Reposted by Michael LarkinDave Moloney @davetothegrave.bsky.social · 28/07/2026I don't have many followers here, but for those of you doing qualitative work on transcripts I cannot recommend Zotero enough. Just import your file as a .pdf and you can highlight, annotate, tag, and make connections between transcripts. Took me a long time to find something that works so well! 033
Reposted by Michael LarkinSean Walters @seanwrite.bsky.social · 8h1972 song Sonderangebot" ("Special Offer") by iconic German Kosmische band Neu! Produced by Klaus Dinger and Michael Rother with Conny Plank. From the band’s self-titled debut album. #Kosmische #Krautrock m.youtube.com/watch?v=p4fm...m.youtube.comNEU! - SonderangebotYouTube video by groenlandrecords 1277
Michael Larkin @ipanalysis.bsky.social · 7hIt's always amazing to me how many people there are who either just don't like music, or who like it in a way (e.g background noise) that dislocates it from any sort of meaningful cultural exchange with the people who make it. This is just a new form of that phenomenon. 101
Reposted by Michael LarkinCharlotte Albury @charlottealbury.bsky.social · 8hI’m hiring social scientist with experience in #qualitative research methods and process evaluations to work with me and the friendly, supportive, team at @oxprimarycare.bsky.social on a trial looking at flu vaccines in adults. More info here - my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...static.klipy.comAğla Elvan: Pikachu Says Join Us!ALT: Ağla Elvan: Pikachu Says Join Us! 041
Reposted by Michael LarkinRebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 17hThis was fun , especially liked the enthusiasm for science communication www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...bbc.co.ukBBC Radio 4 - The Life Scientific, Gillian Forrester on gesturing gorillas, babbling babies and the origins of human languageProfessor Gillian Forrester on how we became the walking, talking great apes we are today. 082
Reposted by Michael LarkinABC News Australia @news.abc.net.au · 29/09/2026How TikTok content is spreading contraception misinformationabc.net.auTikTok 'experts' spreading misinformation about birth controlAs people on TikTok share negative views and misinformation about hormonal contraception, the algorithm rewards the engagement these videos generate. 023
Reposted by Michael LarkinTheodore Grunewald @tedgrunewald.bsky.social · 29/09/2026JCO for the win. 231439221
Michael Larkin @ipanalysis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026It's been October forever already and it's not even October yet. Is this a record? 030
Reposted by Michael LarkinLisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 29/09/2026Omg The Philosophy Garden is on TikTok #philsky #philosophyforeveryone #edusky #philosophy 042
Reposted by Michael LarkinOlivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ @olivia.science · 28/09/2026are we finally going to accept it's all a scam, a "mechanical turk", it's all humans? 717854
Reposted by Michael LarkinSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Times this morning. Me in December last year. It was pretty damn obvious this would happen to anyone who did the maths. samf.substack.com/p/the-oversh... 22696195
Reposted by Michael LarkinJodie Russell @jelliedsours.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Just wanted to share a picture from this week’s “Self in the Social World” conference in Heidelberg where I had a lot of fun nerding out about RPGs and mental health (so much so, I talked through the Q&A time) Also wearing my critical roll t-shirt to be on brand 💅 152
Reposted by Michael LarkinThe Mental Elf @thementalelf.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Perinatal mental health support in England used to stop when a baby turned one. GP records from 2m+ pregnancies: 5.9% had recorded mental illness in year two, over half new. 📂 Need is likely higher. Not everyone seeks help. buff.ly/RKJXPYy #PerinatalMentalHealth #MaternalMentalHealth 061
Reposted by Michael LarkinLisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 28/09/2026Back to University sale at Bloomsbury Academic! Take advantage of the 30% discount, Why Delusions Matter has never been cheaper... www.bloomsbury.com/u... #philsky #philpsy #booksky 0162
Reposted by Michael LarkinLisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 28/09/2026Congratulations Laura! #philosophyforveryone 152
Reposted by Michael LarkinGustav Gnahler @gustavgnahler.bsky.social · 27/09/2026That's the one Cohen was on about in that song 073
