DesInLondon
@desinlondon.bsky.social
Fascinated by everything and anything, with philosophy tendencies. The more people I get to know, the lower my view on humanity gets.
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Thanks #CIHR. Too bad no one really cares about reviewing. Can I list this on my CV? 😆
#AcademicSky #PsychSciSky
#AcademicSky #PsychSciSky
April 27, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Thanks #CIHR. Too bad no one really cares about reviewing. Can I list this on my CV? 😆
#AcademicSky #PsychSciSky
#AcademicSky #PsychSciSky
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🚨 JOB! Full professorship (W3) in Personality Psychology / Interindividual Differences & Psychological Assessment at Uni Bremen. I hold the "sister professorship" is social psych & very much recommend this post. Please apply, share widely & don't hestiate to ask me! www.uni-bremen.de/en/universit...
Job Vacancies - Universität Bremen
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April 28, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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"we would recommend that CT & self-regulation be taught across the curriculum. Nevertheless, it remains that future research should investigate these approaches with regard to their efficacy in facilitating development of self-regulation..." doi.org/10.1007/978-... #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
The Forgotten Role of Self-Regulation in Critical Thinking: Conceptualising, Teaching and Overcoming Barriers to Critical Thinking in Real-World Settings
Critical thinking (CT) is a metacognitive process that, through self-regulatory reflective judgment, facilitates the increased likelihood of developing strong, logical, and credible conclusions or sol...
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April 29, 2025 at 3:01 PM
"we would recommend that CT & self-regulation be taught across the curriculum. Nevertheless, it remains that future research should investigate these approaches with regard to their efficacy in facilitating development of self-regulation..." doi.org/10.1007/978-... #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
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People with ADHD – even those with relatively low symptoms – may thrive from the development of enhanced social connections, reports a study published in BMC Psychiatry.
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#MedSky #PsychSciSky
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#MedSky #PsychSciSky
April 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
People with ADHD – even those with relatively low symptoms – may thrive from the development of enhanced social connections, reports a study published in BMC Psychiatry.
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#MedSky #PsychSciSky
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#MedSky #PsychSciSky
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If you have spare time and you're in the #Southampton #Hampshire area, go to God's House Tower and enjoy the #HiddenInStone exhibition about #evolution along the south coast. Great work from many from @unisouthampton.bsky.social 🏺🧪🦴🦕🦖
April 4, 2025 at 7:49 PM
If you have spare time and you're in the #Southampton #Hampshire area, go to God's House Tower and enjoy the #HiddenInStone exhibition about #evolution along the south coast. Great work from many from @unisouthampton.bsky.social 🏺🧪🦴🦕🦖
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🧪 I thrive on solitude. There’s a “long list of benefits gained when we choose to spend time by ourselves, ranging from opportunities to recharge our batteries and experience personal growth to making time to connect with our emotions and our creativity.”
theconversation.com/being-alone-...
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Being alone has its benefits − a psychologist flips the script on the ‘loneliness epidemic’
Americans are spending more of their time alone. Contrary to national fears of a loneliness crisis, many of them find solitude essential for their well-being.
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April 4, 2025 at 8:09 PM
🧪 I thrive on solitude. There’s a “long list of benefits gained when we choose to spend time by ourselves, ranging from opportunities to recharge our batteries and experience personal growth to making time to connect with our emotions and our creativity.”
theconversation.com/being-alone-...
theconversation.com/being-alone-...
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UK parents of children in neonatal care will gain a day-one right to paid leave & pay in a move hailed as “a lifeline for parents” with sick babies. 🧪👶🏼
The measures allow eligible parents to take 12 weeks of leave and pay, on top of maternity & paternity leave.
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/a...
The measures allow eligible parents to take 12 weeks of leave and pay, on top of maternity & paternity leave.
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/a...
UK parents with babies in neonatal care gain right to paid leave
Measures hailed as lifeline for parents will allow people with sick babies to take up to 12 weeks’ leave
www.theguardian.com
April 5, 2025 at 7:34 AM
UK parents of children in neonatal care will gain a day-one right to paid leave & pay in a move hailed as “a lifeline for parents” with sick babies. 🧪👶🏼
The measures allow eligible parents to take 12 weeks of leave and pay, on top of maternity & paternity leave.
