Eleven years ago, there were four people in my research lab named Allie. Today there are none.

One of the best albums ever www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/a...

I wrote the speech I *wish* Chuck Schumer would give tonight - as an actual opposition leader. Here it is: "My fellow Americans: At this hour, an unrestrained force of militarized and violent federal officers is carrying out a project of ethnic cleansing in the streets of American cities." 1/14

A global activity monitor will totally certainly completely help me be more productive hipcityreg.github.io/situation-mo...

Free today. We're all getting secondary trauma right now. Here are some tools from journalists and therapists that will help: www.patreon.com/posts/digita...

1996 Austin, TX Earthpig and Fire were piqué niche www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oc9C...

RFK Jr's CDC has changed the food pyramid -- more meat and dairy for all, and babies shouldn't drink alcohol. cdn.realfood.gov/DGA.pdf

Because federal funding was cancelled, the National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families is no longer active. The website remains a vital space for research, resources, and facts about families but don't expect it to be adding new content.

Now do SF State

On Dec 4, 1965, the Grateful Dead performed at the Merry Prankster's San Jose acid test. It wasn't a great show given everyone's state of mind, but all of the elements we love are there! Never forget that "you are the eyes of the world"

"And the people in the room just laugh and laugh and laugh, because the alternative is unthinkable."

In 2023, the American Psychological Association updated their guidelines for undergraduate education (for only the third time). Key updates include: -A focus on equity and diversity and inclusion -Attention to open science -Focus on ethics and communication -Suggestions for building a career

A colleague shared this resource on critical AI literacy and it's too good to not share. #AI #Skynet

After coming off impaction two years ago, Psychology at SF State is again the largest major on campus, and our doors are open for more.

Excluding Day After Tomorrow (2004) and 2012 (2009), what movie or documentary or book opened your eyes to a future threatened by climate change? #climatechange #climatejustice #globalweirding #movies #documentary

Robert Putnam and @richardreeves.bsky.social collaborated on a thoughtful essay connecting today's crisis among boys and men to the 1900s. In response, my colleague Bill Fabricius submitted a response with some findings from our Parents and Youth Study. 1/2 www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/o...

It's the last week of the summer semester and students are sick, stressed out, and stretched thin. I'm advising some to consider requesting an incomplete grade, but it's clear to me that most university and college students don't know what that means. A thread...

Really frustrated about the passage of that nasty wealth-fare bill for the rich May need to eat all the rotisserie chicken in SF I can manage. Enjoy this gift article if you want to join me. www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...

The Pride light show in SF is worth a visit

I’ve been saying something like this for a while. Anybody got a gift link to this article?

My son listened to this song so many times on my phone in 2023 that it ended up on my end of year list of most listened to song. Dark times.

Too busy to touch grass? Maybe watch a four min video of our national parks.

Hey folks, I have a HUGE request from the Trevor Project and would appreciate help getting the word out. Trevor is now recruiting for it's 2025 National Youth Survey. They need people 13-24, LGBTQ+, in the United States to take it. This research is critical to LGBTQ+ rights. Take it here:

It's disappointing to learn the NSF Build and Broaden program has been archived. While not surprising, this was a great mechanism for building science capacity. I had planned to write a proposal that would have been due Jan 26th. So glad I opted to play video games and ride my bike instead.

A friend and I lip sang this song to the whole school. My air guitar performance shredded.

I don’t think these 7 piano sketches are my thing

Fact: Tonight was the first time in the Curry era when the Warriors have won a playoff game seven when leading at halftime.

During adolescence, father emotion control and conflict with peers appear to be predictive of adult relationship quality. Meh to the mid photoshop image with the article. www.psypost.org/verbal-aggre...

TLDR - poverty is bad

I just said this too…

@sfgiants.com win on a “little league home run”

2,200 LGBTQ youth call or text the National Suicide Hotline’s LGBTQ support service each day — 1.3M since 2022. So, of course, they’re proposing to eliminate it. 39% of LGBTQ youth consider suicide & 18% attempt it. They really don’t care if LGBTQ people die. Our lives have zero value for them.

Mia Sara!

JD Vance with the fumble

More people gotta read Paola Ramos' Defectors, a book that discusses this guy thoughtfully as a cautionary tale for the US.

Is this a post about the S3 White Lotus finale?

I did not love the White Lotus S3 finale. Can’t wait for S4.

SNL with Jack Black prediction… Mike White will cameo in a School of Rock-themed skit.

Which amount to .0005% of his pile of money

Okay, someone made it make sense

In addition to a land acknowledgement, I've been doing the occasional "situation acknowledgement". We are living in nervous times and bear witness daily to the erosion of norms and due process. Acknowledging this truth provides permission to engage in excellence in the moment.

“The only hard acting is bad writing.” -John Lithgow on @smartless.bsky.social My twist - The only hard reading is bad writing.

I sincerely think that universities should suspend their productivity standards for scientists and ask them instead to hold town halls in schools, public libraries, museums, shopping malls, and anywhere else and communicate what is being lost with the collapse of the research ecosystem.

call your reps

See you in #sanfrancisco to #standupforscience on Friday 3/7 1-3pm at Civic Center Plaza! 🧪👩🏼‍🔬 Optional RSVP here: www.eventbrite.com/e/stand-up-f...

Effective this summer, SF State will no longer have NCAA teams for men's baseball and soccer and women’s track & field. Athletes will remain on scholarship and it's projected that about $800K to a million will be saved each year.

New policy piece from @srcdorg.bsky.social For children, interacting with the immigration system is an adverse life experience. Full stop. www.srcd.org/sites/defaul...

This commercial about Google's AI assistant captures fathering better than many academic papers. It got me feeling sentimental for sure. (But they still need to fix their maps.) www.dadvocacyconsultinggroup.com/post/how-a-s...

Is there alternative programming for the SOTU? I’m talking Puppybowl-level comfort.

We got a rainbow yesterday afternoon