Nick Davis
@njdavis.bsky.social
Psychologist and cognitive neuroscientist at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. Fond of brain stimulation (TMS, tDCS).
Now that's quite the reference.
November 24, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Now that's quite the reference.
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RIP Paul Ekman... What an incredible contribution he made to the field - it is impossible to talk about facial activity without reference to his work. #affectscience
www.paulekman.com/blog/the-pas...
www.paulekman.com/blog/the-pas...
The Passing of Dr. Paul Ekman
Dr. Paul Ekman, pioneer of emotion science and creator of FACS, has passed away at 91. Read his memorial and share reflections on his life and legacy.
www.paulekman.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:46 PM
RIP Paul Ekman... What an incredible contribution he made to the field - it is impossible to talk about facial activity without reference to his work. #affectscience
www.paulekman.com/blog/the-pas...
www.paulekman.com/blog/the-pas...
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This—on my former university, department, and advisor—is harrowing but required reading for all social psychologists. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Oxford University Has Failed Women Over Harassment Concerns, Staff Say
The university has repeatedly been slow to act against male academics accused of sexual misconduct and inappropriate behavior, a Bloomberg investigation found.
www.bloomberg.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
This—on my former university, department, and advisor—is harrowing but required reading for all social psychologists. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
I was considering going to an event, until I saw this wording 🤢
"Dress code: Smart-casual or whatever makes you feel your best [...] We cap attendance to keep the vibe friendly and focused."
"Dress code: Smart-casual or whatever makes you feel your best [...] We cap attendance to keep the vibe friendly and focused."
November 20, 2025 at 12:56 PM
I was considering going to an event, until I saw this wording 🤢
"Dress code: Smart-casual or whatever makes you feel your best [...] We cap attendance to keep the vibe friendly and focused."
"Dress code: Smart-casual or whatever makes you feel your best [...] We cap attendance to keep the vibe friendly and focused."
I have beef with this, for the same reason I have beef with other (so called) evolutionary studies...
Early humans like Neanderthals probably kissed and our ape ancestors could have done it as far back as 21 million years ago.
Kissing may have evolved in an ape ancestor 21 million years ago
Rather than being a recent cultural development, kissing may have been practised by other early humans like Neanderthals and our ape ancestors
www.newscientist.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:15 PM
I have beef with this, for the same reason I have beef with other (so called) evolutionary studies...
How sad. How close we came to never experiencing the full suite of cat poems.
In 1925, T.S. Eliot was broken, depressed, ill. He thought the poem he was about to add to his anthology was so terrible that he wrote to Ezra Pound, a few weeks before it went to the printers. “1) Is it too bad to print? 2) If not, can anything be done about it?”
November 18, 2025 at 5:02 PM
How sad. How close we came to never experiencing the full suite of cat poems.
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Wow! 😮🤩
There's a new interactive map of Every Known Road in the Roman Empire!! 🤓
itiner-e.org
We might have to have a lie-down.
There's a new interactive map of Every Known Road in the Roman Empire!! 🤓
itiner-e.org
We might have to have a lie-down.
November 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Wow! 😮🤩
There's a new interactive map of Every Known Road in the Roman Empire!! 🤓
itiner-e.org
We might have to have a lie-down.
There's a new interactive map of Every Known Road in the Roman Empire!! 🤓
itiner-e.org
We might have to have a lie-down.
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Are you or do you have a PhD student who uses digital tools for monitoring any health condition OR who works in clinical psych or neuro, and who is interested in doing a research visit to Bristol? We have a small amount of funding available and I’m keen to host seis.bristol.ac.uk/~nb14397/phd...
November 6, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Are you or do you have a PhD student who uses digital tools for monitoring any health condition OR who works in clinical psych or neuro, and who is interested in doing a research visit to Bristol? We have a small amount of funding available and I’m keen to host seis.bristol.ac.uk/~nb14397/phd...
Ooh great news for @rspbotmoor.bsky.social - one of the best wildlife reserves in the UK is getting bigger!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
RSPB Otmoor wetlands reserve to expand with new habitat bank
A new 21-hectare site will be added to RSPB Otmoor, in Oxfordshire.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Ooh great news for @rspbotmoor.bsky.social - one of the best wildlife reserves in the UK is getting bigger!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Nature suggests you use their "Manuscript Adviser" bot to get advice before submitting
I uploaded the classic Watson & Crick paper about DNA structure, and the Adviser had this to say about one of the greatest paper endings of the century:
I uploaded the classic Watson & Crick paper about DNA structure, and the Adviser had this to say about one of the greatest paper endings of the century:
November 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Nature suggests you use their "Manuscript Adviser" bot to get advice before submitting
I uploaded the classic Watson & Crick paper about DNA structure, and the Adviser had this to say about one of the greatest paper endings of the century:
I uploaded the classic Watson & Crick paper about DNA structure, and the Adviser had this to say about one of the greatest paper endings of the century:
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Come to YSJ! A 12-month Maternity Cover role is advertised.
