Lynda Boothroyd
@drboothroyd.bsky.social
Cross-cultural and experimental psychologist / anthropologist.
Working on: appearance ideals, body image, sexual selection, gender, social transmission.
Working in: 🇬🇧 🇨🇴 🇳🇮🇲🇽 🇿🇼 🇨🇳
(A veces posteo en español.)
Prof @ Durham
http://www.boothlab.org
Working on: appearance ideals, body image, sexual selection, gender, social transmission.
Working in: 🇬🇧 🇨🇴 🇳🇮🇲🇽 🇿🇼 🇨🇳
(A veces posteo en español.)
Prof @ Durham
http://www.boothlab.org
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Lynda Boothroyd
@drboothroyd.bsky.social
· Sep 24
Pilot trial assessing acceptability, feasibility, and preliminary effects of a body image intervention for adolescents in rural Nicaragua
School-based interventions to promote body esteem and media literacy are a cost-effective way to improve body image and foster resilience against appe…
www.sciencedirect.com
New paper: body image intervention in rural Nicaragua!
Want to know more about body image education? Read this paper!
Want to know about LatAm body image projects? Read this paper!
Want to know how to rigorously report a pilot trial? Read this paper!
Want to know how I caught COVID that time...? 😆
Want to know more about body image education? Read this paper!
Want to know about LatAm body image projects? Read this paper!
Want to know how to rigorously report a pilot trial? Read this paper!
Want to know how I caught COVID that time...? 😆
I can't control the weather or politics or paper reviewers or the decisions of international governments whose universities I want to collaborate with ... but I can create beautiful order out of chaos in my kitchen...
*happy sigh*
#UKHE
#AcademicLife
*happy sigh*
#UKHE
#AcademicLife
February 9, 2026 at 8:54 PM
I can't control the weather or politics or paper reviewers or the decisions of international governments whose universities I want to collaborate with ... but I can create beautiful order out of chaos in my kitchen...
*happy sigh*
#UKHE
#AcademicLife
*happy sigh*
#UKHE
#AcademicLife
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I’m impressed.
A nice example of how to handle this with transparency and honesty. Carroll makes a strong case for accountability.
This thread makes clear that it’s reasonable to expect some explanation and soul-searching from those who were connected with Epstein.
A nice example of how to handle this with transparency and honesty. Carroll makes a strong case for accountability.
This thread makes clear that it’s reasonable to expect some explanation and soul-searching from those who were connected with Epstein.
Hey, my name is in the Epstein files! I've told the story before, but should probably re-up.
TLDR: never met the guy, never took (or asked for) any money from him, never visited the island. I was invited to the island, and said no.
It's not that hard to just say no.
TLDR: never met the guy, never took (or asked for) any money from him, never visited the island. I was invited to the island, and said no.
It's not that hard to just say no.
February 9, 2026 at 4:05 PM
I’m impressed.
A nice example of how to handle this with transparency and honesty. Carroll makes a strong case for accountability.
This thread makes clear that it’s reasonable to expect some explanation and soul-searching from those who were connected with Epstein.
A nice example of how to handle this with transparency and honesty. Carroll makes a strong case for accountability.
This thread makes clear that it’s reasonable to expect some explanation and soul-searching from those who were connected with Epstein.
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From the bestskeeting author of the Bluesky-famous six-week Bad Bunny 101 comes this essential close reading of the halftime show! 🧵
First shot: sugarcane
The backbone of Puerto Rico's agricultural economy since colonial times
Still used to make rum of course!
The backbone of Puerto Rico's agricultural economy since colonial times
Still used to make rum of course!
February 9, 2026 at 3:54 AM
From the bestskeeting author of the Bluesky-famous six-week Bad Bunny 101 comes this essential close reading of the halftime show! 🧵
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"Well, actually..."
"Well, actually..."
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
‘Of course, we don’t actually have a budget for it.‘
‘Of course, we don’t actually have a budget for it.‘
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"Don't use gerunds in headlines and crossheads, for the love of God."
