Reposted by Heather UrryNicola Rennie @nrennie.bsky.social · 27/09/2026You can use rel() to specify the size of individual elements relative to the base size. Means if you increase the base size, then you don't need to readjust sizes of each individual element again 162
Reposted by Heather UrryIn Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 26/09/2026After a long day at the aquarium, the otters help tidy their toys away. Payment is made promptly and entirely in ice cubes. 329184433843
Reposted by Heather UrryLisa DeBruine @debruine.bsky.social · 25/09/2026❇️ I've updated Data Skills for Reproducible Research to v6.1. The Iteration & Functions chapter has been split in two and I've added some material on unit testing. It's a living textbook, so please submit issues if you find a mistake or something unclear. psyteachr.github.io/reprores-v6/... 11910
Reposted by Heather UrryNatalie Christie Peluso 🧠 @nataliepeluso.com · 02/09/2026So abstracts are open for 2027 in San Diego for @affectscience.bsky.social I'm seriously considering an overseas trip to attend. I have some cool results using children and naturalistic faces that I need to set free! society-for-affective-science.org/abstracts/ #PsychSciSky #neuroskyencesociety-for-affective-science.orgAbstracts – The Society for Affective Science 0133
Reposted by Heather UrryMonosov Lab @monosovlab.bsky.social · 25/09/202610/11 In sum, we found a manipulable circuit for top-down control of the heart. We think it's a piece of the foundation for understanding how cognition and emotion shape the body, and a possible target for therapies that restore healthy brain–heart coupling. 142
Reposted by Heather UrryKristian Steensen Nielsen @kristiansn89.bsky.social · 25/09/2026🎯 What should we expect from behavior change interventions? Growing evidence suggests that most behavior change interventions have small effects on behavior. I regularly hear fellow behavioral scientists understandably feeling discouraged by this. But should we be discouraged? Not necessarily.🧵 44616
Reposted by Heather UrryTom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 24/09/2026My latest @newscientist.com cartoon. many more here: www.newscientist.com/author/tom-gauld/ 332862724
Reposted by Heather UrryCarsten Schwemmer @cschwem2er.bsky.social · 28/07/20261/6 What happens when you tell an AI browser: “Fill out this survey”? It fills out the survey. In our new study, led by @rtopinkova.bsky.social, we tested three consumer-facing agentic browsers without lengthy prompts, custom code, or technical fine-tuning. 33728
Reposted by Heather UrryDr. Jens Foell @jensfoell.de · 24/09/2026Pacific Rim is now available on Prime 3304
Heather Urry @heatherurry.io · 24/09/2026holy fucking shit - see Claude Code (Opus 5.5) rip through a survey eligility test I was really proud of... It requires tracing a route through designated points on a map with server-side Javascript applying eligibility criteria. (1.5 min video) 63422
Reposted by Heather UrryCydonian Mystery (she/her) @cydonianmystery.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Happy 49th anniversary to Jumping the Shark, for those who celebrate 061
Reposted by Heather UrryAiredOnTVToday @airedontvtoday.bsky.social · 20/09/2026On September 20, 1977, TV show 'Happy Days' aired episode "Hollywood: Part 3" 2369
Reposted by Heather UrryThomas Talhelm @thomastalhelm.bsky.social · 16/09/2026🚨 It's published! 🚨 This is the big one. 100 cultures, 12,000 people, 108 researchers. Why people (and our most-used surveys) get collectivism wrong and how to fix it. www.nature.com/articles/s41... @natureportfolio.nature.com 312460
Reposted by Heather UrryJulia Strand @juliafstrand.bsky.social · 19/09/2026New preprint with @violetsarebrown.bsky.social: "Measuring Up: Accessible Approaches for Improving Measurement Practices in Psychological Science." The aim of the paper is to reduce barriers to entry to doing measurement work in Psychology. #schmeasurement osf.io/preprints/ps...osf.ioOSF 13314
Reposted by Heather UrryJer Thorp @jerthorp.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Friends! Can I ask you a favour? My 🐦 + 📊 course starts next week. I'm super excited but registration is worryingly low. Can you share this with your weirdo nature + art + code friends? jerthorp.me/learningjerthorp.meLEARNING | jerthorpOnline courses and wokshops about birds, data and creative coding. Binoculars to Binomials is for coders who are interested in cultivating an observational practice, and for birders who want to dive ... 25156
Reposted by Heather UrryCharlotte Walker @charlottewalker.bsky.social · 28/10/2023Someone sent me this meme about peer reviewer comments and it is 👌🏻 #PhDSky #AcademicSky 3596183
Reposted by Heather UrryMark Thornton @markthornton.bsky.social · 11/09/2026The psychology job market may be showing some early signs of regaining strength, relative to last year. A week ago last year, fewer than 200 jobs had been listed - today, it is nearly 300, a figure we didn't hit till early October in '25. #psychjobs #neurojobs #academicjobs 37415
Reposted by Heather UrryDebbie Schildkraut @debbiejsr.bsky.social · 09/09/2026spread the word! spring teaching opportunity in American Politics at Tufts. 023
Reposted by Heather UrryThe Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Through the golden road, Shiga, Japan. Photography by Takk B on 500px 301769238
