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Daniel Nettle @danielnettle.bsky.social · 22h

In a new paper, we show from longitudinal UK and France data that income volatility (fluctatuations month to month) are bad for mental and general health. And it is much badder than you would expect given the lowness of the low months:
doi.org/10.1016/j.ss...

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Olivier Simard-Casanova @o.simardcasanova.net · 14h

The data is from April but holy moly

Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · May 30

No words

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Kim Zetter @kimzetter.bsky.social · 1d

Apple announces new payouts for certain types of bugs - company will pay up to $2 million for anyone disclosing a chain of bugs that could be abused for spyware like Pegasus, as well as bonus awards for exploits that can bypass Lockdown Mode or are found while Apple software is still in beta testing

Apple Announces $2 Million Bug Bounty Reward for the Most Dangerous Exploits

With the mercenary spyware industry booming, Apple VP Ivan Krstić tells WIRED that the company is also offering bonuses that could bring the max total reward for iPhone exploits to $5 million.

www.wired.com

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Oregon Zoo @oregonzoo.bsky.social · 1d

Juno is a clam dunk champion 🏀

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Rense Corten 🟥 @rensec.bsky.social · 1d

WORK! At Utrecht University (@utrechtuniversity.bsky.social) We're recruiting a PhD student in experimental sociology! More info: www.uu.nl/en/organisat...

PhD Position in Experimental Sociology

Do you want to apply innovative methods to study fundamental sociological questions?

www.uu.nl

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Georgia Tomova @georgiatomova.bsky.social · 1d

"A UK study involving nearly 20,000 people, found that those who spent at least a total of 120 minutes every week in greenery were significantly more likely to report good health and higher psychological well-being."

is it ✨magic✨ or is it ✨confounding✨

Nature and outdoors can help boost your health - here's how

Spending just 20 minutes in nature can lower blood pressure, heart rate and stress levels.

www.bbc.co.uk

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The Onion @theonion.com · 1d

Church Of England Names First Woman Leader https://theonion.com/church-of-england-names-first-woman-leader/

“Finally someone for the Pope to marry.”

Caroline Bertone, Bunker Decorator

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R Consortium @rconsortium.bsky.social · 1d

R+AI 2025 • Nov 12–13 • Online • Low-cost

Skip the hype. See how R + AI works in production!

Keynote: Joe Cheng (Posit) on focused, reliable LLMs for data science

Actionable R+AI sessions. Students from $25.

Register: rconsortium.github.io/RplusAI_webs...

#rstats @posit.co @jcheng5.bsky.social

R+AI 2025 • Nov 12–13 • Online • Low-cost

Keynote: Joe Cheng (Posit) on focused, reliable LLMs for data science.

Actionable R+AI sessions. Students from $25.

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Emil Hvitfeldt @emilhvitfeldt.bsky.social · 2d

I made a new quarto revealjs template based on Pechakucha, a presentation format where you have 20 slides that auto-advances after 20 seconds. Once started you will not be able to stop it. And it will make sure you have 20 slides whether you like it or not

github.com/EmilHvitfeld...

GitHub - EmilHvitfeldt/quarto-revealjs-pechakucha: pechakucha slides in quarto revealjs

pechakucha slides in quarto revealjs. Contribute to EmilHvitfeldt/quarto-revealjs-pechakucha development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Prof Gavin Yamey @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 1d

🚨In a new piece that I co-authored with @michaeldgreen.com for @bmj.com, we argue that Trump's war on DEI in medical education will damage the health of Americans

We present research evidence showing that a diverse medical workforce improves population health outcomes

www.bmj.com/content/391/...

Trump’s war on diversity in medical education could shorten Americans’ lives

Building a diverse medical workforce is a crucial step to improving population health outcomes, write Gavin Yamey and Michael D Green The Trump administration and its allies have recently taken seve...

www.bmj.com

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 2d

EXTREMELY COOL BAT STUFF: A study out in Science today found that the greater noctule bat, Europe's largest, hunts and catches *migrating birds* while in flight. In at least one case, a bat climbed to more than 1200 feet, then chased a robin downward FAST until it caught it near the ground.

Greater noctule bats prey on and consume passerines in flight

Despite billions of passerines seasonally migrating during the night at high altitudes, only three bat species have been found to consistently tap into this rich prey resource. However, it remains unk...

www.science.org

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Thomas Pollet @tvpollet.bsky.social · 1d

Often in a classroom setting, I need to set a timer for the students while they do some task. I built this (with help from my Silicon friends), which might be of use. tvpollet.github.io/shiny_live_t... . This runs in browser via Shinylive. Not the prettiest but does the job... .

a close up of a man 's face with the words now is the time written on it .

ALT: a close up of a man 's face with the words now is the time written on it .

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Will Gervais @willgervais.com · 1d

Teaching a fun science & critical thinking course this semester.

Trying out THAMES as a handy mnemonic for what to look for in evaluating science papers & such (obvs not all are as relevant for every paper)...

THAMES mnemonic for reading science:

T
Theory
•What BIG IDEA is the focus?

H
Hypothesis
•What SMALLER IDEA is actually getting tested?

A
Assumptions &
Alternatives
•What needs to be true to connect T:H?
•What else could explain results/predictions?

M
Methods:
Measures & Manipulations
•Were methodological tools validated?
•Evidence that we’re measuring/manip what’s claimed?

