Heather Urry
@heatherurry.bsky.social
Prof @TuftsUniversity (psychology) | open inclusive affective scientist | R enthusiast | she/her | say Urry: http://bit.ly/SayUrry | Black Lives Matter
I didn’t have “cab driver in Sydney talking about ‘Sleepy Joe’ having dementia and the 2020 US presidential election having been rigged and not being a fan of Aussie climate policy” on my bingo card.
November 11, 2025 at 10:30 AM
I didn’t have “cab driver in Sydney talking about ‘Sleepy Joe’ having dementia and the 2020 US presidential election having been rigged and not being a fan of Aussie climate policy” on my bingo card.
Me on train to Sydney: Is there WiFi on this train?
Ticket taker: No, welcome to 1982.
Big Aussie energy. ❤️
Ticket taker: No, welcome to 1982.
Big Aussie energy. ❤️
November 11, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Me on train to Sydney: Is there WiFi on this train?
Ticket taker: No, welcome to 1982.
Big Aussie energy. ❤️
Ticket taker: No, welcome to 1982.
Big Aussie energy. ❤️
Overhead one college student say to her inebriated friend: “Put something in your gob!” Gonna save that for future use for sure.
Like maybe a faculty meeting.
Like maybe a faculty meeting.
November 11, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Overhead one college student say to her inebriated friend: “Put something in your gob!” Gonna save that for future use for sure.
Like maybe a faculty meeting.
Like maybe a faculty meeting.
Reposted by Heather Urry
Guys he actually did it ....
November 10, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Guys he actually did it ....
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if you’ve had Szechuan peppercorns do you experience them more as
a) tingly (like a vibration) or
b) numbing (like super weak lidocaine)
~And~ are you colorblind
(we‘d need to correct for base rates but let’s just try to crank the anecdata knob first; @elenatenenbaum.bsky.social this is for you)
a) tingly (like a vibration) or
b) numbing (like super weak lidocaine)
~And~ are you colorblind
(we‘d need to correct for base rates but let’s just try to crank the anecdata knob first; @elenatenenbaum.bsky.social this is for you)
November 10, 2025 at 4:02 AM
if you’ve had Szechuan peppercorns do you experience them more as
a) tingly (like a vibration) or
b) numbing (like super weak lidocaine)
~And~ are you colorblind
(we‘d need to correct for base rates but let’s just try to crank the anecdata knob first; @elenatenenbaum.bsky.social this is for you)
a) tingly (like a vibration) or
b) numbing (like super weak lidocaine)
~And~ are you colorblind
(we‘d need to correct for base rates but let’s just try to crank the anecdata knob first; @elenatenenbaum.bsky.social this is for you)
Mini review of Weapons: 👍👍 Creepy, disturbing, social commentary.
I could’ve done it without the choc-top. (But glad I didn’t cuz that was good. Highly recommend the cherry ripe at Cinema Nova, Carlton, VIC)
I could’ve done it without the choc-top. (But glad I didn’t cuz that was good. Highly recommend the cherry ripe at Cinema Nova, Carlton, VIC)
November 10, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Mini review of Weapons: 👍👍 Creepy, disturbing, social commentary.
I could’ve done it without the choc-top. (But glad I didn’t cuz that was good. Highly recommend the cherry ripe at Cinema Nova, Carlton, VIC)
I could’ve done it without the choc-top. (But glad I didn’t cuz that was good. Highly recommend the cherry ripe at Cinema Nova, Carlton, VIC)
It’s happened now. I bought a “choc-top” to help me regulate my fear.
Should I - a person who doesn't like horror or go out of her way to feel scared BUT who nevertheless liked A Quiet Place, Get Out, the original Nightmare on Elm Street - see Weapons? Will I survive?
November 10, 2025 at 4:39 AM
It’s happened now. I bought a “choc-top” to help me regulate my fear.
*Turns confirmation bias on*
Seems legit!
Seems legit!
Wow this seems like a large effect. Go coffee jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Caffeinated Coffee Consumption or Abstinence to Reduce Atrial Fibrillation
This clinical trial compares the effect of caffeinated coffee consumption vs abstinence from coffee and caffeine on recurrent atrial fibrillation.
jamanetwork.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:30 AM
*Turns confirmation bias on*
Seems legit!
Seems legit!
Let's poke at horrendous policy choices and racism, not stupid shit like dozing off. C'mon.
November 8, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Let's poke at horrendous policy choices and racism, not stupid shit like dozing off. C'mon.
OMG - So I'm in Australia and this is what every 19-year-old guy looks like right now. Jacob Elordi (the actor/teenage dirtbag shown here) is Australian... so blame Australia I guess? Or Elordi?
why does every famous man in his 20s currently look like a dirtbag who was smoking by the shed behind the school in the ’80s
November 8, 2025 at 10:07 PM
OMG - So I'm in Australia and this is what every 19-year-old guy looks like right now. Jacob Elordi (the actor/teenage dirtbag shown here) is Australian... so blame Australia I guess? Or Elordi?
Reposted by Heather Urry
The book is real! To celebrate, I will give out five copies to interested early career folks. DM if you’d like one.
