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Dorothy Bishop
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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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Dorothy Bishop @deevybee.bsky.social · 2h
2026?

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Dorothy Bishop @deevybee.bsky.social · 4h
I've commented on PubPeer. I think we need to be able to scrutinise the model-fitting.
pubpeer.com/publications...

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Richard Tol @richardtol.bsky.social · 4h
In economics, open data started with an editor of somewhat prominent journal refusing to publish papers with hidden data -- and shaming other journals to follow.

It took about 10 years but all good journals now have a replication policy; and preparing a replication package is common practice.

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Dorothy Bishop @deevybee.bsky.social · 6h
Disappointing that the data from this metaanalysis “may be available on request”. Why no open data?

Reposted by Dorothy Bishop, Paul Nightingale

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Sophie E. Hill @sophieehill.bsky.social · 8h
In the bizarro world of academic journals, the rights of the author are sacrosanct and the integrity of the scientific record is someone else's problem. A paper's validity depends on emails sent 2 months later. Datasets are interchangeable. The overall conclusions of the study are not affected.

Reposted by Dorothy Bishop, Ian Hussey

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Sophie E. Hill @sophieehill.bsky.social · 8h
🔍 Sleuthing challenge 🔍

How many suspicious patterns can you find in this table?

(You don't need to know what the variables are.)

Hints in next post! 👇
Table 4 from Attar, Armin, et al. "Effect of once versus twice intracoronary injection of allogeneic-derived mesenchymal stromal cells after acute myocardial infarction: BOOSTER-TAHA7 randomized clinical trial." Stem Cell Research & Therapy 14.1 (2023): 264.

Reposted by Joanna Bryson, Rebecca Solnit, Dorothy Bishop , and 15 more

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 12h
I can't believe I'm posting this video - but we actually have to have a conversation about the real world implications of America going to war over Greenland.

Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.

Reposted by Dorothy Bishop, Johannes Breuer

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Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 12h
Who can enjoy this toucan? You can.
Close-in photo of the head and upper body of a keel billed toucan in side view, its enormous colorful bill wide open, against a soft forested backdrop.

Reposted by Dorothy Bishop

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Pete Glastonbury @peteglastonbury.bsky.social · 12h
Avebury Cove stones from a frosty tree.
#StandingStoneSunday
Avebury Cove stones from a frosty tree. #StandingStoneSunday

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American Museum of Natural History @amnh.org · 13h
Meet the caracal. Scientists think this cat twitches its ear tassels to communicate with others (in addition to meowing, purring, hissing, and more). It can jump up to 3 m (10 ft) & can even swat birds out of the air for a meal!
Photo: Paul Fenwick, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist
A photo of a caracal. The cat is primarily brownish in color, with dark markings on its face. Its ears are large and tufted with black hair.

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Dr Duncan Robertson @duncanrobertson.bsky.social · 16h
Ironbridge

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Dorothy Bishop @deevybee.bsky.social · 19h
remember that much of this damage was done by Doge, run by Elon Musk FRS

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Ned Hartley @nedhartley.com · 20h
Welcome to everyone joining Bluesky from twitter. Someone will be assigned to you to misunderstand one of your jokes and scream at you shortly.

Reposted by Dorothy Bishop, Eric Goldman, Caroline T. Schroeder , and 4 more

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 20h
He kidnapped the president of Venezuela for them

And oil companies are like

Meh

Reposted by Dorothy Bishop

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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 21h
Stopping obesity drugs means people regain weight and lose heart health benefits www.statnews.com/2026/01/07/w...
Stopping obesity drugs means people regain weight and lose heart health benefits
Why the weight, and heart risks, return after stopping GLP-1 drugs.
www.statnews.com

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Richard. @pratherlab.bsky.social · 23h
www.statnews.com/2026/01/10/n...
The NIH has lost its scientific integrity. So we left
“We can no longer lend our credibility to an organization that has lost its integrity,” write four scientists and administrators who recently resigned from the NIH.
www.statnews.com

Reposted by Dorothy Bishop

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Mikki Kendall @karnythia.bsky.social · 1d
We got here because white supremacy and misogyny are not tied to age. Fascism has never been something that would die out by ignoring it. It's the political equivalent of ivy, mint, and kudzu. Only less useful. It spreads endlessly, working on expanding every crack in every wall. We must uproot it

