#BiologyLetters in BBC news | Hearing and anatomy of the ear of the European hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus: doi.org/10.1098/rsbl...

fresh off the press from yours truly: oecs.mit.edu/pub/b61joemo... I offer an overview of algorithmic bias. I trace its historical roots, examine canonical scholarship and notable real-world incidents, and explore how algorithmic bias emerged as a field of study 1/

It is the anniversary of the My Lai massacre today. I'd say that even more than most years, it's important to remember what happened. And the role Hugh Thompson, an active serviceman, played in both stopping and publicising it. Despite enormous military, political and public pressure to stay quiet.

Hi all! I'm wearing my @manydogsproject.bsky.social hat today to ask about data science & data sharing agreements.Our project is a big team science project bringing together datia from collaborators &many research sites to try to answer questions that are hard to ask with smaller data sets. 1/2

Chi Onwurah is not pulling any punches on UKRI science funding.

I’ve been giving a few talks to groups of university technical staff, receiving positive reactions to our recommendations for acknowledging technical staff, including with their ORCID numbers in Acknowledgments, and using tenzing.club to facilitate that.

If anyone is interested in a journal leadership position, there is a call for editor-in-chief for the Journal of Open Psychology Data: openpsychologydata.metajnl.com/announcements. I'm on the board, so I'm happy to chat to anyone or put your in touch with others!

Exciting news! The @yorkpsychology.bsky.social are recruiting 3 new ART (research and teaching) lecturers! One role will be prioritised for cognitive, affective and/or social neuroscience. #neuroskyence #cognition #psychscisky #neurojobs

‘It feels like a seed has been planted’: Morecambe looks to Eden Project for revival

My employer asks me to complete a survey on AI usage for which this is the first question (required):

This one below is quite interesting, guess a good demo of the plagiar-o-matic 2000 bsky.app/profile/amus...

We're still accepting applications! Review will begin 3/23 for a full-time Junior Specialist Lab Coordinator in the Cognition in Context Lab at UC Davis. #psychjobs

You say: Going down I say: Evolving beyond football #thfc #coys

Why even bother pretending you are running an effective peer review system when this gets through?

Some people are apparently claiming that Silicon Valley Tech Bros have consciousness, like normal humans. As someone who studies these issues carefully, I can assure you that this is an utterly preposterous claim. Yes, they can mimic humans, but they are fundamentally incapable of original thought.

The most🤬part of the UK PR firm that has made-up it's own GivetoGain theme for #IWD2026 is that they actively tell their audience to support non-profits and give without saying they are a for-profit private corporation selling themed goods with no charitable donations on it's accounts for 10 years.

I’m searching for the original and/or rights owner of this fabulous picture of Birmingham in the early 1970s. It popped up on my Instagram feed, but I’ve been unable to track it down. Any leads? I’m really hoping to use it in a book. (And would much appreciate a RT please)

📢 We’re hiring! The University of Warwick is recruiting for a full-time, permanent academic position in Psychology, available at either: 🔹 Assistant Professor 🔹 Associate Professor 📅 Application deadline: 5th April 2026

New paper on PsyArXiv looking at task difficulty (memory load), serial order, and error patterns in children’s #workingmemory using a large-scale dataset (N~15,000) #developmental #psychology With @richjallen.bsky.social and @amyatkinson.bsky.social osf.io/preprints/ps...

If you ever want to read a paper for free and can't find it otherwise, email the lead author and politely ask for a copy. You will not be bothering the person. You will in fact make their whole entire day. I have had scientists get so excited I asked they sent me everything they ever published.

**New** chapter on “Literacy” just published in the Open Encyclopaedia of Cognitive Science. The whole series is super, accessible chapters and no paywalls, a great resource for teaching. oecs.mit.edu/pub/epclh9no...

SARG's Ellen McGrane recently spoke with @afsguk.bsky.social about her research into gambling advertising during live sports. The interview explores the whistle-to-whistle ban, self-regulation, and the challenges of data collection and natural experiments in gambling research. #AddictionResearch

💡 We are currently seeking expressions of interest from labs willing to host a visiting fellow, as well as proposals for specific projects or studies that would benefit from additional research support. crestresearch.ac.uk/nabs/opportu...

Do you know any other cool interactive applications that illustrate some statistical concept? #rstats #stats @rpsychologist.com rpsychologist.com/likelihood/

I see your "niche" and raise you a query of "too old?"

