Charlotte Payne
@libertyruth.bsky.social
Senior and Magazine Editor, Nature Human Behaviour. She/her. 🏳️🌈
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#WHS2025 This Comment by Gelen et al discusses diversity in representation at the World Health Summit. They found an increasing diversity in representation is increasing — but influence remains uneven. They propose three areas for future reform.
Power and representation at the World Health Summit - Nature Human Behaviour
At the World Health Summit, diversity in representation is increasing — but influence remains uneven. Drawing on 11 years of speaker data from one of the most prominent global health forums, we uncover patterns in gender, geography and sector. We propose three areas for future reform to ensure global health platforms move beyond tokenism towards meaningful inclusion and accountability.
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October 13, 2025 at 9:52 AM
#WHS2025 This Comment by Gelen et al discusses diversity in representation at the World Health Summit. They found an increasing diversity in representation is increasing — but influence remains uneven. They propose three areas for future reform.
There's a gender gap in adolescent mental health and it's not OK - too many girls are suffering alone. Zui Narita et al summarise the evidence in @nathumbehav.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41... @knowlesg42.bsky.social
The silent crisis in girls’ mental health - Nature Human Behaviour
Nature Human Behaviour - The silent crisis in girls’ mental health
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October 10, 2025 at 1:53 PM
There's a gender gap in adolescent mental health and it's not OK - too many girls are suffering alone. Zui Narita et al summarise the evidence in @nathumbehav.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41... @knowlesg42.bsky.social
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Well, it's official. After our paper last year (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....), the Slender-billed Curlew is officially declared Extinct today.
Scientists dream of describing new species, not writing their obituary and epitaph, knowing that they are gone forever #ornithology
Scientists dream of describing new species, not writing their obituary and epitaph, knowing that they are gone forever #ornithology
October 10, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Well, it's official. After our paper last year (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....), the Slender-billed Curlew is officially declared Extinct today.
Scientists dream of describing new species, not writing their obituary and epitaph, knowing that they are gone forever #ornithology
Scientists dream of describing new species, not writing their obituary and epitaph, knowing that they are gone forever #ornithology
Does socioeconomic status predict health or happiness?
A study of 70k people across 11 countries finds relative income predicts happiness, education predicts health 💲😃🎓🩺
www.nature.com/articles/s41... @nathumbehav.nature.com
A study of 70k people across 11 countries finds relative income predicts happiness, education predicts health 💲😃🎓🩺
www.nature.com/articles/s41... @nathumbehav.nature.com
The social ladder to wellbeing - Nature Human Behaviour
What aspects of socioeconomic status predict health and happiness? In an ecological momentary assessment study with more than 70,000 people, Newman et al. find that income is linked to happiness but g...
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September 22, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Does socioeconomic status predict health or happiness?
A study of 70k people across 11 countries finds relative income predicts happiness, education predicts health 💲😃🎓🩺
www.nature.com/articles/s41... @nathumbehav.nature.com
A study of 70k people across 11 countries finds relative income predicts happiness, education predicts health 💲😃🎓🩺
www.nature.com/articles/s41... @nathumbehav.nature.com
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🎨 How we see style
A new study shows our brains are tuned to recognise style, like Monet’s brushstrokes, separately from content. Style is not just art, it is perception.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#SciComm #Cognition 🧪
A new study shows our brains are tuned to recognise style, like Monet’s brushstrokes, separately from content. Style is not just art, it is perception.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#SciComm #Cognition 🧪
The psychophysics of style - Nature Human Behaviour
Drawing on methods from psychophysics across ten experiments, Boger and Firestone examine the cognitive and computational foundations of style perception. Their findings suggest that this capacity is ...
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August 8, 2025 at 2:36 PM
🎨 How we see style
A new study shows our brains are tuned to recognise style, like Monet’s brushstrokes, separately from content. Style is not just art, it is perception.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#SciComm #Cognition 🧪
A new study shows our brains are tuned to recognise style, like Monet’s brushstrokes, separately from content. Style is not just art, it is perception.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#SciComm #Cognition 🧪
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Some people call it a minefield. Others call it dangerous, even irresponsible. I call it the most promising field in life sciences.
