Dorothy Bishop

@deevybee.bsky.social

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Retired professor of psychology at University of Oxford. Interests in developmental neuropsychology and improving science. Blogs at deevybee.blogspot.com

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Dorothy Vera Margaret Bishop is a British psychologist specialising in developmental disorders specifically, developmental language impairments. She is Emeritus Professor of Developmental Neuropsychology at the University of Oxford, where she worked from 1998 until her retirement in 2022. She is an honorary fellow of St John's College, Oxford. .. more

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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 6h

Keep your receipt guys, you’ve been had. That polar bear is, in fact, what’s known as a “cow”.

Irish farmers journal: Records smashed as Polar Bear sells for €33,000.

Image shows four people standing next to a very fine cow.

Dorothy Bishop @deevybee.bsky.social · 7h

which led to Facilitated Communication
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

Just believe: The strange story of Facilitated Communication | BPS

Dr Naomi Fisher looks into incredible claims in a popular podcast, and more…

www.bps.org.uk

Dorothy Bishop @deevybee.bsky.social · 7h

it’s a way of pruning out the faint-hearted

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Darren Dahly @statsepi.bsky.social · 7h

Wonderful to get the feedback from school that our kid is talking to their friends about the existence of things that their parents aren't equipped to talk to their kids about, and somehow that's a problem for my family to solve.

Dorothy Bishop @deevybee.bsky.social · 7h

absolutely agree with that lede quote. In a recent interview with a journalist I drew a parallel with the idea that exorcism can get rid of evil spirits and restore someone to “normal”.

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Tube Mapper- Luke Agbaimoni @tubemapper.bsky.social · 7h

It was raining, so I was very excited travelling to Newbury Park Underground station.

Outside the entrance is a Grade II listed bus shelter, designed by Oliver Hill in 1937 but built after the war

I knew a puddle shot would look good here, so I took a shot as the 66 bus arrived

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Smut Clyde, X-Ray Haruspex @smutclyde.bsky.social · 8h

@deevybee.bsky.social @rosewind.bsky.social I finally finished writing a thing.

forbetterscience.com/2025/11/25/a...

A bit of Frye and Rossignol

“Trapped inside every autist, a normal child with normal cognition is struggling to get out – only needing the right drug or therapy to be released”, – Smut Clyde

forbetterscience.com

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Anthony Dornan @dornan.bsky.social · 9h

“That work has affirmed that childhood vaccines are safe for the general population with long-established benefits of preventing illness and averting death.”
It’s madness that NAS has to put out a statement counter-acting misinformation promulgated by the CDC on behalf of a lunatic Health Secretary.

National Academies - Statement on CDC’s Updated Vaccine Guidance

National Academies respond to CDC’s updated vaccine guidance, offering scientific context and clarity on vaccine safety.

www.nationalacademies.org

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Dr Toby Driver @drtobydriver.bsky.social · 9h

The famous picturesque Hafod Arch above Devil's Bridge, Ceredigion 🥰

Built by Thomas Johnes of Hafod to celebrate the Jubilee of George III's accession in the early C19th, & now a notable climb for all local #cyclists

📷 My own, Saturday

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 18h

Are you worried about the devastating cuts we are seeing to arts, humanities & social sciences in UK universities? Last call for my lecture in Leicester this Thurs 27th Nov on the value of these subjects and how they support UK security, cohesion and prosperity www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shaping-a-...

Shaping a Brighter Future

The first event in our Vice-Chancellor’s Distinguished Lecture Series, delivered by Hetan Shah, Chief Executive, The British Academy

www.eventbrite.co.uk

Dorothy Bishop @deevybee.bsky.social · 21h

I've now seen the text of the Times article. It's about a London-based trial using a different approach, but the lead person is an author on the @bmj.com trial reported in October, which has an expression of concern and all the hallmarks of fraud.

Dorothy Bishop @deevybee.bsky.social · 21h

hmm. I can only read the lede, but this looks like further promotion of stem cells for heart failure
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...

