Amanda Nash
@manickmanda.bsky.social
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"Many people believe climate change is happening, but most don’t act. Why?" by Sarah DeWeert for @anthropocenemag.bsky.social on recent @pnas.org article led by PCSSM PostDoc @asinclair.bsky.social coauthored with @michaelemann.bsky.social & Emily Falk.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/05/many...
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/05/many...
Many people believe climate change is happening, but most don't act. Why?
A new study looks systematically for what works—and what doesn’t—to overcome psychological barriers that keep people stuck in the carbon-emissions status quo.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org
May 27, 2025 at 4:55 PM
"Many people believe climate change is happening, but most don’t act. Why?" by Sarah DeWeert for @anthropocenemag.bsky.social on recent @pnas.org article led by PCSSM PostDoc @asinclair.bsky.social coauthored with @michaelemann.bsky.social & Emily Falk.
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/05/many...
www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/05/many...
Wonderful, life-affirming story that demonstrates the kindness of strangers www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'My life was saved by a stranger on the other side of the world'
An Australian man meets his stem-cell donor for the first time after travelling to the UK.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 27, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Wonderful, life-affirming story that demonstrates the kindness of strangers www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Just published: my 3rd & final PhD paper! (with @iriszez.bsky.social)
🧪📢 How should we talk about vaccination rates?
Assuming rationality, normativity, or reasonableness leads to very different outcomes.
Findings from 3 experiments:
🔓 doi.org/10.1177/0033...
#PsychSky #AcademicSky #Psychology
🧪📢 How should we talk about vaccination rates?
Assuming rationality, normativity, or reasonableness leads to very different outcomes.
Findings from 3 experiments:
🔓 doi.org/10.1177/0033...
#PsychSky #AcademicSky #Psychology
May 7, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Just published: my 3rd & final PhD paper! (with @iriszez.bsky.social)
🧪📢 How should we talk about vaccination rates?
Assuming rationality, normativity, or reasonableness leads to very different outcomes.
Findings from 3 experiments:
🔓 doi.org/10.1177/0033...
#PsychSky #AcademicSky #Psychology
🧪📢 How should we talk about vaccination rates?
Assuming rationality, normativity, or reasonableness leads to very different outcomes.
Findings from 3 experiments:
🔓 doi.org/10.1177/0033...
#PsychSky #AcademicSky #Psychology
Watched the latest Doctor Who episode. A podcaster who is anti reality and believes he's immune to its consequences, who wants to discredit institutions just to build his own power and influence- screenwriting for our times indeed!
May 5, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Watched the latest Doctor Who episode. A podcaster who is anti reality and believes he's immune to its consequences, who wants to discredit institutions just to build his own power and influence- screenwriting for our times indeed!
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"You boy! What tariff is it today?"
April 9, 2025 at 7:56 PM
"You boy! What tariff is it today?"
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Four Things Successful Teams Do Differently
We describe 4 keys to team success & why many teams fail to succeed:
1) Focus on a superordinate goal
2) Use collective language
3) Allocate resources wisely
4) Engage in constructive criticism
www.powerofusnewsletter.com/p/four-thing...
We describe 4 keys to team success & why many teams fail to succeed:
1) Focus on a superordinate goal
2) Use collective language
3) Allocate resources wisely
4) Engage in constructive criticism
www.powerofusnewsletter.com/p/four-thing...
Four Things Successful Teams Do Differently
Issue 161: We put our own research team to the test–see how we performed!
www.powerofusnewsletter.com
April 8, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Four Things Successful Teams Do Differently
We describe 4 keys to team success & why many teams fail to succeed:
1) Focus on a superordinate goal
2) Use collective language
3) Allocate resources wisely
4) Engage in constructive criticism
www.powerofusnewsletter.com/p/four-thing...
We describe 4 keys to team success & why many teams fail to succeed:
1) Focus on a superordinate goal
2) Use collective language
3) Allocate resources wisely
4) Engage in constructive criticism
www.powerofusnewsletter.com/p/four-thing...
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🔴We weren’t held back by Brussels. We just weren’t exporting that much as we moved to services thanks to Margaret Thatcher.
🔴Now we’re out EU, it’s not easier but harder to trade with USA and EU which is why we are poorer.
Brexit is damaging Britain.
#BrexitReality #trevorphillips
🔴Now we’re out EU, it’s not easier but harder to trade with USA and EU which is why we are poorer.
Brexit is damaging Britain.
#BrexitReality #trevorphillips
April 6, 2025 at 9:28 AM
🔴We weren’t held back by Brussels. We just weren’t exporting that much as we moved to services thanks to Margaret Thatcher.
🔴Now we’re out EU, it’s not easier but harder to trade with USA and EU which is why we are poorer.
Brexit is damaging Britain.