My love letter to social science genetics: communities.springernature.com/posts/a-love...
My love letter to social science genetics: communities.springernature.com/posts/a-love...
A Love Letter to Social Science Genetics
Some people call social science genetics a minefield. Others call it dangerous, even irresponsible. I call it the most promising field in life sciences.
communities.springernature.com
September 8, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Some people call it a minefield. Others call it dangerous, even irresponsible. I call it the most promising field in life sciences.
My love letter to social science genetics: communities.springernature.com/posts/a-love...
My love letter to social science genetics: communities.springernature.com/posts/a-love...
When we search for scientific papers, we often rely on an algorithm - but do we miss important work?
In this Correspondence, Zackary Dunivin and @psmaldino.bsky.social warn that current algorithms exacerbate disparities in science, and make the case for greater user control. rdcu.be/eASFa
In this Correspondence, Zackary Dunivin and @psmaldino.bsky.social warn that current algorithms exacerbate disparities in science, and make the case for greater user control. rdcu.be/eASFa
User control of search algorithms would improve science
Nature Human Behaviour - User control of search algorithms would improve science
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August 15, 2025 at 9:29 AM
When we search for scientific papers, we often rely on an algorithm - but do we miss important work?
In this Correspondence, Zackary Dunivin and @psmaldino.bsky.social warn that current algorithms exacerbate disparities in science, and make the case for greater user control. rdcu.be/eASFa
In this Correspondence, Zackary Dunivin and @psmaldino.bsky.social warn that current algorithms exacerbate disparities in science, and make the case for greater user control. rdcu.be/eASFa
How do you come up with a really good research question?
Megan Peters @ucirvine.bsky.social writes about her process, offering some great tips (and traps to avoid!)
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Megan Peters @ucirvine.bsky.social writes about her process, offering some great tips (and traps to avoid!)
rdcu.be/eAmL2
How to develop good research questions
Nature Human Behaviour - Designing good research questions goes well beyond the standard definitions of clarity, focus and tractability, and even beyond ‘novelty’ in the strictest...
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August 12, 2025 at 12:48 PM
How do you come up with a really good research question?
Megan Peters @ucirvine.bsky.social writes about her process, offering some great tips (and traps to avoid!)
rdcu.be/eAmL2
Megan Peters @ucirvine.bsky.social writes about her process, offering some great tips (and traps to avoid!)
rdcu.be/eAmL2
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80 years on from Hiroshima bombing, risks of nuclear war are the highest they’ve been in decades.
We need new science leaders to engage with policymakers & the public to create a shared knowledge-intensive understanding of the calamitous consequences of nuclear war 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
We need new science leaders to engage with policymakers & the public to create a shared knowledge-intensive understanding of the calamitous consequences of nuclear war 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Scientists can help stop a slide to nuclear war — don’t shut them out again
It has taken the United Nations nearly 40 years to commission another study on the effects of nuclear conflict. Better late than never.
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August 6, 2025 at 6:11 AM
80 years on from Hiroshima bombing, risks of nuclear war are the highest they’ve been in decades.
We need new science leaders to engage with policymakers & the public to create a shared knowledge-intensive understanding of the calamitous consequences of nuclear war 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
We need new science leaders to engage with policymakers & the public to create a shared knowledge-intensive understanding of the calamitous consequences of nuclear war 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Reposted by Charlotte Payne
Reposted by Charlotte Payne
New Editorial: "The human factor" rdcu.be/exe7t
From this month, we will be publishing pieces specifically focused on the personal side of research. And the first is:
Q&A with Aster Gebrekirstos: "Creating resilience through agroforestry" rdcu.be/exl7A
From this month, we will be publishing pieces specifically focused on the personal side of research. And the first is:
Q&A with Aster Gebrekirstos: "Creating resilience through agroforestry" rdcu.be/exl7A
July 22, 2025 at 2:10 PM
New Editorial: "The human factor" rdcu.be/exe7t
From this month, we will be publishing pieces specifically focused on the personal side of research. And the first is:
Q&A with Aster Gebrekirstos: "Creating resilience through agroforestry" rdcu.be/exl7A
From this month, we will be publishing pieces specifically focused on the personal side of research. And the first is:
Q&A with Aster Gebrekirstos: "Creating resilience through agroforestry" rdcu.be/exl7A
If you visit Hong Kong, it's well worth taking a boat to Lantau to see the feral buffalo - they are incredible 🐃🐃🐃
(Last year I was so lucky to visit them together with the team behind this brilliant work!)
