Over 1 billion tonnes of food is wasted by humans every year, at a cost of US$1 trillion. But food waste is a solvable problem. AI solutions are helping individuals & businesses ensure that more of the food produced is eaten rather than thrown away. See how: ow.ly/SMPh50YACWa

Miniature brain models reveal varied electrical activity in different types of autism

Miniature brain models reveal varied electrical activity in different types of autism

Miniature brain models grown from human stem cells show that different genetic forms of autism spectrum disorder produce vastly different patterns of electrical activity, revealing how various mutations alter neural networks.

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Visuospatial experience shapes the form of gestures: Blind speakers gesture with more precise spatial tracking of motion than sighted speakers. New paper by @ezgimamus.bsky.social , Mounika Kanakanti, @shoakamine.bsky.social, @asliozyurek.bsky.social. doi.org/10.3758/s134....

Visuospatial experience shapes the form of gestures: Blind speakers gesture with more precise spatial tracking of motion than sighted speakers - Psychonomic Bulletin & Review

Co-speech gestures emerge from the interaction between visuospatial experience and speech formulation, but what happens when visual experience is absent from birth? Blind individuals gesture in ways consistent with their native language, albeit they gesture less frequently. However, nothing is known about whether their gesture form differs from that of sighted individuals. Using computer vision technologies, this study examines whether gesture kinematics are shaped by visuospatial experience. In an auditory motion-description task, we analyzed spontaneous path-only gestures – depicting motion trajectories – produced by 20 congenitally blind, 21 blindfolded, and 21 sighted Turkish speakers. We assessed the gestures’ alignment with actual motion paths, along with duration and size. Blind participants produced gestures that were more precisely aligned with the motion trajectories, as well as larger and longer. These findings show that altered spatial cognition in blindness enhances gesture precision. The study underscores the role of sensorimotor experience in shaping gesture form.

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Why should developmental scientists care about genetics? Genes and environments are intertwined. Accounting for genetic influences helps us estimate environmental effects more accurately and identify better intervention targets Alexandra Starr about our new work at #SSSR2026 osf.io/preprints/ps...

In this #OpenAccess paper, Narda Ontiveros et al. aimed to increase the understanding of the association between #ADHD symptoms and time spent in physical activity and sedentary behavior in children. Read the full JCPP Advances paper to learn more. https://bit.ly/4vVlZeg

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Background Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms are associated with adverse health outcomes; this may be partially due to unhealthy lifestyle factors such as low physical activit...

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In this podcast, we explore how early childhood vocabulary links to later educational outcomes & why socioeconomic inequality continues to shape children’s life chances, even when ability appears similar. With Dr. Emma Thornton & Prof. Danielle Matthews. https://bit.ly/4eW2BrE

Summer doesn't feel like summer any more ☀️ It is now an obstacle course of trying to stay cool, and to keep the most vulnerable members of our communities alive. Yet fossil fuel companies keep cashing in! It's time to make them pay!

Extreme heat, fossil fuels and survival: how we protect people in a heating world - Greenpeace International

Heatwaves from France to Pakistan are hitting bodies, minds, food systems, ecosystems and biodiversity. Fossil fuels lit the fire. Here is how we protect people and limit the damage.

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“It’s time to make oil giants pay up to repair the climate breakdown they’re driving. Think how many fire and flood defences we could build, or how many solar panels we could install, if big oil paid their fair share in taxes.” www.theguardian.com/business/ng-...

Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis

Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage

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*2026 El Niño Ahead by a Mile* It’s remarkable for us scientists to witness El Niño’s evolution. If you had asked us if something like this was possible a year ago, it would have been a definitive no. But here we are… already more than 1C (& 3 months) ahead of the next strongest episode in 1997… 1/

Progress on climate and inequality keeps stalling — not from a lack of solutions, but from how we make decisions. A new paper from members of the Club of Rome makes the case for citizen assemblies and sociocracy as ways to hand democracy back to the people. Read: vist.ly/5dm5r

Oppressive heat. Species extinctions. Pollution-choked skies. This will continue and worsen unless humanity takes drastic steps to end a series of mushrooming environmental crises, finds #GEO7. See more: https://unep.org/news-and-stories/story/without-big-changes-what-environment-will-look-2050

Monday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the 12th lowest on record (JAXA data)... • about 10,000 km² below the 2010s mean • about 840,000 km² below the 2000s mean • about 1,680,000 km² below the 1990s mean • about 2,440,000 km² below the 1980s mean More: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...

The average surface temperature is currently about 1.2°C above the 1850-1900 average. Every fraction of a degree of warming matters. Here is why it is so important not to exceed 1.5°C. United Nations explains: https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/science/climate-issues/degrees-matter

Muovi näkyy merissä ja ravintoverkoissa monella tavalla. Syken tutkijat Maiju Lehtiniemi ja Outi Setälä avaavat mm. muovin kemiallisia haittoja, mikromuoveja, sääntelyä ja kierrätystä Signaali-podcastissa. Ota kuunteluun syväsukellus muoviaiheeseen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3h4...

#85 | Upotamme maapallomme muoviin. Miten meidän käy, tutkijat Maiju Lehtiniemi ja Outi Setälä?

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Highly informative article about the recent record-breaking heat and wildfires in Europe. It dives into the science about the causes, quoting several experts. Worth reading! www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...

