James Danckert
@jamesdanckert.bsky.social
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All things boredom. Which essentially means everything else too.
too often feeling like the chorus of this banger!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZTc...
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What a Day
YouTube video by Faith No More - Topic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZTcxtQWVNU
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Felipe Gaona
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I love this.
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But either he's gonna be cold or the beer's gonna be warm - I don't see this working!
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7 days ago
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Listening to Dio - Rainbow in the Dark! Would have connected with my bro to share this were he still here
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrBU...
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Dio - Rainbow In The Dark (Official Music Video) [HD]
YouTube video by RHINO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrBUjXaRSUQ
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Mike Schreiner
25 days ago
The Ford government has a chance to take meaningful action to end homelessness by passing
@aislinnclancy.bsky.social
and
@lfairclough.bsky.social
's bill today. I encourage my fellow MPPs to read their powerful op-ed before we vote later today.
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Quite a long - but erudite - journey through boredom here:
www.skeptic.com/article/bore...
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Boredom
This enlightening essay explores how modern life has eradicated true boredom—replacing it with constant stimulation, digital dependency, and cultural emptiness. But in rejecting boredom, we’ve lost cr...
https://www.skeptic.com/article/boredom/
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My awesome PhD student (graduated now) Baaba just got our Pong study up
kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...
We show that when you disrupt agency, frustration ensues and boredom is not far behind!
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ScienceDirect.com | Science, health and medical journals, full text articles and books.
https://kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fauthors.elsevier.com%2Fsd%2Farticle%2FS1053-8100(25)00133-3/1/01020199d2853d07-32a6a327-79ba-4cdd-a5df-2ce7778c7475-000000/Nj7q5IlTD4sZF-28P3cjqi1IHCQ=447
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You can't help but wonder what Carlin would have to say today - I mean he laid it all before shit got crazier
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Mike Schreiner
about 1 month ago
It's hard to overstate just how far backwards the Ford government has taken us on climate. The rest of the world is using the shift toward renewables to generate jobs and prosperity, meanwhile the Premier has no plan at all.
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I've come up with a new role for all new tech companies - CCO Chief Curmudgeon Officer. They all need an old bastard like me to tell them how to make their devices easier to operate (for old bastards like me)
about 2 months ago
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Dynamics of Human Performance Regulation Lab
about 2 months ago
New
#DHPRLab
paper by
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&
@wanjawolff.bsky.social
together with
@corimartarelli.bsky.social
,
@mbieleke.bsky.social
&
@jamesdanckert.bsky.social
💪🥳 Check out the post below, in case you're interested!⬇️
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Another gem from
@minzlicht.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/michaeli...
- but I think it goes beyond who gets to be louder. To me, this is about offense - when offended, who needs to change? The offender or the offendee? It's not always clear to me - but maybe I'm the (loud) asshole!
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Am I the Asshole for Taking Work Calls on My Own Balcony?
My neighbour asked me to move indoors last month, and I minded.
https://open.substack.com/pub/michaelinzlicht/p/am-i-the-asshole-for-taking-work?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
2 months ago
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Loved this flick - not mentioned a ton in his obits
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Mike Schreiner
2 months ago
The Premier is blaming young people for graduating into an economy that is leaving them behind. We need more supports for young people entering the workforce. 1/2
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Christy
4 months ago
#booksky
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Don Mega 🇳🇱
5 months ago
Jasmine Crockett with the real talk!
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Was an awesome session - boredom and entropy, boredom in nature and a wonderful future directions discussion at the end - great to be part of such a vibrant community!
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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦
5 months ago
In case you were wondering, we'll be paying for weapons with revenue from extractive industries. And don't be shocked if those critical minerals get used to make weapons. I'm sure climate change and Indigenous rights are somewhere down the list of priorities.
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
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Carney says Canada will meet new NATO spending target by developing critical minerals
Canada is committed to increasing its defence spending but has questions about the “timeline” for hitting a new, higher NATO spending target, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Tuesday, as alli...
https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/article/carney-says-canada-will-meet-new-nato-spending-target-by-developing-critical-minerals/
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Josh the Ar-TEEST
5 months ago
I just discovered this meme and I love it. Happy
#PrideMonth
to all my
#LGBTQIA
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Had a fantastic conversation with the good people
@childrenandscreens.bsky.social
for their new podcast Screen Deep
www.childrenandscreens.org/learn-explor...
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The Science of Boredom | James Danckert, PhD - Children and Screens
https://www.childrenandscreens.org/learn-explore/research/the-science-of-boredom-james-danckert-phd/
5 months ago
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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦
6 months ago
ricochet.media/indigenous/w...
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‘Watershed moment’: Provincial unions are coming together to support northern First Nations protesting Bill 5
The controversial Ontario legislation is expected to pass today
https://ricochet.media/indigenous/watershed-moment-provincial-unions-are-coming-together-to-support-northern-first-nations-protesting-bill-5/
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Great commentary
@minzlicht.bsky.social
on
@chazfirestone.bsky.social
WEIRD science critique (paper is a great read too) - we have work coming out on boredom in non-WEIRD groups showing culture matters little - stay tuned!
www.speakandregret.michaelinzlicht.com/p/keep-cogni...
