Reposted by EdzBehavioural Research UK (BR-UK) @behaviourresuk.bsky.social · 03/08/2025If you are applying to the BR-UK Commissioning Fund for an Accelerator Award, please make sure you are familiar with the frequently asked questions document. A word version of the application form is available from our website so you can use this to work offline if easier. tinyurl.com/y7sxzr46 101
Reposted by EdzJay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 29/07/2025Our information diet is shaped by a tiny sliver of humanity whose job, identity, or obsession is to post constantly Consuming too much of this diet can distort our perceptions, manipulate our emotions, and fuel intergroup conflict www.powerofusnewsletter.com/p/how-social...powerofusnewsletter.comHow social media distorts our perceptionsOur information diet is shaped by a tiny sliver of humanity whose job, identity, or obsession is to post constantly 25219
Reposted by EdzEliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 29/07/2025Again, why critical thinking skills are crucial in education. If people are bombarded with a constant stream of algorithmically selected content that engages them emotionally and we aren't equipping them with critical thinking skills from an early age then things like this are the inevitable outcome 21904256
Reposted by EdzThe King's Fund @thekingsfund.bsky.social · 29/07/2025Kindness & compassion should be a given in health & care work, but in a system under immense pressure they can’t be taken for granted. Take the time to learn what it means to learn with kindness & compassion with our course Warm up, included in ShiftWorks. buff.ly/fLEvhvC 012
Reposted by EdzMark Rubin @markrubin.bsky.social · 28/07/2025“Even the smallest contribution made towards a clearer understanding of one’s own position or that of one’s opponent – is a great success. A discussion which you win but which fails to help you to change or to clarify your mind at least a little should be regarded as a sheer loss” (Popper, 1994). 1195
Reposted by EdzEdz @edstupple.bsky.social · 28/07/2025Millionaire ‘man of the people’ Public school educated Didn’t vote for VAT on school fees Opposed to arming Ukraine and NATO Believes NATO provoked Russian invasion of Ukraine Eurosceptic 192
Reposted by EdzNature Reviews Psychology @natrevpsychol.nature.com · 28/07/2025Methodological considerations for social media intervention studies Perspective by Mariek M. P. Vanden Abeele, Stephen L. Murphy, Laura Lemahieu & Ernst H. W. Koster 🚨FREE🚨web access (with registration) until Aug 28: go.nature.com/45cerHT PDF: rdcu.be/eyaz8 0116
Reposted by EdzEliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 28/07/2025I'd be inclined to tax them even more - UK gambling industry launches summer charm offensive to head off tax rise www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comUK gambling industry launches summer charm offensive to head off tax riseExclusive: Lobbyists meet with ministers, and host a darts night with Labour advisers and MPs’ staff 1821931
Reposted by EdzEdz @edstupple.bsky.social · 27/07/2025Millionaire ‘man of the people’ Public school educated Didn’t vote for VAT on school fees Disagrees with arming Ukraine Opposed to NATO Believes NATO provoked Russian invasion of Ukraine Eurosceptic 021
Edz @edstupple.bsky.social · 27/07/2025Millionaire ‘man of the people’ Public school educated Didn’t vote for VAT on school fees Opposed to arming Ukraine and NATO Believes NATO provoked Russian invasion of Ukraine Eurosceptic 100
Reposted by EdzEdz @edstupple.bsky.social · 26/07/2025Millionaire ‘man of the people’ Public school educated Opposed VAT on school feels Disagrees with arming Ukraine Opposed to NATO Believes NATO provoked Russian invasion of Ukraine Eurosceptic 255
Reposted by EdzJeff Greene @jeffgreene.bsky.social · 26/07/2025"Despite such anthropomorphic language often being used...by the models themselves generating statements like “I believe” or “I hope,” it is implausible that these models possess anything like human beliefs, desires, intentions, emotions, or even the sense of self implied by using the pronoun “I.”science.orgWhy AI chatbots lie to usA few weeks ago, a colleague of mine needed to collect and format some data from a website, and he asked the latest version of Anthropic’s generative AI system, Claude, for help. Claude cheerfully agr... 052
