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Understanding the impact of misinformation on adolescents - Nature Human Behaviour Adolescents are especially vulnerable to misinformation but also possess unique strengths. This Perspective outlines a forward-looking research agenda to understand these vulnerabilities and foster re...

Understanding the impact of misinformation on adolescents www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Adolescents = changes that "can increase vulnerability to misinformation through social influence, emotional manipulation and cognitive biases..."

We're so excited to announce that our first official CONNECT preprint is now available:

"A network of networks: The next frontier for Big Team Science"
🔗 doi.org/10.31234/osf...

Please read, share, and give us feedback!
✉️ connect-contact[at]manybabies[dot]org

Congratulations to @jkflake.bsky.social, who received the Anne Anastasi Distinguished Early Career Contributions Award from Division 5: Quantitative and Qualitative Methods of the American Psychological Association!
More: bit.ly/44c2MsN

I'm recruiting a graduate student for fall 2026! For students interested in relationships, stress, and health, please consider applying to UBC's Psychology program to work with me! Check out our Health Psychology research stream here psych.ubc.ca/graduate/res...

YouTube video by Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health Rewiring the Mind: How Science, Lifestyle and Wellness Shape Brain Health

At last week's UBC Connects at Robson Square event, Drs. Lara Boyd, Silke Appel-Cresswell and Teresa Liu-Ambrose shared their insights on how learning, nutrition and exercise can transform brain health across the lifespan.

📹 Check out our YouTube channel for a recording of the event!

A new guideline from the Action Collaborative on TBI Care, convened by the National Academies, provides evidence-based recommendations to standardize outpatient care for adults recovering from traumatic brain injury. #FMsky #Medsky

doi.org/10.1370/afm....

On November 20, join us for a colloquium with Dr. Suzanne Segerstrom from @oregonstate.edu. Dr. Segerstrom will share her insights on 'Aging, Immunity, and Cognition'.

RSVP: psych.ubc.ca/events/event...

Looking for the perfect way to end your week? Come to the Behavioural Neuroscience (BNS) Seminar—a student-led series where graduate students share their research and exchange ideas. 🧠 ⁠
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Fridays, 3-4pm in the @dmcbrainhealth.bsky.social, rooms 3402A-3402C.⁠

More: bnsseminar.psych.ubc.ca

@jiayingzhao.bsky.social

BIG Difference BC

📣 BIG Difference BC is hosting a free, annual, online conference on November 7th!

This event celebrates using the behavioural and decision sciences for positive social impact across topics and sectors in BC and beyond.

Register now: bigdifferencebc.ca

Exploring the structure of our memories In this podcast episode, Jonathan Caballero interviews Oliver Bontkes and Dr. Eva Rubínová about their recent paper published in Memory and Cognition about repeated‑event memories and how their pos…

Catch @obontkes.bsky.social being interviewed on his and @danipalombo.bsky.social 's research for @psychonomicsociety.bsky.social 's All Things Cognition podcast!

Explore the structure of our memories and have a listen here: featuredcontent.psychonomic.org/exploring-th...

Arts in the Media: October 2025 - Faculty of Arts This August and September, UBC Arts faculty shared their expertise with the media on issues ranging from the global reach of Korean pop culture and the ethics of museum collections to immigration…

From insights on AI to the politics of global governance, Arts faculty members helped inform stories across several major outlets with their expertise. 🤖🌐

📰 Check out the October 2025 roundup of Arts in the Media ⬇️

@ubcdemocracy.bsky.social @ubcpsych.bsky.social @ubcjournalism.bsky.social

Can We "Inoculate" the Brain Against Misinformation? Can we trust anything in the age of AI? A new study finds that "psychological inoculation" helps people better discern fact from fiction without causing undue distrust of media.

We "Inoculate" the Brain Against #Misinformation www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/soci... by @profsanderlinden.bsky.social

"...helps people better discern reliable from unreliable news without causing cynicism about media."

Needed: "ability to spot & discuss attempts to manipulate public opinion"

When robots promise love: What people really want from AI and smart tech - Faculty of Arts From robotic pets to wearable health devices, UBC psychologist Dr. Jill Dosso explores how people experience these tools and why user perspectives must guide their design.

From genAI to wearable health tech, are emerging technologies truly meeting people’s needs for better well-being? 🤖💭

@ubcpsych.bsky.social lecturer @jilldosso.bsky.social explores how people experience these tools and why user perspectives must guide their design. Read more ⬇️

Seasonal change can affect people’s moods—and their moral values Moral values are malleable and can sometimes change.

