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Matt Field

@fieldmatt.bsky.social

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Professor of Psychology, @sheffielduni.bsky.social. Addiction science: alcohol, gambling, decision-making, behaviour change, treatment. Also: 🚴‍♀️, Peak District

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Matt Field @fieldmatt.bsky.social · May 7

Pleased to be able to share my new article in @theconversation.com. It was inspired by recent papers with colleagues @chrysanthi-bltk.bsky.social @ioanaacristea.bsky.social @samuelacuff.bsky.social & ongoing work with @ambercopeland.bsky.social, and many others! theconversation.com/addiction-is...

Addiction isn’t just about brain chemistry – but nor is it just bad choices

Addiction isn’t a brain disease – but substance use is rarely a free choice either.

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Heather Wardle @shwardle.bsky.social · 5d

Gambling Survey for Great Britain 2024 report now live! Findings
include associations between in-play betting & gambling harms; socio-economic disparities btw weekly gamblers. Data in UK Data archive soon! www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/statistics-a...

@uofgsocsci.bsky.social @uofgussp.bsky.social

Investigating the relationship between reasons for gambling and different gambling activities  

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James Morris @jamesmorris24.bsky.social · 6d

The ACTUAL truth about moderation
substack.com/@jamesmorris...

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 10d

It's odd that Republicans can do the mental gymnastics to link Tylenol to autism, but not link gun deaths to guns.

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Institute of Alcohol Studies @ias.org.uk · 15d

Sober months like Dry January have become increasingly popular in recent years, but do they actually change how we drink?

In this blog, @aishamoolla.bsky.social outlines the findings from recent @sarg-scharr.bsky.social research on the short and long-term impacts.

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Does Dry January change how we drink? - Institute of Alcohol Studies

A new study finds that Dry January does show up in national alcohol sales data – people drink less and buy more no/lo options during the month. But most return to old habits by February, raising quest...

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Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 18d

this exists it is called thinking

Matthew McConaughey says he wants a private LLM, fed only with his books, notes, journals, and aspirations, so he can ask it questions and get answers based solely on that information, without any outside influence.

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Matt Field @fieldmatt.bsky.social · 18d

So that’s the end of my 10 day trip - solo travelling around Andalucia (Seville, Cádiz, Granada) ending with a conference in Almeria where I caught up with old friends and made some new ones. It’s a really lovely region to visit, couldn’t pick a favourite, but I do want to come back!

Matt Field @fieldmatt.bsky.social · 18d

This is good - to add to my daily Wordle and Worldle (yes, two different things)

Erwan Rivault @erwanrivault.com · 19d

It's been a week since we launched @chartle.cc with @adnaanj.bsky.social and we had an amazing start!

- Average of 700 users/day
- Record 1.2K users yesterday
- From 78 countries
- 66% win overall
- 2m 18s average engagement

Thank you to all who played + shared the game
Any feedback, send our way!

Erwan Rivault @erwanrivault.com · 26d

Launch day 🚀

We’ve just released @chartlecc.bsky.social - a daily chart game!

Your job is to guess which country is represented by the red line in today's chart. You get 5 tries, no other clues!

Play today, come back tomorrow for a different chart with new data and share with your chart friends 📈

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Fritz Renner @fritzrenner.bsky.social · 19d

laugh then think that’s the spirit of the Ig Nobel Prize! 🎉

Our study on alcohol and foreign language skills was honored yesterday. Study team: Jessica Werthmann, Inge Kersbergen & @fieldmatt.bsky.social

Here is a link to the full show for everybody who missed it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1cP...

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Colin Angus @victimofmaths.bsky.social · 19d

Other exciting news - my brilliant colleague Lucy Burke has had her 1st PhD paper published in BMJ Public Health.

It looks as associations between the reasons why we drink alcohol and whether we drink no- and low-alcohol drinks and has some important implications for the NHS 10-year plan.

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Colin Angus @victimofmaths.bsky.social · 19d

Extremely proud and a bit jealous that my excellent colleagues @fieldmatt.bsky.social and Inge Kersbergen have won this year's Ig Nobel Peace prize for showing that being a bit tipsy makes you better at speaking Dutch.

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Meet the 2025 Ig Nobel Prize winners

The annual award ceremony features miniature operas, scientific demos, and the 24/7 lectures.

