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I’m a cycologist who also likes crochet and Everton. And lentils.
Peanut butter.
Surely the most confusing of foodstuffs.
I keep eating it but I still have no idea whether I love it or hate it.
Surely the most confusing of foodstuffs.
I keep eating it but I still have no idea whether I love it or hate it.
February 13, 2026 at 7:56 AM
Peanut butter.
Surely the most confusing of foodstuffs.
I keep eating it but I still have no idea whether I love it or hate it.
Surely the most confusing of foodstuffs.
I keep eating it but I still have no idea whether I love it or hate it.
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Who’s coming with me?
February 9, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Who’s coming with me?
Those music choices…
February 8, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Those music choices…
As we marvel at the skill of the #Olympic athletes, @sbkaufman.bsky.social has some fascinating thoughts about talent development.
It’s often range of diverse interest & practice, not hours of single channel focus, that supports talent development.
www.beautifulminds-newsletter.com/p/rethinking...
It’s often range of diverse interest & practice, not hours of single channel focus, that supports talent development.
www.beautifulminds-newsletter.com/p/rethinking...
Rethinking the Origins of Greatness
A new review paper challenges our assumptions about how exceptional performance develops.
www.beautifulminds-newsletter.com
February 8, 2026 at 8:39 PM
As we marvel at the skill of the #Olympic athletes, @sbkaufman.bsky.social has some fascinating thoughts about talent development.
It’s often range of diverse interest & practice, not hours of single channel focus, that supports talent development.
www.beautifulminds-newsletter.com/p/rethinking...
It’s often range of diverse interest & practice, not hours of single channel focus, that supports talent development.
www.beautifulminds-newsletter.com/p/rethinking...
And when was the last time you heard someone described in flattering terms as “combobulated”?
February 7, 2026 at 12:49 PM
And when was the last time you heard someone described in flattering terms as “combobulated”?
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A quick reminder of what #BigFebruary is about…
Thanks to the magic of the cosmos, we start gaining daylight much faster in Feb than in Jan. Over 20 mins a week - setting us up for Spring.
This chart is by @neilrkaye.bsky.social and is one of my all time favourites.
Thanks to the magic of the cosmos, we start gaining daylight much faster in Feb than in Jan. Over 20 mins a week - setting us up for Spring.
This chart is by @neilrkaye.bsky.social and is one of my all time favourites.
February 1, 2026 at 8:33 AM
A quick reminder of what #BigFebruary is about…
Thanks to the magic of the cosmos, we start gaining daylight much faster in Feb than in Jan. Over 20 mins a week - setting us up for Spring.
This chart is by @neilrkaye.bsky.social and is one of my all time favourites.
Thanks to the magic of the cosmos, we start gaining daylight much faster in Feb than in Jan. Over 20 mins a week - setting us up for Spring.
This chart is by @neilrkaye.bsky.social and is one of my all time favourites.
It's a great time of year. Analysis of tweets (remember them?!) finds mood most strongly associated NOT with absolute daylight but with relative change of daylight length, i.e., pace of change. So when each day is significantly lighter than previous, our mood lifts. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Diurnal and Seasonal Mood Vary with Work, Sleep, and Daylength Across Diverse Cultures
Across the world the collective mood heightens
at breakfast time and during the weekend.
www.science.org
February 2, 2026 at 8:51 AM
It's a great time of year. Analysis of tweets (remember them?!) finds mood most strongly associated NOT with absolute daylight but with relative change of daylight length, i.e., pace of change. So when each day is significantly lighter than previous, our mood lifts. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Interesting study on teacher talk suggests it varies more by teacher style than as result of school systems or instructional format. Novices reprimand more, experienced command more. And classes with more black students experience more exclusionary discipline. #edpsychs
doi.org/10.3102/0013...
doi.org/10.3102/0013...
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doi.org
January 26, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Interesting study on teacher talk suggests it varies more by teacher style than as result of school systems or instructional format. Novices reprimand more, experienced command more. And classes with more black students experience more exclusionary discipline. #edpsychs
doi.org/10.3102/0013...
doi.org/10.3102/0013...
January 23, 2026 at 6:04 PM
I first read #WutheringHeights as a 14 year old schoolboy. I was so struck by its raw power that I vowed to reread it annually.
I failed in that but have since read it tens of times, each time revelling, and scaring myself, in its visceral, painful, unbridled and fated passion.
What. A. Book.
I failed in that but have since read it tens of times, each time revelling, and scaring myself, in its visceral, painful, unbridled and fated passion.
What. A. Book.
January 22, 2026 at 8:19 AM
I first read #WutheringHeights as a 14 year old schoolboy. I was so struck by its raw power that I vowed to reread it annually.
I failed in that but have since read it tens of times, each time revelling, and scaring myself, in its visceral, painful, unbridled and fated passion.
What. A. Book.
I failed in that but have since read it tens of times, each time revelling, and scaring myself, in its visceral, painful, unbridled and fated passion.
What. A. Book.
Uni life can be serious and stressful.
So it brought me much pleasure today to run into a bunch of male and female students playing in the male toilets in my dept., running water etc. I gently asked them, “Are you guys all right?” at which they all ran out pink & giggling.
Student life lives on!
So it brought me much pleasure today to run into a bunch of male and female students playing in the male toilets in my dept., running water etc. I gently asked them, “Are you guys all right?” at which they all ran out pink & giggling.
Student life lives on!
January 21, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Uni life can be serious and stressful.
So it brought me much pleasure today to run into a bunch of male and female students playing in the male toilets in my dept., running water etc. I gently asked them, “Are you guys all right?” at which they all ran out pink & giggling.
Student life lives on!
So it brought me much pleasure today to run into a bunch of male and female students playing in the male toilets in my dept., running water etc. I gently asked them, “Are you guys all right?” at which they all ran out pink & giggling.
