Gordon Hodson

Stats Canada data showing coffee prices up 34% since january

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Productivity down?

Send your Dean this info to explain why 👇

Excited that this one is live and doubly excited that I've already been able to replicate the majority of the findings in NESARC wave 1 (GAD & MDD) and wave 2 (PTSD).

If anyone knows of any publicly available data sets with *DSM-5* PTSD, please let me know!!
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My point?

People claiming to feel torn can actually be pointedly negative.

Feeling "torn" can provide cover for socially undesirable attitudes.

When people say they're "torn", have "mixed feelings", about group or topic...

.... don't always take them at their word.

Ps higher in subjective ambivalence toward gay people scored higher in gay male aversion (r = .41) & lower in gay rights support (r = -.42).

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Causal inference interest group, supported by the Centre for Longitudinal Studies Seminar series 20th October 2025, 3pm BST (UTC+1) "Making rigorous causal inference more mainstream" Julia Rohrer, Leipzig University Sign up to attend at tinyurl.com/CIIG-JuliaRohrer

Happy to announce that I'll give a talk on how we can make rigorous causal inference more mainstream 📈

You can sign up for the Zoom link here: tinyurl.com/CIIG-JuliaRo...

Interesting, thanks.

Wow! Amazing. This is sort of what I was envisioning, but MUCH better.

I owe you!

Seriously? that would be amazing!

Hmmm, I'm mull this over (thanks)

But I'm partially envisioning something that graphically EXPLAINS APCs, in a way that, eyeballing it, someone can tell the difference (conceptually) between the A, P, C.

APC effects are tricky concept to discuss to an undergrads in a regular content (ie non-stats) course

So I'm looking for a visual way to convey the info, but most descriptions I've read are text-based

(yes, I realize I may need to create one myself! But I'm hoping something good exists already)

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Know of a good graphic, for use in teaching, to show the idea underlying age-period-cohort (APC) effects?

Please share!

Nothing like an obituary tribute to a woman....

... like a picture of her with a man, taking up 50-50 of the photo (in fact, we see more of his face than her face)

Cool new study by @joelleforestier.bsky.social @page-gould.bsky.social & Alison Chasteen

Can social media contact reduce prejudice?

#PrejudiceResearch

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UCSB Campus. Meadow in the foreground with Storke Tower and mountains in the distance

Spread the word: I'm looking to recruit a PhD student for Fall 2026 to @ucsb.bsky.social! Reach out if you are applying this cycle and hoping to study infant and child social cognition, specifically expectations about friendship and/or groups. Bonus: live in paradise! And.. 1/3

That's bunk

Comparing Brief Antiracism Messages: Empathy-Focused Communication Is More Effective Than Social Norms, Calls to Action, and Self-Awareness - Lisa Legault, Riley Page, Morgan Reynolds, Cameron Mallery... Brief messages have the flexibility to reach the public quickly and the potential to ignite social change. We use recent advances in antiracist messaging to cre...

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Recent study highlights #EMPATHY as important factor in reducing prejudice.

More important than social norms etc.

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If someone has the energy for it, it would be interesting to examine how many "known" CLPM longitudinal relationships are actually spurious or overblown.

Some fields have heavily relied on this methodology, and shaped the base of what we "know".

Wow, congrats Linda!! Well deserved!!

Most journals email the reviewers (likely automatically) the decision letter with key details (eg author names) retracted.

Mind you, when I was Editor at ERSP, I was always prompted with a *choice* to send to reviewers or not. (I almost always did).

Looks like they've correct it.

When I Google, I see what you had in your screenshot, but it's fixed on the actual site.

(btw, I'm a BBC fan. I think this makes it extra disappointing)

Oh dear. She deserves better than that.

I get it, everyone is rushing to get out the story.

But rushing comes at a cost, and can hurt the credibility of the news outlet. Do better BBC.

If the #Nobel Peace Prize was worth a damn, they'd now award it to Jane Goodall.

Few people have worked that hard or passionately for peace, love, empathy.

A photo of Jane Goodall, in her later days with a quote from her: "The greatest danger to our future is our apathy. Each one of us must take responsibility for our own lives, and above all, show respect and love for living things around us, especially each other."

RIP Jane Goodall, who has died at 91.

She was a gentle disrupter who reshaped how we understand our place in nature. Her research with chimpanzees revolutionized science, and her boundless optimism touched the world.

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Hamilton data shows speed cameras work, mayor says after Ontario moves to ban them | CBC News Andrea Horwath says Premier Doug Ford’s plan to ban speed cameras across Ontario will make roadways more dangerous. The mayor says the devices are slowing drivers down in Hamilton.

Critics frame speeding cameras as "cash grabs" that don't increase safety

Mayor of Hamilton, however, draws on data:

Speed cameras work SO WELL that revenues from fines are DOWN substantially (bc people aren't speeding as much).

Some tax grab!

Data, eh? Who knew!

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This looks interesting, but I'm not sure it's asking the correct question ("Have we solved the replication crisis?")

I don't think we'll agree on yes-no, not now or ever.

Real question is: are we doing better science now?

And better science must be a perpetual goal. Not a set destination.

In many ways, she was one of the first researchers to truly listen to and observe animals.

She was rather radical, given the norms at the time.

She personalized the animals she studied, gave them names etc (gasp! taboo!).

But she revolutionized the humane study of animals, advanced knowledge

Jane Goodall, renowned chimpanzee researcher and animal advocate, dies at 91 "Dr. Goodall's discoveries as an ethologist revolutionized science, and she was a tireless advocate for the protection and restoration of our natural world," the Jane Goodall Institute said in a Wedne...

Jane Goodall has died.

She was truly a beacon of light in this world.

I had the good fortune of seeing her speak shortly before COVID arrived. She showed such warmth, compassion, integrity, and intelligence.

Jane, the animals thank you for your selfless work.

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Vacancy — PhD Position: "When Lies Take Root: Investigating the Impact of Misinformation on Those at Risk" Are you motivated to protect those most vulnerable against misinformation and to develop new interventions against misinformation? Do you want to know more about how mis- and disinformation impact at-...

If you're looking to do a PhD on a timely subject, I'm on the advisory board of a cool new project; "When Lies Take Root: Investigating the Impact of Misinformation on Those at Risk" at the top-ranked Amsterdam School of Communication Research/

Do share & apply: werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...

calvin & hobbes cartoon. Calvin making his mother give goodnight kiss to Hobbes (doll). Mother rolling her eyes she puckers her lips

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Appeasing Reviewer #2 so that you can move along.

Feeling grateful the address I delivered upon receiving the Lewin Memorial Award has just been published in the September 2025 issue of Journal of Social Issues!

It appears as an open access article, for any and all who may be interested:

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