Angdi (Andie) Chu
@angdichu.bsky.social
🇨🇦 Psychology undergraduate student at Western University (London) | former software developer
www.andiechu.com
www.andiechu.com
I am surprised to find that lots of good profs' ratings on RateMyProf are very low. It seems to always due to the course has dense contents and is not "fun". Learning, as a dopamine-assist process, should be fun itself. The constant high stimulation on the brain today has concerning effects.
January 8, 2026 at 7:29 PM
I am surprised to find that lots of good profs' ratings on RateMyProf are very low. It seems to always due to the course has dense contents and is not "fun". Learning, as a dopamine-assist process, should be fun itself. The constant high stimulation on the brain today has concerning effects.
Been reading Irvin Yalom's Existential Psychotherapy lately. Some initial thought:
1. Damn good writing
2. Textbooks on older theories and practices are vastly oversimplified and stripped off their rich contexts
3. Americans are lack of philosophical basis for this therapy, but this may be changing
1. Damn good writing
2. Textbooks on older theories and practices are vastly oversimplified and stripped off their rich contexts
3. Americans are lack of philosophical basis for this therapy, but this may be changing
January 8, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Been reading Irvin Yalom's Existential Psychotherapy lately. Some initial thought:
1. Damn good writing
2. Textbooks on older theories and practices are vastly oversimplified and stripped off their rich contexts
3. Americans are lack of philosophical basis for this therapy, but this may be changing
1. Damn good writing
2. Textbooks on older theories and practices are vastly oversimplified and stripped off their rich contexts
3. Americans are lack of philosophical basis for this therapy, but this may be changing
Les deux Montréalaises de ma famille ❤️
January 8, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Les deux Montréalaises de ma famille ❤️
A good video to demonstrate Hebbian theory if any profs wish to add something interesting to their course: a defected emu with splayed legs was hatched and declared non-viable, but the bird rescuer accidentally corrected it by adding fixtures to force the legs move closely: youtu.be/GnaBXm7ilnM?...
A Giant Egg's Bizarre Hatching
YouTube video by A Chick Called Albert
youtu.be
December 28, 2025 at 5:14 PM
A good video to demonstrate Hebbian theory if any profs wish to add something interesting to their course: a defected emu with splayed legs was hatched and declared non-viable, but the bird rescuer accidentally corrected it by adding fixtures to force the legs move closely: youtu.be/GnaBXm7ilnM?...
I might found the new "blue-black or white-gold dress" problem:
What's the color of this belt?
What's the color of this belt?
December 25, 2025 at 6:37 AM
I might found the new "blue-black or white-gold dress" problem:
What's the color of this belt?
What's the color of this belt?
I don’t know why, but my brain seems to be built for studying psychology. After I read a psychology textbook, all the knowledges will be stored in my LTM in an organized system. The psychopathologies-related knowledges are especially robust. This made me very skilled at giving psychoeducations!
December 24, 2025 at 6:21 AM
I don’t know why, but my brain seems to be built for studying psychology. After I read a psychology textbook, all the knowledges will be stored in my LTM in an organized system. The psychopathologies-related knowledges are especially robust. This made me very skilled at giving psychoeducations!
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Data poem: Air
Real time air quality index from the world’s 100 largest cities. I had to look up Riyadh and Beijing to make sure the numbers were right, I was sure I had accidentally multiplied something.
Real time air quality index from the world’s 100 largest cities. I had to look up Riyadh and Beijing to make sure the numbers were right, I was sure I had accidentally multiplied something.
Global Air Quality - Real-time AQI Map
Interactive visualization of real-time air quality for the world's 100 largest cities
dr.eamer.dev
December 23, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Data poem: Air
Real time air quality index from the world’s 100 largest cities. I had to look up Riyadh and Beijing to make sure the numbers were right, I was sure I had accidentally multiplied something.
Real time air quality index from the world’s 100 largest cities. I had to look up Riyadh and Beijing to make sure the numbers were right, I was sure I had accidentally multiplied something.
One with a master’s degree can be a registered psychologist in Ontario soon, like what Alberta is doing?
December 23, 2025 at 7:21 AM
One with a master’s degree can be a registered psychologist in Ontario soon, like what Alberta is doing?
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McGill is hiring scholars from outside Canada! The Canada Impact+ Research Chairs (Impact+) Program is designed to attract world-leading researchers whose work addresses critical national and global challenges. Review of applications begins 1/16/26. www.mcgill.ca/research/res...
December 22, 2025 at 12:52 AM
McGill is hiring scholars from outside Canada! The Canada Impact+ Research Chairs (Impact+) Program is designed to attract world-leading researchers whose work addresses critical national and global challenges. Review of applications begins 1/16/26. www.mcgill.ca/research/res...
