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Dr Rachel McCloy @fidgitpig.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

#academicsky We’re currently recruiting for a Professor in Neuroscience in the School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences at the University of Reading - please pass on to anyone who might be interested: jobs.reading.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...

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Phil(ip) Beaman @philbeaman.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

But who then will let the engineer into my house? (Strictly speaking, the house has not been cooling for 4 days because the fault was intermittent so at worst it hasn't been cooling for 4 days continually)

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Phil(ip) Beaman @philbeaman.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Or, stay at home waiting for the heating engineer to arrive and finally fix the boiler that has been on the blink since New Year's Day....

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Hedley Thorne @hedleythorne.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

"Cadair Arthur" rising above Glyn Tarell in Wales.

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Embrace the Void @etvpod.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Apparently some folks are playing real dumb about skull symbols so let’s play a little game I like to call “Nazi skull or not a Nazi skull” First up, the Jolly Roger. This is a pirate skull, not a Nazi skull. It means you might get robbed, but prolly not genocided. With me so far? 1/x

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Phil(ip) Beaman @philbeaman.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Let me know when you've finished this - it will be interesting!

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Phil(ip) Beaman @philbeaman.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

OMG! Lol! It's true! If it has already disappeared from my FoA or STM, then the CR required to retrieve it from my LTM are just too much for my pFC to cope!

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Nick Holmes @thehandlab.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

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Iris van Rooij 💭 @irisvanrooij.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Sad to hear that Margaret Boden, pioneer in cognitive science and artificial intelligence, has passed away. Just a few days ago, someone reactivated the post below. I warmly recommend watching the video. Thank you Margaret for founding and shaping our field. www.sussex.ac.uk/broadcast/re...

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Obituary: Professor Maggie Boden

The University of Sussex mourns the loss of Professor Margaret (Maggie) Boden, a pioneering figure in cognitive science and artificial intelligence.

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Phil(ip) Beaman @philbeaman.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

I would agree (although there is a huge recency component as well of course). I've always thought of earworms as essentially episodic memories in the first instance that then get treated differently so I'd love to see those data

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Phil(ip) Beaman @philbeaman.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

As it happens, I have some undergraduate students looking at this next year. What sort of a job they'll make of it I don't know, but it might be interesting anyway

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Spooky Snigdha @snig.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Bluesky, we have today's winner.

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Nick Holmes @thehandlab.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Too good to quote or summarise, just read it all!

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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

I'm very happy to write references for students - others did it for me - but I wish employers would remember that we're doing this work for free. We don't need 6-page forms, demanding 1-5 rankings on 20 criteria. I taught them History. I don't know what they're like at budgeting & team-building...

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Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

AI is going to revolutionize everything

Image of Google AI overview
Yes, British websites use the term "biscuits" to refer to what Americans call "cookies". In the context of website usage, "cookies" refers to small pieces of data websites store on users' computers, not the baked treat. While some British websites might use "cookies" in this technical sense, the term "biscuits" is often used interchangeably with "cookies" for the digital data.
Here's why:
British English vs. American English:
In British English, "biscuit" is the general term for what Americans call "cookies".
Website Terminology:
Even though the technical term for website data is "cookies," some British websites might use "biscuits" to refer to them, especially when explaining the concept to users who might not be familiar with the technical term.
Chocolate Chip Cookies:
The term "cookie" in the UK often refers specifically to chocolate chip cookies.
Example:
A British website might say, "This website uses biscuits to improve your experience," meaning they use cookies for tracking and personalization.

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Phil(ip) Beaman @philbeaman.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Not sure that Arthur Dent saw it that way, in any case...

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Phil(ip) Beaman @philbeaman.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

"I know many vegetables who are very clear on that point" (Douglas Adams)

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Michael Wong @miquai.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Me: "What did you learn at journal club today?" Intern: "That one day I'm going to publish a paper, and a bunch of people are going to sit around a table and rip it apart."

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Phil(ip) Beaman @philbeaman.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

I recently discovered that at least one person still does!

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Phil(ip) Beaman @philbeaman.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Nothing. I have heard nothing. And let's keep it that way, know what I mean?

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Phil(ip) Beaman @philbeaman.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

In my experience this happened the other way round. Mostly if you fell asleep on the train and missed your stop....

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Nick Holmes @thehandlab.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Exceptions to all rules should be mandatory.

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Phil(ip) Beaman @philbeaman.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

What if you ordered two half pints of beer instead of a pint? These are important issues!

