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I'm an associate professor of behavioral science at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. I also founded Smart Air, a social enterprise dedicated to making low-cost air purifiers and teaching people how to build their own.

Thomas Talhelm

I enjoyed getting the chance to talk about why people in collectivistic cultures agree LESS with survey items about identifying with relationships. Thanks to the hardworking people at @psychscience.bsky.social for putting together the conference! 👏 #APSBarcelona26

Researchers estimated AI use by looking at words that AI tends to use more than humans, like "delve" and "juncture."

Veronica Benet-Martinez asks about culture and personality: love match or arranged marriage? @psychscience.bsky.social #APSBarcelona26

Kunalan Manokara finds that people expect rich people to express self-oriented emotions (like pride) and less wealthy people to express other-oriented emotions (like gratitude).

What personality do people see in brands? In Spain, people see passion in some brands. In Japan, people see peacefulness, but not in the U.S.

These are the countries where AI use in academic papers has increased the most (blue) and least (yellow), according to a new study.

I had a great time at APS! My theme was how we sometimes say one thing and the listener hears something difference, like how “estoy embarazada” sounds like “embarrassed” to Americans but means “pregnant” to Spanish speakers. 🇪🇸 @psychscience.bsky.social #APSBarcelona26

Here's the original paper in @pnas.org: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

And they want to work with people who show the emotions they expect. @psychscience.bsky.social #APSBarcelona26

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Thomas Talhelm

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