I'm looking for a skilled PhD student who doesn't want to work too hard but still do great science: unisc-cp.enquire.cloud/round/RND-00...

Another gem from Marketplace Elicited an instant 'ew' response from me

Definitely wishing I'd gotten my oil tank filled up last week...

People trying to hide themselves when taking photos of mirrors to sell is a bit of an artform, but I really love to people who decide to lean into the fact that they cannot hide

Conference announcement, and call for abstracts Immersive Technologies in Sport and Exercise Held at the University of Exeter on the 20th of July 2026 Free to attend! Register here (also including the abstract submission link) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/immersive-... Spread the word!

So after a week in Málaga and Seville, I'm curious about if anyone at these institutions would like to start a long term collaboration which would allow me to visit regularly

The strongest version of this illusion I’ve seen! Absolute head-wrecker!

Who loves Airbnb art? Because I found you some

Seville university is gorgeous

When someone on the parents WhatsApp group starts a message with "no offence to any, but..."

The Jim Carrey quadrology is now complete. Best to worst Ace Ventura 2 (by a mile) Ace Ventura Dumb and dumber The Mask

More than half of biologists serving on search committees or reviewing grants report using the journal Impact Factor to judge credibility of research articles - despite all the known problems of Impact Factors. 😖 Hey! Sign DORA! peerj.com/articles/205...

Moving to the sports science world from psychology means a lot more of these emails. Last week I taught motor control to someone who won a gold medal at the European championships a few weeks after she broke the parkrun world record on one of her 'one or two parkruns a year' she does

Academics vying for a spot in Epstein‘s world. There are so many. I feel the need to make a thread, so I don’t keep confusing them. 1/

I pulled a basic shiny app together to check doi's - but note it comes with no warranties,... . tvpollet.github.io/2026-01-30-D...

Does anyone know if there's an online version/shiny app of something like this? This is pretty much unworkable on a university computer without elevated access rights dev.to/lidianycs/ho...

Today is the first day I managed to reach <20 unread emails in my mailbox. In ~3 months. This is big. I'm managing a Big Team Science project #BTS and normally sit with 50-70 unread emails at a time. Here are some solutions I am trying for better communication and mailbox hygiene in 2026.

Comparing registrations to published papers is essential to research integrity - and almost no one does it routinely because it's slow, messy, and time-demanding. RegCheck was built to help make this process easier. Today, we launch RegCheck V2. 🧵 regcheck.app

When worlds collide, part 27

To everyone organizing a metascience/open science/research integrity event: You know you are allowed to choose your keynote speakers from a pool greater than the same five people? Give early- and mid-career scientists a chance to shine (so you don't have to listen to the same narratives forever).

It’s really easy to make an academic website with GitHub: (1) Find a template & fork it github.com/topics/acade... (2) Add your info (often just markdown). All you need is (short!) bio, contact info, CV, and your paper(s) or posters. (3) Host for free with GitHub docs.github.com/en/pages/qui...

What's the consensus about posting dumb reviewer comments on social media these days?

It's finally done

Some accidental 'getting ready to teach' drama created my our lecture capture software

This is a really excellent piece on organisational culture and how the early warning signs of its disintegration, told from the inside brittahummel.substack.com/p/why-i-left

If you want to hear my long-form thoughts on the new Autistic Barbie, you'll have to subscribe to my SubStack

30 minutes folks (although you don't need to panic these days - you can submit anytime in a 24 hr window and then you enter a lottery for getting a talk)

Advice needed - I'm seeking suggestions for a keynote for a conference I'm organizing around immersive technologies in sports. No need for her/him to be particularly senior.

This is what I imagine it's like working for a large tech company

If your New Year’s resolution is to find a fantastic 3-year post doc position in a great city with a small, friendly lab group and national collaborators… you’re in luck!!! Open for applications until Tuesday. krb-sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Sear... @ispgr.bsky.social @ncmsociety.bsky.social

Leftmost goal isn't actually facing the camera

Fun picture found in Reddit

What are you favourite dumb lecture-friendly examples of how a poor baseline condition can lead to faulty conclusions from a neuroimaging study (media interpretation or journal article)

What are your favorite dumb lecture-friendly examples of reverse inference in neuroimaging (either from media coverage, or better yet perpetuated by the journal article itself)?

Bizarre passport control grief at Munich Airport with my German wife (different last name than kids) being asked to show kids birth certificates. Bad enough, but fact I (same last name as the kids) was travelling with them! God forbid you don't take your husband's name in Germany.

Merry Christmas

Perfect

Painful truths for those of us in the education sector

Guardian photo editor once again winning

A wonderful and slightly sinister birthday card my youngest child received on his 8th birthday

📢 Postdoctoral Opportunity – Neural control of movement in Parkinson’s (3 years) This fantastic three-year postdoctoral position at Cardiff University and funded by Parkinson's UK, has now re-opened for applications. Full details and application here: krb-sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Sear...

Anybody else's yr7 kids watching Adolescence in school?😱

Ok, this is nuts. Once you see it you cannot unsee it. Do you see it? (OP @drgbuckingham.bsky.social )

Probably the most interesting animal tool use I've seen

The book that Springer used in a targeted advert to me on Facebook

I'm looking for a dumb movie like ace ventura or dumb and dumber to watch with the kids (needs to be Amazon, Netflix, or Disney+ though)

We found that neither motor nor general visual imagery vividness predicted action understanding, Bayesian analyses provided moderate to strong evidence for the null hypothesis, and the results were stable across multiple robustness checks/ sensitivity analyses.

The most compelling null finding you're likely to see

Nice bistable effect here

Are you someone, or do you know anyone, who has pain in their arm/hand/shoulder (for any reason) and would be interested in contributing to ONLINE research on movement perception in upper limb pain? Participate/find out more here: run.pavlovia.org/Szekely/unil...