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Great example of biology telling a different, more complex, story than self report. This kind of work is at the core of why I got into science. In industry I work to try and make collection of biomarkers easier for a wider range of fields. #neuroskyence
neurosciencenews.com/body-trauma-...
neurosciencenews.com/body-trauma-...
The Body Remembers: Trauma Leaves Lasting Biological Imprints - Neuroscience News
Survivors of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing continue to carry hidden biological imprints of trauma, even decades after the event and in the absence of visible mental health issues.
neurosciencenews.com
April 14, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Great example of biology telling a different, more complex, story than self report. This kind of work is at the core of why I got into science. In industry I work to try and make collection of biomarkers easier for a wider range of fields. #neuroskyence
neurosciencenews.com/body-trauma-...
neurosciencenews.com/body-trauma-...
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Magicians have long exploited quirks in our perception of the world to make us experience the impossible. Now, cognitive psychology is exploring how they do it and revealing fresh insights into how our minds work
What the new science of magic reveals about perception and free will
www.newscientist.com
April 12, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Magicians have long exploited quirks in our perception of the world to make us experience the impossible. Now, cognitive psychology is exploring how they do it and revealing fresh insights into how our minds work
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Related to this is how one never gets credit for preventing bad things.
Which…leads to very suboptimal incentive structures in politics.
Which…leads to very suboptimal incentive structures in politics.
A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
April 7, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Related to this is how one never gets credit for preventing bad things.
Which…leads to very suboptimal incentive structures in politics.
Which…leads to very suboptimal incentive structures in politics.
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the worst part of what’s going to happen this week is how it’s going to hurt the already suffering and hardest hit even more severely and cruelly
April 7, 2025 at 5:15 AM
the worst part of what’s going to happen this week is how it’s going to hurt the already suffering and hardest hit even more severely and cruelly
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It's simple. Everyone in the US enjoys the protections of the Constitution - even visitors. So if someone commits a crime here, you give them due process here. You charge them here, try them here, and sentence them here. You don't deport them to an offshore torture prison.
March 29, 2025 at 5:20 PM
It's simple. Everyone in the US enjoys the protections of the Constitution - even visitors. So if someone commits a crime here, you give them due process here. You charge them here, try them here, and sentence them here. You don't deport them to an offshore torture prison.
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The findraiser stream is live!! youtube.com/@theentropys...
March 27, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The findraiser stream is live!! youtube.com/@theentropys...
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When scholars of authoritarianism and fascism leave U.S. universities because of the deteriorating political situation here, we should really worry.
March 26, 2025 at 12:50 AM
When scholars of authoritarianism and fascism leave U.S. universities because of the deteriorating political situation here, we should really worry.
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Public Statement 🧵 (1/10)
(see full statement here- docs.google.com/document/d/1...)
We are deeply troubled by the news of HRC planning to lay off ~20% of its staff. These are not just numbers. These are people who have dedicated their lives to LGBTQIA+ rights.
(see full statement here- docs.google.com/document/d/1...)
We are deeply troubled by the news of HRC planning to lay off ~20% of its staff. These are not just numbers. These are people who have dedicated their lives to LGBTQIA+ rights.
ULW4TL Public Statement 2.6.2025
Union of Legal Workers for Trans Liberation Public Statement February 6th, 2025 We are deeply troubled by the news of the Human Rights Campaign planning to lay off approximately 20% of their staff. T...
docs.google.com
February 6, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Public Statement 🧵 (1/10)
(see full statement here- docs.google.com/document/d/1...)
We are deeply troubled by the news of HRC planning to lay off ~20% of its staff. These are not just numbers. These are people who have dedicated their lives to LGBTQIA+ rights.
(see full statement here- docs.google.com/document/d/1...)
We are deeply troubled by the news of HRC planning to lay off ~20% of its staff. These are not just numbers. These are people who have dedicated their lives to LGBTQIA+ rights.
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I don’t care how much of a capitalist you are, how can you justify this?
The richest 1% now has as much wealth as the rest of the world combined, according to Oxfam.
They are pushing planet Earth to the abyss
www.bbc.com/news/busines...
They are pushing planet Earth to the abyss
www.bbc.com/news/busines...
Oxfam says wealth of richest 1% equal to other 99%
The richest 1% now has as much wealth as the rest of the world combined, according to Oxfam.
www.bbc.com
December 15, 2024 at 10:40 PM
I don’t care how much of a capitalist you are, how can you justify this?