"Don't use gerunds in headlines and crossheads, for the love of God."
February 7, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"Well, actually..."
"Well, actually..."
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I had a wonderful time speaking to Tanay and Jay from the Cognitations podcast about why Pleistocene human societies were much more diverse—including being larger, more sedentary, and more hierarchical—than is often assumed. Check it out!!
🎙️ EP #19
Think our ancestors lived in a state of "primitive communism"? New research reveals our deep past was far more complex than the "noble savage" myth suggests.
@adigitaltanay.bsky.social & Jay explore this & much more with @manvir.bsky.social
youtu.be/1BRZy9O665k?...
Think our ancestors lived in a state of "primitive communism"? New research reveals our deep past was far more complex than the "noble savage" myth suggests.
@adigitaltanay.bsky.social & Jay explore this & much more with @manvir.bsky.social
youtu.be/1BRZy9O665k?...
The Social Lives of Our Ancestors | Manvir Singh
YouTube video by The Cognitations Podcast
youtu.be
February 6, 2026 at 7:25 PM
I had a wonderful time speaking to Tanay and Jay from the Cognitations podcast about why Pleistocene human societies were much more diverse—including being larger, more sedentary, and more hierarchical—than is often assumed. Check it out!!
Yay @tvpollet.bsky.social !
Definitely one of the people most like to help out with a weird analysis or random question about obscure references I've ever worked with. 😁
Definitely one of the people most like to help out with a weird analysis or random question about obscure references I've ever worked with. 😁
February 5, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Yay @tvpollet.bsky.social !
Definitely one of the people most like to help out with a weird analysis or random question about obscure references I've ever worked with. 😁
Definitely one of the people most like to help out with a weird analysis or random question about obscure references I've ever worked with. 😁
Interesting discussion going on atm between Ruben and @williamcostello.bsky.social on the appropriate ways to defend (or not) Evolutionary Psychology but I wanted to pick up this point here. How many internal critics stay in the field? How many throw up their hands and walk away?
1/?
1/?
One such exception is Brendan Zietsch, who is also a frequent critic of the adaptationist default. He might actually be the closest thing the field has to a loyal opposition. Personally, my experiences doing replications in EP made me switch fields.
February 4, 2026 at 8:17 AM
Interesting discussion going on atm between Ruben and @williamcostello.bsky.social on the appropriate ways to defend (or not) Evolutionary Psychology but I wanted to pick up this point here. How many internal critics stay in the field? How many throw up their hands and walk away?
1/?
1/?
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🚨WINNER ANNOUNCEMET🚨
EHBEA wants to congratulate @drboothroyd.bsky.social and @sheinalew.bsky.social on earning the 2026 EHBEA Award in Excellence in Public Communication and Outreach👏
@durhampsych.bsky.social
@durham.ac.uk
EHBEA wants to congratulate @drboothroyd.bsky.social and @sheinalew.bsky.social on earning the 2026 EHBEA Award in Excellence in Public Communication and Outreach👏
@durhampsych.bsky.social
@durham.ac.uk
February 3, 2026 at 4:18 PM
🚨WINNER ANNOUNCEMET🚨
EHBEA wants to congratulate @drboothroyd.bsky.social and @sheinalew.bsky.social on earning the 2026 EHBEA Award in Excellence in Public Communication and Outreach👏
@durhampsych.bsky.social
@durham.ac.uk
EHBEA wants to congratulate @drboothroyd.bsky.social and @sheinalew.bsky.social on earning the 2026 EHBEA Award in Excellence in Public Communication and Outreach👏
@durhampsych.bsky.social
@durham.ac.uk
February 3, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Why yes, yes I did type this in the dept group chat and then have to do exactly that yet again, 30 minutes later...
😆🖥
#AuthenticatorBlues
#InfoSec
#AcademicSky
#UKHE
😆🖥
#AuthenticatorBlues
#InfoSec
#AcademicSky
#UKHE
February 3, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Why yes, yes I did type this in the dept group chat and then have to do exactly that yet again, 30 minutes later...