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Matt Field @fieldmatt.bsky.social · 19d

I need something to start the “prizes” subsection, so yes

Matt Field @fieldmatt.bsky.social · 19d

Well. This was nice www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Teflon diet, garlic milk and zebra cows triumph at 2025 Ig Nobel prizes

Researchers into idea to blend powdered PTFE into food as a zero-calorie filler to curb hunger win chemistry prize

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Matt Field @fieldmatt.bsky.social · 20d

What a monumental bellend. I was in a documentary he hosted in the distant past. Little did I know…

Henry Morris @mrhenrymorris.substack.com · 20d

Oi, Martin Daubney. Get your tanks off Partridge's lawn.

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John Rain🥇 @johnrain.co.uk · 20d

"I'm a stupid moron with an ugly face and a big butt and my butt smells and... I like to kiss my own butt"

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Simon Dymond @simondymond.bsky.social · Sep 7

Was great to share findings from the CONGAM project on contingency management for gambling harm at the #EABCT conference in Glasgow with @fieldmatt.bsky.social @carolagetty.bsky.social @clinpsych.bsky.social and to compete with Comic Con for attendees! 🦸‍♂️

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Policy Research Unit in Addictions @nihr-pruaddictions.bsky.social · Sep 3

🆕Research from @uofglasgow.bsky.social shows gambling-related harms affect not only individuals but also their partners’ emotional wellbeing.
Find out more: tinyurl.com/4xybkamk
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Exploring the impact on emotional wellbeing of having a spouse or cohabiting partner with elevated Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI) scores: Secondary analysis of cross‐sectional health survey data

Background/Aims To conduct an exploratory analysis of the association between the mental health and emotional wellbeing of an individual and the Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI) scores of thei...

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Richard Tunney @richardtunney.bsky.social · Sep 2

This just published. Great work by Michelle Oxtoby. Full article: Lower caution, not inhibitory control, predicts gambling severity – a Registered Report www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Lower caution, not inhibitory control, predicts gambling severity – a Registered Report

Models of gambling disorder, along with other addiction-related conditions, identify impulsive traits as a key component to developing challenging behaviors. This is supported by empirical findings...

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Matt Field @fieldmatt.bsky.social · Sep 2

Great thread! ⬇️

Serge Ahmed @sergeahmed.bsky.social · Sep 2

After its recent 30th anniversary, the incentive-sensitization theory of addiction apparently needs to be rebalanced!

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Effect of Natural Rewards on Substance Use Disorder: An Incentive Sensitization Perspective

In substance use disorder (SUD)/drug addiction, individuals often seek drug rewards at a large cost. Recent findings demonstrate that natural rewards …

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SARG - SCHARR @sarg-scharr.bsky.social · Sep 1

📢 New SARG paper 📢 This study aimed to investigate whether drinking occasion characteristics differ between those who moderate their drinking and those who do not, and among different subtypes of moderators. #alcoholresearch #publichealth

Do drinking occasion characteristics differ across individuals using different moderation approaches? A social practice perspective

Limiting alcohol consumption is challenging as alcohol often serves as a ‘social lubricant’ in drinking practices. While individuals adopt different behavioral approaches to reduce drinking, it rem...

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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · Aug 26

'Immigration doesn't bother me but it seems to bother everyone else' – Everyone.

This is what happens when the media runs away with Hard Right narratives.

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SARG - SCHARR @sarg-scharr.bsky.social · Aug 21

🎉 Huge congratulations to SARG researcher @ambercopeland.bsky.social who has secured almost £600k funding from the @wellcometrust.bsky.social to develop a cutting-edge computational model that explores how a person's environment influences their attempts to cut down on alcohol. #PublicHealth

SARG researcher secures major Wellcome funding to model how context influences alcohol consumption - Sheffield Addictions Research Group

Dr Amber Copeland from the Sheffield Addictions Research Group (SARG) has been awarded a prestigious Wellcome Trust fellowship worth £591,755 over five years. The funding will support a new project to...

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Society for the Study of Addiction @addiction-ssa.org · Aug 19

The SSA explored the background of ketamine and the drug's therapeutic potential with former PhD student Merve Mollaahmetoglu, who reviewed 83 studies of ketamine treatment. Read the full interview here: www.addiction-ssa.org/features/int...

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Matt Field @fieldmatt.bsky.social · Aug 19

I remember when academic summers involved sitting in the garden reading, thinking and writing papers. Where and when did it all go wrong?

Matt Field @fieldmatt.bsky.social · Jul 28

UK gambling industry launches summer charm offensive to head off tax rise www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

UK gambling industry launches summer charm offensive to head off tax rise

Exclusive: Lobbyists meet with ministers, and host a darts night with Labour advisers and MPs’ staff