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Jim Coan
@jimmycoan.bsky.social
Exploring human connection through science and art. Inventor of Social Baseline Theory. Director of the Virginia Affective Neuroscience Lab. Host of the podcast “Circle of Willis." https://linktr.ee/jimcoan
Google Gemini and I reimagined it as a painting by Caravaggio.
November 7, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I asked Gemini to reimagine this image as a Caravaggio painting.
November 7, 2025 at 1:17 AM
October 30, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Fire at the Market Street Garage in downtown Charlottesville.
September 6, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Took this while camping last autumn. Looking straight up.
May 20, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Just asked Grok this and got this reply:
May 14, 2025 at 9:13 PM
If you can find this single issue it will change you.
May 2, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Humpback Rock, Blue Ridge Parkway.
April 6, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Just signed with @wwnorton.bsky.social to write *Why We Hold Hands*! With narrative prose, and illustrations by moi, it will change your view of human relationships. Thanks to my editor Melanie Tortoroli, and my absurdly talented agent, @annasplat.bsky.social, for shepherding this! #WhyWeHoldHands
March 20, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Just finished this. What an amazing book.
March 18, 2025 at 2:25 PM
March 8, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Repost with the first album you bought with your own money.
February 23, 2025 at 2:15 PM
February 20, 2025 at 7:54 PM
December 20, 2024 at 3:38 AM
Here is my opportunity to plug a book that might appeal to both of you: Statistics As Principled Argument, by Robert Abelson
December 16, 2024 at 2:11 PM
Research Design in Clinical Psychology by Alan Kazdin. I love how Kazdin leans into logical, creative, often unorthodox designs that tackle causality and generalizability head-on with less-than-ideal samples. This book has been a *huge* influence on my own work. www.cambridge.org/highereducat...
December 15, 2024 at 2:22 PM
Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs for Generalized Causal Inference, by Will Shadish, Thomas Cook, and Donald Campbell. For *any* researcher, it bridges the gap between theory and practice, providing practical tools for making stronger causal inferences. Free: iaes.cgiar.org/sites/defaul...
December 15, 2024 at 2:22 PM
Statistics as Principled Argument by Robert Abelson introduced me to the MAGIC Criteria: a framework for evaluating the quality of statistical arguments that includes Magnitude, Articulation, Generality, Interestingness, and Credibility. Craft stories with data! 📊✨

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December 15, 2024 at 2:22 PM
December 14, 2024 at 12:33 AM
#Whitegrass #WestVirginia early snow and cross-country skiing up to #BaldKnob.
November 25, 2024 at 3:35 PM
From the great Mike Luckovich!
November 21, 2024 at 9:19 PM
November 19, 2024 at 8:06 PM
Post a picture of the sky with no explanation for peace in your timeline
November 17, 2024 at 12:20 PM
November 16, 2024 at 9:53 PM
I grew up poor in Spokane, WA. Lots of other people there were poor, too. My local library had books, vinyl records and movies on VHS. Discovered everything in that place. Here it is.
November 16, 2024 at 12:04 PM