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Dorothy Vera Margaret Bishop is a British psychologist specialising in developmental disorders specifically, developmental language impairments. She is Emeritus Professor… more

Dorothy Bishop
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abalkina.bsky.social
I’m honored to be named one of Tagesspiegel’s “100 Researchers of Berlin” for 2025, featured in today’s category “Swimming against the current.” Grateful to be recognized alongside inspiring researchers who challenge convention and push boundaries
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johnhuww.bsky.social
“Memory, logic and problem-solving, cognitive dissonance and friction — we do not yet know the cost to our brains if we abdicate these abilities to an algorithm.”

www.thetimes.com/article/0aac...
Oxford students need diversity training ‘to protect free speech’
Professor Irene Tracey, the university’s vice-chancellor, stressed the importance of EDI on campus
www.thetimes.com
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alexwild.bsky.social
A textbook image I did a few years ago showing a trap-jaw ant (Odontomachus rixosus) with her mandibles held open and trigger hairs forward, and then in the closed position.

The snapping shut of the trap is one of the fastest measured animal movements.
A split-screen image showing (top) a face view of an elongated ant standing on a reflective surfave, facing us with toothy brown jaws held 180 degrees open, and (bottom), the same ant with jaws closed, the bluntly toothed tips held together.
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mehr.nz
JEP: General; Psych Science; Nature Human Behaviour
Photo of a Kansas City Chiefs press conference with Andy Reid, Travis Kelce, and Patrick Mahomes. Reid is wearing a gray suit and red tie with a lapel pin. Kelce is wearing a camp-style short-sleeved shirt with a bird print, along with a suede cap, and Mahomes is wearing a white collared shirt, a pink checkered double-breasted vest, and a pale pink tie.
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Reposted by: Dorothy Bishop, Brendan Nyhan, Gavin A. Schmidt , and 1 more

mrsbettybowers.bsky.social
Thanks, New Yorker
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Reposted by: Dorothy Bishop, Linda J. Skitka, Gerald Friedman , and 1 more

joncooper-us.bsky.social
Cartoon by @ivan-ehlers.bsky.social.
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by Dorothy Bishop

deevybee.bsky.social
my thought exactly - these vox pops serve no useful function.
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by Nancy Kanwisher — Reposted by: Dorothy Bishop, Joshua S. Weitz, Scott L. Greer , and 4 more

I am proud of MIT, where our branch of AAUP has voted unanimously to endorse this statement urging MIT leadership and the MIT Corporation to reject the Compact wholesale
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Letter Regarding Compact
MIT Chapter of the American Association of University Professors October 6, 2025 Statement on the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” MIT has been invited by the federal governmen...
docs.google.com
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Reposted by: Dorothy Bishop, Brigitte Nerlich

notjustdna.bsky.social
🥇 This year from The Journal of Immaterial Science – an "an open-access, beer-reviewed" “Satirical science journal, welcoming fictional research from all fields” – has awarded a medicine prize to Kennedy Jr for "taking bold action to reduce life expectancies in the USA".

H/T @krapnik.bsky.social
From The Journal of Immaterial Science @JImmatSci "BREAKING: The 2025 Noble Prize for Medicine has been awarded to RFK Jr. for “taking bold action to reduce life expectancies in the USA”. By undermining the health system, RFK Jr. has led the charge to combat the USA's aging population and prevent a pension crisis."
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by Dorothy Bishop

deevybee.bsky.social
wow! how amazing. Thanks to you all for taking this on - I am looking forward to reading it 😀
drelsje.bsky.social
Dr Elsje van Bergen @drelsje.bsky.social · 1d
💬 This paper grew from a special issue celebrating Professor @deevybee.bsky.social—four of us invited from different fields for a “scientific blind date.”

That spark became a truly interdisciplinary review.
📖 doi.org/10.31234/osf...

🖼️ writing retreat, Wellcome Collection (London)
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drelsje.bsky.social
💬 This paper grew from a special issue celebrating Professor @deevybee.bsky.social—four of us invited from different fields for a “scientific blind date.”

That spark became a truly interdisciplinary review.
📖 doi.org/10.31234/osf...

🖼️ writing retreat, Wellcome Collection (London)
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drelsje.bsky.social
🧩Learning to talk & read isn’t just about effort or teaching—it’s shaped by biology, experience & context

🧠Our new review links genetics, neuroscience, psychology & education to show why some children find language or reading easier.

📖 doi.org/10.31234/osf...

🖼️genes→brain→cognition→behaviour 🧵👇
Figure 2 in the review: Levels of analysis from genes and brain systems to cognition and behaviour. The child both influences and is influenced by parents through genetically shaped interactions, and by the wider school and social environment. Figure design by Neil Usher. Figure from this review paper: https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/w23yz_v1
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mikemelton.bsky.social
Goth band album cover.

Groove-billed Anis are fabulous birds. A type of cuckoo, this species lives in social groups of up to 10 birds and they collectively guard their territory and even share a nest together!

These birds were taking a break today at @tapirvalley.bsky.social to groom each other.
Five black birds perch closely together on a branch, their glossy feathers and long tails standing out against a blurred green forest background.
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garyhershorn.bsky.social
A 98 percent illuminated waxing gibbous moon rises behind the Empire State Building a day before the Harvest Supermoon as the sun sets in New York City, Sunday evening.
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mehr.nz
"the quickest way to get a collaborator to return edits on your manuscript is to write down their affiliation wrong" (ancient academic proverb)
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Reposted by: Dorothy Bishop, Richard S.J. Tol, Richard F. Catalano , and 2 more

jasonkander.bsky.social
I was a skeptic about the import of the Epstein files.

