Ritika C @ritikac.bsky.social · 18/08/2026academia rarely recognizes this kind of love and community oriented pedagogical practice as a form of scholarship 073
Reposted by Ritika CGregory Kohn @kohngregory.bsky.social · 15/08/2026In the wake of Arday's death, Nathan Cofnas (who led the X mob against him) states his motivation. Beyond whistleblowing, he states that after a 'revolution' removes professors like Arday, it will open opportunities for him to become 'head of the department of eugenics and race science at Harvard'. 51434461311
Reposted by Ritika CSunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Elon Musk, owner of X, has called the editor of the Economist "a traitor to the West, plain and simple" after her recent interview with him. He now argues that "anyone who opposes remigration is a traitor" Musk has been socialising violence since Aug25: "fight or die, that's what it comes down to" 30039301293
Reposted by Ritika CLena Struwe @drgentian.bsky.social · 21/07/2026"Hence our dismal conclusion: rather than finding that LLMs free us to do a better job of what we were doing before they came along, they shift scientific incentives (and the playing field of academic competition) in ways that compel us to do more and more, faster and faster, less and less well." 018491
Reposted by Ritika CDr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 12/06/2026one of the most comprehensive surveys on children’s use of AI--conducted March 18-26, 2026, among 9-17yr olds in the US (N = 1,204)--has been released www.commonsensemedia.org/sites/defaul... highlighting key findings 🧵 "Nearly 9 in 10 kids age 9 to 17 (86%) use/interact with AI" 917486
Ritika C @ritikac.bsky.social · 01/06/2026New preprint from my PhD! We ask whether experiencing complex trauma in early childhood (ages 5 and 7) is associated with "social thinning" (a reduction in various objective and subjective measures of social functioning) in adolescence. Link here: osf.io/preprints/ps... (1/n) All feedback welcome!osf.ioOSF 100
Reposted by Ritika CEiko Fried @eikofried.bsky.social · 20/05/2026100% worth your 63 seconds if you have my reading speed. sinceyouarrived.world/takensinceyouarrived.worldtaken.A web page that tells you what your browser gave away the moment you arrived. No login, no form, no permission. Most pages do this. None of them tell you. 125429
Reposted by Ritika CMolly McKew @mollymckew.bsky.social · 14/05/2026This plan is absolute madness. Building a data center that is SIXTY SQUARE MILES in mountain west drought land which on paper will raise the temperature of the entire area by 5-12 DEGREES F is mental Unless the reality show is to create an American Aral Sea www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.com‘Irresponsible’: backlash as Utah approves datacenter twice the size of ManhattanFacility would require more power than entire state uses and suck up vast amount of water in drought-stricken area 24635181639
Reposted by Ritika CAlex Lloyd @dralexlloyd.bsky.social · 29/04/2026📢 New Research Assistant opportunity at UCL! I’m excited to share a new 18-month Research Assistant opportunity in the Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology at UCL to work on a new project exploring social media, decision-making, and adolescent mental health. 112
Reposted by Ritika COur World in Data @ourworldindata.org · 15/04/2026📢 We’re looking for a writer to join our team at Our World in Data! What we’re looking for is quite unique: someone who writes excellent narrative articles on large global problems, finds memorable framings to make hard ideas easier to understand, while being genuinely obsessed w/ technical detailsourworldindata.orgWe’re looking for a writerWe’re hiring a writer who can make the world’s largest problems understandable to our large Our World in Data audience. 16245
Reposted by Ritika CEric Shuman @ericmshuman.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Are you an planning on appyiyng for a PhD in psychology in the fall? Want to learn more about the application process and what programs are looking for? Come to our info session! 01816
Reposted by Ritika CMariko Bennett @nachoriko.bsky.social · 24/03/2026I defended my PhD 10 years ago today. That was the least remarkable thing that happened that day. Sharing something I wrote about it last year. Since then "the horrors persist but so do we." And with dignity. 491706568
Ritika C @ritikac.bsky.social · 13/03/2026Libby did a great job here and even managed to get out my love for fantasy! 010
Ritika C @ritikac.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Excited to share 1st study of my PhD now published: scoping review of candidate mechanisms for the neurocognitive social-transactional model - the idea that interpersonal trauma in childhood can change how we think/feel/act in relationships, which in turn could affect mental health. Links below 1/5 131
Reposted by Ritika CBecca Lacey @rebeccalacey.bsky.social · 05/03/2026I'm currently hiring for a PhD studentship based at City St George's, University of London as part of @equalise.bsky.social 'Family and environmental influences on children's home learning, and inequalities in education and mental health outcomes' Apply here: www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/prospective-...citystgeorges.ac.ukPostgraduate research degrees | City St George's, University of LondonCity St George's, University of London offers a variety of research degrees and has supported pioneering research for more than a century. 036
Reposted by Ritika CLaurel Joy Gabard-Durnam @laurelgd.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Apologies, here is the right link to apply for postdoc positions in the lab: forms.gle/Hb8rS9hD3BV7... Please repost to help us spread the word!forms.gle 01520
Ritika C @ritikac.bsky.social · 25/01/2026I wrote a blog on applying for UK PhD programs, particularly based on my experience applying as an international student. I also link to other great resources I've found - do share if you think it might be helpful for someone :)ritika-chokhani.github.io10 considerations for applying to UK PhD programs | Ritika ChokhaniI provide some tips on applying for doctoral programs in the UK, based on my personal experience as an international student 010