November 8, 2025 at 2:04 AM
The book is real! To celebrate, I will give out five copies to interested early career folks. DM if you’d like one.
Reposted by Heather Urry
A recent redesign of OSF by @cos.io led to widespread access failures. What began as a few broken download links became for me a total disappearance of eight years of DOI-registered work. What happened, how was it resolved, and what it reveals about trust and infrastructure in open science
Open Science needs reliable infrastructure – Ven Popov
After OSF’s October 2025 redesign, I discovered that eight years of DOI-linked preprints and materials were silently hidden by an automated spam flag. What happened, how it was resolved, and what it r...
venpopov.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:13 PM
A recent redesign of OSF by @cos.io led to widespread access failures. What began as a few broken download links became for me a total disappearance of eight years of DOI-registered work. What happened, how was it resolved, and what it reveals about trust and infrastructure in open science
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This November, like every November, I am teaching basic research proposal writing to the new phd cohort at my institute. Here is the 2 page template we start with and adapt. Link to LaTeX github.com/rmcelreath/P...
![\title[PhD Plan for CANDIDATE]{Department of \mbox{Full Luxury Galactic Metascience}\\PhD Plan for CANDIDATE}
% list committee members
\author[]{Committee:\\
Prof.~MEMBER1\\
Dr.~MEMBER2\\
Dr.~MEMBER3}
\date{\today}
\begin{document}
\maketitle% this prints the handout title, author, and date
\begin{marginfigure}[-5.2cm]
\includegraphics[width=3.5cm]{Minerva.pdf}
\end{marginfigure}
\section{Phenomenon}
The subject matter to be addressed. What is the question? Citation for background are useful, but don't do a full lit review (yet).\cite{HenrichMcElreath:2003} Additional references can be included at the end bibliography by using \verb|\nocite|. \nocite{NBGA2005}
\section{Theoretical Perspective}
The framework for explaining the phenomenon. What are the implications of theory? If more than one theory is relevant, how do the implications differ? What are the current holes in the theory or theories?
\section{Approach}
Modeling and empirical research approach to address the theory/ies nominated above. Important thing is to \emph{justify} the approach in terms of theory.
\section{Specifics of Approach}
Outline any special skills, equipment, or techniques that will be required. This includes, in the case of field research, a paragraph on the background of the field location. Data analysis approach needs a sketch. Can use citation\cite{Merowetal2014} for further detail.
\section{Expected Products}
A list of the (usually 3) articles expected for completion of the PhD. Think of each as a fantasy abstract.
\begin{enumerate}
\item \emph{The Evolution of Human Uniqueness.} There is wide agreement that humans are unique. But it is rarely asked: Have they always been unique? In this paper, we derive a general uniqueness theorem that states that any unique species must have been less unique at some point in the past. This theorem has implications for the achievement of world peace.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ta2whs6wjtpljvpqgs5leu36/bafkreihnoflhyf2lajrvcsovawt3xr47qlm76jfhzet5lqumkabtzufvoe@jpeg)
November 3, 2025 at 7:45 AM
This November, like every November, I am teaching basic research proposal writing to the new phd cohort at my institute. Here is the 2 page template we start with and adapt. Link to LaTeX github.com/rmcelreath/P...
What Daniel said. Also, TIL I'm a boffin.
I hadnt seen this particular take on this story till now. A minimalist apology. Not impressed.
nationalnews.co.uk/news/shamed-...
nationalnews.co.uk/news/shamed-...
Shamed Scientist Apologises For The First Time About The Academic Scandal That Destroyed His Career And Shocked The World
An ecologist who shot to fame after discovering that spiders have human-like personalities has made an emotional apology after being
nationalnews.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 6:08 AM
What Daniel said. Also, TIL I'm a boffin.
Reposted by Heather Urry
This is 🤯
All publicly available. Looks like an amazing new histology-based human probabilistic atlas and parcellation tool.
#neuroskyence #mri #brainmapping
A probabilistic histological atlas of the human brain for MRI segmentation | Nature share.google/5AD0iW7pxgb4...
All publicly available. Looks like an amazing new histology-based human probabilistic atlas and parcellation tool.
#neuroskyence #mri #brainmapping
A probabilistic histological atlas of the human brain for MRI segmentation | Nature share.google/5AD0iW7pxgb4...
A probabilistic histological atlas of the human brain for MRI segmentation - Nature
NextBrain is an open source, probabilistic atlas of the entire human brain, assembled using artificial-intelligence-enabled registration and segmentation methods to reconstruct the multimodal serial h...
share.google
November 6, 2025 at 5:35 AM
This is 🤯
All publicly available. Looks like an amazing new histology-based human probabilistic atlas and parcellation tool.
#neuroskyence #mri #brainmapping
A probabilistic histological atlas of the human brain for MRI segmentation | Nature share.google/5AD0iW7pxgb4...
All publicly available. Looks like an amazing new histology-based human probabilistic atlas and parcellation tool.
#neuroskyence #mri #brainmapping
A probabilistic histological atlas of the human brain for MRI segmentation | Nature share.google/5AD0iW7pxgb4...