Student life lives on!
Having to constantly readjust the clip on mudguards as they fill up with crud. Having to block my ears to the sound of the grinding paste of brake blocks against rims. Sick of it.
January 18, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Having to constantly readjust the clip on mudguards as they fill up with crud. Having to block my ears to the sound of the grinding paste of brake blocks against rims. Sick of it.
Been a long time since I posted #crochet evidence. This last blanket is my favourite ever but had to be kept under wraps as it was a Xmas present.
There’s another WIP on its way, also started in August. Some works are slow to grow!
There’s another WIP on its way, also started in August. Some works are slow to grow!
January 15, 2026 at 8:26 AM
Been a long time since I posted #crochet evidence. This last blanket is my favourite ever but had to be kept under wraps as it was a Xmas present.
There’s another WIP on its way, also started in August. Some works are slow to grow!
There’s another WIP on its way, also started in August. Some works are slow to grow!
One of the great things about my job is that I get to work with great people and learn so much from them. It was a genuine pleasure, Dr Anna.
Really enjoyed presenting my thesis research on Boys’ Views of Peer-on-Peer Abuse at the DECP conference last week.
Particularly enjoyed the discussion afterwards - thank you for sharing your thoughts and ideas.
@bps-decp.bsky.social @suedpsy.bsky.social @timinwinchester.bsky.social
Particularly enjoyed the discussion afterwards - thank you for sharing your thoughts and ideas.
@bps-decp.bsky.social @suedpsy.bsky.social @timinwinchester.bsky.social
January 14, 2026 at 6:35 PM
One of the great things about my job is that I get to work with great people and learn so much from them. It was a genuine pleasure, Dr Anna.
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Which sector is the most privately educated? 📊
The vast majority of the UK population attend state schools, yet our research has found that many sectors and professions are still dominated by the privately educated ⤵️
elitistbritain.suttontrust.com
The vast majority of the UK population attend state schools, yet our research has found that many sectors and professions are still dominated by the privately educated ⤵️
elitistbritain.suttontrust.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Which sector is the most privately educated? 📊
The vast majority of the UK population attend state schools, yet our research has found that many sectors and professions are still dominated by the privately educated ⤵️
elitistbritain.suttontrust.com
The vast majority of the UK population attend state schools, yet our research has found that many sectors and professions are still dominated by the privately educated ⤵️
elitistbritain.suttontrust.com
“Influencers are excellent at making ideas visible but poor at making behaviours habitual”. Ed Psych is often about behaviour change so this is important and relevant
stuff from @didau.bsky.social linked to another blog by @mrarobbins.bsky.social
daviddidau.substack.com/p/is-the-myt...
stuff from @didau.bsky.social linked to another blog by @mrarobbins.bsky.social
daviddidau.substack.com/p/is-the-myt...
Is the 'myth of the influencer' really a myth?
A response to Adam Robbins' critique of seed groups.
daviddidau.substack.com
January 7, 2026 at 1:41 PM
“Influencers are excellent at making ideas visible but poor at making behaviours habitual”. Ed Psych is often about behaviour change so this is important and relevant
stuff from @didau.bsky.social linked to another blog by @mrarobbins.bsky.social
daviddidau.substack.com/p/is-the-myt...
stuff from @didau.bsky.social linked to another blog by @mrarobbins.bsky.social
daviddidau.substack.com/p/is-the-myt...
Bit of luck you’re not a wind instrument player. Might have trouble with the Haribo…
January 6, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Bit of luck you’re not a wind instrument player. Might have trouble with the Haribo…
If only the gradient was as moderate as that slope.
January 6, 2026 at 7:16 PM
If only the gradient was as moderate as that slope.
@bikeymikey.bsky.social has it right. It’s about the pleasure, rather than the stats. Sometimes they tie up, sometimes they don’t.
January 1, 2026 at 2:53 PM
@bikeymikey.bsky.social has it right. It’s about the pleasure, rather than the stats. Sometimes they tie up, sometimes they don’t.
6% of 2025 sitting on a bike
2% walking
And for variety, 3 hours in a canoe
A year well spent
@veloviewer.com #cycling
2% walking
And for variety, 3 hours in a canoe
A year well spent
@veloviewer.com #cycling
January 1, 2026 at 10:28 AM
6% of 2025 sitting on a bike
2% walking
And for variety, 3 hours in a canoe
A year well spent
@veloviewer.com #cycling
2% walking
And for variety, 3 hours in a canoe
A year well spent
@veloviewer.com #cycling
I did have a related moment last year when I sleepily took out of the fridge the lunch I’d made the previous night and brought it to work. Opened it at lunchtime and discovered I’d brought the wrong box and instead had a block of cheese.
December 24, 2025 at 10:01 AM
I did have a related moment last year when I sleepily took out of the fridge the lunch I’d made the previous night and brought it to work. Opened it at lunchtime and discovered I’d brought the wrong box and instead had a block of cheese.
I used to keep a pair of danger trousers (nice phrase) at work but now enjoy the added thrill of no longer keeping them there. Never yet been found out but I’ve frequently had an unexpected commando day.
December 24, 2025 at 8:27 AM
I used to keep a pair of danger trousers (nice phrase) at work but now enjoy the added thrill of no longer keeping them there. Never yet been found out but I’ve frequently had an unexpected commando day.
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Fun fact: when Michael Flatley drinks champagne he turns into Michael Bublé.
December 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Fun fact: when Michael Flatley drinks champagne he turns into Michael Bublé.
Yes! The multi-sensory Banda machine. Warmth. Smell. And if you were a pro, 3 different colours!
December 18, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Yes! The multi-sensory Banda machine. Warmth. Smell. And if you were a pro, 3 different colours!