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by Sam Illingworth — Reposted by: Michael Larkin, Steve Peers, Chris Hanretty

samillingworth.com
🧠 Alzheimer’s reversed in mice

A new study found that injecting nanoparticles can 'remind' the blood–brain barrier to function properly again, restoring normal brain activity in mice. Human trials could follow within years.

🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#SciComm #Alzheimers 🧪
Rapid amyloid-β clearance and cognitive recovery through multivalent modulation of blood–brain barrier transport - Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy
Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy - Rapid amyloid-β clearance and cognitive recovery through multivalent modulation of blood–brain barrier transport
www.nature.com
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by Michael Larkin

ipanalysis.bsky.social
'What could a self-regarding under-achiever possibly find to enjoy here?'
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garethwatkins.bsky.social
Imagine this happening in the UK and not having to sigh 'what do their parents do?' every time you hear about a new band. Wouldn't it be great to hear music from somebody who isn't directly related to the Lord Admiral Wythenshawe Bloodfeast MP, the Butcher of Bangalore?
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Reposted by: Michael Larkin, Shannon Vallor, Gavin A. Schmidt

clemens.vasters.com
Techmeme front page:
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by Michael Larkin

ipanalysis.bsky.social
Head-spinning day not quite over, but approaching the survivability horizon
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kexpmusicbot.bsky.social

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #MorningShow

Built to Spill:
🎵 In the Morning

#BuilttoSpill

▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify

▶️ Song/Cover on #Bandcamp:
In the Morning, by Built To Spill
from the album There's Nothing Wrong With Love
built-to-spill.bandcamp.com
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n-auchterlounie.bsky.social
"IT ABSOLUTELY WILL STOP!!!"
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by Michael Larkin

ipanalysis.bsky.social
Reported local flags to police a couple of weekends ago, for antisocial behaviour. Apparently the lamposts weren't damaged, so 🤷‍♂️. Shopowners took most of them down. And now here 🚨 are, just round corner, *supervising* next batch on a *cherrypicker*. Shameful. www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...
700,000 watch flags row as Raise the Colours team accused of 'spreading hate'
St George Cross and Union flags were attached to lamposts in Stirchley over the last week
www.birminghammail.co.uk
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hleehurley.com
"Welfare system should be a safety net, not a lifestyle choice... that’s why we will stop benefits for anxiety" Helen Whately, Shadow Secretary for State, work and pensions. Daily Mail.
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daryloconnor.bsky.social
New in Cogent Psychology

"Exploring young people’s experiences of a text-based support service: a qualitative analysis of the support that young people think is important in a suicidal crisis"

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10..... #suicide #intervention
Exploring young people’s experiences of a text-based support service: a qualitative analysis of the support that young people think is important in a suicidal crisis
Suicide is a global health priority. In the UK, suicidal ideation is highest in young people. Therefore, it is vital that suicide prevention resources, such as support services, are suited to young...
www.tandfonline.com
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Reposted by: Michael Larkin

jeffmueller.bsky.social
Naive as I may be…
#antifascism #fucktrump

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by Michael Larkin

ipanalysis.bsky.social
Vaingloriously. Easy fix ...
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Reposted by: Michael Larkin, Nandita Sharma, Will Jennings , and 9 more

drbenwhitham.bsky.social
Men in balaclavas set fire to a mosque in East Sussex last night. It's only appearing on the BBC's local coverage, rather than its main national headlines, despite coming just a week after the (also under-reported) firebombing of an asylum hotel in London last week
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Peacehaven: Fire at East Sussex mosque probed as 'hate crime'
Video appears to show two people in balaclavas at the mosque before a large blaze spreads.
www.bbc.co.uk
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Reposted by: Michael Larkin

drrobertchapman.bsky.social
Take a look at these events in Sheffield next month co-organsied by a friend.
thisdamnpassivesoul.wordpress.com/2025/09/26/f...
Feeling with theory / Neuroqueer music events
David Shannon and I are organising two events in Sheffield, both called Feeling with Theory: Exploring the Meaning of Music around Neuroqueer identities. More info on the respective links below, bu…
thisdamnpassivesoul.wordpress.com
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uobphenomenal.bsky.social
📣Announcing our Psychedelics, Phenomenology, & Mental Health seminar, 5.11.25, Birmingham and Online

Drawing on phenomenological perspectives, the workshop will bring together interdisciplinary scholars to discuss the potential of psychedelic experiences for addressing mental health challenges.
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rosedwards.bsky.social
Of interest to those of us who work in research teams
Navigating Consensus in Team-Based Qualitative Research: Challenges and Strategies for Rigorous Analysis | Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung / Forum: Qualitative Social Research
www.qualitative-research.net
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jonathancoe.bsky.social
"Still a handful of tickets left" (I think that's the preferred BlueSky euphemism) for my event here next Friday.
www.birminghamliteraturefestival.org/book-tickets/
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nstop.com
If you still need recs in the waning hours of Bandcamp Friday... I got ya. New CPS up now w/music fr artists/labels @glenndonaldson.bsky.social @lindymorrison.bsky.social @evernever.bsky.social @meritoriorec.bsky.social @indieordie.bsky.social @hiddenbayrec.bsky.social www.nstop.com/cycles-per-s...
Cover image for the October 1, 2025 edition of Cycles Per Second: purple-tinted illustration of a white-and-purple acoustic guitar floating over two disembodied hands, each clutching a mic stand Playlist for the October 1, 2025 edition of Cycles Per Second: Railcard - Narcissus Papernut Cambridge - Listen To It Rain All Day The Reds, Pinks & Purples - Trouble Don't Last (Geary ver) lars from norway - not anymore Strange Passage - Golden Rule Garden of Love - See Thru The New Eves - Red Brick Unmarry Me - Spanner In The Hurt Added Dimensions - See Through SnarskiCircusLindyBand - Since I Slept With You Everybody Wants To Sleep With Me KCIDY - Théorie Freshberry - The Merrily Blue Moon Fin Healy - invariance steven shoelace - Bugs Life Uranium Daughters - Authors Of Our Destruction
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by Michael Larkin

