

Department of
Psychology
UCLA
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Recent Media
The Next Generation Podcast (November 18, 2025)
KQED Forum (NPR), San Francisco (October 16, 2025). Interview + chatKinfolk Magazine (September 2025). Friendship Issue
UCLA Magazine (September 1, 2025). Did we just become best friends?
Evolutionary Psychology: The Podcast (June 17, 2025). Apple Podcasts
Vox (June 11, 2025). The surprising way romance my affect your friendshipsNational Journal (May 13, 2025). Computers as friends? How chatbots fill a void, pose a risk
The New York Times (May 9, 2025). 25 questions to bring you closer to your mom
Vox (May 7, 2025). The secret to actually trusting each other
NPR's Academic Minute. (March 2025). On the origins of bodily law
Vox (December 2, 2024). Can men and women still be friends?
The Atlantic (October 25, 2024). Americans are hoarding their friends
Slate (September 26, 2024). Keep ‘em separated
Mornings with Simi, CKNW 980 Vancouver Radio (November 15, 2024). Interview
Daily Mail (August 15, 2024). Bitching is good for you
The Art of Manliness Podcast (June 2024). Interview
Los Angeles Times (April 30, 2024). Can straight married men and women be friends?
Vox (November 7, 2023). Why do we keep tabs on people we can't stand?
The New York Times (March 15, 2022). How do you react when your friendships change?
The New York Times (March 4, 2022). Jealousy doesn’t have to ruin a friendship
The Independent (March 20, 2022). Don't let jealousy ruin a friendship
Scientific American (May 1, 2017). With a little help from my friends