Omid Ghasemi

Experiencing extreme weather and disasters is not enough to change views on climate action, study shows A 70,000-person global study found understanding how events such as fires and floods are linked to climate change may be a key driver of support for climate action.

A new amazing study led by my brilliant collaborator @colognaviktoria.bsky.social shows it’s not just experiencing extreme weather that matters — it’s whether people link it to climate change.

Here’s my piece on it at @aunz.theconversation.com
The published paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Our recently published paper in Psychonomic Bulletin & Review on #reasoning styles and #belief in God is now featured by @psychonomicsociety.bsky.social!
Thanks, Jonathan Caballero, for the interesting article.

📄 Read the paper here: doi.org/10.3758/s134...

Climate scientists are trusted globally, just not as much as other scientists – here’s why New research shows climate scientists are less trusted than other types of scientists. But there are big differences between countries and specific groups of people.

great to see the work by @omidghasemi.bsky.social in the @aunz.theconversation.com

read about our research here:
theconversation.com/climate-scie...

Climate scientists are trusted globally, just not as much as other scientists – here’s why New research shows climate scientists are less trusted than other types of scientists. But there are big differences between countries and specific groups of people.

Trust is a super power. Climate scientists are trusted globally, just not as much as other scientists. Check out this excellent summary of our latest research that explores the reasons why:
theconversation.com/climate-scie...
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🚨 New paper in Memory & Cognition with Simon Handley & Rachel Stephens!

Do people have #intuitive access to #logic or just rely on simple heuristics?

Our findings suggest “intuitive” reasoning often reflects heuristics, not logic.

📄 Read: rdcu.be/ehp0J

Thanks Eric. I found them but this is the worst update ever. I cannot find them on the file tab but first I should go to a component and then the file tab.

Yes. I can see the folders but not the files inside. So it is not just me.

Am I the only person having difficulty accessing OSF files in my projects?

79: Intuition Intuition is one of the most ill-defined concepts in psychology. Some scholars have focused on the features of intuitive thinking, such as the automatic processing of information without conscious del...

🚀 New publication alert! Ben Newell & I contributed two entries to the Elgar Encyclopedia of Behavioural & Experimental Economics:

🧠 Intuition: doi.org/10.4337/9781...
⚡ Heuristics: doi.org/10.4337/9781...

#BehavioralScience #DecisionMaking #Intuition #Heuristics

Research by @omidghasemi.bsky.social et al suggests the framing effect is a rational response to information implied in the choice of frame—it is attenuated when the frame is not freely chosen and even more if speaker/listener interests are opposed:

From Preference Shifts to Information Leaks: Examining Individuals’ Sensitivity to Information Leakage in the Framing Effect In a series of 6 preregistered experiments (total N = 1211), we eliminated the informativeness of frames by reducing the perceived freedom of a speaker to choose a frame (the Choice Limitation manipul...

Data & code: osf.io/xfrqj/

The big takeaway: Framing effects aren’t just cognitive biases; they can be rational responses to hidden social cues. People use framing as implicit communication, but they are selectively rational about when to rely on it.

However, when a speaker has a motive—like competing against the listener—the framing effect disappears. This suggests that people infer the credibility of the source, not just the words used. Trust matters!

Across six preregistered experiments, we found that when framing choice doesn't signal speaker intent, people don’t always show the framing effect. If a frame is chosen randomly (e.g., by a coin toss), people sometimes ignore it. But not always—suggesting "leaky" information use.

The framing effect is a robust phenomenon: people make different choices when options are framed as "90% chance of winning" vs. "10% chance of losing." But why? We tested the Information Leakage account, which suggests that framing isn’t irrational—it conveys useful social info.

🚀 New paper in Cognition!

Across six preregistered experiments, Ben Newell, Adam Harris & I show that people are sensitive to information leakage in the framing effect, providing evidence for a rational account of decision-making.

📖 Read it here: authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...