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What happened when public universities in 🇨🇦 started publicizing faculty salaries?
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The salary gap between men and women declined by 20-40% as a direct result.
www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
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The salary gap between men and women declined by 20-40% as a direct result.
www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
December 4, 2024 at 8:30 PM
What happened when public universities in 🇨🇦 started publicizing faculty salaries?
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The salary gap between men and women declined by 20-40% as a direct result.
www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
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The salary gap between men and women declined by 20-40% as a direct result.
www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
Hell ya, friends!
2 people take testosterone in front of transphobic rally outside SCOTUS.
One transphobe with a ‘let women speak’ sign screamed at them claiming their syringes were weapons, ran to cops about it. They continued taking their prescribed medication anyway.
One transphobe with a ‘let women speak’ sign screamed at them claiming their syringes were weapons, ran to cops about it. They continued taking their prescribed medication anyway.
December 4, 2024 at 9:31 PM
Hell ya, friends!
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On behalf of ULW4TL, we’re proud to share our first post on Bluesky. We reaffirm our commitment to fighting for the safety, dignity, & liberation of trans communities. Our collective power is rooted in solidarity, & we will not waver in the face of fear and division. Read our full statement below. 👇
November 28, 2024 at 3:52 PM
On behalf of ULW4TL, we’re proud to share our first post on Bluesky. We reaffirm our commitment to fighting for the safety, dignity, & liberation of trans communities. Our collective power is rooted in solidarity, & we will not waver in the face of fear and division. Read our full statement below. 👇
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A Just Asking Questions Effect for spreading false information.
This thread is an overview of my lab’s research that I presented at Psychonomics this morning. #psynow24
TLDR: Getting people to generate their own false answers leads them to believe that info. 1/
This thread is an overview of my lab’s research that I presented at Psychonomics this morning. #psynow24
TLDR: Getting people to generate their own false answers leads them to believe that info. 1/
November 23, 2024 at 5:17 PM
A Just Asking Questions Effect for spreading false information.
This thread is an overview of my lab’s research that I presented at Psychonomics this morning. #psynow24
TLDR: Getting people to generate their own false answers leads them to believe that info. 1/
This thread is an overview of my lab’s research that I presented at Psychonomics this morning. #psynow24
TLDR: Getting people to generate their own false answers leads them to believe that info. 1/
Really thankful to @ulw4tl.bsky.social for a CBA that allows me to work from home!
All cozy in a blanket with a mug of chicken and sausage gumbo on a cool and rainy Friday. Working from home is nice!
November 23, 2024 at 2:42 AM
Really thankful to @ulw4tl.bsky.social for a CBA that allows me to work from home!
All cozy in a blanket with a mug of chicken and sausage gumbo on a cool and rainy Friday. Working from home is nice!
November 22, 2024 at 8:19 PM
All cozy in a blanket with a mug of chicken and sausage gumbo on a cool and rainy Friday. Working from home is nice!
I like having the politics labeler set to “warn.” It lets me choose when I want to see that content, based on my capacity. That way I can still connect with people here while also protecting my mental health.
November 19, 2024 at 3:30 PM
I like having the politics labeler set to “warn.” It lets me choose when I want to see that content, based on my capacity. That way I can still connect with people here while also protecting my mental health.
This app is like Twitter and Reddit had a baby who then grew up and went no contact with bigoted relatives.
November 17, 2024 at 8:57 PM
This app is like Twitter and Reddit had a baby who then grew up and went no contact with bigoted relatives.
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I would like to speak up today for the trans community.
You see, I know a bit of what it’s like to be politically scapegoated. When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, suddenly anyone in America who had any amount of Japanese ancestry became suspect. Politicians preyed upon ignorance and fear. /1
You see, I know a bit of what it’s like to be politically scapegoated. When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, suddenly anyone in America who had any amount of Japanese ancestry became suspect. Politicians preyed upon ignorance and fear. /1
November 17, 2024 at 6:19 PM
I would like to speak up today for the trans community.
You see, I know a bit of what it’s like to be politically scapegoated. When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, suddenly anyone in America who had any amount of Japanese ancestry became suspect. Politicians preyed upon ignorance and fear. /1
You see, I know a bit of what it’s like to be politically scapegoated. When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, suddenly anyone in America who had any amount of Japanese ancestry became suspect. Politicians preyed upon ignorance and fear. /1
My therapy sessions be like
November 17, 2024 at 8:19 PM
My therapy sessions be like