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I’m a cycologist who also likes crochet and Everton. And lentils.
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...
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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.
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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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!
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...
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
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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.
I've always been very pleased that Triplett's ground breaking (one of the) first social psychology experiment(s) was prompted by his observations of cyclists.
We have much to thank #cycling for!
So I was delighted today to stumble across this replication of his work.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We have much to thank #cycling for!
So I was delighted today to stumble across this replication of his work.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A replication of Triplett’s ‘social facilitation experiment’ - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - A replication of Triplett’s ‘social facilitation experiment’
www.nature.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:33 PM
I've always been very pleased that Triplett's ground breaking (one of the) first social psychology experiment(s) was prompted by his observations of cyclists.
We have much to thank #cycling for!
So I was delighted today to stumble across this replication of his work.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We have much to thank #cycling for!
So I was delighted today to stumble across this replication of his work.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Psychology course end of year celebration today, so obviously I had to wear the Freudian slippers.
December 15, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Psychology course end of year celebration today, so obviously I had to wear the Freudian slippers.
I love the film “My Fair Lady” but by heck I hate the way that they changed the ending from the book.
December 7, 2025 at 10:44 PM
I love the film “My Fair Lady” but by heck I hate the way that they changed the ending from the book.
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I don't think "mental health conditions are being over-diagnosed" but that "real suffering is being over-medicalised". These are very different things. The former tries to justify cutting support, but the latter does not: it acknowledges real suffering but asks for different (psychosocial) provision
December 4, 2025 at 8:06 AM
I don't think "mental health conditions are being over-diagnosed" but that "real suffering is being over-medicalised". These are very different things. The former tries to justify cutting support, but the latter does not: it acknowledges real suffering but asks for different (psychosocial) provision
I’m teaching in a science lab today.
Own up.
Who’s got the gas lighter?
Own up.
Who’s got the gas lighter?
November 26, 2025 at 9:29 AM
I’m teaching in a science lab today.
Own up.
Who’s got the gas lighter?
Own up.
Who’s got the gas lighter?
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Powerful analogy.
A useful guide for people who don’t understand the scale of difference between a million and a billion. #TaxTheRich
November 25, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Powerful analogy.
What on earth is going on with all this stuff about a new study that is reported to show brain epochs that shift at ages 9, 32, 66 and 83 years? What about standard deviation, confidence intervals, effect of culture and life circumstances?
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Brain has five ‘eras’, scientists say – with adult mode not starting until early 30s
Study suggests brain development has four pivotal ‘turning points’ at around the ages of nine, 32, 66 and 83
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:50 PM
What on earth is going on with all this stuff about a new study that is reported to show brain epochs that shift at ages 9, 32, 66 and 83 years? What about standard deviation, confidence intervals, effect of culture and life circumstances?
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
November 22, 2025 at 9:15 AM
This is a great listen from @acamh.bsky.social #MindTheKids podcast, about the impact of poverty on childhood development. They talk about factors that can shape and support cognitive resilience, at systemic as well as within-child level. open.spotify.com/episode/3ctD...
S4 Ep2: Mind the Kids - Income(ing): Poverty and Resilience
open.spotify.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:03 AM
This is a great listen from @acamh.bsky.social #MindTheKids podcast, about the impact of poverty on childhood development. They talk about factors that can shape and support cognitive resilience, at systemic as well as within-child level. open.spotify.com/episode/3ctD...
When you know you’ll find it difficult to do something later, you have to do all you can to smooth the decision to start. Laying out my clothes for the inevitable #winter #cycling #training and reducing #behaviouralfriction
November 5, 2025 at 8:36 AM
When you know you’ll find it difficult to do something later, you have to do all you can to smooth the decision to start. Laying out my clothes for the inevitable #winter #cycling #training and reducing #behaviouralfriction
