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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 1d

Why do some ideas spread widely, while others fail to catch on?

Our new review paper on the PSYCHOLOGY OF VIRALITY is now out in @cp-trendscognsci.bsky.social (it was led by @steverathje.bsky.social)

Read the full paper here: www.cell.com/trends/cogni...

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Brendan Ch'ng, PhD @brendanchng.bsky.social · 1d

Join @abrir.bsky.social + @psychrstats.bsky.social together with @alelazic.bsky.social, @almajeftic.bsky.social, @krealivazquez.bsky.social, @nscorralfrias.bsky.social, Pooja Kulkarni, Sergio Barbosa, Federico Alegría and myself at UTC 1700 very VERY SOON!

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ABRIR @abrir.bsky.social · 1d

Join us today at 5 PM UTC!

Psych #rstats Club @psychrstats.bsky.social · 5d

🌟 Thrilled to be collaborating on an exciting unconference organized by @abrir.bsky.social at #BTSCON2025! The unconference will focus on raising awareness & creating a database of resources for big team & open science projects, to improve access for underrepresented populations. Registration below-

Big Team Science Conference @btscon.bsky.social · 7d

There's still time to register for the 2025 Big Team Science Conference (October 6-8, live on Zoom)! All fees are OPTIONAL, so you can pay what you'd like (or nothing at all!) to gain access to a ton of amazing BTS content.

bigteamscienceconference.github.io/registration/

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Thùy Vy T Nguyễn @thuyvytnguyen.bsky.social · 1d

Updates on my #Vietnam trip: I met with students at Vietnam National University who will help with my project looking at stress biomarkers 😊 While #psychology research in VN is still young, biology is quite research-active. The students will also use this data for their UG theses.
#AcademicSky

Lecturer presenting her research to a group of students

Two professors meeting with a group of students

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Aleksandra Lazić @alelazic.bsky.social · 1d

Who wants to go off-the-grid hiking with me, we can share the Nobel prize, I'm fine with that.

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Crystal Lewis @cghlewis.bsky.social · 2d

Issue 16 of RDM Weekly is out! 📬

It includes:
- Data is Not Available Upon Request @ianhussey.mmmdata.io
- AI Generated Participants in Social Science @jamiecummins.bsky.social @science.org
- Why’s it Hard to Teach Data Cleaning? @randyau.com
and more!

rdmweekly.substack.com/p/rdm-weekly...

RDM Weekly - Issue 016

A weekly roundup of Research Data Management resources.

rdmweekly.substack.com

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Aleksandra Lazić @alelazic.bsky.social · 2d

Shared some thoughts on LinkedIn:
www.linkedin.com/posts/alelaz...

Why platforms are killing the hashtag | Aleksandra Lazić

I still remember when it first clicked for me that hashtags are a form of #metadata. I've been a bit nerdy about them ever since, and a bit sad to see social media platforms slowly killing them off. I...

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Aleksandra Lazić @alelazic.bsky.social · 2d

"By removing the hashtag, tech platforms are redistributing organizational power away from the users and toward themselves."

"When the dust settles . . . it will undoubtedly become a rallying symbol for a fairer internet—harkening back to a less centralized, more human-driven era of communication."

Why platforms are killing the hashtag

Today I write in anticipatory nostalgia for the cornerstone of a more democratic internet—one which is slowly being stolen from us.

etymology.substack.com

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Nadia Corral Frias @nscorralfrias.bsky.social · 4d

Join us at the Big Team Science Conference, live via Zoom on Wednesday, October 8 from 15:00-15:55 UTC, for our panel: "Majority world leadership in Big Team Science: Barriers, opportunities and ways forward". @iriszez.bsky.social @abrir.bsky.social @btscon.bsky.social

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Aleksandra Lazić @alelazic.bsky.social · 3d

Ah yes, that's my surname. 😃 If you see one ending in "ić" (sometimes spelled "ic"), the person is VERY likely from Serbia (though it could also be from Bosnia, Croatia, Montenegro...). My surname is based on a male given name - a variant of Lazarus (Lazar or diminutive, Laza).

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Aleksandra Lazić @alelazic.bsky.social · 3d

I can only imagine... I have a pretty "conventional" first name at least.

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Aleksandra Lazić @alelazic.bsky.social · 3d

YouTube transcribed my name (pronounced by a native English speaker) as Alexandra Lassi... Nice addition to the collection.

