetox #FOMO #BehavioralScience #MemeEconomy #CryptoBubble #MindfulInvesting #HODLWisdom

Usually, when I think about attitude-behavior-gaps it is in the context of people not acting on their better angels. However, we should not forget the many instances where people act much less mean than they report in surveys. A point made brilliantly almost hundred years ago by LaPierre.

If you have ten minutes, you can check out the source: https://www.jstor.org/stable/2570339?seq=1 #psychology #BehavioralScience