😆🖥
#AuthenticatorBlues
#InfoSec
#AcademicSky
#UKHE
😆🖥
#AuthenticatorBlues
#InfoSec
#AcademicSky
#UKHE
Does there have to be
an activist's dilemma?
Depends who's acting
Sunniva Davies-Rommetveit (Supervisor: Nicole Tausch) (29/1/26)
#sciencehaiku
@standrewspsyneuro.bsky.social
an activist's dilemma?
Depends who's acting
Sunniva Davies-Rommetveit (Supervisor: Nicole Tausch) (29/1/26)
#sciencehaiku
@standrewspsyneuro.bsky.social
January 30, 2026 at 10:07 AM
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Will student loans be the next mis-selling scandal? ft.trib.al/9SMGRC7 | opinion
Will student loans be the next mis-selling scandal?
Graduates are in uproar about Budget changes to loan repayment terms, and they have a point
ft.trib.al
January 24, 2026 at 5:42 AM
Will student loans be the next mis-selling scandal? ft.trib.al/9SMGRC7 | opinion
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My time at @durhampsych.bsky.social has ended on a massive high - so grateful to @zannaclay.bsky.social and @drboothroyd.bsky.social for their supervision, and to Prof Tina Malti and @sheinalew.bsky.social for making my viva experience so positive 😊
Exciting day in the lab - Dr @georgiamt.bsky.social passed her viva in record time with only 2 corrections!
@zannaclay.bsky.social and I are proud academic mamas indeed.
@zannaclay.bsky.social and I are proud academic mamas indeed.
January 23, 2026 at 6:09 PM
My time at @durhampsych.bsky.social has ended on a massive high - so grateful to @zannaclay.bsky.social and @drboothroyd.bsky.social for their supervision, and to Prof Tina Malti and @sheinalew.bsky.social for making my viva experience so positive 😊
The teenager doing well in Fridge-Magnet life lessons...
January 22, 2026 at 10:47 AM
The teenager doing well in Fridge-Magnet life lessons...
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i am very close to quitting Chrome entirely but just discovered that you can hard-disable this slop prompt by going to chrome://flags/#ai-mode-omnibox-entry-point and choosing 'Disabled' on the drop-down menu
January 21, 2026 at 4:31 AM
i am very close to quitting Chrome entirely but just discovered that you can hard-disable this slop prompt by going to chrome://flags/#ai-mode-omnibox-entry-point and choosing 'Disabled' on the drop-down menu
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"men more averse to female breadwinning in Kenya, Nigeria, Tajikistan, Libya, Russia...women more averse to female breadwinning than men in Uruguay, Brazil, Germany, Peru, Mexico...challenges widespread belief men always more traditional views than women" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
January 20, 2026 at 9:22 PM
"men more averse to female breadwinning in Kenya, Nigeria, Tajikistan, Libya, Russia...women more averse to female breadwinning than men in Uruguay, Brazil, Germany, Peru, Mexico...challenges widespread belief men always more traditional views than women" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Had a good chat with the folks at BBC Radio 4 about what science actually says about attraction and appearance ideals.
A key point to emphasise: most of the male appearance pressure in the media is about what MEN think men should be. Not women.
10 mins in here:
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
A key point to emphasise: most of the male appearance pressure in the media is about what MEN think men should be. Not women.
10 mins in here:
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
AntiSocial - Men and Loneliness - BBC Sounds
Should society intervene to help lonely men?
www.bbc.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Had a good chat with the folks at BBC Radio 4 about what science actually says about attraction and appearance ideals.
A key point to emphasise: most of the male appearance pressure in the media is about what MEN think men should be. Not women.
10 mins in here:
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
A key point to emphasise: most of the male appearance pressure in the media is about what MEN think men should be. Not women.
10 mins in here:
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Exciting day in the lab - Dr @georgiamt.bsky.social passed her viva in record time with only 2 corrections!
@zannaclay.bsky.social and I are proud academic mamas indeed.