“Candidates will primarily be required to teach Qualitative methods. It would also be an advantage if the candidate were able to teach health psychology from a qualitative perspective.” www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPF766/l...
“Candidates will primarily be required to teach Qualitative methods. It would also be an advantage if the candidate were able to teach health psychology from a qualitative perspective.” www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPF766/l...
Lecturer in Psychology at York St John University
Discover an exciting academic career path as a Lecturer in Psychology at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!
www.jobs.ac.uk
November 3, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Come to YSJ! A 12-month Maternity Cover role is advertised.
“Candidates will primarily be required to teach Qualitative methods. It would also be an advantage if the candidate were able to teach health psychology from a qualitative perspective.” www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPF766/l...
“Candidates will primarily be required to teach Qualitative methods. It would also be an advantage if the candidate were able to teach health psychology from a qualitative perspective.” www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPF766/l...
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Apply now for #visceralmind26 #functionalneuroanatomy #summerschool! The course will run 7th-11th September 2026. Visit our website for an example timetable, more info on content, and testimonies: www.bangor.ac.uk/visceralmind.
@psychbangor.bsky.social | @bangoruniversity.bsky.social
@psychbangor.bsky.social | @bangoruniversity.bsky.social
October 11, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Apply now for #visceralmind26 #functionalneuroanatomy #summerschool! The course will run 7th-11th September 2026. Visit our website for an example timetable, more info on content, and testimonies: www.bangor.ac.uk/visceralmind.
@psychbangor.bsky.social | @bangoruniversity.bsky.social
@psychbangor.bsky.social | @bangoruniversity.bsky.social
Ooh! ⚡🧠🧲
Open assistant professor position in noninvasive brain stimulation in cognition at Maastricht University: www.academictransfer.com/en/jobs/3557...
Assistant Professor in Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation in Cognition
Welcome to the Brain Stimulation and Cognition lab at Maastricht University! Our goal: The Brain Stimulation and Cognition group at Maastricht University aims to unravel the psychological and neural m...
www.academictransfer.com
October 24, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Ooh! ⚡🧠🧲
You know when retired physicists get bored and barge into fields like consciousness studies and spout a load of nonsense? Well this feels a little like that but for birds 🦤
(cc @sheldonbirds.bsky.social @alexanderlees.bsky.social)
(cc @sheldonbirds.bsky.social @alexanderlees.bsky.social)
Songbirds as a Model for Auditory Hallucinations: https://osf.io/ht7pv
October 24, 2025 at 7:26 AM
You know when retired physicists get bored and barge into fields like consciousness studies and spout a load of nonsense? Well this feels a little like that but for birds 🦤
(cc @sheldonbirds.bsky.social @alexanderlees.bsky.social)
(cc @sheldonbirds.bsky.social @alexanderlees.bsky.social)
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One wonderful legal fact is that the provision effectively giving licence to agent to commit crimes abroad is...
...section 007 of the Intelligence Services Act 1994.
www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/1...
...section 007 of the Intelligence Services Act 1994.
www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/1...
Intelligence Services Act 1994
An Act to make provision about the Secret Intelligence Service and the Government Communications Headquarters, including provision for the issue of warrants and authorisations enabling certain actions...
www.legislation.gov.uk
October 22, 2025 at 10:48 AM
One wonderful legal fact is that the provision effectively giving licence to agent to commit crimes abroad is...
...section 007 of the Intelligence Services Act 1994.
www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/1...
...section 007 of the Intelligence Services Act 1994.
www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/1...
I know the Green Party can promise whatever it wants because lol, but I don't think they've mentioned who's going to foot the bill for all this university education? If it's not the people who are directly benifiting, presumably it's the whole of society. That's fine, but that's tax.
🤯 The government have announced that university tuition fees in England will increase every year in line with inflation from 2026.
🧑🎓 Education should be a right, not a privilege.
💚 That's why the Green Party would scrap tuition fees altogether.
🧑🎓 Education should be a right, not a privilege.
💚 That's why the Green Party would scrap tuition fees altogether.
October 21, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I know the Green Party can promise whatever it wants because lol, but I don't think they've mentioned who's going to foot the bill for all this university education? If it's not the people who are directly benifiting, presumably it's the whole of society. That's fine, but that's tax.