1908: the Lancet, one of the most respected scientific journals, calls for 18 age limit on reading in bed amidst a moral panic surrounding children becoming "addicted" to novels, which were "designed to keep kids hooked" and destroy their attention/mental health

⚠️ Attending #BASS26? Book your accommodation ASAP!🛏️⬇️ Due to major live music events taking place in Cardiff, we advise you to book ASAP! We've secured a limited no. of rooms at Premier Inn Cardiff North for delegates which can be booked via the online store: crestresearch.ac.uk/bass26/regis...

Postdoctoral Research Position in Cognition, University of Geneva, Switzerland The successful applicant will work with Prof. Dr. Evie Vergauwe and Prof. Dr. Jarrod Lewis-Peacock on a research project funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation. Application deadline: 25th March 2026.

Hello new followers. I’m John Horgan, a professor of psychology who studies terrorist behavior. Don’t believe anyone who says they know what is going to happen next. Nobody does. Believe the Trump administration least of all. The informed voices are out there. Seek them out.

I'm in a 'Fishery' - the Yorkshire name for a Fish And Chip shop that makes it sound like you're visiting an aquarium. Those things are scones. Traditionally found nowhere else on earth other than Keighley and Shipley, inexplicably leapfrogging Bingley, sandwiched between those two towns.

A niche Horizon Europe 🧵for Friday evening. The MSCA results are out and the UK received by far the highest number of fellowships - 347. The next best was Spain with 182. Sounds good right? But hold your horses... marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/news/msca-po...

Born #OnThisDay in 1935 was cognitive psychologist Anne Treisman FRS, who developed the feature integration theory of attention. She was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1989. Read more about her life and work in Royal Society Publishing #BioMems. #WomenInSTEM https://bit.ly/48zDUe1

Like this in Acknowledgments! Having written a paper about the demise of #peerreview, we were heartened to receive 3 thoughtful, detailed, & on-point reviews of this manuscript. We thank the reviewers for their careful attention & constructive feedback, & for demonstrating that all is not yet lost.

1. Kevin Gross and I have a new paper out today PLOS Biology. We used economic models based around screening games and the market for unpaid labor to highlight a meltdown cycle threatening peer review.

This recent RCT of an "AI stethoscope" claims the technology "shows promise" for diagnosing cardiovascular conditions. It does not. It is a textbook example of the risks of conducting unprincipled 'per protocol analyses'. Once again, peer review at a major medical journal has failed. 🧵 1/

📢📢📢 Preparations to this year's WMS have begun! We are lookign for some motivated post-docs to join our team. Come plan, organize and have lots of fun with us 🤩

A new kind of email I've been getting lately. I'm wondering: how long before my inbox is completely swamped by these?

The 11th European Working Memory Symposium (EWoMS) Lyon, France 26 - 28 August 2026 The theme of this edition is “Working Memory, Strategy, and Consciousness”. Abstract submission deadline: 13 March 2026

Professor Padraic Monaghan and Professor Patrick Rebuschat in BBC Futures answering the question "What's the best way to learn a new language?" www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...

We are the laughingstock of the world because of our moronic and psychotic president. Deservedly so.

Happy birthday to this young man, and really to us all

A retired British primary school administrator with a British passport and a valid visa was shackled, chained and detained for six weeks by ICE www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

@theguardian.com It's super easy to make typos on a live blog. But it is Lesotho, not "Lesotha". Please do better than Donald, at least respect the country.

"What's the fastest town in Scotland? Naiiiiiiiirrrrrnnnnn...." Not the fastest? You've still got time: deadline extended to🚨March 2nd 🚨

Two preprints from my PhD are now up! Both ask: is the Statistics Anxiety Rating Scale (STARS) is measuring something distinct from the Revised Mathematics Anxiety Scale (R-MARS), or is this a jangle fallacy? Study 1: osf.io/preprints/ps... Study 2: osf.io/preprints/ps...

Right, so, on a listserv for scientific journal editors someone just compared open science advocates to ICE. Good times.

To mark the 80th anniversary of the Experimental Psychology Society, we invite proposals for a special anniversary symposium reflecting on the current state of experimental psychology and its future trajectory. Please see below for information on how to submit a proposal! eps.ac.uk/eps-80th-ann...

@warwickpsych.bsky.social is recruiting an Assistant / Associate Professor (permanent post). Come join us! It's a great department. warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/appcentre...

Pancake Day reveals a new, highly divisive intergenerational split - while older generations are loyal to traditional lemon and sugar pancake topping, younger adults are more likely to say they prefer Nutella or chocolate spread on their pancakes.

Lord knows, when the cold wind blows It'll turn your head around