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Laura King @kingla.bsky.social · 3d

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Supreme Court Live Updates: Justices Seem Set to Rule Against Colorado’s Ban on Conversion Therapy www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

Supreme Court Live Updates: Justices Seem Set to Rule Against Colorado’s Ban on Conversion Therapy

www.nytimes.com

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Laura King @kingla.bsky.social · 9d

To the 149 people “still waiting for me to read” their messages on ResearchGate, sorry but I’ve got >1000 emails in
My inbox. Get in line!

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Laura King @kingla.bsky.social · 12d

Autism Has Always Existed. We Haven’t Always Called It Autism. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/o...

Opinion | Autism Has Always Existed. We Haven’t Always Called It Autism.

www.nytimes.com

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Matthijs Rooduijn @mrooduijn.bsky.social · 15d

At the Department of Political Science (University of Amsterdam, @uva-fmg.bsky.social), we are looking for a new Assistant Professor to join our team. Interested? You can find all details and apply here: werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies....

Vacancy — Assistant Professor in Political Science

The Department of Political Science at the University of Amsterdam invites applications for one and possibly two tenure-track Assistant Professor (Universitair Docent) positions in Political Science w...

werkenbij.uva.nl

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Sam Wang @samwang.bsky.social · 18d

This old piece of mine is relevant today: How to think about the risk of autism, using the common yardstick of risk ratios.

The only update is that the risk ratio for Tylenol is 1.0, i.e. no added risk. www.nytimes.com/2014/03/30/o...

Opinion | How to Think About the Risk of Autism (Published 2014)

www.nytimes.com

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Laura King @kingla.bsky.social · 18d

For medical matters, rely on your healthcare professionals.

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Joel Le Forestier @joelleforestier.bsky.social · 24d

Announcing SPSP's 2026 Self & Identity precon (bit.ly/4mn2WDT), which will have a timely focus on activist and ally identities. We have a phenomenal set of speakers (Linda Tropp! Kim Rios! Lucy De Souza! Teri Kirby! Dan McAdams!) and are accepting data blitz and poster submissions until Oct 23!

The Self & Identity Preconference provides a forum for discussion and investigation of the complexity of the individual and the collective self. This year's preconference introduces a special focus on activism and allyship, highlighting factors facilitating the formation of activist and ally identities and barriers to identifying as activists or allies. This preconference will explore the impact of context in shaping activist identification and consider the role of the current socio-political climate on our ability to advocate for our "selves" and for others. In addition to several speakers, the preconference will also include presentations by scholarly award winners, a poster session, an early-career data blitz, and a mentoring/networking session.

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Ira Hyman @irahyman.bsky.social · Sep 9

Really troubling.

Faculty should expect to be video recorded and have those videos edited and misrepresented.

Faculty in southern states are looking to leave — either that location or academia entirely.

Blue states could grow higher ed to recruit students and faculty in a red state brain drain.

The survey interviewed nearly 4,000 faculty across the southern U.S., including more than 1,100 from Texas. About a quarter of the Texas professors said they have applied for higher education jobs in other states in the last two years, and more than 25% said they soon intend to start searching for out-of-state positions. Of those who aren’t thinking of leaving, more than one-fifth said they don’t plan to stay in higher education in the long-term.

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Yuko Munakata @yukomunakata.bsky.social · Sep 8

UC Davis is hiring! A tenure-track assistant professor of psychology, in human cognition or cognitive neuroscience #psychjobs recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07300

Assistant Professor of Psychology - Human Cognition or Cognitive Neuroscience

University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!

recruit.ucdavis.edu

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Casey terHorst @ecoevolab.bsky.social · Sep 8

The GRFP lives!! (due end of October)
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

www.nsf.gov

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Laura King @kingla.bsky.social · Sep 6

Our kid plays trombone for Pitt. Thx for the tip—will check if ACC does this. 🎶

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Laura King @kingla.bsky.social · Sep 6

Sports Broadcasters: Speaking for marching band parents everywhere, WHY CAN’T YOU SHOW SNIPPETS OF THE HALFTIME SHOW?!?!?

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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · Sep 5

I wonder how all the finance bros who voted for Trump because they wanted to say slurs without consequences feel right now

www.axios.com/2025/09/05/j...

U.S. economy adds only 22,000 jobs as labor market stalls

It's the first jobs report since Trump fired the BLS commissioner and alleged the data was rigged against him.

www.axios.com

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Raywat Deonandan @deonandan.bsky.social · Sep 2

Countries on track to eliminate cervical cancer:

-Australia by 2028
-Sweden by 2027
-Rwanda by 2030
-UK by 2040
-Indonesia by 2030
-Bhutan 2030
-El Salvador by 2030
-Canada by 2040

How? HPV vaccine. Same one RFK Jr is trying to ban.

You will note USA is not on this list.

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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · Aug 29

"If the US government persists down this current path...the world will inevitably witness a tragic increase in child deaths..."

Sobering warning from @drsethberkley.bsky.social @science.org

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Laura King @kingla.bsky.social · Aug 29

They were Romulans not Vulcans. Calm down.

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Laura King @kingla.bsky.social · Aug 28

Once the university joined the SEC, we’re shooed off campus on game day afternoons. Priorities!

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Laura King @kingla.bsky.social · Aug 28

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Laura King @kingla.bsky.social · Aug 27

And when he says he was wrong I’ll listen to him again.

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Laura King @kingla.bsky.social · Aug 27

thinking about all the times I went with my class across the street to the church for Mass in our blue & green plaid uniforms & only the old people on the back to hear us pray & sing. 😥

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Laura King @kingla.bsky.social · Aug 27

Too bad he could not bring himself to vote for or endorse Hillary. Not.A.Hero #oldwomenhavelongmemories

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Michaelle DiMaggio-Potter @michaelle.bsky.social · Aug 26

Alarmingly, Black student enrollment is decreasing in the University of Michigan's psychology doctoral program. In my year (last year), there were 5 of us. This year, there is 1 student, representing 2% of the entire cohort.

Op Ed from Dr. Kevin Cokley.

www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/blac...

Making Psychology White Again: The Impact of Dismantling DEI

The dismantling of DEI will likely lead to a decrease in Black psychologists. For psychology to be a tool for equity and justice, we cannot make psychology (only) White again.

www.psychologytoday.com

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Laura King @kingla.bsky.social · Aug 26

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Laura King @kingla.bsky.social · Aug 26

Proficiency with AI? 3/3

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Laura King @kingla.bsky.social · Aug 26

Is it just so students can demonstrate 2/3

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