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

I wanted to share my reasons why I think it is of paramount importance to attend a No King’s protest on October 18, and to make the case to everyone you know to do the same.
a thread...
www.nokings.org

Big thank you to the great @murray.senate.gov for joining Meidas Health today with my great friend and physician leader @drkavitapatel.bsky.social to break down the terrible impacts of rhe government shutdown on our nations health.

"99.97 percent of families, even when given the option, chose to let their children learn about LGBTQ+ people."
Nice result, and it reinforces everything Montgomery County said to SCOTUS before its theocrats made their dehumanizing ruling. open.substack.com/pub/erininth...

When we measure personality multiple times in a study, does it matter if we ask people about their personality *in general* or *since the last time point*?

Turns out: yes!

We found differences in internal consistency, Ms, & SDs but not in the underlying constructs 🧵

doi.org/10.31234/osf...

Of course, I am not the first person to say this, but there must be a better solution to academic hiring than requiring 10+ documents and multiple letters of recommendation just to apply for a job for which candidates will probably not even receive the courtesy of a rejection letter.

This is a problem.

While this administration holds a theatrical press conference spreading alarmist disinformation about autism and Tylenol, it’s also quietly telling physicians to ignore what they say.

Only 1 person in the whole study went from identifying as trans to not identifying as trans. The 1/5 number came from youth going between the binary and non-binary spectrum.

This headline and post are misleading on purpose to fit the economist's editorial bent on the political issue.

The @washingtonpost.com story on Tylenol & autism leaves out a MAJOR 2.5M sibling-controlled study of children in Denmark, which "found no evidence that acetaminophen use during pregnancy was associated with children’s risk of autism, ADHD or intellectual disability." jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

"Key monthly costs for most Americans — shelter, food, health care, electricity — are outpacing inflation.

Rents are up 3.8% — the largest increase since 2011..."

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Are biosketches... the worst?

JUST IN from @jennifershutt.bsky.social: Former CDC Director Susan Monarez testified before a U.S. Senate committee that she was fired after just 29 days because she refused to pre-approve vaccine recommendations or fire career officials for no reason.

www.newsfromthestates.com/article/form...

When someone is having a mental health crisis, please do not call the police.

1 in 4 people killed by police are, or are perceived to be, experiencing a mental health crisis.

A person with unmet mental health needs is 16 times more likely to be killed by the police.

Cops don’t keep us safe.

So... I did some analysis of grants that did receive noncompetitive renewals.

In particular, I looked a those award where the title of the grant changed.

Warning: The results are just what I expected, but oooph...

1/4

New paper out at the Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science!

We examined unconditional & event-related changes in pathological vs normal-range personality using 4 metrics to compare their developmental links, how these vary with life events, and whether unique effects emerge across metrics

People from all over are showing up for DC. This is not a moment. It’s a movement. We are united in our demands. We are all DC! #FreeDC

🐥If this Senate hearing with Bobby "The Quack" Jr pissed you off, send a message: Quack-O-Gram delivery begins on 9/15🐥

🐥 $3. Man in a duck suit. Rubber duck with "impeach the quack" message to YOUR Rep🐥

Link: www.standupforscience.net/quack-o-grams
#ImpeachTheQuack
@standupforscience.bsky.social

Hi. Hello.

Antidepressants don't cause suicide. These are LIFESAVING drugs. They PREVENT suicide.

Thanks for coming to my TedTalk.

My wonderful collaborators: @anthonyong.bsky.social, Dan Mroczek, @bryandjames.bsky.social, Katie Jackson, @debrose102.bsky.social, @beyoung40.bsky.social, David Bennett, & @ekgraham22.bsky.social

Our new paper in JG:PS is out!

In a sample of over 3100 older adults assessed each year for 12 years, loneliness & sense of purpose were unique predictors of cognitive decline, though past research has underestimated the reciprocal nature of this relationship.

www.researchgate.net/publication/...

"In the weeks since, I’ve found myself unable to commit—grammatically, affectively, institutionally. Where once I might have said, 'I teach,' I now say, 'There are moments in which I find myself adjacent to pedagogy.' Friends have grown concerned. My dog, unfed."