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/a...
The measures allow eligible parents to take 12 weeks of leave and pay, on top of maternity & paternity leave.
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/a...
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Εις το όνομα της Αμάθειας, της Λογοκρισίας και του Σκότους, αμήν...
👉Είκοσι μονές συνυπέγραψαν επιστολή προς την υπουργό Πολιτισμού Λίνα Μενδώνη με σκεπτικό που υπαινίσσεται την επαναφορά του νόμου περί βλασφημίας.
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Και το Αγιον Ορος συμμετέχει στη σύγχρονη... «εικονομαχία»
Είκοσι μονές συνυπέγραψαν επιστολή προς την υπουργό Πολιτισμού Λίνα Μενδώνη με σκεπτικό που υπαινίσσεται την επαναφορά του νόμου περί βλασφημίας.
www.efsyn.gr
April 3, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Εις το όνομα της Αμάθειας, της Λογοκρισίας και του Σκότους, αμήν...
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and then on Friday 8/11 I'll be in Utrecht to give the keynote talk at the annual Helmholtz Institute #PerceptionDay helmholtzschool.nl/perception-d...
Perception Day
Perception Day is a one-day conference and welcomes researchers (in academia, research institutes, industry, retired) interested in perception. It is directed at perception researchers active in the N...
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November 6, 2024 at 7:36 PM
and then on Friday 8/11 I'll be in Utrecht to give the keynote talk at the annual Helmholtz Institute #PerceptionDay helmholtzschool.nl/perception-d...
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After today, there is tomorrow. And tomorrow (Thurs 7/11) I'll be in Amsterdam for this event at deBalie (8pm) - TechDenkers - exploring the possibility of artificial consciousness debalie.nl/programma/te...
Techdenkers: Anil Seth
We speak with Anil Seth about the possibilities of AI consciousness. Will ChatGPT ever become a thinking being? What would be the ethical implications of that?
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November 6, 2024 at 7:35 PM
After today, there is tomorrow. And tomorrow (Thurs 7/11) I'll be in Amsterdam for this event at deBalie (8pm) - TechDenkers - exploring the possibility of artificial consciousness debalie.nl/programma/te...
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here's today's post: "what the fuck, America?" — what have we become
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what the fuck, America?
what have we become
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November 6, 2024 at 1:16 PM
here's today's post: "what the fuck, America?" — what have we become
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On 21.11 At King's College London Department of War Studies I'm speaking about propaganda, disinformation, information operations, and more. The lecture is open to public. I'll speak about defence & offence, including cyber-enabled information operations and warfare www.kcl.ac.uk/events/the-r...
The Return of Propaganda: Disinformation, Technology and Geopolitics
This event will explore how AI and digital technologies have transformed propaganda, with Dr. Olejnik presenting a framework to analyse its dynamics and risks.
www.kcl.ac.uk
October 3, 2024 at 7:41 AM
On 21.11 At King's College London Department of War Studies I'm speaking about propaganda, disinformation, information operations, and more. The lecture is open to public. I'll speak about defence & offence, including cyber-enabled information operations and warfare www.kcl.ac.uk/events/the-r...
What an inspired idea (not) to cook fish pie mix shortly after finishing a nice full house clean…
October 3, 2024 at 8:28 PM
What an inspired idea (not) to cook fish pie mix shortly after finishing a nice full house clean…
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1/2 I'm looking forward to tomorrow's (Wed Feb 21st, 6pm) event at the Royal Society of Medicine in London, where I'll be in conversation about consciousness with Dr. Sotiris Posporelis. In-person tix are sold out but there is a livestream: www.rsm.ac.uk/events/phila...
In Conversation Live with Professor Anil Seth interviewed by Dr Sotiris Posporelis | The Royal Society of Medicine
Join us for this event at the Royal Society of Medicine with Professor Anil Seth and Pospo (Dr Sotiris Posporelis) to discuss consciousness, perception, predictive processing, perceptual diversity and...
www.rsm.ac.uk
February 20, 2024 at 11:39 AM
1/2 I'm looking forward to tomorrow's (Wed Feb 21st, 6pm) event at the Royal Society of Medicine in London, where I'll be in conversation about consciousness with Dr. Sotiris Posporelis. In-person tix are sold out but there is a livestream: www.rsm.ac.uk/events/phila...
