Kevin Riggs
@profriggsy.bsky.social
Experimental psychologist studying Theory of mind and knowledge processing. Used to be a drummer - still drink beer.
The way this whole story is playing out is deeply concerning And impossible to ignore that this time last week Farage, and Reform’s, funding was the only story in town Now Reform and its leader is playing the tune everyone else is dancing to www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Farage refused taxpayer-funded security because it was ‘inadequate’
Reform UK decided to continue providing its own protection for Nigel Farage, rather than ‘gamble with his life’, a spokesperson said
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This 1679 “Sabionari” Stradivarius is the only playable guitar by Antonio Stradivari left in this world.🤗 So take just a moment to hear a sound that’s well over 300 years old! @55SweetThing #globalmuseum #music #guitar #Stradivarius
Since I did do my PhD in cyanobacteria growth and treatment optimization modeling AND work in the water treatment industry, I’m gonna share my theory as to what’s happening here and how to fix it. People are focusing on the painted bottom of the pool increasing residual heat, and while that 1/19
derek guy@dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2mo agoRIP Mark Rothko. You would have loved how the hydrogen peroxide bleach is only turning the Reflecting Pool blue around the perimeter
sure a trillion dollars sounds like a lot but after tax that's only a trillion dollars
Said a spokesperson for chimps and elephants, "Fuck you, we're not a problem to solve" www.npr.org/2026/06/07/n...
Bumblebees have tiny brains but they can solve problems like chimps and elephants
New research suggests the fuzzy insects may be capable of spontaneously solving problems the way animals with much larger brains do.
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Meanwhile, pensioners who sat on pavements holding Palestine Action placards are being prosecuted under the Terrorism Act.
Brendan Harkin@brendanjharkin.bsky.social · 2mo agoThere is a video showing a crowd of men kicking in doors in Woodvale.
Such a tragic and terrible case. Henry's death is every parents worst nightmare. And it's about to get horribly weaponised by Farage which won't help his family one tiny jot. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Murdered student Henry Nowak 'did not die with dignity' says family
The family of murdered student Henry Nowak say knife crime should be treated as a "national emergency".
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I am a chef and I work in a restaurant and I have to create really fancy dishes for people. Everyone thinks that I must cook really fancy meals at home. I actually chuck fish fingers and oven chips in the air fryer and have them & beans. No way am I fannying about in my kitchen.
A stunning view of M51, also known as the Whirlpool Galaxy. (Credit: NASA/ESA and The Hubble Heritage Team STScI/AURA)
Does engaging with the arts help to slow the aging process? According to this new paper from Fancourt et al the answer is yes! Alas, the paper is actually unsuitable for such claims. Let’s examine by discussing how you'd establish whether arts engagement actually caused future health! 1/18 🧵
Does leisure activity matter for epigenetic ageing? Analyses of arts engagement and physical activity in the UK Household Longitudinal Study
AbstractBackground and Objectives. Over the past decade, ageing clocks have become widely adopted as important tools for understanding biological ageing an
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This sounds like a message for those who have stuck with Labour rather than for those who deserted them
Saw the front of the Telegraph in a shop a moment ago. It’s taking a report that 600k households are so poorly paid that welfare payments exceed wages and arguing that the problem with this is the welfare bit.
The BBC News talking about trump's utterly deranged post as being a indicative of" frustration on the part of the president ", shows them sanitising what is a truly disturbing and unhinged post by trump. Shame on them for such craven complicity. #bbcbias
The next EPS Meeting will be at the University of Essex from 1st – 3rd July 2026. This meeting will include the 33rd EPS Prize lecture and the 15th Frith Prize Talk. Portals for this meeting will open on Monday 13th April 2026 at 10am (UK time) and for at least 24 hours. eps.ac.uk/next-meeting/
Next Meeting
EPS Meeting: University of Essex. 1st – 3rd July 2026. This meeting will include the 33rd EPS Prize lecture by Melissa Colloff (and accompanying symposium organised by Markus Bindemann). This meeti…
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Good morning and welcome to Day One of #EPSNewcastle! Today features an ECR focussed workshop run by @drgbuckingham.bsky.social, talks, poster session, the 2026 EPS/BSA Undergraduate Prize Talk by Oliver Panther AND a networking event! eps.ac.uk/next-meeting/
Next Meeting
EPS Meeting: Newcastle University. Monday 30th March – Wednesday 1st April 2026. This meeting will include the 24th EPS Mid-Career Prize lecture by Elizabeth Jefferies (and accompanying sympo…
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"I got my PhD by writing prompts instead of doing research, I'm winning" got some bad news, there still no jobs and now you also know nothing
Disgusting and awful from Sheffield Hallum, and far from the first scandalous decision they've made. The leadership team should be shamed out of ever working in the sector again.
Margot Finn@eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 5mo ago'Teaching-only staff at Sheffield Hallam University are set to be moved into a subsidiary firm, leaving research intensive scholars the only academics still being employed directly by the institution.' Utterly inequitable & betrays a fundamental misunderstanding of the teaching/research nexus. 1/3
Just fascinating to see Blair, a man whose reputation was ruined by the Iraq war, advocate joining a war that is exponentially stupider and more chaotic. How is it possible to learn nothing from the worst mistake of your life?
I’m so fucking tired of hearing about Trump every fucking day..
I wrote an essay responding to Philip Goff's recent anti-science meme. Hopefully successful in clarifying the relationship between science and philosophy, and perhaps even changing the minds of some philosophers. walterveit.substack.com/p/to-hell-wi...
To Hell with A Priori Metaphysics
On the Relationship Between Science and Philosophy
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He has no idea who she is and she probably paid him for the photo opportunity. It’s a moment that’s devoid of any dignity. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Nothing says the ‘special relationship’ is over like this picture of Donald Trump and Liz Truss | Zoe Williams
It’s awkward, nobody seems to know what is going on, and the president’s thumb is at half-mast. It’s almost a metaphor for diplomatic relations between the US and the UK, writes Zoe Williams
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Letter to the FT that stingingly sums up Brexit and the shit creek we now find ourselves in. A terrible idea (naive, prejudiced and uninformed) that has deeply divided us and left us poorer and less secure… but unwilling to face up to the damage we’ve done to ourselves. While the EU moves on.