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Keep Cognitive Psychology WEIRD
Back in 2010, Joe Henrich, Steve Heine, and Ara Norenzayan dropped a bomb[1] on psychology with their paper "The WEIRDest people in the world?" They argued that most psychology studies rely on Western...
https://www.speakandregret.michaelinzlicht.com/p/keep-cognitive-psychology-weird?utm_source=substack&publication_id=3050393&post_id=165100992&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&utm_campaign=email-share&triggerShare=true&isFreemail=true&r=3w16ra&triedRedirect=true
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Joolia Ghoulia
6 months ago
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"There's nothing quite as harmful, as a slow moving day."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d64S...
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The Gossip
YouTube video by My Friend the Chocolate Cake - Topic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d64Sp0rLLPE&ab_channel=MyFriendtheChocolateCake-Topic
6 months ago
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Mike Schreiner
6 months ago
Bill 5 is a wide-reaching attack on Indigenous rights, environmental protections, labour laws and democratic oversight. Because they've jammed so many problematic elements into one bill I sat down to give you a guide to what Bill 5 will really mean for Ontario.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAAk...
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Everything you need to know about Bill 5
YouTube video by Green Party of Ontario
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAAk0bJT3xY
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She is amazing. And the message is simple.
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6 months ago
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So to assert our "sovereignty" (to the Yanks) we ask the King (of Great Britain) to read our "throne" speech! Make that make sense to me!
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Mike Schreiner
6 months ago
With only a few days notice, hundreds of people came out on Saturday to say NO to Ford’s undemocratic Bill 5. Thanks to all the volunteers for keeping everyone safe during the march from the covered bridge to Guelph City Hall.
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Michael
6 months ago
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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦
6 months ago
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Trump Has Cut Science Funding to Its Lowest Level in Decades
The lag in funding extends far beyond D.E.I. initiatives, affecting almost every area of science: chemistry, computing, engineering, materials and more.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/05/22/upshot/nsf-grants-trump-cuts.html
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Did a thing for
@princetonupress.bsky.social
- got paid in books! Talk about a kid in a candy store! (also says something about the stuff I like to read when I don't read neuro! - except for the book on the bottom)
6 months ago
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So looking forward to this - one of the best novels (novella?) ever!
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6 months ago
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Implement a 100% tariff and ruin a movie. The 78 Steps
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Mike Schreiner
6 months ago
Bill 5 is a disaster. In addition letting corporations ignore environmental regulations, labour laws and Indigenous consultation, Bill 5 will also let them dig up and pave over archeological sites.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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'They're putting the First Nations history at risk,' says northern Ontario archeologist about Bill 5 | CBC News
An archeologist from northern Ontario says he’s concerned about new provincial legislation that could exempt some archeological requirements for certain developments in an effort to build faster.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/archeological-assessment-development-1.7525342
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Capping tuition fees was great for students - but the funding has to be made up from somewhere!
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7 months ago
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Peter Manseau
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CaptainCoby
7 months ago
Best thing I've seen today.
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Keezy Young🌼
7 months ago
it has become more meaningful to see it flying lately
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so I don't have cable or satellite and don't get over the air - only streaming - and CBC Gem does not carry the playoffs! Thanks Bettman! What an arsehole move!
7 months ago
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100% Voted today with my wife and son! So great to get the younger generation into the habit
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Yet another interesting piece from
@minzlicht.bsky.social
here
www.speakandregret.michaelinzlicht.com/p/a-defense-...
but also - this book is awesome
www.goodreads.com/book/show/49...
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Reading Books Isn't a Moral Virtue
In Defense of Non-Readers
https://www.speakandregret.michaelinzlicht.com/p/a-defense-of-not-reading-books?utm_campaign=email-half-post&r=3w16ra&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
7 months ago
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Ben Ross
7 months ago
Steve Kerr wore a Harvard basketball shirt after the Warriors’ win tonight: “Yes, this is me supporting Harvard. Way to go. Way to stand up to the bully.”
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John Cusack
7 months ago
Read this / must read
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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The rise of end times fascism | Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor
The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/apr/13/end-times-fascism-far-right-trump-musk
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Dr. Jen Gunter
7 months ago
Canada, abortion is the canary in the coal mine. Restricting abortion is a tool of authoritarian regimes. Which party has the forced birth candidates? The conservatives!
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Author, gynecologist Jen Gunter says she's moving back to Canada as reproductive rights erode in U.S. | CBC News
Jen Gunter, a Winnipeg-born gynecologist and bestselling author, says she's had enough with the United States, but she’s also prescribing a stark warning for Canadian voters concerned about the future...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/jen-gunter-trump-canada-1.7508222
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That lovely woman's sign in the bottom row - priceless!!!
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7 months ago
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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦
7 months ago
It's not a foregone conclusion. As I've said, the Cons have a committed base. The Libs have gained their support largely from the NDP and Bloc and that support is not committed. The Libs need to appeal to progressive voters and convince them that promises will be kept this time.
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editing a student's PhD thesis - is it bad that I also listen to this classic while doing so?
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Blur - Charmless Man (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Blur
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1a_4CN4onA&ab_channel=Blur
8 months ago
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This is illuminating about Musk
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/o...
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Opinion | The Rise and Fall of Elon Musk
His belief that liberal democracy has failed and that technologists should lead can be traced to the unusual life of his grandfather.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/opinion/elon-musk-doge-technocracy.html
8 months ago
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His Doc Holliday can not be beaten!
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