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Dorothy Bishop

@deevybee.bsky.social

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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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Kristina Šekrst @epiphenomenal.bsky.social · 3h

Accurate.

#academia #academy #philsky #philosophysky #philosophy #science

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Nora Newcombe @noranewcombe.bsky.social · 4h

An inspiring story to brighten a dark morning--
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‘Demon Copperhead’ author lays foundation for women in Appalachia to beat addiction

Author Barbara Kingsolver opened the facility in January with royalties from her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, “Demon Copperhead,” whose plot revolves around Appalachia’s opioid crisis.

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Dorothy Bishop @deevybee.bsky.social · 6h

As someone who thinks about standards of evidence for detecting research misconduct, I found this lecture by Frederick Schauer on his 2022 book The Proof very thought-provoking. He approaches it from perspective of a lawyer looking at use of evidence in everyday life. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JB6q...

‘The Proof’ With Frederick Schauer

YouTube video by University of Virginia School of Law

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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 15h

Hundred of large well done studies from all across the world vs 1 deeply flawed assoc study? www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...

Amazing how antivaxxers ignore large body of evidence & expert opinion, but when they find something that they think supports their view?

Cognitive bias fest.

COVID Vaccines and Cancer Risk: Experts Dissect Flawed Study

Retrospective study from Korea proves nothing about COVID shots and cancer, experts say

www.medpagetoday.com

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Retraction Watch @retractionwatch.com · 18h

Dr. Oransky warned of consequences for self-governance failure: "If you don't self-police, if you don't correct the record, if you don't sanction people who commit fraud, [...] someone else will come in and do that. And it very well could be a government that you don't like."

Is Science Retracting Enough Papers?

As paper mills and fraud proliferate, experts warn the retraction rate should reach 2% of published literature—ten times current levels.

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Reposted by Dorothy Bishop, Stacie B. Dusetzina, Kevin Carey , and 3 more Dorothy Bishop, Stacie B. Dusetzina, Kevin Carey, David Rosnick, Richard Pettigrew, Evan Roberts

Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 19h

My boss: so how's our fourth quarter looking?

Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but

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Simon Fisher @profsimonfisher.bsky.social · 21h

New paper alert! Rare DNA changes in the SETBP1 gene are linked to speech problems & diverse syndromes affecting brain development. Work led by ace postdoc @maggiemkwong.bsky.social uncovered impact of different gene variants, coupling clinical/speech evaluation to molecular & cellular readouts.🧬🗣️🔬🧪

SETBP1 variants outside the degron disrupt DNA-binding, transcription and neuronal differentiation capacity to cause a heterogeneous neurodevelopmental disorder - Nature Communications

Different types of SETBP1 variants cause variable developmental syndromes with only partial clinical and functional overlaps. Here, the authors report that SETBP1 variants outside the degron region impair DNA-binding, transcription, and neuronal differentiation capacity and morphologies.

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Dorothy Bishop @deevybee.bsky.social · 21h

drawing samples from someone’s posterior? 😳

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Reese Richardson @reeserichardson.bsky.social · 21h

Hope to see you there! ICYMI: thousands of design registrations have been sold as “patents” as an explicit ploy for academics to pad their CVs. This is still happening! For example, here's a design registration filed 20 Sep 2025 for "MACHINE LEARNING BASED SECURITY DEVICE FOR CLOUD COMPUTING":

A green computer monitor mounted to a box. The box features numerous buttons and panels, oversized ethernet ports and a panel of every type of USB recievers. The whole assembly is mounted on four spindly-looking robot legs with wheels.