Reposted by Michael LarkinErin Kissane @kissane.myatproto.social · 26/09/2026AI is a normal technology entangled with a normal demon. Leaving aside intentional use to make bad things worse, the former is going to produce normal accidents (some of which will be extremely bad) and the latter is going to continue making people lose their minds. 3816
Michael Larkin @ipanalysis.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Really enjoyed transition from last week's new record (Chat Pile) to this week's (Jacklin) - so many interesting decisions on both! 000
Reposted by Michael LarkinSteph Allan @eolasinntinn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026www.neuroschoolsscotland.com To try and support parents in finding schools that are as “good as possible” for neurodivergent kids - including those awaiting assessment - she has started a website where people can share their own experiences of schools in Scotland. Sharing in case useful to anyone.neuroschoolsscotland.comNeuro Schools Scotland 023
Reposted by Michael LarkinJohn Bull @garius.bsky.social · 25/09/2026OBVIOUSLY the underlying issue of radicalisation amd anti-social behaviour needs addressing. but one way to do that is to stop "fash agitator" being a fucking paying job. 242968
Reposted by Michael LarkinGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Here's today's column on the astonishing, ongoing mistreatment of people with #ME/CFS. Please spread it far and wide: the only thing which can break the media's wall of indifference is seeing an article about the issue go viral. Thank you. 1/2 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comAbandoned, dismissed and gaslighted: there is no excuse for the way ME sufferers have been betrayed | George MonbiotChanges in guidance and science seem to have little impact on millions of devastated lives. It’s a social crisis playing out behind closed doors, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot 17925171712
Reposted by Michael LarkinNatalie Davis @verdantsquare.bsky.social · 24/09/2026dlvr.itA Bookseller Confronts a Mysterious Company Hunting His Rarest Books Brandon Thomas DiSabatino is used to receiving unusual emails. DiSabatino is a poet, author, playwright, and the owner of Conveyor Belt Books, a rare and eclectic books dealer in Covington, Kentucky. A certain amount of strange correspondence is inherent in the business. But over the last two months, he has received two emails that stood […] 021
Reposted by Michael LarkinSean Padilla (He/They) Will Write a Good Song About Anything @seanpadilla.blacksky.app · 24/09/2026HALLELUJAH 0134
Reposted by Michael LarkinDr Dave Hitchcock @davehitchcock.bsky.social · 24/09/2026'History is a Human Craft'. In piece about ethics, our classrooms and AI, I suppose I've put up my barricades and drawn my lines. I suggest 8 'considerations' before we do any teaching with AI. This is part of a new @royalhistsoc.org short series on 'AI and History Teaching' in Transactions.blog.royalhistsoc.orgHistory is a human craft | Historical Transactions 611457
Reposted by Michael LarkinLisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 24/09/2026Being part of the agency projects was transformative for me and working alongside these amazing young researchers a delight! #philsky #philpsy #livedexperience #epistemicinjustice @rachelred94.bsky.social @ipanalysis.bsky.social @matthewbroome.bsky.social 292
Michael Larkin @ipanalysis.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I'm ask for text versions of the online training we have to do 000
Reposted by Michael LarkinMary Gillis @marygillis.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Okay. Let's take them at face value. Put them in jail. That's the only logical response to such an "admission." 620652
Reposted by Michael LarkinBart⚓️ @bartgonnissen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The Facial Expressions of Tethys by artist Julius von Bismarck. A suspended high-sea buoy that moves in real time. Sensors on a twin buoy out in the Atlantic Ocean send live satellite data to motors inside the museum. This makes the indoor buoy copy the exact, real-time movements of the ocean waves. 10380972799
Michael Larkin @ipanalysis.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Decided to lean in to the background dread. Tonight's block procession scored by Advance Base: advancebase.bandcamp.com/album/horrib...advancebase.bandcamp.comHorrible Occurrences, by Advance Base11 track album 000
Michael Larkin @ipanalysis.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Some new videos from the Agency project mcpin.org/agency-videos/ #helpseeking #co-analysis #qualitativemcpin.orgNew videos launch exploring agency in mental health interactions - The McPin FoundationCollaboration, autonomy, mutual respect: what does agency look like for young people accessing mental health services? 020
