Chelsea Kisil
@chelseakisil.bsky.social
McGill MA EdPsy Learning Sciences in eMuis and MILES labs; Conference Chair for McGill's EGSS; Interested in SRL and emotions; Passionate about research utility and research-community relationships; RPs ≠ endorsements
Lily Emmanuel developed fatigue, brain fog, breathing problems and multi-system illness after suspected COVID. Years of fluctuating disability led her into Long COVID research, where she now helps shape clinical trials. fnih.org/patient-enga...
Long COVID Struggle Inspires Interest in Medical Research | FNIH
Grappling with Long COVID as a high school freshman changed everything for Lily Emmanuel. Over time, this led to an enduring interest in science and research.
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Your occasional reminder that being the first person to study a specific area is not a rationale for a study. It may be the first because the entire field decided that it is not worth doing.
When reality surpasses fiction! Top: fictional forecast for August 2050, broadcast by French TV in 2014 to warn about the consequences of global warming. Bottom: Real French forecast for yesterday, June 22, 2026.
Maybe helpful for others here, too A: “You cannot prove the student used AI to write” B: “No need to. It suffices to show that the text is disconnected from and/or misrepresents the cited literature.”
Iris van Rooij 💭@irisvanrooij.bsky.social · 4mo agoSomething that may be difficult for non-experts to grasp is that experts can recognise when a student’s text is not meaningfully connected to cited literature in the expert’s area of expertise.
We cut down the trees and then wonder why the Earth is getting hotter. The shade we destroyed yesterday is the heat we are suffering from now. A tree is not just wood—it is oxygen, rain, cool air, shelter, and life. Plant trees. Protect forests.
Devastating. How the hell does this help people trust science? And why should they?
Michael Okun@michael-okun.bsky.social · 4mo agoOver the last month I saw that human editors are now stripped of control. I could no longer stop the system from auto-inviting "reviewers" with zero relevant expertise. Even worse - the AI began actively revoking the invitations I manually sent out to actual, qualified experts.
Ah, yes. My favourite mountain to climb: the one where I get to put kids in the hospital for how sick they become after consuming my products.
Annie Waldman@anniewaldman.bsky.social · 4mo agoBefore my visit, Raw Farm's founder Mark McAfee told me he's a trailblazer: “I’ve put a couple kids in the hospital, and they have been sick, but they recovered," he said. "But here’s the thing: I’m a pioneer. And I’m going against the grain here. I’m climbing a mountain they say you can’t climb."
A blanket ban is not the way to go. Instead, we need regulations for these companies that create better, safe experiences for users. Regulate tech, not kids. For those in Canada, check out @smgrimes.bsky.social great work on this. Links below.
Ottawa planning social media ban for children under 16 — The Globe and Mail
Platforms that meet new safety standards could be exempt from the ban, source says
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Has such a great time presenting my MA thesis, volunteering, and attending sessions at the 2026 @canadianpsychology.bsky.social convention in Montreal!
I just returned from two back-to-back conferences. Students, I noticed that a lot of your slide decks had an oddly similar layout structure and I was able to confirm in conversations that these were AI-generated/assisted. Some thought about this for your own professional development: 🧵
It’s official. Canada’s AI strategy is out. Our G7 policy report on children and AI and our AI in education tip sheet are perfect resources for this moment. Let’s set the right course! www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Carney unveils national AI strategy, says it prioritizes safety, reliability, sovereignty | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney officially unveiled Canada's long-awaited artificial intelligence strategy on Thursday, saying his government's approach will ensure the technology is built with safety, rel...
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Excellent news! Nature is expanding Registered Reports to all the fields in which they publish! A great result by all those proposing this strong solution to publication bias and selective reporting (and getting expert feedback before data collection)! www.nature.com/articles/d41...
How can we help children become smarter, safer, and more critical internet users? 🌐In a recent CJAD interview, Prof. Krista Muis discussed the importance of teaching digital literacy skills early and how to recognize misinformation: mcgill.ca/x/5mb #digitalliteracy
Krista Muis Interviewed about Teaching Digital Literacy to Kids
Prof. Krista Muis’ digital literacy research helps children separate facts from fiction online by identifying credible information sources, using better search techniques, and improving cognitive skills....
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“You think [your hypothesis] just fell out of a coconut tree? You exist in the context of all in which you live and what came before you.”
The whole “who actually reads all the papers they cite?” discord is crazy because what do you MEAN I could have written this dissertation on vibes?!?!? I read so much lit the past four years that I gave up on leisure reading—because I had to get up to speed on preclinical AND clinical lit.
We just got approved to hire a teaching professor in Quantitative Methods! This is the *very* rare tenure track teaching position at Berkeley. I'll be chairing the search committee. Official job ad coming later this summer!
Not just lobbying! our new paper maps 27 mechanisms of regulatory capture used by Big AI + 11 narrative framings that rationalise capture. “Big AI’s Regulatory Capture: Mapping Industry Interference and Government Complicity” will be presented at #FAccT2026 next month arxiv.org/abs/2605.068... 1/
My colleagues and I are launching a new study this week about weight-stigmatizing experiences during pregnancy and post-partum, and I am SO excited. Lots of planning. Lots of RQs. Qualitative and quantitative data incoming. A dream!
73% of mothers with kids under 18 are in the workforce. More than flowers or brunch, working moms need: -Paid family leave -Equal pay -Universal childcare -Universal healthcare (But get your mom flowers, too)
Designed and ran my first ever workshop this evening! Guided fellow graduate students through valuable conference networking strategies. Had them practice interrupting conversations for clarification and reflect on their systems for long-term network growth.
"Writing a single paragraph often required reading dozens of papers, abandoning weak ideas, and slowly learning how to synthesize evidence into something coherent. It was difficult, frustrating, and time-consuming. But that difficulty was not incidental. It was how scientific thinking was formed."
Society for Scholarly Publishing@scholarlypub.bsky.social · 5mo agoGuest Post – When Thinking Is Outsourced: A Warning from a Scientist Trained Before AI - The Scholarly Kitchen
Guest Post – When Thinking Is Outsourced: A Warning from a Scientist Trained Before AI - The Scholarly Kitchen
Guest Post – When Thinking Is Outsourced: A Warning from a Scientist Trained Before AI - The Scholarly Kitchen
Today's guest post sounds an alarm about the use of AI in research and warns that no amount of computational efficiency can compensate for the loss of our capacity for human thought.
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NIH Director's stump speech lists stats on how it's hard to be early career & proposes no solution past "elevate new ideas" while he slashes our opportunities. If you're a scientific org inviting him & don't point this out, I'll assume you don't care about us. deevybee.blogspot.com/2026/04/that...
Yes. All of that has a purpose. And we're teaching students they don't but also that their own brains don't need to develop those skills.
witchy raerae 👍🧙🏻♀️ ❌👑@rachaelnevins.bsky.social · 5mo ago“Use AI to brainstorm but not to write.” “Use AI to help you outline but not to write.” These are commonly proposed as “ethical” ways for undergrad students to use AI, but I’m sorry, brainstorming & outlining are just as integral to writing as the actual construction of sentences.
Gi-normous meta-analysis using individual participant data from international large-scale assessments shows math anxiety negatively related to math achievement. Cognitive & affective facets of math anxiety more negatively related than worry. #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky doi.org/10.1037/bul0...
