Prof Neil Martin
@thatneilmartin.bsky.social
I suppose I'd best get on and fill this in. Psychologist, Prof, writer, former head of department and university research integrity advisor. Research and consultancy: smell/taste; food; horror; comedy; the brain. Email: NeilOnComedy@outlook.com
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And so, it begins! (again). NEWS. The 8th edition of Psychology will be out in 2026! This means, I think, that I should start writing it.
You're all busy people so
1. PORKY'S
2. PORKY'S 2
3. Police Academy: Mission To Moscow
4. Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked.
1. PORKY'S
2. PORKY'S 2
3. Police Academy: Mission To Moscow
4. Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked.
Pope Leo has shared his four favorite movies of all time, as the Vatican prepares to host dozens of actors and directors in a “World of Cinema” gathering on Saturday at his official residence. See which films made the pope's list. nyti.ms/4p3exK9
Pope Leo Shares His Favorite Movies Ahead of Vatican Event
The list leans heavily on uplifting classics.
nyti.ms
November 11, 2025 at 11:44 PM
You're all busy people so
1. PORKY'S
2. PORKY'S 2
3. Police Academy: Mission To Moscow
4. Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked.
1. PORKY'S
2. PORKY'S 2
3. Police Academy: Mission To Moscow
4. Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked.
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Amused that Trump's lawyers really sent the legal letter to:
BBC Television Centre,
London W12 8QT.
I wonder if they included a self addressed envelope for a reply and called 018118055 to confirm receipt.
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/tru...
BBC Television Centre,
London W12 8QT.
I wonder if they included a self addressed envelope for a reply and called 018118055 to confirm receipt.
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/tru...
November 11, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Amused that Trump's lawyers really sent the legal letter to:
BBC Television Centre,
London W12 8QT.
I wonder if they included a self addressed envelope for a reply and called 018118055 to confirm receipt.
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/tru...
BBC Television Centre,
London W12 8QT.
I wonder if they included a self addressed envelope for a reply and called 018118055 to confirm receipt.
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/tru...
If you ever wanted an example of a programme that has not just gone off the rails but has ploughed into the world's most boring and self-indulgent embankment, then pop over to #newsnight about now.
November 11, 2025 at 10:50 PM
If you ever wanted an example of a programme that has not just gone off the rails but has ploughed into the world's most boring and self-indulgent embankment, then pop over to #newsnight about now.
Meanwhile, in BMJ Towers…
Olivia: Rupert. RUPERT!
Rupert: [watering the office yucca] Yes, Olivia!
O: They’re all going on about retractions again.
R: Olfaction??
O: Retraction. RETRACTION.!
R:
O:
R:
O:
R: Anyway, how’s that special issue on decolonising the colon coming along?
Olivia: Rupert. RUPERT!
Rupert: [watering the office yucca] Yes, Olivia!
O: They’re all going on about retractions again.
R: Olfaction??
O: Retraction. RETRACTION.!
R:
O:
R:
O:
R: Anyway, how’s that special issue on decolonising the colon coming along?
If you're wondering why @bmj.com haven't already retracted this debacle: since 1989 Retraction Watch shows they have retracted a grand total of 7 research articles, so maybe they don't know how to.
This is one of the most remarkable academic debacles I've ever seen.
A large RCT got published in BMJ. There are currently 44 Pubpeer comments, mostly about the data, including...well. Read for yourself.
pubpeer.com/publications...
A large RCT got published in BMJ. There are currently 44 Pubpeer comments, mostly about the data, including...well. Read for yourself.
pubpeer.com/publications...
November 11, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Meanwhile, in BMJ Towers…
Olivia: Rupert. RUPERT!
Rupert: [watering the office yucca] Yes, Olivia!
O: They’re all going on about retractions again.
R: Olfaction??
O: Retraction. RETRACTION.!
R:
O:
R:
O:
R: Anyway, how’s that special issue on decolonising the colon coming along?
Olivia: Rupert. RUPERT!
Rupert: [watering the office yucca] Yes, Olivia!
O: They’re all going on about retractions again.
R: Olfaction??
O: Retraction. RETRACTION.!
R:
O:
R:
O:
R: Anyway, how’s that special issue on decolonising the colon coming along?
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If you're wondering why @bmj.com haven't already retracted this debacle: since 1989 Retraction Watch shows they have retracted a grand total of 7 research articles, so maybe they don't know how to.
