Ben Jane
@benjane.bsky.social
Snr Lecturer, MPH Prog Leader, #PhysicalActivity & #PublicHealth, #HealthPromotion, #ExerciseReferral, #EdTech. #Plymouth, not as much time on twitter anymore
Anyone up for a Folk Funk Friday? Here's a great cassette I bought from 'Jazzman' Gerald's stall in Camden Market around 30 years ago. It's recreated here Spotify ▶️ open.spotify.com/playlist/2gz... YouTube ▶️ youtube.com/playlist?lis...
My 17yo, Tom, is playing at Boardmasters for the third year running this weekend. Saturday @ 1130 with Sleaze Sunday @ 1240 with Sophie
Good morning from Plymouth! (...and my first 6am cycle for ages)
To celebrate his birthday, here's Paul McCartney’s Jukebox 1966, a playlist featuring tracks that he talked about in interviews or urged others to listen to at the time. The list was published in Steve Turner’s book Beatles '66: The Revolutionary Year ▶️👍👍 open.spotify.com/playlist/3op...
Paul McCartney’s Jukebox 1966
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Alexander Taylor died by "suicide by cop" after coming to believe OpenAI had 'killed' his ChatGPT girlfriend Juliet. He grabbed a knife and ran at police. His father used ChatGPT when writing his son's obituary. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/t...
They Asked an A.I. Chatbot Questions. The Answers Sent Them Spiraling.
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The soundtrack to my marking this morning has been this gem by Rosinha De Valenca
The RHS Chelsea Pathway garden looks absolutely stunning at Shekinah in its final home. Huge thanks to Allon and the Modular team, @projectgivingback.bsky.social @pathwayuk.bsky.social @uhpnhs.bsky.social @livewellsouthwest.bsky.social @plymouthcc.bsky.social
NEW PAPER. We review applications of self-determination theory to PA: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... •We review debates within the SDT literature and between SDT and other literatures •We offer suggestions for future SDT research stemming from advances in technology and behavioral science
Self-Determination Theory Informed Research for Promoting Physical Activity:Contributions, Debates, and Future Directions
In this review we evaluate the applications of self-determination theory (SDT) research to promote motivation for physical activity (PA) and exercise.…
sciencedirect.com
Today marks 37 years since the BBC did the greatest ever ‘Meet The Teams’ for the 1988 FA Cup Final. The graphics, the backdrop of the Wembley terraces, and the music from Top Gun makes this the most 80s thing you’ll see all day. Absolutely glorious.
OK, this is wild. In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them. It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*. What the HELL? 1/
This weekend's South-West Coastal Path walk was Talland Bay to Polperro
Highlights of my weekend were seeing my kids doing what they love best. No1 on stage, No2 in the sea
Understanding barriers to participation in group chronic disease self-management (CDSM) programs: A scoping review. Kessler et al (2023) doi.org/10.1016/j.pe... 🔍 Barriers & facilitators: Competing Commitments, Logistics, Perceptions of Illness, Health Service Gaps, Group Dynamics
My brother has just sent me a photo of some barley, wheat, and maize, but it's very low-resolution. I've asked him to send me an image that's less grainy.
📢 I've just updated my FREE student teaching and learning resource on CORE TRAINING. Included: 📄 Key research papers 📊 Lecture slides 🎥 Videos & more www.benjanefitness.com/performance/...
Systematic review of contemporary theories used for co-creation, co-design and co-production in public health. Messiha et al (2023) doi.org/10.1093/pubm...
The Corporate Playbook A self-serving myth insider.iea.org.uk/p/the-corpor... This from a think tank with well documented tobacco funding (who are also notoriously opaque in who else funds them) is a good read Typical of the genre 1/
The Corporate Playbook
A self-serving myth
insider.iea.org.uk
Misinformation represents a serious threat to individual and global health. We need to understand more about how susceptibility to misinformation is socially patterned so that it doesn’t deepen health inequalities, say Simon Williams and @profsanderlinden.bsky.social www.bmj.com/content/389/...
On Stuart Pearce’s 63rd birthday, a reminder of his final match as a player in 2002. Stuck on 99 career goals, an injury time penalty is given at Maine Road. Dave Beasant even tells Pearce he’s going to stand still. The scene is set to retire in style…
Excited to present at Uni of Liverpool’s Theme Park of Innovation 2025 conf 9/5/25 I’ll share how I’ve used gen AI to create innovative teaching & learning resources on Canvas VLE. Find out more here: 👉 www.liverpool.ac.uk/centre-for-i... #EdTech #GenAI #InnovationInEducation #CanvasVLE
