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Ben Jane

@benjane.bsky.social

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Snr Lecturer, MPH Prog Leader, #PhysicalActivity & #PublicHealth, #HealthPromotion, #ExerciseReferral, #EdTech. #Plymouth, not as much time on twitter anymore

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Ben Jane @benjane.bsky.social · Nov 24

New updates made to this #Starterpack for #PhysicalActivity researchers and advocates.
Message me to be on it. The more the merrier!
go.bsky.app/DsHNWPf

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Ben Jane @benjane.bsky.social · Aug 7

My 17yo, Tom, is playing at Boardmasters for the third year running this weekend.

Saturday @ 1130 with Sleaze
Sunday @ 1240 with Sophie

Ben Jane @benjane.bsky.social · Jul 24

I asked AI to make me look like Joey Tempest from Europe.
Enjoy.
#TheFinalCountdown

Ben Jane @benjane.bsky.social · Jul 13

My home for the last 48 hrs.

Ben Jane @benjane.bsky.social · Jul 7

Thanks, Matt. Just the 33 hrs 😆
I listen to Mulatu Astatke a lot already, so this looks great for more exploration.

Ben Jane @benjane.bsky.social · Jul 7

If you liked that @mattroser.bsky.social give this a blast....a 5 album boxset I've just found (inspired by a Drift FB post of a new release coming soon). This is this morning's soundtrack!

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Ben Jane @benjane.bsky.social · Jun 26

All set for #Deftones at #EdenProject this evening

Ben Jane @benjane.bsky.social · Jun 25

Afternoon Soundtrack

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Ben Jane @benjane.bsky.social · Jun 18

Good evening from Plymouth.
Gorgeous sunset over the Tamar.

Ben Jane @benjane.bsky.social · Jun 18

Good morning from Plymouth!
(...and my first 6am cycle for ages)

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Birmingham 81 @birmingham81.bsky.social · Jun 18

To celebrate his birthday, here's Paul McCartney’s Jukebox 1966, a playlist featuring tracks that he talked about in interviews or urged others to listen to at the time. The list was published in Steve Turner’s book Beatles '66: The Revolutionary Year
▶️👍👍 open.spotify.com/playlist/3op...

Paul McCartney’s Jukebox 1966

Playlist · andychislehurst · 40 items · 508 saves

open.spotify.com

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David Klemperer @dmk1793.bsky.social · Jun 15

Future Adam Curtis material

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Jun 14

“Special thanks to our sponsor: Coinbase”

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · Jun 13

Alexander Taylor died by "suicide by cop" after coming to believe OpenAI had 'killed' his ChatGPT girlfriend Juliet. He grabbed a knife and ran at police.

His father used ChatGPT when writing his son's obituary. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/t...

They Asked an A.I. Chatbot Questions. The Answers Sent Them Spiraling.

www.nytimes.com

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Ben Jane @benjane.bsky.social · Jun 13

The soundtrack to my marking this morning has been this gem by Rosinha De Valenca

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Ben Jameson @inclusiongp.bsky.social · Jun 13

The RHS Chelsea Pathway garden looks absolutely stunning at Shekinah in its final home. Huge thanks to Allon and the Modular team, @projectgivingback.bsky.social @pathwayuk.bsky.social @uhpnhs.bsky.social @livewellsouthwest.bsky.social @plymouthcc.bsky.social

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Nikos Ntoumanis @nikosntoumanis.bsky.social · May 16

NEW PAPER. We review applications of self-determination theory to PA: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
•We review debates within the SDT literature and between SDT and other literatures
•We offer suggestions for future SDT research stemming from advances in technology and behavioral science

Self-Determination Theory Informed Research for Promoting Physical Activity:Contributions, Debates, and Future Directions

In this review we evaluate the applications of self-determination theory (SDT) research to promote motivation for physical activity (PA) and exercise.…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Stu’s Football Flashbacks @stusfootyflash.bsky.social · May 14

Today marks 37 years since the BBC did the greatest ever ‘Meet The Teams’ for the 1988 FA Cup Final.

The graphics, the backdrop of the Wembley terraces, and the music from Top Gun makes this the most 80s thing you’ll see all day.

Absolutely glorious.

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · May 12

OK, this is wild.

In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.

It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.

What the HELL?

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Unsplash image of the Earth, mostly the nightside with a tracery of city lights on every continent.

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Ben Jane @benjane.bsky.social · May 11

This weekend's South-West Coastal Path walk was Talland Bay to Polperro

Ben Jane @benjane.bsky.social · May 10

No problem.

BJ

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Ben Jane @benjane.bsky.social · May 10

Hi there, DQ...

Love your work,

Ben Jane

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Ben Jane @benjane.bsky.social · May 9

Joy-Centered Pedagogy in Higher Education (Feb 2025)
doi.org/10.4324/9781...

Ben Jane @benjane.bsky.social · May 6

Highlights of my weekend were seeing my kids doing what they love best.
No1 on stage, No2 in the sea

Ben Jane @benjane.bsky.social · May 5

May Day at the beach #Cawsand #Cornwall

Ben Jane @benjane.bsky.social · May 4

You know it's going to be a good day when this is the view #Plymouth #Cornwall

Ben Jane @benjane.bsky.social · Apr 30

Understanding barriers to participation in group chronic disease self-management (CDSM) programs: A scoping review.

Kessler et al (2023) doi.org/10.1016/j.pe...

🔍 Barriers & facilitators:
Competing Commitments, Logistics, Perceptions of Illness, Health Service Gaps, Group Dynamics