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@DrJoePajak CSci CChem FRSC @drjoepajak.bsky.social · 21h

'Most people now know someone in bed with COVID. If someone says they are in bed with flu, it’s almost certainly COVID, given the number of people admitted to hospital for COVID last week was 50 times higher than the number admitted for flu!' @chrischirp.bsky.social
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England is now experiencing a significant Covid wave, after 10 months of relative quiet

Prof Christina Pagel breaks down the latest Covid and NHS stats

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Matt Steinglass @mattsteinglass.bsky.social · 1d

Incredible vision on Alfred Nobel’s part to use the money he earned inventing dynamite to create the world’s greatest trolling opportunity

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DORA @dorassessment.bsky.social · 1d

NASEM is doing a Consensus Study on Corrections and Retractions. Join the Europe Regional Learning Session on Tuesday, 14 October, from 2:00–5:00 PM CEST to share your views on improvements to the processes used to correct errors in scientific articles. 👉 www.nationalacademies.org/event/45836_...

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ianVisits @ianvisits.co.uk · 1d

If you are of reasonably financial means but also gifted with an awfully large room, the National Gallery is selling off some of its large sofas and wooden benches

www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/art...

Arty bums for sale! National Gallery auctions off its famously well-sat sofas

If you are of reasonably financial means but also gifted with an awfully large room, the National Gallery is selling off some of its large sofas and wooden benches

www.ianvisits.co.uk

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Dorothy Bishop @deevybee.bsky.social · 1d

MAGA are Old Testament (authoritarian God, want 10 commandments in every school; smite the ungodly)
The left are New Testament (love your neighbour)

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Tom Astle @tjalamont.bsky.social · 1d

--birthday present. It was from my aunt Liz, who never bought generic presents but always found gifts specific to me, the science/animal kid: hermit crabs for my birthday, geckos for Christmas.

Tomorrow, I'm going to Liz's funeral. Thanks, aunt Liz, from the boy who is still wild about dinosaurs. 🦕

A closeup detail of the title page of a 1960s era dinosaur book, showing a skeleton of a pterosaur and the last five letters of the word "Dinosaurs." At the top is an inscription: "To Tommy J. on his fifth birthday - who, I hear, is wild about Dinosaurs. Love Aunt Liz".

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.bsky.social · 1d

“Satire is the most powerful weapon in a democracy because it forces people to laugh at their leaders, and once you make people laugh at authority, you’ve won.” - Lenny Bruce and others @diaperdiplomacy-m.bsky.social

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 1d

After pointing out that she's an immigrant Joanna Lumley asks why we don't fix the problems that create asylum seekers and address climate change

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RADLD-Raising Awareness for Developmental Language Disorder @radld.bsky.social · 1d

What is DLD (Developmental Language Disorder) like?
One of the best explainers is from Lily Farrington, a young woman with DLD.
Watch and share!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwOf...
Just perfect for #DLDday which is on Friday 17th October with the theme 'you can't see DLD.' #DevLangDis

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EC @prairiecrab.bsky.social · 1d

This is what used to be called ‘testing into compliance’ and it would get your company fined, shut down, and in court when the FDA was run by competent people.

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Why is Testing into Compliance Prohibited? - Pharma Digests

“Testing into Compliance” — A Red Flag for FDA Inspectors In pharmaceutical manufacturing, data integrity is non-negotiable. Yet some companies still engage in the risky practice of testing into compl...

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 1d

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The UK’s independent scientific bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation - over the past 5 months I've been working with @martinmckee.bsky.social to map out their vulnerabilities and it's not good news.

Today our report is published!
www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...

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UK’s arm’s length public bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation

Seven in ten Britons say it is important for top scientific institutions to be independent in exclusive new polling.

www.ucl.ac.uk

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Sam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 2d

I am really glad that @jeremymberg.bsky.social wrote this. Everybody who cares about science, and about knowledge generation and civil society generally, should read and share with their favorite administrator.

Deafening Quiet from the Scientific Establishment
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Deafening Quiet from the Scientific Establishment

Leaders are underestimating the risks of not fighting back

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Richard Fallon @richardfallon.bsky.social · 2d

A literary Iguanodon at the Earth Sciences Library. Do any other libraries have dinosaurs or other antediluvian creatures carved into the furniture?

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Jill Blake @biscuitkitten.bsky.social · 2d

“the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa”

Ingrid Bergman as Ilsa Lund in Casablanca

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 2d

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

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