This is one of the most remarkable academic debacles I've ever seen.
A large RCT got published in BMJ. There are currently 44 Pubpeer comments, mostly about the data, including...well. Read for yourself.
pubpeer.com/publications...
A large RCT got published in BMJ. There are currently 44 Pubpeer comments, mostly about the data, including...well. Read for yourself.
pubpeer.com/publications...
PubPeer - Prevention of acute myocardial infarction induced heart fail...
There are comments on PubPeer for publication: Prevention of acute myocardial infarction induced heart failure by intracoronary infusion of mesenchymal stem cells: phase 3 randomised clinical trial (P...
pubpeer.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:19 PM
If you're wondering why @bmj.com haven't already retracted this debacle: since 1989 Retraction Watch shows they have retracted a grand total of 7 research articles, so maybe they don't know how to.
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News Chronicle, December 1936. Those were the days...
November 11, 2025 at 2:23 PM
News Chronicle, December 1936. Those were the days...
Interesting study showing that by middle childhood, boys are more willing to publicise top than average performance (successes) but girls as likely to publicise both. Public recognition of success encourages boys but puts off girls. psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
APA PsycNet
psycnet.apa.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Interesting study showing that by middle childhood, boys are more willing to publicise top than average performance (successes) but girls as likely to publicise both. Public recognition of success encourages boys but puts off girls. psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
Adversity associated with lower processing speed: psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
APA PsycNet
psycnet.apa.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Adversity associated with lower processing speed: psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
Beads, beads, beads; nothing but beads.
Yesterday, Southern Water admitted to losing millions of plastic beads after initially denying it.
Helena Dollimore MP now calls for them to clean up the coastline; disclose contents of the beads; fund nature restoration; and investigate how the spill happened.
@dirtywatercampaign.bsky.social
Helena Dollimore MP now calls for them to clean up the coastline; disclose contents of the beads; fund nature restoration; and investigate how the spill happened.
@dirtywatercampaign.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Beads, beads, beads; nothing but beads.
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Oxfordshire County Council has clarified that the Ghostbusters hearse would not be exempt from the city’s Congestion Charge. A spokesperson told us “It’s not as simple as buying a hearse. In order to qualify for a permit, you must also be a funeral care business.”
November 11, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Oxfordshire County Council has clarified that the Ghostbusters hearse would not be exempt from the city’s Congestion Charge. A spokesperson told us “It’s not as simple as buying a hearse. In order to qualify for a permit, you must also be a funeral care business.”
"Fluid Beef" is the title of my new podcast.
higher quality VIMBOS image!
Here's another good one...
November 11, 2025 at 2:18 PM
"Fluid Beef" is the title of my new podcast.
"Me, in the Spectator" is very much the new "granddad's gone off again"
November 11, 2025 at 2:17 PM
"Me, in the Spectator" is very much the new "granddad's gone off again"
Never understood why they do this, giving free advertising and publicity to organisations that loathe them (although Sky also has similar reviews with a rotating tedious cast of Waldorf and Statlers). And it's the same old tired papers- never magazines, websites; occasionally you'll get "regional"
If we're talking about bias, why do BBC politics programmes, from Politics Live to the Laura Kuennsberg Show, still always begin with a look at the newspaper front pages, which are overwhelmingly biased in one direction. Helps frame the entire news agenda and debate in their favour
November 11, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Never understood why they do this, giving free advertising and publicity to organisations that loathe them (although Sky also has similar reviews with a rotating tedious cast of Waldorf and Statlers). And it's the same old tired papers- never magazines, websites; occasionally you'll get "regional"
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This #cartoon is in the current @privateeyenews.bsky.social - new issue out tomorrow, people! #autumn #autumnleaves🍂 #wind #windyday #gardening
November 11, 2025 at 8:52 AM
This #cartoon is in the current @privateeyenews.bsky.social - new issue out tomorrow, people! #autumn #autumnleaves🍂 #wind #windyday #gardening
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Absolutely disgusted to hear about the racism Wes Streeting mentions here directed at school children who were visiting Parliament.
He has taken the post down, rightly, to protect the children.
But it's wrong that he had to do it.
Disgusted with so many people in our country. Racism is never OK.
He has taken the post down, rightly, to protect the children.
But it's wrong that he had to do it.