Edz @edstupple.bsky.social · 26/07/2025Millionaire ‘man of the people’ Public school educated Opposed VAT on school feels Disagrees with arming Ukraine Opposed to NATO Believes NATO provoked Russian invasion of Ukraine Eurosceptic 010
Reposted by EdzPhilipp Schmid @philippschmid.bsky.social · 25/07/2025New paper on impact of #healthmisinformation with the amazing Hannah Bauer This meta-analysis aims to help fact-checkers identify dangerous misinfo and to help researchers plan studies on health misinformation. doi.org/10.1080/1041...doi.orgImpact of Exposure to Health Misinformation on Belief in Health Misinformation: A Meta-Analysis of RCTsHealth authorities have labeled health misinformation a major global health threat and academic scholars consider exposure to health misinformation a barrier to an individual’s informed decision-ma... 0117
Reposted by EdzEiko Fried @eikofried.bsky.social · 25/07/2025🇩🇪 3-year universal basic income (UBI) study, in which n=120 received UBI, n=1500 did not. Website is pretty neat, check it out for core findings. www.pilotprojekt-grundeinkommen.de/enpilotprojekt-grundeinkommen.deBasic Income Pilot Project / Study resultsWhat does a universal basic income really achieve? Find the results of the first long-term German study here. 410543
Reposted by EdzHenry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 23/07/2025Let's see Len McCluskey's response, but this looks completely outrageous. Tens of millions of members' dues wasted, by a man who claimed to represent working people. www.theguardian.com/politics/202... 912541
Reposted by EdzGaby Hinsliff @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social · 22/07/2025paper from @danneidle on the limitations of wealth taxes, which probably won't be popular on here but anyway taxpolicy.org.uk/2025/07/22/u... (NB 'wealth taxes aren't a magic wand' does not='no wealth taxes'; more 'don't pretend that that you won't also need mid to high earner taxes')taxpolicy.org.ukUK wealth tax: high risk and anti-growthClaims of £24bn from a UK wealth tax ignore delays, capital flight (£200–£500bn) risks to growth and employment. Data, country evidence & better reforms. 123611
Reposted by EdzGuyM @guym.bsky.social · 22/07/2025www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j... A feeling of real helplessness. All the World is capable of is gesture politics. We’re not going to stop mass murder in Palestine. Which means we won’t be able to stop it elsewhere.theguardian.comUK condemns Israel for depriving Palestinians of ‘human dignity’David Lammy joins ministers from 27 other countries in issuing call for immediate end to Gaza war 001
Reposted by EdzDan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 22/07/2025A UK wealth tax sounds simple: "tax the super‑rich, fund public services" But it's not. Our 16,000 word deep‑dive shows revenues are fragile, it puts growth, investment and jobs at risk, and there's no revenue before 2029. Here’s the evidence: 48277114
Reposted by EdzPaul Singh 🇪🇺🇬🇧 @paulsingh.bsky.social · 22/07/2025A great thread of wealth taxes - and the pitfalls of rushing in without understanding the basics 1144
Reposted by EdzJanine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 22/07/2025Some A+ lawyering in this excellent (and presumably extremely complicated to publish) story 29133
Reposted by EdzCillian McHugh @cillianmchugh.bsky.social · 21/07/2025And Accepted: The Moral Dilution Effect: Irrelevant Information Influences Judgments of Moral Character Started writing this one at a writer's retreat in 2022, very happy to get it over the line! Pre-print available: osf.io/preprints/ps...osf.ioOSF 092
Edz @edstupple.bsky.social · 21/07/2025Right, that’s enough fishing for today. Tomorrow’s blue sky will be bluer. The guy who wished my cancer would kill me quicker was a bit much, but you never know what you get from the compassionate left 000
Reposted by EdzMRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge @mrccbu.bsky.social · 21/07/2025Recent research from CamCAN shows that, when pulse pressure, the difference between systolic and diastolic blood pressure, gets too high, it can damage the brain’s “wiring” (white matter), making it harder to think fast and solve puzzles: doi.org/10.1161/HYPE... @camcan-2010.bsky.social 001
Reposted by EdzThe Dangerous Ones @thedangerousones.com · 19/07/2025🚨Boycott CBS CBS operates as a core division within the monopoly, Paramount Global which is: Showtime Comedy Central MTV VH1 BET Nickelodeon Paramount Network CMT TV Land Smithsonian Channel Pluto TV Paramount+ Spineless fucks! Boycott them all! 52376372800
