I spent far too long trying to think of something funny and punny to express how much I’ve enjoyed working on this project - and not just because I’ve gotten to work with this wonderful team led by Dr Amy Paine

We interviewed @chrischirp.bsky.social to better understand the recent cuts to funding in the US and why diversity is important in science. TLDR: Diverse teams produce more impactful work and we need to study diversity to improve healthcare. Listen now: www.scienceorfiction.co.uk/p/why-is-div...

The #MinecraftMovie is out today – but did you know the game could be used to study personality? 🤔 PhD student Lorenzo Cappiello shares how researchers use games to assess personality, and why #Minecraft reveals the limits of these measures. 🔗 www.kcl.ac.uk/minecraft-and-personality-tests

With the Minecraft movie coming out today, my PhD student Lorenzo reflects on what Minecraft and other games can tell us about personality: www.kcl.ac.uk/minecraft-an... @kingsioppn.bsky.social

Our approach to understanding how adversities impact adolescent development often neglects the specificity and complexity of adolescence. In our new review, we propose the adolescent adverse experiences framework to capture adverse experiences at multiple levels: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

“Using a tablet won’t set children on an irreversible course to specific later outcomes.” @kathrynbates.bsky.social speaks with Salim Hashmi about making sense of mixed research findings and the potential benefits of collaborative digital play. boldscience.org/do-tablets-h... @s-hash93.bsky.social

How do children develop their 'me'? Dr Salim Hashmi explores how young people form their identities, from the age of five, through play, imagination, art and technology for @place2becharity.bsky.social's #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek #PsychSky

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