Disgusted with so many people in our country. Racism is never OK.
November 11, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Absolutely disgusted to hear about the racism Wes Streeting mentions here directed at school children who were visiting Parliament.
He has taken the post down, rightly, to protect the children.
But it's wrong that he had to do it.
Disgusted with so many people in our country. Racism is never OK.
He has taken the post down, rightly, to protect the children.
But it's wrong that he had to do it.
Disgusted with so many people in our country. Racism is never OK.
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a few months ago I said "having generative AI handle absolutely anything with regards to healthcare is a nightmare and should be banned" and a bunch of people made fun of me and called me stupid. anyways,
November 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
a few months ago I said "having generative AI handle absolutely anything with regards to healthcare is a nightmare and should be banned" and a bunch of people made fun of me and called me stupid. anyways,
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Well, this is a lovely surprise. Next month* there will be another chance to hear a show I wrote called No-Platformed which I assumed had been consigned to audio oblivion. As I recall, it contains quite a lot of strange jokes. 📻 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
*assuming the BBC makes it to December
*assuming the BBC makes it to December
BBC Radio 4 - No-Platformed
Comedy that drives a train through sitcom-land via a platform crowded with silly jokes.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Well, this is a lovely surprise. Next month* there will be another chance to hear a show I wrote called No-Platformed which I assumed had been consigned to audio oblivion. As I recall, it contains quite a lot of strange jokes. 📻 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
*assuming the BBC makes it to December
*assuming the BBC makes it to December
Just retweeted a Greatest Hits of BBC News basketcasery Over There...
November 10, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Just retweeted a Greatest Hits of BBC News basketcasery Over There...
Not entirely unexpected.
November 10, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Not entirely unexpected.
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From Manveen Rana - the BBC investigative reporter on the program
"Funnily enough Andy [Wigmore], the only time I ever experienced political interference in one of my investigations at the BBC, was when I was investigating you and Arron Banks
Your mate Robbie Gibb put a stop to a story we were running."
- former BBC investigative reporter Manveen Rana, 2022
Your mate Robbie Gibb put a stop to a story we were running."
- former BBC investigative reporter Manveen Rana, 2022
November 10, 2025 at 3:50 PM
From Manveen Rana - the BBC investigative reporter on the program
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Went on LBC News earlier to discuss the BBC shambles.
I said the BBC has kowtowed to Trump in the US and conservative outlets here - both of which want the Beeb dead.
Two of the most senior people quit over a 10-second clip using Trump’s exact words, albeit put closer together than he’d like.
I said the BBC has kowtowed to Trump in the US and conservative outlets here - both of which want the Beeb dead.
Two of the most senior people quit over a 10-second clip using Trump’s exact words, albeit put closer together than he’d like.
November 10, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Went on LBC News earlier to discuss the BBC shambles.
I said the BBC has kowtowed to Trump in the US and conservative outlets here - both of which want the Beeb dead.
Two of the most senior people quit over a 10-second clip using Trump’s exact words, albeit put closer together than he’d like.
I said the BBC has kowtowed to Trump in the US and conservative outlets here - both of which want the Beeb dead.
Two of the most senior people quit over a 10-second clip using Trump’s exact words, albeit put closer together than he’d like.
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Trump Threatens To Sue BBC Over Misleading Edit Of ‘The Vicar Of Dibley’ https://theonion.com/trump-threatens-to-sue-bbc-over-misleading-edit-of-the-vicar-of-dibley/
November 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Trump Threatens To Sue BBC Over Misleading Edit Of ‘The Vicar Of Dibley’ https://theonion.com/trump-threatens-to-sue-bbc-over-misleading-edit-of-the-vicar-of-dibley/
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This is full of mildly astonishing revelations about right-wing influence at the BBC, but foremost among them is the fact that he was advised that writing for the New Statesman was effectively unacceptable but doing so for the Spectator was fine - indeed, advisable. I am flabbergasted.
The reaction to the Panorama edit has been nothing short of hysterical. Yes the BBC has some impartiality problems. But its biggest isn't the one you think.
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
The truth about impartiality at the BBC
And the hysteria of the current "crisis"
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:29 PM
This is full of mildly astonishing revelations about right-wing influence at the BBC, but foremost among them is the fact that he was advised that writing for the New Statesman was effectively unacceptable but doing so for the Spectator was fine - indeed, advisable. I am flabbergasted.