on our newsletter this week, we shared some cool neuroscience x friendship work from @social_brains. Matthew Lieberman has also created an online tool to match people on how they see the world! check out the latest at the 🔗 below to read more and take the survey!

We started a new resarch roundup series sharing the most interesting and impactful studies in social psych. Read 10 studies on state media control, Republican mental health, increasing social status, online dating and more: ⬇️ link

10k means bigger and better things coming for our subscribers. let us know what you want to see too, of course. more here and read on for a big announcement!

The use of corporate buzzwords is pervasive, but could be more harmful than you think. New research shows that people who tend to use these words more often may perform worse at their jobs. ⬇️🔗

70% of people don’t feel loved as much or as often as they’d like: Happiness researcher Sonja Lyubomirski and relationship scientist Harry Reis' new book explains how to build stronger relationships using 5 mindsets. Read on ⬇️

In a trial last month, Meta and YouTube were found negligent towards youth in a landmark social media addiction case, but social media is not only harmful to children. It's design targets people of all ages and backgrounds: ⬇️⬇️

Most organizations, including the majority of Fortune 500 companies reward the most productive individuals, not the most effective groups or indispensable group members. Rewarding individual effort doesn't uplift the entire group! +

Happy winter 2026 olympics! We share profound examples of cross-cultural collaboration in our latest on national identities, social norms, and olympic village hook-ups 🔗 link ⬇️

The Seahawks won Super Bowl LX, which will influence the identity of many members of the most impressionable age and gender group... can you guess which people are most impressionable?