Reposted by EdzEuropean Society for Cognitive Psychology @escop.bsky.social · 18/07/2025EWOMS (European Working Memory Symposium) Lyon, France 26-28 August 2026 The 2026 theme — Working Memory, Strategy, and Consciousness — aims to bridge traditional cognitive perspectives and neuroscientific approaches to working memory. Abstract submission deadline: 13 March 2026escop.euESCOP - EWOMS (European Working Memory Symposium)ESCOP is a dynamic scientific society that provides a venue within which current research in cognitive psychology and neighboring disciplines can be presented, discussed and encouraged. 01612
Reposted by EdzThe Institute of Cancer Research @icr.ac.uk · 19/07/2025Breast cancer test predicts relapse risk after just two weeks of treatment. The simple test, already approved for clinical use – could spare thousands of women with #BreastCancer unnecessary treatment. Read about the findings, published in @ebiomedicine.bsky.social ⤵️ www.icr.ac.uk/about-us/icr... 052
Reposted by Edz🇱🇹 4fouls @4fouls.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Former Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin was asked about a potential off-ramp for Russia to end the war in Ukraine. Her reply: LEGENDARY 512330
Reposted by EdzKevin Zollman @kevinzollman.com · 17/07/2025I did the thing you are never supposed to do. I wrote a (rough draft of a) textbook: Theories of Rational Decision It's technical, but from a philosophical perspective. It focuses on the normative theory but touches on some behavioral issues as well. raw.githubusercontent.com/kzollman/Rat...raw.githubusercontent.com 912523
Reposted by Edzmimij9.bsky.social @mimij9.bsky.social · 15/07/2025Rejoining the EU is not as straightforward as some think. That’s why Starmer’s approach is the best plan at this time. 2010729
Reposted by EdzPaul Singh 🇪🇺🇬🇧 @paulsingh.bsky.social · 14/07/2025Jeremy Corbyn can’t be bought. … except by Press TV & the Iranian regime. 114510
Reposted by EdzAlex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 14/07/2025"He just bombed a nursing home." [LAUGHTER] 3118073
Reposted by EdzLaura Charbit @lauracharbit.bsky.social · 07/07/2025👀 Just out in Thinking & Reasoning with @boissinesther.bsky.social @mts-raoelison.bsky.social @wimdeneys.bsky.social Curious how intuitive reasoning develops through adolescence? 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/eprint/KFH5K... Quick summary👇 2137
Reposted by EdzGuy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 14/07/2025Good to see in today’s nature & climate announcements from the govt: - Confirmation that Land Use Framework will be published later this year, with updated principles; - Restatement of 30x30 commitment & how we’re falling far short, action plan coming assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/687141... 0249
Reposted by EdzPrivate Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 14/07/2025It is now 18 months since the European boss of Fujitsu, which supplied the crap Horizon system and whose officials lied to sub-postmasters and to courts about it, accepted moral responsibility and said the company would cough up. Yet it still hasn’t handed over a bean. 🧵 1/2 7370157
Reposted by EdzGregg D Caruso @greggdcaruso.bsky.social · 13/07/2025A Neuroscience Account of Error Management Theory: Exploring the Evolutionary Foundations of Moral Blame | Are humans adaptively tuned to morally overblame? www.researchgate.net/publication/...researchgate.net(PDF) A Neuroscience Account of Error Management Theory: Exploring the Evolutionary Foundations of Moral BlamePDF | This project explores how and why natural selection drove the evolution of moral biases. Building on Error Management Theory (EMT), we test... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ... 0163
Reposted by EdzJay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 13/07/2025Only a small % of people engage in toxic activity online, but they’re responsible for a disproportionate share of hostile or misleading content on nearly every platform Because super-users are so active, they dominate our collective impression of the internet www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...theguardian.comAre a few people ruining the internet for the rest of us?Why does the online world seem so toxic compared with normal life? Our research shows that a small number of divisive accounts could be responsible – and offers a way out 21565215
