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Michael Slepian

@slepian.bsky.social

I study the psychology of secrecy. Associate Professor, Columbia Business School.

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Hi Psychology folks! In case you don't know, our OB group at Columbia is very psych friendly. Consider applying! Our search is wide open, with no specific content area focus (open to all related fields). Application due Nov 1. Please help spread the word!

15.10.2025 11:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hi everyone, the Management Division of Columbia Business School is searchingΒ for a new tenure track professor -- see the ad right below!

26.09.2025 17:10 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Fascinating to see these voting campaigns reminding people they can keep their vote secret. How often does this happen? A recent YouGov poll finds 11% of people have kept their vote secret from their partner. Our 2020 paper found people keep this secret mostly from family, then friends and partners.

04.11.2024 20:01 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I’m super excited to share a new open access paper! The New Psychology of Secrecy - now online at Current Directions in Psychological Science journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

22.03.2024 13:02 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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People on average keep their secrets for years (mean=9, median=5). Can you experimentally create this typical kind of secret? No. So what can you do? See our new paper! How can we learn about experiences that cannot be recreated in the laboratory? www.columbia.edu/~ms4992/Pubs...

06.02.2024 17:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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More than 10 years in the making, our paper on positive secrets is finally out! Secrecy is not inherently fatiguing - keeping positive secrets can be energizing. We have about a dozen more studies that didn't make the paper. Stay tuned for part two! www.columbia.edu/~ms4992/Pubs...

08.01.2024 18:36 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Please help spread the word - just announced post-doc! The Management Division of Columbia Business School is hiring! The post-doc will receive a research budget and collaborate with faculty. See the ad below, and reach out with any questions!

07.12.2023 15:55 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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