One-off injection ‘gives heart failure patients their life back’

The new stem cell treatment, pioneered in a London hospital, has shown remarkable results and is one clinical trial away from roll-out across the NHS

www.thetimes.com

Reposted by Dorothy Bishop, Simon Burgess, Mel Bartley , and 12 more Dorothy Bishop, Simon Burgess, Mel Bartley, Gavin A. Schmidt, Christopher Wright, Michael A. Clemens, Maarten Vink, Leigh Sparks, Robert C. Richards, Aaron Sojourner, Stephen D. Murphy, Jonathan Birch, Georg Weizsäcker, Nathan Richardson, William G. Wade

Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 1d

Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.

The Economic Impact of Brexit

Other

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Tom Hardwicke @tomhardwicke.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations to @simine.com well deserved winner of the Einstein Foundation Individual Award for Promoting Quality in Research 2025 🎉 www.einsteinfoundation.de/en/media/pre...

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Franck Ramus @franckramus.bsky.social · 1d

On reprend le débat sur le déremboursement de la psychanalyse à 9h07 sur France Inter!
www.radiofrance.fr/franceinter/...

Faut-il dérembourser la psychanalyse ?

Avec : Anaëlle Lebovits-Quenehen, psychanalyste et présidente de l’École de la Cause freudienne Franck Ramus, chercheur en sciences cognitives au CNRS et à l’École Normale Supérieure de Paris

www.radiofrance.fr

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Christopher Webb @handle.invalid · 1d

Carrie Fisher was the blueprint.
Protect your people. Call out the predators.
#RESIST

Dorothy Bishop @deevybee.bsky.social · 1d

thanks. i’m relieved to hear it wasn’t totally overlooked

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 2d

Tusk slips the knife in right at the end.

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Donald Tusk * @donaldtusk
Together with the leaders of Europe, Canada and Japan, we have declared our readiness to work on the 28-point plan despite some reservations. However, before we start our work, it would be good to know for sure who is the author of the plan and where was it created.
G...

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Shibui Shashin @shibui-shashin.bsky.social · 2d

Skylight above the staircase - Newport Street Gallery, Lambeth, London

#skylight #staircase #stairsOnSunday #newportStreetGallery #stunday #classicMono

Dorothy Bishop @deevybee.bsky.social · 2d

huge story - has it been covered by UK mainstream media?

David Wallace-Wells @dwallacewells.bsky.social · 2d

“What once sounded unthinkable is now being said openly: Tehran is not viable; and evacuation orders are imminent.
As I wrote before, President Masoud Pezeshkian himself said that it might be necessary to relocate Tehranis in large number.” open.substack.com/pub/peterfra...

Makran or Bust: Tehran's water crisis gets worse

Ten days ago I wrote that Tehran was approaching a point where warnings, pressure cuts and appeals to save water would no longer be enough.

open.substack.com

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John Williams @johnhuww.bsky.social · 2d

The system does not want me’: why some doctors struggle to land jobs

“While the number of applicants for specialist training increased by 30% this year,according to the BMA figures, places rose by only 0.7%. Every year that applicants outnumber places,the problem is compounded”

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‘The system does not want me’: why some doctors struggle to land jobs

A mismatch between demand and supply of advanced training places means qualified medics are in limbo

on.ft.com

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Mike Melton @mikemelton.bsky.social · 2d

I watched a large group of young Ocellated Antbirds hunting in an antswarm with their parents yesterday. I've never been this close to this species, as I could have literally reached out and touched this bird.

This is an obligate antbirds, meaning...

#birds #costarica

Brown and black speckled bird with a blue face and pale bill perched on a slanted branch against a soft, blurred background.

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LucyParkerPaul🦉🇦🇺 @lucyparkerpaul.bsky.social · 2d

A new owlet! Even if you think an area looks promising for owls it's always a nice surprise when you follow a creek around a bend and see one. It was a hot day and this one was roosting open and low over the creek catching cool breezes in a conservation park yesterday. #birds #wildoz #brisbane

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David Wallace-Wells @dwallacewells.bsky.social · 2d

Makran or Bust: Tehran's water crisis gets worse

Ten days ago I wrote that Tehran was approaching a point where warnings, pressure cuts and appeals to save water would no longer be enough.

open.substack.com

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Mike Melton @mikemelton.bsky.social · 2d

I'm not sure if I'm legally allowed to post two #birdoftheday posts for #birdonawire

But here's a closer view of the male Black-headed Trogon, showing his darker head and iridescent back.

#CostaRica #birds #trogon #nature