Don Lynam
@drlynam.bsky.social
Professor of Psychological Sciences / Music, cocktails, personality, & open science / Perpetually disappointed in the field / Opinions are often strongly stated
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ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8306-498
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Happy to share that this has just been accepted over at Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment
w/ @vizecolin.bsky.social, Kate Collison, Michael Crowe, @drlynam.bsky.social, & @jdmiller.bsky.social
w/ @vizecolin.bsky.social, Kate Collison, Michael Crowe, @drlynam.bsky.social, & @jdmiller.bsky.social
UPPS-P Impulsivity, Momentary Affect, and Gambling: An Experience Sampling Method Study: https://osf.io/sghqb
January 16, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Happy to share that this has just been accepted over at Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment
w/ @vizecolin.bsky.social, Kate Collison, Michael Crowe, @drlynam.bsky.social, & @jdmiller.bsky.social
w/ @vizecolin.bsky.social, Kate Collison, Michael Crowe, @drlynam.bsky.social, & @jdmiller.bsky.social
Reposted by Don Lynam
🚨 If you're going to join any protests, you need to think beyond your physical well-being to your digital security, too.
📣 Important thread on protests 👇
www.wired.com/story/how-to...
📣 Important thread on protests 👇
www.wired.com/story/how-to...
January 12, 2026 at 12:38 PM
🚨 If you're going to join any protests, you need to think beyond your physical well-being to your digital security, too.
📣 Important thread on protests 👇
www.wired.com/story/how-to...
📣 Important thread on protests 👇
www.wired.com/story/how-to...
Upgraded my stereo system (on a three year plan). Replaced my 20 year old Onkyo receiver and added a subwoofer. Two very good moves. I wish I had added the subwoofer years ago.
January 8, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Upgraded my stereo system (on a three year plan). Replaced my 20 year old Onkyo receiver and added a subwoofer. Two very good moves. I wish I had added the subwoofer years ago.
The final shipment of holiday vinyl--Amos Lee's self-titled album. I have others to work through, but I let this one jump the line. Definitely a jazz temperament. His voice is rich and warm. The sound is relaxed. Tres hip. Another pretty darn good debut album.
January 6, 2026 at 3:28 AM
The final shipment of holiday vinyl--Amos Lee's self-titled album. I have others to work through, but I let this one jump the line. Definitely a jazz temperament. His voice is rich and warm. The sound is relaxed. Tres hip. Another pretty darn good debut album.
I did not know that being opposed to data fabrication and bad science made me woke, but so be it. I guess I am more radical than I thought.
Francesco Gino will soon become a victim of "woke Harvard" with a Trump pardon on the way.
Bill Ackman Says He Has Funded Francesca Gino’s Legal Defense Since June 2024 | News | The Harvard Crimson
Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill A. Ackman ’88 said he has been funding the legal defense of Francesca Gino, a former Harvard Business School professor accused of research fraud, since June 2024, c...
www.thecrimson.com
January 4, 2026 at 7:03 PM
I did not know that being opposed to data fabrication and bad science made me woke, but so be it. I guess I am more radical than I thought.
Finally wrestled Horace Silver off the turntable. Replaced him with another gift from my jazz friend: Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster on Verve (who also have a cool catalog). I’ve been looking for an entry point to Mulligan—not easy with jazz artists who have, where long careers and huge catalogs.
January 4, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Finally wrestled Horace Silver off the turntable. Replaced him with another gift from my jazz friend: Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster on Verve (who also have a cool catalog). I’ve been looking for an entry point to Mulligan—not easy with jazz artists who have, where long careers and huge catalogs.
Back to jazz. Another X-mas gift. This one from one of my oldest friends who knows his jazz and my tastes. The Horace Silver quintet and trio--Blowin' the Blues Away. Upon first listen, I like it a lot. Silver is a very good pianist and one of greatest jazz composers.
January 3, 2026 at 5:32 AM
Back to jazz. Another X-mas gift. This one from one of my oldest friends who knows his jazz and my tastes. The Horace Silver quintet and trio--Blowin' the Blues Away. Upon first listen, I like it a lot. Silver is a very good pianist and one of greatest jazz composers.
For fellow instant ramen fans.
January 2, 2026 at 3:58 PM
For fellow instant ramen fans.
Final spin of the evening. I'll listen to it 3 or 4 more times, but it is that last one tonight. Another great, recent acquisition--MJ Linderman's Boat Songs. Coherent. Lo fi sonics. Hi fi songwriting. Take it around the harbor once or twice.
January 2, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Final spin of the evening. I'll listen to it 3 or 4 more times, but it is that last one tonight. Another great, recent acquisition--MJ Linderman's Boat Songs. Coherent. Lo fi sonics. Hi fi songwriting. Take it around the harbor once or twice.
Another really good album from Jeffrey Foucault. He writes great songs and I love his voice. It pairs really well with English Premier League football on the first day of the year, but I think it is pretty good any damn day of the year.
January 1, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Another really good album from Jeffrey Foucault. He writes great songs and I love his voice. It pairs really well with English Premier League football on the first day of the year, but I think it is pretty good any damn day of the year.
