✨ Hi! Thomas Franke 🌿
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✨ Hi! Thomas Franke 🌿
@hithomasfranke.bsky.social
Professor of #EngineeringPsychology for Human-AI-Integration #HCXAI to enable 'good' technology partnerships for #SDGs.
Meet me at the University of Lübeck (www.imis.uni-luebeck.de/ingpsy), YT (www.youtube.com/EngineeringPsychology) or DMme to just say Hi!
Haha - true!
February 9, 2025 at 6:15 PM
250K according to police, 320K to organizers*.
In the capital of Germany’s most conservative state.
Against far-right AfD + acts of the conservative Merz-led CDU.
That’s like 420K/540K marching against Trump in Chicago. Why don’t we see this in the US? Curious.
* www.tagesschau.de/inland/gesel...
Hunderttausende demonstrieren bundesweit gegen Rechtsextremismus
Auch an diesem Wochenende haben deutschlandweit Hunderttausende gegen Rechtsextremismus und für Vielfalt demonstriert. Allein auf der Theresienwiese in München versammelten sich rund 250.000 Menschen.
www.tagesschau.de
February 9, 2025 at 9:59 AM
But fully agree - typical female leadership could solve many of our world's problems.
(Although political personalities often play their roles too (right?), whether male or female. I guess e.g. 16 years of #AngelaMerkel could have turned into more if things had been different...)
February 9, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Agree & disagree (a tiny bit). At least in Europe we also have women among the top visible political figures with similar personality profiles as sketched by @hankgreen.bsky.social. #AliceWeidel as AFD candidate for chancellor in Germany, Italian Prime Minister #GiorgiaMeloni, Marine Le Pen, ...
February 9, 2025 at 7:22 AM
You might wonder: should one take Hank's armchair psychology insights seriously?
Psychology professor from Germany here: 👋
If you are not aware - take a dive into his #CrashCoursePsychology - I always recommend it to my students in my psychology lectures:
bsky.app/profile/hith...
....If you are curious:
My 2 must watch videos from #CrashCoursPsychology by @hankgreen.bsky.social:

#1 - in my lecture on Perception & Cognitive Psychology I always recommend Hank's video on "How to train a brain" in my session on learning:
youtu.be/qG2SwE_6uVM?...
How to Train a Brain: Crash Course Psychology #11
YouTube video by CrashCourse
youtu.be
February 9, 2025 at 6:03 AM
#2 in my lecture on Motivation & Emotion I tend to point students to the motivation intro from #CrashCoursePsychology:
youtu.be/9hdSLiHaJz8?...
If only @hankgreen.bsky.social had replaced Maslow with Deci & Ryan or had a full episode on Self Determination Theory - this would have been a dream. :-)
The Power of Motivation: Crash Course Psychology #17
YouTube video by CrashCourse
youtu.be
February 9, 2025 at 5:57 AM
....If you are curious:
My 2 must watch videos from #CrashCoursPsychology by @hankgreen.bsky.social:

#1 - in my lecture on Perception & Cognitive Psychology I always recommend Hank's video on "How to train a brain" in my session on learning:
youtu.be/qG2SwE_6uVM?...
How to Train a Brain: Crash Course Psychology #11
YouTube video by CrashCourse
youtu.be
February 9, 2025 at 5:46 AM