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Richard Barrett-Jolley @richardbj.bsky.social · Aug 5

Oh my, congratulations on leaving up right! I must have seen you in passing on your last day without realising! All the very best!!

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Zazie Todd PhD @zazietodd.bsky.social · Jul 14

Last call to sign up for this free event. A recording will be available to those who register, and you can submit questions in advance (so if you can't make it live, you can still ask a question and get the answer in the recording). www.companionanimalpsychology.com/2025/06/ask-...

Ask Me Anything About Dog Bites with Zazie Todd PhD and Carri Westgarth PhD

Join us for this Ask Me Anything with two dog experts. Bring your questions about dog bites or simply watch and learn.

www.companionanimalpsychology.com

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Richard Barrett-Jolley @richardbj.bsky.social · Jul 15

Could you not just use DeepFake technology to replace Greg Wallace with Carrie Fisher?
#masterchef

Richard Barrett-Jolley @richardbj.bsky.social · Jul 6

TLDR for me… but is the graph saying pet owners start lower?

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Richard Barrett-Jolley @richardbj.bsky.social · Jul 6

The specific part of my brain Freddie is boosting is the yelling—shut—up—area. Generally.

Dan Jagger @auditorynerves.bsky.social · Jul 5

Cats & dogs may be exercising more than just your patience: they could be keeping parts of your brain ticking over too.

Researchers have found that owning a 4-pawed friend may slow cognitive decline, by preserving specific brain functions as we age.

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www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Owning dog or cat could preserve some brain functions as we age, study says

Fish or bird ownership showed no significant link to slower cognitive decline in study with implications for ageing societies

www.theguardian.com

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Danny Chambers MP 🔶 @dannychambers.bsky.social · Jul 5

This video shows the passage of my puppy smuggling bill, from raising the issue my maiden speech to the third reading in Parliament yesterday.

I'm so proud to have delivered this massive win for animal welfare exactly a year after becoming an MP!

Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · Jul 5

Lib Dem MP @DannyChambers.bsky.social's Private Members' Bill has passed in the House of Commons! 🐶

This bill will ban puppy smuggling and mutilation. This is a huge step forward in protecting our pets and people alike.

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Richard Barrett-Jolley @richardbj.bsky.social · Jul 6

Oh well done Danny!

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Richard Barrett-Jolley @richardbj.bsky.social · May 14

It’s a cool encounter! …but he wasn’t Swiss. Surely like Liverpool claiming to have won the 2023 Eurovision, because we hosted it?

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Richard Barrett-Jolley @richardbj.bsky.social · May 13

#Eurovision… and Switzerland invented… the internet???

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Richard Barrett-Jolley @richardbj.bsky.social · May 5

OK!!

Richard Barrett-Jolley @richardbj.bsky.social · May 5

Whereabouts are you seeing that wording Ewan?

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Richard Barrett-Jolley @richardbj.bsky.social · Apr 23

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Richard Barrett-Jolley @richardbj.bsky.social · Apr 23

Which trending feed was that? I thinking giving the Met some cheese is a great idea though.

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Richard Barrett-Jolley @richardbj.bsky.social · Apr 23

Found a new trick to see *why trending* on bsky at least. Running bsky in Edge, click on the trending topic then ask copilot to summarise?
May save me quite a bit of scrolling of a morning!

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Richard Barrett-Jolley @richardbj.bsky.social · Apr 10

I see ClaudeAI are now advertising $200 a month plan! That seems extraordinarily expensive doesn’t it?

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Richard Barrett-Jolley @richardbj.bsky.social · Apr 5

A near universal annoyance of sci-fi. Helmet lights point in which would render the wearer blind to anything outside of the helmet! Always style over substance.

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Richard Barrett-Jolley @richardbj.bsky.social · Apr 3

These rockhopper penguins have had it easy for too long, and dont get me started on so called King penguins. Who do they think they are strutting about like they were emperors?
About time we sorted them out.
Tariffs #tariffs
Pic from @justinwolfers

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Richard Barrett-Jolley @richardbj.bsky.social · Apr 3

Illegally imported puppies

@britishvets.bsky.social on Bluesky

New data shows 1 in 5 UK small animal vets saw illegally imported puppies last year. #BVAVetVoice With increased concerns around imported diseases like rabies, we're urging Govt to progress the #PuppySmugglingBill into law. 1/2 @dannychambers.bsky.social https://www.bva.co.uk/news-and-blog/news-article/1-in-5-uk-vets-report-seeing-illegally-imported-puppies-last-year-as-bva-calls-on-government-to-act/

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Richard Barrett-Jolley @richardbj.bsky.social · Apr 3

I do wonder what the penguins are exporting to the USA to create the surplus/deficit, perhaps snow?? America not proving very successful at selling snow to Antarctica?

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Richard Barrett-Jolley @richardbj.bsky.social · Apr 3

@fullfact.org another one for your list?

Richard Barrett-Jolley @richardbj.bsky.social · Apr 3

Not much being said on what the Trump Tariff table (LHS) really shows? It is distributed widely, but what is the column on the left? Buried on the BBC website it suggests =round(100 x (trade surplus)/GDP)? Seems strange to get so little discussion. Deficit does not equal tariff or barrier obvs.

Richard Barrett-Jolley @richardbj.bsky.social · Apr 3

Not much being said on what the Trump Tariff table (LHS) really shows? It is distributed widely, but what is the column on the left? Buried on the BBC website it suggests =round(100 x (trade surplus)/GDP)? Seems strange to get so little discussion. Deficit does not equal tariff or barrier obvs.

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Full Fact @fullfact.org · Mar 31

An image is being shared online with claims it shows a man who came to the UK by boat and is taking the government to court over his housing.

But it’s actually a 2016 stock photo from Malaysia. We’ve found no evidence of such a legal challenge.

Image shared with claim about family in London is 2016 stock photo from Malaysia - Full Fact

Social media posts have claimed the photo shows the family of a person called “Khalil”, who supposedly arrived in the UK by boat and lives in a five-bed home in north London.

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Richard Barrett-Jolley @richardbj.bsky.social · Apr 3

PhD position at UCL…

Emma Holmes @emmaholmes90.bsky.social · Mar 31

New *Funded PhD opportunity* for UK students to work with me at UCL (London), researching auditory training interventions to improve speech understanding in noisy environments. Deadline 28th April. Full details and job description: bit.ly/4ccbbzj @uclpals.bsky.social [please share]

Divisional Vacancies

Job Vacancies in the Division of Psychology and Language Sciences

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Richard Barrett-Jolley @richardbj.bsky.social · Mar 31

There is an irony, is there not, in an employer sending emails to staff about compulsory cyber-security training courses… that contain an html link to an external site…. that one is supposed to click to do the course?

Richard Barrett-Jolley @richardbj.bsky.social · Mar 22

A bit late on this, but it’s cool. Who gets it!?

Dr. Ahna Skop @ahnaskop.bsky.social · Mar 8

Another fave

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