In poverty, do people take more or less risk? Some theories contend that they avoid risk out of caution. Others that they take risks (e.g. crime) out of desperation.
In our new paper in BBS, we show that they are the two sides of the same coin: the desperation threshold.
Peer commentary call soon!
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New @aeon.co essay just out! On how institutions let us scale trust and cooperation - and when things start to unravel.
Big thanks to editor Sam Dresser.
For the more technical version, see thread & paper below👇
Demain, 12h heure française, lancement solennel de la v2 de Gallicagram
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📢 Come study cognitive science in Paris!
The Master’s program in Cognitive Science at @ENS_ULM, @psl_univ, and @EHESS_fr is now accepting applications for the next academic year.
🗓 Deadline: February 24, 2026
💻 Apply here: master-cognitive-science.ens.psl.eu/en/applicati...
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I strongly recommend @hugoreasoning.bsky.social's book "Not Born Yesterday" if you've been exposed to too much social psychology about irrationality in your youth. press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
1/ Thrilled to share that my main PhD article has just been published in Nature Human Behaviour! 🎉
👉 “A randomised controlled trial on the effect of administrative burden and information costs on social inequalities in early childcare access in France” rdcu.be/eFAEA
My very first paper has just been published in Nature Human Behaviour!
In it, we demonstrate that both a chatbot and a more traditional pedagogical intervention can help improve adolescents' knowledge of vaccines and their attitudes towards vaccination.
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📢 Research Assistant (Quant Soc/Data Science) – 4-month full-time contract
Join an interdisciplinary project @cris-sciencespo.bsky.social on reducing early childhood inequalities. 🤩
📍 Paris
🗓️ Sept–Dec 2025
💰 ~€2500/month + benefits
Apply by June 15! More details 🔽
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Analyzing 80 years of @lemonde.fr archives (1944-2024), we tracked the evolution of gender gaps & stereotypes. Despite a ~5x increase in women presence, they still account for only about 1/4 of individuals mentioned & quoted
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