Neil Lewis, Jr.
Assistant Prof @Cornell & @WeillCornell.
Assistant Director @PsySciAcc.
Columnist @SciCareersLTYS.
Research on motivation, goal pursuit, & interventions.
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How to weigh the risk of going out in the coronavirus pandemic, in one chart
There’s a lot of uncertainty and anxiety about going out during a pandemic. Here’s how to think about the risk.
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That being said, here are some other things, listed on a low to high risk continuum
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You’re single. You live alone. Are you allowed to have a coronavirus buddy?
Epidemiologists weigh in on whether it’s safe to see a "closed circle" of friends during the pandemic.
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I've been reading a lot about harm reduction strategies lately, and the idea "safe circles" (small groups of friends who commit to seeing only each other) keeps coming up. It seemed promising to me, but some epidemiologists are skeptical for 3 reasons (https://t.co/m5W1o4NyUm): pic.twitter.com/8bf44zdF64
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Why are Africa's coronavirus successes being overlooked? | Afua Hirsch
Examples of innovation aren’t getting the fanfare they would do if they emerged from Europe or the US, says Guardian columnist Afua Hirsch
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer extends stay home order to June 12
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced on Friday, May 22 that the state's stay home order has been extended to 12.
The Las Vegas Strip’s Reopening & Mike Pence’s Mild Wing Order | The Daily Social Distancing Show
A study suggests that marijuana may have coronavirus-fighting benefits, Las Vegas plans its socially distanced reopening, and Mike Pence has a very Mike Penc...
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Trevor Noah weighs in on disseminating preprints prior to peer review 😂. Funny take on a serious issue. h/t @adoCornell
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Cornell announces moratorium on fossil fuel investments | Cornell Chronicle
With support from the Cornell Board of Trustees, the university has instituted a moratorium on new private investments focused on fossil fuels and plans to grow the endowment's investments in alternative energy technologies.
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Cornell’s first black female CS Ph.D. blazed her own trail | Cornell Chronicle
Rediet Abebe, the first black woman to earn a doctorate at Cornell in computer science, blazed a trail not just for herself, but for others, too.
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There are many inspiring elements in this story. That it took until 2019 for the first Black woman to earn a doctorate in our CS program is not one of them. At least it the program is getting better: In 2019, 14% of incoming CS PhD students were URM.
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A Note From Your University About Its Plans for Next Semester
Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff —
After careful deliberation, we are pleased to report we can finally announce that we plan to re-open campus thi...
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"We will make our final decision on campus reopening on a date no later than the day our closest competing universities announce their decisions..."
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@profcikara @mwkraus @JinXunGoh Relevant to this point is Cialdini's 2009 article: "We Have to Break Up"
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The End of Meat Is Here
If you care about the working poor, about racial justice, and about climate change, you have to stop eating animals.
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"...decision to order slaughterhouses open despite the protestations of endangered workers has inspired many Americans to consider just how essential meat is. Is it more essential than the lives of the working poor who labor to produce it? It seems so."
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Volunteers | U.S. Digital Response
Thousands of people from all over the country have raised their hands to help governments in crisis. See if it’s right for you.
Emergency relief screw-up hits 5 million student loan borrowers
Great Lakes, because of a “coding error,” erroneously reported to the credit bureaus that borrowers’ accounts were “deferred.”
Professors must support the mental health of trainees during the COVID-19 crisis
Our columnist shares tips on how faculty members can address mental health issues in their labs
When University Leaders Fail
The pandemic reveals ineptitude at the top. Change is needed.
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I don't agree with everything in this article, but I do find this point/contrast interesting to think about: how prepared are different sub-entities within institutions for various kinds of disasters and risks?
Source: chronicle.com/article/When-U… pic.twitter.com/00fdfdKTlu
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To create social good, psychology needs credible evidence
Authors: Patrick S. Forscher*, Simine Vazire*, and Farid Anvari* In his 1969 address, former APA president George Miller issued a challenge: psychologists sh
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"The challenges of applying psychological findings are formidable. But the mere difficulty of these challenges does not absolve scientists from dealing with the messiness of the 'real world.'"
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Watch first lady Michelle Obama’s full speech at the 2016 Democratic National Convention
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I re-watched this speech for inspiration, but then it just made me sad by highlighting the counterfactual world we could be living in with competent leadership. *sigh*
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