Should I - a person who doesn't like horror or go out of her way to feel scared BUT who nevertheless liked A Quiet Place, Get Out, the original Nightmare on Elm Street - see Weapons? Will I survive?
November 6, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Should I - a person who doesn't like horror or go out of her way to feel scared BUT who nevertheless liked A Quiet Place, Get Out, the original Nightmare on Elm Street - see Weapons? Will I survive?
My Phrazle guesses make it look sometimes like I’m losing touch with reality:
ROSE GUILTY AND CHAT
HEAT UNDEAD THE HOSE
Or maybe these are Very Deep Thoughts… 🤔
ROSE GUILTY AND CHAT
HEAT UNDEAD THE HOSE
Or maybe these are Very Deep Thoughts… 🤔
November 5, 2025 at 8:49 PM
My Phrazle guesses make it look sometimes like I’m losing touch with reality:
ROSE GUILTY AND CHAT
HEAT UNDEAD THE HOSE
Or maybe these are Very Deep Thoughts… 🤔
ROSE GUILTY AND CHAT
HEAT UNDEAD THE HOSE
Or maybe these are Very Deep Thoughts… 🤔
Reposted by Heather Urry
🔔 Gentle reminder! For those interested in learning together about why psychological science matters in the age of digital agents!
Please don’t forget to register! See you on Friday!
Please don’t forget to register! See you on Friday!
Ready for the second talk of the 2025 ISRE ECRS Webinar Series?
🎙️ Join us for an exciting & timely talk, “Why Psychological Science Matters in the Age of Digital Agents”, by Prof. Rachael E. Jack!
📅 Nov 7 | 2pm GMT / 9am ET
Register now (open to all): us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
🎙️ Join us for an exciting & timely talk, “Why Psychological Science Matters in the Age of Digital Agents”, by Prof. Rachael E. Jack!
📅 Nov 7 | 2pm GMT / 9am ET
Register now (open to all): us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
November 5, 2025 at 8:38 PM
🔔 Gentle reminder! For those interested in learning together about why psychological science matters in the age of digital agents!
Please don’t forget to register! See you on Friday!
Please don’t forget to register! See you on Friday!
Reposted by Heather Urry
Metabolism and the mind: Investigating the link between glucose control and reinforcement learning in humans www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Metabolism and the mind: Investigating the link between glucose control and reinforcement learning in humans
Signals from the body profoundly influence cognition. This process is known as interoception, and has been extensively studied in the cardiac, respira…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Metabolism and the mind: Investigating the link between glucose control and reinforcement learning in humans www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Reposted by Heather Urry
A fascinating and deeply thoughtful analysis of the different motivations for faculty diversity by @azimshariff.bsky.social --essential reading for anyone interested in this issue (either pro- or anti-DEI)
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Taking faculty diversity seriously means asking why it matters - Nature Reviews Psychology
Increasing faculty diversity is a key priority in faculty hiring across many countries, but the rationales behind it are often left undiscussed. Explicitly clarifying diversity rationales — and ensuri...
www.nature.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:17 PM
A fascinating and deeply thoughtful analysis of the different motivations for faculty diversity by @azimshariff.bsky.social --essential reading for anyone interested in this issue (either pro- or anti-DEI)
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Reposted by Heather Urry
The package formerly known as papercheck has changed its name to metacheck! We're checking more than just papers, with functions to assess OSF projects, github repos, and AsPredicted pre-registrations, with more being developed all the time.
scienceverse.github.io/metacheck/
scienceverse.github.io/metacheck/
Check Research Outputs for Best Practices
A modular, extendable system for automatically checking research outputs for best practices using text search, R code, and/or (optional) LLM queries.
scienceverse.github.io
November 3, 2025 at 4:20 PM
The package formerly known as papercheck has changed its name to metacheck! We're checking more than just papers, with functions to assess OSF projects, github repos, and AsPredicted pre-registrations, with more being developed all the time.
scienceverse.github.io/metacheck/
scienceverse.github.io/metacheck/
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Excited to share our new paper with @swaziadam.bsky.social and colleagues! We examined how a quarter-long climate crisis course affected students’ real-world collective action behavior.
epo.publia.org/epo/article/...
epo.publia.org/epo/article/...
View of The Impact of a Climate Crisis Class on Collective Action Participation
epo.publia.org
November 3, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Excited to share our new paper with @swaziadam.bsky.social and colleagues! We examined how a quarter-long climate crisis course affected students’ real-world collective action behavior.
epo.publia.org/epo/article/...
epo.publia.org/epo/article/...
Australia has fancy birds. Check out the tuxedos on the magpie lark and magpie.
November 4, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Australia has fancy birds. Check out the tuxedos on the magpie lark and magpie.
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Research aims and objectives aren’t the same thing but are related It helps to understand the differences and connections patthomson.net/2025/11/01/r...
research aims vs. objectives – what’s the difference?
You’re finally sitting down to write your research proposal and you’ve hit that section where you need to outline your aims and objectives. You stare at the page. Aren’t these bas…
patthomson.net
November 2, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Research aims and objectives aren’t the same thing but are related It helps to understand the differences and connections patthomson.net/2025/11/01/r...