@zannaclay.bsky.social and I are proud academic mamas indeed.
January 16, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Exciting day in the lab - Dr @georgiamt.bsky.social passed her viva in record time with only 2 corrections!
@zannaclay.bsky.social and I are proud academic mamas indeed.
@zannaclay.bsky.social and I are proud academic mamas indeed.
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A core feature of Narrative Therapy is that we build our identities from the stories we tell and are told around/about us. If the story is "Spike's a clumsy bastard" then when I drop a glass taking it out of the dishwasher it's MY Fault, not that the glass is slippery.
Watching doc about resilience that reaffirms many changes I made last few years to my mental outlook (I read a LOT of brain books). Brains are hallucination engines. If the story is the world is shit, everything is fucked, brain reframes every interaction this way. It impacts behavior; shuts us down
January 11, 2026 at 9:50 PM
A core feature of Narrative Therapy is that we build our identities from the stories we tell and are told around/about us. If the story is "Spike's a clumsy bastard" then when I drop a glass taking it out of the dishwasher it's MY Fault, not that the glass is slippery.
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Gender studies really is the quintessential "useless" major that correctly explains basically everything that's going on in the world right now
January 6, 2026 at 5:55 AM
Gender studies really is the quintessential "useless" major that correctly explains basically everything that's going on in the world right now
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🔴 ÚLTIMA HORA | Donald Trump anuncia en su red social que han capturado a Nicolás Maduro y que lo han llevado fuera del país. dozz.es/9h1l010
January 3, 2026 at 9:38 AM
🔴 ÚLTIMA HORA | Donald Trump anuncia en su red social que han capturado a Nicolás Maduro y que lo han llevado fuera del país. dozz.es/9h1l010
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Trunp says Maduro has been captured and flown out of the country.
January 3, 2026 at 9:27 AM
Trunp says Maduro has been captured and flown out of the country.
So this is actually happening. Somewhat speechless right now. I've been reminded Caracas is the far side from Colombia ... but impossible to believe if they're actually sending in marines (see posts in that thread of choppers landing) this won't get much worse.
Multiple detonations.
(via Faytuks Network on Twitter)
(via Faytuks Network on Twitter)
January 3, 2026 at 6:37 AM
So this is actually happening. Somewhat speechless right now. I've been reminded Caracas is the far side from Colombia ... but impossible to believe if they're actually sending in marines (see posts in that thread of choppers landing) this won't get much worse.
Even if I thought gAI can do what is claimed (it can't) I did in fact do GCSE History and I know exactly how the benefits of railway-construction turned out for canal companies once the materials were delivered and the railways were operational...
#AcademicSky
We can't keep saying that AI will create new jobs, simply bc new tech historically created new jobs.
** The very POINT of AI is to simulate or exceed the work capacity of humans **
(unlike, say, the telephone or internet)
Recognizing the black swan as a black swan is important.
We can't keep saying that AI will create new jobs, simply bc new tech historically created new jobs.
** The very POINT of AI is to simulate or exceed the work capacity of humans **
(unlike, say, the telephone or internet)
Recognizing the black swan as a black swan is important.
December 31, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Even if I thought gAI can do what is claimed (it can't) I did in fact do GCSE History and I know exactly how the benefits of railway-construction turned out for canal companies once the materials were delivered and the railways were operational...
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Caroline Bird
So good! A masterclass, really, in efficiency: the essence of a sonnet in 14 words, including volta; the destabilizing yet utterly apt image; the kite string of the poem letting the title soar...
So good! A masterclass, really, in efficiency: the essence of a sonnet in 14 words, including volta; the destabilizing yet utterly apt image; the kite string of the poem letting the title soar...
December 24, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Caroline Bird
So good! A masterclass, really, in efficiency: the essence of a sonnet in 14 words, including volta; the destabilizing yet utterly apt image; the kite string of the poem letting the title soar...
So good! A masterclass, really, in efficiency: the essence of a sonnet in 14 words, including volta; the destabilizing yet utterly apt image; the kite string of the poem letting the title soar...