Chris N. H. Street (he/him)

Google faces lawsuit after Gemini chatbot allegedly instructed man to kill himself Lawsuit is first wrongful death case brought against Google over flagship AI product after death of Jonathan Gavalas

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March's Lies and Allies approaches! Come find out about deception in adolescence (Marie-Celene Gouwy), Children's decisions to lie (Joanna Płotnikowska), and the effect of oaths to be honest (Janis Zickfeld), March 3rd at 4pm UK time

The @studentssarmac.bsky.social Student Research Grant call for applications has now opened! $599 USD to support student research and free conference registration. Deadline for applications: 31st March // www.sarmac.org/student-rese...

Policies for a safer country: recriminalise shoplifting

Reform seem to be of the opinion that shoplifting is no longer a criminal offense

Assistant Professor in Cognitive Psychology, Tenure-Track Position // mailchi.mp/42615a7010ac...

We're kicking off 2026 with a stellar line-up! Talks on the nature of lying, how dishonesty can evolve into continuous ethical transgressions, and helping consumers detect fake reviews. Feb 3rd, 4pm UK time. Email info@deceptionresearchsociety.org to join

A Happy New Year from our new and incoming Governing Board // mailchi.mp/9c301bc35283...

Some small Christmas gifts including a gingerbread reindeer

How lovely it is to come into work and find a little gift from Santa's elves on my desk 😊 @keeleuniversity.bsky.social

Come join SARMAC's Committee on Diversity and Inclusion. Applications due December 17th // mailchi.mp/36e5402c6275...

The SARMAC 2026-2029 Governing Board election has just gone live to regular members in good standing - check your inboxes! Voting ends December 15th. Reach out to the Exec Director if you have not received the link but expect to have done: www.sarmac.org/contact-2

Don't forget: The deadline for nominating yourself for one of the six SARMAC Board positions is coming up, Oct 31st

JARMAC is seeking new editorial board members: apply now! // mailchi.mp/7ff430ed8bf1...

Don't forget: the deadline to stand for election to the SARMAC board is October 31st

Don't forget to sign up to our mailing list to receive an invite to our first society talk of the season!

Deadline for applications: 31st October 2025

Start a new international collaboration with the help of SARMAC #funding. The 2025 call for applications to the Collaborative #Grant is now open! // www.sarmac.org/collaborativ...

Announcing our new Student Caucus! A huge congratulations and thank-you to our outgoing caucus committee, and welcome to our new committee for 2025-27 // mailchi.mp/62a3640972e2...

What I saw at Saturday’s rally was racism, pure and simple. Labour won’t tackle it until we can call it what it is | Diane Abbott Silence about the bigotry inherent in events like Tommy Robinson’s march will be seen by the thugs as tacit approval of their message, says Labour MP Diane Abbott

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Students in psychology & law, don’t miss the EAPL Research Grant! Funding is available to support your research.

📅 Deadline: 30 Sept 2025
🎓 Open to: EAPL members (Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD)

Details & how to apply 👉 eapl.eu/young-members/

Please share with students & colleagues who could benefit!

And we're back! Our first speakers of the season: Tim Levine (veracity effect), Ann-Kathrin Arui (sequence of case info), and Martha Serra-Garcia (why people don't lie more). Email info@deceptionresearchsociety.org to join. Check your time zone here: tinyurl.com/42aun2pn // #deception #research

Keep up to date with your favourite little Society's journal @apajournals.bsky.social #JARMAC // mailchi.mp/addfbf094d3c...

That abstract deadline has crept up! If you are planning to present at Decepticon 2025, remember that abstracts are due TODAY! #Decepticon2025

RFK, Jr., Demanded a Vaccine Study Be Retracted—The Journal Said No In a rare move for a U.S. public official, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., called for a paper that found no link between aluminum in vaccines and disease to be retracted...

“RFK, Jr., Demanded a Vaccine Study Be Retracted—The Journal Said No”

This article cheered up my Sunday, and is well worth 4 mins of your time.

Excellent work by the Annals of Internal Medicine.

www.scientificamerican.com/article/rfk-...

2 Lecturer (Assistant Prof) positions available @yorkpsychology.bsky.social! Come join our department!

#neuroskyence #cognition #psychscisky #neurojobs

jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/lect...

Nominate yourself or someone else to join the board of our friendly little society. See the link for details on how to nominate: it's really easy! #society #election // mailchi.mp/54fc1e93db0c...

This paper shows we should abolish the REF, which wastes £471 million, plus distracts vastly more from academic time.

It has nearly identical outcomes in allocating funding as if we simply gave out money by citations (or indeed a per student formula).

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The SARMAC XV Conference round-up is out now! // t.co/mXXmLESdEg

What an amazing 4 days! Thanks so much to everyone for attending and bringing such warm and friendly energy to #sarmac2025! We can’t wait for SARMAC 2027! ❤️☘️

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Don't forget that #Decepticon25 is still accepting abstracts. Deadline: September 3rd

Join the Student Caucus committee @studentssarmac.bsky.social! You can self nominate to become a committee member. Deadline: July 31st. See link for details // mailchi.mp/e2d3ad7953fc...

Keen to contribute to
@OfficialSARMAC
! Nominations are now open for 5 positions on the Student Caucus! Great opportunity to shape the future of the society and gain leadership experience. For info on the positions see here - sarmac.org/caucus