E
Evidence &
Ethics
•Are claims calibrated to EVIDENCE? Is EVIDENCE appropriate?
•ETHICALLY sound in practice/intent/implication/application?

S
Sampling
Statistical Model
•Who was studied? Who are claims about?
•Do stat results match verbal ideas?

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Rebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 1d

The EHBEA2026 conference website is now live 👇 Deadline for abstract submission: 15 December

EHBEA 2026 @ehbea2026.bsky.social · 1d

🚨𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀!
www.ehbea2026.com is now live for our 2026 European Human Behaviour & Evolution Association (EHBEA) conference in Leiden (NL🇳🇱) Check for 𝗮𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, first 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 & the [𝗔𝗜]𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸!
🗓️ 14–17 Apr 2026 | CBEN pre-conf 14 Apr
📍Pesthuis
#EHBEA2026

Overview | EHBEA2026

www.ehbea2026.com

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EHBEA 2026 @ehbea2026.bsky.social · 1d

🚨𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀!
www.ehbea2026.com is now live for our 2026 European Human Behaviour & Evolution Association (EHBEA) conference in Leiden (NL🇳🇱) Check for 𝗮𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, first 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 & the [𝗔𝗜]𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸!
🗓️ 14–17 Apr 2026 | CBEN pre-conf 14 Apr
📍Pesthuis
#EHBEA2026

Overview | EHBEA2026

www.ehbea2026.com

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 2d

This is Finley. He has a rare genetic mutation that causes patches of different colors in his coat. It is completely harmless, but it does make him completely handsome. 14/10 (IG: jaktlabben.finley)

a lab pup sits and looks up at the camera. his fur is a mottled blend of blond and black, and he’s standing on his leash with one front paw.

a closeup of baby finley resting his little chin on a blanket. one of his ears is curled under at the tip and his eyes look a little sleepy.

finley sits on a rock next to a body of water and squints slightly into the sun with his pink tongue sticking out.

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Hannes Rusch @hannesrusch.bsky.social · 2d

🚨 WE ARE HIRING! 🚨

Looking for a PhD-student to help us study the damages caused by cybercriminals. 🕵‍♂️⌨️🖥️ 📈

Join our interdisciplinary consortium of cybercrime researchers for your PhD journey!

All information & job details: csl.mpg.de/en/career/

We look forward to your applications! #EconSky

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Giles @gdeejay.bsky.social · 2d

A meme showing a speech bubble from an anthropomorphized paperclip character (resembling Microsoft's Clippy) asking "Hey, it looks like you're waiting for ideal conditions to do that thing you've been wanting to do. Need I remind you that ideal conditions do not exist and will never happen?" with two response options below: "I'm aware" and "Wow, rude." The paperclip character appears in the bottom right corner with googly eyes attached to it.

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EHBEA @ehbea.bsky.social · 2d

🚨AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT🚨

EHBEA is calling for SELF-nominations for their New Investigator Award.

If you are doing, or know someone, some really cool research as an early-career researcher please don’t hesitate to apply!

DEADLINE: December 19th, 2025

Here is the form👇
docs.google.com/document/d/1...

EHBEA-2026-New-Investigator-Award-nomination-form.docx

2026 NEW INVESTIGATOR AWARD Self-nomination Form Please submit this application form by e-mail to the EHBEA Secretary [email protected]. Next Deadline: 5pm (GMT), 19th DECEMBER 2026 ...

docs.google.com

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UK Data Service @ukdataservice.bsky.social · 3d

📣 There's just one week to go until our introduction to social network analysis workshop!

This free workshop is suitable for absolute beginners with no coding skills required. Please book your place at the link below.

📅 15 October 2025
⏰ 10:00-11:30
📍 Online
🧷

An introduction to Social Network Analysis - UK Data Service

15 Oct 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am - Social Network Analysis is an exciting computational method that allows us to study social systems by visualising and interrogating the relationships among…

ukdataservice.ac.uk

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Fabian Dablander @fdabl.bsky.social · Jul 7

In our now published letter in @pnas.org, we raise two wider issues for behavioral science:

1) Intentions are poor predictors of behavior
2) Effects on intentions need not generalize to effects on behavior

We join calls for researchers to measure actual behavior: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Expressing intentions is not climate action letter published in PNAS: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2512457122

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madison! @madepn.bsky.social · 4d

here is my first rendering of the bread scale of triviality (any suggestions welcome; I love thinking about bread)

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 4d

Thanks, New Yorker

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Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 4d

A textbook image I did a few years ago showing a trap-jaw ant (Odontomachus rixosus) with her mandibles held open and trigger hairs forward, and then in the closed position.

The snapping shut of the trap is one of the fastest measured animal movements.

A split-screen image showing (top) a face view of an elongated ant standing on a reflective surfave, facing us with toothy brown jaws held 180 degrees open, and (bottom), the same ant with jaws closed, the bluntly toothed tips held together.

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Alex Hanna-ween @alexhanna.bsky.social · 4d

I'm not an economist but seems worrying that the whole US economy is seven companies in a trenchcoat, passing the same $20 up and down

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4d

NVIDIA and OpenAi:

Concerns that their “increasingly complex and interconnected web of business transactions is artificially propping up the trillion-dollar AI boom.“

@bloomberg.com $NVDA 👀
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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