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Psych #rstats Club @psychrstats.bsky.social · 5d

🌟 Thrilled to be collaborating on an exciting unconference organized by @abrir.bsky.social at #BTSCON2025! The unconference will focus on raising awareness & creating a database of resources for big team & open science projects, to improve access for underrepresented populations. Registration below-

Big Team Science Conference @btscon.bsky.social · 7d

There's still time to register for the 2025 Big Team Science Conference (October 6-8, live on Zoom)! All fees are OPTIONAL, so you can pay what you'd like (or nothing at all!) to gain access to a ton of amazing BTS content.

bigteamscienceconference.github.io/registration/

registration

>>> Register for the 2025 BTSCON now! *** ### BTSCON Registration Info To balance inclusivity with our funding needs, *registration fees for the Big Team Science Conference are optional*. You can pay ...

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Brendan Ch'ng, PhD @brendanchng.bsky.social · 4d

3 days of #BigTeamScience brilliance starts tomorrow!!!

There's still time to be part of this virtual event, so hurry and register now (fees are optional, and yes this means you can attend for free too!) 👉 bigteamscienceconference.github.io/registration/

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Aleksandra Lazić @alelazic.bsky.social · 4d

Migraine: The Preview

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Eric Hehman @erichehman.bsky.social · 5d

cool paper extracting spatial distance from Turkish youtube videos, concludes people walk closer to their ingroup (on sidewalks etc), non religious men avoid religious women

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Aleksandra Lazić @alelazic.bsky.social · 4d

I thought yesterday was the day one of migraine. But it turns out it was just the preday. The optimism I have...

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Olivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ @olivia.science · 5d

New preprint 🌟 Psychology is core to cognitive science, and so it is vital we preserve it from harmful frames. @irisvanrooij.bsky.social & I use our psych and computer science expertise to analyse and craft:

Critical Artificial Intelligence Literacy for Psychologists. doi.org/10.31234/osf...

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Cover page of Guest, O., & van Rooij, I. (2025, October 4). Critical Artificial Intelligence Literacy for Psychologists. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/dkrgj_v1

Table 1 Guest, O., & van Rooij, I. (2025, October 4). Critical Artificial Intelligence Literacy for Psychologists. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/dkrgj_v1

Table 2 Guest, O., & van Rooij, I. (2025, October 4). Critical Artificial Intelligence Literacy for Psychologists. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/dkrgj_v1

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Aleksandra Lazić @alelazic.bsky.social · 4d

It's okay. I just don't like being gaslighted that nothing changed. But I'm mostly exaggerating for fun at this point, don't worry. ☺️

Aleksandra Lazić @alelazic.bsky.social · 4d

I accept nothing. 😂

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Nature Reviews Psychology @natrevpsychol.nature.com · 7d

Bridging individual-level and system-level approaches to advance psychology-based diversity initiatives

Review by Joyce C. He, Benjamin B. Keller & Sonia K. Kang

Web: go.nature.com/3ISa2mg
PDF: rdcu.be/eJbnh

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Aleksandra Lazić @alelazic.bsky.social · 5d

Semantics. 😀 But, yeah, thanks for the fuller picture!

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Alex Kraieski @alexkraieski.bsky.social · 6d

So far I really like ggplot2 4.0.0 a lot, but the color blending with ink/paper means you can end up with too little contrast in your axis text.

Luckily, you can easily detect this with {colorspace} to prevent accessibility issues. see blog for more info

kraieski.dev/ggplot2-40-i...

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ggplot2 4.0 Ink and Paper: Don’t Forget about Axis Text Contrast — Alex Kraieski

ggplot2 4.0.0 has introduced some very useful improvements to themes, but there's at least one color blending and accessibility pitfall you'll want to avoid.

kraieski.dev

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Aleksandra Lazić @alelazic.bsky.social · 5d

But it doesn't do what it did before, or am I missing something? My main issue is that it should have been documented somewhere.

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Aleksandra Lazić @alelazic.bsky.social · 5d

So this is my Bluesky legacy. Thanks for citing my post but you caved in too soon, my friend.
github.com/tidyverse/gg...

Should `ggsave(bg)` for the background colour? · Issue #6677 · tidyverse/ggplot2

Spotted in the wild: https://bsky.app/profile/alelazic.bsky.social/post/3m27g2zsstc2w Arguably if a user sets the bg argument, they'd want that as the background colour. In turn, that should maybe ...

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