(Last year I was so lucky to visit them together with the team behind this brilliant work!)
Where the feral buffalo roam in Hong Kong | www.eurekalert.org/news-release... led by @debottam1991.bsky.social Well Done Team! www.hkbuffaloresearch.org
Where the feral buffalo roam in Hong Kong
Most people associate Hong Kong with skyscrapers and shopping malls, but a small population of feral water buffalo calls the marshlands of South Lantau Island home. And they’re sparking a mix of...
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July 7, 2025 at 10:41 AM
If you visit Hong Kong, it's well worth taking a boat to Lantau to see the feral buffalo - they are incredible 🐃🐃🐃
(Last year I was so lucky to visit them together with the team behind this brilliant work!)
(Last year I was so lucky to visit them together with the team behind this brilliant work!)
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The #SCIMaP team announces a major update: an analysis of the economic impacts of the White House's NIH FY26 budget.
Bottom-line, we estimate $46B in total economic loss, 202K lost jobs, and impacts in communities nationwide.
Interactive map and shareable report:
scienceimpacts.org/fy26
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Bottom-line, we estimate $46B in total economic loss, 202K lost jobs, and impacts in communities nationwide.
Interactive map and shareable report:
scienceimpacts.org/fy26
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June 23, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The #SCIMaP team announces a major update: an analysis of the economic impacts of the White House's NIH FY26 budget.
Bottom-line, we estimate $46B in total economic loss, 202K lost jobs, and impacts in communities nationwide.
Interactive map and shareable report:
scienceimpacts.org/fy26
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Bottom-line, we estimate $46B in total economic loss, 202K lost jobs, and impacts in communities nationwide.
Interactive map and shareable report:
scienceimpacts.org/fy26
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Reposted by Charlotte Payne
Erik Sulidra proudly presented his work in Bahasa Indonesia. Everyone understood his presentation—whether in English, Japanese, or other languages—with Wordly's live AI translation. A moment when we broke #languagebarriers at #ICCB2025.
June 17, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Erik Sulidra proudly presented his work in Bahasa Indonesia. Everyone understood his presentation—whether in English, Japanese, or other languages—with Wordly's live AI translation. A moment when we broke #languagebarriers at #ICCB2025.
In this important piece, @nicolecrust.bsky.social urges us all to support trainee/ECR scientists in the US right now.
How? By working as hard as we can to restore awe (about science!), stability and certainty for the next generation.
rdcu.be/ep9gi
How? By working as hard as we can to restore awe (about science!), stability and certainty for the next generation.
rdcu.be/ep9gi
We need to fight for the next generation of US researchers
Nature Human Behaviour - Federal funding of science has been cut, and trainee scientists in the USA face an unstable and uncertain future. Nicole Rust explains how and why we should act to support...
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June 9, 2025 at 12:31 PM
In this important piece, @nicolecrust.bsky.social urges us all to support trainee/ECR scientists in the US right now.
How? By working as hard as we can to restore awe (about science!), stability and certainty for the next generation.
rdcu.be/ep9gi
How? By working as hard as we can to restore awe (about science!), stability and certainty for the next generation.
rdcu.be/ep9gi
The US is a global leader in science - but recent policies restrict academic freedom.
In this thought-provoking piece grounded in global data, Frank Fernandez and Neal Hutchens explain why this will have significant consequences for innovation & scientific breakthroughs.
rdcu.be/ep9bp
In this thought-provoking piece grounded in global data, Frank Fernandez and Neal Hutchens explain why this will have significant consequences for innovation & scientific breakthroughs.
rdcu.be/ep9bp
Restrictions on US academic freedom affect science everywhere
Nature Human Behaviour - Restrictions on US academic freedom affect science everywhere
rdcu.be
June 9, 2025 at 12:22 PM
The US is a global leader in science - but recent policies restrict academic freedom.
