Simonsohn has now posted a blog response to our recent paper about the poor statistical properties of the P curve. @clintin.bsky.social and I are finishing up a less-technical paper that will serve as a response. But I wanted to address a meta-issue *around* this that may clarify some things. 1/x

Trump’s $100,000 H-1B fee sparks a global race to grab top talent The U.K., Europe, Middle East and Asia are thought to be among those that stand to benefit in the race to recruit top global talent. apple.news/AvRRiS4LKRUu...

Sam is right to say that the correct argument is that a Reform government CAN & probably would attempt things that are ethically reprehensible + currently unlawful + broadly unpopular if they commit to using majority power in the UK political system to repeal all judicial limits on govt + parliament

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“DEI in disguise”? What does that even mean? How about we stop accepting the premise that there is something illegal or even improper about DEI to begin with.

New paper from the Jansen lab at @uniregensburg.bsky.social surprisingly found a positive relationship between stereotype-consistent associations and mental rotation accuracy in preschool girls, highlighting the complexities within this field of research. Read more at doi.org/10.3389/fpsy...

Chaos is the point. They want to keep us on our toes. bsky.app/profile/reic...

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I've written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage, urging them to join me in condemning Elon Musk's dangerous remarks inciting violence yesterday. As leaders, we must stand together and make clear Musk will face serious consequences for these actions.

Nigerian equivalent = Boko haram: "Boko” = Western education (literally “book,” but used to mean secular schooling). "Haram” = Forbidden (from Arabic, meaning religiously prohibited under Islam). Rough translation: “Western education is forbidden.” It doesn't end well!!

There is hope!

instructors! today is a good day to ask yourself this question again

Really now...

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Big sigh. Watch this. Can you see why the Yankees’ moment of silence, the lowered flags, the promise of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, feel like a gut punch to the very people he spent years targeting? No one wished death on this man, but what we’re seeing right now is too f*cking much.

UC-Berkeley gives Trump administration 160 names “related” to anti-semitism, mostly for voicing support for Palestinians. Judith Butler is among them, she calls this “McCarthyism” UC Berkeley gives Trump administration 160 names in antisemitism probe www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

Democrats and Republicans aren’t in politics anymore, they’re in a toxic marriage. They don’t even share the same reality on basics like gun violence. Time for divorce? A shame really that this might be on the horizon....

Kent and Greenwich merge without consulting unions! #UKHE

research summary here from Durham University! 6/6 durham.ac.uk/departments/...

Echoing some of the sentiments in the immigrant community - a must read.

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"That is a ridiculous thing to say ... this is not disappearing people. This is a planned, targeted, enforcement operation" -- Tom Homan gets mad after Mika Brzezinski describes ICE as "disappearing" people

@govpritzker.illinois.gov A simpler message likely to appeal to your moderate and conservative supporters: "How would you feel if grandpa suddenly decides he is best placed to 'discipline' your kids, & wife? I bet you'd go he'll no!" Or something similar. Happy for you to use if it helps!

The University of Cologne plans drastic cuts to its Political Science department, potentially abolishing the MSc in Political Science and eliminating the professorships in IR and Comparative Politics. This would severely weaken the social sciences at @unicologne.bsky.social. Petition (de/en) ⤵️

It’s a frustrating fact that rich people across the world including right wing media are colluding together for a future that doesn’t include poor, minority or disadvantaged people. It’s equally shocking that those disadvantaged people have been manipulated to support those rich people.

@govpritzker.illinois.gov Isn’t this the kind of overreach Republicans often point to when arguing against disarming ordinary citizens? I wonder whether GOP governors will speak out on how people can defend their constitutional rights in the face of such [email protected] @governorwalz.mn.gov

Couldn’t get a more clear example of Wilhoit’s theory of conservatism: “There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.”

This is an excellent thread based on an excellent paper, but if you only have time for one post, this is the one. Bottom line: progressive parties (eg Labour) do themselves more harm than good by trying to copy the far-right's (eg Reform) anti-immigrant rhetoric

Just when you think you've heard it all: "Numbers always tend to benefit the left" says REP. RANDY FINE.

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ACTION not performative announcements. @governor.ca.gov @govpritzker.illinois.gov

There is probably no better time than now to understand the science behind some negative attitudes toward certain members of the LGBTQ+ community in Trump's (macho) America! 👇 @msnbc.com @maddow.msnbc.com

Statement of changes to the immigration rules just published, suspending applications for refugee family reunion from 3pm today. Barely 30 minutes notice. No end for the suspension given www.gov.uk/government/p...

Mmmm - this could be interesting......

Meanwhile, "success rates for some UK research council grant schemes have fallen below 10 per cent, leading to warnings that universities must 'stay realistic' about the likelihood of their academics winning substantial external funding." www.timeshighereducation.com/news/stay-re... #UKHE

Support for the "system" begins to fade when folks are pessimistic about the future.

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Wonderful editorial from our colleagues about why self-promotional language should be avoided in scientific articles.

Any psychologists out there who work with trauma willing to review the new Darren McGarvey series for our 'Culture' section? www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Why haven't there been front page stories about the bizarre, North Korea-like 3 hour Trump "cabinet meeting"? The absence of such coverage of the conduct of Trump and his cronies explains why most people don't know how truly dangerously unhinged our government has become.

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The only thing I can say about this paragraph is read it. Sit with it. Read it again. @michaelharriot.bsky.social

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ICE agents in Lynwood, CA tried to break into a barbershop without a warrant. When the owner refused to open the door, they threatened him: “I’m going to go get your dad and I’m going to get your mom!” Is this the America we want to live in?

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The Scottish Government blocks Dundee University’s plan to cut a further 390 jobs on top of the 300 already confirmed. It wants the Uni to hire permanent leadership and develop a strategic plan in consultation with staff and students. www.pressreader.com/uk/the-couri... #UKHE #AcademicSky