Europe pays the price in a summer where heat went off the charts

Stefan Rahmstorf was holidaying in southern France when he came face to face with the climate future he has tried to fight.

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𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲: What really happens after teacher burnout? Our research shows reintegration is complex, personal, and often overlooked. Here's what schools can do to support teachers. #EdSci #TeacherBurnout https://blog.eera-ecer.de/teacher-burnout/

Teacher burnout - Lessons from the aftermath

In the aftermath of teacher burnout, a critical phase is often overlooked - the return to the classroom. How schools and leaders can help.

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"It will get worse and worse and worse to the point where, I’m afraid, we’ll be passing the limits of adaptation.” Johan Rockström spoke to @nytimes.com about the fires in Europe. “What’s happening means that we should increase our ambition level, not reduce it.” nytimes.com/2026/07/29/w...

Summer of Heat, Fires and Storms Is a Reckoning for Europe on Climate

The continent is experiencing some of its biggest fires and highest temperatures ever. Residents are fleeing, leaders are struggling to respond and “it will get worse,” one climate expert said.

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Congrats to PhD student Robannie Sumner her first paper (from her Hons research - and open-access) 🎉🎉🎉 "Dyslexia, school-connectedness, depression, and anxiety during the transition from primary to secondary school" @lizzjhill.bsky.social @lalyp.bsky.social (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...)

Dyslexia, School‐Connectedness, Depression, and Anxiety During the Transition From Primary to Secondary School

Children with dyslexia are at elevated risk of depression and anxiety. The transition from primary to secondary school may be particularly challenging given increased educational demands. Past resear...

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Europe has gained momentum in policies on circular economy. It also has a 12% circular material use rate. The gap is real. Closing it means scaling circular business models in ways we haven't - yet. Lars Fogh Mortensen of the European Environment Agency breaks it down: vist.ly/59ihb

Teenagers are spending as much time on social media as they would for a full-time job. Girls are spending 35+ hours a week on social media and boys are close behind. If they keep it up, the average teen will spend more than 10 years of their life doomscrolling www.oecd.org/en/publicati...

Wildfires affect communities, ecosystems and the atmosphere worldwide. Driven by weather, climate and human factors, they threaten lives, worsen air quality through smoke pollution and contribute to climate impacts. What you need to know: wmo.int/themes/wildfires

Understand the challenges of identifying factors that promote resilience following #ACEs in observational research from @jessiebaldwin.bsky.social at our fantastic upcoming conference on #AdverseChildhoodExperiences. Book now. bit.ly/4dSwxD9

Adversity, Protection, and Prevention: Rethinking Childhood Experiences Through New Evidence

Explore how adversity, protection, and prevention shape child and adolescent mental health at this ACAMH expert conference on Adverse Childhood.

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It is much simpler: We know what we emitted since we know how much fossil fuel has been burned. And that’s twice as much as has accumulated in the atmosphere. So nature hasn’t been a source but a sink: oceans and forests took up half. And that’s also observed fact. www.climate.gov/news-feature...

How do we know the build-up of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is caused by humans?

Fossil fuels are the only source of carbon dioxide large enough to raise atmospheric carbon dioxide amounts so high so quickly.

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Economists have a name for what's coming to your grocery bill: #climateflation. This summer's heatwave will push European food prices harder than the war that closed Hormuz. Bread first. Then meat. Then your mortgage rate. I dug deep. Worth your time. www.forbes.com/sites/we-don...

Why Climateflation Will Drive Food Prices More Than War

Economists expect this summer's heatwaves to drive 2027 food prices more than the Iran war. Climateflation, explained: from your grocery bill to your mortgage rate.

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Tärkeitä näkökulmia! "Meidän pitäisi uskaltaa kysyä, mikä on se yhteiskunta, mitä me tällä teknologialla haemme, Ruckenstein sanoo." yle.fi/a/74-2023811...

Professori tekoälystä: ”Päättäjiä viedään kuin pässiä narussa”

Professori Minna Ruckenstein kritisoi teknologia-alaa naisten vähättelystä: ”Me miehet ollaan tässä hoidettu nämä kovat koodi- ja raha-asiat”.

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It's no longer just a passing #heatwave; it's a persistent state, made more than five times more likely by the impact of human-driven #climatechange. @climatecentral.org

Bordeaux, France, has now recorded more days above 40°C in 2026 alone than during the entire 105-year period from 1920 (when observations began) to 2025. This is deeply shocking.

#GlobalHeating greatly increases #wildfire risk. That‘s been established scientifically for a long time (see IPCC reports) but has now been shown again for the current fires 🔥 in France and Spain in a new World Weather Attribution study. www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-chan...

Falk Huettig, Senior Investigator at the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, was featured in a major two page interview with Süddeutsche Zeitung, one of Germany's leading national daily newspapers. Read our full news item here: www.mpi.nl/news/falk-hu...

📄 Preprint: osf.io/dt647 🧮 Great collaboration led by Lotta Sieppi and @mtorppa.bsky.social, together with Daria Khanolainen, Eija Räikkönen, Jenni Salminen, Tuire Koponen, and myself. @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social @ntrbiopsy.bsky.social @mcls-official.bsky.social @mclstrainee.bsky.social 2/2