Reposted by Ritika CAlex Lloyd @dralexlloyd.bsky.social · 05/01/2026⚠️ Job Alert ⚠️ I'm recruiting a postdoc to work with me and Professor @jonroiser.bsky.social on an exciting new project examining the link between young people's decision-making on social media and their mental health. 1105
Reposted by Ritika CMark A. Hanson @hansonmark.bsky.social · 11/11/2025We wrote the Strain on scientific publishing to highlight the problems of time & trust. With a fantastic group of co-authors, we present The Drain of Scientific Publishing: a 🧵 1/n Drain: arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820 Strain: direct.mit.edu/qss/article/... Oligopoly: direct.mit.edu/qss/article/... 8644453
Reposted by Ritika CDr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 22/12/2025also, i'm looking for a phd student to join our team at the @aial.ie bsky.app/profile/abeb... 0138
Reposted by Ritika CAngie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 19/12/2025This is not the first time RFK Jr or his fellow anti-vax travelers conducted a study they knew would harm or kill children in low-income countries. It is a dehumanizing, colonialist model of manufacturing evidence: sacrificing foreign kids for political pseudoscience. www.notus.org/health-scien...notus.orgCDC to Fund Controversial Study in West Africa on Infant Hepatitis B VaccinesThe study prompted swift outcry from scientists in the U.S. who say it’s “unethical.” 371525620
Reposted by Ritika CDr. Casey Fiesler @cfiesler.bsky.social · 05/12/2025Let me tell you a story. Perhaps you can guess where this is going... though it does have a bit of a twist. I was poking around Google Scholar for publications about the relationship between chatbots and wellness. Oh how useful: a systematic literature review! Let's dig into the findings. 🧵 21691356
Ritika C @ritikac.bsky.social · 01/12/2025V excited to have 1st study from my PhD out as a preprint. We looked at whether interpersonal adversity in childhood is associated with changes in trust, mentalizing, agency and interpersonal emotion regulation and in turn, with mental health. All feedback much appreciated :) osf.io/preprints/ps...osf.ioOSF 130
Reposted by Ritika CDr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 25/11/2025and all of the arguments we made 5 yrs ago in this paper about why the idea of robot rights relies on faulty assumptions about the nature of human cognition and intelligence still hold Robot Rights?: Let's Talk about Human Welfare Instead dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1... 13765124
Reposted by Ritika CSarah Garfinkel @sarahgarf.bsky.social · 24/11/2025** Recruiting a postdoc ** We are looking for a postdoc to work on emotion, mental health, and interoception, based in London at @ucl.ac.uk in my lab (Clinical and Affective Neuroscience). Part of a large Wellcome Grant (co-led with the brilliant @camillanord.bsky.social) 18586
Reposted by Ritika CJacques Wels @jacqueswels.bsky.social · 10/11/20256 days to go to apply to 2 postdoc positions (3-year and 2-year) at @ucl.ac.uk with @pravpatalay.bsky.social! For all those interested in employment<->health, trade unions & longitudinal methods. Feel free to share. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPB406/r...jobs.ac.ukResearch Fellow (x2 posts) at UCLApply for the Research Fellow (x2 posts) role on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for academic positions in higher education. View details and apply now. 033
Reposted by Ritika CPeter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 22/10/2025Here this all is as a story. The Conservatives said they would provide clarity, but they have not as yet. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comDeporting legally settled people is ‘broadly in line’ with Tory policy, says Badenoch’s officeConservative leader’s spokesperson sets out plan to strip the right of indefinite leave to remain from people claiming benefits 119430
Reposted by Ritika CSunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 21/10/2025Katie Lam has made a video - focusing on not giving new ILR grants to people who don't have it But quietly including the Conservative proposal to be the first government since Idi Amin in 1972 to revoke the permanent leave to remain, then expel: she underplays to what extent x.com/Katie_Lam_MP...x.com 27351167
Reposted by Ritika CSacha Epskamp @sachaepskamp.bsky.social · 13/10/2025Please share! There are still spots available for my 3-day workshop on psychometric network modeling of longitudinal data in Singapore Dec 11 - 13! fass.nus.edu.sg/psy/network-... The workshop can be combined with a workshop Dec 8 - 10 on Foundations, Theory, and Cross-sectional Data Analysis! 032
Reposted by Ritika CLaurel Joy Gabard-Durnam @laurelgd.bsky.social · 30/09/2025I continue to believe sharing example materials is useful in academia, so in that spirit, my tenure statements and CV are now available on our Resources for Researchers website (bottom of the New PI page: www.plasticityinneurodevelopmentlab.com/resourcesfor...)plasticityinneurodevelopmentlab.comNew PI Resources — Plasticity in Neurodevelopment Lab 1357
Reposted by Ritika CSiri Leknes @sirileknes.bsky.social · 24/09/2025Please RT 2 new positions in the lab as postdoc & PhD! Interested in stress, pain, or reward? This project has it all! We are a friendly but ambitious group. Oslo is a capital city on the fjord & bordered by forest, great urban & outdoors opportunities: 💃 ⛷️ 🚣 🎭 🎶 www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...jobbnorge.noPostdoctoral Research Fellowship (286516) | University of OsloJob title: Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (286516), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Wednesday, October 15, 2025 17177
Reposted by Ritika CJenny Fielder @jfielder.bsky.social · 28/03/2025Really excited that my first PhD paper is now out in @elife.bsky.social: Sense of control buffers against stress. This has been a great team effort with Jinyu Shi, Dan McGlade, @docqhuys.bsky.social and Niko Steinbeis, comprising two studies and a total of N=768! Summary thread below 🧵⬇️doi.orgSense of control buffers against stress 1142