#AcademicSky #PsychSciSky Writing a paper now. Seeing links in the literature I'd not seen before. Feel like a detective! Sorry, but WHY on earth would I want to turn this over to AI? This is what it's all about!

#AcademicSky So true. But also: same applies to scientists learning stats & software.

#AcademicSky I'd feel more comforted by this argument if student skills and comprehension (and writing) weren't in decline.

The Conversation U.S.@us.theconversation.com · 10h ago

Actually, Gen Z is still reading. Reading just doesn't look the way it used to. There’s print books, audiobooks, fan fiction, comics and stories on digital platforms. theconversation.com/what-the-pan...

#AcademicSky #AcademicPublishing #PsychSciSky Hardworking author, to Reviewer #2 👇

#AcademicSky #PsychSciSky #AcademicPublishing Me, when people ask me why I publish null findings.

"the firearm death rate among American children (age 0-17) is 72 times higher in the US than in the UK" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... Yes, that's 72 *TIMES* higher gun death rate among children.

The US public is fed up with RFK Jr. To really ‘make America healthy again’, it should look to Europe | Devi Sridhar

Americans are dying younger than Europeans, despite being the wealthiest people on the planet. Wellness fads won’t change that, says public health expert Devi Sridhar

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When I adjust the y-axis to make my study look awesome

#AcademicSky #PsychSciSky @ellisjrosen.bsky.social (artist) An introvert's depiction of Hell.

An analysis of leading meat and dairy industries shows that 98% of their environmental claims contained elements of greenwashing. faunalytics.org/unsustainable-promises-greenwashing-in-the-meat-and-dairy-industries/

Unsustainable Promises: Greenwashing In The Meat And Dairy Industries - Faunalytics

The meat and dairy industries often use a misleading tactic known as greenwashing to appear more eco-friendly than they are. An analysis of 33 leading companies shows that 98% of their environmental claims contained elements of greenwashing.

faunalytics.org

I see people (let's face it, men) who cut their grass twice, not once. Or cut their lawn on an angle. Etc. Is there ANY evidence that any of this helps grass grow? I can't imagine grass cares, or has memory of how it was last cut! (and yes, it matters, bc lawn mowers ==> greenhouse gases)

#AcademicSky Academics, you want to find collaborators that make you feel like this when you work with them

#AcademicSky #PsychSciSky #CBC Radio has been talking a lot about the last few days about how to get youth #reading more. Time to re-up this poignant cartoon

Gordon Hodson@gordonhodsonphd.bsky.social · 5mo ago

#AcademicSky We keep acting like it's a mystery how to teach #reading. Centuries of improving literacy already shows that we know how. Hate to say it, but some of it involves simply getting back to basics. And parents modelling reading behaviour.

#AcademicSky #PsychSciSky For the record, I don’t study social justice related topics because it makes me "feel good". In contrast, it makes me feel bad. Constantly reminded of the negative sides of human nature, the inequality, the dehumanization, disregard for welfare of others, etc.

Started the day with an interview with Lithuanian radio. As so often when I am interviewed by non-English speaking media, the interviewer was a highly competent woman. Is there any research on the gender-distribution of English-as-a-second-language, particularly among academics and journalists?

#AcademicSky Says something about our Plagiarism Culture that people thought they could get away with this. Look at that image! Could it be any more Peppa? www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

Children’s animation series Wolfoo found guilty of copying Peppa Pig

Judge orders removal of all Wolfoo videos from online platforms after finding ‘prolific’ copyright infringement

theguardian.com

#AcademicSky Paper categorizes not publishing null finding as a QRP Agree with that? I mean, there's several forms, including ✳️ suppressing inconvenient finding ✳️ knowing field won't publish the null ✳️ personal uncertainty about the null ✳️ coauthor disagreement ✳️ limited resources/time

#AcademicSky #PsychSciSky #OpenScience In survey of Swiss animal researchers, of those who responded, only 10% had used pre-registation. And 39% had NEVER HEARD of pre-registration!! journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...