Oh - this is sad. He had some really interesting ideas (and data). Saw him give a really good talk once that I still think about today.
I'm so sorry to share that Friedemann Pulvermüller, brilliant neuroscientist, has passed. He gave Embodiment ideas legs and worked tirelessly on treatments for stroke victims during his storied career. His kindness and wry humor made him sparkle.
October 21, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Oh - this is sad. He had some really interesting ideas (and data). Saw him give a really good talk once that I still think about today.
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Scientific Modeling Cheatsheet: #MATLAB vs #Python vs #Julialang
Side-by-side comparison for:
• Differential equations
• Optimization
• Automatic differentiation
• Symbolic computing
• More!
Highlights ecosystem differences & best practices.
sciml.github.io/Scientific_M...
Side-by-side comparison for:
• Differential equations
• Optimization
• Automatic differentiation
• Symbolic computing
• More!
Highlights ecosystem differences & best practices.
sciml.github.io/Scientific_M...
Scientific Modeling Cheatsheet – MATLAB – Python – Julia Quick Reference
sciml.github.io
September 22, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Scientific Modeling Cheatsheet: #MATLAB vs #Python vs #Julialang
Side-by-side comparison for:
• Differential equations
• Optimization
• Automatic differentiation
• Symbolic computing
• More!
Highlights ecosystem differences & best practices.
sciml.github.io/Scientific_M...
Side-by-side comparison for:
• Differential equations
• Optimization
• Automatic differentiation
• Symbolic computing
• More!
Highlights ecosystem differences & best practices.
sciml.github.io/Scientific_M...
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New paper on 'A neuroecological perspective of prefrontal cortex' by Rogier Mars and Dick Passingham
Click on the link below and you have free access before Dec 7th. OH THE GENEROSITY OF ELSEVIER! And they are so poor.
authors.elsevier.com/c/1lyf5Y3M3l...
Click on the link below and you have free access before Dec 7th. OH THE GENEROSITY OF ELSEVIER! And they are so poor.
authors.elsevier.com/c/1lyf5Y3M3l...
authors.elsevier.com
October 18, 2025 at 5:21 PM
New paper on 'A neuroecological perspective of prefrontal cortex' by Rogier Mars and Dick Passingham
Click on the link below and you have free access before Dec 7th. OH THE GENEROSITY OF ELSEVIER! And they are so poor.
authors.elsevier.com/c/1lyf5Y3M3l...
Click on the link below and you have free access before Dec 7th. OH THE GENEROSITY OF ELSEVIER! And they are so poor.
authors.elsevier.com/c/1lyf5Y3M3l...
Solution (hopefully) to my question about downloading a subset of a data archive #neuroskyence
maybe using datalad? first "datalad install" using the URL on the OpenNeuro dataset download page. Then you can use something like this, with the stars:
"datalad get sub-*/ses-01/anat/sub-*_ses-01_T1w*"
only two lines, that's almost like magic 🙂
"datalad get sub-*/ses-01/anat/sub-*_ses-01_T1w*"
only two lines, that's almost like magic 🙂
October 17, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Solution (hopefully) to my question about downloading a subset of a data archive #neuroskyence
BIDS nerds: If I wanted to download only a portion of data from a large BIDS-format dataset, is there an easy(ish) way to do this? Specifically I want some T1 images from OpenNeuro (but not T2 etc.). If I have the json file can I set up specific downloads? #neuroskyence
October 17, 2025 at 8:14 AM
BIDS nerds: If I wanted to download only a portion of data from a large BIDS-format dataset, is there an easy(ish) way to do this? Specifically I want some T1 images from OpenNeuro (but not T2 etc.). If I have the json file can I set up specific downloads? #neuroskyence
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Next time an institution tells you how seriously it takes research misconduct, ask them if it's *this* seriously. www.bmj.com/content/297/...
October 13, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Next time an institution tells you how seriously it takes research misconduct, ask them if it's *this* seriously. www.bmj.com/content/297/...
"So this photo will be used to illustrate a story about therapy?"
"Yep"
"And nothing else, right?"
"..."
"Yep"
"And nothing else, right?"
"..."
Types of therapy may ease irritable bowel syndrome more effectively than existing go-to treatments.
Therapy may be the most effective way to ease irritable bowel syndrome
People with irritable bowel syndrome are often only given treatments like cognitive behavioural therapy after others have failed, but research suggests this approach is more effective than we thought
www.newscientist.com
October 14, 2025 at 9:03 AM
"So this photo will be used to illustrate a story about therapy?"
"Yep"
"And nothing else, right?"
"..."
"Yep"
"And nothing else, right?"
"..."
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October 5, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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