Most of us trust scientists, shows a survey of nearly 72,000 people worldwide A global new survey shows there’s no crisis of trust in scientists, as some might claim. But there are some nuances.

read some good news on January 20 2025

theconversation.com/most-of-us-t...

Excited to share that our paper is now published in Nature Human Behaviour!

A huge thanks to @colognaviktoria.bsky.social and @nielsmede.bsky.social for leading this huge project and to @robert-m-ross.bsky.social for helping me to join this :)

Most of us trust scientists, shows a survey of nearly 72,000 people worldwide A global new survey shows there’s no crisis of trust in scientists, as some might claim. But there are some nuances.

📣 *New science alert*

🌏Global trust in scientists project led by @colognaviktoria.bsky.social and @nielsmede.bsky.social is out today in Nature Human Behaviour: go.nature.com/40pox5P

🦘Some interesting Australia-specific results in our Conversation piece below, led by @mdmarques.com

I have seen so many ads these days and all of which were asking for a letter at the time of application. This is so annoying for both the reference and the applicant. Fortunately I did not have to apply for them and might not do so in the future for such jobs unless I am extremely desperate.

Our preprint on a gap of trust in climate scientists vs scientists in general is featured in @science.org‘s news. Thanks to @omidghasemi.bsky.social who led this analysis and @cathleenogrady.bsky.social for reporting!

🔍 Preprint: osf.io/preprints/os...
📰 Science: www.science.org/content/arti...

People all over trust climate researchers less than scientists in general Large international study finds “trust gap” in 43 out of 68 countries

Thanks to @science.org for covering our preprint on trust in climate researchers and to @cathleenogrady.bsky.social for the opportunity to comment on our work, which was led by @omidghasemi.bsky.social

www.science.org/content/arti...

People all over trust climate researchers less than scientists in general Large international study finds “trust gap” in 43 out of 68 countries

Big shout out to @cathleenogrady.bsky.social & her editors at Science Magazine for reporting on our research and other related new research on trust in scientists today today. www.science.org/content/arti... @colognaviktoria.bsky.social @nielsmede.bsky.social @naomioreskes.bsky.social

New paper!

Across two large experiments (6,000+ participants globally), we found no evidence that subtle differences in climate change terminology influence willingness to take climate action.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Please submit an abstract to our @eurogeosciences.bsky.social session "Interdisciplinary approaches to addressing climate risks associated with weather extremes". Abstract deadline is 15 January 2025. More info: meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/sessio...

How does information from faces and voices combine to inform judgments of witness trustworthiness and believability? Find out about this studentship opportunity on information from faces and voices combine to inform judgments of witness trustworthiness and believability.

Fully funded PhD scholarship ay NTU on judging trustworthiness from voices and faces - working with my former phD student Harriet Smith and colleagues Natalie Braber and Andrew Dunn www.ntu.ac.uk/study-and-co...

New #preprint! We surveyed 71,922 people in 68 countries to find out: Where do they come across information about #science? How do they #communicate about it? We also tested country factors like #AcademicFreedom and #PressFreedom and identified interesting patterns 🔎
➡️ osf.io/preprints/os...
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Interesting findings about low trust in climate science. I have not read the paper yet, but will do! Seems like food for thought for all of us that do climate science, and the @ipcc.bsky.social more specifically.

🚨 New preprint 🚨

Are climate scientists less trusted than scientists in general? 🤔🌍

Yes, we find evidence of a significant trust gap between climate scientists and scientists in general. 👇🧵 osf.io/preprints/os...

And, big thanks to my incredible collaborators: Viktoria Cologna, Niels Mede, Samantha Stanley, Noel Strahm, Robert Ross, Mark Alfano, John Kerr, Mathew Marques, Sebastian Berger, John Besley, Cameron Brick, Marina Joubert, Edward Maibach, Sabina Mihelj, Ben Newell, Naomi Oreskes, Mike Schäfer