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Wildly enjoying the kind of music that lets my adhd brain go full chaos… And then wondering why I can’t focus on making sense reading even 1 paragraph 🤪
February 12, 2024 at 7:46 PM
Wildly enjoying the kind of music that lets my adhd brain go full chaos… And then wondering why I can’t focus on making sense reading even 1 paragraph 🤪
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From Reddit. (Edited by me.) I can see this actually being true. 😭
"Elon thinks he is the incarnation of the Roman God Mars and has delusions of grandeur so big he wants to kill millions to get to Mars, the planet he thinks his soul is named after and therefore he is entitled to."
"Elon thinks he is the incarnation of the Roman God Mars and has delusions of grandeur so big he wants to kill millions to get to Mars, the planet he thinks his soul is named after and therefore he is entitled to."
February 12, 2024 at 6:13 PM
From Reddit. (Edited by me.) I can see this actually being true. 😭
"Elon thinks he is the incarnation of the Roman God Mars and has delusions of grandeur so big he wants to kill millions to get to Mars, the planet he thinks his soul is named after and therefore he is entitled to."
"Elon thinks he is the incarnation of the Roman God Mars and has delusions of grandeur so big he wants to kill millions to get to Mars, the planet he thinks his soul is named after and therefore he is entitled to."
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Where could we find proof of extraterrestrial life?
"There's a lot of really interesting places in the solar system," says @adamfrank4.bsky.social. Among them are the ocean moons of the giant planets and Mars for existent or fossil microbial life. 🧪
www.sciencefriday.com/segments/sea...
"There's a lot of really interesting places in the solar system," says @adamfrank4.bsky.social. Among them are the ocean moons of the giant planets and Mars for existent or fossil microbial life. 🧪
www.sciencefriday.com/segments/sea...
How Close Are We To Answers About Aliens?
Dr. Adam Frank discusses the human fascination with extraterrestrial life—and the scientific search for it—in his new book.
www.sciencefriday.com
February 8, 2024 at 3:09 PM
Where could we find proof of extraterrestrial life?
"There's a lot of really interesting places in the solar system," says @adamfrank4.bsky.social. Among them are the ocean moons of the giant planets and Mars for existent or fossil microbial life. 🧪
www.sciencefriday.com/segments/sea...
"There's a lot of really interesting places in the solar system," says @adamfrank4.bsky.social. Among them are the ocean moons of the giant planets and Mars for existent or fossil microbial life. 🧪
www.sciencefriday.com/segments/sea...
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This image of a polar bear sleeping on a bed carved into an iceberg is the winner of the 2023 Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award.
British amateur photographer Nima Sarikhani, who captured the stunning moment after 3 days on an expedition vessel off Norway’s Svalbard archipelago.
British amateur photographer Nima Sarikhani, who captured the stunning moment after 3 days on an expedition vessel off Norway’s Svalbard archipelago.
February 8, 2024 at 1:28 AM
This image of a polar bear sleeping on a bed carved into an iceberg is the winner of the 2023 Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award.
British amateur photographer Nima Sarikhani, who captured the stunning moment after 3 days on an expedition vessel off Norway’s Svalbard archipelago.
British amateur photographer Nima Sarikhani, who captured the stunning moment after 3 days on an expedition vessel off Norway’s Svalbard archipelago.
Shaking off the hibernation mode of the recent weeks with a good deep clean.
February 11, 2024 at 11:51 AM
Shaking off the hibernation mode of the recent weeks with a good deep clean.
Found the perfect lighting for my living room and the joy I get from simply being in my space has skyrocketed! Yes, clearly I’m introverted and old 😂
February 5, 2024 at 6:05 PM
Found the perfect lighting for my living room and the joy I get from simply being in my space has skyrocketed! Yes, clearly I’m introverted and old 😂