Max Spohn @MaxSpohn
🎓 PhD Candidate in Public Policy @Kennedy_School 🔍 JDM & Behavioral Science | Narratives | Evidence Adoption | Polarization maxspohn.com Cambridge, Massachusetts Joined August 2011-
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Just came back from my first @SJDMOfficial conference with a 3rd place in the Student Poster Award 🎉 Check out my poster on misperceptions of ideological complexity and partisan animosity here: maxspohn.com/IdeologicalCom… Thanks @JuliaMinson @CharlieDorison
Got a chance to present my first poster (with @CharlieDorison and @JuliaMinson) at the Polarization Workshop @MIT last week: maxspohn.com/IdeologicalCom… Thanks to the organizers @kati_kish @eugen_dimant @DG_Rand and @ylelkes for a wonderful workshop!
So many new ideas sparked by #ISPPAcademy at #ISPP2023 and so many new interesting connections - I had a blast😊
So many new ideas sparked by #ISPPAcademy at #ISPP2023 and so many new interesting connections - I had a blast😊
Why do I feel the need to thank #ChatGPT after each response I get?
*Introducing Reputational Rationality Theory* Are cognitive biases always irrational? Excited to share a preprint proposing a theory for when and why observers reward error-prone decision makers. Sometimes, biases can be reputationally rational. psyarxiv.com/q27sj 🧵
Just got back from this wonderful workshop on subjective beliefs at @CEBI_UCPH with lots of new (and newly prioritized) research ideas. Thanks to @FelixChopra, @cp_roth, @Ingar30, @SettSonja, and @JoWohlfart for sharing all your insights!
Just got back from this wonderful workshop on subjective beliefs at @CEBI_UCPH with lots of new (and newly prioritized) research ideas. Thanks to @FelixChopra, @cp_roth, @Ingar30, @SettSonja, and @JoWohlfart for sharing all your insights!
It is unconscionable that a city of 900,000 people has a downtown that's essentially a parking lot. (Columbus, OH)
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1/ The *last* thing we need right now is more untested speculation about how to fix social media. We have *research* that can help us evaluate @elonmusk’s proposals to transform Twitter, and many of these studies might inspire him to throw some cold water on his plans 🧵
New FCA research note on decision points in high-risk investment consumer journeys out 🎉 Many great learnings, e.g. how effective simple FAQ-style information can be and how incredibly difficult it is to test friction in online experiments. Thoughts? fca.org.uk/publication/re…
30 behavioral scientists designed a 54 condition “megastudy” testing different 4-week digital programs to increase the gym visits of 61,293 @24hourfitness members 574 forecasters failed to predict what worked TODAY our results are out in @Nature go.nature.com/3IyUDCe
Very good visualisation of social mobility in different countries. The actual “lands of opportunity” are not always those we expect.
Found someone who ignores sunk costs! $150 per concert ticket, $500 for a suite, but won’t see the concert because it requires a $40 test #BehavioralEconomics
Super proud to share that we’re launching our new company, Menon today 🎉 Menon is an Ed-Tech start-up putting students back in the driver’s seat when it comes to their careers. We work together with start-ups, scale-ups, and big…lnkd.in/eUxcpsPv menonlabs.com

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