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LSE’s Department of Psychological & Behavioural Science, investigating the human mind & behaviour in society. http://lse.ac.uk/pbs
@lsepbs.bsky.social🎉 Congratulation to Dr Yana Litovsky, who was named Runner-Up in the Spark Award category at the recent LSE Impact Prize ceremony for her project "Curiosity Interventions to Counter Information Avoidance".
🔗 Learn more about the LSE Impact Prize: buff.ly/pANOUFK
@lseblogs.bsky.socialReposted by @lsepbs.bsky.socialWhat happens now that Trump and Xi failed to write new AI rules?
Responsibility for regulation lies with whoever in an organisation is asked to check the machine’s work before it goes out.
Grace Lordan @lsepbs.bsky.social draws on behavioural science to outline the risks of this @lsebr.bsky.social
@lsepbs.bsky.social🎙️ What better way to kick off the academic year than a public event with Professor Cass Sunstein? In a thought-provoking lecture chaired by Liam Delaney, Prof Sunstein explored why people continue to use social media, even when they think they'd be better off without it. Missed it? Catch up now👇️
@lseblogs.bsky.socialReposted by @lsepbs.bsky.socialAs AI is making graduate trainee jobs an endangered species, Grace Lordan
@lsepbs.bsky.social argues that a youth employment strategy has to be built around the bottom rung of the ladder by rewarding firms for sustaining graduate hiring @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social
@lsepbs.bsky.social🏃♀️ Combining exercise and volunteering may improve mental health Christian Krekel & colleagues found that GoodGym participants reported better mental health, higher life satisfaction and lower loneliness. The findings suggest a scalable, cost-effective way to improve wellbeing. @cep-lse.bsky.social
@lsepbs.bsky.social🎉 We've been ranked #1 in the UK for psychology for the 3rd year in a row by the Times & Sunday Times Good University Guide 2027!
@lsepbs.bsky.social🎤 Professor Alex Gillespie gave a keynote address at the 40th Annual Conference of the European Health Psychology Society (EHPS).
Prof Gillespie discussed his work using AI to analyse patient complaints, highlighting the value of patients' perspectives on safety.
🔗Learn more buff.ly/6JZ4ske
@lsepbs.bsky.socialHow can being uncivil contribute to high-quality online dialogue? A new article by Alex Goddard, Hannah Bunt, Alex Gillespie & Maxi Heitmayer draws on interviews with 32 Reddit moderators to propose "norm repair" as an extension to the deliberative dialogue model.
@lseblogs.bsky.socialReposted by @lsepbs.bsky.socialExperts and politicians on a decade since the Brexit vote.
The Brexit Effect @universitypress.cambridge.org, review by @jamesrdennison.bsky.social @mpc-eui.bsky.social for @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social
Read it here 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb...
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@lsereviewofbooks.bsky.socialReposted by @lsepbs.bsky.socialNEW: How do we categorise others through social interaction?
Categories in Social Interaction by @lizstokoe.bsky.social @lsepbs.bsky.social, @kevinawhitehead.bsky.social @raymond-sociology.bsky.social (both UCSB) @routledgebooks.bsky.social
Review by Yves Laberge 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb...
@lsepbs.bsky.social🤳 Do social media platforms make people happier?
We're excited to have Prof Cass Sunstein discuss this topic at our first public event of the academic year, chaired by Prof Liam Delaney.
📅 Wednesday 30 September
🕡 6.30pm-8pm
📍 LSE campus and online
@lsepbs.bsky.socialWe're delighted to welcome two new colleagues to PBS: Dr Harry Lewis and Dr Fabian Dablander. Harry joins us as Assistant Prof in Social and Environmental Psychology. Fabian is Assistant Prof in Psychological and Behavioural Science of Sustainability, a joint appointment with @gsos-lse.bsky.social
@lsepbs.bsky.socialAfter six years as Head of the Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science, Professor Liam Delaney is handing over the role to Professor Alex Gillespie. We're grateful to Liam for his leadership and delighted to welcome Alex as our new Head of Department. Learn more 👇️