A survey of researchers’ attitudes to preregistration in animal research reveals multiple perceived barriers to adoption

Preregistration is a promising and potentially impactful Open Science practice, but remains uncommon in animal research. This survey of animal researchers’ experiences, attitudes and barriers toward p...

journals.plos.org

PLOS Biology@plosbiology.org · last wk.

#Preregistration supports #OpenScience, but is uncommon in animal research. This Meta-Research study by @hannowuerbel.bsky.social reveals that despite known benefits, perceived bureaucracy, time costs and inflexibility hinder adoption. 🧪#AcademicSky @unibe.ch @swissrn.bsky.social plos.io/4pL0tXq

#AcademicSky #PsychSciSky #AcademicChatter Now seems a good time to remind ourselves: Dr. Fauci has an academic track record that is phenomenal! Envied, I'm sure, by almost all scientists. scholar.google.com/citations?us...

The next time billionaires say they'd leave the country if we had the audacity to tax them like regular people, we should take them up on that.

#AcademicSky We talk a lot on here about AI-relevant concerns. But we should be talking more about gambling. Wow, that's a TON of money spent on risky activity. What could go wrong? fortune.com/2026/07/26/g...

Gambling becomes America's favorite pastime as Americans spend more on sports bets than movies, arts, museums, and music combined | Fortune

Americans wagered $166 billion on sports last year, more than Hollywood, the music industry, books, and museums combined.

fortune.com

This is likely the only time "Mediation, Moderation, and Conditional Process Analysis" will be offered online during the 2026-2027 academic year. 10% off tuition for graduate students, 20% off for members of @canadianpsychology.bsky.social For more info: haskayne.ucalgary.ca/CCRAM/mediat...

Call for Student Proposals - Bea Wickett Award The Dr. Bea Wickett Award supports initiatives that promote mental health and well-being within elementary and secondary education in Canada. Read full RFA and apply: buff.ly/iDjo0Em

#AcademicSky Lots of Americans are scrambling to learn more about socialism. You might start with looking at why powerful elites feel so threatened by it.

#AcademicSky #PrejudiceResearch New study finds experimental perspective taking on prejudice reduction has some limits (and works less well on highly prejudiced people) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.... (I'm not keen on authors referring to prejudiced people as "principled" though).

#AcademicSky Interesting question re Democrat silence www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... There certainly is sexism on the left (and it predicted voting against Clinton 2016): www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Why are Democrats so quiet about the Tate brothers? | Moira Donegan

The party’s silence shows how broadly male supremacist thinking has seeped into the conventional wisdom of political strategists

theguardian.com

#AcademicSky Keep eating chicken? Expect more explosive butts. www.theguardian.com/food/2026/ju...

Industrial chicken farming accelerating spread of diarrhoea bacteria, study finds

Intensive nature of modern chicken farming creates ideal conditions for campylobacter, allowing bacteria to evolve

theguardian.com

A long-undiscerning public will not notice much difference between AI-slop and the human-slop it's become accustomed to, methinks.

Damon Beres@damonberes.com · last wk.

A lot of people are reading AI-generated fiction without realizing it—"stanning" it on TikTok and Instagram, even—though in fairness a lot of people have been doing the same with what might be considered human-written "slop" as well, for quite some time

#AcademicSky #AcademicWriting #AcademicChatter Today I successfully downgraded my writing plans for summer. Phew. What a day of writing that was.

#AcademicSky If there's one thing I know about human nature, it's that we'll wake up to this catastrophe too late to stop it. (we're already too late to "stop" it; question now is can we slow it enough to save life on this planet)

Political Cartoon Gallery@politicalcartoon.bsky.social · last wk.

Ben Jennings on southern Europe’s wildfires @Guardian – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com

Ben Jennings on southern Europe’s wildfires @Guardian – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com