This review is so good, it makes me eager to recommend this book by Deborah Cohen: Are health influencers making us sick? www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Just what is needed today.

Born #OnThisDay in 1821 was Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman to receive a medical degree in the USA and the first woman on the medical register in the UK. She was a committed social reformer and helped found the London School of Medicine for Women. #WomenInSTEM

❄️🎣 What ice-fishing competitions reveal about human decision-making. New paper in @science.org by researchers from @mpib-berlin.bsky.social, @scioi.bsky.social, and the University of Eastern Finland. 👉 Read more: www.mpib-berlin.mpg.de/newsroom/new... 📄 Paper: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

A recent interview with Chris Frith @cdfrith.bsky.social www.popularmechanics.com/science/a700...

Industrial heating accounts for around 14% of UK emissions, yet approximately half of the energy used in UK industry is lost as waste heat. Capturing and re-using this could help decarbonise industry, reduce energy demand and more. Read the full report here: royalsociety.org/news-resourc...

Hmm, interesting and a bit disturbing too.

A very important review.

Dyslexia isn’t just about reading and writing. Prof Maggie Snowling explains how reading disorders originate in the language system, and why many children also struggle with oral language. Read the full blog to learn more. https://bit.ly/4qr5SlY

Painted in 1913, Paul Nash gave this picture the ultimate simplicity of a title, 'A Drawing.' The elm trees marked the boundary of his family's home at Wood Lane House, Iver Heath in Buckinghamshire. Trees always held a spiritual quality for him.

A very neat experiment that uncovers developmental differences: Development of Uncertainty Sensitivity: Early Competence or Protracted Development? - Wan & Sloutsky 2026 - Developmental Science - onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Great to see that someone decided to make a difference in putting quality over quantity and promoting slow science www.nature.com/articles/d41...

There are different causes for under-confidence and different remedies.

Good to watch this video on a day like today. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkDM...

“I propose academic journals submit to independent regulation through an international quality-management standard. Organisations must demonstrate operations are customer-focused, committed to continual improvement, underpinned by systematic management approaches & evidence-based decision-making”

EU’s Horizon scheme boosts UK research quality, report finds Shared exclusively with us ahead of its publication, the DSIT report evaluates the UK’s performance in an earlier EU funding programme, Horizon 2020 It also highlights disruption to UK researchers’ participation following Brexit

One of the rare studies that tries to relate ToM performance with real life social interaction. The Impact of Theory of Mind on Real‐Time Social Interactions and Momentary Social Anxiety: A Comparison Between Young Autistic and Neurotypical Children - Chen onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Interesting brain changes in Chinese readers. Abnormal Developmental Trajectories in the Brain in Individuals With Reading Disability - Yan - 2026 - Developmental Science onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

French natural philosopher and mathematician Émilie du Châtelet was born #OnThisDay in 1706. Her 'Institutions de Physique' caused debate throughout Europe, and her translation of Newton's 'Principia Mathematica' is still considered the standard translation in France. #WomenInSTEM

Dissociating underlying components of pragmatics: a most promising basis for research into communication difficulties. Three distinct components of pragmatic language use: Social conventions, intonation, and world knowledge–based causal reasoning | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Pleasing picture and interesting to compare with the work of Anna Ancher currently on show at Dulwich Picture Gallery www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk/whats-on/ann...

Book Now https://shorturl.at/10LVD Winter Carols by Candlelight @ConwayHall English Interpreted Performance #BSL #BritishSignLanguage 7pm–9pm Thurs 11 Dec 2025

Shocked to think of the consequences of political interference on a formerly trusted website.

Excellent piece by Mary McCarthy on how to overcome the challenges of massive waiting lists for ADHD diagnosis www.independent.ie/opinion/comm...

Very interesting! Related to works on the importance of diversity of opinions, not just connectivity, in reduction of polarization: diversity leads to increased perceived similarity www.pnas.org/doi/suppl/10... And our work on complex social markers: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

“data show an increase of 10% in submissions & 23% in funded projects from female applicants with the lottery-first approach compared to a previously used procedure. Additionally, the lottery-first approach was estimated to have 68% lower economic costs compared to single-stage peer review approach”

Kevin Mitchell tells it as it is. There nothing there! We're easily captured by a simple narrative for an incredibly complex etiology. www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/goi...

I found this article super-interesting: Why more social interactions lead to more polarization in societies | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Brilliant episode of All in the Mind with @claudiahammond.bsky.social, who discusses autism with @utafrith.bsky.social, brain development with @catherineloveday.bsky.social, as well as memory, music and other interesting topics www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Very concerning. Thank you Dorothy, for calling out this folly.

For a thorough dismissal of the acetaminophen scare read this editorial by Eric Fombonne First published: 17 October 2025 doi.org/10.1111/jcpp... ..."no evidence for a causal association...singling out acetaminophen use to ‘prevent’ autism was unscientific and truly irresponsible".

What could be better to uplift you on a grey day.

An important analysis and warning. How spreading mental health information can be (un‐) helpful – a dynamic systems approach - Marcotulli - Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry - Wiley Online Library acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

New research in Rwanda has started ! We continue to try to understand what differs those who participate in a génocide, and those who instead risk their lives to save others. Here is a picture of our novel and ecological risk-taking task, inspired by the BART.

Making a real difference.

Many congratulations, Masud!!

A brilliant book- can’t recommend it highly enough. Congratulations to Masud Husain!

Here's a nice clear explainer of the main findings from the new autism study, by @hannahdevlin.bsky.social, including comments from @utafrith.bsky.social.

If you’ve been following the RFK Jr autism news, then you’ve probably heard that there’s a systematic review “proving” Tylenol causes autism. Here’s my review of that paper👇🏼 open.substack.com/pub/epiellie...

Here's the key chart from that piece. Note what's on here with significant risk: genetic inheritance (twin on autism spectrum, sibling), third trimester stress, and factors that can affect maternal/paternal DNA. What doesn't carry risk? SSRIs. Sonograms. And vaccination. All very well tested.

Is the outgroup is immoral (dishonest, corrupt) by definition?

Marthe Vogt FRS, who was born #OnThisDay in 1903, was one of the 20th century's leading neuroscientists, with a research career spanning 50 years. She is best known for her work to understand the role of neurotransmitters like epinephrine. #WomenInSTEM

Many congratulations, Roger. Looking forward to your lecture already.

A review just in time for our 59th Wedding Anniversary on 1st September Scenes from a Marriage: How We Found Our Way from Experimental Psychology to Social Neuroscience | Annual Reviews - www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

As Philip K. Dick said, "Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away."

Gemeinsam mit drei Ärzten wollte der Schweinfurter Mediziner Georg Balthasar Metzger „die Natur erforschen zur Ehre Gottes und zum Wohle der Menschen“. Hierfür gründete das Quartett 1652 die Academia Naturae Curiosorum – die heutige Leopoldina. Mehr zu Metzger: www.leopoldina.org/mitgliederve...

Mysteries of the past were appreciated in the past.

No empirical support for 'Double Empathy' hypothesis from preregistered study: doi.org/10.1038/s415... "We hypothesized that information transfer would deteriorate faster and rapport would be lower in mixed-neurotype compared with single-neurotype chains." But no difference was found.

Here's your chance to download not only my book 'Slime Mould and Philosophy' , but download ALL the books in Cambridge Elements Philosophy of Biology series from the 20th to the 25th of July for FREE! I highly recommend Jan Baedke's (2025) book 'The Organism'. cup.org/4kEgivL #ISHPSSB #philosophy