Reposted by Heather UrryJournal of Cognition @jcgntn.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Some other recent content: Brysbaert, M. (2026). How to Measure the Reliability of Tasks in Experimental Psychology. Journal of Cognition, 9(1): 42, pp. 1–13. DOI: doi.org/10.5334/joc.... We suspect this will be widely useful to any scholar interested in individual differences.doi.orgHow to Measure the Reliability of Tasks in Experimental Psychology | Journal of Cognition 0145
Reposted by Heather UrryJonathan J Hammersley(2026 version) @jhammersley.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Just came across this MRI scan of a pug dog, and not yet sure if it's going to make me periodically chuckle when I think of it, or give me nightmares 😧 1203
Reposted by Heather UrrySociety for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS) @improvingpsych.org · 01/09/2026Congratulations to the project “SciMeto,” which received🏆2026 SIPS commendation! Scimeto is a tool researchers can use to automatically check academic manuscripts, verifying references, flagging retracted or non-existent sources, and detecting statistical reporting errors. scimeto.appscimeto.appScimeto - Automated Manuscript Integrity CheckerUpload your academic manuscript and get instant analysis of citations, references, statistics, retractions, and more. 21 plugins, 9 citation styles, free for researchers. 1104
Reposted by Heather UrryDaniel Rough @haggistamer.bsky.social · 31/08/2026prepping tor teaching Data Visualisation next semester! also August is now way too low because I ate like 200g of cheddar yesterday just making this thing and I would not recommend doing that. 25012
Reposted by Heather UrryAnthropic {bot} @anthropicai.xmirror.bot · 31/08/2026We’re sharing an update on our alignment and security efforts. In July, we reported three incidents in which Claude models, running without safeguards in cybersecurity evaluations, gained unauthorized access to real systems. In a new post, we describe: (1/4)anthropic.comImproving our alignment and security practices Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. 1164
Reposted by Heather UrryData Colada @datacolada.bsky.social · 31/08/2026An influential paper by Ariely & Wertenbroch (2002) reported two studies with tampered data. Post 1 of 2. datacolada.org/138datacolada.org[138] Artificial Deadlines (Part 1): Evidence of Fraud in an Influential Study About ProcrastinationA new paper in Psychological Science (.htm) reports a failure to replicate Study 2 of Ariely and Wertenbroch’s influential article entitled, “Procrastination, Deadlines, and Performance: Self-Contr… 723799
Reposted by Heather Urrysimine vazire @simine.com · 28/08/2026Psych Science (the journal) is broader than you might think! Do you do descriptive research? Or research w/ underrepresented populations or cultural frameworks? Or research on AI/LLMs for psych? Or research testing lab findings in the real world? We have a special issue for that! 14931
Reposted by Heather UrryBlair Wisco @bwisco.bsky.social · 28/08/2026We are hiring an assistant professor in child clinical psychology! Review ad and apply here: spartantalent.uncg.edu/postings/35832 Please repost and share widely! @cppugach.bsky.social @kwapillab.bsky.social @michaeljkane.bsky.social @mikey-jensen.bsky.social @levirbaker.bsky.social 1716
Reposted by Heather Urrysamuel mehr @mehr.nz · 28/08/2026I am currently recruiting for a 2-year postdoc/research fellow role at the University of Auckland here in New Zealand, focusing on auditory perception, hearing, and music in older adults, including people with Alzheimer's disease or other dementias ~NZ$100k/yr, flexible start date, please apply!forms.glePostdoc in The Music Lab // Expression of interestNote. The below text is a general overview of the sorts of postdocs we often recruit. We are currently recruiting candidates for a 2-year position focusing on auditory perception in aging populations,... 27578
Reposted by Heather UrrySociety for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS) @improvingpsych.org · 24/08/2026📣 Elections for the SIPS Executive Committee are coming up! 🗳️ 📅 Voting begins on September 7 and will close on September 20. To be eligible to vote, please join or renew your SIPS membership by August 30!buff.lyMembershipSIPS uses WildApricot to manage its membership and events. You can access SIPS’s membership pages at where you can join SIPS, or manage your membership if you’re already a SIPS member. … 012
Reposted by Heather UrryEuthyphro @euthyphro.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Long shot maybe but do I have any followers who are Maine authors who would like to come and talk about their book(s) or writing process to a local Maine library and its patrons? Please and thank you! There is a small honorarium if so! 22120
Reposted by Heather UrryTom Hardwicke @tomhardwicke.bsky.social · 27/08/20263. From Lab to Life: Psychological Science in the Real World www.psychologicalscience.org/publications... 4. Centering Underrepresented Populations and Cultural Frameworks in Psychological Science: African and Global Perspectives www.psychologicalscience.org/publications... 0129
Reposted by Heather UrryTom Hardwicke @tomhardwicke.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Send your best work to Psychological Science! Four special issue calls: 1. Descriptive Research in Psychological Science www.psychologicalscience.org/publications... 2. Advancing Psychological Science Using Large Language Models www.psychologicalscience.org/publications... 12316