#BrexitReality #trevorphillips
🔴Now we’re out EU, it’s not easier but harder to trade with USA and EU which is why we are poorer.
Brexit is damaging Britain.
#BrexitReality #trevorphillips
Charming little tale with a feast of visuals to enjoy on a Sunday evening
A little while ago, my parents' cat Bridget went missing. As the weeks dragged on, they became extremely worried. My dad devised a way to distract himself: he began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up in some of art and music's most iconic scenes.
April 6, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Charming little tale with a feast of visuals to enjoy on a Sunday evening
I did my MSc research into men's health and the reasons they do/ don't come forward for treatment. The discussion re masculinity and what it means for young men is fascinating. This podcast explores how we can talk more positively about what it means to be male www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
The Today Podcast - Adolescence and the Crisis of Masculinity - BBC Sounds
Stephen Graham’s drama has triggered a conversation about the challenges facing boys.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 29, 2025 at 12:30 PM
I did my MSc research into men's health and the reasons they do/ don't come forward for treatment. The discussion re masculinity and what it means for young men is fascinating. This podcast explores how we can talk more positively about what it means to be male www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Good explanation, with dog examples to explain in a relatable way, of the difference between reinforcements, rewards and incentives in operant conditioning #behaviour thinkingaboutbehavior.substack.com/p/beyond-rew...
Beyond rewards: Navigating the complexities of reinforcement in behaviour change
The common perception of rewards as purely positive incentives, such as a treat for a dog or a bonus for an employee, is an oversimplification of how behaviors are shaped and reinforced.
thinkingaboutbehavior.substack.com
March 29, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Good explanation, with dog examples to explain in a relatable way, of the difference between reinforcements, rewards and incentives in operant conditioning #behaviour thinkingaboutbehavior.substack.com/p/beyond-rew...
Lmao at this. My love is stats is precisely why I don't buy lottery tickets.
I'm a statistician. Can't admit to anyone, not even my wife, that I buy a weekly lottery ticket. At best, I'd get a derisive mini lecture. At worst, word would get around and I'd be unofficially blacklisted. Almost scared of winning tbh, but hope springs eternal.
March 29, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Lmao at this. My love is stats is precisely why I don't buy lottery tickets.
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i feel compelled to remind everyone that chatgpt/LLMs are functionally the *opposite* of an actual expert.
the more your problems are unusual or novel, the more likely LLMS are to be wrong. they are least helpful when it's most important
the more your problems are unusual or novel, the more likely LLMS are to be wrong. they are least helpful when it's most important
March 19, 2025 at 3:14 PM
i feel compelled to remind everyone that chatgpt/LLMs are functionally the *opposite* of an actual expert.
the more your problems are unusual or novel, the more likely LLMS are to be wrong. they are least helpful when it's most important
the more your problems are unusual or novel, the more likely LLMS are to be wrong. they are least helpful when it's most important
Cornwall showing off its clear blue skies
March 16, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Cornwall showing off its clear blue skies
Deadlines matter .... #BehSci
🗣 Privileged to have played a very small part in this hugely important trial, published today in @thelancet.bsky.social.
A short thread🧵 on the findings follows below 👇
The open access paper is available here: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#MedSky #BehSci #publichealth
A short thread🧵 on the findings follows below 👇
The open access paper is available here: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#MedSky #BehSci #publichealth
Behavioural interventions to increase uptake of FIT colorectal screening in Scotland (TEMPO): a nationwide, eight-arm, factorial, randomised controlled trial
Adding a single sentence suggesting a deadline for FIT return in the invitation letter
to FIT colorectal screening resulted in more timely FIT return and reduced the need
to issue reminder letters. Th...
www.thelancet.com
March 13, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Deadlines matter .... #BehSci
I'm a lover of narrative in print, online and screen. Been wondering this week, how with the world order upturned, scriptwriters are going to create films where America are the 'good guys' anymore.
March 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I'm a lover of narrative in print, online and screen. Been wondering this week, how with the world order upturned, scriptwriters are going to create films where America are the 'good guys' anymore.
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I've blogged. In 2025, what content can you post from a LinkedIn page that connects? Here's an analysis. You may be surprised to know that a carousel of images tops the list and vertical video follows hard on its heels. danslee.co.uk/2025/03/02/i...
March 4, 2025 at 8:12 AM
I've blogged. In 2025, what content can you post from a LinkedIn page that connects? Here's an analysis. You may be surprised to know that a carousel of images tops the list and vertical video follows hard on its heels. danslee.co.uk/2025/03/02/i...
On International Women's Day this week while I want to celebrate so many fab sisters and all they do, I cant help thinking about the lack of women in the spaces of power in this current world order.
March 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM
On International Women's Day this week while I want to celebrate so many fab sisters and all they do, I cant help thinking about the lack of women in the spaces of power in this current world order.