In this thought-provoking piece grounded in global data, Frank Fernandez and Neal Hutchens explain why this will have significant consequences for innovation & scientific breakthroughs.
rdcu.be/ep9bp
In this thought-provoking piece grounded in global data, Frank Fernandez and Neal Hutchens explain why this will have significant consequences for innovation & scientific breakthroughs.
rdcu.be/ep9bp
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My new piece in Nature Human Behavior: "We need to fight for the next generation of US researchers"
All trainees need 3 things to thrive. In the US, those things have been ripped away. Let's brainstorm and fight to get them back.
(share link):
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
All trainees need 3 things to thrive. In the US, those things have been ripped away. Let's brainstorm and fight to get them back.
(share link):
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We need to fight for the next generation of US researchers
Nature Human Behaviour - Federal funding of science has been cut, and trainee scientists in the USA face an unstable and uncertain future. Nicole Rust explains how and why we should act to support...
www.nature.com
June 9, 2025 at 11:06 AM
My new piece in Nature Human Behavior: "We need to fight for the next generation of US researchers"
All trainees need 3 things to thrive. In the US, those things have been ripped away. Let's brainstorm and fight to get them back.
(share link):
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
All trainees need 3 things to thrive. In the US, those things have been ripped away. Let's brainstorm and fight to get them back.
(share link):
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
What happens when a researcher switches to a new field?
A recent study in Nature suggests that a pivot to a new field isn't great for impact - but it's not clear why.
Read the paper here - rdcu.be/epFQd
And this great commentary - www.nature.com/articles/d41...
A recent study in Nature suggests that a pivot to a new field isn't great for impact - but it's not clear why.
Read the paper here - rdcu.be/epFQd
And this great commentary - www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The pivot penalty in research
Nature - An analysis of millions of scientific papers and patents reveals a ‘pivot penalty’ when researchers shift direction, with the impact of studies decreasing rapidly the further...
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June 6, 2025 at 12:41 PM
What happens when a researcher switches to a new field?
A recent study in Nature suggests that a pivot to a new field isn't great for impact - but it's not clear why.
Read the paper here - rdcu.be/epFQd
And this great commentary - www.nature.com/articles/d41...
A recent study in Nature suggests that a pivot to a new field isn't great for impact - but it's not clear why.
Read the paper here - rdcu.be/epFQd
And this great commentary - www.nature.com/articles/d41...
As a Chinese international student during the first Trump administration, Qian Di was accused of research misconduct for his work on air quality, and eventually chose to return to China.
In this piece he reflects on his experiences, and the continued impacts of hostile US policies.
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In this piece he reflects on his experiences, and the continued impacts of hostile US policies.
rdcu.be/epAMd
Navigating anti-science policies in environmental public health
Nature Human Behaviour - Qian Di talks about what it was like doing public health research as a Chinese scientist in the USA during the first Trump administration. His experiences foreshadow...
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June 5, 2025 at 1:12 PM
As a Chinese international student during the first Trump administration, Qian Di was accused of research misconduct for his work on air quality, and eventually chose to return to China.
In this piece he reflects on his experiences, and the continued impacts of hostile US policies.
rdcu.be/epAMd
In this piece he reflects on his experiences, and the continued impacts of hostile US policies.
rdcu.be/epAMd
Cuts to NIH indirect costs will have significant negative consequences across the United States, write @asinclair.bsky.social @joshuasweitz.bsky.social &al. for @nathumbehav.nature.com
Their interactive platform SCIMaP visualises these impacts: scienceimpacts.org
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Their interactive platform SCIMaP visualises these impacts: scienceimpacts.org
rdcu.be/eo3Wo
NIH indirect cost cuts will affect the economy and employment
Nature Human Behaviour - NIH indirect cost cuts will affect the economy and employment
rdcu.be
June 2, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Cuts to NIH indirect costs will have significant negative consequences across the United States, write @asinclair.bsky.social @joshuasweitz.bsky.social &al. for @nathumbehav.nature.com
Their interactive platform SCIMaP visualises these impacts: scienceimpacts.org
rdcu.be/eo3Wo
Their interactive platform SCIMaP visualises these impacts: scienceimpacts.org
rdcu.be/eo3Wo
"Although dissent carries risks, it's riskier to stay silent", writes @petergleick.bsky.social in this World View for @nathumbehav.nature.com
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rdcu.be/eo3J6
More US scientists must speak out
Nature Human Behaviour - The Trump administration has launched an extraordinary and dangerous attack on US science. Climate and water scientist Peter Gleick calls on scientists who are able and...