ipanalysis.bsky.social
My experience with non-Apple chargers suggests ... no, unfortunately.
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by Michael Larkin

ipanalysis.bsky.social
Postie brought Chat Pile, which is going to be a bit of a gear change after a week of constant Joan Shelley.

Reposted by: Michael Larkin

alcs.co.uk
The settlement website in the Bartz v Anthropic class action is now live: www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com.

It includes comprehensive information about the case and settlement, including a searchable tool to see if your books are included in the settlement and a claim form.
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Reposted by: Michael Larkin, Steve Peers, Jonathan Hopkin , and 2 more

queersatanic.bsky.social
Wow, the University of Washington's Psych 201 class does *not* play

go fuckin Huskies

Nazi UW students fuck off
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grrand-team.bsky.social
new paper from our wonderful team, experiences of #belonging of autistic AFAB students in mainstream secondary schools
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
“I Guess when a Lot of People Collectively Outwardly Don’t Like you, you Start to find a Dislike Within Yourself”: Experiences of Belonging Among Autistic Adolescents Assigned Female at Birth in Mainstream School Settings - School Mental Health
There is evidence that feeling a sense of belonging supports pupils’ social acceptance and is a protective factor against harmful psychological outcomes. Despite this, limited research has considered autistic girls’ belonging experiences in mainstream schools and what needs to change to facilitate belonging. Personal constructs and lived experiences of school belonging were explored using semi-structured interviews and personalised activities (e.g. drawings and poetry) with 18 autistic adolescents assigned female at birth (AFAB) in mainstream school settings. Participants were involved in the data analysis process as they commented on codes and themes. We generated three main themes from the data. Theme 1) “Wanting to feel seen and heard” focussed on the recognition and validation of the autistic experience and identity, and how understanding of autism informs practice. Theme 2) “Longing to belong” focussed on the young people’s experience of trying to develop relationships with others, their experiences of trying to fit in, and the impact that this had on them. Theme 3) “Sensory build-up results in shutdown” focussed on the overwhelming nature of the sensory environment in school, and the impact that this has on both the learning and social experience. All participants want to be externally valued, heard, and involved in the school community. However, aspects of masking, stigma and sensory experiences limit the girls’ belonging in school. Implications for professionals and future research are discussed along with recommendations. The latter can inform future school mental health policy and practice to create emotionally healthy school environments, in which autistic young people can be their authentic selves and have their best lives.
link.springer.com
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by Lisa Bortolotti — Reposted by: Michael Larkin

lisabortolotti.com
Very happy day! Ellie Palafox-Harris passed her viva with no corrections! She wrote a great thesis on #epistemicinjustice and delusions #philsky Proud supervisors @emas-b.bsky.social and I are delighted 😀 Here is an open access paper by Ellie: link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
Resisting Perceptions of Patient Untrustworthiness
A beneficial therapeutic relationship between a patient and their clinician requires mutual trust. In order to effectively treat someone, a clinician has to trust the patient’s reports of their symptoms, relevant experiences, medical history, and so on. Many...
link.springer.com
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by Michael Larkin

ipanalysis.bsky.social
Penalty that
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jon.inkle.co
Games have a huge culture problem. Steam is a scary website full of violence, semi-porn and nazi forum dudes. PlayStation foregrounds AAA only. No one outside the industry knows GOG exists. The app/play stores are grift upon grift. Nintendo feels close to functional at least but is walled
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by Ben H. Ansell — Reposted by: Michael Larkin, Michelle Everson, Jonathan Hopkin

benansell.bsky.social
All to avoid the shame of acknowledging the horrible, psychologically troubling truth. Labour has for a long time been a party of the PMC, by the PMC, for the PMC. It’s just, here’s the thing about the PMC. They are the electoral majority. And they are how Labour won, will win, and can only win. n/n
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by Ben H. Ansell — Reposted by: Michael Larkin

benansell.bsky.social
One thing I forgot to say when we began our journey into the PMC hellscape is that this benighted group, to blame for all ills of the world according to the oddly popular Labour memo, accounts for just over half of all employed voters. The old working class occupations? About twenty percent. 21/n
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jessofarabia.bsky.social
This piece by Samanth Subramanian on what happens when you lose the internet is great. I don't think many people realise how interconnected everything is now & how, without the internet, services fall apart.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/se...
Extremely offline: what happened when a Pacific island was cut off from the internet | Samanth Subramanian
A colossal volcanic eruption in January 2022 ripped apart the underwater cables that connect Tonga to the world – and exposed the fragility of 21st-century life
www.theguardian.com
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Reposted by: Michael Larkin, Jonathan Hopkin, Stephen Ryan , and 1 more

implausibleblog.bsky.social
Krishnan Guru Murthy, "Isn't it a bit insulting to say to an Indian doctor who is working 60-70 hours a week that in order to get settled status he's got to volunteer?"

Rachel Reeves, "We want people to contribute if they come to our country"

Labour have gone utterly bonkers
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