Had pleasure of listening to the thoughts of young people in Plymouth, UK this week.What struck me is how important the trusting relationships they have with their local youth workers is. If I was a billionaire, I'd spend my money on youth workers. They're an investment in the future. They are hope
February 26, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Had pleasure of listening to the thoughts of young people in Plymouth, UK this week.What struck me is how important the trusting relationships they have with their local youth workers is. If I was a billionaire, I'd spend my money on youth workers. They're an investment in the future. They are hope
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Chinese AI DeepSeek has gone from zero to hero in the last week as its deep reasoning AI model outperformed the better-known American models. But what about its approach to censorship. I asked DeepSeek about the Uyghurs and this is what I discovered.
DeepSeek censorship deep dive to find the truth | Stuart Bruce the PR Futurist
I saw various articles and social media posts about DeepSeek censorship and refusing to answer questions about the Tiananmen Square massacre
www.stuartbruce.biz
January 26, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Chinese AI DeepSeek has gone from zero to hero in the last week as its deep reasoning AI model outperformed the better-known American models. But what about its approach to censorship. I asked DeepSeek about the Uyghurs and this is what I discovered.
Bypassing offers another way to approach mis and disinformation - although the research didn't look at belief in the original claim as an outcome. Interesting to know possible mechanism for this.
Instead of directly correcting false claims, “bypassing” offers an alternative strategy: focus on positive, truthful statements about the same topic. New research suggests it can be very effective and I cover it in more detail here!
substack.com/home/post/p-... #MisinfoResearch
substack.com/home/post/p-... #MisinfoResearch
"Bypassing" is a new way to counter misinformation, but how does it work?
A new study found that "bypassing" can counter misinformation without direct confrontation.
substack.com
January 26, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Bypassing offers another way to approach mis and disinformation - although the research didn't look at belief in the original claim as an outcome. Interesting to know possible mechanism for this.
Complex systems mapping exercise with causal loop diagram shows the influence of unhealthy commodities industries on public health. Suggested interventions. Interesting how much is influenced through narrative framing (green) #behaviourchange
Industry influence on public health policy formulation in the UK: a complex systems approach
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Industry influence on public health policy formulation in the UK: a complex systems approach
Abstract. Unhealthy commodity industries (UCIs) such as tobacco, alcohol, gambling, ultra-processed food and beverage producers are known to influence poli
academic.oup.com
January 22, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Complex systems mapping exercise with causal loop diagram shows the influence of unhealthy commodities industries on public health. Suggested interventions. Interesting how much is influenced through narrative framing (green) #behaviourchange
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🌟 Just published: our new paper shows that when you're sleepier than usual, you're more likely to act out of habit.
🚨 New Year's Resolutions tip: Prioritize sleep to help healthy habits stick 🛌 #Habit #NewYear2025
@phdsleepy.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
🚨 New Year's Resolutions tip: Prioritize sleep to help healthy habits stick 🛌 #Habit #NewYear2025
@phdsleepy.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
<em>Journal of Sleep Research</em> | ESRS Journal | Wiley Online Library
When self-regulatory resources are depleted, people tend to act more on “autopilot”, with minimal forethought. It follows that when sleepy, people should be more likely to act habitually, based on le...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 1, 2025 at 11:51 AM
🌟 Just published: our new paper shows that when you're sleepier than usual, you're more likely to act out of habit.
🚨 New Year's Resolutions tip: Prioritize sleep to help healthy habits stick 🛌 #Habit #NewYear2025
@phdsleepy.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
🚨 New Year's Resolutions tip: Prioritize sleep to help healthy habits stick 🛌 #Habit #NewYear2025
@phdsleepy.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Interesting article on the use of ontological in behavioural science addressing questions of reductionism and how well they can express complex relationships within systems
Our article, part of @HBCProject - Developing and using ontologies in behavioural science: addressing issues raised - has now been viewed 1000 times. wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/7-2...
wellcomeopenresearch.org
January 1, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Interesting article on the use of ontological in behavioural science addressing questions of reductionism and how well they can express complex relationships within systems
If ever there was a time for pausing and just being, just enjoying the view before we walk on, through the next gate, it feels like it's this Twixmas time. This period when time itself seems a bit surreal and the days can blur softly into one. A time for looking back and imagining forward.
December 28, 2024 at 9:39 PM
If ever there was a time for pausing and just being, just enjoying the view before we walk on, through the next gate, it feels like it's this Twixmas time. This period when time itself seems a bit surreal and the days can blur softly into one. A time for looking back and imagining forward.
Cornwall during Twixmas - still sporting its beautiful hidden coves even in bleak midwinter
December 28, 2024 at 9:30 PM
Cornwall during Twixmas - still sporting its beautiful hidden coves even in bleak midwinter