Week Ending June 12, 2026

• New paper-- Conversations about boring topics are more interesting than they seem.
  I wonder if we could replicate this with the EAR?!

• Lots of studies emerging research on “emotion regulation flexibility”-- here’s a link to new work demonstrating ER variability does not equal flexibility.

• An AI-powered research assistant in the lab. Hmm? It’s for text analysis.

• The lingering effects of trauma take a spotlight on The Pitt. Season 2 Spoiler Warning!

• Mickey Inzlicht’s Substack is pretty interesting. This one, about the criticisms of AI, is fascinating.