Reposted by Dorothy Bishop, John R. Hutchinson

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Duncan Mackay @theduncanmackay.bsky.social · 1d
To be fair if you saw this for £1.75, you would too.
A pair of two little rubber flying axolotles

Reposted by Dorothy Bishop, Axel Bruns, Jonathan A. Foley , and 7 more

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The Independent @the-independent.com · 1d
If women quit X because of Grok’s deepfake nudes, the predators win – so I’m staying
If women quit X because of Grok’s deepfake nudes, the predators win – so I’m staying
If women quit X because of Grok’s deepfake nudes, the predators win – so I’m staying
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Dorothy Bishop @deevybee.bsky.social · 1d
In stead of running scared and appeasing Farage, Starmer should reclaim the phrase "Brexit betrayal", noting that the British people were betrayed into voting leave by false promises of numerous benefits.
bremaininspain.com Bremain in Spain @bremaininspain.com · 6d
Suck it up, buttercup … you can’t constantly berate the state of the economy and then scream ‘Brexit betrayal’ every time something is done to ease the burdens on businesses and promote economic growth

Reposted by Simon J. Greenhill

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Dorothy Bishop @deevybee.bsky.social · 1d
And if you want a list of the reasons that have been given for keeping Musk as FRS, there's this piece deevybee.blogspot.com/2025/02/seve...

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Chris Packham @chrisgpackham.bsky.social · 1d
Just blissful , isn't it ? Thank you to Sara Mills on Facebook for this morning's rather peaceful #FoxOfTheDay

Reposted by Dorothy Bishop, David Darmofal

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1d
A 550lb bear living under a southern California home for over a month has been removed
‘Boom, he’s out’: bear living ‘rent-free’ under California home has been removed
The 550lb black bear was drawn out with paintball guns after it had resided under the home for more than a month
www.theguardian.com

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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 1d
It’s 4 am in Kyiv.
Power is finally back after 21 hours.
Once again, our energy workers are heroes.

I want the world to know.
No matter how hard or cold it gets, this city (this country) stands because of its people.

Reposted by Dorothy Bishop

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Caoimhín Ó Donnaíle @caoimhinsmo.bsky.social · 1d
It is a scandal. Musk has prevented, by his DOGE cuts to scientific programs, far more scientific discoveries than he has made himself (Has he made any?), his cuts to climate monitoring and research will make the climate crisis worse, and the anti-science creatures like RFK he helped put in place...

Reposted by Bruno Amable, Dorothy Bishop, Peter Thorne , and 12 more

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 1d
Looks like ICE is now cracking down on … Native Americans.

This letter was just posted by the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North/South Dakota:

“Our Nation is a sovereign government and our members are not immigrants. We are not subject to immigration enforcement on our own lands.”
ANDING ROCK Standing Rock Sioux Tribe The Office of Chairman Sitting Bear P.O. BOx D Fort Yates, ND 58538 CHAIRMAN SITTING BEAR'S STATEMENT REGARDING SRST PUBLIC SAFETY JANUARY 9, 2026 I have been receiving reports and evidence of First Nations people being racially targeted, assaulted, and detained by the federal agency Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE). We want to remind our members to be safe and proactive by carrying with you at a minimum your tribal identification cards or a copy of your degree of Indian Blood. Our tribal identification affirms our citizenship and political status. Our Nation is a sovereign government and our members are not immigrants. We are not subject to immigration enforcement on our own lands. Any federal activity within our boundaries must recognize and respect our tribal sovereignty, treaty obligations, and established jurisdictional boundaries. Any ICE presence or activity within our lands is not authorized, not welcome, and will be addressed. Unauthorized personnel will be escorted off our lands.

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Michael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 1d
Labour defends Trump.

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Dorothy Bishop @deevybee.bsky.social · 1d
worth posting on Pubpeer for greater visibility

Reposted by Dorothy Bishop, Steve Peers, Leigh Sparks , and 6 more

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
Frey: "This notion of inflammatory comments -- c'mon guys. I dropped an F bomb, they killed someone. Which one of those is more inflammatory? I'm going with the killing somebody."

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Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 2d
Jesse Ventura emerging from South Minneapolis like some old testament prophet to curse a mad tyrant is why you just can't give up on America
www.youtube.com/watch?v=udSU...
Jesse Ventura on Minneapolis ICE shooting: 'We're a 3rd world country now'
YouTube video by FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul
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