Happy Winter Solstice! Winter Solstice is one of the most important festivals in China. In the northern China, we eat dumplings to celebrate this day, because they have a shape that looks like ears, and this is said to prevent the cold weather to freeze our ears off!
December 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Happy Winter Solstice! Winter Solstice is one of the most important festivals in China. In the northern China, we eat dumplings to celebrate this day, because they have a shape that looks like ears, and this is said to prevent the cold weather to freeze our ears off!
Hear me out: Dollarama’s new Christmas cat wand toy! It’s so cheap, but its design hits all the right spot: jingly, shiny, FEATHER, long elastic thread, size long enough to be a kicker for those who love to kill…It instantly became Luna’s new favorite! And the feathers survived her murder bites!
December 11, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Hear me out: Dollarama’s new Christmas cat wand toy! It’s so cheap, but its design hits all the right spot: jingly, shiny, FEATHER, long elastic thread, size long enough to be a kicker for those who love to kill…It instantly became Luna’s new favorite! And the feathers survived her murder bites!
I did an oral presentation today at St-Joseph's Hospital Joint Mental Health Research and Innovation Day about the pain and visual working memory study on which I have been working with @phivph.com. This was my first time presenting in a conference! Abstract can be found: heyzine.com/flip-book/ab...
November 28, 2025 at 2:01 AM
I did an oral presentation today at St-Joseph's Hospital Joint Mental Health Research and Innovation Day about the pain and visual working memory study on which I have been working with @phivph.com. This was my first time presenting in a conference! Abstract can be found: heyzine.com/flip-book/ab...
I was searching about psychophysics function and found that McGill's COMP 546 Computational Perception opened its course materials: cim.mcgill.ca/~langer/546....
Michael Langer
cim.mcgill.ca
November 20, 2025 at 2:29 PM
I was searching about psychophysics function and found that McGill's COMP 546 Computational Perception opened its course materials: cim.mcgill.ca/~langer/546....
Since August, I’ve been having serious disc herniation that put me in bed for the past two months. During this time, I learned about two new promising treatmnets for chronic pain, one is called emotional awareness and expression therapy (EAET) and the other is called pain reprocessing therapy (PRT).
November 15, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Since August, I’ve been having serious disc herniation that put me in bed for the past two months. During this time, I learned about two new promising treatmnets for chronic pain, one is called emotional awareness and expression therapy (EAET) and the other is called pain reprocessing therapy (PRT).
I’m blown away by this book! Too bad that I need to return it to the library soon. Come on my secret Santa…$140 you can do it….😂😂
November 15, 2025 at 5:11 AM
I’m blown away by this book! Too bad that I need to return it to the library soon. Come on my secret Santa…$140 you can do it….😂😂
Interesting...This is definitely not something a narcolepsy patient has subjectively experienced. I wonder if the pattern will be different. If the brain is activated from front to back, then we should be able to move our body when waking up, but it's not the case.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
How the brain wakes up from sleep — and produces that morning feeling
Certain patterns of brain activity during awakening correlate with a lower likelihood of the bleary-eyed state called ‘sleep inertia’.
www.nature.com
July 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Interesting...This is definitely not something a narcolepsy patient has subjectively experienced. I wonder if the pattern will be different. If the brain is activated from front to back, then we should be able to move our body when waking up, but it's not the case.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Did you know that your personality isn't set in stone? You can intentionally shape your traits to align with life you want. I spoke with 🌞 @CBSSunday Morning's Susan Spencer on the science of personality change and you can watch the segment right here: www.cbsnews.com/news/the-sci...
The science of redesigning your personality
Writer Olga Khazan, a lifelong introvert obsessed with work, was unhappy with who she was, and so vowed to redesign her personality by living outside her comfort zone – a journey she documented in her...
www.cbsnews.com
July 21, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Did you know that your personality isn't set in stone? You can intentionally shape your traits to align with life you want. I spoke with 🌞 @CBSSunday Morning's Susan Spencer on the science of personality change and you can watch the segment right here: www.cbsnews.com/news/the-sci...
Lately I've gotten hooked on computational neuroscience and found out there is a subdomain called computational psychiatry. There are quite a few resources. One is the Neuromatch Academy's summer school, where they have opened their workshop videos: compneuro.neuromatch.io (1/2)
compneuro.neuromatch.io
July 21, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Lately I've gotten hooked on computational neuroscience and found out there is a subdomain called computational psychiatry. There are quite a few resources. One is the Neuromatch Academy's summer school, where they have opened their workshop videos: compneuro.neuromatch.io (1/2)
I find that building patient communities is quite important to clinical research. But it seems that most psychologists are reluctant to do so comparing to medical researchers. Is there a reason behind that?
July 17, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I find that building patient communities is quite important to clinical research. But it seems that most psychologists are reluctant to do so comparing to medical researchers. Is there a reason behind that?