Reposted by EdzPoliticsHome @politicshome.bsky.social · 13/07/2025“People don't realise the scale of the problem of gambling harm in this country.” Labour MP and former Royal Marine @alexballingermp.bsky.social spoke to @zoecrowther.bsky.social about why he wants the government to introduce sweeping gambling reforms and change the taxation systempoliticshome.comLabour MP Calls For Sweeping Gambling Reforms Fit For The 'Modern Internet Age'Labour MP Alex Ballinger has said that the government move to introduce a statutory levy on gambling is a “drop in the ocean” to tackle the harms c... 1014452
Reposted by EdzProf Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 13/07/2025This is tragic - please please vaccinate your children against measles! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... here is Indie SAGE report on preventable childhood diseases - including measles! Screenshot from report below. please share! independentsage.org/wp-content/u... 1/2bbc.co.ukMeasles: Child dies at Alder Hey Children's hospital as cases surgeSeventeen children have been treated at the Liverpool hospital for the virus since June. 13372180
Edz @edstupple.bsky.social · 13/07/2025‘Debate Me!’ demands the Stranger who doesn’t allow replies to their posts 000
Reposted by EdzChannel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 12/07/2025Children exploited by gangs to launder money ‘happening everyday’ – charity www.channel4.com/news/childre...channel4.comChildren exploited by gangs to launder money ‘happening everyday’ – charityThousands of young people are being exploited by criminal gangs to launder money, according to the Children's Society. 12813
Reposted by EdzMicah G. Allen @micahgallen.com · 13/07/2025Modern theories of emotion (especially “interoceptive inference”) often cite William James as a key inspiration. But what did James actually say about emotion, and is it supported by the data? Here’s a brief look at the core arguments and classic evidence. 🧵 58125
Reposted by EdzJohn Sutton @suttonprofessor.bsky.social · 11/07/2025Traditional indigenous Marshall Islands navigators join cognitive neuroscientists in cutting-edge research on the vast Pacific Ocean: our @memoryplace.bsky.social colleague @pfvelasco.bsky.social studying dynamic intelligence in action www.stir.ac.uk/news/2025/ju...stir.ac.ukScientists join indigenous Pacific sailors to investigate traditional navigation skills in the open ocean | About | University of StirlingScientists join indigenous Pacific sailors to investigate traditional navigation skills in the open ocean 0174
Reposted by EdzThe New Yorker @newyorker.com · 10/07/2025In a letter drawn from a posthumous collection of correspondence, published in 2019, the neurologist Oliver Sacks argued that society had no immunity to the seductions of digital life. “What we are seeing—and bringing on ourselves—resembles a neurological catastrophe on a gigantic scale,” he wrote.newyorker.comThe Machine StopsThe neurologist Oliver Sacks on steam engines, smartphones, and fearing the future. 712802755
Reposted by EdzJeff Greene @jeffgreene.bsky.social · 10/07/2025Use it or lose it: "on average, half of initial acquisition gains were lost for accuracy-based measures after 6.5 months of intermittent or nonuse, for speed-based performance measures after 13 months of intermittent or nonuse," #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky doi.org/10.1037/bul0... 022
Reposted by EdzBladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 09/07/2025Jeremy Vine using his 10 year old daughter to dodge tax. I'm pretty certain he doesn't want people to know about this. So be good! #Jeremyvine 52337229
Reposted by EdzGregory Norminton @gregorynorminton.bsky.social · 09/07/2025Office for Budget Responsibility: reaching Net Zero cheaper than we thought, not hitting it vastly more costly. You'd like to think this might get reported in our right-wing media, but it won't be.businessgreen.comOBR: Economic cost of climate change likely 'more severe' than previously thoughtRisks associated with climate change mitigation and damage could increase public debt by up to 74 per cent of GDP by 2073, OBR estimates 0168
Reposted by EdzProf Friederike Otto @frediotto.bsky.social · 09/07/2025About 1500 of the approx. 2300 people that will have lost their lives across 12 European cities last week would still live, if it wasn't for our burning of oil, coal and gas. If we care about the right to life, we need to stop burning fossil fuels. www.imperial.ac.uk/grantham/pub... 7396225