Andrew Przybylski
Dad, Husband, and Professor
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- Tired: rogue professor Wired: rogue research assistant Inspired: rogue book agent
- Reposted by Andrew PrzybylskiIf you truly believe that social media platforms are harmful places, the idea that the government now makes a list of vulnerable people and bans them from these platforms, e.g. based on age, is not a sensible or good faith solution. Regulate the platforms instead, for everybody.
- Reposted by Andrew PrzybylskiYou don't have to dirty your soul to be a successful academic or a scientist. Have some fucking pride. Have some fucking principles. If you think you DO need to do that, all I can say is that I beg you not to go into academia or science.
- Reposted by Andrew PrzybylskiThis tragic incident highlights the completely exploitative underpinnings of our dependency on digital devices, and the limits of any talk in the global north of 'digital ethics', 'tech ethics' etc. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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- Reposted by Andrew PrzybylskiZotero 8 is out (www.zotero.org/blog/zotero-8/). If you're not already using, highly recommended!
- Reposted by Andrew PrzybylskiGreat talk from @lhdjung.bsky.social at the SwissRN Research-On-Research day on his, our, and other folks' work to develop trustworthiness assessment tools. Finally his {scrutiny} R package has a logo!
- Reposted by Andrew PrzybylskiA vast array of data suggests that school, not social media, is the biggest modern threat to the mental health of children. If you were recently a child, that won’t be a surprise. If not: enjoy the post :) open.substack.com/pub/unpublis...
- Reposted by Andrew PrzybylskiNew preprint 🥳 The city of Leipzig conducts large-scale surveys of adolescents. In 2023, the gender gap in life satisfaction has significantly widened, with girls declining more steeply than boys. What's up with that?> (work with @rmcelreath.bsky.social and @gregork.bsky.social)
- Reposted by Andrew PrzybylskiI've used Lavaan almost every (work)day for 15 years, but this open source labour of love has never received proper institutional support. I'm delighted to be a small part of an 1.5M OpenScienceNL award, led by Jorgensen, to completely revamp and futureproof Lavaan www.openscience.nl/en/news/45-p...
- Reposted by Andrew PrzybylskiShort announcement before the data get too old: ccsmainz.github.io/platformnews/. With 571 news outlets on TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Instagram across 46 countries, matching the @reutersinstitute.bsky.social DNR. Computational analyses on topics, platformization, diversity, etc. Feedback welcome.
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- First post of the year, new paper out today: we present possibly the biggest case of systematic Measurement Schmeasurement in tech use. It seems that most studies on gaming (videogame) addiction/disorder haven't measured gaming after all. This research took years, so long 🧵 doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
- Reposted by Andrew PrzybylskiFirst post of the year, new paper out today: we present possibly the biggest case of systematic Measurement Schmeasurement in tech use. It seems that most studies on gaming (videogame) addiction/disorder haven't measured gaming after all. This research took years, so long 🧵 doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
- Reposted by Andrew Przybylski"The rewards to 'discovering' a spectacular scientific finding [in psychology] are large; the rewards to debunking frauds or deflating exaggerated claims are small if not non-existent. If these are the rules of the game, we should not be surprised at the way the game is played."
- Reposted by Andrew Przybylski"Social media is like a Skinner box" is a phrase I've heard repeated a lot, but never meaningfully engaged with. We try and do so in this preprint. Behaviorist principles are very useful to understanding digital behavior, but work in this area tends not to be aware of them. So, we provide a primer.
- Our preprint has evolved! v2 of “Digital Behaviourism” is out now with a new title, new co-authors, and a deeper dive into the behavioural concepts that shape our online lives. It’s time to move beyond “screen time” and focus on function of online behaviours. osf.io/preprints/ps...
- Reposted by Andrew Przybylski📣 Our introduction to structural causal models in science studies is now published: doi.org/10.1162/QSS.... @tklebel.bsky.social and I tried to make our introduction as accessible as possible. We illustrate the theory by three case studies based on a simulated model of Open Science. 🧵(1/6)
- A great explainer and practical guide for parents, teens, or anyone really, thinking about how to actualise a bit more #ResonantComputing today. #BiteByByte😉
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- Reposted by Andrew Przybylskiit's really good that Oracle bought TikTok, a business that only loses money, at a time when it took on $56bn+ in debt and $240bn in lease obligations for GPUs to rent to OpenAI, a company that will run out of money. This could all have the funniest ending ever
- According to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after majority ownership officially switched to a group based in the US. www.wired.com/story/tiktok...
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- Reposted by Andrew PrzybylskiI can’t wait to watch these! Knowing Andy, they’re going to be great.