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June 2, 2025 at 10:12 AM
"Although dissent carries risks, it's riskier to stay silent", writes @petergleick.bsky.social in this World View for @nathumbehav.nature.com
rdcu.be/eo3J6
rdcu.be/eo3J6
Thank you @essgn.bsky.social and everyone at ESSGN this year for a brilliant conference! I was grateful to be there and learnt so much.
“Social science genetics will continue as a field but your publications will stay” @libertyruth.bsky.social told us her wishes and advice as an NHB editor.
-> Talk about your limitations, use correlation terminology when not testing causation, document your ethical considerations, write FAQs
-> Talk about your limitations, use correlation terminology when not testing causation, document your ethical considerations, write FAQs
June 2, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Thank you @essgn.bsky.social and everyone at ESSGN this year for a brilliant conference! I was grateful to be there and learnt so much.
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"For me, the answer now lies in refusal, the withdrawal of participation from systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging."
Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council.
I wrote about my decision in TIME.
time.com/7285045/resi...
Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council.
I wrote about my decision in TIME.
time.com/7285045/resi...
Why I’m Resigning from the NSF and Library of Congress
I cannot participate in systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging.
time.com
May 13, 2025 at 11:19 AM
"For me, the answer now lies in refusal, the withdrawal of participation from systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging."
Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council.
I wrote about my decision in TIME.
time.com/7285045/resi...
Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council.
I wrote about my decision in TIME.
time.com/7285045/resi...
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After 3 years in the making, our Registered Report is out in @nathumbehav.nature.com!
We analyse nationally representative UK data from 3,340 adolescents (aged 11–19) to examine how social media use differs between those with and without mental health conditions. 🧵
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We analyse nationally representative UK data from 3,340 adolescents (aged 11–19) to examine how social media use differs between those with and without mental health conditions. 🧵
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Social media use in adolescents with and without mental health conditions - Nature Human Behaviour
Using a nationally representative UK sample of adolescents with clinical-level mental health symptoms, this Registered Report examined differences in social media use. The results suggest that adolesc...
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May 6, 2025 at 7:35 AM
After 3 years in the making, our Registered Report is out in @nathumbehav.nature.com!
We analyse nationally representative UK data from 3,340 adolescents (aged 11–19) to examine how social media use differs between those with and without mental health conditions. 🧵
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We analyse nationally representative UK data from 3,340 adolescents (aged 11–19) to examine how social media use differs between those with and without mental health conditions. 🧵
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
How should we measure well-being? What does it mean for a person to flourish in life?
This new Perspective offers a great overview of scientific approaches to measuring well-being, and a compelling case for multidimensional measurement.
This new Perspective offers a great overview of scientific approaches to measuring well-being, and a compelling case for multidimensional measurement.
VanderWeele and Johnson examine unidimensional vs. multidimensional approaches to well-being, assessing their conceptual, empirical, and policy implications
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Multidimensional versus unidimensional approaches to well-being - Nature Human Behaviour
VanderWeele and Johnson examine unidimensional versus multidimensional approaches to well-being, assessing their conceptual, empirical and policy implications. The authors argue for a multidimensional...
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May 2, 2025 at 11:01 AM
How should we measure well-being? What does it mean for a person to flourish in life?
This new Perspective offers a great overview of scientific approaches to measuring well-being, and a compelling case for multidimensional measurement.
This new Perspective offers a great overview of scientific approaches to measuring well-being, and a compelling case for multidimensional measurement.