5000 data! Open data makes research like this possible! I feel excited but a bit jealous. When can our field have 5000 data for me to analyze 😆
www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/fou...
www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/fou...
Four autism subtypes map onto distinct genes, traits
An analysis of autistic children and their siblings underscores the idea that autism can be viewed as multiple conditions with distinct trajectories.
www.thetransmitter.org
July 17, 2025 at 1:21 PM
5000 data! Open data makes research like this possible! I feel excited but a bit jealous. When can our field have 5000 data for me to analyze 😆
www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/fou...
www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/fou...
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Tuesday July 22, Dr. Erik H. Middlebrooks from the @mayoclinic.org will be giving a seminar entitled "Clinical Applications of 7T MRI in Neuroimaging" at University Hospital.
July 16, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Tuesday July 22, Dr. Erik H. Middlebrooks from the @mayoclinic.org will be giving a seminar entitled "Clinical Applications of 7T MRI in Neuroimaging" at University Hospital.
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My husband has taught human reproduction and development to the Cambridge medics for over three decades. When people start banging on about "only two biological sexes" he starts with "which sex: genetic, hormonal, or gonadal"?
Biological sex is not binary. www.scientificamerican.com/article/sex-...
Biological sex is not binary. www.scientificamerican.com/article/sex-...
Sex Redefined: The Idea of 2 Sexes Is Overly Simplistic
Biologists now think there is a larger spectrum than just binary female and male
www.scientificamerican.com
April 16, 2025 at 12:03 PM
My husband has taught human reproduction and development to the Cambridge medics for over three decades. When people start banging on about "only two biological sexes" he starts with "which sex: genetic, hormonal, or gonadal"?
Biological sex is not binary. www.scientificamerican.com/article/sex-...
Biological sex is not binary. www.scientificamerican.com/article/sex-...
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The NIH plans to resume posting notices of new solicitations for grant proposals. But there’s a catch: The HHS and DOGE will review each draft notice to ensure the research that will be funded aligns with the priorities of President Trump’s administration, Science has learned. scim.ag/3DJsafL
Trump officials will screen NIH funding opportunities
Staff at biomedical agency worry about political interference in setting priorities
scim.ag
March 27, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The NIH plans to resume posting notices of new solicitations for grant proposals. But there’s a catch: The HHS and DOGE will review each draft notice to ensure the research that will be funded aligns with the priorities of President Trump’s administration, Science has learned. scim.ag/3DJsafL
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Disappeared Tufts Human Dev. PhD student Rumesya Ozturk is also a graduate of Teachers College - she’s a dev. psychologist studying children’s media & prosocial development. She also bakes without recipes and binge-watches cartoons. She is our colleague & she was abducted on the street w/ our tax $.
March 27, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Disappeared Tufts Human Dev. PhD student Rumesya Ozturk is also a graduate of Teachers College - she’s a dev. psychologist studying children’s media & prosocial development. She also bakes without recipes and binge-watches cartoons. She is our colleague & she was abducted on the street w/ our tax $.
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Can remote #volunteering help reduce #stigma around mental illness?
Research by IoPPN researchers explored how interactions between volunteers & patients impact attitudes.
35% of volunteers felt less need to socially distance.
Read more:
Research by IoPPN researchers explored how interactions between volunteers & patients impact attitudes.
35% of volunteers felt less need to socially distance.
Read more:
Changes in volunteers’ attitudes towards mental illness after remote volunteering support - Current Psychology
The social contact hypothesis posits that direct contact between different groups can reduce prejudice under specific conditions, and has been foundational in promoting social cohesion and reducing discrimination. Given that people with mental illness often face stigma and discrimination, it is important to evaluate how community volunteering programmes can impact attitudes towards people with mental illness. This study therefore explores how remote interactions between community volunteers and individuals with mental illness impact the volunteers’ perceptions of mental health. Through a qualitative secondary analysis, we examined data from a 12-week remote volunteering support intervention. Interviews with 17 patients and 17 volunteers were conducted in the United Kingdom, where participants were recruited. The analysis revealed three key themes: volunteers’ preconceptions prior to the intervention, volunteers’ challenges when interacting with patients, and volunteers’ improved attitudes towards patients with mental illness post-intervention. Notably, 35% of volunteers reduced their desire to socially distance from individuals with mental illness, while 53% reported no change, and 12% reported an increase. These remote interactions fostered greater understanding and have potential to reduced stigma surrounding mental illness.
doi.org
December 11, 2024 at 1:00 PM
Can remote #volunteering help reduce #stigma around mental illness?
Research by IoPPN researchers explored how interactions between volunteers & patients impact attitudes.
35% of volunteers felt less need to socially distance.
Read more:
Research by IoPPN researchers explored how interactions between volunteers & patients impact attitudes.
35% of volunteers felt less need to socially distance.
Read more: