The unfolding world cup fiasco illustrates and reinforces some of my reluctance to attend any USA based conferences at the moment. Conference organisers take note. Hosting in USA arbitrarily excludes many scholars that the USA "doesn't like" because of their passport

UL's Dr Siobhán Griffin & Dr Cillian McHugh have collaborated with researchers across the globe to investigate the replicability of social & behavioural science research. The new study is the most systematic, cross-disciplinary replication effort of its kind to date. www.nature.com/immersive/d4...

I'm generally anti-AI but sometimes I'm lazy and use it as a kinda enhanced search engine. Turns out it's no good for that either. Both Higgins and Murphy won the snooker today apparently

Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez: “Today more than ever, it is essential to remember that one can be against a hateful regime as is the case with the Iranian regime…and at the same time be against an unjustified, dangerous military intervention outside of international law.”

"100 Ways Catherine Connolly Disgraced Ireland In Her First 100 Days As President" https://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2026/02/20/100-ways-catherine-connolly-disgraced-ireland-in-her-first-100-days-as-president/

“100 Ways Catherine Connolly Disgraced Ireland In Her First 100 Days As President”

OUR RESIDENT sage Bill Badbody assesses all the ways Catherine Connolly has failed Ireland since she took up the presidency 100 days ago. It gives me absolutely no pleasure to say I was right when I …

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Ireland should not play UEFA games against Israel. We should demand Israel are banned from the competition. Sign and share the petition if you agree my.uplift.ie/petitions/fa... @uplift.ie

FAI Boycott Israel Games!

Ireland should not play UEFA games against Israel. We should demand Israel are banned from the competition. Sign and share the petition if you agree

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Let's be clear here folks. Trump established the "Board of Peace" to stand in opposition to the United Nations. As opposed to the whole world having a say in the rebuilding of Palestine, Trump and cronies get to decide. This is a massive scam and horrific result of the genocide by Israel with Trump.

David Dayen@ddayen.bsky.social · 6mo ago

I am pretty used to corporate self-interest, but even I'm shocked by what Ellen Ioanes dug up about the Board of Peace and its designs in Gaza. prospect.org/2026/02/09/b...

🔴 Gaza | Feb. 18 2 Palestinians were killed by Israeli gunfire in Bani Suheila, east of Khan Younis, on Wed., the 1st day of Ramadan, as Israeli forces continued striking areas across Gaza despite the ceasefire, Palestine Online reports. On Tue., 12-year-old Youssef Rasem Asaliya was killed in...

Drop Site@dropsitenews.com · 6mo ago

A 20-year-old Palestinian man was killed Wed. after Israeli forces opened fire east of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, WAFA reports. Muhand Jamal al-Najjar was shot near the Bani Suheila roundabout, according to the news agency’s correspondent. His killing brings the number of Palestinians killed...

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'Apartheid now exists': In the West Bank, new Israeli regulations stoke Palestinian fears of annexation

“The measures on the ground constitute annexation in every sense of the word,” the Palestinian governor of Hebron told NBC News.

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Israel lobby sells stolen Palestinian land to Australian investors https://michaelwest.com.au/israel-lobby-sells-stolen-palestinian-land-to-australian-investors/ #Auspol

Israel lobby sells stolen Palestinian land to Australian investors

The Australian Jewish Association is promoting an Israeli real estate scheme selling stolen Palestinian land to Australian investors.

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Unlike some other news sources, Al Jazeera continues to report on Gaza: Israel is still killing Palestinians.

Gaza | Today's latest from Al Jazeera

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I've joined UpScrolled. If we follow each other here let's also follow each other over there. I'm @ cillian share.upscrolled.com/en/user/f96f...

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This is just the start of the backlash

Authors withdraw from festival after Palestinian Australian author dropped

After Randa Abdel-Fattah was dropped from Adelaide Writers' Week by the Adelaide Festival Board, a slew of authors, including Michelle de Kretser, have withdrawn from the event.

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“Birzeit reiterates its call on international organizations, human rights institutions, and media outlets to assume their moral and legal responsibilities by taking immediate action to expose these ongoing violations against Palestinian higher education …” www.birzeit.edu/en/news/stat...

Statement from Birzeit University on the Israeli military invasion of its campus and shooting of students

As part of its ongoing assault on Palestinian life and institutions, the Israeli occupying army carried out a military invasion of Birzeit University during official working hours, at a time when the ...

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“Babies Are Freezing to Death in Gaza. Israeli Policy and the World’s Inaction Are to Blame”

Babies Are Freezing to Death in Gaza. Israeli Policy and the World’s Inaction Are to Blame

The world must stop treating the word “ceasefire” as a guarantee of safety when Gaza’s residents remain under fire, under siege, and under conditions that guarantee more suffering and heartbreak.

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So much for Donald Trump Peace Plan for Gaza The Gaza government media office reported 738 violations since the truce took effect on October 10, including 205 shootings at civilians, Blair dropped from US Gaza governance plan after Arab objections - Dailynewsegypt share.google/lbmtpzZrzEe6...

Blair dropped from US Gaza governance plan after Arab objections - Dailynewsegypt

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has been excluded from a proposed role in administering Gaza under US President Donald Trump’s plan to end the war, due to strong objections from Arab and Isla...

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This year, in response to GenAI concerns, I made one of my assessments a recorded presentation. Currently grading them, and so far, this has been one of the most enjoyable grading sessions I've had. Finally some good from GenAI

It’s really hard to defend industry academic collaborations with meta as earnest, if they’re internally burying evidence of harm. www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

“Are we the baddies?”

Joe Bak-Coleman@jbakcoleman.bsky.social · 9mo ago

It’s really hard to defend industry academic collaborations with meta as earnest, if they’re internally burying evidence of harm. www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

We've all been thinking it. The data is in. Pro-Israel bias in the media is rampant. No info on @news.rte.ie but I doubt they'd fare much better. mediabiasmeter.com/framing-gaza...

© 2025 Media Bias Meter. All rights reserved.

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Even when we try to think harder, we still excuse ourselves. 🧠 A new study by Katarzyna Miazek & Konrad Bocian finds that the self-interest bias—judging bad acts as less wrong when they benefit us—persists even under time pressure or mental load. Fixing it may require awareness, not just willpower.

a woman in a purple shirt is standing in front of a wall and looking at it .

ALT: a woman in a purple shirt is standing in front of a wall and looking at it .

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The attack marks the latest of nearly 400 Israeli violations of a US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

Deadly Israeli attack on Gaza brings death toll since ceasefire to 280

The attack marks the latest of nearly 400 Israeli violations of a US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

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Gaza's Health Ministry says Israeli attacks also wounded 77 people, fuelling panic across the war-ravaged enclave.

Israel kills at least 28 Palestinians in wave of Gaza ‘ceasefire’ attacks

Gaza's Health Ministry says Israeli attacks also wounded 77 people, fuelling panic across the war-ravaged enclave.

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Brazilian president pushes for a 'roadmap' away from fossil fuel use, but countries remain divided on key issues.

Brazil’s Lula faces obstacles in push for agreement at climate summit

Brazilian president pushes for a 'roadmap' away from fossil fuel use, but countries remain divided on key issues.

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The air attack in the Bani Suheila area, east of Khan Younis, comes a day after Israel killed 30 people across Gaza.

At least 3 people killed in Israeli air attack on house in southern Gaza

The air attack in the Bani Suheila area, east of Khan Younis, comes a day after Israel killed 30 people across Gaza.

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The co-action effect is a thing. But what's the mechanism for this fascinating form of social influence?

Cillian McHugh@cillianmchugh.bsky.social · 9mo ago

We replicated one of the oldest experiments in Psychology (Triplett, 1898) as a registered report. Children completed a task faster in pairs than when they were alone. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

FAO anyone teaching an introductory social psychology module.

Cillian McHugh@cillianmchugh.bsky.social · 9mo ago

We replicated one of the oldest experiments in Psychology (Triplett, 1898) as a registered report. Children completed a task faster in pairs than when they were alone. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

We replicated one of the oldest experiments in Psychology (Triplett, 1898) as a registered report. Children completed a task faster in pairs than when they were alone. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

A replication of Triplett’s ‘social facilitation experiment’ - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - A replication of Triplett’s ‘social facilitation experiment’

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Siobhán M. Griffin@siobhangriffin.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Arising out of discussions in @csi-research.bsky.social we conducted a Registered Report replicating Triplett’s (1898) experiment with over 400 children, showing children completed the task faster when paired with a coactor, compared to competing the task alone rdcu.be/eQwAE 1/3

We also found carryover effects, as well as gender and age effects - highlighting the importance of considering these factors in designing future studies examining social facilitation and/or competitive coaction. Thanks to @erc.europa.eu and @ehsfacultyatul.bsky.social for funding 2/3