Happy early New Year from Patterson and me (not pictured).
January 1, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Happy early New Year from Patterson and me (not pictured).
This is one of the greatest debut albums ever--Iris DeMent's Infamous Angel. Life, love, loss. John Prine wrote: "So listen to this music, this Iris DeMent. It's good for you." You should listen to John Prine. Give her a spin.
January 1, 2026 at 12:56 AM
This is one of the greatest debut albums ever--Iris DeMent's Infamous Angel. Life, love, loss. John Prine wrote: "So listen to this music, this Iris DeMent. It's good for you." You should listen to John Prine. Give her a spin.
I am rewatching The Residence, but it is Patterson's first time. I am super excited for him.
December 31, 2025 at 3:07 AM
I am rewatching The Residence, but it is Patterson's first time. I am super excited for him.
Another great album from 2025 and one of my favorite Bonny Prince Billy albums--Purple Bird. Solid, coherent alt-country spine. Consistently good from A to Z. It is great lyrically--more understated than some previous work. His voice is cracked, vulnerable, but solid. This is a really good album.
December 31, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Another great album from 2025 and one of my favorite Bonny Prince Billy albums--Purple Bird. Solid, coherent alt-country spine. Consistently good from A to Z. It is great lyrically--more understated than some previous work. His voice is cracked, vulnerable, but solid. This is a really good album.
I was just telling Patterson that, although I enjoyed last week with my loved ones, I am happy to resume our evening chats.
December 29, 2025 at 2:58 AM
I was just telling Patterson that, although I enjoyed last week with my loved ones, I am happy to resume our evening chats.
I don't care what anyone else says. This is a punk album--Daniel Romano's Come Cry with Me. A traditional country sound surroinding decidedly non-traditional-country content. Nails the sound and writes clever songs. Think the Knitters but better executed. Owned it on CD. Ran across the vinyl.
December 29, 2025 at 12:56 AM
I don't care what anyone else says. This is a punk album--Daniel Romano's Come Cry with Me. A traditional country sound surroinding decidedly non-traditional-country content. Nails the sound and writes clever songs. Think the Knitters but better executed. Owned it on CD. Ran across the vinyl.
Too rainy for the gardens, but I still love the Getty. Great exhibit on the Guerrilla Girls.
December 27, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Too rainy for the gardens, but I still love the Getty. Great exhibit on the Guerrilla Girls.
My year in a picture according to ChatGPT.
December 23, 2025 at 1:30 AM
My year in a picture according to ChatGPT.
This is another great (start to finish) covers album (like Bird doing the Handsome Family): Holly Cole doing Tom Waits --Temptation. I have another "great" cover album of Waits' songs. Does anyone know it? (answer tomorrow).
December 20, 2025 at 2:24 AM
This is another great (start to finish) covers album (like Bird doing the Handsome Family): Holly Cole doing Tom Waits --Temptation. I have another "great" cover album of Waits' songs. Does anyone know it? (answer tomorrow).
Another favorite album from this year: New Threats from the Soul by Ryan Davis and the Roadhouse Band. Literate indie-Americana: long songs, sharp writing, and grooves. They remind me (and apparently others) of Silver Jews. Give it a spin.
December 19, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Another favorite album from this year: New Threats from the Soul by Ryan Davis and the Roadhouse Band. Literate indie-Americana: long songs, sharp writing, and grooves. They remind me (and apparently others) of Silver Jews. Give it a spin.
First sitting to rehab an old tattoo. Asked what I wanted to do, I said "Maybe tiger stripes. And it needs some juice." I am getting both.
December 18, 2025 at 12:43 AM
First sitting to rehab an old tattoo. Asked what I wanted to do, I said "Maybe tiger stripes. And it needs some juice." I am getting both.
Miles Davis Prestige Quintet Sessions. Davis completes his commitment to Prestige in 2 marathon recording sessions with his first great quintet (Coltrane, Garland, Chambers, and Jones). The sessions get released as Cookin’, Relaxin’, Workin’, and Steamin’ with the Miles Davis Quintet. Good stuff.
December 16, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Miles Davis Prestige Quintet Sessions. Davis completes his commitment to Prestige in 2 marathon recording sessions with his first great quintet (Coltrane, Garland, Chambers, and Jones). The sessions get released as Cookin’, Relaxin’, Workin’, and Steamin’ with the Miles Davis Quintet. Good stuff.
A fine end to a nice weekend. Reunited with a freshly groomed Patterson and a puzzle. But I am not looking forward to the week.
December 15, 2025 at 3:03 AM
A fine end to a nice weekend. Reunited with a freshly groomed Patterson and a puzzle. But I am not looking forward to the week.
Second night (for me) of Andrew Bird's Gezelligheid. From the front this time. Another great show with two Handsome Family covers.
December 13, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Second night (for me) of Andrew Bird's Gezelligheid. From the front this time. Another great show with two Handsome Family covers.
Perfect day in Chicago. Art Institute. Reckless Records. Very good meal. And Andrew Bird again.
December 13, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Perfect day in Chicago. Art Institute. Reckless Records. Very good meal. And Andrew Bird again.