Last week we saw record high temperatures 🌡️ This is not normal. It is a direct result of climate change.

Last week, on the last night of three days of crazy academic festivities, a new PhD student asked what single piece of advice I'd give them on their PhD work. "Don't spend your evenings and weekends working, you don't need it to succeed in academia" is what I'll forever stand by.

We'll host a conference on the convergence between videogames and gambling in late September 2026 in Hong Kong. 🇭🇰🇨🇳 Call for papers: tinyurl.com/thegamblingcfp Let’s think “outside of the loot box.” Abstract deadline: 26 June 2026 Results notification: 20 July 2026 Conference: 28–29 September 2026

This local Wolfdog joined an Olympic ski event and triggered the finish-line camera. This is Nazgul. He snuck into a cross-country skiing sprint this morning and raced the homestretch with some competitors before being escorted home. 14/10 someone get him a medal

atlas.ti is sooo much better than nvivo, why is it not the default

Very pleased to see submissions to the special issue on Game Advertising of ACM Games: Research and Practice coming in. This is a last call! Deadline is 31 October 2025. We're looking forward to your submission, and if you need a smol extension… Slide into our emails. 😉 dl.acm.org/pb-assets/st...

PSA that Fat Bear week aka the best week of the year has officially started explore.org/fat-bear-week

In London, hate will never win.

Everyone should be boycotting brands as a way of supporting Palestine. It's hugely effective! Start with Coca Cola, Amazon, Disney, Barclays. If we have to live in a capitalist society which doesn't respect human rights, we can fight back by not letting them use our money.

I found a helpful post on instagram listing initiatives to donate to in Gaza - I will share this link in the next post. First I’d like to share Salah Shabat’s campaign to provide displaced families in northern Gaza with clean water and food.

Literally the very least we can all do is sign this petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

📯 CFP Alert 📯 Special Issue on Game Advertising With a stellar guest editor board, this issue invites submissions on any aspect of video game advertising. Submission deadline October 31, 2025 Details here: dl.acm.org/journal/game... Do share 🙃

Something about flying over a currently-happening genocide that my own country and others refuse to do anything about, even as it is happening clear as day, visible from the passenger jets flying us around as if life is still normal.

✨ Job opportunity! ✨ We're currently seeking a Research Associate in Psychology for a new project led by @fieldmatt.bsky.social which will use machine learning to develop a better understanding of why many people drop out of treatment for gambling problems. More project info at: bit.ly/45WEyVb

Register now for our workshop on video game advertising on June 12th! Led by me, @leonxiao.com and Kati Alha. We will have 4 exciting presentations and a hands-on workshop on using the Meta Ad Library. Register and more info: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

"She was also Gaza’s youngest influencer, offering practical survival tips for daily life under bombardment, such as advice on how to cook with improvised methods when there was no gas. 'I try to bring a bit of joy to the other children so that they can forget the war. '”

@elepetrovs.bsky.social, @katialha.bsky.social, and I are organising an online workshop on games and advertising. Two parts: 1️⃣: paper presentations; and 2️⃣: workshop on how to use social media ad repositories. Abstract deadline: 19 May 2025 Workshop: 12 June 2025 Details: bit.ly/advertising-...

Stop worrying about bats and newts? No Rachel Reeves MP – start worrying about the future of our economy if we tear down the nature it depends on. Nature isn’t a blocker; it’s the foundation of growth.

oh what the hell? the Prince Charles is at risk because of potential dickhead developers? truly they can fuck all the way off you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...

Sorry I’m busy all day, I have a phone call scheduled at 4pm.

not a fan of the new thing on some websites where you either 'accept' cookies or 'reject and pay' 🙃

We welcome the government’s plans to introduce a statutory levy to fund gambling harm research, prevention, and treatment. We also look forward to further updates on several other important recommendations from the 2023 White Paper. 👉 Full statement afsg.org/2024/12/02/a...

You know it’s a cool research method when the BBC asks to replicate it. I used social media ad repositories to find that 93% of ads failed to disclose loot box presence: doi.org/10.1016/j.cl.... @twgerken.bsky.social of BBC News found 90.9% of games failed to comply: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article....