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- Digital media breaks can improve well-being: New study finds short-term mood benefits from intentional digital disconnection – while showing that external pressure to unplug can backfire 👉 press.uni-mainz.de/digital-media… #DigitalDisconnection #DigitalDetox #SocialMedia #offline
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- Reposted by Andrew PrzybylskiWe’re running a new study exploring how young people use AI chatbots like ChatGPT for mental health support. If you’re aged 16-25, live in the UK, and have used AI chatbots for mental health, we’d love to hear from you!! @oxchildpsych.bsky.social @emmasoneson.bsky.social 👉 lnkd.in/eQSRzyej
- Reposted by Andrew PrzybylskiProfessor @orbenamy.bsky.social from @mrccbu.bsky.social will co-lead the world’s first major trial to test whether reducing social media use can improve teen mental health. Find out more about the IRL Trial: bit.ly/4a2FZmB #socialmedia #research
- Reposted by Andrew PrzybylskiToday, we presented the main results of the mental health days study 2025 (N = 8.177). Results > In May 2025, Austria implemented a nationwide smartphone-ban at schools > Compared to 2024, smartphone use went down by 30 mins > Life satisfaction went up (5.36 to 5.52) > Depression sank (15% to 12%)
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- Reposted by Andrew PrzybylskiOur preregistered systematic review & meta-analysis published in Nature Mental Health shows that nature exposure is linked to small-to-moderate reductions in self-reported pain (SMD = .53; N = 4,439). But high heterogeneity and moderate-to-high risk of bias call for a cautious interpretation (1/5)
- Reposted by Andrew PrzybylskiNew post: replicating Loftus and Palmer at scale. rolfzwaan.substack.com/p/memory-mis...
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- Reposted by Andrew PrzybylskiI started reading up on the whole "loneliness pandemic" narrative because this seems like a literature where the age-period-cohort problem may be relevant (or maybe it isn't?). Here's data from Australia (HILDA), average agreement with the statement "I often feel very lonely" (SD of ca. 1.8).>
- Reposted by Andrew PrzybylskiNew paper – and my first ✨Registered Report✨: Do hormonal contraceptives affect women’s sexuality? We studied both average effects and individual differences in effects using longitudinal data: doi.org/10.1177/2700...
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- Reposted by Andrew PrzybylskiFirst MEP report. Medical research often uses non-parametric tests. We looked, and noticed that small-sample rank-based tests (i.e. M-W, Wilcoxon) have significant granularity... like p-values! So, here's GRIM for U values -- GRIM-U. Enjoy. medicalevidenceproject.org/grim-u-obser...
- Reposted by Andrew PrzybylskiI am hiring PhD candidates to study the psychology of attention & technology use at @tilburg-university.bsky.social. We're looking for motivated & curious scholars with expertise in cognitive psychology and statistics, and offer a friendly work environment with great terms & benefits. tiu.nu/22989
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- Reposted by Andrew PrzybylskiOn the latest episode of @soeptech.bsky.social, Ania Lichtarowicz interviews the OII's Kobi Hackenburg on how AI chatbots are able to successfully persuade users on political issues, and what this means for voting and democracy. Listen to the full episode here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lv7F...
- 🚨 Could AI sway your vote? 🤖 A few minutes with a chatbot can shift opinions. And what happens to your digital life after you die? 💻💸 An app can make sure your money, policies, and accounts go to the right people. 🎧 www.youtube.com/watch?v=lv7F... #AI #DigitalLegacy #Podcast #FutureOfTech
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- Reposted by Andrew PrzybylskiLEGO is going to clean up on the new Smart Brick system, which people are already calling "screenless play." Schools too I expect, since it won't require now-banned phones (unlike other electronic kits) Will kids be allowed to program the blocks? I can't find out. www.lego.com/en-us/smart-...
- Reposted by Andrew PrzybylskiA hope for 2026 is that this perspective piece with @wiringthebrain.bsky.social & @deevybee.bsky.social will serve as a template for others who are similarly frustrated with with exaggerated claims and double speak around so much of research. It's ok to point out that the emperor has no clothes!
- The link between the gut #microbiome and autism is not backed by science, researchers say. Read the full opinion piece in @cp-neuron.bsky.social: spkl.io/63322AbxpA @wiringthebrain.bsky.social, @statsepi.bsky.social, & @deevybee.bsky.social
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- Reposted by Andrew PrzybylskiSaw Bluesky described as where elder millennials go to retire from the internet, and immediately felt the peace that passes all understanding wash over me. None of have to struggle any longer. We completed our time.
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- Reposted by Andrew PrzybylskiWow -- I missed that even UNICEF expressed concern about the Australian social media ban. UNICEF!! They said, correctly, "for many children, particularly those who are isolated or marginalised, social media is a lifeline[.]" H/t @mmasnick.bsky.social on CTRL-ALT-SPEECH podcast.
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