London.

Reading student work (just not marking on absurd timelines) Listening to colleagues talk about their research Having an idea and getting to follow it down rabbit holes Going on the journey with PhD students Witnessing the 'ah-ha!' moment students have in seminars or supervision

That's because, as with all other contemporaneous and historical cases of moral panics and right-wing reactionary political projects, any supposed grounding is entirely post hoc: bigots start with their political goals and grab whatever is at hand to rhetorically backfill as supposed justification

Should be a completely uncontroversial take this, like there should be no need to think it, never mind post it

In a few weeks I'll be running a half-marathon down the North Sea coast. DON'T WORRY I DON'T WANT YOUR MONEY. It's just made me think about this thread I posted last summer. Which might give you some ideas, should you have any spare change in your pocket.

I'm nearly sure that's not actually arguable

@rjcoon.bsky.social won the lottery this morning.

Meanwhile, in actual governance: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Smell of sunscreen in the corridors at work

RIP the great Micheal Keating. The heart and soul of Blake's 7, he played cowardly con-man Vila Restal (my favourite character) with a beautifully world-weary charm, and perfect comic timing. He and Paul Darrow's Avon made one of the all-time great double acts.

Ticketed up today

Seeing The Ex again tonight, but you don't get actual tickets any more 😭

First 10 or so off the crumpled stack of tickets I saved over the years - no particular order or chronology

First 10 or so off the crumpled stack of tickets I saved over the years - no particular order or chronology

Dusty Springfield kind of morning. Can't be helped.

My daughter has just said: “Southampton can’t complain. They lost the appeals fair and square over two legs.” #Boro #UTB

(3) task engagement for the sake of intrinsic reward (e.g., enjoyment or interest), and (4) an improvement in task performance, which comes with control over one's actions or thoughts (Fig. 1)." From: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

💬 Mental health awareness: progress, but also problems? ⚠️ A new review asks whether campaigns are also inflating distress, driving self-diagnosis, and overwhelming services. buff.ly/lGdvEJY #MentalHealth #Awareness

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A lot of people seem to confuse 'the punishment should fit the crime' with 'the punishment should fit the *consequences* of the crime'. In our house, the latter is called the Tiny Murder Defence. It's popular with pets and toddlers.

Hi, me again. This sample was restricted to *only teens who had nighttime background phone data* which means everyone whose phones went unused between 10 and 6 were excluded. Also no serious discussion of teen sleep problems ignores early school start times as the core problem.

I’ve been writing a bit more for my newsletter, here’s my most recent one. Maybe consider subscribing? markrichardson.substack.com/p/breathing-...

Just wanted to share this really great paper I just read exploring how RPGs create safe spaces for autistic individuals (and how this is importantly done without a therapist present): journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Hobbes, Foucault, Habermas, and Arendt enter here in different ways. If a world contains multiple perspectives that cannot all carry equal authority, societies must decide how reality will be stabilized, who gets recognized as a legitimate knower, and what standards become authoritative.

Incredible

"Lion/Lamb" Low Secret Name #AlternativeTuesday #MusicChallenge #MusicSky 🎧 lowtheband.bandcamp.com/track/lion-l...

'It looked like I was looking, and yes, I was kind-of looking, but I wasn't looking at what you thought I was looking at, so it's ok' en.wikipedia.org/wiki/View-Ma...

Geel, Belgium • I went on a pilgrimage of sorts to Geel, Belgium, traditional resting place of Saint Dymphna, patron saint of mental illness, beheaded by her mad father Damon in the 7th Century. 1/n

"This means a staggering 96.7% of users are rejecting the premium AI features, yielding just a 3.3% paid adoption rate. When viewed against Microsoft’s estimated $37.5 billion quarterly AI spending, this is an alarmingly low adoption rate." rofl

📢 When do social media users participate politically online? In a study led by @yqpan.bsky.social, social media social capital played a key role, amplifying engagement but also reflecting gender differences in digital participation. Read more here! doi.org/10.1080/1520... #commsky

#AllMetalMonday The extraordinary 57.5cm tall C3 BC #Etruscan figure, called (in recent times anyway) Ombre della Sera, as it recalls long shadows cast at the end of day. Inspiration for Giacometti is pretty clear..... Now in Volterra's Guarnacci Etruscan Museum, stopping people in their tracks.

Genuinely amazed at all the replies recommending Oatly. The product made by Minor Figures is so much better.

Go for it. I don't even care any more.

Agree

In Lithuania, an absolute majority of the population has university degrees. I am increasingly persuaded this is objectively good

My daughter also took this, which is amazing. Gannets are ace.

Cat among pigeons. Only someone with no hope of winning could say this right now. (Also: photo looks like something that is even now swallowing a live pigeon. Guardian picture desk having a great time.)

"For Gen Z, whose understanding of the world is already filtered through algorithmic feeds, reality itself often arrives pre-curated, emotionally optimized, and computationally amplified." Yeah, that's really, really bad!

Raise the Colours Ryan Bridge, 44 from Bromsgrove, arrested last month on suspicion of causing racially + religiously aggravated harassment, alarm or distress, in connection with reports of incidents on Abingdon Road Bail didn't stop him harassing locals in Birmingham last night. RTC are a menace.

Not welcome in Stirchley, go back to Redditch ..

Honestly, shake a leg West Midlands police. bsky.app/profile/loca...

🫂 Can stronger social connections really help reduce depression? Umbrella review: in-person engagement reduces depression for older adults & those at risk of isolation. Digital alone isn't enough. buff.ly/kcq7lm7 #MentalHealth #SocialConnection #Loneliness

Reposting for no particular reason... ok, there is a reason.

'Sing Michael, sing.'

A video analysis of the difference between dog joining cat and cat joining the dog. Original post

Brilliant work by @cocochan.bsky.social and colleagues. Build, don’t buy! Palantir is not magic :)

Can't believe there are two days of this week left. Highlights so PHaR ... Inspiring presentations at our Relationships and Mental Health conference, including brilliant sessions from our home grown superstars, Lucy Keller, Julie Kane and Jodie Russell (1/n)

Huge if true