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Tom Hollenstein @tomhollenstein.bsky.social · 6d

Such a great paper. I use it in my classes.

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Andrew Heiss @andrew.heiss.phd · Aug 19

Updating my comparative public admin seminar class—which was decimated by AI last year—to maybe be a little more LLM-proof by adding a 20–30 minute start-of-class writing & discussion activity. Will it work? Who knows! Full details and PDF here: governancef25.classes.andrewheiss.com/assignment/c...

Worksheet called "Check-in and warm-up" with these questions:

1. Name and date
2. Check in asking about attendance and preparation with readings
3. Write 1–2 paragraphs about (1) what you most want to talk about from the readings today, and (2) why.
4. Write 1–2 paragraphs connecting this week’s topic and readings to a recent or current event.

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Candice Odgers @candiceodgers.bsky.social · Aug 25

Not surprisingly I have lots of thoughts on this. But in a nutshell, Yes, we should support teachers and no students should not be on their phones in class (unless they are integrated into the class plan or supporting learning), but, most teachers and schools had already solved this problem...

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Candice Odgers @candiceodgers.bsky.social · Aug 25

with phones in backpacks, lockers, or in holders at the back of the room. So the bans are doing little to change access to phones, are costing us lot of money (with these bizarre yonder pouches), time, and resources and are not solving any of the real problems that young people are facing - so...

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Candice Odgers @candiceodgers.bsky.social · Aug 25

the danger is that adults claim victory and believe they have saved the children, when in reality they have just kicked down an already open door and did nothing to support youth mental health (oh, and by the way, we are in the midst of an adult mental health crisis but keep pointing only at youth)

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Candice Odgers @candiceodgers.bsky.social · Aug 25

mikemales.substack.com/p/new-figure...

New figures quantify teenagers’ self harm. Once again, we’re hearing social media is to blame.

See if you can spot another reason why teens might be more depressed.

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Isabela @isabelagranic.bsky.social · Aug 25

More details on [the program here](liminal-learning.com/program). Liminal Learning is a nonprofit, aiming to provide 30% of its places on scholarship over its lifetime.

Liminal Learning

Liminal Learning offers a comprehensive “world-readiness” program that prepares young people (ages ~18–24 years) to thrive. Young people need strong friendships, a sense of agency, and trusted mentors...

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Isabela @isabelagranic.bsky.social · Aug 25

The yearlong program helps young people find their way in work, study, and life. We start with a weeklong retreat in the wilderness (Quest), and continues with online and offline programming. Check out some of the testimonials from our last cohort: liminallearning.substack.com

The Liminal Post | Liminal Learning | Substack

News and community updates from Liminal Learning — a collective launch into purposeful adulthood. Click to read The Liminal Post, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.

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Isabela @isabelagranic.bsky.social · Aug 25

We've got 5 scholarship places open for Liminal Learning's next cohort, starting October 19: liminal-learning.com/upcoming-que...!

Liminal Learning — Quests

A communal launch into purpose-driven adulthood. Immersive communal experiences built on evolutionary principles of play and experimentation.

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Vera Vine @veravine.bsky.social · Aug 15

‼️Academic job alert‼️ Our dept at Queen's University (Canada!) is looking to hire a TT assistant prof in clinical psychology... Applications due end of Sept! Re-posts very much appreciated www.queensu.ca/psychology/n...

Employment Opportunities | Department of Psychology

Available Positions Position Title Position Details Posting Date Closing Date Assistant Professor - Tenure-Track Appointment in Psychology

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Tom Hollenstein @tomhollenstein.bsky.social · Jul 23

one of the best books I ever read. read it twice.

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Daniel Ansari 🇨🇦 @numcog.bsky.social · Jul 8

Graduate students who have an offer to study in the US but are reconsidering or have been denied entry or current grad students who want to leave, then consider coming to Western University in Canada. Our University just launched a US-CAN Doctoral Excellence Program : grad.uwo.ca/finances/wes...

US-CAN Doctoral Excellence Award

Western University, in vibrant London, Ontario, delivers an academic and student experience second to none.

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Tom Hollenstein @tomhollenstein.bsky.social · Jul 14

Well I guess rivalries can be a force for good, eh?

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Julia M. Rohrer @dingdingpeng.the100.ci · Jul 7

It's a distinction from @kph3k.bsky.social's Genetic Lottery. I used it before even without talking about genetics; it catches a lot of the misconceptions that student have about what it means to call something a cause. Those misconceptions also led to a blog post: www.the100.ci/2024/06/26/s...

Thick and Thin Causation In the course of ordinary social science and medicine, we are quite comfortable calling something a cause, even when (a) we don’t understand the mechanisms by which the cause exerts its effects, (b) the cause is probabilistically but not deterministically associated with effects, and (c) the cause is of uncertain portability across time and space. “All” that is required to assert that you have identified a cause is to demonstrate evidence that the average outcome for a group of people would have been different if they had experienced X instead of Not-X. And the most convincing evidence that you know what might have been is to assign people randomly to X or Not-X. (The word “all” is in scare quotes here, because as any scientist of human behavior and society knows, actually isolating the variable of interest from the web of potential confounds, so that one can make an inference about causation, turns out to be an incredibly difficult and delicate operation.) I’m going to call this a “thin” model of causation.22 We can contrast the “thin” model of causation with the type of “thick” causation we see in monogenic genetic disorders or chromosomal abnormalities. Take Down’s syndrome, for instance. Down’s syndrome is defined by a single, deterministic, portable cause. To have three copies of chromosome 21, instead of two, is the necessary, sufficient, and sole cause of Down’s syndrome. The causal relationship between having three copies of chromosome 21 and Down’s is one-to-one, with the result that forward and reverse inferences work equally well. The cause of Down’s is chromosome 21 trisomy; the effect of chromosome 21 trisomy is Down’s. Having three copies of chromosome 21 doesn’t raise your probability of having Down’s; it is deterministic of the condition. And this causal relationship operates as a “law of nature,” in the sense that we expect the trisomy-Down’s relationship to operate more or less in the same way, regardless of the social mili…

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Candice Odgers @candiceodgers.bsky.social · Jun 20

…yes, AND we have also known that young people with mental health problems often report spending more time gaming and online. Instead of calling them addicted because of it, we should ask what they are searching for and what we can do to help them find what they need.

Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · Jun 19

"We have known for over a decade now that screen time is a flawed measure, but we continue to tally time spent on screens instead of asking how young people are spending their time online and why they want to be there"

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/h... @candiceodgers.bsky.social

Real Risk to Youth Mental Health Is ‘Addictive Use,’ Not Screen Time Alone, Study Finds

www.nytimes.com

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The Kingstonist @kingstonist.bsky.social · Jun 19

#ICYMI
The non-profit organization Liminal Learning is an educational response to the challenges faced by young people as they navigate towards adulthood, according to Kevin Bowers, co-founder and teacher at LCVI. #YouthSupport #YGK
Learn more: www.kingstonist.com/news/liminal...

Liminal Learning aims to help young people 'thrive in a world of flux' – Kingston News

(Kingston, Ontario) A new venture, based partly in Kingston, is aiming to support young adults in their journey toward independence, or “purposeful adulthood."

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Isabela @isabelagranic.bsky.social · Jun 9

Thrilled to share how Liminal Learning is helping young people launch into adulthood. Here, I explain the rationale of our hybrid (offline/online) learning model. www.youtube.com/watch?v=47nS...

If you're interested in joining us on a Quest, get in touch here: liminal-learning.com/upcoming-que...

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Tom Hollenstein @tomhollenstein.bsky.social · Jun 9

Visionary, timely, effective, AND based on well-known developmental principles!
Youth need something else beside multiple choice and status quo if they are going to thrive and work collectively on solutions we/they desparately need over the next generation.
Highly recommend. 5 stars

Isabela @isabelagranic.bsky.social · Jun 9

HELLO! Here's what I've been up to for the last 2 years! If you're 18-24 years old, come join us for a Quest!

Liminal Learning is preparing young people to thrive in a world in flux, together. We are focused on collective flourishing and it shows 🥰. Come see what's on offer: liminal-learning.com

Liminal Learning — Home

A communal launch into purpose-driven adulthood. Immersive communal experiences built on evolutionary principles of play and experimentation.

liminal-learning.com

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Isabela @isabelagranic.bsky.social · Jun 9

HELLO! Here's what I've been up to for the last 2 years! If you're 18-24 years old, come join us for a Quest!

Liminal Learning is preparing young people to thrive in a world in flux, together. We are focused on collective flourishing and it shows 🥰. Come see what's on offer: liminal-learning.com

Liminal Learning — Home

A communal launch into purpose-driven adulthood. Immersive communal experiences built on evolutionary principles of play and experimentation.

liminal-learning.com

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Tom Hollenstein @tomhollenstein.bsky.social · Jun 5

rivalry schmivalry 😉, we're all on the same team doing what we can for the collective. This is just the beginning.

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Tom Hollenstein @tomhollenstein.bsky.social · Jun 5

My Canadian university, Queen's, is offering TWENTY 4-year funded PhDs (40k CAD/yr) for a student of ANY citizenship who has been accepted at a top 100 US university but have had offer rescinded OR are reconsidering offer due to US policy.
Details found here👇

www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...

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Queen’s University is a globally engaged, research-intensive institution dedicated to attracting and supporting exceptional PhD students who will significantly advance our research mission.

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David A. Ellis @davidaellis.bsky.social · May 22

Like others, I dropped out of the process because it was bonkers. Beyond the specific topic, it illustrates major meta-scientific problems that include, but are not limited to, wasting resources and drawing inaccurate conclusions from the available data. www.science.org/content/arti...

Social media consensus paper causes social media uproar

Preprint reporting common ground among researchers on smartphones and teen mental health is premature and flawed, critics say

www.science.org

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Brian Nosek @briannosek.bsky.social · May 20

If I am reading this correctly, this version with a rational x-axis provides evidence for a different conclusion than the paper seems to offer:

A (slight) majority of experts say that there is any evidence at all for only one of the 26 claims investigated.

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Ruben C. Arslan @ruben.the100.ci · May 20

Here's a graph I made what it would look like if we took the maximal level of evidence everybody endorsed.

alternative plot with max level endorsed, including those who didn't rate claims

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Tom Hollenstein @tomhollenstein.bsky.social · Apr 8

This was a top-notch analysis!

If Books Could Kill @ifbookspod.bsky.social · Aug 8

Episode 31: The Anxious Generation

Is social media to blame for the teen mental health crisis? A middle-aged libertarian tells Joe Rogan that it is.

‎If Books Could Kill on Apple Podcasts

‎Society & Culture · 2024

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Koraly @drkoraly.bsky.social · Mar 31

Now out in Current Directions in Psychological Science--

The Wobbly Bits of Development: Variability, Fluctuations, and Synchrony as Temporal Markers Linking Temperament and Psychopathology

With @aliciavallorani.bsky.social & @kgunther.bsky.social

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

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