Paul Eastwick

YANSS 319 – What movies often get wrong about romantic love, relationships, and human mating in general Two psychologists who study love, relationships, and human mating behavior pick apart the movie “The Notebook” and tell us what it gets right and what it gets wrong when it comes to por…

A big THANK YOU to @davidmcraney.bsky.social for featuring the #LoveFactually podcast on #YouAreNotSoSmart!

The episode delves into #TheNotebook, figuring out what the movie gets right -- and what it gets wrong -- about how relationships work.

Enjoy!

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Delighted that you liked it! We don’t have any immediate plans to cover TV but that could certainly change - you’ve made a compelling pitch for Lucifer…

As Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant at Weather Service Offices in Texas

As Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant at Weather Service Offices in Texas www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/u...

The Growing Belief in ‘Love at First Sight’ Dating vibes may be dark, but a surprisingly optimistic notion about romance seems to be making a comeback.

Another fantastic piece about modern dating by @faith-hill.bsky.social!

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The Rules of Attraction and the Psychology of Romance Plain English with Derek Thompson · Episode

Great chatting with @dkthomp.bsky.social about relationship science and what it can tell us about online dating, soul mates, and Julia Roberts movies!

More on the science behind your favorite rom coms on the Love Factually Podcast with me and Eli at: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...

When I was in grad school, this was THE resource...and it cost a ton. Now it's free. Amazing.

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A terrific HuffPost writeup of our recent PNAS paper! #PsychSciSky

‘The universities are the enemy’: why the right detests the American campus | Lauren Lassabe Shepherd For centuries, the academy was exclusive to the Christian elite. When that began to change, an onslaught began

“reactionary backlash is a feature of two main milestones in the academy’s history: the democratization of admissions and the diversification of curriculum. Trump and Vance’s attacks are part of a longer history of rightwing backlash that follows each time college becomes more democratic”

On Friday, my son stayed home from school because he had a sore throat and wasn’t feeling well. He went with my husband to his office for the morning while I handled our daughter. When he came back at lunch, he was not interested in eating, saying his throat hurt too much. 1/n

ICYMI: Georgetown Law students made a 853-row spreadsheet of Trump-caving firms. It drew national headlines. Recruiters noticed some talent looked elsewhere. Firms lobbied to change their designation.

An organizer tells @www.AllRiseNews.com the background www.allrisenews.com/p/skadden-st...

In the most recent Bridget Jones film, we find our heroine drawn to younger men.

According to our recent PNAS article, this aspect of the movie is spot on: On average, women say they want an older partner, but they are initially attracted to younger ones.

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these fuckers being able to destroy everything is not a foregone conclusion

How a University Fights an Authoritarian Regime Viktor Orbán came for me. Donald Trump is coming for you. Here’s what to do.

“You’re going to need an alliance that pulls together American families, employers, unions, companies, the whole network of people and institutions beyond your campus who understand that the universities of America are critical to everything that is good about the country…”

Dissertation by Dr Rachel Los not only includes acknowledgements, but also .. anti-acknowledgements.

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just did this, you should too: bsky.app/profile/aoc....

All the pundits spending time on Dems’ message on trans sports could maybe use a little of their power and platform to talk about how vile this is.

Nature published a misguided op-ed on using LLM's in peer review. The author suggested LLM's could be an aid.

But I was interested in a larger question. Can ChatGPT do a peer reivew?

So I uploaded a first-submission manuscript for it to review. I also have human reviews for comparison.

The coding in this paper was a shocker. We see plenty of adoption of new practices....except in the relationships-specific journals, which tend not to have explicit policies 🤨

I’ve never been so happy to see the NSF “annual report NOW DUE” email in my inbox this morning.

I called both of mine, too. Remind them that the job of the opposition party is to oppose.

Per an NIH source:

“Discussions with colleagues have suggested that if the universities all come together and raise hell about the delays to funding caused by not holding meetings, that might move the needle. From every state. There are well-funded universities in red states that will be impacted.”

What if Frank Sinatra was trying to tell us about construct validity THE WHOLE TIME?!?!?!

Should I invent a new scale today? I mean, I definitely could. But SHOULD I?

(To be clear: I have definitely invented new scales in my time.)

I loved (re)teaming up with the one-and-only Dr. Joel on this review. We crammed in as many 🔥 questions as possible, including:

- Can rel. research capture anything OTHER than positivity?
- Individual-difference moderation...are we sure?
- Do our methods need a major reboot?

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Great chatting with Katy about this movie...which holds up (shockingly?) well!

Episode 363: Sex In The Movies - Sex and Psychology When it comes to how sex and sexuality are portrayed on screen, what does Hollywood get right and wrong? Let's talk about it.

I spoke with my friends over at the Love Factually Podcast about the classic 2010 film Easy A starring Emma Stone. We talked about sexual double standards, virginity, sexual reputation, and more. Check it out! @elijfinkel.bsky.social @pauleastwick.bsky.social www.sexandpsychology.com/blog/podcast...

🎉New Episode of the #LoveFactuallyPod: "EASY A" 🎉

Sex Guru Justin Lehmiller (@justinlehmiller.bsky.social) joins Paul and me for a deep dive into this Emma Stone classic.

This film is not as sex-positive as you remember.

Screencap of the IMBD summary for the 2013 film Her. It says: Set in 2025, Theodore Twombly (Joaquin Phoenix) is a lonely, introverted man who works for a business that has professional writers compose heartfelt, intimate letters for people who are unwilling or unable to write letters of a personal nature themselves.

Screenshot from the 2013 film Her. Shows the character wearing brown high-rise trousers with a red button-up shirt. The silhouette is very "of the moment" in 2025.

huh, the film Her accurately predicted the return of high-rise trousers

Delighted to hear it - and I’m adding this to our “movies to cover“ right now!