Scarlet Rose Basey-Self
sr-bs.bsky.social
Scarlet Rose Basey-Self
@sr-bs.bsky.social
Undergraduate Psychology Student at the University of East London
Last year, a research article published in communications psychology linked Twitter (X) usage to decreased well-being and increased boredom. It was one of the most downloaded papers of 2024!
doi.org/10.1038/s442...
www.nature.com/collections/...
Twitter (X) use predicts substantial changes in well-being, polarization, sense of belonging, and outrage - Communications Psychology
Data obtained from a 7-day experience sampling method in a sample of US American users of Twitter (now X) shows short term relationships between Twitter use and wellbeing, sense of belonging, and expe...
doi.org
May 5, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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tongue-out Tuesday
with a fluffy young Ruby (2023)
#cottontail #wildlife #bunny #rabbit #nature #bunnysky #mammals #WildRabbit #TongueOutTuesday
April 30, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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And yet so many ‘study skills’ books still quote ‘peer-review’ as a means of assessing the quality of a paper ! Cements my view that critical thinking need to be central in future higher education
Plenty of tortured phrases (arxiv.org/abs/2107.0...) in this #IEEE paper. ieeexplore.ieee.org/...

My pubpeer report: pubpeer.com/publicat...
February 26, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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Those of us with siblings have probably all heard jokes about parental favouritism - but what factors make a child more likely to become 'The Favourite'?

A new meta-analysis seeks to find out: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
February 21, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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Recent work investigating Theory of Mind in kids who lived through the acute phase of the pandemic finds they're more likely to struggle identifying others' false beliefs: www.bps.org.uk/research-dig...
February 20, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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Well this is utterly incredible! I fear we may have been out-miniatured... The tin with a porthole is an elegant touch.
Wow, pretty small! But are we talking 'Bryce's Smallest English Dictionary' small?
February 19, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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Cannot express how grateful I am that #Severance does weekly releases. Watch one episode and get time to sit and ruminate on it, watch breakdowns and explore theories, then have something to look forward to next week because it’s around more than one day. THIS SHOW.
a man with a beard is standing on top of a cliff
Alt: An animation of Keir Eagan from Severance jumping off a cliff and flying off into the sky
media.tenor.com
February 14, 2025 at 4:39 AM
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It's disturbing to think that 'conformation bias', something I've been teaching for 20+ years, is now on a list of topics being banned by the US government. popular.info/p/the-nsas-b.... It would be interesting to know how state funded universities are dealing with this ???
The NSA's "Big Delete"
Today, the National Security Agency (NSA) is planning a "Big Delete" of websites and internal network content that contain any of 27 banned words, including "privilege," "bias," and "inclusion." The "...
popular.info
February 11, 2025 at 12:21 PM
A really interesting article on how smart phone policies in school affect children’s meant wellbeing is going to came out in The Lancet this Tuesday:
doi.org/10.1016/j.la...
doi.org
February 6, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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He’s still just as cute! 🧡

#BabyMarm #ThenAndMeow #FlashbackFriday
January 31, 2025 at 11:52 AM