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Francesco Poli @francescopoli.bsky.social · 12d

Why are we still sending our work to Wiley and other publishing companies so that they can profit from it? There's so many better options now, for example: psychopen.eu/journals/

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 5d

I was taught in allyship training that “did you really just say that” and “dude, not cool” can be really powerful disruptors in conversation with people you know in real life.

I’ve used them (and seen them used) quite successfully

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 5d

Here's the assignment folks. Write op-eds for your local papers and campus newspapers too. Just. Say. No. This is a classic authoritarian move and risks the future of higher education and science and innovation in the US. Speak out today. No time to lose. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...

Opinion | Trump’s ‘Compact’ With Universities Is Just Extortion

www.nytimes.com

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Vittoria Elliott @telliotter.bsky.social · 6d

NEW! Dept of Education workers say their OOO replies were forcibly changed to blame Democrats for shutdown. When employees changed their responses back to the more neutral language, it changed yet again to the partisan response.

@wired.com @leahfeiger.bsky.social

www.wired.com/story/govern...

Government Workers Say Their Out-of-Office Replies Were Forcibly Changed to Blame Democrats for Shutdown

Some employees at the Department of Education changed their responses back to the more neutral language, only to have it changed yet again to the partisan response, multiple sources tell WIRED.

www.wired.com

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Josh Miller @jdmiller.bsky.social · 6d

New paper led by @drlynam.bsky.social on the need for more training in and engagement with open science practices in clinical psych programs. It has been difficult to make progress due to a variety of barriers, including students working in labs uninterested or hostile to these approaches.

PsyArXivBot @psyarxivbot.bsky.social · 6d

The Open Science Movement and Clinical Psychology Training: Rigorous Science is Transparent Science: https://osf.io/s46wd

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Peter Tennant @pwgtennant.bsky.social · 6d

One of the best things about travelling is seeing how things can be done differently and that 'alternatives are possible'!

Peter Tennant @pwgtennant.bsky.social · 7d

Absolutely mind blown to discover that all public transport is free across Luxembourg. Free buses. Free trams. Free trains. For residents and visitors. No tickets. No tapping in or out. No pesky apps. Just walk on and walk off.

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Brandy Schillace @bschillace.brandyschillace.com · 6d

I AM TIRED OF THIS FUCKING BULLSHIT

Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 7d

Swear her in.

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Meltem Yucel @drmeltemyucel.bsky.social · 7d

Does anyone use #RedCap for child participant database management? If so, would you be willing to share screenshots etc. of what your user interface looks like or share the template, whichever is easier.

#PsychSciSky #socialpsyc #devpsyc #AcademicSky #cogsci

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 9d

This is a fundamental point that 99% of higher-ed coverage, and 100% of immig coverage, have missed.

Dave Vanness @djvanness.bsky.social · 9d

A lot of people think that every international student admitted means one fewer spot for domestic students, when the opposite is more likely true - the tuition revenue international students bring allows public universities to provide substantial discounts to domestic students, improving access.

Nick Fleisher @nickfleisher.bsky.social · 9d

30% drop year over year!

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Clare Conry-Murray, Ph.D. @cconrymurray.bsky.social · 9d

Oh, nice! I don't know about these, so I will look them up!

Clare Conry-Murray, Ph.D. @cconrymurray.bsky.social · 9d

What are your favorite open access research tools? Zotero, Jamovi, R, what else?

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Clare Conry-Murray, Ph.D. @cconrymurray.bsky.social · 10d

If you will be in the Philadelphia area around Halloween, please come to Drew Conry-Murray's book signing at Narberth Bookshop! He'll be reading from The Haunting of Edward Drake. Oct 30th at 7pm. @drewcm.bsky.social

A poster shows the cover of the book The Haunting of Edward Drake and the author photo. Text says Narberth Bookshop presents a spooky book signing with local author Drew Conry -Murray. Thursday Oct 30 at 7pm, 221 Haverford Ave. Narberth.

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Clare Conry-Murray, Ph.D. @cconrymurray.bsky.social · 11d

Slight glimmer of hope: waiting in line and a stranger strikes up a conversation with me and husband. Without knowing us at all, she feels comfortable expressing her serious concern with Trump. Also saw more tshirts with progressive messages.

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Leher Singh @lehersingh.bsky.social · Aug 20

It was a privilege to collaborate on this significant undertaking on open science in the developing world, under the leadership of Hu Chuan-Peng. The paper is now out! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Open Science in the Developing World: A Collection of Practical Guides for Researchers in Developing Countries - Hu Chuan-Peng, Zhiqi Xu, Aleksandra Lazić, Piyali Bhattacharya, Leonardo Seda, Samiul H...

Over the past decade, the open-science movement has transformed the research landscape, although its impact has largely been confined to developed countries. Re...

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Clare Conry-Murray, Ph.D. @cconrymurray.bsky.social · 15d

I just talked to a great team from Kenya who described the challenge of paying for a statistical platform like SPSS, but then loosing the license and the skills. Of course, R solves the cost issue, but it was also nice to tell them about jamovi (and JASP)--free AND easy to use. www.jamovi.org

jamovi - open statistical software for the desktop and cloud

www.jamovi.org

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Clare Conry-Murray, Ph.D. @cconrymurray.bsky.social · 19d

Any idea why CVS can't send me my vaccine record to my email (and doctors can't send info via email)? I have to create an account with two factor authentication, which is unavailable right now, to get access to a record that I got a flu shot?

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 23d

Some personal news:

I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.

Thread incoming.

substack.com/@karenattiah...

The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.

I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 23d

I wanted to remind everyone about the "Save AIDS Research" livestream that will go live on YouTube this Tuesday (9/16) at 11:00am EDT. We have an amazing program of 70+ speakers who will be sharing their latest research. Get all the details at www.saveaidsresearch.org.

24 Hours to Save AIDS Research

www.saveaidsresearch.org

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Clare Conry-Murray, Ph.D. @cconrymurray.bsky.social · 23d

The Paper Bag Princess is one of my all-time favorites.

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Clare Conry-Murray, Ph.D. @cconrymurray.bsky.social · 25d

We have them too!

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NPR @npr.org · 25d

New research estimates that as many as 2.2 million more people could die of tuberculosis if U.S. cuts to foreign aid become permanent.

TB is the No. 1 killer among infectious diseases. A new study says its toll could mount

New research estimates that as many as 2.2 million more people could die of tuberculosis if U.S. cuts to foreign aid become permanent.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 26d

This is what happens when you stoke division and fan the flames of extremism.

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koenfucius @koenfucius.bsky.social · 26d

It’s not only mothers’ brains that respond to seeing their baby—research by Newsome et al finds similar activation in certain regions in first-time fathers’ brains when they watch videos of their own baby—but not of other babies or their pregnant partner:

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 27d

At least five historically Black colleges and universities received violent threats on Thursday, prompting several of them to place their campuses on lockdown and cancel classes.

Multiple historically Black colleges on lockdown after ‘terroristic’ threat

At least five HBCUs went on lockdown and cancelled classes Thursday after receiving threats.

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