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Mina Cikara
@profcikara
Prof of Psychology @Harvard. Interested in how group living shapes our minds, brains, and behavior
Cambridge, MA
intergroupneurosciencelaboratory.com
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    Mina Cikara
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    Apr 20
    Newest preprint from the lab! I'm REALLLLLY excited about this work. Thread by the amazing lead author, @ghezae_isaias
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    Isaias Ghezae
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    Apr 19
    🚨New Working Paper!🚨 How do Americans mentally map political coalitions? We often talk as if U.S. politics is just two sorted camps. But when people think about which groups go with which, the picture is more complicated. 🧵👇
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    Mina Cikara
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    May 10, 2020
    Just in case anyone needs to see this today...
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    Mina Cikara
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    Oct 11, 2020
    Some things in academia are zero-sum. But never ever allow yourself to see your peers as competitors. It will poison you and your career. Compete with yourself and celebrate your friends’ triumphs. Always.
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    Mina Cikara
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    Mar 27, 2024
    Many of you will share tributes today to Danny Kahneman, highlighting how he informed your work or paved the way for your career, and so on. Today I would like to honor DK for financing my relationship and eventual marriage to @morewedge (1/n)
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    Mina Cikara
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    Feb 14, 2020
    I straight up ate a whole pizza by myself in my hotel room after my faculty interview dinner. A WHOLE PIE. FOR SECOND DINNER.
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    Mina Cikara
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    Mar 30, 2021
    I’M SORRY but it has been days and I haven’t seen air horns blasted over @fierycushman being PROMOTED TO FULL PROFESSOR. I promised to keep my chill so I will not photoshop his picture but can I please get a HELL YEAH for this gem of a man? A million 👑s for Fiery!!! 🎉🤩🥳🎉🍾❤️
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    Mina Cikara
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    May 16, 2023
    Nobody makes it this far without a village. To my family and friends, mentors, students, collaborators, and colleagues, admin professionals, constructive reviewers, letter writers, and baristas: there is no me without you. From the bottom of my heart, thank you.
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    Mina Cikara
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    Nov 16, 2017
    WHEN YOU SEE SOMEONE BEING A DICK OF ANY KIND, POINT TO THEM AND SAY "WE DON'T DO THAT HERE." That's it. No need to fight or flex. Just enforce the norm of NOT BEING A DICK. *Especially* if you are a higher status person in the room.
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    Mina Cikara
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    Jul 26, 2020
    New record! 3 journals rejections within ONE HOUR.
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    Mina Cikara
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    Jun 23, 2020
    Yes, tonight's proclamation from the WH is a blow to innovation and research but please remember that before any of that it is the devastation of many people's hopes, dreams, reunification with their loved ones, their LIVES.
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    Mina Cikara
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    Aug 14, 2020
    I'm thrilled to announce Harvard's first annual Prospective PhD and RA Event in Psychology (PPREP)! A two-day informational and mentoring event. See details: psychology.fas.harvard.edu/pprep
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    Mina Cikara
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    Nov 17, 2021
    Who could have guessed that turning improved methodological practices into an identity would undermine the effort to improve psychological science *STARES AT ALL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY*
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    Mina Cikara
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    Feb 6, 2021
    What on earth are all you conference organizers doing? We have an incredible opportunity to totally overhaul how we share our science and yr out here charging people hundreds of $s to generate YOUR programming? And to access what we could all just post on our websites for FREE??
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    Mina Cikara
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    Jun 8, 2020
    Looking to take concrete steps to recruit, support, & advance underrep'd minoritized scientists? @GregoryRSL @falklab et al. & I pulled together some resources. Caveats: it's biased toward psyc/neuro & is a WIP. Feedback is MOST welcome; please share!
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    Concrete Steps for Recruiting, Supporting, and Advancing
    Concrete Steps for Recruiting, Supporting, and Advancing Underrepresented Minoritized Scientists Note: This document was created in response to the desire from over-represented scientists to get...