But 3 invasions of cities, one military buildup outside Venezuela, a government shutdown, and so many other things meant to distract have me convinced whatever’s in there is the biggest presidential scandal in U.S. history.
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hntdove.bsky.social
Hell of a thing to put next to a statue of Joan of Arc. (h/t David Pilling)
Fire extinguisher next to a statue of Joan of Arc
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by Dorothy Bishop

deevybee.bsky.social
you still believe in copy-editors? 🫤
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Reposted by: Dorothy Bishop, Michael Kevane

lbflyawayhome.bsky.social
“A full harvest moon is rising, though it is still only twilight”

Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
Writer: EL GrantWatson
A barn owl is perched on a wall at dusk. A full moon has risen in the still blue sky above a small village.
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Reposted by: Dorothy Bishop, John Kennedy, Ben Bond‐Lamberty

vargaslab.bsky.social
⭐️Nominate an Impactful Dataset

@agu.org invites you to nominate an impactful dataset!

📊Submissions will be considered for inclusion in an upcoming featured commentary published in AGU Advances.

Submit nominations by 20 October.

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

@agubiogeosciences.bsky.social
Nominate an Impactful Dataset
You are invited to nominate a dataset to be included in a commentary about the impact of Earth, space, and environmental data using the dimensions of people, planet, and prosperity. Selected submitter...
docs.google.com
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namwella1961.bsky.social
Bloomberg: Norway fears Trump's "revenge" over aggressive pursuit of Nobel Peace Prize.

It's always sad when you order Venezuelan boats be struck with deadly force, with no proof of drug running, and you get told to fuck off.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
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by Dorothy Bishop

deevybee.bsky.social
I saw it on big screen yesterday - wonderful stuff.

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numcog.bsky.social
Berlin
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yorkshirebylines.co.uk
'What if nearly all domestic waste could recycled into new items or, failing that, into aggregate which forms a substrate for new roads? ...Leeds is at the forefront of making this a reality, a recycling and energy recovery facility (RERF) based at Cross Green.'
From black bins to green gains: how Leeds transforms waste
Leeds’ recycling and energy recovery facility turns black bin waste into electricity, heat and even roads – cutting landfill for good
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
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Reposted by: Dorothy Bishop, Michael D. McDonald

paleofuture.bsky.social
Trump is very angry that Fox News has dared to interview a Democrat
Trump: Why is FoxNews and Peter Doocy putting on Democrat Senator Mark Kelly to talk about, totally unabated or challenged, Healthcare? The FAKE SPIN is so bad for Republicans that it is hard to believe that we WIN. It will be very unfair, in the future, when they don't have "TRUMP" to fight for them. Therefore, we should fix it, NOW! I'm watching this Interview. It just doesn't end. Fox should either get on board, or get off board, NOW, but at this point, it just doesn't make any difference to me. They suck up the Ratings because of us, and then spin them in the Democrats' direction. They refuse to put up Polls that correctly show me at 65% in Popularity, a Republican RECORD, but if I have a fake bad "Poll," many of which are done by Fox (One of the worst "Pollsters" out there is the FoxNews Poll), they put them up immediately, and with gusto. Republicans are so tired of this fight with Fox always trying to be so "politically correct!" Thank you for your attention to this matter. 1 ReTruth 5 Likes 10/5/25, 8:46 AM
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andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social
Toby Young calls for ban on people being sacked over historic offensive tweets - like those that cost him uni watchdog job - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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Reposted by: Dorothy Bishop, Kathleen Kennedy

adapalmer.bsky.social
Puffins return to Maine after half a century of absence. Eastern Egg Rock now hosts the only puffin colony in the United States, restored through decades of painstaking work after the birds were hunted out a century ago. buff.ly/RB0Ibz0
#ShareGoodNewsToo
How researchers restored a thriving habitat for Atlantic puffins in Maine
Atlantic puffins face an increasingly precarious foothold due in part to a loss of habitat and to troubles tied to warming ocean waters and climate change. But an effort off the coast of Maine…
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jimmusilpainter.bsky.social
My painting SEA SKY SUNRISE
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ianpchristie.bsky.social
Plus: I need an English acronym for my multi-university research programme bid. This needs to be more or less related to the subject matter, 4 letters long and not translatable as an obscenity in another language.
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Reposted by: Dorothy Bishop, Urška Demšar

alisonfisk.bsky.social
A 3,500 year-old Egyptian glass cosmetic jar with two little duck heads!

Glass was a relatively new material at that time, so this jar would have been a precious possession.

From Merit’s beauty case, found inside Theban tomb (TT8) of Merit and her husband Kha in 1906. 📷 Museo Egizio

#Archaeology
Museo Egizio Turin photo showing a small, dark-blue, core-formed, round glass jar which tapers in at the shoulders below the neck. It has yellow, white, and light blue festoon decoration trailed around the main body. There is a single yellow trail just below the neck of the jar. There is a dark-blue circular glass lid, the top of which is adorned with two dark-blue duck heads with yellow bills, a yellow trailed stripe on the top of each duck’s head, and indents for their eyes. The jar is displayed on a perspex (?) stand against a grey background. Glass jar dimensions: 7.6 cm x 9.6 cm. Core-forming is one of the earliest glassmaking techniques. Glassmakers shaped the body of the vessel around a core, wound colored trails around it. They then let the vessel cool and removed the core.
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