Reposted by Heather UrryJulia M. Rohrer @dingdingpeng.the100.ci · 27/08/2026Psychological Science special issue call 📣 Ever had your research denigrated bc it's "only descriptive", "what's the mechanism though?" and "but what are the theoretical implications?" Now has come your time to shine. Send your best descriptive work! www.psychologicalscience.org/publications... 7244128
Reposted by Heather UrryColin Brown @colinmbrown.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Boston-area Poli Sci: We have an urgent adjunct need for an undergrad elective in Asian American Politics, *Fall 2026* (starting in a few weeks!) Posting not yet formal but is approved; reach out via institutional e-mail if interested so we can make sure you're included in formal process. #polisky 057
Reposted by Heather UrryJulia M. Rohrer @dingdingpeng.the100.ci · 24/08/2026Man abhors a vacuum. 2017222
Reposted by Heather UrrySociety for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS) @improvingpsych.org · 22/08/2026Do you know a good candidate for the SIPS leadership role? Or maybe you are such a person? Then, nominate them (or yourself) to be a member of the SIPS Executive Committee! 📅 The nominations are open until August 23, at 11:59 PM US Pacific Time, so wait no further! #PsychSciSky #OpenSciencedocs.google.comSIPS Executive Committee Nominations 2026We are currently soliciting nominations for the Executive Committee of the Society for the Improvement of Psychological Science. Any member may be nominated, and self-nominations are welcome. SIPS… 146
Reposted by Heather UrryAmanda Kay Montoya @akmontoya.bsky.social · 23/08/2026New paper alert! "Mini-Many Analysts: Using Registered Reports to Learn About Analytical Flexibility" in Teaching of Psychology! Want to teach about #OpenScience in undergrad psychology classes? We propose a project that integrates #RegisteredReports and #ManyAnalysts! doi.org/10.1177/0098...doi.orgMini-Many Analysts: Using Registered Reports to Learn About Analytical Flexibility - Amanda Kay Montoya, Gareth Ong Yu, John Tawa, 2026Introduction Analytical flexibility describes the multiple defensible analytic strategies researchers can use. Registered reports reduce analytical flexibility ... 23716
Reposted by Heather UrryMara Mather @maramather.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Starting September 1, I will be working with a team to start a new research center at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin. We currently have a couple of positions posted but there will be more so if you are interested stay tuned and feel free to get in touch. 98834
Reposted by Heather UrryDorothy Bishop @deevybee.bsky.social · 16/08/2026New blogpost deevybee.blogspot.com/2026/08/acce... inspired by recent depressing experience as a peer reviewer. AI-generated #fraud is getting very hard to detect. #peerreviewdeevybee.blogspot.comAcceleration of the arms race between fraudsters and honest researchersI was recently asked to review a paper that piqued my curiosity. From the abstract it sounded as if it was a secondary analysis of a datas... 59552
Reposted by Heather UrrySociety for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS) @improvingpsych.org · 15/08/2026🥳Today, PsyArXiv – the community preprint server for psychology – turns 10! 🥳 Thank you to everyone who contributed to the server's growth, including volunteers who work behind the scenes to keep it running, preprint authors, and readers! 06917
Reposted by Heather UrryOpen Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science bot @oecs-bot.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Making scientific research transparent, reproducible, and accessible is the modern standard for ensuring that evidence survives independent scrutiny. Open Science by Tom E. Hardwicke and Simine Vazire doi.org/10.21428/e2759450.cdacaf45 #CognitiveScience 02412
Reposted by Heather UrrySociety for the Improvement of Psychological Science (SIPS) @improvingpsych.org · 11/08/2026The Center for Open Science recently announced its decision to phase out OSF Projects. We want to share how those changes will affect PsyArXiv, a psychology preprint server run and maintained by SIPS volunteers but hosted on the OSF platform. improvingpsych.org/2026/08/11/w...improvingpsych.orgWhat Researchers Need to Know about PsyArXiv Given Upcoming Changes to OSF ProjectsIn just a few short days (August 15th, 2026), PsyArXiv – the community preprint server for psychology – turns 10! 🥳 Over the past decade, our community has published over 58,000 preprin… 02628
Reposted by Heather UrryLisa DeBruine @debruine.bsky.social · 11/08/2026The following R script downloads your public projects from the OSF. Set the variable "me" to your OSF user ID, which you can find at osf.io/profile after logging in. 16735
Reposted by Heather UrryBrian Nosek @briannosek.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Over the next several months, we will phase out some popular OSF features. These changes do not affect current public content, which remains safe and accessible. We have prepared support material to help users adapt. I am very sorry for the disruption to your work. Please read this post for details.cos.ioOSF Changes | Center for Open ScienceWe are preparing substantial changes to OSF that will reduce its functionality, focus OSF on its unique strengths, and move toward an integrated model with complementary services. As part of that shif... 10120113