Reposted by Michael LarkinEmily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 23/09/2026There seems to be a coordinated talking point among the EA folks that the "standard" approach to "AI" on "the Left" is "AI is just stochastic parrots so no need to worry about it". (Sorry for all the scare quotes, but y'know) >> 7408110
Michael Larkin @ipanalysis.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Today's earworm www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8u-...youtube.comInspector GadgetYouTube video by Lee "Scratch" Perry - Topic 010
Reposted by Michael LarkinRecovery in the Bin @ritb.bsky.social · 22/09/2026“…adults under 75 with serious mental ill health…are 6.3 times as likely to die from liver disease, 6 times more likely from respiratory illness, 3.8 times more likely from cardiovascular disease and 2.3 times as likely from cancer.” www.theguardian.com/society/2026...theguardian.com‘Early deaths are not inevitable’: report reveals why adults with severe mental illness die youngerExclusive: Charity says NHS data shows increased chances of death due to preventable physical illnesses 042
Reposted by Michael LarkinTim Maughan @timmaughan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026fuck yeah mike harrison booker prize shortlist let’s goooo 2172
Reposted by Michael LarkinLouca-Mai Brady @louca-mai.bsky.social · 22/09/2026policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/the-antidotepolicy.bristoluniversitypress.co.ukThe AntidoteThe Antidote - How People-Powered Movements Can Renew Politics, Policy and Practice; The Antidote explores what we can learn from the equalisation of personal roles and relationships to make possible ... 001
Reposted by Michael LarkinDr Vanessa @hpsvanessa.bsky.social · 22/09/2026No trains for five days. Second biggest city in the UK's largest train station. Huh.bbc.co.ukWhy no trains will run from Birmingham New Street over ChristmasA £13m revamp of the Birmingham station's power lines mean no trains for five days from Christmas Eve. 172
Reposted by Michael LarkinDan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 22/09/2026In no surprise at all, access to diagnosis helps people get a diagnosis. Rather than focusing on PIP costs, or how people who can afford to go private do, surely this should be a sign of how we need faster, better, diagnosis on NHS for neurodivergent individuals. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...theguardian.comYoung people’s Pip claims for ADHD and autism ‘rising fastest in affluent areas’Experts say trend across England probably reflects swifter access to diagnoses as wealthier families go private 25911
Reposted by Michael LarkinRobert Dallas Gray @robertdallasgray.com · 22/09/2026bandcamp is obvious, there’s also @ampwall.com, @mirlo.space, @subvert.fm. all good, mirlo promising in terms of its ease of use and integration with fairplayer (fairplayer.band/player/artis...)fairplayer.bandRobert Dallas GraySolo guitar, mostly 283
Reposted by Michael LarkinCaroline Dodds Pennock @carolinepennock.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Ditto 30,000 roles in universities in the past three years. 7491180
Reposted by Michael LarkinMichael Wadding @waddo100.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Great article on the pseudoscience in football. Like, are cryotherapy chambers really a thing? 🤷🏻♂️theguardian.com‘It’s bordering on exploitation’: how pseudoscience is duping footballCryotherapy chambers and other practices in the elite game have little evidence behind them, says Dr Claire-Marie Roberts, a top performance director 022
Michael Larkin @ipanalysis.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Just sat in on a really inclusive, thoughtful and *competent* mental health assessment. Felt like cheering, crying, and running round the carpark carrying someone on my shoulders, all at the same time. Do kind and competent people know how special they are? 050
Reposted by Michael LarkinLindsay Skipper @lindsayskipper.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Are you interested in how other services (ie other medical services we may need to rise eg gp) are not accessible for people with ME/ LC? ie they won’t make neccessary adjustments so that we can attend safely and minimising PEM? Not sure if that fits but it is an issue many of us struggle with. 0182
Reposted by Michael LarkinJeremy Labrecque @jeremylabrecque.bsky.social · 21/09/2026And I definitely see how the data can constrain a RQ even before the data are collected. But the constrained RQ is still not just a function of the data, it's a function of the data and the thing we want to know. 011