Did you get the news? Season’s changing, and so can your morals! 🍂

Ian Holm and Dr. Mark Schaller from UBC Psych researched how seasons could affect many other aspects of your life besides mood, including your morals, generosity, and more.

Learn more here: magazine.alumni.ubc.ca/2024/fall-20...

The Lab's PIs are @kiransoma.bsky.social, @danipalombo.bsky.social, @jkileyhamlin.bsky.social, and Alan Kingstone

This past summer, four of our research labs teamed up with ICORD's seed2STEM program to welcome BC Indigenous high school students into our labs for hands-on research experience. 🧠
Hear from the students: psych.ubc.ca/news/2025-seed2stem/

New preprint of a theoretical paper with @evanthompson.bsky.social. We discuss using information theoretic approaches to test the role of emergent interaction dynamics hypothesized by #ParticipatorySensemaking on attention and agency — using dance improv as a laboratory: osf.io/preprints/ps...

Learning. Exercise. Nutrition. Understand how simple daily habits can rewire your brain and change your life.

Join us on Nov 3 at UBC Robson Square and hear from UBC experts Drs. Lara Boyd, Teresa Liu-Ambrose & Silke Appel-Cresswell.

Register: communityengagement.ubc.ca/events/rewir...

New pre-print analyzing 25,000 Christian sermon transcripts across the USA. Churches account for most systematic variance in sermon content, geographic region accounts for none. We identify niches in sermon content that may guide religious competition in USA.

osf.io/preprints/ps...

Inside @canadianpsychology.bsky.social's First Satellite Conference on AI in Psychology with MA student Marisa Nelson. Marisa shares what inspired this satellite conference, why it matters, and what attendees can take away.
More: psych.ubc.ca/news/cpa-sat...

Getting divorced? Chances are you'll marry again, Pew says Two-thirds of divorced Americans marry again, according to a Pew analysis of federal data.

@ubcpsych.bsky.social prof Dr. Rosie Shrout discussed her work into "gray divorces" or couples 50 and older who get divorced

via @cbsnews.com

Eight rectangular headshots of new faculty members in Arts from 2025-26 arranged in a horizontal 4x2 grid against a deep purple background with an "A" monogram texture pattern.

The Faculty of Arts has some new faces this year 👀 Meet some of the new profs, get to know their research and why they’re excited to be at UBC. ⬇️
www.arts.ubc.ca/news/meet-th...

@sppga.ubc.ca @ubcpsych.bsky.social @ubcvse.bsky.social @asia.ubc.ca @ubc-cenes.bsky.social @ubcgeography.bsky.social

Congratulations!!

Congratulations to Drs. @jkflake.bsky.social and Joan Ongchoco, who received funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s John R. Evans Leaders Fund!
Learn more: psych.ubc.ca/news/2025-je...

Rewiring the Mind: How Science, Lifestyle and Wellness Shape Brain Health - Community Engagement Join UBC Connects at Robson Square, in partnership with the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, to welcome Dr. Lara Boyd, Teresa Liu-Ambrose, and Silke Appel-Cresswell on how learning, exercis...

What if your brain is more capable of change than you imagined? Join our leading experts, Drs. Lara Boyd, Teresa Liu-Ambrose and Silke Appel-Cresswell, on November 3 to explore how science, lifestyle and wellness shape brain health.

Register today: communityengagement.ubc.ca/events/rewir...

We're hiring a Sessional Lecturer to teach in the 2026 Summer Sessions! ⬇️

UBC Psychology is calling for applications to teach in the 2026 Summer Sessions:
➡️ Summer Session Term 1 (May to June 2026)
➡️ Summer Session Term 2 (July to August 2026)
➡️ Summer Session Term 1 – 2 (6 credits; May to August 2026)
Apply by Oct 10. 2025: psych.ubc.ca/job-opportun...

UBC students and community members are wearing orange shirts during Orange Shirt Day to honour Indigenous residential school survivors outside the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre at UBC.

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation remembers Survivors and Intergenerational Survivors of the Indian Residential School system—including those who didn’t return home—and reminds non-Indigenous people of the work still needed.

Learn more about events & resources: irshdc.ubc.ca/orange-shirt...

We're excited you're joining us and can't wait to see the discoveries you and your lab will make!

📢 @zachtpennington.bsky.social is accepting graduate students through UBC Psychology and the Graduate Program in Neuroscience 🧠