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Archifau Prifysgol Bangor University Archives @archpbu.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

The Aberystwyth and Tregaron Bank, also known as Banc y Ddafad Ddu, was established in Aberystwyth, during the early 19th century. The number of sheep featured on the bank note corresponded to its value in pounds. BMSS/61

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Phil(ip) Beaman @philbeaman.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Genuinely, I would love to - Akira is brilliant - but regrettably my (already meagre) attendance at psychonomics is on hold for a few years. At least for those meetings in the US.

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Phil(ip) Beaman @philbeaman.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

They keep emailing me for help canvasing in local elections. I haven't been a member for about 7 years now at least....

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Phil(ip) Beaman @philbeaman.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJyO... A British punk classic in the style of American blues by an Indian harmonica player. In Paris.

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Aki Kumar with Johnny Burgin | Should I Stay (Immigrant Song) | Live in France

YouTube video by akikumar

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Phil(ip) Beaman @philbeaman.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Also yesterday: "Oh your supervisor says his Education Health Care Plan has his address and will work? Great, thanks." Today: Opens email - Thanks for your application, please send proof of address in the form of a pension letter, driving licence, utility or credit card bill...

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Phil(ip) Beaman @philbeaman.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Yesterday: "Hello Oxfordshire County Council, I'd like to apply for a bus pass for my disabled son. Proof of address? No, he he doesn't have a pension letter, a driving licence, or any utility our credit card bills in his name. He's 14. And learning disabled."

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Robert Hutton @roberthutton.co.uk · 28/04/2025

Tremendous opportunity for Britain here. Let's see if we can swap our riot-inciters for their cancer researchers.

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God @thegodshow.com · 27/04/2025

You can’t say criminals don’t deserve due process when due process is the thing that decides if they're criminals. Otherwise you're just kidnapping people you don't like.

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Phil(ip) Beaman @philbeaman.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

I give the same advice to all my students

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Greg Jenner (Historian) @gregjenner.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Someone on Threads noticed you can type any random sentence into Google, then add “meaning” afterwards, and you’ll get an AI explanation of a famous idiom or phrase you just made up. Here is mine

• Al Overview
The idiom "you can't lick a badger twice" means you can't trick or deceive someone a second time after they've been tricked once. It's a warning that if someone has already been deceived, they are unlikely to fall for the same trick again.
Here's a more detailed explanation:
• Licking: "Licking" in this context means to trick or deceive someone.
• Badger: The badger is a wild animal, and the phrase likely originates from the historical sport of badger baiting where dogs were used to harass

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Phil(ip) Beaman @philbeaman.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

I don't think my offering will have helped in that respect but it turns out that Rolling Stone had the same idea a while ago.... www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

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20 Best Second Albums of All Time

From the Beatles to Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen to Radiohead, here is Rolling Stone's list of the best follow-up albums in history.

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Phil(ip) Beaman @philbeaman.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

I was today days old when I discovered that reporting the results of eye-sight testing for driving licence renewal purposes was ENTIRELY VOLUNTARY in the UK. This is absolutely crazy! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Coroner's call for older driver eye tests after fatal crashes

Visual legal standards for motorists is

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Phil(ip) Beaman @philbeaman.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

An equally obvious further example: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fre...

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The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan - Wikipedia

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Torbjörn Björkman @torbjornbjorkman.eurosky.social · 16/04/2025

🎶 Verbs that are nouns that like nouns to be verbs which do nouns like they're verbs, that do verbs like they're nouns 🎵 . . . to further Blur the lines

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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

I’ve been poeming about how my nouns keep conversioning to verbs.

Verb Your Enthusiasm

I recall the first time it circumstanced,
this problem that routines with my words –
I was in the kitchen, plating my food,
when my nouns conversioned to verbs.

Friending others with similar troubles,
we workshopped hard at it for days,
as we dialogued in search of solutions,
and flipcharted the hours away.

I can’t stop myself languaging weirdly.
Are they called nerbs or vouns? I’m not sure.
The doctors cannot antidote me,
while to poem provisions no cure.

Now I diarise each time they’re eventing –
whenever I coffee or Youtube or gift.
I’d podium, too – if I ever won anything,
and it weren’t for those medalling kids.

Brian Bilston

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Phil(ip) Beaman @philbeaman.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Do you remember a band from the '80s called "Pop Will Eat Itself"? (or aren't you that old....)

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Ron Pomper @ronpomper.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

I’ve created a website to look up phonological features (frequency, age of acquisition, neighbors) of real and nonwords. rpomper.github.io/phono/ It’s still in progress (manuscript coming) please let me know if you have any recommendations or feature requests! (It takes 1-2 minutes to load)

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Neuroskeptic @neuroskeptic.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

Shout out to mitochondria, our oldest friends. Looking back on 2 billion years of friendship and co-operation 🦠🥂

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Phil(ip) Beaman @philbeaman.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

There is a something of a buzz around this one....

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